Reading in the Mountains

Torn gives us Kenzie and Toren — the girl who grew up calling him “uncle” and the tattooed, brooding best friend of her dad who absolutely should NOT be looking at her like that… and yet here we are. One forbidden kiss and suddenly loyalty, age gaps, and decades of guilt are out the window.

I’m picky with age-gap romances (give me professor–student over daddy’s-best-friend any day), but Toren? Oh, Toren walked in with tattoos, muscles, mechanic vibes, and emotional depth and said: “You’re mine now.” And honestly… I didn’t resist.

Midway through I was screaming for more spice — TWO kisses? Bestie please. Don’t Jennifer-Hartmann me with desire → heartbreak → reunion on the last page. I need chaos and happiness together.

But the story delivered. Toren carries the book, Kenzie is sweet, and together they resurrected a biker fantasy I didn’t know still existed. If it’s not Toren copy-paste, I don’t want it.

Loved the story, loved the characters, loved the happy ending. Warm, forbidden, slow-burn goodness done right.