{"id":62527,"date":"2021-12-09T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=62527"},"modified":"2021-12-15T15:20:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T20:20:58","slug":"new-release-western-waves-compass-3-by-brittainy-c-cherry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=62527","title":{"rendered":"New Release & ARC Review: Western Waves (Compass, #3)\u00a0by Brittainy C. Cherry"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Western Waves<\/strong>
\n(Compass, #3)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

by Brittainy C. Cherry<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Released – 9 December 2021<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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AVAILABLE NOW!<\/strong>
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\nReleasing 15 March 2022 in Audio<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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

They called him the grave digger\u2014the man who dug up the darkest secrets of a person’s past.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Damian Blackstone didn\u2019t care about my existence. He came into my world for one reason only. He came to find answers about his past.<\/p>\n

He moved like the villain in my favorite fairytales. He wasn\u2019t the one who received the happily ever afters; he was the one who destroyed them.<\/p>\n

Which was why I couldn\u2019t understand my step-father setting it up in his will for Damian and me to be married. If we didn\u2019t wed, all of my family\u2019s inheritance would be donated to charity.<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t certain I\u2019d be able to live with a man like Damian, but make no mistake, he wasn\u2019t the monster in this story. Damian danced with the darkness, but I submersed myself within it.<\/p>\n

The longer he stuck around, the more complicated things became. Every family had its skeletons, and Damian came to dig up ours. When the truth came out, and the secrets were revealed, I was left wishing I\u2019d never said, \u2018I do.\u2019<\/p>\n

By that point, it was already too late.
\nI was tangoed in his darkness as he bathed within mine.<\/p>\n

Find\u00a0Western Waves<\/em>\u00a0on\u00a0GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

4.5 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Western Waves<\/i> is an arranged marriage, opposites attract romance and I couldn\u2019t put it down. It\u00a0is entertaining, emotional and captivating, and I loved it.<\/p>\n

Stella was raised by her mom\u2019s best friend, Kevin, after her mother passed away. She was like a daughter to him and was given a life full of love. After Kevin passes, she discovers at the reading of his will that he has a son named Damien and that Kevin has divided his assets between her and Damien. There is a catch though – if Stella and Damien are to inherit the estate and money, they must marry and live together for six months. At the end of six months, they can go their own ways with their half of the inheritance.<\/p>\n

I love books with arranged marriages and couldn\u2019t wait to see how this story played out. It\u2019s unique, intriguing and so good. Stella wanted for nothing when she was raised by Kevin. Damien had the opposite life. While Stella got love from the father figure in her life, Damien got nothing from his actual father.\u00a0They are not excited when they hear the stipulations to the will.<\/p>\n

Stella and Damien couldn\u2019t be more different. She\u2019s full of light and he\u2019s full of darkness. She feels so much and he hides his emotions. They get on either other\u2019s nerves from the start but slowly the tension grows between them as they are forced into close proximity of one another. It\u2019s a slower burn romance especially since Stella has a boyfriend for a big chunk of the story and I loved watching these two form a friendship.<\/p>\n

I love that there is no crazy drama needed to make you feel everything in this book. It\u2019s draws you in and doesn\u2019t let you go. The feels I had when I read about Stella\u2019s love for Kevin, her mother, and Maple warmed my heart. The sadness I felt for Damien crushed my soul. However, the two of them come together in such an unexpected way and together they heal. It\u2019s not easy and there are definitely bumps in the road but I loved how Stella thawed Damien\u2019s heart and Damien showed Stella the support she needed. love is strong and I fell hard for these two.<\/p>\n

Though I really liked Stella, it was Damien who stole the show. He tries hard to hide that big heart of his but he can\u2019t contain how good of a person he is when Stella is around. He\u2019s caring and thoughtful. Even when they were just becoming friends and Stella had a boyfriend, he still put her first even though she wasn\u2019t available. He built her up and helped her realize her worth.<\/p>\n

Overall, Western Waves<\/i> is another fantastic addition to the Compass<\/i><\/a> series. Damien and Stella are wonderful and it is easy to get lost in their story. I also loved getting to see more of Connor and Aaliyah from Eastern Light<\/a>s<\/i>. I loved this book and I cannot wait for more of this series.<\/p>\n

*ARC generously provided by the author*<\/em><\/p>\n

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Compass<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Southern Storms (#1)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Buy: \u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Audio<\/a><\/p>\n

Eastern Lights (#2)
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\nBuy: \u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Audio<\/a><\/p>\n

Western Waves (#3)
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Northern Stars (#4)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Buy: Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Brittainy Cherry has been in love with words since the day she took her first breath. She graduated from Carroll University with a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Theatre Arts and a minor in Creative Writing. She loves to take part in writing screenplays, acting, and dancing–poorly of course. Coffee, chai tea, and wine are three things that she thinks every person should partake in! Brittainy lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. When she’s not running a million errands and crafting stories, she’s probably playing with her adorable pets.<\/p>\n

Stay up to date with Brittainy by joining her MAILING LIST<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Join Brittainy\u2019s Golden Girls (And Boys) FB READER GROUP<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Check out our AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT<\/a> for more amazing reads by Brittainy C. Cherry!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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