Love, Utley: Love Letters Book One

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars | 2,307 ratings

Price: 4.99

Last update: 07-05-2024


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Hannah

Maddox Lovelace. The captivating football player I met in college.

The one I only knew for a week. A week that was… life-changing.

Until my phone rang, and I had no choice but to go home.

I left Maddox a letter, putting my feelings on paper, giving him my number, hoping he’d call.

But he didn’t call.

He never called.

He got drafted into the professional league and lived like a king while I stayed home and struggled to stay afloat.

I may have followed his career, but now that he’s retired from football, I’ve forced myself to stop thinking about him.

And it’s okay that I won’t ever see him again. That week in college was fifteen years ago.

I’m not in love with Maddox anymore.

I might even hate him.

Maddox

Hannah Utley. The name that’s haunted me since my senior year of college.

The girl who caught my attention with her wide eyes and freckled nose.

Who spent one week twisting up my insides until she stole a piece of my heart the night we got locked inside the campus library.

The girl who disappeared without a word.

It’s the name of the girl I’ve been trying to forget for fifteen years.

And it’s the name looking up at me from the résumé in my hand.

Because Hannah Utley works for the company I just purchased.

And that makes her mine. Whether she likes it or not.


From the Publisher

"I never forgot you.
Even when I tried, I never forgot."
Love, Utley

Top reviews from the United States

Katie
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing! I have no words! (JK I have plenty!)
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2024
I will start by saying I adore every SJ Tilly book I've read. I have my ultimate favorites and Love, Utley is now one of them.

Once I started reading, I basically couldn't stop. There are parts of this book that may rip your heart out and make you ache for Hannah and Maddox, but let me just say that ultimately my heart was smiling the whole book because what a love!

Resilient, loving, and beautiful Hannah. I just loved her and her inner thoughts. Such a gem and the love for her family was amazing. She sacrificed a good deal but always persevered while never feeling anything was an actual burden. I loved the closeness and the banter she had with them. Just a beautiful character. She was so much more than just her love for Maddox even though that is a big part of her too.

Maddox, was just.... everything. The hard to hear soft but then he was also a teddy bear. I swooned pretty darn hard for him and love that he went for what he wanted: Hannah. This man? He committed with open arms and an open heart.

Gosh they're just perfect for each other!

I also LOVED the side characters. Mama Ruth? Such a hoot and I loved the small but such sweet interactions with Maddox. I'd love a book about Chelsea when she's all grown up, hahaha.

This book has some angst, lots of love, laughs, and a ton of heart. A book worth re reading for sure. ????
Lalladeedaa
4.0 out of 5 stars Marshmallowy sweet goodness, but with POV whiplash
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2024
I enjoyed this story, it was sweet and the MMC was a complete Marshmallow once they got their past sorted straight. Who would not love a Mad Dog Maddox to sweep them back off their feet.

My one peeve was a that while the story is well written and enjoyable I didn't particularly like the very many quick and short POV changes. The first few were cute and a fun novelty but then it happened repeatedly and so many times that it actually started giving me whiplash from how quickly they happen over and over and over again, as if I just get into the mindset or thoughts of the character and then we get yanked away literally and are on to the next.
Cassandra
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this SO much!
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2024
I binged it in one sitting and couldn’t put it down. This was absolutely perfect! To be honest I’m not surprised I loved this so much because I absolutely love S.J. Tilly’s writing and all of her books!

Maddox and Hannah had such great chemistry! I loved Maddox’s alpha male personality when it came to protecting and being with Hannah. He was not afraid to claim what was his. I also loved that he wasn’t afraid of his feelings and knew exactly what he wanted.

I absolutely love how S.J. Tilly always makes you loved all of the side characters and does such a great job incorporating them into the storyline. She really makes sure that all of the characters are involved and well developed throughout her books. I love a good storyline that you fall in love with all of the characters not just the MMC and FMC.

What to expect:
- Workplace Romance
- Second Chance
- Alpha Male
- Spicy
- It’s Always Been You
- No 3rd Act Breakup
- Angsty

S.J. Tilly has quickly become one of my auto buy authors! If you haven’t read any of her books, I highly recommend them!
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Cassandra
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this SO much!
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2024
I binged it in one sitting and couldn’t put it down. This was absolutely perfect! To be honest I’m not surprised I loved this so much because I absolutely love S.J. Tilly’s writing and all of her books!

Maddox and Hannah had such great chemistry! I loved Maddox’s alpha male personality when it came to protecting and being with Hannah. He was not afraid to claim what was his. I also loved that he wasn’t afraid of his feelings and knew exactly what he wanted.

I absolutely love how S.J. Tilly always makes you loved all of the side characters and does such a great job incorporating them into the storyline. She really makes sure that all of the characters are involved and well developed throughout her books. I love a good storyline that you fall in love with all of the characters not just the MMC and FMC.

What to expect:
- Workplace Romance
- Second Chance
- Alpha Male
- Spicy
- It’s Always Been You
- No 3rd Act Breakup
- Angsty

S.J. Tilly has quickly become one of my auto buy authors! If you haven’t read any of her books, I highly recommend them!
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Julie
5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely OBSESSED with these two!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2024
I just don't even have words for how much i LOVED this book!

The book starts at HOP College with Hannah Utley reliving what can be described as the greatest night of her life with Maddox Lovelace, shortly after that all comes crashing down as she learns her mom had a stroke and she leaves school to go home to take care of her and her business. She leaves a letter for Maddox explaining her sudden disappearance and hoping he'd call, but he doesn't and Hannah decides to continue her life.

Over a decade later, Hannah is an accountant at a company now owned by Minnesolar. While theyre conducting interviews for the current staff, Hannah learns that her new boss is non other than Maddox Lovelace, the man who disappeared from her life years ago. Maddox, not fully paying attention during the interviews, IMMEDIATELY recognizes Hannah as the "one that got away" .

Maddox immediately tries to get Hannah to speak to him, as his brain runs wild with questions and ideas of what her life is now.

After Brandon, the office creep invites them to lunch, along with other employees, Maddox sees this as his time to "learn more" about Hannah and use the group setting as an excuse. On the way back to the office, Brandon and Hannah get into a minor car accident on the way back to the office and Maddox, who was following behind them springs into action. Hannah is hesitant but accepts his help and allows him to take from the scene.

Shortly after, they begin spending more and more moments together, coffee in the morning, “employee lunch events” and they reconnect although both still confused about the past and why the other never called.

After a little spicy time in the office during a party, Brandon sees them leaving Hannah’s office and becomes suspicious but the two of them don’t seem to care. After starting to spend a lot of time together, they start to have conversations about what happened and Hannah brings up the letter and how Maddox never called her, after telling her he knew she got on the bus and Hannah telling him she never told anyone that, Maddox discovers that a girl who was obsessed with him in college, had actually taken the letter. This allows them to pick up where they left off essentially and rekindle.

They begin to bond with Hannah’s mother and niece who they have custody of since her cousin passed years ago. Chelsea, Hannah’s niece and Maddox’s harshest critic seems to adjust to him easily and the two get along like peas in a pod as well as her mom.

They decide to give being a couple a go and start spending more time together. However, while out at dinner one night with all his friends, Brandon spots the two of them. being the vengeful and spiteful person he is, he sends pictures of the two of them together to HR at Minnesolar causing them to let Hannah go.

Maddox, obviously furious, demands to know who sent the pictures but deep down he knows. After confronting Brandon, the two get into an altercation and Brandon is fired. Maddox and Hannah finally are able to put their relationship public and take the next steps towards their future.

Let me tell you, there isn't a single S.J. Tilly book that I havent enjoyed and this one is definitely top 3. Not only are the main characters so well written but the side characters who get their own chapters in the books are so well put together, its a nice change of pace from the story to get an outside perspective of whats going on with our main characters.

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