{"id":56293,"date":"2020-12-08T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=56293"},"modified":"2020-12-07T08:43:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T13:43:39","slug":"release-arc-review-stay-for-me-arrowood-brothers-4-by-corinne-michaels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=56293","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: Stay For Me (Arrowood Brothers, #4) by Corinne Michaels"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stay For Me by Corinne Michaels is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Hollywood taught me everything I know about relationships\u2014except 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.<\/p>\n

But I’ve always known the truth\u2014I\u2019m no one’s hero.<\/p>\n

Until I\u2019m forced to move back to Sugarloaf for six months, and Brenna Allen offers me a chance to prove otherwise. She\u2019s 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\u2019m directing a middle school play.<\/p>\n

All to make her smile.<\/p>\n

The more time I spend here, the more I want to stay. Build a life in this town that I swore I\u2019d leave\u2014for her.<\/p>\n

But when the world comes crashing down around us, I\u2019m forced to decide if staying for her is the right choice or if leaving is better for the woman I love.<\/p>\n

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Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

5 emotional, loved-up stars<\/b><\/p>\n

The final book in the Arrowood series, and oh, what a swoonfest! Jacob and Brenna\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s will. Like his brothers before him, it\u2019s 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\u2019s happy to have time with his family, he is counting the days until he can return to his life in LA.<\/p>\n

Brenna is new to Sugarloaf. She has moved for a fresh start with her two children after the sudden death of her husband. It\u2019s the town where he grew up, and they are settling in to their new life, though they are still struggling with grief.<\/p>\n

From the moment Jacob and Brenna meet, sparks fly. Brenna experiences a stirring of something that she hasn\u2019t felt for a long time, while Jacob is completely swept off his feet in a way he never has been before. It\u2019s sweet and natural, and as they begin to spend time together as \u2018friends\u2019, their fierce attraction only grows, and there\u2019s no way they can hide all they are feeling from each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to kiss you,\u201d I confess, wanting her to know she\u2019s not misreading anything.
\nHer breathing accelerates.
\n\u201cI want to press my lips to yours so fucking much.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Every time they are together, there\u2019s this mixed feeling of longing and excitement and I was full of anticipation waiting for the big shift. They don\u2019t hide from it, they acknowledge what they\u2019re 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will never lie to you. I won\u2019t make you think there\u2019s more if there\u2019s not. I want you. I have never wanted another woman like this. You consume my thoughts, but I can\u2019t promise you more than whatever we share while I\u2019m living here.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

This thing between us will never be more than a small sliver of time.
\nWe\u2019ll never love, and we\u2019ll never have a future, but we can have now.
\nI can have him.
\nFor whatever time we\u2019re allowed<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And though they are blazingly passionate with each other, it\u2019s never \u2018just sex\u2019.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 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\u2019t expect to ever find it again.\u00a0 It\u2019s easy and natural, and there\u2019s this beautiful feeling of meant to be<\/em>\u00a0as they embrace it all, even though they both know that ending it will crush them both.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t do this anymore, this casual thing where I pretend that I\u2019m not completely falling for you.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

We\u2019re everything I want, and I\u2019m falling in love with you. I want you to come with me because I don\u2019t know that I\u2019ll be able to walk away.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going to leave.\u201d
\nHis finger glides down, tracing my jaw. \u201cAsk me to stay for you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

Along the way, Jacob\u2019s 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

I have loved this series, and it ends on a high with this gorgeous book. I adored Jacob and Brenna\u2019s story, and finished it feeling all loved-up, with a huge smile on my face.<\/p>\n

5 stars!<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Arrowood Brothers<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Come Back For Me (#1) <\/strong>(Connor & Ellie)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Apple Books<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 B&N<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Kobo\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Google Play<\/a><\/p>\n

Fight For Me (#2)<\/strong> (Declan & Sydney)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: \u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Apple Books<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 B&N\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Kobo\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Google Play<\/a><\/p>\n

The One For Me (#3) <\/strong>(Sean & Devney)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy: \u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Apple Books<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0B&N<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Kobo\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Google Play<\/a><\/p>\n

Stay For Me (#4) <\/strong>(Jacob & Brenna)
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Destined for Me <\/strong>(Cayden & Hadley)
\n<\/strong>Arrowood-Hennington<\/a> crossover next generation novella<\/em>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About Corinne Michaels<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller\u00a0Corinne Michaels\u00a0<\/strong>is the author of nine romance novels. She\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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