Inside the Boozy Brilliance of a Totally Real, Definitely "Not" Made-Up Review That Had Me HOWLING

Penelope Foxwood-Mims, Senior Romance Analyst & Founder of Smut & Champagne Literary Quarterly (Where We Take Our Books Like Our Men—Hard, Emotional, and Possibly British) 

To Whom It May Concern (especially you, Romance Devourer Extraordinaire):

From the very first page of Wrecked by You, I knew I was in the presence of something unholy—in the best possible way.

Kate Sweden has crafted a story so smart, sexy, and emotionally layered that I considered setting my own manuscript pile on fire just to read it again uninterrupted. With whip-smart banter, magnetic tension, and characters who leap off the page with infuriating charm and undeniable chemistry, this book doesn’t just flirt with you. It seduces you, ruins you, and then lovingly tucks you in afterward.

Rayann Wilder is chaos incarnate, the kind of heroine who spirals, flails, and owns every inch of it. Max Harrington? Calm, calculated, and so infuriatingly composed it should be illegal—until she knocks him completely off balance, and it is delicious. The result? A love story that unfolds like a slow pour of whiskey—smooth, rich, and hot enough to make you feel a little bit feral.

This book is everything I want in a steamy rom-com:

 ✔️ Enemies-to-lovers tension you can cut with a knife (or maybe lick off your fingers)

 ✔️ Emotionally grounded arcs that sucker punch you when you least expect it

 ✔️ Enough sexual tension to short-circuit small appliances

 ✔️ Wit so sharp it could slice prosciutto

Kate Sweden doesn’t just deliver heat. She delivers heart—the messy, real, laugh-through-your-tears kind. Wrecked by You is the kind of debut that makes you sit up, shout “WHO IS THIS AUTHOR?” and then stalk every future release like your Kindle depends on it.

In short?

This is the book I wish I could read again for the first time.

If this isn’t on your TBR yet, fix your life.

Sincerely,

 A Totally Sober, Completely Objective, Definitely Not Tipsy Acquisitions Editor

 (…okay maybe slightly tipsy, but my taste is impeccable)