Lyssa Kay Adams

When Liv hears celebrity chef Royce Preston sexually harass a young waitress at his restaurant, she stands up to him and ends up getting fired from her job there. She vows that Royce Preston has not heard the last of her. But to take on the powerful chef, she's going to need help. Unfortunately, the only person she can think of is notorious Romeo Braden Mack. With the aid of the Bromance Book Club (who are inspired by the romantic suspense novel they re currently reading), they set out to take down the chef. Can Liv keep the sparks between her and Mack to a minimum?

Undercover Bromance

Hannah Alexander 

"Who are we?" Mack said, standing all. “We're the Bromance- Fucking-Book-Club." The reporter raised his eyebrows. «The what now?" Mack grabbed Liv's hand. "They'll explain it," he said, nodding at the guys. "Now, if you'll excuse us, we havea happy ever after to Start »

“Vlad?" The Russian raised his eyebrows. Yes?" "Break his balls."

She shook her head and squeezed an armful of folders chest. I have so much I need to say to you, but there's no ti have to get these to Geoff." and Rus ers to her time.) Mack reached for them. "Give them to me. Where we are poino The parking ramp. Fourth floor." He followed her pointing finger and then wrapped her hană S inside his free one. "Let's go." Behind them, his footsteps slapping the sidewalk in time with theirs, the Russian let out a whoop. "I love grand gesture! 

"Not reallymrph." The Russian pulled him into an awkward, muscle-bound embrace. His face was smooshed against the Rus- sian's shoulder, and it actually felt kind of good, so he stayed there for a moment and closed his eyes. Hugs were underrated. 

The Russian started to pant like he was in labor «What the fuck is going on?" Hop barked. "I don't know!" Noah hissed. drew closell «What did you eat?" Mack whispered. poured like He cou "No cheese. Just vegan cheese." «You can't eat vegan cheese!" "It's nondairy. Nondairy." and enteri fart. And But broke was d Enen was "It's still fucking cheese!" The Russian groaned again, and even in the low light of the computers, Mack could see as the color drained from his face. Sweat ran down Mack's back. You gotta squeeze your cheeks, man. Squeeze and breathe, because if you let that go right now, we're done for." fo

Liv looked across the table at Mack, who was grinning at Ho like the man had ijust admitted to staying up all night reading Nora Roberts. 

«What's there to talk about? It was a fake kiss, and now it's Oet He bent until his mouth brushed her ear. "It was a good kis SS, and you're a horrible liar if you expect me to believe that you were unaffected by it." She elbowed him. You've read too many romance novels." “And you haven't read enough." Someone knocked again. Liv whipped around and slapped her hand over his mouth.

one of the two couches. The Russian had already claimed Hont recliner, which was going to be a problem if Hop decided to join them. Malcolm ended up sitting on the floor, which was going to be a problem if one of the hens decided to join them. look all "Gavin and Del have a home game today, so we'll have to ill them in later on what we decide."

SOnia Said, rOIIing *Mack has a superpower, onla Sald, rolling her eyes. "Convincing women to embrace celibacy?" Sonia grinned at Mack. “I like her." Mack snorted. “Give it time."

"Uncle Mack is grounded," Thea said. Why don't you see if one of the other guys will go outside with you." Tho

«Who cares if we're recognized?" said Malcom, another famous face. He was the running back for the Nashille NFL team. "We spend a lot of time talking about the unfairness of how our toxic masculine society forces us to be ashamed of embracing romance novels. Yet we buy our books in secret. It's time we practice what we preach." 

Mack turned and looked at the building. A bright-red lit up the bustling sidewalk that ran the length of the strip ma MUSIC CITY BOOKS. For three years, their book club had bid4 en -red sign in the shadows. Read in secret. Met behind closed doors. There were ten of them in all-professional athletes and city officials, tech ge- niuses and business owners. And, in the case of Mack, the Wner of several Nashville bars and nightclubs. All drawn together by a shared love of books that had made them better men, better lovers. better husbands. Except for Mack on that last one. He was currently one of the last single guys in the group. “What are we doing?" he repeated, looking at the guys. "We're going to buy some goddamned romance novels in public."

Genesis (@whisperingchapters)

lexie

this was so good, i loved mack, he’s so funny and he and gavin literally talks and acts like a fictional character, and that’s what i love about this series. it should’ve been a five star, if they could’ve known each other more because it feels so fast, unlike in the first book they already know each because they’re already married.

melina25

This series is becoming my faves. When I was reading the first book, I was hoping for Mack and Livvy. The big gestures have got to be my fav moments in the series so far

Petaco

No good. If I remember correctly, at one point they are about to hook up and I think the MMC quotes the Star Spangled Banner. I thought his secret was nothing he needed to worry about his reputation being ruined for. Liv's reaction to finding out was SO immature. Yes, let's equate the (view spoiler)[doings of the parents to the kids. Because at no point during the book did he remotely hint that he would be like his father. People are allowed their secrets. It wasn't like they had been together for a long time. Not sure why she felt betrayed that he didn't tell her or that he would be like his dad. (hide spoiler)] Liv was insufferable. She sat upon the highest horse that happened to be standing upon the highest soapbox I have ever seen.

Grace debbage

*4.5 stars
I didn’t think Adams could out-do herself with the sequel to Bromance Book Club, but Undercover Bromance was even better than the first book. Getting to know Mack and Liv’s past and personality behind their tough exterior showed so much character development. I loved the united front the group put up in order to stand up for what is right. And most of all, I loved that Adams showed the Book club as a group of guys that were not afraid to share their feelings and didn’t partake in toxic masculinity. Looking forward to the third book! Highly recommend reading this one

first book was a lot better with a much better character arc. i still liked the male lead but i was basically skimming everything the girly was saying. luv mack 🫶🏼

Julie Palacio

I will forever and always be in love with Mack. He is such a sweet man and I adore him with everything I have. I really feel like the characters grew and became better people because of each other. They are everything to me!

Madison 

Ivana Paredes 

Steffi J

I LOVED this book! At least, I loved the banter between the two leads. I loved the comedic part of the book, though sometimes it can feel ill-timed. The premise is also pretty interesting… I mean, a male character who reads romance books? Heck, a GROUP of male characters who love romance books so much that they form a BOOK CLUB? The romance plot is pretty generic, and the take-down-the-evil-guy subplot doesn’t feel like it’s very well thought out… It feels like the writer just put it there as an afterthought. But then again, this is a romance book, not a spy thriller or a suspense. An easy, light read to keep you entertained.

Gillian Rose

4.5 stars

As someone who didn't really care for either Liv or Mack in the first book, imagine my surprise at being completely won over by them and rooting for their relationship to succeed! I was really taken by the overall storyline, though it's a bit of a simplified version of #MeToo. Still, it's important and I appreciate the care it was given and how Liv and Mack navigated through it.

menna

liv: i don’t want a man. i don’t have time for a man. they’re needy, clingy, and never keep their promises.

mack, under his breath: enemies to lovers, slow burn, 300k words, angst to fluff—

Kathleen Tom

5 Stars! If I can give more than 5, I definitely will! ✨

Lyssa Kay Adams, I love you. Omg! This book is amazing. The storyline is beautiful. It’s hilarious and I don’t even know how will I move on from this. This is like the best book I’ve read in 2020. And I definitely—no doubt—no second thought that THIS IS MY FAVORITE BOOK OF THE YEAR! My top 10! 🥰🥰 I’m happy. SO HAPPY and I’m in love with this Series. 

You know, there this weird feeling you have whenever you finished reading a book, a good book—the feeling of satisfied and not enough at the same times. It’s like you’re happy with the book, with the characters, the storyline and the ending but it’s still not enough and the need to read it again and again just to fulfill the needs is kind of disturbing. That how I feel when I finally finished reading this book. 

 “𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒂 𝒃𝒊𝒈 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆.” - 𝑮𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏

And My Bromance HERO, Branden Mack or Branden McRae 🥰 He was amazing, well—it’s not everyday you read about an alpha male character that reads romance novel isn’t it? That makes it special. The the friendship this men have is incredible and it really really warm my heart. 

And My Heroin, the strong wonderful independent woman with the Girl Power attitude really put big impact to our hero. And we all know the life we have is really different from what we read from the Romance Novels. Hehe 😉 

I’m going to shut up now and please read this book! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED :)

These books! I can’t get enough of them! Thank you, Jackie F for letting me borrow the first one! I need to just buy all of them so that they’re at the ready when I finish one because they’re so good!

They’re the perfect blend of romance, steam, conflict, and tackling deep personal issues that each character is carrying. And it’s not one-sided. So far, both MC’s have a unique and deep-rooted…not mental disability, but something that stops them from accepting or giving love. This blend is what makes Adams’ novels stand out and the most relatable. She challenges the couples to be vulnerable.

I so wish this series was required reading, especially this book. It dives hard into sexual harassment, domestic violence, abuse, and disrespect that women are faced with and why and how it happens. It makes such excellent points that I never thought to consider. I think men and women would both benefit from reading this book just for this reason.

Rosie and Hop make me exceedingly happy. I wish we readers could’ve had more of Hop’s experiences in the book club, but that probably would’ve taken away too much from the main storyline.

Vlad, aka the Russian, had me giggling so many times. He provides such delicious and awful humor. Why he keeps torturing himself with cheese when he reacts the way he does, I’ll never know. But it made for such wonderful humor. I also want to give him so many hugs. He is precious. I can’t wait to read his story (yes, I peeked at the rest of the books in the series, and his is number 4!).

10/10 recommend to every single man, woman, romance enthusiast, etc. Everyone needs to read this.

Adelia French

These books! I can’t get enough of them! Thank you, Jackie F for letting me borrow the first one! I need to just buy all of them so that they’re at the ready when I finish one because they’re so good!

They’re the perfect blend of romance, steam, conflict, and tackling deep personal issues that each character is carrying. And it’s not one-sided. So far, both MC’s have a unique and deep-rooted…not mental disability, but something that stops them from accepting or giving love. This blend is what makes Adams’ novels stand out and the most relatable. She challenges the couples to be vulnerable.

I so wish this series was required reading, especially this book. It dives hard into sexual harassment, domestic violence, abuse, and disrespect that women are faced with and why and how it happens. It makes such excellent points that I never thought to consider. I think men and women would both benefit from reading this book just for this reason.

Rosie and Hop make me exceedingly happy. I wish we readers could’ve had more of Hop’s experiences in the book club, but that probably would’ve taken away too much from the main storyline.

Vlad, aka the Russian, had me giggling so many times. He provides such delicious and awful humor. Why he keeps torturing himself with cheese when he reacts the way he does, I’ll never know. But it made for such wonderful humor. I also want to give him so many hugs. He is precious. I can’t wait to read his story (yes, I peeked at the rest of the books in the series, and his is number 4!).

10/10 recommend to every single man, woman, romance enthusiast, etc. Everyone needs to read this.

The Bromance Book Club was one of Bustle's '21 New Rom-Coms Out In Fall 2019 To Give You Warm And Fuzzy Feelings All Season Long'! If you love Jasmine Guillory, Sally Thorne and Helen Hoang, you'll LOVE Lyssa Kay Adams! The first rule of book club: You don't talk about book club. Braden Mack thinks reading romance novels makes him an expert in love, but he'll soon discover that real life is better than fiction. Liv Papandreas has a dream job as a sous chef at Nashville's hottest restaurant. Too bad the celebrity chef owner is less than charming behind kitchen doors. After she catches him harassing a young hostess, she confronts him and gets fired. Liv vows revenge, but she'll need assistance to take on the powerful chef. Unfortunately, that means turning to Braden Mack. When Liv's blackballed from the restaurant scene, the charismatic nightclub entrepreneur offers to help expose her ex-boss, but she is suspicious of his motives. He'll need to call in reinforcements: the Bromance Book Club. Inspired by the romantic suspense novel they're reading, the book club assists Liv in setting up a sting operation to take down the chef. But they're just as eager to help Mack figure out the way to Liv's heart...even though she's determined to squelch the sparks between them before she gets burned. Praise for The Bromance Book Club: 'A you're-gonna-burn-dinner book because you will not want to put it down. Laugh out loud with tons of heart, this is an absolutely adorable must read' Avery Flynn, USA Today bestselling author 'A delight!...I raced to finish this book, but still never wanted it to end!' Alexa Martin, author of Intercepted 'A delightful, fast-paced read with the perfect mix of laugh-out-loud and swoony moments-every town should have a Bromance Book Club' Evie Dunmore, author of Bringing Down the Duke 'It is the reading aloud in this story that ultimately wins my heart, and shows that everything worth knowing can be learned from romance' kc dyer, author of Finding Fraser

Connor 

i think i liked this one more than the first? but then again i'm a sucker for a romantic suspense plotline.

Sven Test

This was really cute! For some reason, I felt like it went super fast, but I didn't mind.
RTC

Inês Filipa

ANOTHER WONDERFUL BOOK. 

even though i liked the first one better, this one is still undoubtedly a 5 star read. 

it was funny, it was adorable. it has swooning and screaming. 

i am forever in love with mack - his feminism was remarkable and i wish men in real life were like him. he was conscious of his privilege and of the depths of the problem. 

I love how unapologetic the bromance club is about reading romance. i’m aware it is the whole concept of the series but i still found myself grinning about how genuine and unapologetic they were about it. i loved how they were all conscious - not just mack. 

now… not going to lie, liv got on my nerves sometimes. in the first book, there were times i wanted to punch her and in her book there were moments where she was just so judgmental (which she was called out for) - ugh. she eventually realised she was wrong - hallelujah. 

as i said, this was an amazing book. and i’m completely in love with this series. (also, i love vlad and can’t wait for his book - which is the fourth one). 

5-stars✨

Jillian Clare

Didn't think it'd be possible, but I loved this one even more than the first. So in love with this series!!

Nash

I am starting by giving this one 5 ⭐️s. Why? Because it’s even better than the first one. We have the FOUNDER of the Bromance Bookclub getting a taste of his own medicine and it was gooooooood! I don’t know why, but that bastard chef? I was picturing Gordon Ramsay the whole time. That’s awful! The sense of justice was amazing. I loved this book from beginning to end. You guys need to give this series a try! I cannot wait for the third one! ❤️‍🔥

jacque

I might have liked this one better than the first! Probbaly because I preferred seeing the beginning of the relationship then the rebuilding of a relationship. Or maybe I just really liked Mack. He loevs his mom, kids, and genuinely likes romance novels... what more can you ask for in a man?

I really liked how Liv and Mack's relationship developed and how cute they were together. the low-level enemies to friends to lovers was fun!

This book had some really good discussions about sexual assault and women's rights and such which was neat.

Jana Jenkinns 

Megan BV

Another sweet read. I definitely love Mack and the bookclub is fun. Quick read with fun characters and an interesting plot. 

Hannah Hoskins

I loved this even more than the first one!! Braden Mack will have a place in my heart, I love him. I loved the enemies to lovers with him and Liv, and they work really well together! He motivates her and was with her every step of the way!! Also, the spice 🌶 was so good!

Flavia Louise

I didn't like this as much as book one especially at first but in the end this too is a very solid romance and I'm excited to get into book 3 rather soon.

Camila Eduarda Vilela Lobianco

Oh my God, I loved this. Loved the couple, the flow of the book, everything. Just haven't finished first because I was waiting for the audiobook become available in my library, but man, this was so cute. The plot of the sexual harassment was pretty well portrait, the ending the author gave to this was perfect, I think the best that it could be. Hope you all also enjoy the reading because that was a fresh air before my last readings!

Kate B-L

** spoiler alert **
           Honestly, eh.
I loved the first book in this series, and I'm all for strong female leads, but the character development in this one was really disappointing. I know Liv's heart is in the right place, but she should've realized how hypocritical her actions were, not to mention how gross her lack of empathy was. Even more frustrating was how it was wrapped up with a shiny bow where both characters learn the error of their ways in all of four days. Nope, thats not how humans work.
There are parts that I really enjoyed, like how the book addressed abuse of power imbalance in the workplace, as well as the male saviour complex. 
TLDR: fun, quick read with decent sex scenes and some great side characters. Like Ruth and Hop - give them a book, they're hilarious AND genuine.

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