Be Your Everything by Catherine Bybee Series: The D'Angelos #2
Published by Montlake on November 15, 2022
Pages: 347
Genres: Romance, Women's Fiction
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From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee comes a romance about childhood friends who marry in Vegas and embark on a wild ride to find their happily ever after.
With two protective older brothers and a traditional Catholic Italian mother, it’s surprising that Chloe D’Angelo can manage a date without someone in the family naysaying her romantic choice. And Dante Mancuso…oh, no. Her brother’s best friend is not a dating-app right swipe.
But when they are left unsupervised on a late night in Vegas, all of that changes. Add in a Vegas wedding chapel and a couple of “I dos” and Chloe wakes up with a ring on her finger and a hangover. Dating Dante was always a secret desire, but marriage? The rift that this news would cause in her family has the both of them keeping their nuptials to themselves as they scramble to undo their Vegas mistake.
Dante knew the rules: Chloe was off limits. Only he can’t stop once his mind starts to believe she might be his forever. Just as their attraction deepens, Chloe flees to Bali, desperate to clear her head.
All Dante has to do is keep her brothers from killing him and convince her that they are meant for each other. But first, Dante has to find her.
Be Your Everything is the second book in the series about the tight-knit D’Angelo family. This book is about Chloe, the “little” sister to two overprotective brothers. It’s a brother’s best friend story, and even though I really liked the first book, I appreciated the lighter tone of this one.
Chloe has always had a crush on Dante. He has a well-earned reputation as a ladies man, but nobody believes he has changed his ways. Dante’s best friend is Chloe’s older brother, and Chloe is absolutely off-limits. Bro code is broken big time when a bachelor/bachelorette trip to Vegas ends with Dante and Chloe drunkenly saying, “I do.” Do they chalk it up to a mistake, or do they try to commit to a real marriage?
Dante goes all in once he stops fighting attraction to Chloe, and he won my heart because of it. Chloe takes a little longer to stand up to her big Italian family, who have very firm opinions about how she should live her life. They are well-meaning but their meddlesome nature seems extreme for a woman Chloe’s age. Fortunately, her sister-in-law, Brooke, is back to bring some welcome reasoning to the hot-tempered brothers. Chloe’s best friend is entertaining. I wish I had a ride or die friend like her.
Be Your Everything is a sweet forbidden romance with just a little heat. It’s an enjoyable addition to the series.
Recommended for fans of:
Brothers best friend tropes
Forbidden romance
Italian families
Yoga
An early copy was received. This does not affect the content of this review.
About Catherine Bybee
Catherine is a #1 Wall Street Journal, Amazon, and Indie Reader bestselling author. In addition, her books have also graced The New York Times and USA Today bestsellers lists. In total she has written thirty-nine beloved books that have collectively sold more than 10 million copies and have been translated into more than twenty languages.
Raised in Washington State, Bybee moved to Southern California in the hope of becoming a movie star. After growing bored with waiting tables, she returned to school and became a registered nurse, spending most of her career in urban emergency rooms. She now writes full time and has penned the Not Quite series, The Weekday Brides series, the Most Likely To series, and the First Wives series.
I have this one on my TBR, I love it when they wake up in Vegas and find out they are married!
I also like those unplanned Vegas weddings.
I think I read your review for the last book in this series and thought I needed to give it a try. This review is reminding me of that. It sounds like the series is still going strong! I love a brother’s best friend romance. Great review!
Thanks. I think I liked this book better than the first because I wasn’t in the mood for anything too serious.
Thank you!