This wraps up the trilogy. Nicholas's sister, Evangeline gets her story. I liked reading about her and her ability to grow as the book progressed. I liked Gabe from the previous books and liked them together. Since this wrapped everything up- Nicholas and Livvy are getting married, there are secrets that come out, it was nice the see how everything wrapped up. And I loved the epilogue to see where everyone was a year later.
And Eve's paternity wasn't in question.
And Eve's paternity wasn't in question.
Debbie B. (orchid7) -
Sheltered heiress Evangeline Chandler knows who she wants- bad boy Gabe Hunter.
The problem? She has no idea what to do about it. She thinks that Gabe doesn't notice her at all. He is 12 years her senior, her older brother's friend, and he thinks of her as the "Baby Chandler". Eve was raised by an emotionally abusive father and has learned to hide her true feelings in order to keep up appearances. In an act of rebellion, Eve becomes "Anne"- the Lyft driver, in order to research her very private business plan, and also to spend time chatting with Gabe while in disguise.
Gabe Hunter is a tattoo artist who was raised by the housekeeper of the Kane family. He grew up alongside both the Kanes and the Chandlers, and he carries a painful family secret. He also harbors a secret crush on Eve, but he feels that he is all wrong for her.
Gabe and Eve are part of the wedding party for Eve's brother Nick and Gabe's co-worker Livvy. They end up spending several days alone together in the country estate where the wedding is going to take place. Things go from slow burn to raging inferno as their relationship changes from friends to lovers.
But can their passion survive the secrets they both hide...?
It was so great to watch Eve grow and change throughout the book. She overcomes her insecurities to go from a timid, sheltered girl into a self-assured, empowered woman. Her analogy of poking her head out of a turtle shell in order to be daring really helped me to visualize her struggle- and I loved that she gives herself permission to hold on to the shell in case she ever needs to duck into it for self protection. I do think the whole "Anne" Lyft driver thing where she semi-stalked Gabe and tricked him into talking about himself was a bit odd.
Gabe was a very sexy hero- his dirty talking was off the charts hot! I loved how supportive he was of Eve, and how he encouraged her to shed her insecurities and become the sexy, self-assured woman she wanted to be.
There was an additional family drama that concluded in the book. Having not read the first two books, I was still able to follow along. I do feel that I would have been a bit more emotionally invested in the peripheral characters if I had read the first two books in the series, but I was still drawn into the emotional story.
Overall, I was impressed with the character depth of this sweet, sexy romance.
I received an ARC from Edelweiss, and I voluntarily chose to write an honest review.
The problem? She has no idea what to do about it. She thinks that Gabe doesn't notice her at all. He is 12 years her senior, her older brother's friend, and he thinks of her as the "Baby Chandler". Eve was raised by an emotionally abusive father and has learned to hide her true feelings in order to keep up appearances. In an act of rebellion, Eve becomes "Anne"- the Lyft driver, in order to research her very private business plan, and also to spend time chatting with Gabe while in disguise.
Gabe Hunter is a tattoo artist who was raised by the housekeeper of the Kane family. He grew up alongside both the Kanes and the Chandlers, and he carries a painful family secret. He also harbors a secret crush on Eve, but he feels that he is all wrong for her.
Gabe and Eve are part of the wedding party for Eve's brother Nick and Gabe's co-worker Livvy. They end up spending several days alone together in the country estate where the wedding is going to take place. Things go from slow burn to raging inferno as their relationship changes from friends to lovers.
But can their passion survive the secrets they both hide...?
It was so great to watch Eve grow and change throughout the book. She overcomes her insecurities to go from a timid, sheltered girl into a self-assured, empowered woman. Her analogy of poking her head out of a turtle shell in order to be daring really helped me to visualize her struggle- and I loved that she gives herself permission to hold on to the shell in case she ever needs to duck into it for self protection. I do think the whole "Anne" Lyft driver thing where she semi-stalked Gabe and tricked him into talking about himself was a bit odd.
Gabe was a very sexy hero- his dirty talking was off the charts hot! I loved how supportive he was of Eve, and how he encouraged her to shed her insecurities and become the sexy, self-assured woman she wanted to be.
There was an additional family drama that concluded in the book. Having not read the first two books, I was still able to follow along. I do feel that I would have been a bit more emotionally invested in the peripheral characters if I had read the first two books in the series, but I was still drawn into the emotional story.
Overall, I was impressed with the character depth of this sweet, sexy romance.
I received an ARC from Edelweiss, and I voluntarily chose to write an honest review.
