Review - Best Served Cold by Maya Alden

Title - Best Served Cold

Author - Maya Alden

Name of Series - -

Series Type - Standalone

Genre - Contemporary Romance

Release Date - 22nd July 2024

Overall Rating - 5 / 5

Heat Rating - 4.5 / 5

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He's after revenge. She's collateral damage.

I'm Noah Carter, and this is my confession.

My story is one of vengeance that twisted into a love I never saw coming. My target? Baron Hunt, the man whose ruthlessness shattered my family.

The plan was seduce his daughter Stella to force her father's hand, making him pay for his past transgressions. She became an unwitting pawn in a game of retribution that was supposed to end with my victory.

Instead, I realized that the heart doesn't follow the rules of revenge.

A plan to topple an enemy transformed into a fight for my own survival.

Stella, betrayed and heartbroken by my deception, became the mirror reflecting the cost of my vendetta—reminding me that in the quest for justice, I had lost sight of who I was.

Best Served Cold

✔️ Billionaire romance

✔️ Brutal revenge

✔️ Fake engagement

✔️ Forced proximity

✔️ Other woman drama

✔️ Angst, drama, groveling

✔️ No cheating

✔️ Complete standalone

Best Served Cold is a billionaire fake engagement, revenge romance with a heroine who goes from sweet to sassy because of her experiences, and a hero who goes from wanting retribution to falling in love. It is a complete standalone and part of the Savannah's Best series.

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My Review 💋

Star Rating : 4.5 / 5 Stars

POV : Dual

Cliffhanger : None

Hero : Noah

Heroine : Stella

Pace of the story : Moderate

Angst Rating : 8/10

Heat Rating : 5/10

Triggers Involved : revenge , betrayal , grovel

Overall Opinion :

I am a huge fan of grovel romance so when I saw the blurb for this book , I was all over it. I binged this one in a single sitting because it has all the elements I love and so much more! The angst is amazing and somehow the author wrote it in a way that it felt redeeming. There are very few books for me that actually feel like they have enough grovel after the mess up and this was one of those few gems!

Noah is ruthless in everything he does and he was the same in his revenge. Until he saw the consequences. He deemed Stella to be the same as her father , and thought she had everything he did coming to her , until he actually met her. I loved the chemistry and I loved the way everything unfolded from that point. The change in Stella was amazing and I loved how she froze him out.

This is my top read for this year when it comes to angsty romance and I am definitely recommending this one to all the contemporary but angsty romance loving people out there!