{"id":70813,"date":"2023-07-24T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=70813"},"modified":"2023-07-22T09:06:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T13:06:59","slug":"release-arc-review-mine-to-take-southern-wedding-5-by-natasha-madison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=70813","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: Mine To Take (Southern Wedding #5) by Natasha Madison"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author Natasha Madison comes a stand-alone small-town, second-chance sports romance.\u00a0 <\/strong>Mine to Take is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

When two worlds crossover. From the This Is Series and The Southern Series.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Two fabulous characters in a swoony and emotional second-chance-romance that had my heart racing. I loved everything about this one!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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

When two worlds crossover. From the This Is Series and The Southern Series.<\/p>\n

Things are supposed to go smoothly on your wedding day.
\nAren’t they?<\/p>\n

Sofia Barnes<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always loved to play dress-up.
\nCreating fake weddings was my childhood pastime.
\nNow it is my dream come true.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve finally been handed my first client.
\nBut nothing could prepare me for who greeted me when I walked in.<\/p>\n

He was my first kiss, my first everything, including my first and only heartbreak.
\nNow I have to plan his wedding.<\/p>\n

Matthew Petrov<\/strong><\/p>\n

My family is filled with hockey royalty.
\nFrom my grandfather to my uncle to my father.
\nNow it is my turn to work my way up the leaderboard.
\nI had everything that I\u2019ve ever wanted in my life.
\nOr so I thought.
\nNothing could prepare me for coming face-to-face with Sofia.
\nI knew her inside and out.
\nShe knew my inner secrets.
\nTwo years ago, I let her go, and now she\u2019s planning my wedding to someone else.
\nThey say time heals old wounds. They lied.
\nMaybe she was just mine to take.<\/p>\n

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

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

Natasha Madison has delivered another sensational crossover \u2013 this time between her hockey dynasty and the Southern Series<\/i>, all within the Southern Wedding<\/i> series – and she\u2019s given us two fabulous characters in a swoony and emotional second-chance-romance that had my heart racing. I loved everything about this one!<\/p>\n

What you need to know:
\n– Sofia Barnes is the daughter of Reed and Hazel from Southern Sunshine<\/a> (Southern Series<\/a>, #8)
\n– Matthew Petrov is the hockey playing son of Viktor and Zoe from This Is Wild<\/a> (This Is<\/a>, #2)
\n(I was giddy with excitement from this combination alone!)
\nYou can read this one as a standalone, but you\u2019ll obviously be missing a lot of family context, and it would definitely be more enjoyable for those who have read at least one, preferably both, of the series.<\/p>\n

Sofia has just started working with the Baker sisters at their wedding co-ordinating business, and when her very first client walks in, it\u2019s none other than Matthew Petrov \u2013 her first love, and the man who shattered her heart. Sofia and Matthew fell in mad love in college. They were together for two years, blissfully happy and planning their life together, until it suddenly and brutally fell apart (no cheating). In the two years since they\u2019ve been apart, Sofia thought she had moved on, but one look at Matthew, and she is flooded with all of those old feelings.<\/p>\n

Matthew is just as shocked to see Sofia. He pretends not to know her to avoid a nasty confrontation, but it puts him in a complete tailspin. He\u2019s been going with the flow, dedicated to his hockey but otherwise coasting through life, and seeing the face of the girl he loved and lost, suddenly has him questioning everything.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou aren\u2019t supposed to think you found the one. You are supposed to know. If it\u2019s the one, there isn\u2019t that question \u2026 there isn\u2019t any question, it just is.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From the moment we meet Matthew\u2019s bridezilla, you can see exactly how this story is going to play out, and I was here for it! The anticipation builds beautifully, with the two of them in each other\u2019s space, but keeping their distance and pretending to be completely indifferent to each other, while it\u2019s clear that neither of them have been able to move on from the other. I was frantically flipping pages waiting for the inevitable moment when they finally confronted each other, and OMG! The feels!<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a few things I\u2019ve done in my life that I regret,\u201d I tell her, swallowing the lump in my throat. \u201cThat night is number one on that list. I lost the best thing that has ever happened to me. I lost the woman I loved more than life itself. I lost half of my soul that night.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Matthew finally sees the light, and he is a man on a mission to win back his girl. It\u2019s heartfelt, sweet, fun, flirty, and so freaking swoony! He\u2019s got a lot to make up for, and he grovels like a champ, holding back nothing from Sofia, fighting for her in words and with sweet gestures, and letting her know exactly where his heart is at.<\/p>\n

\u201cStop fighting this, Sofia, and listen to my words. What I gave to you, I never gave to anyone else \u2026 I was meant to always be with you. You were always mine.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s emotional and so beautifully romantic, and I was completely swept up in it all as these two figure it all out and find their way back to each other.<\/p>\n

I loved you before. I love you now. I will love you always.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

*dreamy sigh*<\/p>\n

You can\u2019t have a crossover of these two series without the families getting involved. Not only are Sofia\u2019s workmates all up in her business, but Matthew and Sofia\u2019s families are both wildly intrusive, and I wouldn\u2019t want it any other way! Not just the parents (who I loved seeing again), but Uncle Matthew, and Sofia\u2019s grandpa Casey are right in on the action, coming out swinging in defence of their kids, and OMG, it\u2019s hilarious!<\/p>\n

\u201cLook, I\u2019d love to sit here and talk about this longer,\u201d Viktor says, \u201cbut Matthew senior and Casey are literally having a pissing contest, and I\u2019m just hoping no one whips out a private part.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a great addition to Natasha\u2019s world. It\u2019s a beautiful second-chance-romance, and as a crossover of three series, it\u2019s a great chance to catch up with much-loved characters, and continue to see the next generation find their HEA.<\/p>\n

I finished this book within a day, unable to put it down. It had my heat pounding, it made me laugh and it made me swoon, I absolutely loved it.<\/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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Southern Wedding<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Find family tree and series crossover details here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mine to Kiss (#0.5)<\/strong> (Travis & Harlow)
\nReview<\/a>
\nFree:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Mine to Have (#1)<\/strong> (Travis & Harlow)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Mine to Hold (#2)<\/strong> (Ace & Shelby)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Mine to Cherish (#3)<\/strong> (Luke & Clarabella)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Mine to Love (#4)<\/strong> (Bennett & Presley)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Mine to Take (#5)<\/strong> (Matthew & Sophia)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Mine to Promise (#6)\u00a0<\/strong> (Stefano & Addison)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Mine to Honor (#7)<\/strong> (Levi & Eva)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Mine to Keep (#8) <\/strong>(Caine & Grace)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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

\"\"When her nose isn\u2019t buried in a book, or her fingers flying across a keyboard writing, she\u2019s in the kitchen creating gourmet meals. You can find her, in four inch heels no less, in the car chauffeuring kids, or possibly with her husband scheduling his business trips. It\u2019s a good thing her characters do what she says, because even her Labrador doesn\u2019t listen to her\u2026<\/p>\n

Keep up with Natasha Madison and subscribe to her newsletter\u00a0https:\/\/www.natashamadisonauthor.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

To learn more about Natasha Madison and her books, visit here!<\/p>\n

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Check out more great reads on our\u00a0Natasha Madison Author Spotlight<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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