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Embrace: The Arranged Hearts Series
What happens when best friends meet at the altar? Feelings are revealed and love is made in this beautiful friends to lovers and arranged marriage infused romantic tale.
Suvi Summers never had luck in the love department. Failed relationship after failed relationship leads her to an unforgettable interview with the matchmaking service, Arranged Hearts.
Blaze Snow was a ladies’ man through and through. He’d never had any trouble finding a woman but keeping her was a different story. When his best friend signs up for a matchmaking service, he goes for moral support, but ends up in an interview of his own.
Neither of them expects to gain much from the service, but when they meet at the altar a few weeks later, they are forced to come to terms with feelings neither of them was prepared to reveal.
Will this unexpected start lead them to embrace their love, or will they find out they were only meant to be friends? Will the arranged hearts commit to forever or will “I do” turn into “I Don’t”?
Suvi Summers never had luck in the love department. Failed relationship after failed relationship leads her to an unforgettable interview with the matchmaking service, Arranged Hearts.
Blaze Snow was a ladies’ man through and through. He’d never had any trouble finding a woman but keeping her was a different story. When his best friend signs up for a matchmaking service, he goes for moral support, but ends up in an interview of his own.
Neither of them expects to gain much from the service, but when they meet at the altar a few weeks later, they are forced to come to terms with feelings neither of them was prepared to reveal.
Will this unexpected start lead them to embrace their love, or will they find out they were only meant to be friends? Will the arranged hearts commit to forever or will “I do” turn into “I Don’t”?
200 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 31, 2024
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Mya
52 books230 followersMya is a twenty-five-year-old, boy-mom and author from Houston, Texas. Mya's introduction to the literary world came at the young age of sixteen when she published her first book "His Little Secret". Starting with fan fiction and transitioning to urban romance, Mya now has a growing catalog that includes black romance and women's fiction novels. Her love for black love has motivated her tp create stories that reinforce the idea that regular people deserve extraordinary romantic tales. Through her books, she wants to leave readers with a discussion-provoking dialogue about the black experience.
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June 8, 2024
MIDD it was predictable and a bit boring.
November 4, 2024
“He was 300 pounds of muscle…… and dk…..and dk” mkay Suvi tell us what you seeeee ayeeee!
This was a cute interpretation on a friends to lovers Arranged Hearts edition. Suvi is looking to find love and has enlisted the assistance of Arranged Hearts. Not one to leave his friend to do anything alone, Blaze agrees to take the leap with her. At the alter they discover that they were each other’s perfect match. Something they should’ve known all along with a 20+ year friendship. Even their families weren’t shocked by this revelation.
As Blaze and Suvi navigate becoming lovers they are apprehensive yet hopefully that things will work out. From purchasing a new home to starting a family Blaze and Suvi were ready for their HEA.
This was a corny yet cute read and while the story was extremely cheesy and predictable I have no real complaints about the story.
This was a cute interpretation on a friends to lovers Arranged Hearts edition. Suvi is looking to find love and has enlisted the assistance of Arranged Hearts. Not one to leave his friend to do anything alone, Blaze agrees to take the leap with her. At the alter they discover that they were each other’s perfect match. Something they should’ve known all along with a 20+ year friendship. Even their families weren’t shocked by this revelation.
As Blaze and Suvi navigate becoming lovers they are apprehensive yet hopefully that things will work out. From purchasing a new home to starting a family Blaze and Suvi were ready for their HEA.
This was a corny yet cute read and while the story was extremely cheesy and predictable I have no real complaints about the story.
November 23, 2025
Suvi and Blaze were serving that friends to lovers goodness I need every so often in my reads. Like others said, it was a bit predictable, but that's not a bad thing in this case. I loved how sweet their friendship (and later relationship) was, minimal drama too. What more do you need?
June 2, 2024
Good... Predictable 3.5 stars.
No surprise who the groom would be in this one. I had a slight hummmm, with the eating and constant size references in the storyline. The cover did not match the bride in the story.The romance parts were in great abundance throughout the story. Mostly, I was perplexed. I did not feel a sensual connectivity with this couple. See what you think. 3.5 stars..
No surprise who the groom would be in this one. I had a slight hummmm, with the eating and constant size references in the storyline. The cover did not match the bride in the story.The romance parts were in great abundance throughout the story. Mostly, I was perplexed. I did not feel a sensual connectivity with this couple. See what you think. 3.5 stars..
May 5, 2025
An arranged marriage only to find your best friend at the alter. They had there struggles but they were able to get through it. I enjoyed this book.
August 12, 2024
This was my least favorite of the Arranged Hearts series. There wasn't much storyline and there was so much potential for a great friends to lovers story. Once Suvi and Blaze meet at the altar it's just about sex. I'm in no way a prude but I don't want a story that's filled with nothing but sex. It felt like the author didn't know what to do with the characters once they said I do.
The narrators didn't help any. They didn't fit with the writing style. It's obvious urban dialect doesn't come natural for them. I cringed every time the tried to sound hood. It was awful.
Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The narrators didn't help any. They didn't fit with the writing style. It's obvious urban dialect doesn't come natural for them. I cringed every time the tried to sound hood. It was awful.
Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.
June 18, 2025
This was friends to lovers, and I usually love that trope but this one fell just a little bit flat for me. It was a bit predictable. I can’t help but to compare it to the other books in the series, and this one was not my fave.
That’s NOT to say it wasn’t good! There were just a few that I liked better.
The friendship was cute. The chemistry was there. The match made sense, if a bit predictable.
6.95/10 would recommend
That’s NOT to say it wasn’t good! There were just a few that I liked better.
The friendship was cute. The chemistry was there. The match made sense, if a bit predictable.
6.95/10 would recommend
March 8, 2025
“No other woman has ever made me feel complete like you do.”
First read by this author and listened via hoopla.
With friends to lovers like this book is why i straddle the fence with this trope.
These two had me laughing a bit. Suvi was talking about Blaze's built and the way she said “d*ck” had me rolling. While this was cute it was also predictable. I was just like “all that money y’all could have saved from this program if honesty about feelings were acted on.” Baby Blaze was all in and ready to get things popping after saying “I Do.” Once again the $$$$. They had each others back and the love was there for sure. I adored that the most. Once the spice started they didn’t let up honey.
I think it could have been better if they were best friends that literally weren’t in the same town around each other all the time. Then they both joined the program but without the other knowing they did. Then BOOM they both at the alter.
First read by this author and listened via hoopla.
With friends to lovers like this book is why i straddle the fence with this trope.
These two had me laughing a bit. Suvi was talking about Blaze's built and the way she said “d*ck” had me rolling. While this was cute it was also predictable. I was just like “all that money y’all could have saved from this program if honesty about feelings were acted on.” Baby Blaze was all in and ready to get things popping after saying “I Do.” Once again the $$$$. They had each others back and the love was there for sure. I adored that the most. Once the spice started they didn’t let up honey.
I think it could have been better if they were best friends that literally weren’t in the same town around each other all the time. Then they both joined the program but without the other knowing they did. Then BOOM they both at the alter.
June 3, 2024
I must first say, how much I loved the friendship between Blaze and Suvi. Their connection was airtight, and they were there for each other through everything. I loved how Blaze was willing to do any and everything to make Suvi happy, although she really got on his nerves most of the time. 🤣 Suvi adored her loser (Blaze), as he made everything better in her life.
While they were going through the interview process, you just knew what was going to happen. When they met at the altar, the shock was evident, but then almost immediately they began to see the other in a different light. Blaze was not playing about Suvi anyway, but when she got his last name, he became a beast bout his wife. They were a bit hesitant about taking things to the next level, but chile one they did, it was on! This was friends to lovers done right. Really enjoyed this read. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
While they were going through the interview process, you just knew what was going to happen. When they met at the altar, the shock was evident, but then almost immediately they began to see the other in a different light. Blaze was not playing about Suvi anyway, but when she got his last name, he became a beast bout his wife. They were a bit hesitant about taking things to the next level, but chile one they did, it was on! This was friends to lovers done right. Really enjoyed this read. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
November 4, 2024
I consumed this book via Audibook, so that does have a lot to do with my review.
The book was a cute friends to lovers book.
In my opinion, it only focused on the honeymoon phase of their relationship, besides the few interactions with their exes but even then, it wasn’t anything trying!
Now, the narrators did NOTHING for this book. They were extremely bland, the fake Houston accent, and the lack of enthusiasm killed the vibe. Their voices did not match the personalities of the characters.
The book was a cute friends to lovers book.
In my opinion, it only focused on the honeymoon phase of their relationship, besides the few interactions with their exes but even then, it wasn’t anything trying!
Now, the narrators did NOTHING for this book. They were extremely bland, the fake Houston accent, and the lack of enthusiasm killed the vibe. Their voices did not match the personalities of the characters.
September 29, 2025
Embrace had all the elements I usually love friends to lovers, an arranged marriage twist, and the promise of hidden feelings finally coming to light. But for me, it didn’t land the way I hoped.
Suvi and Blaze had potential, yet I found myself wanting more depth and emotion to really pull me into their story. The setup was solid, but I couldn’t fully connect with the characters or feel the chemistry that should have made their shift from friends to forever unforgettable.
It wasn’t a bad read at all, just one that left me wishing for a little more spark and weight. For me, it sat at three stars good premise, but not the kind that lingered after I closed the book.
Suvi and Blaze had potential, yet I found myself wanting more depth and emotion to really pull me into their story. The setup was solid, but I couldn’t fully connect with the characters or feel the chemistry that should have made their shift from friends to forever unforgettable.
It wasn’t a bad read at all, just one that left me wishing for a little more spark and weight. For me, it sat at three stars good premise, but not the kind that lingered after I closed the book.
April 25, 2025
This is my second book by Mya and I like it. The friends to lovers trope didn’t bother me at all. I liked this book
June 1, 2024
Marry Ya Bestfriend 😍🥰
Blaze Snow gave nothing but ALPHA. I loved his personality and how family oriented he was. Suvi Summers was my gworl 💅🏾. I loved how outspoken she was & her love for food. Me & her can definietly hang out lol. Blaze and Suvi had a special relationship. They known eachother their whole lives and was bestfriends. They watched eachother grow into adulthood and been around for unsuccessful and failed relationships. Them signing up for Arranged Hearts was the best thing they could’ve did. Their chemistry was so authentic. I loved their marriage. They really married their bestfriend. So freaking dope 😍🥰. They literally had so much fun. I enjoyed watching them fall in love. So happy for them getting their HEA.
Blaze Snow gave nothing but ALPHA. I loved his personality and how family oriented he was. Suvi Summers was my gworl 💅🏾. I loved how outspoken she was & her love for food. Me & her can definietly hang out lol. Blaze and Suvi had a special relationship. They known eachother their whole lives and was bestfriends. They watched eachother grow into adulthood and been around for unsuccessful and failed relationships. Them signing up for Arranged Hearts was the best thing they could’ve did. Their chemistry was so authentic. I loved their marriage. They really married their bestfriend. So freaking dope 😍🥰. They literally had so much fun. I enjoyed watching them fall in love. So happy for them getting their HEA.
December 13, 2024
I wanted to enjoy this book, but it was was tragically bad. I found it to be overly wordy and unnecessarily descriptive. Like, why do we need the recipe for pink panties or a history lesson on boy bands? I listened the audio book and the Southern accents made me cringe they were so terrible. Definitely rolled my eyes like, every 10 minutes. I wanted to DNF this soo bad, and in retrospect, I should have. Life is too short for this to have possibly been the last book I ever read. Meanwhile, how insane it is to spend $30,000 to be matched with a person that your parents already planned on you marrying, since birth? They owe that money to their mamas. Anywho…it was a no for me, but someone will love this story.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 2, 2024
In this book from the Arranged Hearts series we meet Suvi and Blaze who have grown up as best friends thanks to their mothers and are matched with each other thanks to the company. It was interesting to see how quickly they went from being friends to being lovers but it was like they needed a push from an outside source to see what was there the whole time.
While Blaze jumped right into it, Suvi needed a little time to adjust but once she did it was smooth sailing from there and their families were happy of course because this was something they wanted already. It was nice to see them embrace the new phase of their lives together as husband and wife and how it flowed so naturally and wasn't forced. I really enjoyed this one.
While Blaze jumped right into it, Suvi needed a little time to adjust but once she did it was smooth sailing from there and their families were happy of course because this was something they wanted already. It was nice to see them embrace the new phase of their lives together as husband and wife and how it flowed so naturally and wasn't forced. I really enjoyed this one.
September 8, 2024
This was definitely my favorite book in the series!! Best friends that end up being soul mates!
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March 17, 2025DNF, but I will say this:
Suvi: I love God, God is my everything
Also Suvi: Cry me a f**** river you dumb b****
Something was not giving 😭
Suvi: I love God, God is my everything
Also Suvi: Cry me a f**** river you dumb b****
Something was not giving 😭
June 1, 2024
Friends to married!
Blaze & Suvi!! A sweet story. I love this series. I liked how Blaze and Suvi met at the Alter.
Blaze & Suvi!! A sweet story. I love this series. I liked how Blaze and Suvi met at the Alter.
June 22, 2024
I like friends to lovers. Wish there was more of flashbacks to show there was moments where one of them liked the other but decided to suppress it.
August 21, 2024
3.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ .5 stars! Suvi has had a lot of unsuccessful relationships and now she wants some help to find her happily ever after. She decides to go to Arranged Hearts hoping for a positive outcome.
Suvi’s best friend, Blaze took one for the team and decided to also go to Arranged Hearts to support his best friend and also because he figured that he would try to find the love of his life.
Little did they know that they would be paired with each other by Arranged Hearts to be each other’s spouse. I enjoyed their love story. They had a couple of bumps along the way, as far as women that Blaze had dealt with in the past, and Suvi’s ex, because nothing is perfect, but in the end they choose each other and have a beautiful future.
Suvi’s best friend, Blaze took one for the team and decided to also go to Arranged Hearts to support his best friend and also because he figured that he would try to find the love of his life.
Little did they know that they would be paired with each other by Arranged Hearts to be each other’s spouse. I enjoyed their love story. They had a couple of bumps along the way, as far as women that Blaze had dealt with in the past, and Suvi’s ex, because nothing is perfect, but in the end they choose each other and have a beautiful future.
June 17, 2024
I have to say that I love the relationship between Blaze and Suvi. Now I have to say the beginning was very predictable and it wasn’t much of a surprise who they were being arranged with unfortunately. The interviews basically said the exact same thing just in their “voices”. So I feel like that took away from the story because it wasn’t a surprise for us.
Now the set up between the moms was funny as hell because they had been plotting which is expected especially when the chemistry was as good as Blaze and Suvi’s. This was definitely a friends to lovers done right just in an unconventional way. Almost made me want to find Arranged Hearts 😅😂…
I loved that they continued to elevate each other because they really wanted to see each other win and it was beyond the friendship. This was definitely a good read.
Rating 4.5
Now the set up between the moms was funny as hell because they had been plotting which is expected especially when the chemistry was as good as Blaze and Suvi’s. This was definitely a friends to lovers done right just in an unconventional way. Almost made me want to find Arranged Hearts 😅😂…
I loved that they continued to elevate each other because they really wanted to see each other win and it was beyond the friendship. This was definitely a good read.
Rating 4.5
June 1, 2024
Arranged Hearts: Embrace
Mya! You did your big one with this! Lol! I love how Blaze didn’t play about Suvi but she didn’t play about him. She was a boss & he also made it to where she could be in her soft girl era! She definitely did what a wife does: she motivated him, elevated & motivated him to expanding his business which in return expands them as a unit! Their “adult time” appeared explosive! The playlist was an added bonus!!! I loved it!
Mya! You did your big one with this! Lol! I love how Blaze didn’t play about Suvi but she didn’t play about him. She was a boss & he also made it to where she could be in her soft girl era! She definitely did what a wife does: she motivated him, elevated & motivated him to expanding his business which in return expands them as a unit! Their “adult time” appeared explosive! The playlist was an added bonus!!! I loved it!
June 2, 2024
Vickie J
I love friends to lovers stories, Blaze have always had his best friend Su's back but every guy that she dated said she was not giving her all and would break up with her and Blaze was always there for her. Arranged Hearts showed up on her phone well why not and Blaze paid for it and also decided to do it too who would have thought these two would meet at the altar. Good book
I love friends to lovers stories, Blaze have always had his best friend Su's back but every guy that she dated said she was not giving her all and would break up with her and Blaze was always there for her. Arranged Hearts showed up on her phone well why not and Blaze paid for it and also decided to do it too who would have thought these two would meet at the altar. Good book
June 1, 2024
friends
Best friends do sometimes love each other romantically. The relationship between Blaze and Suvi was as usual. The story of how they married and their relationship was a bit different. Good book. Full of love and happiness.
Happy Reading‼️
Best friends do sometimes love each other romantically. The relationship between Blaze and Suvi was as usual. The story of how they married and their relationship was a bit different. Good book. Full of love and happiness.
Happy Reading‼️
June 1, 2024
Loved It
A beautiful love story between best friends. Who better to love than your best friend, Blaze and Suvi were more concerned with staying best friends than seeing that they were each other's soulmate. There were some obstacles, but nothing that they couldn't handle! The family dynamics was so refreshing to read. The epilogue was beautiful as well.
A beautiful love story between best friends. Who better to love than your best friend, Blaze and Suvi were more concerned with staying best friends than seeing that they were each other's soulmate. There were some obstacles, but nothing that they couldn't handle! The family dynamics was so refreshing to read. The epilogue was beautiful as well.
June 2, 2024
A cute one
This one was cute light and fluffy a best friends to lovers type of arranged marriage. Not a lot of obstacles smooth sailing loving families all in all a really solid book.
This one was cute light and fluffy a best friends to lovers type of arranged marriage. Not a lot of obstacles smooth sailing loving families all in all a really solid book.
October 2, 2024
This is the first one in this series where they both knew each other first. I mean I didn’t love it but I didn’t hate it. If they could’ve gotten out of their own way they would have been together in the first place.
June 1, 2024
Good
It's a cute read. Not much drama going on,but it was a nice love story. The one thing that grated my nerves was Suvi referring to Blaze as a loser. Will check out other books from this author.
It's a cute read. Not much drama going on,but it was a nice love story. The one thing that grated my nerves was Suvi referring to Blaze as a loser. Will check out other books from this author.
June 2, 2024
Marrying your best friend is dope 😍
The love that Suvi and Blaze shared was radiating off of the pages.
I really enjoyed their journey into husband and wife!
The love that Suvi and Blaze shared was radiating off of the pages.
I really enjoyed their journey into husband and wife!
June 2, 2024
Amazing!
I loved Blaze for Suvi and Suvi for Blaze. Their love was beautiful with an even better ending. I’m glad they didn’t let any one ruin what they had.
I loved Blaze for Suvi and Suvi for Blaze. Their love was beautiful with an even better ending. I’m glad they didn’t let any one ruin what they had.
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