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The final book in the With Me in Seattle series, and I’m still not ready to say goodbye! I love this family, and each of these books is the literary equivalent to a fluffy blanket – total comfort reading. They are sweet, funny, romantic and sexy with great characters and an extended family that I want to be a part of. And I really enjoyed this last instalment which gives us the story of Dominic and Alecia.

Dominic is a late addition to the family. He was discovered as the son of Stephen Montgomery earlier in the series, and has been effortlessly welcomed into the fold. A highly successful vineyard owner, he splits his time between Seattle and his other family in Italy, and has been a bit of a mystery up until now. Alecia has also appeared in a few of the earlier books – she is the fabulous event planner that everybody in the family goes to for every wedding, party, and other special event. There’s been something brewing between Dome and Alecia two of them for a while, but it’s not until this book that we see just hot enamoured they are with each other. Their chemistry is electric, but as much as Dom has pursued Alecia in the past, she has always pushed him away. But all of that is about to change.

I’m in way over my head. And I don’t want to be saved.

Alecia has never known love and has issues with ‘happy ever after’. She has been fighting her feelings for Dom for a long time, but the persistent and sexy Italian proves to be absolutely irresistible and she is powerless against him – and no woman alive would blame her!

“I recognised you, and I’d never seen you before. My body yearns for you. I can’t get enough of your laughter. And if I don’t get my hands in your fucking hair right now, I’ll go out of my fucking mind.”

Dom in full on seduction mode is a sight to behold. The man is amazingly romantic. The way he woos Alecia is beautiful – he takes care of her, he treats and pampers her, giving her everything she’s never had in her life before. And all the while he is watching the way she reacts to him so that he doesn’t move too fast or freak her out. Alecia occasionally needs as push, and he’s not afraid to give that to her, and get him in the bedroom, and he’s a controlling sex-God with some caveman tendencies. Just like the rest of the men in this series – he’s the total hot and swoony package!

“I’ve been slowly falling for you for a long time, and I’m afraid I fell the rest of the way in love with you last night, and you’re so much more than my darling. You’re my treasure.”

I really enjoyed how quickly things between Dom and Alecia progressed. Once they finally took that first step, there were no games, they were just ‘together’. But Alecia is terrified of all that she is feeling, and as perfect as Dom may seem, he is also nursing some issues from his past, so it’s not all smooth sailing and there are some misunderstandings and angst on the way to their happy ending. But I loved the way it was all dealt with, and the ending left me with a big smile on my face as always.

“Romance isn’t about proving to someone you love them with flowers and greeting cards and chocolate. Or even a lock on a fence. It’s a daily reminder. It’s saying, I choose you. Today and every day.”

One of the things I love most about these books is the family time. The extended Montgomery/Williams families are an incredible bunch! Unquestionably loving and supportive of each other, they are extremely close and the best of friends. Each of the couples from the previous books make appearances in the story, and when the whole lot of them get together, it’s hilarious – teasing, banter, sex talk and general bullshitting. It’s always great fun – especially when the girls are drunk and the talk turns to orgasms.

“Orgasms … nature’s way of saying, ‘Yeah, life sucks ass, but here, have some candy.”

I especially liked that a large focus of this book was around the wedding of one of my favourite couples from the series, and I loved getting to see the two of them have their special moment.

I’m so sad that this series is over, but I have loved each and every one of these books and will definitely be rereading them in the future (Will and Caleb in particular will be getting revisited :P). And bonus points to Ms Proby for giving us an epilogue set 10 years into the future, giving us a great glimpse of the whole family together – perfect for hopeless saps such as myself.

I loved it – 4 stars.

If you haven’t read this series yet, I highly recommend you give these books a try! There’s nothing new in the storyline, and they are a little bit cheesy at times, but Kristen Proby makes it work, and if you’re looking for a feel-good romance with great family dynamics, hot sex, a strong heroine and a swoonily romantic and slightly dominant hero – these books are for you!

With Me in Seattle