I received a copy of this front netgalley and I was super excited because that blurb was screaming “read me now.” And then I realised how quickly I had to read this, followed by oh crap this is book 3 in the series, and I haven't read book 2. So, I picked up book 2, because my fomo made me.

Full disclosure, I didn't love book 1, which I hate for me, but I find Sara Ney very hit and miss. But I will always read them because I either love them or am a little ambivalent, but I never hate them. Anyway book 2 I liked more than book 1 and book 4 I was loving. Thought for sure it was my favourite and I knew where it was going then if just kind of slowly sailed off a cliff.

Layla and Hayes had wicked hot chemistry and I loved their interactions. It felt natural and flirty and so fun. And then you've got Benny and I couldn't get enough of her. She was the perfect 9 year old and damn did she remind me of my girls. She knew what her dad needed, she knew what she wanted and she had decided Layla fit the bill.

And like I said I had thoughts on where this was going. I was just wrong and the direction it did go I didn't love. I don't necessarily have anything against the detour this took, I just didn't feel it. And it pulled me out of the lust fog I was feeling with Hayes and Layla and I wasn't ready. 

On a side note book 1 and 2 felt like the same series, book 3 felt like a standalone that didn't have much to do with the previous 2. So I really didn't need to read book 2 before this but here we are. 

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Forever After Fall is NOW LIVE

BLURB:

One little mistake tangles me up with a sexy stranger in a dark room. Not that I’m complaining. It’s the most fun I’ve had in forever. At least until the lights come on and I see the single dad, my best friend’s older brother and my sister’s widower, standing in his place.

He’s grumpy as hell when he realizes our mistake, and even grumpier when he finds out the two of us are stuck together for the foreseeable future setting up the fall festival at the family ranch.

Meanwhile, I’m trying to figure out how the man from that night is the same steadfast workaholic who eats the food I cook in silence and barely grunts when I thank him for his latest handyman miracle at my house.

No matter how hard I try, I can’t stop thinking about that night. Especially not when we’re working side by side for long hours every day planning romantic hayrides and decorating a haunted house. When I finally admit as much in a moment of weakness. we’re both making confessions that have my heart pounding.

So what if we finish what we started? A secret friends with benefits agreement that expires at midnight on Halloween. Because if we can just get it out of our minds, we can go back to business as usual. No one ever has to know.

But I’m not ready for all the secrets I uncover playing this game or for the way this man makes me feel.

And neither of us are prepared for just how haunted the house turns out to be.

What to Expect:

Best friend's older brother

Single dad 

Widower x SIL

Grumpy x Sunshine

Secret friends with benefits

Small town holiday

Forced proximity

Touch her and die

Western small town

My Review

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 Her Power Play 

Jesse Clarkson has always held two things close to his heart -- hockey and his stepsister Belle.

Except the friendship that blossomed between the two over the last fifteen years has grown into more, and so does the protectiveness he feels for the woman who suffers from chronic migraines and who's been his number one fan for over a decade.

To the world, Belle is part of the family who rarely misses his games. 

But to Jesse, she's his whole world. 

And the two must fight the potential backlash of admitting their true feelings or risk losing each other for good.

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B. Celeste is a new adult and contemporary romance author that gives voices to raw, realistic characters with emotional storylines that tug on the heartstrings.

She was born and raised in upstate New York where she still resides with her four-legged feline sidekick, Oliver “Ollie” Queen. Her love for reading and writing began at an early age and only grew stronger after getting a BA in English and an MFA in English & creative writing. When she’s not writing, she’s working out, binge-watching reality game shows, and spending time with her friends and family.

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Well, welcome back to Purgatory Falls, please fasten your seatbelts we are in for a bit of a bumpy ride. First, I need to confess I don't really remember Bristol or Anson. I don't think that matters. This book is an awesome standalone with some characters I know and love popping in with opinions and I loved it.

Bristol and Anson were great characters and I loved them together. I enjoyed the book, but I personally feel a little ripped off. I expected and honestly was looking forward to some drama and angst. This is a younger sibling falling for their deceased sisters ex, who is raising their child. She also happens to be best friends with his sister.

So, I was expecting there to be a whole thing with the child and family members. And I thought it was set up for exactly that. Then it swerved another way, there was drama I wasn't anticipating. Cool, I thought we were going to steer into that. Instead, out of all these juicy little nuggets we could have run with Bristol finds issue with the one thing I was like who even cares about that.

Then we hit the epilogue without any of the things I want a resolution (or fireworks) for, and it was just cute fluff. Excuse me ma'am where is the rest of the book? I was expecting some drama with the truck and a MC club. A certain someone's mother having an actual cow or some angst over the child being eww gross my step mum can't be my aunty. Nope just a sweet little honeymoon present, which I loved but still. 

Guess I have to wait to see what is coming next from this author and hope she ruins me a little then.

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I came across an ALC of this on netgalley and got instantly invested and then I signed up thinking I probably wouldn't be accepted. Then I got offered a review copy and had a massive dilemma. Do I try to read book 1 first, in the very limited time I had or do I just listen to this one and circle back later. But I know me, so I picked up book 1 and loved it and I am so glad I did.

I honestly think you could easily and happily read this as a standalone, but I loved getting that little bit of history between Silas and Vesper through the eyes of their friends. Plus, book 1 was a pretty good read on its own.

So, the history between Silas and Vesper was still pretty current in this book and I loved it. Vesper was such a realistic, easy to relate to character and I loved how determined she was to fix her own mistakes and not jump into new ones. But even more I loved how fiercely Silas loved her and how he fought to win her over while also being so considerate of her needs and pace.

He never pushed her even when you could almost physically feel how badly he wanted to throw her over his shoulder and lock her in a castle. He just laid himself bare and let his actions show his sincerity. And I couldn't get enough of them.

The audio was really easy to get lost in. The narrators were awesome and I am so glad I requested it. I can't wait to see our other Rogues family members get their stories. All through the book I kept hoping for a different character to get their book next and honestly, I'm going to forget and be happy regardless. 

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