Never After Us (Heartbreak Mixtapes 4 ) by Claudia Burgoa-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 10, 2026
I came to Seattle to settle my late aunt’s estate. Not to uncover a family secret that rewrites my entire life. Definitely not to fall for the grumpy neighbor across the hall.
Alec Horvath is broody, intense, and completely incapable of minding his own business. He acts like my daughter, and I are temporary inconveniences in his carefully controlled life.
Unfortunately for him, my daughter, Mila, decides he belongs to us almost immediately.
The problem? I’m still grieving. Still untangling decades of lies buried inside my family. Still trying to understand why the woman I thought was my aunt was actually my mother.
Falling in love was never part of the plan. And maybe the scariest part is this: I’m starting to want forever with him too.
But love requires trust. And trust feels impossible when your entire life has been built around people leaving.
Alec keeps promising he’ll stay. But can my heart believe that’s possible?
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REVIEW: The Heartbreak Mixtapes series comes to an end with the final installment. Never After Us is a found family, single mom, romantic slow burn romance that readers of the author are sure to love. As always, I recommend reading a series in order to get the most out of it, however, each book can be read as a standalone in an interconnected world. For those that have read the series, this is the best one yet!
Mara is a traveling photographer, she spends her days finding just the right picture and home-schooling her young daughter Mila. For five years she has made it her mission to bring joy and love to her daughter after the loss of her husband and Mila’s fathers. She may show her daughter and the outside world a warm, happy face, but inside she is swallowed by guilt, grief and pain. When the girls find themselves with an inheritance with strings attached, they are moving to a strange new place and starting new. What they didn’t expect was their new neighbor, Alec. He is nothing like the Mr. Rogers type, grumpy and somewhat rude, he himself is not thrilled to learn he will have new neighbors. Little did either of them know that life was about to get much more interesting and the connections they would develop would forever change their lives.
Alec Horvath, former drummer to Dead Moth Parade, famous and well known and all around grumpy panda is less than happy when he learns his neighbor has passed and a random family member is moving in with their kid. He likes his peace and his routine, but ever so slowly Mara and Lina break down the walls Alec had built around himself, and then in return he helped heal them from their own grief.
Claudia’s books are always so good with the emotions, they feel so deeply and the characters always leave a lasting impression. As the plot progressive and we get more of each of the leads’ backgrounds, we learn why they are suffering, and just how perfect they are for one another. By being vulnerable, honest and genuine, Alec and Mara slowly wade through the waves of grief and pain and come out the other side. Alec and Lina’s time together really brings such warmth to the story, she has a way of making every interaction a joy, and Alec really needs that in his life. Overall, this was my favorite book of the series, and not just because drummers are awesome. Slow burn romances make for the best reads, there is so much build up of emotions, so much tension, and when it finally breaks…well lets just say you need to read to find out.
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Reviewed by Sarah


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Claudia is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author.
She writes alluring, thrilling stories about complicated women and the men who take their breaths away. Her books are the perfect blend of steamy and heartfelt, filled with emotional characters and explosive chemistry. Her writing takes readers to new heights, providing a variety of tears, laughs, and shocking moments that leave fans on the edge of their seats.
She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, her youngest two children, and three fluffy dogs.
When Claudia is not writing, you can find her reading, knitting, or just hanging out with her family. At nights, she likes to binge watch shows or movies with her equally geeky husband.
















