JB's Book Obsession : 01/30/15

Friday, January 30, 2015

For Valentines (No Wedding #4.5) Novella by Kat and Stone Bastion Netgalley ARC review

For Valentine's (No Weddings, 4.5: a steamy nightcap novella)

For Valentine's by Kat Bastion

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In this steamy novella, featuring Cade and his new wife Hannah from the No Wedding’s series by Kat and Stone Bastion the couple decides to make new Valentine’s memories. Nightmares plague Cade as he tries to believe in his happily ever after with Hannah. Something is stopping him from realizing this is all real, his subconscious telling him this wonderful life he has been given is too good to be true. Can a weekend away with Hannah help Cade to realize he can let go of the past and revel in the present and future with the woman of his dreams by his side. Join this sexy fun couple on their Valentine’s weekend as mishaps and surprises nearly derail Cade’s carefully planned out stay in New York City. The universe seems determined to throw curve balls, but they soon realize that is when they are at their best overcoming obstacles. This sweet and sexy novella promises to be a fun read.

I am a huge fan of this series; I was thrilled when I received the ARC for this final book in the series. I knew that Kat and Stone would do the characters I have grown to love justice. They stay true to the characters that they developed so well in the previous books. I smiled to myself when I realized that nearly every chapter had a hot sex scene, where the first book No Weddings had nothing but sexual tension between Cade and Hannah, this book was nothing but sex and I loved it. As always the sex scenes were fun, sexy, spontaneous and well written from car sex, to coat closet sex to bathtub sex it was all fantastic. Without giving away the ending, since I despise spoilers I will just say the ending was perfect. The entire book screamed romance, if you are a fan of the series you will love how they bring this part of Cade and Hannah life to a close and open up a whole new chapter of life for them.

I am looking forward to the spin off books for Cade’s best friend’s Ben and Mason, Cade’s sisters Kendall and Kiki, cannot wait to see what this terrific husband, and wife team of writers comes up with next.

Received and ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Excerpt

‘This isn’t a fairytale,’ Dornan said wryly, as he watched her bring the soup-soaked bread to her mouth.

She paused with the bread in her hand, looking around the room in mock surprise. ‘You mean, we’re not Beauty and the fucking Beast?’

He laughed.

‘Well, you’re certainly beautiful,’ he said.

‘And you’re definitely a beast,’ she countered, pushing her empty bowl away and resting back on the bed.

‘But there’s no happy ever after for you,’ Dornan added, his eyes trailing over the chains to reach the cuffs that were now permanent bracelets on her wrists.

‘No,’ she said evenly, matching his intense gaze. ‘Not for any of us. Not in this world.’

Excerpt

Girls who were traded in this world never lasted long before it destroyed them, and the Gypsy Brothers had the blackest touch of all.

She blinked her huge eyes, and tears fell from them, running down her cheeks and hitting his hand. He lifted his hand off her lips and brushed more tears from her cheeks with his fingers.

Dornan wanted to tell her she shouldn’t cry. That crying implied weakness. But, as the saltwater leaving her body burned on his hand, he said nothing. Because the minute he left the room, he was going to press his tongue to every one of her tears that had fallen onto his skin and taste how sweet they were himself.

Book Summary

How much is a life worth?

Mariana Rodriguez is the eldest daughter of a Colombian drug lord. Growing up in Villanueva, Colombia, she has never wanted for anything. Private schools, a lavish lifestyle, and the safety of the Cartel that her father works for.

At nineteen, she's got her entire life mapped out, and what a good life it's going to be: graduate from college, move to America, and finally be free from the stifling grip of the Cartel.

Only, her father messes up. A shipment of cocaine - a very large, very valuable shipment - is seized by the authorities whilst under his care and he becomes liable for the debt. Half a million dollars worth of cocaine.

Half a million dollars he does not have.

But he has a daughter, a very smart one, a daughter who would give up her very existence and offer herself as payment for her father's sins, to ensure her family survives.

But falling in love with the man who owned her wasn't part of the plan ...

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Lili writes dark romance, suspense and paranormal stories. Her serial novel, Seven Sons, was released in early 2014, with the following books in the series to be released in quick succession. Lili quit corporate life to focus on writing and so far is loving every minute of it. Her other loves in life include her gorgeous husband and beautiful daughter, good coffee, Tarantino movies and spending hours on Pinterest.

She loves to read almost as much as she loves to write.