UNTIL AUGUST by Emery Rose is live!
A standalone story in the Love and Chaos world, this book brings all the feels. A second chance at love story for two lost and broken souls who are both trying to figure out how to move on from heartache.
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Blurb
I fell in love with two men. But I could only keep one of them.
When I met Cruz Vega, it was love at first sight.
He was my forever and always, my port in the storm, my one true love.
Everything was so perfect.
Until a cruel twist of fate derailed our future.
Now, we were navigating uncharted territory. Merely surviving without really living.
Despite the odds, I never stopped fighting for him. For us.
I had no intention of ever breaking the vows we’d made…
Until August Harper.
The hot as hell, tattooed chef swaggered into my restaurant and took over my kitchen.
Then, piece by piece, he claimed my heart, too. That wasn’t enough for him though. He wanted all of me.
But as everyone knows… when you play with fire, you get burned.
And we are going up in flames.
Review
“Everyone deserves a second chance.”
4.5 stars!
Emery Rose has taken us back to her Love and Chaos world with a new standalone story that brings all the feels. A second chance at love story for two lost and broken souls who are both trying to figure out how to move on from heartache.
In Sweet Chaos, we met Scarlett’s fabulous best friend, Nicola. It’s now eight years later, and Nicola is a shadow of who she once was. She has been through heartache and trauma, she’s struggling with devastating grief and guilt, and she feels broken. Not only that, but she’s lost her joy for her work as a chef, and her beloved restaurant is struggling.
August is trying to rebuild his life after one bad decision saw him lose everything. His restaurant is gone, his wife is remarried, and his seven year old son has no idea who he is. He wants nothing more than to be part of his son’s life again, so he’s moved to the California coast to be near him, and just happens to run into a girl from his past – Nicola. He was 18 and she was 16, it was a one-off encounter, but it was Nicola’s first kiss and neither has forgotten the other.
Their lives become entangled when August starts working at Nicola’s restaurant as her sous chef. Professionally, they are a great team, and working together side by side every day they grow close, opening up and sharing about their situations and developing feelings for each other that neither are really in a position to act on. Their lives are messy and complicated, and a little bit heartbreaking. There’s every reason in the world to keep their distance from each other… except they can’t.
“I don’t want to want you,” he gritted.
“The feeling is mutual.” My fingers curled around the nape of his neck. “Kiss me.”
There is wonderful chemistry between these two, and the sense of anticipation waiting for something to happen is fantastic! I could feel their attraction, the sense of longing and how much they want each other. You know they’re going to be amazing together, and I loved watching them finally take a step into more.
God, we were both such a mess.
Two people who had lost too much and couldn’t afford to lose more trying to keep each other afloat.
It was a disaster waiting to happen.
But if we went down, we’d go down together.
There was no way I would let him go.
Despite the complications of their situations, their coming together feels so easy, and even though they’re both dealing with so much, there is still a sense of fun between them. August still has confidence and swagger, charm, and a wicked sense of humour. And the man is sexy as hell. He brings Nicola back to life, and though they try to keep things strictly physical, it soon becomes clear that there is so much more between them than either of them expected.
This wasn’t a no-strings hookup. It wasn’t a fling. It went much deeper.
And that was when it hit me with the force of a killer wave.
I was falling. But so was Nicola.
It’s a beautiful love story, and I loved watching August and Nicola come together. But they are both still dealing with so much, and before they can move forward, they have to let go of the past once and for all. It’s hard, and it’s heartbreaking, and the angst and emotion had me in tears. But even though it hurt, it feels right, it feels sensible, I could understand why and how it all happened the way it did, and I thought they handled everything so maturely.
Falling in love was probably the easiest thing I’d ever done in my entire fucking life. And I wasn’t prepared to let her go.
There’s a fantastic bunch of side characters that are there with them through the journey. Characters from the first two book in the series make an appearance, and I loved seeing them again, and there are some new people introduced who absolutely shine.
This is a gorgeous read, and I loved watching these two broken characters get their second chance and find happiness once again. There is a happy ending, and an epilogue that left me grinning and satisfied, and I really loved this story.
4.5 stars.
An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Love and Chaos
About the Author
Emery Rose has been known to indulge in good red wine, strong coffee, and a healthy dose of sarcasm. When she’s not working on her latest project, you can find her binge-watching Netflix, trotting the globe in search of sunshine, or immersed in a good book. A former New Yorker, she currently resides in London with her two beautiful daughters.
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