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Blurb

Hollywood taught me everything I know about relationships—except how to be in one. As an actor, I became an expert at faking it. Faking that I wasn’t affected by my childhood. Faking that I was okay. Faking that I knew how to save the day, the girl, the whole damn world.

But I’ve always known the truth—I’m no one’s hero.

Until I’m forced to move back to Sugarloaf for six months, and Brenna Allen offers me a chance to prove otherwise. She’s everything I never knew I wanted, but can’t have. Her broken heart, perfect face, and adorable children turn my world upside down. Instead of preparing for my next leading role, I’m directing a middle school play.

All to make her smile.

The more time I spend here, the more I want to stay. Build a life in this town that I swore I’d leave—for her.

But when the world comes crashing down around us, I’m forced to decide if staying for her is the right choice or if leaving is better for the woman I love.

 

 

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Review

5 emotional, loved-up stars

The final book in the Arrowood series, and oh, what a swoonfest! Jacob and Brenna’s story is sweet, emotional and beautifully romantic as a Hollywood star and a widowed single mother get their chance at a once-in-a-lifetime love.

Jacob is the final of the four Arrowood brothers to have his story told, and his time has finally come to return home and spend six months on the farm where he grew up as part of the requirements of his father’s will. Like his brothers before him, it’s a place with a lot of bad memories, but they have each found love and have settled in Sugarloaf with their families. Jacob has no intention of doing that and while he’s happy to have time with his family, he is counting the days until he can return to his life in LA.

Brenna is new to Sugarloaf. She has moved for a fresh start with her two children after the sudden death of her husband. It’s the town where he grew up, and they are settling in to their new life, though they are still struggling with grief.

From the moment Jacob and Brenna meet, sparks fly. Brenna experiences a stirring of something that she hasn’t felt for a long time, while Jacob is completely swept off his feet in a way he never has been before. It’s sweet and natural, and as they begin to spend time together as ‘friends’, their fierce attraction only grows, and there’s no way they can hide all they are feeling from each other.

“I want to kiss you,” I confess, wanting her to know she’s not misreading anything.
Her breathing accelerates.
“I want to press my lips to yours so fucking much.”

 

 

Every time they are together, there’s this mixed feeling of longing and excitement and I was full of anticipation waiting for the big shift. They don’t hide from it, they acknowledge what they’re feeling and they talk about it, and they are wonderfully honest as they give in to their feelings despite knowing that their time together will be limited.

“I will never lie to you. I won’t make you think there’s more if there’s not. I want you. I have never wanted another woman like this. You consume my thoughts, but I can’t promise you more than whatever we share while I’m living here.”

This thing between us will never be more than a small sliver of time.
We’ll never love, and we’ll never have a future, but we can have now.
I can have him.
For whatever time we’re allowed

And though they are blazingly passionate with each other, it’s never ‘just sex’.  There is strong emotion there from the very beginning, and while they are happy to explore their feelings, neither of them expect to fall so hard.  But they do, they own it, and I was in a world of swoon as they willingly and eagerly surrender to it – Jacob, who had never allowed himself to love, and Brenna, who didn’t expect to ever find it again.  It’s easy and natural, and there’s this beautiful feeling of meant to be as they embrace it all, even though they both know that ending it will crush them both.

“I can’t do this anymore, this casual thing where I pretend that I’m not completely falling for you.”

We’re everything I want, and I’m falling in love with you. I want you to come with me because I don’t know that I’ll be able to walk away.

But making it work long term is a challenge that is going to be hard to overcome. Their lives are completely different, on opposite sides of the country, and the demands of Jacob’s career will put a lot of strain on any relationship. Pain from their past creates issues as they figure it all out, but when they are faced with the possibility of losing it all, they will be forced to reassess their priorities and figure out what it is they truly want.

“You’re going to leave.”
His finger glides down, tracing my jaw. “Ask me to stay for you.”

It’s a beautiful, beautiful story that is so romantic and swoony. Jacob had my heart pounding, and I was lost in dreamy romantic heaven as he opened himself up and allowed himself to fall so hard for Brenna and her kids (speaking of which, the relationship between Jacob and Brenna’s son, Sebastian, is totally ovary-melting! *swoon*). The two of them are sensible and realistic, and I was feeling everything right along with them, and I loved their journey so much.

Along the way, Jacob’s brothers and their family are a big part of the story. They welcome Brenna with open arms, and are fully supportive of the two of them. There’s also a whole lot of teasing and banter that goes on between the brothers, and I loved seeing them all together and so playful. Jacob is the jokester of the group, and there are some fantastic scenes that had me laughing out loud as they joke and bicker, but at the heart of it, they went through hell as kids, and their experiences bound them together tightly. There is so much love between them, and seeing them together with their girls and their kids is just beautiful.

I have loved this series, and it ends on a high with this gorgeous book. I adored Jacob and Brenna’s story, and finished it feeling all loved-up, with a huge smile on my face.

5 stars!

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

 

 

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About Corinne Michaels

New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Corinne Michaels is the author of nine romance novels. She’s an emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun loving mom of two beautiful children. Corinne is happily married to the man of her dreams and is a former Navy wife.

After spending months away from her husband while he was deployed, reading and writing was her escape from the loneliness. She enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak and finding a way to heal them through their struggles. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love.

 

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