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Finley (Sunset Cove Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Ella Frank (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 2,138 ratings
It's time to come home, Finn.

It’s been seven years since Daniel Finley left his hometown in Florida for the hustle and bustle of Chicago’s city life.
Since then, he’s worked hard for his position at the prestigious law firm Leighton & Associates, even when it’s caused distance and isolation from his family and friends. But that’s all about to change.

On his thirtieth birthday, he receives the one thing he never dared hope for. Something that was promised to him years earlier—a note. One simple sentence from the man he’s never been able to forget.

Six words will forever change the course of their lives.

Brantley Hayes has it all. Or so he thinks. When he first made the decision to take a job down in Florida, his family thought he was crazy. But, after years of living in the quiet beach town, he finally feels a sense of community. He’s surrounded himself with friends who are like family, has a job he loves, and owns a spectacular beachfront property that is his sanctuary.

Yet he still feels unfulfilled, as if a piece of the puzzle is missing, and he knows exactly which piece it is. On an impulse, he follows through with a promise he made years earlier. A promise to call home the one he sent away.

Nothing is as simple as it seems.

After years of separation, the former lovers are reunited, but Brantley wasn’t expecting to encounter the high walls now guarding Daniel’s heart.
Daniel may not be the same person he was when he left, but he knows that the first step to healing is the note in his hand.
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"Ella has seriously outdone herself. Finley was amazing, romantic, and hot sizzling sexy. I love how there were no unnecessary issues and it was at the end of the day, JUST a love story. I read it in one sitting! Readers are going to flip for Finn and Brantley! This is a true MM Contemporary Romance." - Carly Phillips, NY Times Bestselling Author

"I LOVED this book. Scream from the rooftops, recommend to strangers in the streets of my more-churches-than-people town, offer to buy it for any and everyone who shows the slightest bit of interest; that's how much I adored Finley." ~ Beth, Give Me Books Blog

"Believe me, once you start this book, it'll grip you at the throat and you'll have no other choice but to read and feel and swoon and sigh until it's over." ~ Alleskelle, Alleskelle blogs but mostly READS

"Ella Frank has proven, no matter what the genre, be it Contemporary Romance, Paranormal, Erotica, or MM, she pulls it off perfectly. She didn't fail me once again with Finley." ~ Alison, Read Escape Reviews

"If you loved Tate and Logan, if you love m/m, if you love romance, this one is a must read!" ~ Amie, Red Cheeks Reads

"Everything is HOT. Everything is INTENSE. Everything is BEAUTIFUL in this second chance love story by Ella Frank. You can't help but to fall madly in love with Frank's boys in FINLEY." ~ Shayna, Shayna Renee's Spicy Reads

"Ella Frank not only delivers with her signature hot, intense sex scenes but with Finley and Brantley you experience everything, the chase, the emotions, the doubts of right and wrong, first love, the ups and downs, reconnection and forgiveness." ~ Donna, The Romance Cover

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Ella Frank is the author of the #1 Bestselling Temptation series, including Try, Take, and Trust and is the co-author of the fan-favorite contemporary romance. Her Exquisite series has been praised as "scorching hot!" and "enticingly sexy!"
 
A life-long fan of the romance genre, Ella writes contemporary and erotic fiction and lives with her husband in Portland, OR.  You can reach her on the web at ellafrank.com and on Facebookat facebook.com/ella.frank.author
 
Some of her favorite authors include Tiffany Reisz, Kresley Cole, Riley Hart, J.R. Ward, Erika Wilde, GenaShowalter, and Carly Philips. 

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Ella Frank is the USA Today Bestselling author of the Temptation series, including Try, Take,Trust, Tease, Tate, and True, and is the co-author of the fan-favorite PresLocke Series. Her Exquisite series has been praised as “scorching hot!” and “enticingly sexy!”

Some of her favorite authors include Tiffany Reisz, Kresley Cole, Riley Hart, J.R. Ward, Erika Wilde, Gena Showalter, and Carly Philips.

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Customers find this romance novel emotionally engaging, with a love story that's all-consuming and well-written. The characters, particularly Daniel and Brantley, receive positive feedback, and customers appreciate the steamy content and chemistry between the main characters. Customers describe the book as a wonderful feel-good read that made them laugh and cry. However, the pacing receives mixed reactions, with several customers finding it painfully slow.

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98 customers mention "Heartwarming story"82 positive16 negative

Customers find this book heartwarming, describing it as an amazing love story that made them emotional, with one customer particularly appreciating the flashbacks to how the characters first met.

"I thoroughly enjoyed Finn and Brantleys story but there were several places thorought the book where it was hard to tell what character was doing..." Read more

"...of love is what made this book soar above any other, and the simplicity of love is what made it real. Ella, you made me cry again…in the best way." Read more

"...up with a review because it was just so cute and sweet and happy and sad and this book made me hella emotional, on many levels, and I just loved it..." Read more

"...Ella Frank can do so much better. Try and Take were two of the best romance books I've read...." Read more

36 customers mention "Character development"31 positive5 negative

Customers love the characters in the book, particularly Daniel and Brantley, with one customer noting the honesty in their portrayal.

"...I There was definitely a plot and a storyline to follow with good characters. Anyways, great book to read. It was a nice, feels good, easy read." Read more

"...The side characters in this book will take your heart right along with the main MC’s. They are simply, magnetic...." Read more

"...Talk about heartbreak! A feel good book with yummy characters and that little cameo by Logan and Tate was the cherry on top of my sundae!..." Read more

"Ella frank is an amazing writer !! Wow, I did love these deep characters, their wonderful story, the fun times, serious times and glorious sexy..." Read more

34 customers mention "Writing style"28 positive6 negative

Customers praise the writing style of the book, describing it as beautifully written and brilliant.

"...Anyways, great book to read. It was a nice, feels good, easy read." Read more

"Ella frank is an amazing writer !!..." Read more

"...I thought they were very well done being seamlessly woven in to the present, to relate to what Finn and Brantley were going through...." Read more

"...I'm not usually a fan of flashback plot structure but it was done well in this book. And of course the love scenes were super steamy...." Read more

14 customers mention "Heat level"14 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the heat level of the book, describing it as hot and steamy, with one customer specifically noting the chemistry between Finn and Brantley.

"I love me some Finn and Brantley. This had that similar chemistry, heat, and passion that I loved in her Trust series with Tate and Logan..." Read more

"...Cried. Steamy. Great characters. Not normally a fan of age gap or professor student but this was engagingly written." Read more

"...is answered in this raw, gritty, brutal, heartfelt, emotional, hot and amazingly touching story...." Read more

"Finn and Brantley are hot! The Professor and his student are the perfect addition to this wonderful world of Ella Frank's beautiful men!..." Read more

8 customers mention "Feel good"8 positive0 negative

Customers describe this book as a wonderful feel good read, with one customer noting it's authentic and another mentioning it provides comfort when the heart aches.

"...Anyways, great book to read. It was a nice, feels good, easy read." Read more

"...Talk about heartbreak! A feel good book with yummy characters and that little cameo by Logan and Tate was the cherry on top of my sundae!..." Read more

"...On more than one occasion. It was that heartfelt and tender!..." Read more

"...I will miss Finn and Brantley so much. I love their live story. So believable to me, one can totally wait for their true love to come back...even..." Read more

7 customers mention "Chemistry"7 positive0 negative

Customers love the chemistry between Brantley and Finn in the book.

"I love me some Finn and Brantley. This had that similar chemistry, heat, and passion that I loved in her Trust series with Tate and Logan..." Read more

"...The chemistry between Finn and Brantley was palpable. I'm not usually a fan of flashback plot structure but it was done well in this book...." Read more

"...These two had undeniable chemistry and just a well thought out and beautifully written story. 5 plus stars +++++" Read more

"I enjoyed Finley. Brantley and Finn definitely had chemistry and they're lust for one another was palpable. Yet I couldn't help wishing for more...." Read more

4 customers mention "Humor"4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the humor in the book, with some mentioning it made them laugh and cry, and one noting the fun emotional restraint of Brantley's character.

"...Wow, I did love these deep characters, their wonderful story, the fun times, serious times and glorious sexy times !!..." Read more

"...It was fun watching the emotional restraint Brantley tried to keep...." Read more

"...It made me laugh and cry. Finn and Brandtley were made for each other. I also loved the fact of the little surprise of characters at the end...." Read more

"...This one is no exception. Loved it. It made me laugh and cry. Could not put it down." Read more

16 customers mention "Pacing"3 positive13 negative

Customers find the pacing of the book frustrating, with multiple reviews describing it as painfully slow, and one customer noting excessive back and forth between past and present scenes.

"...The overlong flashbacks do very little to enhance the book, either. Again, a lot of those scenes could have be a sentence or two...." Read more

"...Such an enjoyable read. It's sweet and sexy. Frustrating at times, but worth the ride to get to the ending...." Read more

"...I kinda felt there was just too much back and forth between past and present, and not a whole lot moving forward in the present...." Read more

"...Great beginning, slow in the middle (had to stop, read other books, then went back to it), great ending...." Read more

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  • Hilary Fritze Waye
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2024
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    I thoroughly enjoyed Finn and Brantleys story but there were several places thorought the book where it was hard to tell what character was doing what, or the names and actions were crisscrossed. Still with the read though.
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  • Heather Sedlmayer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great Feel Good Book!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2025
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    Loved the book, I disagreed with most reviews, who said it didn't have a plot. I There was definitely a plot and a storyline to follow with good characters. Anyways, great book to read. It was a nice, feels good, easy read.
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  • Stacy Wilkerson
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful story about second chances and coming home!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2016
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    ​Professor Brantley Hayes….. I probably shouldn’t start my review this way, but damn.
    He might just be my new favorite person. Not only is he hot as hell, but good lord, I might go to church if he asked me to. And I’m not easily converted, but for this guy, I might dunk my head in some holy water, or a pool, or whiskey. I mean really, does it matter at this point? He could be a nightwalker from Game of Thrones and I’d be like—Yes Sir, please take me to your dark dungeon and turn my eyes blue. Yes Brantley, Please!

    OK, moving on…

    Daniel, please come home. Please!!
    I refuse to ruin the story for anyone, but I will tell you this.
    First, read the blurb, because I refuse to retell the story via blurb.

    I will say that this AMAZING story is told in past and present tense, third person POV. And I know that some people shy away from third person, but I swear you won’t even notice! Ella is seamless with her words, and so will be your reading experience.

    Ahhh to be in Florida again… Finn wants sooooo badly to come home, and he does. He wants to respond to that note. He wants to visit the one place that made him feel like home. Beyond those swaying white curtains, beyond that countertop. Daniel is basically trying to act tough and he’s putting on a front. And….

    HAHA!! BURN! I’m not gonna tell you!

    YOU MUST BUY TO ENJOY (said in caveman voice)

    The side characters in this book will take your heart right along with the main MC’s. They are simply, magnetic. I love reading books that bring my heart close to everyone that I read about. And Ella just gave me some new best book friends, with this book. I LOVE everyone! (ok, maybe not everyone) but you get it.

    There was a silent desperation in the fight for love, and a severity in the power to conquer it. Nothing made sense, yet everything MADE sense. The dichotomy of love is what made this book soar above any other, and the simplicity of love is what made it real. Ella, you made me cry again…in the best way.
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  • T. Webber
    5.0 out of 5 stars 6 life changing words...
    Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2022
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    I finished this book 3 or 4 days ago. I have struggled to come up with a review because it was just so cute and sweet and happy and sad and this book made me hella emotional, on many levels, and I just loved it so much. See, I'm a rambling mess.

    I cannot stop thinking about Daniel and Brantley's story. Every once in a while, a book comes along that checks all of the boxes and makes my reader heart sing with joy. Well it's been a couple days, I've had time to collect my thoughts and here is what I have decided. Finley made my top reads of the year list for sure but it may have very well landed itself on my top 10 books of all time list.
    If you love a good 2nd chance romance and are apparently late to the game like me, read this book! I love Ella Frank. I read my first book by her before this book was even released. I cannot believe I didn't read this back then but maybe it was book fate. If there is such a thing. Lol I think I was meant to read it now instead of then in order to fully appreciate their story. But I digress...if you like MM romance with a forbidden-ish element, smoking hot sexy scenes as well as a shot at a second chance with the one that got away, READ THIS BOOK. That is all!
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  • Debbie G
    3.0 out of 5 stars No real Temptation here....
    Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2016
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    My biggest feeling after reading Finley is disappointment. Ella Frank can do so much better. Try and Take were two of the best romance books I've read. Trust was not as good but it still had Logan and Tate and was definitely worth reading. Finley seems like it was written by a different author.

    I am not that hard to get to suspend belief. After all, I believed a 27 year old man who had been married could not know that he was bisexual until he met Logan in Try. There were lots of other things in the Temptation series that required some suspension of belief and I happily went there. But Finley was too much. You need to believe that Daniel would leave his lover, family, and friends and not come back for 7 years. That after a 3 year relationship he would just leave with no more contact when Brantley told him to go. That when he did come back his mom, sister, and best friend would be OK with him abandoning them after 2 nights to go stay with his ex. That someone like Brantley would have started a relationship with a student. That they would delay starting their sexual relationship back up for things like cheese, grapes, and a nap. In the Temptation series Frank was a master at creating delicious delayed gratification. In Finley it just feels like stretching and filling. The overlong flashbacks do very little to enhance the book, either. Again, a lot of those scenes could have be a sentence or two.

    Very little actually happens in the book. The secondary characters are barely there. I can't list everything that was disappointing without spoilers, but there isn't even that much to spoil.

    My biggest problem, though, was the sloppy way 'he' and 'him' was used throughout the book. Bad writing and bad editing. I often had trouble figuring out who was talking/thinking. I read a lot of m/m and I don't think I have ever had this much trouble figuring out which character the author was referring to. At least one sentence had 3 he's in it, and they weren't all the same he. That is just laziness.

    If this book was written by someone else I would not have thought much about it. However, I considered Ella Frank an auto-buy. I really feel like she phoned this one in or rushed it. Maybe after she wrote Trust and didn't get much blow-back about it being substandard she feels she doesn't have to work so hard. I don't know. I do know she is not an auto-buy anymore.
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  • ChristinS
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ella Frank does it again...m/m at it's best!
    Reviewed in Germany on March 21, 2016
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    5+++++++++++++++++ swooning stars!!!!
    Ella Frank does it again...m/m at it's best! Finn and Brantley have a past. Can they find their way back together after they teary and heartbreaking end seven years ago? Seven years in which both have changed, grown and work their asses off to make a great career. But no matter how successful they are and love their lifes...something important is missing to be truly happy.

    It's time to come home, Finn.

    One letter with six words...and Finn's entire world is spinning out of control. Should he? Can he? Does he want to? The hurt still sits deep. There's a huge wall around his heart. He wanted to get down and dirty with a couple once, but has been refused. Something that still stunk as well. A couple you know when you always read Ella Frank. A couple that will make you squeal at the end of the book as well. And there's a reason for his draw to that lawyer.

    Brantley can't forget the one love of his life. The one that was forbidden...or so he believes. He doesn't regret it and he doesn't regret that his decision had a deep impact on both of their lifes. It was for the best, wasn't it? Although he tries to guard his heart, he can't stop it. Feelings are rolling in like the waves of the ocean and nothing can stop them.

    Ella Frank has once again given us two men. Two men that have once been together and then apart. And now it's time to come home. Dealing with whatever is obviously still between them. Get it out of their systems and finally move on. Yeah, right! As that ever works. It should be two weeks to get a grip. Well, it's a nice fantasy and yet real life gets in their way once again.

    I love the little flashbacks to their first time. They are perfectly placed throughout the story as it continues. It's flawless and so easy to fall into the story, thanks to Ella Frank's amazing writing and the way she creates characters and stories. And also her secondary characters are fun and add to the story perfectly. They also make you excited and curious for the next book in the series.
    One character that should be mentioned beside the others...Finn's mum! OMG, she is gorgeous and lovely and you just want to hug her.

    The story is lovely, beautiful, heartbreaking, funny and in true Ella Frank style sexy and spiced with off the charts chemistry. It's not as dirty and explicit as her Temptation series, but it will still make you squirm and sweat and hot.
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  • Carleen Riffle
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5 SMOKING HOT STARS!!
    Reviewed in Canada on March 21, 2016
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    YESSSSS!!!! My first inclination is to say that I don't know how Ella Frank does it EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. But I do know. It's a combination of things, but above all else, it's her characters. She has a gift for making her readers fall-and I mean FALL HARD-for the characters she creates. She did it again with Finn and Brantley. Her Temptation series was a top favorite for me last year, so I couldn't WAIT to get my hands on this book.

    Daniel “Finn” Finley is a successful lawyer in Chicago. When this book begins he gets a letter telling him to come home to Florida. It's a letter from the one man he can't let go of. The same man who broke his heart 7 years ago. That man just happens to be his old college professor, Brantley Hayes. Seriously, can it get any better than an m/m, student teacher romance?? He immediately heads home with one intention in mind...to let Brantley see the man he has become, and in the words of Finn, “Touch him, **** him, and then forget him.” Under no circumstances will he allow his heart to get involved. *sigh* too bad the heart doesn't always listen.

    “God, he was a fool. A fool to have thought he could ever go back there and keep his heart out of the equation.”

    This story is told mostly in the present but we do get flashbacks from their past. Sometimes it's hard to keep up with the present when an author does that, but in this instance it was written perfectly. We needed those glimpses into the past in order to understand the love and heartbreak that Finn and Brantley shared. The flashbacks, coupled with the dual POV, made it so easy to connect to both characters.

    I have to admit that I was a little nervous to read this book. We met Finn in Ella's Temptation series and honestly, I didn't like him very much. That's only because I LOVE Logan and Tate, and Finn was, how can I say this...Finn was an arrogant jerk. I should've known better. I should've known that there was SO MUCH MORE under the surface. Ella Frank is a master at writing about men with hidden vulnerabilities. Her characters are complex, and when she slowly reveals all their layers you can't help but fall in love with them. Finn was no different, and it didn't take me long to see that.

    “This wasn't supposed to be complicated. He'd constructed a wall so high that no one had even come close to getting over it-but then again, no one was Brantley.”

    Brantley...holy HOT professor. Where were those professors when I was in school? What I wouldn't give to be a fly on the wall in the bedroom with these two. Ella Frank KNOWS how to write sex scenes. I don't usually talk about this in my reviews because I get a little embarrassed, but you can't read a book by her and NOT talk about it. SMOKING HOT!!!!!! BURNING UP THE PAGES!!!! I'm talking about the need to put your kindle down and fan yourself because it's so hot. Every. Single. Word. I'm the type of person who skims sex scenes sometimes. Do I ever skim an Ella Frank sex-scene? NOPE. Do I go back and reread them? YUP. No shame here.

    The secondary characters were great in this book too and I'm really looking forward to whatever Ella writes next. I have to mention that we got to catch up with Logan and Tate a little, which makes my heart happy. If you haven't read Ella's Temptation series yet...why not??? READ IT!!

    This was a story about second chances. It was sexy, funny and swoon-worthy. If you're an m/m fan, this one is not to be missed!! I say this a lot, but if you've never read an m/m book, take a chance. Love is love no matter what form it comes in, and this was a great love story!! I highly recommend this book!!
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  • Maddie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2024
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    I just loved Brantley and Finn. Their story was so very sad in places yet so very hot in others, hope there will be more that 2 Sunset cove books.
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  • Zaza - Forum Boulevard des Passions
    5.0 out of 5 stars Somptueux !
    Reviewed in France on May 14, 2016
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    J'avais passionnément aimé (et j'aime toujours passionnément, d'ailleurs) la série d'Ella sur Logan et Tate et j'avais été charmée et intriguée par Daniel, cet avocat arrogant mais ô combien sexy, et j'avais tout aussi hâte que peur de découvrir ce nouveau M/M.
    Peur que ça ne soit pas aussi bien, peur de ne pas tomber amoureuse de ce nouveau couple, peur d'être déçue, tout simplement ...
    Seulement, Ella est une magicienne des mots, et la magie, donc, a opéré de nouveau.

    Finley est une somptueuse, une merveilleuse, une délicate, douce, tendre et douce-amère histoire de seconde chance, entre deux hommes qui se sont passionnément aimés, que la vie a séparés, et qui se retrouvent.

    On suit en parallèle, et avec déchirement, leur histoire dans le passé, lorsque Finn (c'est le surnom de Daniel) était un jeune étudiant (majeur, je le précise) en fac de droit et que Brantley était un de ses profs, et leurs retrouvailles, sept ans plus tard.
    Provocant, diablement sexy et n'ayant pas froid aux yeux, Finn a poursuivi son prof de ses assiduités et celui-ci a évidemment fini par craquer, mais comment pourrait-il en être autrement ?

    On connait dès le début les raisons de leur séparation, raisons que je vous laisse le soin de découvrir. Sept ans plus tard, il suffit de six mots écrits par Brant pour que Finn prenne des vacances bien méritées et rentre chez lui, en Floride, pour quelques jours.
    Après sept ans d'absence, sans aucun contact dans l'intervalle, Finn et Brant vont se retrouver. Et je n'en dirai pas plus sur l'intrigue.

    Au moment où j'écris cette chronique, deux jours après avoir terminé le livre, et à quelques jours de la sortie officielle, je suis émue, ces personnages ne m'ont pas quitté depuis que j'ai lu les derniers mots. Cette histoire m'a émue, transportée, bouleversée. La mélancolie de leur amour, le côté fugace de ces retrouvailles avec un compte à rebours à la clé m'a serré le cœur. Ils se sont follement aimés, bien loin d'une banale relation prof/élève uniquement basée sur le sexe. Non, Finn et Brant sont deux âmes sœurs, ni plus ni moins.

    On pourrait se dire que vu la façon dont leur histoire s'est terminée, leurs retrouvailles pourraient être teintées d'amertume, d'une petite pointe vengeresse, mais pas du tout. Il y a une infinie tendresse et un amour beau, pur et profond entre ces deux-là.

    Les voir douter, avoir peur, se redécouvrir, se questionner est émouvant, vraiment. On est loin du côté hautement inflammable de la série Temptation. Ici, chaque caresse a la légèreté et la fragilité d'un battement d'aile de papillon. Chaque soupir, chaque baiser, chaque regard est d'une douceur infinie ... Les scènes érotiques ne sont pas très nombreuses et pas explicites comme elles pouvaient l'être dans la série Temptation, mais, justement, cela fait sens.
    J'ai adoré leur vulnérabilité, le fait que justement, ils ne la cachent pas à l'autre, au contraire. On sent vraiment la profondeur et la beauté de leur relation, et sept années ont beau s'être écoulées, leur amour et leurs émotions sont toujours là, en plus exacerbés, évidemment.

    J'ai craqué pour l'arrogance et le côté autoritaire de Finn, qui a bien changé depuis ses jeunes années, mais qui, au fond, reste ce beach boy simple, loin de l'avocat tiré à quatre épingles. C'est étonnant de le découvrir vulnérable, alors que dans ses apparitions précédentes, il avait plutôt un côté tête à claques, uber-sexy et tout le tralala. Et Brant ... Lui aussi a un côté sexy, moins autoritaire certes, mais quel homme. Ses propres interrogations sont touchantes et apportent une dimension réelle à son personnage, ce qui donne à Finn toute latitude pour le détromper et lui remettre les idées bien au clair concernant un sujet en particulier ...

    J'ai eu un énorme coup de cœur pour la maman de Finn, que j'ai eu envie de serrer fort dans mes bras à plusieurs reprises. C'est une femme merveilleuse, aux propos qui font mouche, qui n'est pas née de la dernière pluie et dispose de trésors d'amour.
    Derek et Jordan sont assez marrants dans leur genre, et j'ai hâte de voir ce que l'auteur a en réserve les concernant !

    Et LA question qui brûle les lèvres ? Quid de Logan et Tate ? Disons qu' Ella a encore une fois dégainé la perfection, je n'en dirai pas plus, si ce n'est le fait qu'il est possible qu'à un certain moment, je me sois retrouvée debout sur le canapé à hurler comme une ado hystérique ...

    Ahlalala quel déluge d'émotions que ce livre !!! J'ai parfois eu les larmes aux yeux (mon dieu, l'art de distiller certains détails légers en apparence mais tellement, TELLEMENT porteurs de sens et vecteurs d'une foultitude de sensations pour nous, pauvres lecteurs), mon petit cœur s'est tout autant serré du fait de cette mélancolie, que dilaté de swoon et de bonheur , bref, des émotions fortes que seuls les meilleurs livres ont le pouvoir de nous faire vivre.
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  • Aussiemum
    5.0 out of 5 stars Just beautiful
    Reviewed in Australia on March 22, 2016
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    This was like reading a beautiful dance. These two men broke my heart then put it back together again- and I don't say that lightly. This book made me feel like I was there watching and feeling every moment with them. Seeing them be so brave and honest about what their relationship was and wasn't, what it could and couldn't be.
    The combination of being in the present then being offered a glimpse into the past to see who they were and what happened was perfect.
    The ending was lovely. Can't wait for the next one.
    Oh and definitely...Tate and Logan have been missed!!!
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