Full Circle: Here and Now

Full Circle #3

by Blake Haugen

Book Three of the Full Circle As graduation from law school looms closer, Ivan "Vanya" Kirillovich Pravdin is ready to make his relationship with his girlfriend a permanent one. He doesn't care about his father's ultimatum - he's determined to make Persephone Peterson his wife. So what if the demons of her past have come back to haunt them? He'll deal with that and find a way for them to be together. Nothing stops Ivan Kirillovich from getting what he wants.Persephone Peterson has always found running to be an affective solution when enemies loom close. She thought she'd started a new, happy chapter of her life, but her past had other ideas. One of those enemies is threatening Vanya. She'd do anything to protect him - even break up with him. Will Vanya let her go easily?Enjoy this lengthy, quality volume of the Full Circle Trilogy for a great price! Please read this book after Full Crossroads, the second book in the Full Circle Series.

Genres: Interracial Romance

168 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2014

Reviews

[TinaNoir · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a review of the entire series because this is not a standalone. The three different volumes are one continuous story. The first two books actually end abruptly in the middle of a scene forcing you to read. The first two books are:
Full Circle
and
Crossroads

I waffled between 3 and 4 stars for this book ultimately landing on 3.

It was well written which accounts for most of my enjoyment of it. It also allowed Persephone (Percy) and Vanya space and time to develop a relationship even though they get together rather quickly. So i felt like they earned their love for each other and rather enjoyed them.

It also had very good supporting characters between their friends and family.

But ultimately I think the story dragged on a bit longer than it needed to. It started out a romance and turned into a rather murky --- I dunno --- government conspiracy thriller? which honestly made very little sense and dimmed my enjoyment some.

I do like the author's writing style, just wish this story had been tighter and little more cohesive.

[Kat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh man, there is so much happening in this wrap up. Which leaves me feeling unsure as to whether or not I liked this particular book in the series. Sadly it feels out of place with the others. It has far too many things that it added and wrapped up all at the same time. I didn't get the sense that some of these things were going to be happening and it would have been better had they been equally parsed out between all of the books.

It's still a really good series though and if you can see past all of the action and drama taking place in here, I don't think that you'll be disappointed. I will forewarn you there isn't nearly as much sex in this story as there was in the middle book, and in fact there is one particular sequence in this book that left me a little confused.

I still think that anyone who is interested in reading or thought about it should. Conceptually it's a great series. It needs to be re-edited and I'm serious when I plead, that they please, please, please change that front cover. I'm sorry it's appalling.

I'm really hoping that Blake Haugen writes more. There is definitely a talent for writing here, especially steam sex scenes and scenes of dominance. I would absolutely love to see more of that with other characters.

[V. Rena · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love this series. Vanya and Percy were totally made for each other. Their past were so different, but oddly so similar. They couldn't fight their love and attraction for each other, even if they wanted to. These books had a very few chapters, but they were so pact with information that it felt like a long book. No details were left unturned. This book was the first book in the series and showed how Vanya and Percy came to be. I hurriedly ran book two and three. Book two showed how their love and relationship grew. They discovered their lives, and Percy was able to finally let herself love someone else. Vanya helped her to love her extended family. Book three brought everything full circle. Percy's story was told, and the reasons for their separation was revealed. In the end, Vanya and Percy got their HEA, because they belonged together like peanut butter and jelly. I for one was happy about it. I highly recommend the series.

[Tracey · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really wish authors would include the sexual content with the overview of their book, not on the inside after you have already purchased the book. I enjoyed reading this series until it got into BDSM in the second book, just not my thing. I skipped those pages and still was able to enjoy the story. Well that didn't last long, Ms. Haugen COMPLETELY ruined it for me in this book. I was not expecting the heroine to get into male/female/male sexual acts. I was so turned off, I didn't want to finish the book. Anyway, I would rate the entire series a 3. I hope Ms. Haugen future books will be labelled with a sexual content warning.

[Elle1986 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ah sooo many words so little time... so quickly.. loved it.

Now normally I would go on and on about why I loved it and what exactly I loved about it. HOWEVER... nope not today. I will say I wasn't expecting the level of "HOT" in this book. That took me by surprise.. good surprise because it was different in a sense that Vanya wasn't afraid to "express" himself with Percy.. hehe. Didn't come off as too much.. actually it fit LOL.

Great read and ending.

Signing off... I dedicate janet jackson's "Anytime anyplace" song to these book characters! lol

[Shirley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay, finally!

Three books, and it worth the wait. Finally, Percy's secrets were revealed and after four years, she and Vanya found their way back to each other. I enjoyed all three books, but the third one was my favorite because it answered all my questions. Great book, I was literally in tears when Vanya got Percy back.

[Cherryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this series

Vanya and Percy made the ultimate sacrifice for each other because of their love for it each other. A beautiful written story with ups and downs. I would've liked to see more of their stories in more books. I couldn't put the books down.

[Mspraise50 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book 3 – Here and now by Blake Haugen

Ivan is patient with Percy but when she won’t tell him what her secrets are he gives her an ultimatum. Tell or its over!! Percy secrets all come out of the closet and because of that Percy leaves Ivan without really explaining why. He wants to marry her and is willing to face any danger together. I did not like how she left him searching for her even if the action was necessary she could have done it in a better way. There is a long separation and lots of things happen during that that time.

Percy does something so shocking during the separation that was hard for me to accept that someone would take this action if you really loved someone. However, they were separate so I suppose she has justification for that move.
A great series I really enjoyed it and it kept me turning the pages. If you like a lot of heat in your stories then this is the series for you.

[--karen Green-berry · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Fitting Finale- BRAB Online Book Club

This is one of my favorite series. The author has taken us on a journey of intrigue, suspense, deception, great chemistry between the main characters and some of the most intense love scenes I've ever read.

In this final book, Persephone's secret was revealed and rather than put Vanya at risk, she left. Totally devastated, he did whatever he could to find her. The journey and the eventual reconciliation was a page turning, edge of your seat read for me. I'm looking forward to reading more of this author's work.

[Nikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

that was one of the best series i have read. it was so engaging and rewarding to read persephone and vanya's journey. they were smart and surprising characters and the supporting characters around built their story even more. clearly i don't want to give anything away in case anyone wants to pick up this series and start reading. i don't thin you will be disappointed. i certainly won't be. and i can say, blake haugen now has a fan.

[Tony · Rating 2 out of 5]

The editing I hate given this book three stars but the editing or lack there of drove me to distraction. And what just happened with my characters, Vanya finally mans up but Percy turned into a whole other person that I just could not get with, thankfully she redeems herself at the end but, what the hell.

[Rashida · Rating 4 out of 5]

This entire series is simply a good read. I recommend it. The characters are lovable and real. And the storyline is different to me. My only negative was the use of Russian letters/characters as words. Otherwise, it's a captivating story.

[Nancy L Thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous

I loved the whole series. it was a very good read. characters were believable and interesting. This is my 1st time reading this author, I think I may read some of his other works

[ILoveToRead · Rating 4 out of 5]

Damn Good Read-
Here's my Succinct Review

[Abby G. Amos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice Read

This was a great read! I so loved the way this story ended. I really believe everyone who reads this book. This series was recommended to me and I will recommend it to others.

[CLorraine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have happily followed the entertaining if convoluted story of Persephone and Ivan. Just when I thought they were about to settle into a quiet life another piece falls off. The story was sometimes far fetched but always interesting!

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Had a review, it got eaten. Tech fail.

[Ejatu Bah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was good I did however feel as though it could have got to the good part faster. For such a short book it dis seem to be longer than it need to be.