Forever Undone by J. Saman is live!
A brother’s-best-friend, forced proximity, marriage of convenience, single dad romance with emotion, steam, and the most beautiful love story. I loved Aston and Skylar’s story!
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Narrated by C.J. Bloom and J.F. Harding
Blurb
I never should have agreed to marry my older brother’s best friend, but I was in a bit of a jam.
Aston Hughes is gorgeous, arrogant, and irritatingly broody. The single dad is also the new trauma surgeon at my hospital and my temporary roommate.
Two years ago, we shared a mistaken kiss during a blackout, and nothing’s been right between us since.
So really, I shouldn’t have said yes when he suggested a marriage of convenience.
But after leaving my bad ex behind, I discover I’m pregnant with his baby, and I’m scared.
Aston offers to marry me as protection from my ex in exchange for helping out with his daughter, who needs more stability in her life after recently losing her mother. It’s an unfortunate no-brainer.
Only what starts as a simple business arrangement quickly turns messy. Heated. And soon he’s no longer fighting with me but for me as he calls me his wife and claims my baby as his.
Except nothing is that simple or easy for any of us.
Now here I am, falling for the hotshot doctor and his daughter while our lives come undone around us.
Review
4.5 stars!
A brother’s-best-friend, forced proximity, marriage of convenience, single dad romance with emotion, steam, and the most beautiful love story. I loved Aston and Skylar’s story!
This is the first book in a new series from J. Saman, a second-gen to several of Saman’s other series. It can absolutely be read as a standalone, but long-time Saman fans will love catching up with beloved characters from earlier books. This book features Aston (son of Jonah and Halle from The Edge of Temptation) and Skylar (daughter of Brecken and Rina from The Edge of Chaos).
Aston and Skylar have known each other their whole lives. Their parents are friends and Aston is best friends with Skylar’s older brother, but because of their ten-year age gap, they never really spent a lot of time together. Now, they’re suddenly unexpected roommates. Skylar has just gotten out of an abusive relationship and is staying at her brother’s empty house while she gets back on her feet, Aston has just been through a trauma of his own, and has moved to Boston with his five year old daughter, and he moves straight into his best friend’s house. Not only that, but they work together – Aston is the new trauma surgeon at the same hospital where Skylar works as an ICU nurse.
Aston is thrilled with the development. He hasn’t moved on from an anonymous kiss they shared during a power blackout two years previously, and the more he can get of Skylar the better. She is less happy about the situation, but she quickly bonds with Aston’s daughter, and they settle into a tentative peace. When Skylar finds out that she is pregnant, she’s terrified for her safety, and that of her baby, so Aston steps in and proposes a marriage of convenience to offer her protection, and to create some stability for his own daughter.
Honestly, I thought the premise of the marriage was a little weak, and probably not necessary, but I was fully on board for the ride! I loved these characters, I could feel the chemistry between them, and I so desperately wanted to see them come together, so I happily went along with it for the pure joy of the situation and watching them squirm with their obvious attraction to each other.
I’m severely attracted to my best friend’s little sister. She’s everything I was never interested in until I kissed her, and now she’s everything I don’t know how to escape.
Aston is all in from the very beginning, and his strong feelings and mad attraction to Skylar is so gorgeous. He’s protective and caring, and he’s exactly what she needs in more ways than she knows. They banter and tease, and the flirting is so entertaining. And while Skylar is understandably hesitant to actually get involved with somebody, she’s helpless against the perfection that is her new husband.
“Just try with me, Skylar. Try with me, and I’ll try with you, and we’ll take it as it comes. I don’t want to play games. I don’t want to have to keep fighting the way I want you. I want to kiss you, and I want that kiss to be real. I want it to mean something.”
There’s plenty of protectiveness and hot “my wife” moments, and when they finally give in to their attraction, the steamy time is HOTTT! Aston is a dirty talker with a bit of a kinky side, and he’s all about Skylar, and OMG, these two are on fire together! But despite all of the heat, it’s the emotional connection that really shines between these two, and they are so gorgeous together.
“I know you’re scared. I’m scared. There is nothing easy about us, sweetheart. But instead of pushing me away, pull me toward you … I don’t know exactly what this is or even what it could be, but I want to find out. I don’t want to run from it.”
They have some demons to overcome, and there are external dramas they need to contend with, but that all blends beautifully with the developing romance and works to move the story forward and show the strength of their relationship, which I just loved.
“God, Skylar, you have so much power over me, and you don’t even see it. I’m yours.”
Aston is so amazing. He’s everything that you want in a romantic hero, and the man melted me (in more ways than one!). And Skylar is such a fantastic heroine. She’s been through a lot, and I loved watching her reclaim her life with Aston by her side. Her increasing confidence made me cheer, and I was so proud of her and the courage that she showed in taking back control and fighting for the best for herself and her baby.
The romance is so beautifully swoony, and I loved seeing these get their well-deserved their happy ending. They are absolutely gorgeous together, and I finished this book with dreamy sighs and a big smile on my face.
Such a great read – 4.5 stars.
An Advanced Reader Copy was provided by the author for an honest review.
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Forever Undone (#1) (Aston & Skylar)
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About the Author
J. Saman is a USA Today and Amazon top 40 bestselling author who writes sassy, swoony, and scorching contemporary romances. She is addicted to Diet Coke, sour candy, and indie rock. She swears way too much (especially after a glass of wine) and has a penchant for sarcasm (or so her husband and children like to tell her).
J. is an admitted lover of second chance romances, enemies to lovers, and the perfect amount of angst. She is best known for writing funny and emotional romances filled with smart, strong women, and sexy alphas who have a softer side—especially for their women.
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