Catharina Maura

When her boyfriend breaks her heart, Alanna goes after his older brother in a quest for revenge.

It would have been simple — if he wasn’t also her new boss.

As they work together it soon becomes clear Silas knows more about her than he should.

He knows about the past she's forgotten and the memories that evade her... but some secrets are better left buried.

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Bittersweet Memories

“I’m not a toy for you two to fight over.” 

“No,” he agrees. “You’re not a toy, Alanna, but you damn sure are worth fighting for.”

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Anita

"Don't," I cut him off. "Don't dismiss my feelings by bringing up my age. You asked me for my thoughts, and I gave them to you. Take them for what they are, without trying to distort them into something you find easier to handle. If you can't do that, then don't ask me what I'm thinking." 

"Because you're the only woman who's ever made me smile when it feels like breathing is near impossible. You breathe live into my broken heart, mending my soul when I thought it was forsaker. You do something to me that no one else can, and I don't know how or why, but I know I can't get enough of it."

The girl looks up, and the expression in her honey brown eyes hits me right in the chest. She is sorrow personified, and in her, I see myself.

"Each day, it’ll get a little easier to breathe, until one day, you find yourself smiling at the same memories that once made you cry.”

“You are my first love, Alanna… but more importantly, you’ll be my last.”

She smiles tightly, not a single hint of recognition in her gaze as she walks past me.

I’m just another customer to her. I’ve been looking for her for years, not a day going by without me thinking of her, and here she is… staring at me as though I’m no one to her.

I smile at her even though my heart is aching. What would she say if I told her I designed this place with her in mind? This penthouse is everything we’ve ever wanted, our every dream and fantasy come true. This is exactly where she’s supposed to be.

"It feels like my dreams are showing me someone important, but the moment my eyes open, the images fade away. I just know it’s someone I love.”

“Someone you love?” I ask, my heart aching painfully. I wish I could tell her all about us and the history we share. Would she be mine once more if I tell her the truth?

Little does she know, I’ve celebrated her birthday every year, even when she wasn’t with me.

Even if you can’t remember me, I’m going to make sure your heart always will.

"Through adversity, we reached the stars.”

“Because you’re the woman I’m going to marry, and you might not quite realize it yet, but I’m the man of your dreams.”

Alanna bursts out laughing, and I grin back at her in return. Yeah, this kind of happiness is something else. It’s out of this world, and it was worth waiting for.

I liked this one a lot. I liked how it was past and present tense. I would say that I liked their relationship a lot more when they were younger than when they reconnected.

Ayça

Mallory Abley

Super Wholesome Spice

Overly complicated…. But the love story is really really sweet. I started it at 11 pm and couldn’t put the book down until 4:30 am, so definitely recommend!

This book was captivating, a story line that kept you guessing. You laughed, you cried for the main characters. It was a great read and it kept me hooked from start to end. 

Hope Calder

If i could give 0 stars, i would. This is one of the first books I’ve ever had to DNF and it’s not without good reason. I only made it about 100 pages in because I 

 tried to give it a fair shot, but the premise is truly gross. For as long as I read, the main guy is literally preying on the underage female lead starting when she’s like 14??! They literally meet at a cemetery and he makes note that she’s pretty and will grow up to be even prettier. Then fast forward 2 years and she is still a minor and he very much is like 21/22 and when they come back into each others lives he ‘fights’ off these feelings as much as possible yet doesn’t actually stop himself at all from constantly thinking about her body and how he knows this isn’t a good idea, etc. The only reason I kept reading (despite physically cringing the majority of it) was because I was hoping that maybe this was all just backstory and he was actually the villain. After seeing other reviews (honestly not enough calling out how blatantly predatory and gross their entire situation is), I find out that he is definitely still the love interest throughout. And on top of the grossness of the relationship, the story is just.. not good? <spoiler> the entirety of their relationship begins because they’re both super wealthy and then one parent dies and then he becomes homeless and then 2 years later her wealthy dad dies and she becomes homeless?I truly could not recommend a book less. 

Jess

If i could give 0 stars, i would. This is one of the first books I’ve ever had to DNF and it’s not without good reason. I only made it about 100 pages in because I really tried to give it a fair shot, but the premise is truly gross. For as long as I read, the main guy is literally preying on the underage female lead starting when she’s like 14??! They literally meet at a cemetery and he makes note that she’s pretty and will grow up to be even prettier. Then fast forward 2 years and she is still a minor and he very much is like 21/22 and when they come back into each others lives he ‘fights’ off these feelings as much as possible yet doesn’t actually stop himself at all from constantly thinking about her body and how he knows this isn’t a good idea, etc. The only reason I kept reading (despite physically cringing the majority of it) was because I was hoping that maybe this was all just backstory and he was actually the villain. After seeing other reviews (honestly not enough calling out how blatantly predatory and gross their entire situation is), I find out that he is definitely still the love interest throughout. And on top of the grossness of the relationship, the story is just.. not good? <spoiler> the entirety of their relationship begins because they’re both super wealthy and then one parent dies and then he becomes homeless and then 2 years later her wealthy dad dies and she becomes homeless?I truly could not recommend a book less. 

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