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Wheeler Brothers #3
Can't Let You Go
A standalone New Adult romance. Book 3 of The Wheeler Brothers.
BRYCE
I never should’ve kissed her. It happened almost four years ago, the night of our high school graduation. I’ve always wanted to be more than friends with Jen, and after we kissed, I wanted her more than anything. But I can’t have her. I won’t let myself. She needs to get out of here. She needs to start a new life, far away from her old one. So I’ll keep pushing her away, even though it kills me to do so. When she finally leaves, it’ll destroy me, but at least she’ll be happy. And that’s all I care about.
JEN
Bryce is my best friend, and has been for as long as I can remember. If it weren’t for him, I’d probably be living on the streets, but instead I’m in college and about to graduate. I’ve been applying for jobs and might end up leaving Chicago, but I don’t want to leave Bryce. I love him, and I know he loves me. I could tell when he kissed me four years ago. But after that night, he refused to be anything more than my friend. Now time is running out. I might be moving away, ending any chance of Bryce and me ever being together. I know he wants to be with me, so why won’t he ask me to stay?
BRYCE
I never should’ve kissed her. It happened almost four years ago, the night of our high school graduation. I’ve always wanted to be more than friends with Jen, and after we kissed, I wanted her more than anything. But I can’t have her. I won’t let myself. She needs to get out of here. She needs to start a new life, far away from her old one. So I’ll keep pushing her away, even though it kills me to do so. When she finally leaves, it’ll destroy me, but at least she’ll be happy. And that’s all I care about.
JEN
Bryce is my best friend, and has been for as long as I can remember. If it weren’t for him, I’d probably be living on the streets, but instead I’m in college and about to graduate. I’ve been applying for jobs and might end up leaving Chicago, but I don’t want to leave Bryce. I love him, and I know he loves me. I could tell when he kissed me four years ago. But after that night, he refused to be anything more than my friend. Now time is running out. I might be moving away, ending any chance of Bryce and me ever being together. I know he wants to be with me, so why won’t he ask me to stay?
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First published June 7, 2016
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Allie Everhart
54 books1,228 followersAllie Everhart is the author of more than 50 books and several bestselling series, including The Jade Series, The Kensington Series, and The Wheeler Brothers. Allie writes angsty love stories, often with a twist of mystery and suspense. She loves reading for hours in a comfy spot, drinking strong coffee, walking in the woods, and writing emotional stories that make the characters work for their happy ending.
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July 1, 2016
So....I wanted so much more from this book. I love friends to lovers story lines, but the thing about them is that they all pretty much read the same. The author has to do some major character enhancing to make the story stick out for me. The characters in this book just annoyed me. The story goes at a glacier pace and it's all very repetitive.
Jen is a very weak, insipid character. Those characteristics only slightly covered up by the fact that she 'doesn't let' Bryce order her around (pst: but she does). She is a completely swayable character who lets both her mother and Bryce walk all over her and basically run her life. Her mother is one of those characters who you know you are supposed to hate while reading, but the author tried too hard to make her as such and now just makes you roll my eyes in slight annoyance. Jen is completely consumed with Bryce and will change her life at the drop of a hat for him. Bryce knows this, therefore resulting in his long and boring decision not to date her. His back and forth I-love-her-but-can't-be-with-her was fine in the beginning (ie: the first time), but what really bugged me was that he would kiss her and retreat like nothing happened! That is just an asshole move and very annoying to read 5 times over. Jen needed to freaking walk after the second time. It wasn't cute or fun to read them kiss...and then retreat, touch...and then retreat, have sex...and then surprise! He want's to run away for 'her good'. Please.
The story itself was very repetitive and there were a lot of scenes that could have been deleted. The characters spend a lot of time on the couch, in bed and taking showers. I just didn't think Bryce's reasonings on why they should not have been together were enough to carry the back and forth story line.
DNF @ 65%
Jen is a very weak, insipid character. Those characteristics only slightly covered up by the fact that she 'doesn't let' Bryce order her around (pst: but she does). She is a completely swayable character who lets both her mother and Bryce walk all over her and basically run her life. Her mother is one of those characters who you know you are supposed to hate while reading, but the author tried too hard to make her as such and now just makes you roll my eyes in slight annoyance. Jen is completely consumed with Bryce and will change her life at the drop of a hat for him. Bryce knows this, therefore resulting in his long and boring decision not to date her. His back and forth I-love-her-but-can't-be-with-her was fine in the beginning (ie: the first time), but what really bugged me was that he would kiss her and retreat like nothing happened! That is just an asshole move and very annoying to read 5 times over. Jen needed to freaking walk after the second time. It wasn't cute or fun to read them kiss...and then retreat, touch...and then retreat, have sex...and then surprise! He want's to run away for 'her good'. Please.
The story itself was very repetitive and there were a lot of scenes that could have been deleted. The characters spend a lot of time on the couch, in bed and taking showers. I just didn't think Bryce's reasonings on why they should not have been together were enough to carry the back and forth story line.
DNF @ 65%
June 12, 2016
Loved it
Loved this story. Loved Bryce and Jen what amazing friends, lovers and soul mates they are together, it just takes them a long time to figure it out. A must read. Xxxxx
Loved this story. Loved Bryce and Jen what amazing friends, lovers and soul mates they are together, it just takes them a long time to figure it out. A must read. Xxxxx
March 29, 2022
Frustrating but sweet
Bryce and Jen have been best friends since the first grade and have been in love with each other for what seems like forever. One of the biggest obstacles to them being together is Bryce. He kept over thinking their relationship and thought he was doing what was best for Jen. She is frustrated with him and knows that Bryce loves her but can't figure out what's holding him back. Then there is the issue of Rita, who is Jen's mom. She's mean and manipulative. Bryce wants Jen to find a job away from Chicago but when it might actually happen, he begins to have second thoughts. Can he convince her that he is serious about her before it's too late? I liked the ending of this book and hope that there is a novella on all the couples letting me know what happens.
Bryce and Jen have been best friends since the first grade and have been in love with each other for what seems like forever. One of the biggest obstacles to them being together is Bryce. He kept over thinking their relationship and thought he was doing what was best for Jen. She is frustrated with him and knows that Bryce loves her but can't figure out what's holding him back. Then there is the issue of Rita, who is Jen's mom. She's mean and manipulative. Bryce wants Jen to find a job away from Chicago but when it might actually happen, he begins to have second thoughts. Can he convince her that he is serious about her before it's too late? I liked the ending of this book and hope that there is a novella on all the couples letting me know what happens.
June 24, 2021
This entire book was like one giant circle inside their brains going around and trying to convince themselves that the other doesn't love them. Spoiler alert: they do. But I have to say when they did open up to each other it was so satisfying because they finally moved forward and got what they both desevered. The conflict wasn't really high stakes and I like that, the conflict was literally just miscommunication and they talked it out. Jen and Bryce were just easier to get along with and had great tension.
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February 7, 2020
Awesome read
Love anything that Allie Everhart writes.She's an amazing author.This book is awesome to read if you have read all the other Wheeler Brother books,you get to what's happening with the other characters.
Love anything that Allie Everhart writes.She's an amazing author.This book is awesome to read if you have read all the other Wheeler Brother books,you get to what's happening with the other characters.
June 4, 2021
Love conquers all
Honestly this was one of my favorites that Allie wrote. It was emotional and relatable to me. It was romantic and frustrating at the same time. I absolutely loved it.
Honestly this was one of my favorites that Allie wrote. It was emotional and relatable to me. It was romantic and frustrating at the same time. I absolutely loved it.
November 4, 2020
Loved it. R. A
Loved it. It shows family isn't always blood sometimes it the people who love you when you growing up. It's a must read.
Loved it. It shows family isn't always blood sometimes it the people who love you when you growing up. It's a must read.
June 27, 2016
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Enjoyable entry in the Wheeler Brothers series
I’ve enjoyed Allie Everhart’s first two Wheeler Brothers books and Can’t Let You Go fits nicely into the series.
Bryce and Jen have been friends forever and everyone knows they love each other. Even Bryce and Jen know it but they are reluctant to move forward with a relationship. Jen comes from a troubled home and Bryce knows that what’s best for her is to leave Chicago after she graduates in order to escape her mother. So in order to make her decision to go less complicated, Bryce refuses to pursue anything beyond friendship.
The Wheeler family practically adopted Jen as one of their own when she was just a child. It wouldn’t be just Bryce that Jen would have to leave behind in Chicago. But the more Bryce pushes her away, the more Jen begins to think that they will never have a future and maybe she should consider leaving.
I adore friends to lovers stories. There is something so romantic about falling in love with someone who knows you so well and then loves you anyway.What made Can’t Let You Go a little different is that both Bryce and Jen have admitted their feelings to themselves, they are just holding back. I think that’s a more realistic approach, most of us know how we feel, we may just choose not to act on those feelings.
Bryce is frustrating at times. He’s so romantic with Jen but at the same time refuses to admit that what he wants. I understand that he’s trying to protect her, but it did get a little exhausting. Bryce is a great hero overall though and I loved his character by the end of the book.
Jen’s mother is a fantastic villain. Everything from the descriptions of her home, appearance, and attitude was so easy to picture. The sketchy boyfriend was a nice touch, he just made my skin crawl. Jen’s relationship with her mother was heartbreaking but accurate too I think, after all she is her only family.
I also enjoyed catching up with the Wheeler family. There’s no need to read the other books in the series first or at all, but I liked them and I liked seeing what each brother and their father, Mitch, was up to. I look forward to Austin’s story next.
Enjoyable entry in the Wheeler Brothers series
I’ve enjoyed Allie Everhart’s first two Wheeler Brothers books and Can’t Let You Go fits nicely into the series.
Bryce and Jen have been friends forever and everyone knows they love each other. Even Bryce and Jen know it but they are reluctant to move forward with a relationship. Jen comes from a troubled home and Bryce knows that what’s best for her is to leave Chicago after she graduates in order to escape her mother. So in order to make her decision to go less complicated, Bryce refuses to pursue anything beyond friendship.
The Wheeler family practically adopted Jen as one of their own when she was just a child. It wouldn’t be just Bryce that Jen would have to leave behind in Chicago. But the more Bryce pushes her away, the more Jen begins to think that they will never have a future and maybe she should consider leaving.
I adore friends to lovers stories. There is something so romantic about falling in love with someone who knows you so well and then loves you anyway.What made Can’t Let You Go a little different is that both Bryce and Jen have admitted their feelings to themselves, they are just holding back. I think that’s a more realistic approach, most of us know how we feel, we may just choose not to act on those feelings.
Bryce is frustrating at times. He’s so romantic with Jen but at the same time refuses to admit that what he wants. I understand that he’s trying to protect her, but it did get a little exhausting. Bryce is a great hero overall though and I loved his character by the end of the book.
Jen’s mother is a fantastic villain. Everything from the descriptions of her home, appearance, and attitude was so easy to picture. The sketchy boyfriend was a nice touch, he just made my skin crawl. Jen’s relationship with her mother was heartbreaking but accurate too I think, after all she is her only family.
I also enjoyed catching up with the Wheeler family. There’s no need to read the other books in the series first or at all, but I liked them and I liked seeing what each brother and their father, Mitch, was up to. I look forward to Austin’s story next.
February 20, 2017
favorite one of the series !
July 4, 2016
Great book, and these two drove me insane.
I'm not sure if I have ever been as frustrated at book characters. I am so over their crazy train. How many times do characters just need to sit down and talk? Oh, ALL the time. They are so frustrating when they behave like this! Overall I loved the book. I think it was just too much of the crazy avoidance by both of them and I couldn't handle it...well, I did handle it but I wasn't happy about it. I do love these Wheeler boys though!
I'm not sure if I have ever been as frustrated at book characters. I am so over their crazy train. How many times do characters just need to sit down and talk? Oh, ALL the time. They are so frustrating when they behave like this! Overall I loved the book. I think it was just too much of the crazy avoidance by both of them and I couldn't handle it...well, I did handle it but I wasn't happy about it. I do love these Wheeler boys though!
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June 14, 2016Ok
I've read some other books by this author and enjoyed them. I feel like the books in this series are a little redundant....meaning that the characters always repeat what has happened several times throughout the book. I was just a little disappointed in the writing, but the story was good.
I've read some other books by this author and enjoyed them. I feel like the books in this series are a little redundant....meaning that the characters always repeat what has happened several times throughout the book. I was just a little disappointed in the writing, but the story was good.
June 20, 2016
I really enjoyed reading the Jade series, I read the series last year. I really liked this book, it was an easy read, and a good new adult quick read. But I didn't really like the romance that much in the story, the characters were okay. I wasn't a big fan of bryce's character.
July 11, 2016
I absolutely loved this book! I could not put it down at all. I was truly captivated by their relationship and could feel the intensity of their feelings for each other. The story also shows that no one's life is perfect, and you are in charge of your own happiness. Definitely a fave of mine!
June 16, 2016
It was a bit too much on/off for me on his part, I get he was fighting his feelings but it got on my nerves.
June 8, 2016
Again, not as good as the Jade & Kensington series but a good read anyway.
June 8, 2016
Another great book! Love this series!
June 15, 2016
This was a pretty good. I like the Wheeler Brother Series. Although the first one was my favorite book and the 2nd one I just couldn't get into, but I'm hoping their will be an Austin book.
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June 19, 2016In love
OMG I absolutely loved this whole book from beginning to end. Some parts passed me off and some made me cry. So glad Jen told her mom what's up.
OMG I absolutely loved this whole book from beginning to end. Some parts passed me off and some made me cry. So glad Jen told her mom what's up.
July 3, 2016
I am only rating it with three stars, as I got annoyed at Jen's mother and Brian's logic of 'doing it for her'
July 19, 2016
Good read. It was a great 3rd book in the series, but I felt something was lacking in the story.
July 28, 2016
Good book
Loved the story line. A great tale of two friends.shows a family living each other and taking care of each other
Loved the story line. A great tale of two friends.shows a family living each other and taking care of each other
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June 20, 2016Can't Let You Go. Great read.
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