A very fine standard romance. I never connected with or liked Isabel a whole lot but I loved me some Taylor. There were no surprises and plenty of foreshadowing for at least one, possibly two, future books in the series. Best thing was that the group of friends all sounded like different people. I was very happy about that.

It's very much a standard Brayden romance. If you enjoyed the Soho Loft series, I think you'll love this one.

Thanks to BSB and NetGalley for the book. ( )

Ok, I really like Brayden as an author, and I really like this story. There, I said it! Brayden creates characters that are relatable and down-to-earth and Eyes Like Those is no exception. This story is a feel-good romantic journey from cover to cover. Taylor is my favorite of the mains. What’s not to like about her? She’s smart, driven, open-minded, and has a magnetic personality that someone as rotten as Ass-pen can’t say no to. I was all for “Team Isabel” for 90% of the story, til my support came to a screeching halt. I’ve never hated a main character as much as I hated Isabel. I know she’s just a fictional character, but I hoped bad karma would wreak its havoc on her. But supporting besties Gia, Autumn, and Hadley are the epitome of true friendship. Concerning Isabel, Brayden did a great job stirring emotions of anger and disgust in me because I usually don‘t get worked up over fictional characters; it’s just not me. As a result, I have a feeling I am about to indulge myself in this series or have a full-fledged Brayden-athon over the next week. Overall, this is a well-written, well-paced, and well-received romantic story by one of the genre’s best-selling authors. ( )

Okay. So, from the beginning of the book (in the acknowledgments) we know that it's going to be a series, but, it took me wayy too long to realize why the series is going to be called what it was called. Oops. My bad.

It's the story of the friends who live at Seven Shores, Gia, Hadley, Autumn, and Isabel. This is also the story of Isabel and Taylor's relationship.

Isabel is a new staff writer on the biggest TV show at the time, and Taylor is her Executive Producer. They start off just as friends and boss/employee, but slowly they get closer and closer. But, there are a lot of roadblocks in their way, including the star of the show, Aspen, being Taylor's ex and not quite the most sane about the breakup (and a seriously intense person, yikes).

I liked both parts of this. The friend stuff between all the women, as well as the relationship stuff between Taylor and Isabel (and some of the TV/writing things were cool too).

And then the fact that there'll be more books in this series. I loved all the characters (including the non-Seven Shores ones like Scarlet, Taylor's assistant (would love to see more of her) and can't wait to read more about any of the characters.

I was given this ARC by Netgalley on behalf of Bold Strokes Books. ( )