I wasn’t the type of woman who indulged in one-night stands, but the irresistible Liam Powers managed to charm me right into his bed—then disappeared before sunrise. I convinced myself the night was nothing more than a reckless lapse in judgment…until he walked into my office weeks later, looking every bit as sexy and confident as I remembered.
Only this time, Liam wasn’t just the man who’d wrecked my self-control. He was the wealthy investor interested in saving my family’s struggling tech company.
I told myself I could handle working with him. That I could ignore the spark between us and the way he looked at me. Like he still remembered every place on my body that he'd touched. I warned myself not to fall for that flirtatious smile a second time. Liam Powers didn’t do relationships. And I didn’t do heartbreak.
But partnership has a way of breaking down defenses. Late-night strategy sessions turned into banter and stolen glances. A business trip together had me falling into bed with him once more. Because Vegas revealed a softer, unexpected side of him—one that made me question everything I thought I knew about love, trust, and taking risks.
Then came Liam's secrets. His betrayal. And his revelation about someone I loved. And I had to decide whether to walk away…or believe in the man who was fighting for us with everything he had.
Because somewhere between enemies, lovers, and second chances, Liam Powers became the one thing I never expected...My future.
This is Liam and Morgan's story. Liam, who has a troubled history with weddings, meets a wonderful woman at a bar. Despite hitting it off immediately with charming banter and undeniable chemistry, he has no interest in pursuing things further.
Morgan has had no luck with men and has become guarded and a bit skittish; it has affected her judgment when it comes to men and their motives, but so, too, did meeting Liam that fateful night, when she thought her luck had changed.
Do you believe in fate and second Chances? Fate brings them together again, and their passion and chemistry cannot be denied, but their reunion comes with many complications.
As Liam overcomes his past hurts and opens up to Morgan, their connection deepens. The same goes for Morgan, and Liam soon realizes how he wounded this woman with his previous actions. The characters in this story were great and interesting, and some of them easy-to-love others made you laugh.
This was a delightful read with wonderful characters, some mystery and suspense, healing and moving on, passion, banter, flirty and fun, undeniable chemistry, family, and friends, and cameo characters from previous books. We loved it, we felt we wore a smile on our faces the entire story. The ending was the best. enjoyed the way these authors ended their story; it was absolutely perfect.
Meet Carly Phillips:
Carly Phillips is the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over eighty sexy contemporary romances featuring hot men, strong women, and emotionally compelling stories her readers have come to expect and love. She is happily married to her college sweetheart and lives in Westchester County, NY. She is the mother of two adult daughters and three crazy dogs who star on her Facebook and Instagram pages. She loves social media and is always around to interact with her readers. Way back in 2002, Carly’s book, The Bachelor, was chosen by Kelly Ripa and was the first romance on a nationally televised book club. Carly loves social media and interacting with her readers. For more information on upcoming releases, sign up for her newsletter (below) and receive two free books!
Erika Wilde is a Bestselling author and is best known for her super sexy Marriage Diaries series and The Players Club series, and has also co-written multiple series with Carly Phillips, her best friend and writing buddy for the past twenty years. She lives in Oregon with her husband, and when she's not writing you can find her exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest. For more information on her upcoming releases, please sign up for her newsletter (below).
Michael Chamberlain and Paislee Sullivan finally have a chance to breathe—away from chaos, away from the Order, and away from the world that nearly tore them apart.
But the Cardinalis Order doesn’t forget its own.
When Michael is summoned to London, Paislee is pulled into the glittering core of their society—a world of ancient bloodlines, ritual politics, and expectations she never agreed to.
As Michael is drawn into duties he cannot refuse, everything Paislee thought she understood begins to unravel—about the Order, about Michael, and about the dangerous cost of loving someone born into its highest ranks.
Peace was never meant to last. Not in a world ruled by influence…and sharpened by those who know how to use it.
But some bonds never break.
Return to a world of shadows and desire
in Book Two of The Cardinal Code Series.
Author Bio:
Avery Sterling's love for the romance genre began in her teen years when she picked up her first novel. She was captivated by the sweeping scale of emotions brought about by the words. The experience catapulted her towards learning the art of wielding a breathtaking adventure, with a love that felt authentic. Wanting to inspire people with her own thoughts and words, she finished her first novel at sixteen. It was a step towards understanding the essence of what she wished to create.
Most of her youth was spent traveling, searching out the romance and beauty in her everchanging world. From the waves that crashed against the rocky shores of Downeast, Maine, to the warm breezes of the Caribbean, she discovered that love was universal, apparent in its grandest and simplest of forms. Her goal is to write novels an audience can relate to, one that conveys the truth and nature of love… with all that steamy romance.
Jess Donnegan has hated me for a decade. I still don’t know why.
Didn’t stop me wanting her then. Doesn’t stop me now—especially when we get roped into co-chairing the Twelve Stops of Christmas together.
Forced proximity I can handle.
But when her coffee truck goes up in flames, and I’m the one dragging her out, the universe hands me another chance I’m not about to ignore.
Saving her? That’s firefighter reflex.
Helping her rebuild? Easy.
Staying unaffected when she’s close? Impossible.
Because under all that sharp, black-cat attitude is the woman I’ve been half in love with since high school—and the spark between us is a match begging for the strike.
We had mixed feelings about this story. So we are going to tell you what we loved about the book and what did not work for us.
The plot premise was what drew us to read it: a small town feel, a holiday festival, and communtiy support. We enjoy stories like this because they put you into the Christmas spirit, which is our favorite holiday. We loved how the communtiy showed overwhelming support and love for Jess in her time of need. She was loved by all, and her customers loved her specialties around the holidays that they could not live without. The best part of the story was the interactions with Esmerelda the donkey. Those made us laugh and chuckle.
The rest of our thoughts are that this. The main characters did not make us love them. We never warmed up to Jess at all; if being honest, we disliked her character. Powell, on the other hand, was supportive, kind, and always helped those in need; at least we liked his character, although we never fell in love with him. Meatball, on the other hand, we found interesting and funny; he made us smile and laugh. Esmerelda had us grinning. She was protective of Powell and a little heartmelter to boot.
Let us say that we love this author's works, and although we loved parts of the story, we found this story boring; we never felt any chemistry between the main characters.
Also, we love a good slow-burning romance, but things took too long to get started between the characters, and that wasn't until the end of the book, and then it felt like it was over.
We knew that once the main characters didn't make us fall in love with them, it was just going to be an okay read for us. For us to love a story, you really have to fall in love with the characters.
Every story is not for everyone, and that is okay.
We give it 3.5 stars.
Meet Kait Flynn:
As a recovering academic, Kait Flynn once worked THREE JOBS on top of writing. She knows what it means to be BUSY and yet still want that hit of warm fuzzies and positivity from a happily ever after. Fellow overworked romantics, these books are for you.
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