Jump to ratings and reviews
Rate this book

A.C.H.E.

Rate this book
A is for ache.
C is for choice.
H is for his.
E is for Everly.


I have always gotten the short end of the stick when it came to my personal life. Drug addicted mother, obsessive step-father, shitty upbringing, and one soul shattering, heart-wrenching relationship.

But everything changed when I met Alec Prescott.

I couldn’t stand the cocky hotshot lawyer at first, but after assisting him on one case, my opinion changed drastically. He became the beginning I so desperately needed, even if romantic relations at work are completely forbidden.

Unfortunately, falling in love with a co-worker is the least of my problems . . .

Funny thing about the past -- it’s never truly far away.
No matter how fast you run from it, or how hard you try to suppress it, it’s there, lingering like a fog, blinding your vision, impacting your decisions -- affecting your life.

That’s where Tage Andrews comes in.

He’s the heartache I can never outrun.
The man who saved me from my past all while pillaging my emotions.
I want to avoid reliving it -- avoid him -- but he’s always there, lingering like a fog, blinding my vision, impacting my decisions -- affecting my life.

This is my paradoxical predicament.
Two men.
One choice.
Inevitable heartbreak.

* * *
"A.C.H.E." is an angsty, fast-paced, suspenseful MFM ménage romance. Intended for readers 18+ due to mature themes. Reader discretion is advised.

217 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 18, 2018

528 people are currently reading
1243 people want to read

About the author

M. Never

29 books3,727 followers
M. NEVER RESIDES IN NEW York City. When she's not researching ways to tie up her characters in compromising positions, you can usually find her at the gym kicking the crap out of a punching bag, or eating at some new trendy restaurant.
She has a dependence on sushi and a fetish for boots. Fall is her favorite season.
She is surrounded by family and friends she wouldn't trade for the world and is a little in love with her readers. The more the merrier. So make sure to say hi!

Ratings & Reviews

What do you think?
Rate this book

Friends & Following

Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!

Community Reviews

5 stars
597 (36%)
4 stars
543 (32%)
3 stars
343 (20%)
2 stars
119 (7%)
1 star
44 (2%)
Displaying 1 - 30 of 370 reviews
1,292 reviews15 followers
May 20, 2018
"Taken,Ruled and Commanded"

As always M.Never has given us another book that will give her readers a plethora of emotions and that had me hooked throughout.
I seriously couldn't get enough of this book as it consumed me and left me with all the feels.
The storyline was very compelling and kept me second guessing all the way to the end.
Their story is definitely worth one clicking as soon as you can,SERIOUSLY you need to one click it STRAIGHT AWAY.
I don't want to say much about the storyline as like me you are better going in blind but what I will say is you will love all the words and be extremely happy that you read this great story.
Their story isn't conventional but it's a wonderful story of true love,second chances,betrayal and earth shattering moments.
I'm voluntarily reviewing an advanced reader copy of this book.
Profile Image for White Hot Reads.
347 reviews27 followers
May 26, 2018
I’ve read all of M. Never’s work and I will shout it from the rooftops so you guys know - she’s a phenomenal storyteller. From page one, I started highlighting. I didn’t want to forget her poetic and beautiful words. Not long into Chapter 1 I was hooked. By hooked I mean I couldn’t flip the pages fast enough.

There are so many elements to this book - extreme sexiness, suspense, questions and answers. I sat in my seat on the plane, twitching and moving around because this book was so hot, I was literally on fire! Thankfully the old guy next to me was captivated by Bart Simpson and not my squirming.

I can’t decide who I fell in love with more of all the characters. They’re all amazing. They each have their quirks and flaws yet they’re easily relatable.

I’m going to give this book 5 Ghost Stars and 5 on the heat level... it’s White Hot!

Add it to your TBR.
Stalk Amazon.
Just READ this book!
Profile Image for Shabby  -BookBistroBlog.
1,909 reviews975 followers
May 17, 2018
I stepped in blindly, expecting angst but the Menage is a bonus. A HUGE DOUBLE bonus.
A is for Ache 
C is for choice. 
H is for his. 
E is for Everly.

There's ample amount of it ALL!!
Hellooo Alec and Tage😍 #WolfWhistles. Everly is a lucky, lucky girl, I tell ya. I'm of course jealous of her position *teehee* in the complicated relationship she shares with her rude & obnoxious boss, Junior Partner in the Law Firm- Alec Prescott! . He's Antisocial, workaholic, No life guy....kinda like her! After a night encounter in the office party, she realises they share a magnnetic chemistry and as a dare to herself, she decides to explore it.

description

Everly had shut her heart tight and emptied her life of everybody except her cat-Denali, ever since 8 years ago, she was betrayed, abandoned. The love of her life, Tage just shattered her life and left. So she's basically running on fumes and happy with it.
I have swum through heaven and I've crawled through hell and for the last 8 years I have lingered in purgatory drifting trying to find my way to the isolating world
Tage is a bad memory from her past life that she's so trying to forget and move on. He was her first and it hurts to be alone with his memories.
Tage and I live in a parallel universe where violence rules and power reigns. we aren't supposed to know each other. our paths were never intended to cross. he isn't supposed to look at me or talk to me, let alone touch me.
our relationship is treacherous, but it's undeniable, incontestable irrefutable

So now it ain't raining, it's pouring. Affections and troubles-BOTH ! She's steadily moving forward with Alec and Tage is back like a bad news, simply because he's never left.
I am in love with both of them and have no idea what to do about it.
choose?
impossible.
sacrifice them both?
I can't bring myself to imagine my life with one and not the other


description

Troubles mount, passions run high, people are threatened, secrets are revealed and old mysteries get unraveled. She is the KEY to the secret that shall unlock her past demons free and the aftrpermath is not only bloody, it's Déja Vu!!

description

Surprising twists , blind curves throw you off. Lots of action, intense emotions but the cherry on top is the HOT SEX. One handed read for sure !!!!
two guys
one girl
lots and lots of orgasms
it isn't a torturous thought

MNever is an accomplished writer, A Queen of Menages. She writes hot sex with lots of emotions thrown in, spiking the anguish & heartaches. This nnook is her comfortable genre and trope.
4 Caged Bird stars
#BookBistroBlogApproved
Follow us on :
FB - https://www.facebook.com/groups/BookB...
Blog -https://bookbistroblogcom.wordpress.com
Blog -https://bookbistroblogger.blogspot.com
Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/BookBistro
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/BookBistroBlog
Profile Image for Nerdy Dirty & Flirty.
3,985 reviews361 followers
May 22, 2018
description
Provocative and suspenseful.

We start with a young girl, completely in love but locked away. We witness her heart being broken and then eight years later she still in not quite recovered from what happened to her. Everly is a secretary for a law firm, who is just existing. She goes to work and then goes home. But she is ready to take the plunge into a real life when her past sneaks up on her making moving on very difficult.

Tage is a ghost. He doesn't exist. But he makes sure that Everly is taken care of and safe. She is the one he let go because he thought it was the right decision. Tage is an interesting character, a bit of dark humor and sometimes a bit of child, but all dangerous man.

Alec is a jerk, at first. He is a junior partner at the firm where Everly works and everyone avoids him. He has worked hard to outrun his past and become something and he will let no one take that away from him. It doesn't help that he is devilishly handsome and takes a liking to Everly.

I have read this author a number of times before and I was a little bit scared to be honest because she wrecked me the last time.This book was insanely hot. There was some suspense and bit of mystery. I did like the way it ended and I wonder if we will see some of these characters again?
Profile Image for ✵Damjana✵.
428 reviews72 followers
July 12, 2018
I really don't want to be harsh in my reviews. I even took one day to calm myself, so my review wouldn't be too harsh! But sometimes you wonder how some books can be published with such nonsense.

I got feeling author just wanted to wrote new book, not to care to properly develop characters and their relationships. It was like facts and actions were written down in certain time period. The beginning was promising, but second part was horrible. Characters were not connected, there was no chemistry, heroine become annoying and weak.

I almost DNF several times, but I didn't want to add another book on DNF shelf.

Profile Image for Liv.
471 reviews43 followers
May 22, 2018
Um... I dreaded writing this review because I don’t want to offend anyone as I am not really good with words so I just tell you right up front that I didn’t like this book. I’ll try to explain why but please keep in mind that it’s just my personal opinion.

The blurb sounded promising and I was really excited about my first read from this author. As great as the prologue started out though, it sadly didn’t continue this way. First off, I never warmed up to Everly. I just didn’t like her tedious and repetitive thoughts. Her character was dull and Alec’s wasn’t much better. I couldn’t form any excitement and found no interesting characteristics of either of them which was a pity because Everly thought of herself as 'fucking damaged, plain and simple - a defective product of her destructive past', which would have been interesting but I just didn't see a damaged character in her. Color me surprised when the plain and boring girl with glasses and no make-up only bought clothes from brands and had perfect never worn dresses for any occasion in her closet even though she never went to parties. And although she never wore make-up, she knew exactly how to apply it without much of practice and owned enough to make her look so different that she didn't even recognize herself in the mirror afterwards.

I was very confused about Alec who I disliked right from the start. His thoughts were weird and I didn’t understand him at all. He was supposed to be this cranky lawyer but then Everly thought of him as sweet and funny and I just saw neither.
The way Everly and Alec started off was strange as well because how could he have not recognized her just because she wore make-up and was dressed differently, when he had just hours ago talked to her at work?!
Everly really had balls and no reservations whatsoever to talk to him in a way I would have never dared to talk to a superior at work right from the start. If you develop a certain friendship and atmosphere where you know you can loose up and talk back that way, that’s fine. But going from almost no contact to being that relaxed with each other at work was a mystery to me, especially in a world of lawyers. The lawyers I’ve met so far looked down to their assistants and there’s rarely something like instant friendship. That’s not to say that it can’t develop over time but the way it happened here bothered me. There was also no development of feelings and I never felt any building connection between the characters.

Feelings came out of nowhere and a lot of things happened way to fast. I felt like the story played within just a few days. I've also never been bored reading a sex scene before but I guess there's always a first time. The writing was just too clinical and matter of fact. Where was the passion and the deep feelings?! Where was the depth of the story and the talking through of important situations?!

I'm not sure if it would have made much of a difference but I felt like it would have been better to write the story from the third person instead of first person and three POVs. The writing sometimes felt like written in third person and I think it would have made more sense.

This was all in the first quarter of the book and the rest wasn’t much better. The only slight silver lining was Tage but even he had flaws and couldn’t give the story what it was missing. He was an alpha and overall enigma which was the only tiny joy in this book. And because he's the only positive in this story, I wanna share my favorite quote from him:
'There's a saying I once came across about the sun loving the moon so much he died every night just so she could breathe.'

To be honest, Alec bored me, even during the sex scenes which were such a disappointment; not to mention Everly’s thoughts during the sex which bothered me a lot. Why couldn’t she just enjoy what must have been overwhelming feelings?! I obviously couldn’t deal with the writing. I’m sorry. Things like 'Her body bows and her voice squeaks every time I thrust upwards. Around and around we continuously go...' bothered me too much. The scenes didn’t give me the feelings they were supposed to be because of how they were explained instead of felt from Everly. Even the way it came to the scene with the three of them happened without much afterthought and they acted as if it was the most mundane thing in the world.

I hope you can understand my reasons for my rating. I really tried to give a few examples of why I didn’t like this book without being mean and as I mentioned before it’s my personal opinion and just because I didn’t like it doesn’t mean that you won’t enjoy the story as so many others did.

This quote sums up my feelings of this book quite well:
'Do you ever feel like your life is just a set of revolving doors? In, around, and out, day after day. Time seems to bleed together, and you find yourself in the exact same place over and over wondering exactly how you got there?'

-- I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book given by Give Me Books Promotions. --
Profile Image for Coco.V.
50k reviews120 followers
Want to read
March 6, 2019
🎁The Rule of Three - Limited-edition box set containing A. C. H. E., MOTO & TRINITY is FREE on Amazon today (3/6/2019)! 🎁
Profile Image for Kayla (kaylareads).
145 reviews38 followers
August 25, 2018
I could really get behind this for the first half of the book. I loved reading of everly’s past, it was very Romeo and Juliet with added darkness. I even liked reading about her in present time and her developing relationship with Alec.
Then tage returned. And with that the book became a bit of a bad joke. I’m not a fan of threeway relationships in books. I like my heroine to fall in love and make that one person their everything. But that’s not why it was a joke. I simply can’t get my head around a guy finding out he’s been cheated on, five minutes later sat in a bar with the other guy talking about all three of them having a relationship together and being totally fine about it. There’s nothing realistic in that.
It felt kind of rushed towards the end. Everly’s mother made her appearance in the beginning demanding to see her, but because of all the threeway sex filling the middle, the actual story was just quickly fired out in an anti climax at the end.
3 stars 🌟 for the most part it was enjoyable, but the pacing was pretty off.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
2,088 reviews24 followers
July 5, 2019
This story made me ACHE because I wanted to love it and I didn't

Promising blurb and having come out of MOTO I started it with much anticipation. I love threesomes and M Never does them pretty well but what was out of kilter in this one was the three way relationship and Everly. Her character just did not do this book justice. Meant to be damaged but that damage didn't come through strong enough and when the big secret of why she was "imprisoned" was revealed, well it wasn't really a big reveal.

The story, for me, lacked depth and conviction and although it was well written (in parts) the menage just lacked "vavoom". The bad boy and the businessman sounded good. Two men, two promises and two lifelines to her heart. I wanted that but I didn't get it.

That ending? it split me in many ways "sometimes you have to choose between the sensible and the non-sensible" well me? I would rather have had the non-sensible.
Profile Image for Laura Lee.
957 reviews174 followers
May 19, 2018
A. C. H. E.
By M. Never
3.5 Stars

One thing I have come to realize… M. Never never fails in writing the super HOT M/M/F scenes. This book, there are 2 scenes that OMG… sham-wow panty worthy!!

Everly has been dealt a pretty crappy life. Living with a drug addicted mother and a step-father who locked her into a room starting at the age of 13.

Now 8 years have gone by since the day it all went down at the compound. Everly has finally made the decision to move on and try to start having a life.

The one person who she never would have thought to have a relationship with is a co-worker. When that relationship takes off… Who makes a reappearance in her life… Her first love…

Who will win the battle of love… The man who she loved and gave all her firsts to? Or the new man who will always be there for her…

Aside from those two HOT M/M/F scenes, the book was just an ok read for me. I felt that we didn’t get the full story and the ending left more unanswered questions. Some parts were really unbelievable.

With that being said, I couldn’t stop reading it…waiting to see where the story took me. It definitely kept me engrossed and turning the page to see how this could end good for all involved.

#BookBistroBlogApproved
description
Follow us on:
FB – https://www.facebook.com/groups/BookB...
Blog -https://bookbistroblogcom.wordpress.com
Blog -https://bookbistroblogger.blogspot.com
Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/BookBistro
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/BookBistroBlog
Profile Image for Emma.
906 reviews58 followers
March 9, 2019
dnf = 1 star

so boring. started mediocre and quickly went down hill. even the sex was dull.
Profile Image for Jade Violet.
328 reviews511 followers
April 19, 2019
I really like M. Never and I've always rated her books high but this one was so far off from her other work that I had to work to get through it. Basically, you have Everly, a girl who works as a secretary at a prestigious law firm and Alec, a totally hot and snotty junior partner. God knows how long Everly has worked at the firm but Alec never notices her even though he's well aware she's there. On the very same day he dismisses her as plain, that very same night, he becomes absolutely head over heels smitten with her because she dressed up for the cocktail party and wore makeup. The insta-love is so damn fast it leaves you with whiplash. Then on the heels of this, come Tage, Everly's first love from when she was 16 and the man in her prologue. He's been watching her from afar for years to make sure she's still safe from some nefarious people from her childhood BUT the minute he sees she's finally found a guy and is happy, he literally barges in to claim her as his. When neither guy will budge, they sit down in some crappy old bar, discuss how neither can leave her and agree to share her. Mind you, she's not even there for this 'relationship' talk.

So you've got one guy who's dated her for two weeks who is madly in love and will go to the ends of the earth and one guy who had multiple opportunities the last 8 years to be with her but let her sit in heartbreak instead until some other guy swooped in. And nothing gets anymore realistic, interesting or worth investing in for the rest of the book. It almost feels like the it was written just to produce a book.

But I'm giving it 2 stars because I usually love this author and everyone gets it wrong once in awhile.
Profile Image for Grey.
442 reviews47 followers
June 11, 2018
A quick and steamy read... but not really for me. Sadly, I didn't really connect with this one. Although, I can tell you there were some hot AF ménage à trois scenes written. Holy screen steamer, Batman! But another one off the TBR and hooray for KU! 3 stars.
Profile Image for Diane.
2,789 reviews22 followers
June 13, 2018
My heart aches for our heroine, Everly, who learns at an early age that the people who claim to love us are the ones that can hurt us the most, which has her going through the motions of her life but she's not really living. When a new man comes into her life, bringing danger with him, she's transported right back to her painful past. I liked this quirky storyline and the characters were sympathetic and intriguing but the perfunctory three way sex scenes left a lot to be desired.
Profile Image for Catherine Bibby (Rochelle's Reviews).
922 reviews35 followers
May 18, 2018
I received a copy and voluntarily left a review and all opinions are my own.

I adore M. Never's writing but was hesitant to read A.C.H.E. Because after reading Moto, another menage romance of hers, and getting my heart shredded but loving and cursing her every minute for it, I wasn't sure if I was emotionally ready. But alas, I just couldn't pass up a chance at reading another gut wrenching story, even if I wanted to protect my heart instead. That being said, Tage, Everly, and Alec are AHMAZING! I mean come on, who doesn't want an experience with a modern day Rapunzel and the ultimate bad boy and pretty boy who want to make her every sinful desire come true! They had my emotions and libido tossing to and fro with their endless ebb of suspense, angst, and unbridled passion.

Everly Paige is an intriguing young woman who has left behind a life of captivity and is now learning to stand on her own feet and making her own way in the world. That is until she is sidelined by a new love blossoming and an old love resurfacing, that never went completely away. There is so much that I adored about Everly throughout her story from her wide eyed innocence that showed on the surface to the steely strength that ran all the way to her core. She fascinated me learning about her from beginning to end and I might have been a wee bit jealous when she was the center of such a yummy, irresistible man sandwich but who could blame me? I fell in love right along with her for both of her beaus and couldn't wait to watch things heat up between the three of them.

Tage had my heart palpitating and me drooling from the moment I met him. There is just something about the bad boys and their cloak of mystery that does it for me and Tage is all of this and so much more. He is Everly's dark knight in shining armor that has the bullet scars to prove it. To bad he left a scar on Everly's heart in the process. Tage had me yearning for this to be the right time for him and Everly to finely get their HEA..even if it was with someone else. Hell, that just made their passion that much hotter!

Alec Prescott is a suit wearing, tall dark and handsome alpha that comes off as an asshole but ends up being anything but. He is everything that Everly needs to fill the void that Tage left behind and create a love and need for him that is more than she could ever have hoped for after such heartache. Alec pushed all the right buttons to have me fall in love with him immediately. He was kind, caring, and chivalrous to Everly but also commanding, sinful, with a little mystery surrounding him. His willingness to do whatever it takes to give Everly true happiness is what made my heart sing for this hero. It would be impossible not to give him a piece of your heart.

M. Never delivers another decadent, scintillating tale that guts you emotionally yet leaves you wanting more. More steam, more soul touching moments....just more! I am insatiable for M. Never's writing and always find myself riveted from beginning to end even if my heart is left a little tattered. A great author makes you love their writing. A phenomenal author makes you curse, cry, laugh, and feel every emotion in between...even if you don't want too. M. Never always gives me an indescribable journey when I pick up her books that never leaves me quite the same as I was before I began the first chapter.

Profile Image for Judith/books.series.forever  .
345 reviews75 followers
July 29, 2024
Spanish:
Este es el primer libro que leo de esta autora y para nada me esperaba algo así. Este no es un libro convencional ya que tiene contenido tabú con un trío incluido. Intrigante y sexy, con dos hombres calientes y una dulce y tímida chica. Eso sí, las emociones y el drama en el libro hacen que desees más y más.

Everly Paige con 16 años “fue encerrada como Repunzel” por su horrible padre, aunque ella se sentía viva ya que Tage Andrews iba cada noche ha llenarle la vida de esperanza y amor, pero todo se truncó. Después de 8 años, Every es secretaria en un bufete de abogados donde trabaja Alec Prescott., al principio le parece arrogante y mezquino pero todo cambia en la fiesta de la oficina.
Alec Prescott, es un abogado triunfador, en la oficina no hace amigos, y en el dormitorio el hombre es un animal. Pero Tage esta de vuelta, no pasa mucho tiempo antes de que surjan problemas, no sólo en sus vidas sino también en sus relaciones.

Everly tuvo una suerte de tenerlos en en bandeja de plata. Sinceramente ví mas intensidad con Tage y parecía que Alec se unió al grupo. Tenia la sensación como que no estaba cómodo, aunque en ningún momento dijo nada, pero me parecía súper soso. Tage en cambio me gusto más, creo que era porque al tener un pasado con Everly simplemente se conocían y sabían más del otro, había esa chispa.
¿Me esperaba otro final? Pues si, pero no el que todo el mundo quería. Ese epílogo fue como un puñal clavado por la espalda porque esperaba un poco más, un final cerrado, con todo resuelto.
⚜Rate: ★★★✩✩

English:
This is the first book I've read from this author and I didn't expect anything like this. This is not a common book, it has taboo content with a trio included. Intriguing and sexy, with two hot men and a sweet, shy girl. But the emotions and drama in the book make you want more and more.

Everly Paige with 16 years "was locked up as Rapunzel" by her horrible father, although she felt alive as Tage Andrews went every night to fill her life with hope and love, everything was ruined. After 8 years, Every is a secretary at a law firm where Alec Prescott works. At first, she finds it arrogant and mean but everything changes at the office party.
Alec Prescott is a successful lawyer, in the office, he doesn't make friends, and in the bedroom, the man is an animal. But Tage is back, it doesn't take long before problems arise, not only in their lives but also in their relationships.

Everly was lucky, they’ve made it very easy for you. I honestly saw more passion for Tage and it seemed that Alec joined the group. He felt like he wasn't comfortable, although he didn't say anything, it seemed super dull to me. Tage instead I liked more, I think it was because having a past with Everly simply knew each other and knew more about each other, there was that spark.
Did I expect another ending? Yes, but not the one everyone wanted. That epilogue was like a dagger nailed in the back because I waited a little longer, a closed end, with everything resolved.
⚜Rate: ★★★✩✩
Profile Image for B. C. Booklover.
782 reviews54 followers
September 11, 2019
I received an ARC gift of this book long after its release but I must say, THANK YOU M. Never for popping into my life this week, I've been really missing out on reading your fascinating books for too long!

How this story grabbed me and kept my eyes locked on my Kindle right from the first pages! I love when that happens, an immediate draw that leads to book that's hard to stop reading!

A young woman, treated like a princess trapped in an ivory tower, but not so sweet and innocent now since the bad, bad wolf prowled in to corrupt her, save her and then love her. Then one day, the princess loses it all, the protector lets her down and she hates him for it.

The bad, bad Tage, has kept to the shadows, watching, protecting and keeping her safe ever since he made that terrible decision years ago. That girl has become a strong woman, as he knew she would, starting over in a new life so different from the one she escaped. Does this violent man belong in her past or her future? Hmmm???

Everly has a choice to make when a new chapter leads her to that arrogant but intensely sexy lawyer in the high powered firm where she is a legal secretary. She discovers there's alot hidden behind the cockiness that Alex presents to the world and she likes what she sees. So, does Everly need to leave her broken heart behind along with the memories of Tage or follow a new, hopeful feeling that Alec is bringing out in her now?

Ghosts from the past threaten and tangle with the present. Danger is around each corner, trying to ruin the happiness Everly wants so badly. Who will be the one that captures or regains her heart? Who can she trust to keep her safe this time? Tage or Alec?

You'll have to read this to find out what happens next as Everly struggles with her feelings for both of them. Super hot, mighty suspenseful, mysterious, and swoony goodness all mixed in to make one amazing, intense, fast paced story. Loved it but the ending was not what I expected which makes me wonder...is this really the end of their story? If not, please give me the rest of it...not a cliffhanger, just a different kind of ending. M. Never, you are an evil woman!
Profile Image for Amanda.
179 reviews40 followers
May 23, 2018
So first things first - I went into this book knowing that I loved M. Never's Decadence After Dark series. I was looking forward to this one....romantic suspense, a cocky lawyer, a bad boy, plus menage?! Count me in!

oh yeah

But this was one of those books where I was totally invested, enjoying things for the most part, and then BAM the ending killed it for me :(

A.C.H.E. is told from 3 POVs.....Everly, Alec, and Tage.  The prologue gives us the backstory of Everly when she was 16 and her relationship with Tage. Then Chapter 1 is present day, 8 years later where she works at a law firm with Alec. Halfway through I had a lot of questions still and a little unsure of who I should be pulling for.

But fear not because we enter hot menage status! Yeah, it was a weird, quick jump to that decision but I was looking forward to it so let's go with it.

hot

Moving on...I was totally enjoying the suspense with her mom situation, a little anxious about where it was all going.

Then I get to the end ready to feel all complete and BAM! No, no, no. I was totally invested until the ending. It ruined it for me. I felt like the circle was starting all over again and I had no closure or sweet, happy feelings.

what the hell

Maybe there's going to be a follow-up book to this one? If this story continues then I could see bumping it up a star but for now, I'm just going to sit over here feeling a little let down.

bummer
Profile Image for Chiara Cilli.
Author 58 books629 followers
September 3, 2018
Alla prima metà del romanzo darei 4 stelline, perché è veramente bella: c'è tensione sessuale, mistero, passione. Ma poi i due protagonisti maschili si incontrano e... cosa? Decidono di condividere la protagonista, così che lei non debba scegliere? Ma cos...? Non è molto verosimile, considerando che i due non si conoscono e sono entrambi alpha :/ E poi, è palese che lei sia innamorata di Tage. Come può amare anche Alec, con cui fa le capriole solo da pochi giorni, e come può lui dichiarare di non poter vivere senza di lei? Siete accecati dalla passione, a mio parere. Tage è l'unico personaggio che mi è piaciuto, veramente bello e molto intrigante. Il finale mi ha lasciata basita. Grandissimo peccato, perché la scrittura dell'autrice è molto scorrevole e piacevole, proprio come piace a me. Ho un altro suo romanzo sullo scaffale, il famoso MOTO: pare sia su un altro livello, perciò sono ansiosa di leggerlo :)



ACQUISTA CON 1-CLICK
|| Facebook || Twitter || Pinterest ||
Profile Image for Pauline (Passionate About Books).
809 reviews15 followers
June 7, 2018
"Two primary colors that saturate my world with pigment when mixed together."
She fell passionately in love at the innocent age of 16 to a man she thought the world of... but things were not as she imagined them to be. 8 years later after crawling through hell and lingering in Purgatory trying to find her way through this isolated world she opens her heart again to another man who seemed to be a grade-A a-hole. And just when you think things are beginning to perk up... her former lover re-appears adding himself forcefully in the mix. Oh yeah... you read that right, Alec and Tage will move Heaven and Earth for Everly Paige... even if they have to share her! "Take a seat and strap in; it's gonna be a bumpy ride"... a deliciously decadent MFM Romance you just can't get enough of... there is so much to this story than just a sexy romance. Get ready to be swept off your feet, intrigued, mystified, shocked and broken into a million little pieces... all in this one novel! 5 Achingly Delicious Stars for a story that will have your poor heart pounding rapidly.
3,924 reviews31 followers
May 17, 2018
This book left me so gutted! I won't accept that this is where it all ends. I won't! Tage, Everly and Alec never thought in a million years that it would take a dynamic change to find happiness. Their story was a tough one, with Tage leaving Everly and causing her untold grief, with Everly and Alec just beginning to discover their own feelings, and yet don't count out Tage so soon! Everly's parents were terrible, but the extent to which they would go for their own selfish wants was the worst. Please, someone tell me that there will be more to come!
Profile Image for Jenny Prose.
746 reviews10 followers
May 24, 2018
4.5 Stars

I've been a fan of M.Nevers for a while, so when I got the chance to read A.C.H.E. I jumped in!

M. Never has an incredible way of bringing three people together in an unconventional way that makes your heart ache for the characters. I loved this story!! Incredible dynamics, that takes you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions leaving you spent at the end.

I will say that I hope we get a second book because I'd love to know more about their story!
Profile Image for Steph.
79 reviews3 followers
June 22, 2018
2.5Stars Could not finish after 70%. It just became eye roll after eye roll to me.
Profile Image for Dawn Nicole Costiera.
686 reviews23 followers
June 2, 2018
Ache by M. Never started off soul consuming!! Two star crossed lovers who are madly in love. Think Rapunzel... Everly, a sweet 16 year old, who was locked away from the world by her evil stepfather. Her only joy is a an older guy, who supposedly worked for her stepdad. Their relationship taboo and secret. He comes to her at night. omg I felt all their love, passion and despair. M had me hooked!! My heart was in my throat.... After a heart stopping event the two are torn from each other. Fast forward 8 years, neither one has move on or gotten over each other. Tage still watches over Everly... Coming in and out of her life. Most of the time hiding in the shadows. Her dark past is still lurking. Can Tage protect her?

She is now an adult and has a blossoming career at a law firm.
In comes, cranky closed off, Junior partner Alec Prescott. Him & Everly were far from love at first sight... One night at an office party, they saw each other in a completely different light. Let the unexpected fireworks begin. I loved how Everly brought out a different side of Alec. Alec was a straight laced lawyer, but so sexy and domineering. As they got deeper involved, their main problem turned out to be Tage! He stepped in and decided, he was not letting Everly go so easily. I was so torn between these two. I loved them both. One bad, one good. Both totally alpha! Could they both be what Everly needed? (Such a lucky bitch!)

The middle of the story did feel different from the beginning. Less emotional and a bit more rushed. Especially with the insta-love. I was however thoroughly entertained by the 3 of them and I could not stop flipping the pages.... MNever did her job! Ache is more then just a menage book. It's a second chance love story and a boss/employee romance filled with suspense and a touch of darkness. I loved how it all turned out!
Profile Image for Michele.
903 reviews12 followers
May 29, 2018
A definite ride

This story moved pretty quickly. It was hard to really fall in love with the characters when everything moved so fast. Every had a rough life and finally was finding happiness when her past comes back to haunt her. Alec doesn’t know why he is so into Everly but he knows he wants her. Her past comes between them and ends up being one hot ride. The ending was a little bit of a disappointment but hopefully we get another story. I don’t want to say too much so there isn’t any spoilers. I love this author and everything she puts out so I gave it 4 stars for that..otherwise I just needed more..but we always do.
Profile Image for Gizel Alvarez.
581 reviews77 followers
August 29, 2018
Disappointed but had potential

One of my issues with this book where some mistakes that would throw me off the story, for example the character getting called the wrong name one paragraph and on the next back to normal.

As far as the story itself it had potential, however it needed more to the development, it felt lacking on the story line and even thou certain scenes where we'll expressed other needed more it fell flat and anticlimactic. So while I can put aside the inner monologue (thou it was a bit repetitive) the ending was also open so in the end I am wondering what her the heroines reaction was will they actually have a try at what they had for days...?
Profile Image for Bookworm Between the Sheets.
481 reviews13 followers
October 5, 2018
"Play a game of life, or actually live one.”

Well that menage was a COMPLETE twisty surprise!!!! I am a major fan of M. Never's books and this quick read was another hit! Some parts were questionable and I felt the emotion of what the reader is supposed to feel for the characters was a bit missed. I mean all of sudden these guys are okay with this situation.. I just didn't completely buy it, but I still enjoyed the story and went with it! This story does have some Rapunzel feels in the beginning and that beginning just hooked me in so fast! Hopefully we get another book with these characters because the author sure did leave me wanting more!
Profile Image for Jessica.
131 reviews
December 24, 2022
why? why end it like that. i’m just annoyed not even sad.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 370 reviews

Can't find what you're looking for?

Get help and learn more about the design.