He decided never again, and then he met her.
Embracing the Change, an all-new emotional River Rain novel from New York Times bestselling Kristen Ashley & Blue Box Press is now live!
That Kiss…
Gorgeous New York socialite, Nora Ellington has been waiting a very long time for her happily ever after.
So long, she’s given up on it and has decided, even though she’s the plus-one friend without benefits to a man she’s head over heels in love with, an HEA will forever be out of her reach.
Handsome billionaire Jamie Oakley thought he’d had two happily ever afters in his life. However, neither lasted long, and both ended in tragedy. He’s not about to try it again or put his children through the trauma Jamie has learned from experience undoubtedly will come their way.
And he’s made this decision even if the woman who’s become his constant companion is a woman he loves straight to his soul….and wants with everything that is him.
But then, one night, Jamie loses control and kisses Nora.
He can’t go there.
She can’t go on without it.
They’ll never be the same.
Or will they?
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His fork clattered on his plate, the sudden sound surprising me so much, I gave a slight jump as Jamie turned fully to me.
“Right, we’re here.”
Oh dear.
I wasn’t sure what “here” meant.
But I was sure I didn’t want to be there.
He carried on. “I know you don’t want to talk about it, and I’ll give you more time, but I do want to talk about it. However, for now I’ll just say, I can have you as I’ll allow myself to have you.”
As he’ll allow himself to have me?
What on earth did that mean?
“And in so doing, I have you,” Jamie continued. “You mean something to me. You’re mine. You’re a part of my life. You’re a member of my family. And I think you know I take care of those I love, Nora. That being the man I am, I cannot countenance this jackass annoying you or taking your time or infiltrating your life in any way that does not involve the children you share. Am I being clear?”
You’re mine.
I take care of those I love.
You’re…
Mine.
Those…
I…
Love.
“Nora,” he called. “Am I being clear?”
My Review
It should come as no surprise that I'm a) a HUGE Kristen Ashley fan and I will read anything she publishes and b) once this hit my kindle, I devoured it!
KA always delivers more mature characters, a strong focus on family, and finding your happily ever after despite being burned before. This follows the similar themes. The focus here is on Jamie and Nora, and if you've read the series, you know that these are two who have loved and lost, and in Jamie's case, he wasn't ready to move forward after the loss of his second wife, and their first kiss. What seemed like a relationship that was destined, ended up with Jamie being a total tool and backing off when he really needed to move forward. Nora was patient (and at times, overly so), and yet, didn't advocate and fight for herself until she really needed to do so with Jamie.
Throw in their exes, children, side characters, drama, the push-pull that only KA can deliver, and this was one that I'll absolutely read again.
Often her books have me highlighting what I love to call "strong lines" and this one had some really good ones, and some heartbreaking ones including from Nora "Another day alone with the man I loved, who did not love me"
UGH! Right in the FEELS!
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