{"id":63440,"date":"2022-02-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=63440"},"modified":"2022-02-17T20:22:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T01:22:39","slug":"release-arc-review-a-very-vegas-st-patricks-day-a-very-holiday-3-by-kayley-loring-connor-crais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=63440","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: A Very Vegas St. Patrick\u2019s Day (A Very Holiday, #3) by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Very Vegas St Patrick’s Day by Kayley Loring and Connor Crais is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

I love this book! It\u2019s fun, funny, sizzlingly sexy and swoonily romantic. A hookup that becomes a Vegas wedding that becomes a funny and sweet single-parent romance. Featuring one very determined and irresistibly charming Irish hero, this is such a great read!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Audio<\/a>
\n(free in KU)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The audiobook is duet narration by Connor Crais and Mackenzie Cartwright.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

You might think the problem would be waking up in Vegas, hungover,\u00a0<\/span>next to a beautiful woman who\u2019s wearing your boxer briefs\u00a0<\/span>and finding out ya married her in the middle of an epic drunken night of festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n

But you\u2019d be wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n

I, Nolan Cassidy, international charmer and maker of mischief have fallen head over heels for Cora Delaney.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I <\/span>want<\/span><\/i> to be married to the lass.<\/span><\/p>\n

So you might think the problem would be that <\/span>she<\/span><\/i> wants an annulment.<\/span><\/p>\n

But again you\u2019d be wrong\u2014stop getting it so wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n

I, Nolan Cassidy, with my devil tongue and Irish accent, will no doubt change her mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

Does the problem lie in that she has a son who doesn’t like me and is as clever and crafty as I?<\/span><\/p>\n

Or that I\u2019ve only got one month\u2014until St. Patrick\u2019s Day\u2014to prove to my one true love\u00a0<\/span>that I can be a good husband and father?<\/span><\/p>\n

C\u2019mere and I\u2019ll tell ya\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

None of that is the problem.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a problem.<\/span><\/p>\n

My boxing days may be behind me\u00a0<\/span>but the fight never left me.<\/span><\/p>\n

When I see something I want, I get it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And nothing is going to stand in my way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Not my new wife\u2019s hesitation nor her son\u2019s doubts.<\/span><\/p>\n

So buckle up, strap in.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because I\u2019m no longer in the business of wanting.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m in the business of having.<\/span><\/p>\n

Which is gonna make for one wild Paddy\u2019s Day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Add to Goodreads<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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

\u201cWhat happens in Vegas was meant to happen.
\nIsn\u2019t that the saying?\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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

Gah, I love this book! It\u2019s fun, funny, sizzlingly sexy and swoonily romantic. A hookup that becomes a Vegas wedding that becomes a funny and sweet single-parent romance. Featuring one very determined and irresistibly charming Irish hero, this is such a great read!<\/p>\n

Nolan Cassidy is the Irish cousin of the Cannavale brothers in the first two books of the series (though this one can absolutely standalone). He is an ex-boxer and now splits his time between Ireland and the US, setting up high-profile boxing matches. Its on one of those trips where he meets Cora at the airport, and some quick-witted banter and flirting leads to him cancelling his trip home and them spending days in a hotel room doing all sorts of steamy things.<\/p>\n

I whisper in her ear, \u201cGive me your body tonight.\u201d I command. Of course, she can say no. But she really needs to trust that it\u2019s in both of our best interests if she doesn\u2019t.
\n\u201cAll yours,\u201d she whispers back. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Holy freaking hotness, these two are on fire! Their chemistry sizzles, and they hold nothing back as they explore anything and everything with each other, and it\u2019s So. Freaking. Sexy! They agree to keep things simple and go their separate ways after their time together without exchanging any personal information. But even though they make a clean break, neither can forget about the other, or the incredible time they spent together.<\/p>\n

And then fate intervenes, reuniting them a month later in Vegas, and they pick up where they left off, sharing a blistering night together, and drunkenly exploring the sights of Vegas. But this time, they wake up married.<\/p>\n

In the harsh light of day, my head aching, my mouth dry, my eyes stinging, I don\u2019t look back on it with regret.
\n<\/em>I said I loved her. And I meant it.
\nAnd she said she loved me.<\/em>
\nDid she not?<\/em>
\nIt hurts. It hurts deep that sober Cora sees our night as a mistake. As sober Nolan sees it as the best decision he\u2019s ever made.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a fantastic set-up for their romance, and I was revelling in the playfulness of this relationship. They laugh and play together, the banter is fantastic, and of course the sex is off the charts steamy. And best of all, is the feels. They have fallen hard and fast for each other, and Nolan makes it very clear that he\u2019s all in.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy time with you has been some of the best of my life. And I\u2019ve had a grand feckin\u2019 life. I wanted to marry ya because I wanted a taste of what forever would feel like with you. I said I love you because I love you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cora has reservations, and all becomes clear when she hesitantly agrees to give the marriage a chance, and her sassy ten-year-old son is introduced into the mix. Ashton is a great little character, he\u2019s absolutely hilarious, and I loved the added dynamic that he brings to the story. And Nolan is in for the fight of his life to win the little man over and prove that he\u2019s got what it takes to become the husband and father that they need him to be.<\/p>\n

\u201cFate brought you to me. It\u2019s my desire and duty to never let you go.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

God, I love Nolan! He\u2019s funny and charming with a great sense of humour, his poetic musings are hilarious, he loves his grand declarations, and his POV is so much fun.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday is the day I reckon with fate. The day I wrestle with my destiny to become the man of the house and win over my new heir.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And as deliciously filthy as the man is, he also wears his heart on his sleeve for his girl. He holds nothing back, and he made me swoon so many times.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve already stolen my heart, Cora. And I don\u2019t ever want that fucker back.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is some drama, but it\u2019s short-lived and resolved in hilarious style, and I finished this book with a huge grin on my face. It\u2019s a fun, easy read with unforgettable characters and a gorgeous romance, it made me laugh but still brought the feels, and I loved it.<\/p>\n

Her feelings are a perfect mirror of mine. What we have is special, magical, not something that is a trick of the night burned by the light of day. Our souls have traveled the world and found home. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\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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A Very Holiday<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\" \u00a0\"\" \u00a0\"\" \u00a0\"\" \u00a0\"\" \u00a0\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Very Bossy Christmas (#1)<\/strong> (Declan & Maddie)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: \u00a0Amazon<\/a> |\u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

A Very Friendly Valentines Day (#2)<\/strong> (Eddie & Birdie)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: \u00a0Amazon\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

A Very Vegas St Patrick’s Day (#3)<\/strong> (Nolan & Cora) (co-written with Connor Crais)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

A Very Grumpy Father’s Day (#3.5)<\/strong> (Declan & Maddie)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

A Very No Strings Halloween (#4)<\/strong> (Billy & Donna) (co-written with Connor Crais)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

A Very Snowed In New Year (#5)<\/strong> (Holden & Piper)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About Kayley Loring<\/b><\/h4>\n

\"\"Before writing steamy romantic comedy novels, Kayley Loring got a BFA in creative writing from a Canadian university and had a fifteen-year career as a screenwriter in Los Angeles (under a different name). She mostly wrote PG-13 family comedies that studios would pay her lots of money for and then never make into movies. In 2017 she decided to move to the Pacific Northwest and write about all the fun stuff that she wasn\u2019t allowed to write about in those PG-13 scripts. Now she\u2019s breathing cleaner air and writing dirtier words. It\u2019s an adjustment she\u2019s happily getting used to.<\/p>\n

Rest assured that her funny sexy sweet romances have no cheating or cliffhangers, and always have HEAs!<\/p>\n

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Instagram<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0FB Reader Group<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Website<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0Newsletter<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0Audio Newsletter<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0BookBub<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0TikTok<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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About Connor Crais<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"Connor Crais is a classically trained actor living in the Midwest with his wife, two kids, and rescue greyhound. He has been both a stage and television actor, and before plunging into the romance genre, he had been narrating commercials, audiobooks, and explainers for well over a decade from his home studio. From alphas to bosses to cocky sports stars (a particular favorite), he loves sparring with beautiful, sassy heroines (and their talented narrators) but also loves winning them over and reaching that happily ever after. He is excited to now create those stories as an author.<\/p>\n

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