Book Review | Butter My Biscuit – Lyra Parish (Valentine Texas Series, Book Three)

Butter My Biscuit
By: Lyra Parish

Series: Valentine Texas
Book # in Series: 3 of 6
Genre: Small Town Romance
Trope: Best friends to Lovers, Angst
Publisher: Self Published
Publication Date: February 6th, 2024
My Rating: ✮✮✮✮✮
My Reading Format: ARC received for an honest review

Synopsis:

My bestie was off-limits until he kissed me and changed everything …

Harrison Valentine is my best friend and the king of one-night stands.
And hi—nice to meet you—I’m the queen of failed relationships.
Commitment issues are something we have in common—or so I thought.

Then, the devil delivers his Kiss of Death, and it puts me in a choke hold.
I expect a f*ckboy, but he wants forever.
And it scares me.

When I finally see the magic we made together, it’s too late.
Because he’s now engaged.
To someone else.

Butter My Biscuit is a SPICY childhood friends-to-lovers, small-town Southern romance with a hero who falls first and knows exactly what he’s always wanted. Each book in the Valentine Texas series is a stand-alone and can be read in any order. There is tension and angst, but trust the process. If I ever break you, I will always put you back together. With an X over my heart.

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Butter My Biscuit is the third book in the Valentine Texas series by Lyra Parish. This novel is told from both Harrison and Grace’s point of view. If you’re looking for a small town, best friends to lovers romance novel that is high on the angst and higher on the spice, look no further, run to amazon and one click this novel now!! Oh my god! Harrison Valentine gave me all the feels! He may just be my favorite Valentine once the series is finished. We shall see!

Grace hasn’t had the best role models when it comes to love and marriage. When her mother and father divorced, due to her father’s cheating ways, Grace knew from that moment the man she chose to be her husband, one day, would also be the man capable of breaking her heart. Which leads to her current issue, choosing wrong man after wrong man. But when this last boyfriend encounter turns out to be a married man.. Grace, with the help of her best friend Harrison, decided to live her single girl era life. New year equals a new Grace.

Harrison has only ever had eyes for one woman. That’s why he invented his rule system. No sleepovers, no snuggles, and no commitment. But the issue at hand, Harrison is ready for the wife, picket fence, and the kids and if Grace doesn’t see him as anything other than her best friend, he’s going to be forced to move on and give his heart to someone knew…

…and that is where I’m going to end this portion of my review and skip right to my thoughts.

My Thoughts:

I thought the day would never come. Here I am sitting four days into February without a single five star rating on my 2024 reading wrap up…. Until today!!! Butter My Biscuit by Lyra Parish deserves all five of those stars! Lyra Parish sent my heart on an emotional rollercoaster! It definitely shows that she poured her heart and soul into Harrison and Grace’s angsty best friends to lovers romance. There were times when I had to remind myself to take a breath! Wow! It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book that hit my heart this deeply!

First off, I loved the setting, the tropes, and everything about this storyline. I’m a sucker for small town romances, and adding a rancher/cowboy to the mix is like adding even more frosting to an already decadent cake! There’s something about the small town life, tight knit families, and meddling mothers that makes me feel nostalgic. I also loved how Lyra Parish morphed the Best Friends to Lovers aspect into this novel. I loved for once that it was the woman questioning and having second thoughts and the man was the one to fall head over boots first! Everything about the setting, tropes, and chemistry in Butter My Biscuit is what I love about reading romance.

I loved Grace and her inability to see what was right in front of her this Whole. Damn. Time. This woman had me about ready to throw my kindle across the room. I was so angry at her for not seeing that her one true love had always been right beside her. But I understood the process of growing pains throughout this novel, so my kindle is safe, for the time being. You see, Grace and Harrison had to grow out of their comfort zone for Grace to see Harrison for the man he is and not just the best friend he’s been. I loved this aspect and I loved the fact that Lyra Parish had me feeling Grace’s feelings.

And then we have Harrison…. Sweet, yet sometimes dirty, Harrie. This man fought for what he wanted, but sometimes you can only fight so hard before the rejection is too much to handle, and even then, he was still fighting. My heart broke over and over and over again for this man and the future he envisions. I wanted him to have his happily ever after, but a man can only be in the friendzone for so long before he has to pick himself up, dust himself off, and inevitably change course. His point of view broke me. I saw his love right from the start, and that love only made me respect his character that much more. And, although, I was angry for him… I did what I had to do, I trusted the process of this story.

So when I say this Best friends to lovers romance was an emotional rollercoaster, you can take those words to the bank. My heart went through it all! And I wouldn’t change one damn thing about it! But in the end, Grace and Harrison are a match made in the stars. With an unbreakable bond and a friendship that will last a lifetime and beyond. I loved the fact that these two had a strong friendship. And I loved the fact that Lyra Parish tested that friendship time and time again. There were moments when I felt that friendship start to crumble, but throughout the mess I still felt the strong bond both characters shared, beneath the surface. The bond never went away.

OH MY! I almost forgot my favorite thing in the novel. The meddling Valentines! I laughed so hard at Harrison’s siblings and the rumors that went around about Harrison and Grace. I also loved how good these two were at dodging said rumors! Kinsley and her Tarot readings, Remi and her IOU’s, and Harrison’s brothers and their bets. The humor was needed and added a bit of comedy to cancel out the high levels of angst! I love meddling families in romance novels, and Valentine’s just upped the ante!

I can’t wait to get my hands on more! I’m dying for Remi Valentine’s story! I have a feeling this is going to be just as delicious in the spice category with a little bit of hidden angst in the mix! There is no denying the fact, I’m hooked on Valentines! I need more!!

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