{"id":74876,"date":"2024-06-05T08:30:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T12:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=74876"},"modified":"2025-08-28T09:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:36:20","slug":"release-arc-review-forgotten-desires-whitlock-family-4-by-corinne-michaels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=74876","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: Forgotten Desires (Whitlock Family, #4) by Corinne Michaels"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forgotten Desires by Corinne Michaels is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The fourth and final book in the Whitlock Family<\/i> series, this is a second-chance, fake-marriage-of-convenience romance, and it is the most beautifully romantic and swoony love story. From beginning to end there is so much emotion in in this story, I was completely smitten and swept totally off my feet, and I loved every moment of this one!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

He\u2019s a billionaire in need of a wife \u2026<\/strong>
\nAnd I\u2019m his ex who can\u2019t say no to him.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ten years ago Carson Knight was my one great love, but he abandoned me without a trace.
\nNow he\u2019s a billionaire single-dad in need of a temporary wife.
\nAnd he\u2019s at my house on one knee with a proposal \u2026
\nMarry him, so he\u2019s more likely to win full custody of his daughter, keeping her safe from her unstable mother. In return, he\u2019ll take care of the medical expenses for a surgery my father needs to survive.<\/p>\n

Reluctantly, I agree to tie the knot, on one condition. Once those custody papers are signed, we go our separate ways. Because he\u2019s even more gorgeous, charming, and sweeter than he was back then, and I don\u2019t trust myself not to fall for my fake husband.<\/p>\n

Especially when I hear him say \u201cmy wife.\u201d<\/p>\n

Or feel his hands on my skin. Taste his kiss or see the way he looks at me with those blue eyes and know that our carefully crafted rules will shatter.<\/p>\n

Right alongside my heart.<\/p>\n

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

4.5 swoony stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

The fourth and final book in the Whitlock Family<\/i> series, this is a second-chance, fake-marriage-of-convenience romance, and it is the most beautifully romantic and swoony love story. From beginning to end there is so much emotion in in this story, I was completely smitten and swept totally off my feet, and I loved every moment of this one!<\/p>\n

Brynlee is the youngest of the Whitlock siblings. We have seen her three older brothers find love in the earlier books in the series, and though her brothers and their families feature heavily in this story, you could read this one as a standalone. But don\u2019t miss the earlier books because this series is amazing!<\/p>\n

Brynn and Carson (aka Crew) met on a holiday 10 years ago, and though they only spent a week together, they fell in mad, wild, forever love. It ended badly when Carson left Brynn to return home, and when they suddenly run into each other again, it\u2019s clear that emotions are still running high. Crew is now a billionaire single dad who is desperate to get custody of his daughter. When he\u2019s told that a marriage could help his case, he proposes a fake marriage to Brynn and she, unable to turn down his heartfelt request and desperate to help pay for a medical procedure for her father, agrees. They will marry, make it look real to their friends and family, and as soon as Crew gets custody of his daughter, they will separate. It sounds simple, but from the very beginning, it\u2019s most definitely not.<\/p>\n

\u201cI <\/i>hate lying.\u201d Brynn\u2019s voice aches and I truly hate myself for asking her to do this.
\n\u201cIs it all a lie?\u201d
\nHer lashes flutter and she stars are me. \u201cThat\u2019s we\u2019re madly in love and can\u2019t live our lives another day without each other? Yeah, I\u2019d say it\u2019s a lie.\u201d
\nI shake my head. \u201cIt\u2019s a stretch, sure, but it\u2019s not a lie.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The chemistry and emotion between Brynn and Crew is epic from the moment they reconnect. There is SO much feeling between them, and neither of them hide anything from each other.<\/p>\n

Crew brushes his thumb against my lips. \u201cYou\u2019re the best decision I\u2019ve ever made, even if it won\u2019t last.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They\u2019re honest about everything! They don\u2019t hide how they\u2019re feeling, the depth of their connection, the pain of their separation or all that they still mean to each other, and oh, I was in swoony heaven!<\/p>\n

\u201cI never stopped wanting you, Brynlee.\u201d Our eyes are locked and I want her to feel how I feel. \u201cEven when I should\u2019ve. Even when I married another woman. Even when I told myself over and over that there was no way I could fall in love with someone in a week, I still loved you. So, while our marriage and all the things you\u2019ve named may seem like enough, it\u2019ll never express how much I care about you.\u201d
\n\u201cYou\u2019re not allowed to say that,\u201d she says with tears in her eyes.
\n\u201cWhy not?\u201d
\n\u201cBecause I can\u2019t let you love me.\u201d
\n\u201cIf I haven\u2019t figured out a way in ten years to stop, what makes you think I\u2019ll be able to now?\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The fake relationship means there\u2019s lots of close proximity, and it takes very little time for lines to become blurry and for them to effortlessly fall into a sweet, heartfelt and passionate relationship.<\/p>\n

Crew stole my heart years ago, and I never was the same after. A piece of it always belonged to him, and instead of just letting him keep that piece, he put it back and stole the whole damn thing again. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s all happening in challenging circumstances. First there\u2019s Crew\u2019s custody case, which absolutely pulls at the heartstrings. Ugh, I ached for him and for little Layla, who is so freaking cute; the moments spent her with are just adorable. At the same time, Brynn has her own family challenges going on, secretly reuniting with her estranged father and the intense health issues going on there. And through it all, her three protective brothers and their girls are all up in their business, leading to some laugh-out loud funny banter and bickering, but also heartwrenching scenes where we see just how close this family is and how unquestionably they have each other\u2019s backs.<\/p>\n

Though they\u2019re in a difficult position and have some hurdles to face, Crew and Brynn\u2019s story is pretty much angst free. There is drama and emotion, but it works to bring intensity and depth to the story, and I loved how they dealt with it all. There\u2019s no game playing, no stupid behaviour, just two people finding their way back to each other, dealing with their challenges and finding their happy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love you so much, Brynlee Knight \u2026 I choose you every day, every hour, every minute. I choose you forever.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I freaking loved this book. It\u2019s a total swoonfest, and had me all wrapped up in my feels. I finished it with a huge grin on my face, and this book firmly cements the Whitlocks as one of my all-time favourite series from Corinne Michaels<\/p>\n

4.5 stars.<\/p>\n

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

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Whitlock Family<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Forbidden Hearts (#1)<\/strong> (Asher & Phoebe)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Broken Dreams (#2)<\/strong> (Grady & Addison)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Tempting Promises (#3)<\/strong> (Rowan & Charlotte)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Forgotten Desires (#4) <\/strong>(Carson & Brynlee)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meet Corinne\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"Corinne Michaels is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of romance novels. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love, and she enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak before finding a way to heal them through their struggles.<\/p>\n

Corinne is a former Navy wife and happily married to the man of her dreams. She began her writing career after spending months away from her husband while he was deployed–reading and writing were her escapes from the loneliness. Corinne now lives in Virginia with her husband and is the emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun-loving mom of two beautiful children.<\/p>\n

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