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***4 ‘You’re the Tide’ Stars*** I must admit that Belmont and Sage have been the two characters that intrigued me the most throughout the series because their relationship is so tense and...unique. With each book I made note of anything that could give me a clue into what was going on  with them, but no solid answers were given. So, yes, I was all kinds of excited to get my hands on Too Beautiful to Break to FINALLY get some answers, and for them to FINALLY get their HEA, and what a ride it was. I wasn’t prepared for what was revealed, but it totally worked, especially when you look at just who Sage and Belmont are, and I loved experiencing each step in the evolution of not only their relationship, but themselves as individuals. I’ve really liked Belmont and Sage throughout the series, but it was more in the context of their unique relationship rather than as individuals, so finally learning about who they are separately from each other was an enjoyable, though he...

***4 ‘Team Kyler’ Stars*** I loved Kyler in Too Hard to Forget and after finding out about his own heartbreak I was crossing my toes that we’d somehow, someway get a book about him getting a second chance with the girl who owned his heart, because that was how much of an impact he made on me. So, when Too Close to Call was announced I swear I did the whole fangirl squee-ing with happy dancing tossed into the mix and I was not disappointed! It was quick, fun read with with all kinds of sweet, smexy and heart. Kyler is all kinds of sweet and charming. Mix that with a healthy dose of determination, a bit of sneakiness and a heart of gold, not to mention smexy without trying and the man is lethal. Bree is intelligent, driven and all about her family. She has a shy side, but there is fire beneath it that comes out with just the right amount of prodding. Their second chance story was sweet and smexy and fun and as much as I thought I’d want to hate on Bree, I couldn’t. She ...

***4 ‘Your Inner Masochist’ Stars*** The dysfunctional functionality of the Clarkson family is what makes these books difficult to put down and boy do Peggy and Elliott (who thought a non family member could rival the Clarkson siblings?) put me through the ringer. Talk about bringing out all the FEELS, the good, the bad and the ugly in this emotional rollercoaster, but it was all worth it as things get heated, both in the heart, head and bed, only to end in the way it was always meant to. Peggy and Elliott truly took me on a hell of a ride. Peggy is an enigma. She can be whomever someone needs her to be, as long as it isn’t herself because if she allowed that to happen all of her vulnerabilities would be exposed. But pieces of her trueself find their way out of the kevlar armour she’s constructed around herself and those pieces show a genuinely vibrant and compassionate soul. I had my ups and downs with Peggy. I loved her fearlessness, but the games she played had me ...