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Why You Should Read This Book
There is so much to love about this spicy romance novel. First, it hit really close to home because the FMC has celiac, and adoption is a big part of the storylineâŠtwo things I can definitely relate to since I have celiac and all four of my children were adopted. There is a tremendous amount of accuracy used in how she talks about celiac, and itâs absolutely swoon-worthy how Kade and his family go above and beyond to make sure she has everything she needs to eat safely. Take notes, people! This is how it should be done. I also appreciated the honest way the adoption portion of the storyline was treated because it highlighted the various steps in the adoption process that most books, TV, or movies seem to skip over. It was refreshing to see both topics treated with the utmost respect throughout this book.Â
There are so many layers to Georgiaâs character that you get to see throughout the book. She has some deep baggage and insecurities that are justified, given what sheâs been through in her life. Itâs extremely easy to relate to her insecurities based on how theyâre written because who hasnât worried about someone they care about leaving them or stressed about why someone hasnât called or texted in a few days after a memorable time together. Itâs so easy to imagine yourself in Georgiaâs shoes throughout the book and relate to everything that sheâs feeling as she tries to find her way and figure out what she really wants in her life. Plus, she isnât afraid to speak her mind and give Kade a piece of it when heâs been difficult. Gotta love a strong woman who isnât afraid to push back.
Now, letâs talk about KadeâŠheâs a broken bad boy who turns out to be an incredible sweetheart once you break down his walls and he starts to process his baggage. And that mouth on that man. There are not enough words to describe how incredibly hot EVERYTHING he says to Georgia is. If you love an extremely hot man with a very dirty mouth who has absolutely no problem saying what he needs and what heâs going to give his partner, then you definitely need to meet Kade Archer.Â
And who wouldnât love to have future in-laws like the Archers? If you could design the perfect family to marry into, then it would have to be theirs. Plus, this book gives you the sense that there are many more stories to tell about Kadeâs siblings that Iâm hoping weâll see come to life in future books.Â
P.S. Cannot wait to read the next book in this series. The ending left me reeling to learn what really happened and what is going to happen between Abby and Griffin.
Happily Never After
âEyes up here, darlinâ.â
âI love your mama. So fuckinâ much it hurts. And I know I shouldâve told her sooner, but I didnât wanna scare her off. Sheâs got this way of runninâ when things get real. But lately⊠things have been right. Sheâs ours. Weâre hers. This is it.â
âI do love you. God, Georgia, Iâve loved you since the moment you stole my fuckinâ hat and rode into the sunset. Baby, Iâve loved you this whole damn time. I was just... scared you'd run the second I said it. But I love you. I do. I love you. I love you.â
âGet your fuckinâ hands off my woman. Now.â
âYouâre already half-way obsessed with the woman, Ma. The twins spend any more time with her, theyâll start calling her their new sister.â
âLook, I know itâs weird, and probably blowing your fucking mind right now, but Iâm at Honey Bea because I ran into your mom last weekend, and she said she needed my help on a project. Youâve met her, sheâs incredibly convincing. I was supposed to find her at some supply shed, but I couldnât find it, and then there was this goose. The ditch came out of nowhere, and now Iâm stuck.â
âLet me show you what being mine feels like, Georgia Walker.â
âDreams of having a big house filled with kids and laughter, messes and sticky fingers. Loud mornings with my family and quiet nights with my wife.â
âYou called me yours. You called me your woman, Kade. Called me yours. Defended me like you meant it, too.â
âGeorgia, there are exactly three things to do in this town for fun: ride a horse, get laid, or get drunk. Lot of us do all three at once.â
âHeâs in the apartment over the garage. Looks like a meth den, but the man inside is hotter than a whore in church.â
âHazy, having that sweet girl as my daughter, blood or notâitâs not a fuckinâ mistake and thereâs no way in hell itâs leaving me worse off. That babyâs not even mine yet and sheâs already saving me.â
âRule is: Wear the hat, ride the cowboy. So either give me my hat, or ride me, darlinâ. Choice is yours.â
âYou walked into my life like a goddamn whirlwind, Georgia. All fire and fight and freckles, and now I can't go a day without thinking about you. Wanting you. Craving you. Worrying about you. You might not realize it yet, but youâre mine, and Iâm gonna prove it to you.â
âYou walk in here like youâve got it all figured out. Drop this shit on me, actinâ like Iâve already failed. You donât know a damn thing about me.â
âWantingâs never gotten me anything but heartache. So forgive me if I donât run toward it like itâs something good.â
âYou gonna let me have you tonight? Let me touch every fuckinâ inch of you? Worship that perfect body like itâs the only thing thatâs ever mattered? Gonna let me make you come on my fingers and tongue?â
âPlease, darlinâ. Just let me carry this. Canât take your pain, but I can take the weight of havinâ to do it alone. Youâve done enough all by yourself. Time to let someone else stand beside you.â
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