Oscar and Selena Medina gave birth to four beautiful baby girls – Fury, Blaze, Arsen, and Red. Because of Oscar’s business, the girls grew up close and tough. As time progressed, the girls grew into women and their bond wavered. When Oscar goes missing the sisters reunite, and their already fragile bond completely unravels or ties into an infinity knot that not even death can pull loose. As the oldest sister and leader, Fury has taken on the burden of finding their father. Her biggest adversary? Her mother. It seems strange to Fury that Selena so quickly and willingly gives up the search for her father, but she has a bigger battle to face – her heart. Her past. Her rekindled feelings for her childhood best friend and first love – Wade Lamar. Blaze couldn’t care less either way about her father returning home alive. In her mind, all of her family let her down when she needed them most. Now that they need her, Blaze has no desire to help them find Oscar or grieve for him in his absence. All she cares about is herself and her business; until she meets Maddox Reyes. Although Arsen isn’t the youngest of the sisters, she looks and acts the part. Her quiet and distant innocence has driven an even bigger wedge between her and her sisters. As if dealing with the disappearance of her father isn’t enough, Arsen has gotten herself into a bit of a sticky situation with her best friend, Morgan. She’s so embarrassed that she can’t even go to her big sisters for help. To her benefit, that help comes from Knox Hearst. As the baby of the family, Red is used to being spoiled, coddled, and getting anything she wants. When she leaves for college and gets her first taste of independence she finds herself stressed beyond measure. Between trying to master five classes and work two jobs, Red is right at the brink of a meltdown that her family knows nothing about – until Nicholas Black comes to her aid with an offer she can’t refuse. In The Ashes, these sisters are dealing with not only their own personal demons and issues, but they are also dealing with their father missing, secrets coming to the surface, and betrayal from those they least expected. At the end of their weary days all they have is each other… but with so much tension and distance between them… will that be enough? The The Medina Sisters’ Story is a 147,000-word novel with explicit language and some instances of instalove or love at first sight. If either of these aren’t your preference please skip The Ashes as an option for your reading pleasure.
Voted AAMBC's 2018 Romance author of the year, Master storyteller B. Love is the unparalleled self-love teacher. As the powerhouse for modern-day womanhood, she pens contagious content that encourages readers to internalize admiration and intimacy. She allows her most powerful vessel to guide her stories, wholly. Since age 12, Love has been spreading self-awareness, care, and appreciation. For over six years, Love has authored over 40 publications centered around heart-piercing, reverence-worthy romance. Her novels not only entertain but challenge the audience to explore love. With a keen eye for passion, desire and dynamism she includes heuristic methods in her beautifully curated accounts of life. B. Love’s entire persona is spearheaded by her incredible infatuation with the power of love. Contained within each novel, is an edification created for the glorification of self. Her pen bleeds for the souls who need just an inkling of empowerment. Each story is written with the intent to enlighten, engross and enkindle the passion in whoever picks up her book.
Wonderful story! Very well written that had me determined not to put it down today until the end. Enjoyed reading about the sisters-Fury, Blaze, Arsen & Red as well as the rest of the characters for they all had a story to share. Highly recommended!
The Medina sisters: Fury is the owner of a PI firm named Phoenix LLC, Blaze is the owner of an event planning company, Arden is a college student working 2 jobs, and Red is also a sophmore in college. All are intelligent and sexual young women. They're goal-oriented; education first, business second, family and 💘 was further down the list. So, I was happily surprised to be introduced in this story to some men with the same goals. Wade Lamar (Fury) a PI, Maddox Reyes (Blaze) owns a classic car restoration business, Knox Hearst (Arsen) personal trainer and college student, and Nicholas Black (Red) is a videographer and owns his own studio.
Relatable characters and a wonderful story line shows growth for the author, B. Love. I 💘 her work as well.
Of course once again B.Love has given us her magic in form of a book lol. Fury, Blaze, Arsen, and Red all had different stories but were all so great. From there parents to the men that brought the love out of them, everything was just a learning lesson. I love the fact that all the men had that openness in there heart to love a woman with issues that had to be unraveled by the right man. B.Love continue the great work and I'm ready for the next.
This book!!! My goodness, it was great in every way. None of the stories were predictable. B. Love's pen game is amazing and The Medina Sisters are my fave by far. The tales of love, forgiveness and triumph are impeccable.. Loved it💜
Four Sisters, Two Parent household, drama, secrets, dreams and a fierceness that leaves a scorching mark. Fury, Blaze, Arsen and Red Medina...if the names are to be noted, trust and believe that where there's smoke there is mos def fire! Oscar and Selena Medina have groomed their daughters to live life to the fullest and to take care of each other.
We are introduced as they are dealing with their grief and disbelief in comprehending with the revelation that Oscar is presumed dead...although there is no body. The trailblazer, Fury refuses to accept Oscar's death and dives in with a fierce determination to either find her father, his body or his murderer...but her focus is disturbed with the appearance of Wade Lamar, the man she's always loved.
Blaze resents everyone because she harbors a secret and blames them all for not knowing her pain or saving her from this violation. Maddox Reyes is a restorer of classic cars, has his own business and is very passionate about his career, leaving no time for romance to the disappointment of his lady friend, Nadia. Blaze is an event coordinator and has an assignment to find distinctive cars for a celebrity event ..enters Maddox Reyes. Sizzle Sizzle where is the fire extinguisher?
Arsen is the reserved of the four, and a sordid indiscretion haunts her as she tries to figure it all out while finishing up her schooling. Her shyness disappears within the orbs of Knox Hearst, there is something about dude that makes her let her hair swang loose. What can grow when there are so many secrets that threaten to be unveiled?
Red Red Red...is a hottie with a banging body and an attitude that will burn you baby burn!!! The goal oriented sister with a vision board...a time line and a purpose for each and every day. Working two jobs left no time for a real relationship until Nicholas Black bullied his way in with ferocious loving and a dominant attitude that is not being denied. What does this mean for this firecracker....can she stand the pop or will it be more of a POW!?!
The Ashes is a full length standalone read that I loudly applaud B. Love for being about her business. In betwixt The Ashes I discovered betrayals, broken hearts, abuse, disillusionment, anger, bitterness, controversy, romance, love, and scintillating adult activity. Awesome read! Great job! 4.78
When she said that her next release was something that she really worked hard on, she wasn't lying!!!!! These sisters, the Medinas, omg they give you a reason to keep faith that love exists!! I loved all four of them but I must say Red and Nicholas is the sweetest couple.. Even though each couple showed affection, protection, love of the MIND body and SPIRIT. This book proves that love has no time limit on it. You can lose someone you love 20yrs ago but the love never died for them.. I'm so glad that Selena got her ish together n realized that being selfish n mean was causing her to lose everything that she was trying to hold on so tightly to.. I was getting worried that she was gonna b a problem lol everytime it came to her. I loved the fact that Phoenix wasn't made out to be a heartless women that just didn't want her kids. She was a sensitive passive women.. Oscar though, needed a break? Really that was the best excuse that he could muster up? Like really?? I don't want to say to much about all 4 to give away the story just know this is a MASTER PIECE that you don't want to miss out on!!! As always B outstanding outstanding OUTSTANDING job! If I could give you more then 5 ⭐️S you'll have it😘
This has to be B. Love's BEST BOOK yet! This woman CAN and WILL NOT be put in a box. I am a HUGE FAN of love and loyalty, and this book has a lot of it. It's also full of secrets, lies, suspense, and a whole lot of DRAMA! One of the most powerful lessons you will learn in this book is THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS! In order for you to progress in life, you must forgive the people who have wronged you. Oftentimes, you are your worst critic, and must forgive yourself for a lot of things; including blocking your own blessings. Unforgiveness will rob of the very thing you're trying to do in life, which is LIVE! You will never be able to move on with anything until you learn to let go of the past. It's a hinderance. Every character in this book had to learn that in some shape, form or fashion. Needless to say, it didn't come easy, but they made it through. If you want to find out exactly what I'm speaking about, I highly recommend that you purchase this book. There are three types of death that the Bible speaks of: 1. Spiritual death, 2. Physical death, and 3. Eternal death. For some, if you pay attention and look beyond the pages, THIS BOOK JUST MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE!
I'm in love with love....being in love....falling in love....therefore a good romance always puts a smile on my face, flutters in my heart and helps me remember that there is still good in this world that can beat us up day by day. B. Love never disappoints. She has surpassed what she has done in the past. This was an excellent read about 6 couples. What transpires when we try to alter history, forget the past, shut ourselves off from love and settle with crumbs instead of baking a whole cake! Sometimes the oven may be too hot,you may get burned, the ingredients hard to find ; but what you get in the end...is so much more enjoyable. Please one-click and follow the Medina family as they come to terms with life, love and family secrets and what is left when the ashes settle.
This was truly one of the best stories I ever read!!! Fury, Blaze, Arsen, and Red!!! Each of these sisters had a love story in this book and each story was even better than the last. The writing while great was a little unorthodox but each story left me wanting more. I could definitely see how this could be four full length novels!!!
If you’re wondering whether or not you should read… THE ANSWER IS YES‼️‼️‼️
True to a B. Love novel this was AMAZING. This novel is why I stan for her. Lol B. Love is a beast with a pen! These Medina sisters had me feeling every range of emotion possible. This was a beautiful story woven with secrets, lies, self discovery, love, and growth. This goes to show you that every love story although beautiful it has some dark places to go to get to the true beauty of love. Oscar drove me crazy with his shenanigans, Fury, Blaze, Arsen, & Red made me fall in love with their stories. But my favorite of the sisters was Arsen ... OMG that Arsen. If you're looking for a nontraditional love story this is it! Great work B! I'm looking forward to the next novel!
I enjoyed this book so much! Out of all the sisters, I really liked Blaze and Red. I want a man that's a mixture of all the men in this book. I started off not liking Selena, but then I felt bad for her. I think she should have gotten a happy ever after. I think Phoenix should have fought more to be in her daughters lives. I disliked Smokey for multiple reasons. One if you were so unhappy with her why not file for divorce, why put your kids through all that drama just to get out of the marriage. He tries to make Arsen chooclse btween him and her man because of his past, like his past was good. Then he goes and compare Blaze and Fury. I felt bad Blaze had to go through everything she did. Arsen reminded me of myself. Red was so independent, she refuse to accept any help even from her sister! Overall this was a great book. I enjoyed every bit of it. I would recommend this book to others!
Since reading Power and Elle, I've been hooked. I swear reading Arsen's story had me looking around like how is B Love describing me right now!!??! Her whole demeanor is me. I could relate to Arsen's character so much it wasn't funny! The hating math part!? took me back to my college algebra class sitting in the back, although I didn't have a Knox to distract me dang it! I love a story that has me looking at my own life and seeing how I can change some things about myself, always a plus for me when I can learn as I'm reading. That's the beauty of reading to me, being able to see myself in characters, their relatable situations that they go through. Awesome job again B. Love
It's not often that a book takes me to another level but The Ashes has done just that. Fury and Wade's story grabbed my heart and didn't let it go. And from there until the last sister's story, I couldn't wait to read to see what happened. B. Love has a unique style of writing in which she takes you into the lives of their characters and you automatically feel like they're apart of your life too! This book had a great storyline, plot, character development, and let's not forget drama. I am thankful that B.Love wrote this book & look forward to reading much more of work. ♥️♥️♥️ 5 stars is not even enough. If I could give it 10, I would. Great job, B. Love! 👏👏👏
What are your dreams? What do you want out of life? Are you with the individual that was pre-destined? What goals have you accomplished that are leading towards your dream?
Great read for thought process to expand to reach what only you know is your ultimate dream. Your destination may be rough or smooth but the path is still there to provide direction. What’s amazing about a destination is that there are many directions to choose.
True love will last if you nurture. Don’t miss out on your blessing because of fear. That fear will be the motivation needed to keep you focused on the prize because no one wants to fail.
This author always blows me away with her writing. The Ashes was moving, powerful, intriguing, captivating, and a skip-your-work type of book. I was fully invested in the lives of the Medina sisters; I felt that Fury, Blaze, Red, and Arsen were part of me. I felt like Arsen had so many of my characteristics that it was scary; she was my favorite.
This was a beautiful story and a joy to read. B Love's male characters are hot; my favorite one in this story was Nicholas. His take charge attitude had me smiling and doing the happy dance. The most memorable scene was Fury's prayer; I loved it.
Listen where do I even begin?! This book was powerful!! I can't even pick a favorite sister or guy because I honestly love them all. The love was just genuine and not forced. It made you want exactly want they had and want to feel exactly what they felt. I always feel like you've given me a lesson on love every time I read something by you! I was mad at Oscar but he redeemed himself. Senior almost got the side eye from me too. I'm Happy everybody got their Happy ending. B Love knows how to pull her readers in and makes you fall in love with her style of writing. I wasn't ready for this story to end, I will miss this entire family for sure!
This book was recommended to me by someone I am in a book club with. I was looking for a standalone and I stated I didn't want any weak women. I never read a book by this author and I am so glad I purchased this book. I love how the author developed all of the characters. I love how it was told from each character with their own point of views but I also love how it all still flowed together. I loved the realistic point of view the book brought. There were so many different emotions you will feel as you are reading this book and you will see how people handle the same situations in different ways. I will definitely read more books from this author.
These characters were easy to love from the beginning! This was the first romance book I have read in awhile and I truly enjoyed it! Not only was it a lengthy read but it was fast paced and each sister had their own story to tell! B love is truly an engaging storyteller and told a story where the characters had their own flaws but was able to overcome and learn from them! I feel like I identified with Red the most because of her fear of being hurt! Fury was the mother hen among the sisters and her love for her sisters was admirable! I loved how the storyline continued on a pace that kept you wanting more throughout the book! Well done!
One family,Four sisters and a family full of lies.
Fury,Blaze Arsen and Red are the famous Medina sister's. Strong-willed and mighty is how they have been raised. When on fall better to believe they all come together to protect,but who will protect them from themselves better yet. Who will protect them from all the family lies that have been revealed to them?
This was my first book from this author but it wont be my last.I love how the author tied in all the authors stories but they each had they own in one book. I love how all the characters came together to make this one hell of a read great job!!!!!!!
This was the best standalone/series I've ever read. Each sister had their own story but they were woven together perfectly. I thought I'd read the point of view from each sister about the same timeframe in their lives. I was presently surprised that it was a continuation from sister to sister from the first event... Smokey's disappearance. Each story was complete within itself but transitioned seamlessly from one to the other. I felt like I knew each character. The journey to love was beautifully told. You owe it to yourself to ride the wave with the Medina family and rediscover everything you thought you knew about family and love.
This was everything. The love that Smokey had for his daughters was everything. I think him leaving or going missing helped them find themselves. Fury and Wade I love them together. Blaze and Maddox were too cute. Arsenals Knox love love love them. Red and Nico too cute. I'm glad. Blaze and Fury forgave Selena. I didn't like how she treated them when they were little but I understand it had to suck to be in love with a man and him being in love with another woman. Amazing job.
B!!! First I have to say thank you! All of your work is amazing but this.... this is something else. This is such a great story and I LOVE that you gave each sister their own story and incorporated it all into one. I don't remember the last time I read a book with so many different emotions and experiences all in one. Your creativity is amazing to me. My favorite sister has to be Arsen though. And the whole "Arsen jar" was the cutest. I can't wait to see what you have in store next.
Solid book. I liked that it was broken up into four sections in order to dedicate ample time to all sisters. However, I found these stories to be very unrealistic at times. In one story, a 21 year old gives a girl 5k the night they have sex and wants her to quit working after only knowing her for a few minutes? Eeeh, a bit much given their ages and professions. The book was also a bit preachy in certain parts but it had tons of mushy instalove with street edge that fans of the author would like.
This book was sooooo good! The amount of trials and tribulations that the Medina family went through was crazy. The fact that they were able to find true love to help them get through their own personal battles was amazing! This book really makes you start to re-evaluate some things in your life. It was very inspirational. I am never disappointed when I read a book by Author B. Love! I loved all of the sister's stories, but I think my favorite was Arsen's. Great read!!!
This book was simply amazing. It caught my attention from the beginning and I couldn't put it down. The Medina Sister's each had their own trials with life and love that they went through. This book has some real life issues in it. And will have you saying oh that's me. But in the end throughout all the trials and struggles and etc. They came out victorious. I would definitely recommend this book. And all her other books.
Well well what can I say. I enjoyed this story so much. B. Love always do this with couple's. It is so hard to decide what o I like the most. I'm go have to go with Arsen and Knox and Fury and Wade. I saw myself in Arsen that is why I loved her the most. B. Love just put u in all these feelings. She know what she be doing. I can't wait to see what is next. How B. Love is I am sure it is coming real soon.
Yess honey yes! Have I ever.mentioned how much I love your books? Well, just in case I haven't, I LOVE your books. This book like all the rest was great. I'm not a very emotional person, but this book. I don't think I've ever laughed, cried, been mad,or happy as l was while reading. So thank you. Thank you for showing me that it's OK to be human sometimes. Everything doesn't always have to be perfect. Once again.until next time awesome job❤
I don't know where to start, I absolutely loved this book, you never cease to amaze me with your work. I honestly can't pick just one of the sisters to be my favorite because I loved them all as well as their stories. I was hooked from the very first page and I was intrigued through out the whole book. I highly recommend this book as well as anything written by this author.
This book was sooooo good. I liked love that was displayed between all the couples. It was love at first sight and fake type of situations. These men in this book are true book Bae's Because they were so attentive, supportive, understanding and leveled there better half out and the woman helped level Their men out also. The situation was very relatable to relief situations. This was awesome real from Ms. B. Love. Keep up the great work.