The Seven Month Itch (25 in 2025 #23)

Author: Tanvier Peart
Title: The Seven Month Itch Publisher: Frenchy Press Date Published: 01/23/2024

Read Dates: 11/17/2025- 11/18/2025
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐💫

The Seven Month Itch is a dual POV, marriage in trouble, second chance romance. Justice moved out seven months ago, and her friend Emma is trying to convince her to move on. Their annual girls' trip winds up being a surprise trip to a singles retreat. Justice is reluctant to go along with the plan, especially when her estranged husband is the first person she sees when she checks in! Now all that is left to see is whether this will be the final nail in the coffin of their marriage, or a brand new start. There were things I really liked about this, but other things I struggled with. The writing was fantastic, the spicy scenes were well written, and I found Justice and her insecurities to be well done. Part of my disappointment with the book is not the book itself, just that it was marketed in what felt like a misleading way, and it took a while to adjust my expectations. It was described as a romcom, and it did not read that light-hearted. There are some serious issues and triggering content, and while it was well done for the most part, the expectation was for something lighter. One thing I really love about second-chance romances is seeing the couple really dig deep to come out stronger on the other side, and that felt brushed over in this one. They reunite, have lots of sex, then a time jump. There's a huge, potentially relationship-ruining miscommunication, they have lots of sex, and another time jump. I did like the book, and want to read more from this author, but feel like maybe this wasn't the right one for me to start off with.

Seven days.
One relentless best friend.
A singles’ retreat in the middle of nowhere,
one my future ex-husband decides to attend.
What could go wrong?

Note to self: When your best friend of twenty years shows up at your door and tells you to pack, run. It’s an ambush, not your annual girls’ trip.

I wasn’t fast enough, so here I am. At a seven-day singles’ retreat in Vail, Colorado, 1,011 miles away from home and my comfort zone.

Emma knows I’m not ready to entertain the idea of meeting one man, let alone a herd of bachelors. No dating playbook for single women on the brink of divorce could prepare for this winter escape—or the man who descends from the elevator after we arrive.

My estranged husband.
A man I’ve loved since college.
A man who shattered my heart that’s yet to heal.

This is the first time we’ve laid eyes on each other since I left him seven months ago. Rage. Hurt. Betrayal. I feel it all. So why do my thighs clench at the memory of his touch?

Based on his gaze, I won’t survive the week.

A fast read full of shenanigans, The Seven Month Itch is a debut with laughs, tension, and steamy scenes. This spicy romance book is perfect for fans of banter and drama with twists and turns.