***5 'Under the rainbow' Stars*** 
 And we have a total goofy smile book hangover going on here. This book had all the FEELS and so much more. I laughed. I cringed. I swooned. I wanted to commit violence and my heart melted into a pile of goo all because of little girl named English. These characters got under my skin and made me want to see what would happen next. And even when I got to the end and knew they had their HEA I didn't want it to end. I wanted, and still want more, and maybe that will happen, maybe?? *gives Ms. Hargrove a hopeful smile* but for now....the review. 
 I honestly cannot stop smiling when I think of this book and much of that rests on the shoulders of a six year old girl named English. I'm not one who loves or hates any specific trope, I just go with how the blurb makes me feel, but I am a sucker for stories that involve children because they always bring out the best, and worst, in a person. But they also add that innocent and simple view of the world while being the instigators of heart melting and humorous moments and English is no exception. If you were to look up the definition of precocious a picture of English would be under it. She's way too smart for her own good and is so open, sweet and guileless that I just wanted to hug her. Also, she has a great sense of fashion. 
 But the book isn't all about English, though she is the catalyst for this crazy ride. We have a sexy single dad, something of an enemies to lovers situation and a marriage of convenience and dear lord what a ride that was. Sheridan Monroe was a joy to get to know and she surprised me quite a few times. I loved her passion for teaching and how strongly she felt about finding ways to engage each of her students so that they would want to continue to learn. Her warmth and joy at being around her 'ants' even when they drove her crazy, jumped off the page. But there was a flip side that surprised me. When angry or drunk her edit button became non-existent. I thought I could get creative, but this woman was on a totally different level from me. 
 Beck gave me a major cash of whiplash, and I have to admit that I totally agreed with Sheridan's first assessment of him, he was an asshat, there were reasons and valid ones but still. I'm all for the sexy, silent type who speak using very few words, head nods, chin tips and grunts but his attitude while delivering those words and gestures left something to be admired, unless you like asshats. But that was all tempered, and even wiped out (hence the whiplash), his asshattery when he was with English. Beck the dad was amazing and had me swooning whenever they were together. That man, that kind yet firm, teasing and charming man whose love for his daughter was undeniable. 
 A marriage of convenience between two people who appear to barely tolerate each other. At least that's how things start out between Sheridan and Beck, but with their desire to ensure English's happiness they start to become more and find that they are just what the other need. The progression as they became more was fun and sexy, very sexy, and I'm very happy that they didn't drag out their denial of their attraction to each other because the sparks were flying from the moment they met and holy hell were they smoking hot together. But what I loved the most was seeing how they brought out the best in each other and gave each other the support, comfort and safety they both needed. 
 While I'm no expert on what all goes into custody battles and whatnot, how it was handled here felt realistic well researched. We get a good dose of what the good, the bad and the ugly can be during the process and see where things can go sideways. But what I liked here was how we got to see how it affects everyone involved and what a struggle it can be to keep in mind what is best for the child. 
 For the Love of English was my first book by A.M. Hargrove and taking a look at my review it's pretty obvious I loved it. The writing was engaging, pacing good and I liked how the dual 1st person POV's were done. The secondary characters were all well written and I liked how everything played out. I know this is a standalone but I'm keeping my toes crossed that Ms. Hargrove may one day revisit the characters, maybe in a novella or short?? Until then though I'll be looking to add her books into my TBR pile. 
 ~ARC received from Social Butterfly PR in exchange for an honest review~