Chasing Heartbreak

Dark Love #6

by Kat T. Masen

My life is my work.

There's nothing wrong with being a strong, career-driven woman.

And especially nothing wrong with keeping a lover on the side.

Dominic has his life in the States, and I have mine here in Paris.


It was all working just fine.

Until my former best friend suddenly shows up.

Noah Mason.


We mutually parted ways three years ago.

Noah fell in love, got married, and I didn't want front row seats filled with heartbreak.

But now he's back and throwing around the dreaded 'D' word.

Divorce.


Things begin to shift.

Lines start to blur.

Our friendship is taking a different turn, and jealousy is an ugly curse.

Throw in a possessive lover, and you have yourself a complicated love triangle.

The odds are somebody's bound to get hurt.


They say you should never fall in love with your best friend.

Because when heartbreak strikes and you're falling, you risk not having a net to catch you.

But what if your best friend is the right man all along?

Genres: Romance, Dark Romance, Friends To Lovers, Contemporary, Dark, Contemporary Romance, Second Chance

296 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 18, 2020

About the author

Born and bred in Sydney Australia, Kat T. Masen is a mother to four crazy boys and wife to one sane husband. Growing up in a generation where social media and fancy gadgets didn’t exist, she enjoyed reading from an early age and found herself immersed in these stories. After meeting friends on twitter who loved to read as much as she did, her passion to write began and the friendships continued on despite the distance. “I’m known to be crazy and humorous. Show me the most random picture of a dog in a wig and I’ll be laughing for days.”

Reviews

[Beeg Panda · Rating 1 out of 5]

SPOILERS
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The nerve
The fucking nerve

this ASSHOLE'S wife (his heroine in the previous book) hands him divorce papers, he has a one night stand, goes back to his wife, finds out his one night stand is pregnant, divorce on the cards again
now this fucker with his 2 kids is conveniently sniffing around the heroine of this book

3 years ago Asshole chose his wife over the heroine
now he's back (which immediately nullifies his HEA in the previous book) and of course this heroine falls for his shite

she, of course, lives for her job; doesn't do commitments
she does have a thrilling "sex only" thing going on with a really sexy man
but its only twice yearly occasions and this om is married, although he wants to leave his wife for the h
he wants more from her and she's horrified because she didn't sign up for more than sex
so of course Asshole hero arrives just in time for her to choose him
which she does



sure, write this stuff
write it and sell it
because readers love it
they will read the 1 star reviews (I do it...so I know; thousands of others JOIN GROUPS for this kind of thing, so I know)
they will look at the GR shelves
and they will buy these books
so write this stuff, sure


BUT DO NOT CLASSIFY THIS AS ROMANCE !!!!

whoever gets the power to chose what genre this is, STOP CATEGORISING THIS TROPE AS ROMANCE BECAUSE IT IS NOT ROMANCE

CREATE ANOTHER CATEGORY, MAKE UP ANOTHER GENRE, I DONT KNOW....YOU PEOPLE KNOW STUFF..USE WHATEVER WORDS YOU NEED TO -

BUT DONT CALL THIS ROMANCE

NONE OF THE BOOKS IN THIS SET IS ROMANCE

Sept 22 update Amazon category changed to:
#10 in Australia & Oceania Literature
#19 in Australian & Oceanian Literature
#20 in City Life Fiction (Kindle Store)

[Molz · Rating 1 out of 5]

You know I disliked the story of this one but considering the writing itself wasn't bad(I've seen way worse(, I was going to be generous and give it a two or a three star, until I saw that it was a sequel book. Why would this change my mind? Well the previous book is literally all about the main character, Noah, falling in love with Morgan even though he has feeling for Kate(the main character of this book). He literally breaks off his friendship because morgan is an insecure little b*tch, and marries her even though she was already effing married! Like seriously wtf? You find out the person you're seeing lied about being married and still wanted to continue a relationship with her? Seriously f*ck this book. And I haven't even gotten started on the plot for the current book.

I hate this book so much I don't even want to bother marking the spoilers, but I suppose I'll be decent and do it anyway



Anyway fast forward a couple years poor Kate moved to Paris where she started having a strictly sexual fling with dominic, who also was married yet it never stopped her from screwing his brains out whenever he visited her. So after three years of their back and forth he finally admits he wants something more, but she's had enough and breaks it off with him. At this point the slimebag Noah comes back in the picture, he's visiting Paris along with Kate and his friends, supposedly going through a "really bad time". Surprise surprise the stupid b*tch he married turned out to be awful, gee I wonder who couldve predicted that? 🤔

So she wants a divorce after he slept with one of his friends and said friend got pregnant while they were separated. Now he has not one but two kids worth of baggage to deal with. He flirts with Kate and finally comes to his senses and realizes what a mistake he made not choosing her(no sh*t sherlock). She realized she still loves him, which in itself is stupid. He had his chance with you and you weren't good enough for him, why the hell would you take him back after that?!?!?!

Next Dominic's wife comes to visit Kate at her job, where she professes she knows a out the affair and doesn't give a sh*t so long as he stays married to her. In fact she encourages them to continue. Seriously what the actual hell?

Fast forward to late visiting for her friends daughters birthday party. She meets his soon to be ex wife and 3 year old daughter at said party, where his daughter asks how Kate knows her dad. So when Kate replies that they're best friends the stupid child says that means "they must be getting married and having babies". This is an almost direct quote by the way, I am not making this up. Also, no three year old talls like this, extremely unrealistic. So yeah Morgan freaks out, screams at poor Kate who did nothing wrong, then calls up Noah to scream at him and threaten to get full custody of her kid over it. Which, first off psycho b*tch that is not now custody arrangements work, but ok.

So what does Noah do next? Gets back home to kate and screams accusations at her. Treats her like total sh*t. She leaves, life goes on for a while, until *sshole number 2 aka Dominic shows up at her apartment and once again tries to get them to rekindle their "arrangement." She, thankfully, tells him off. Unfortunately though *sshole number one shows up, who tells her he wished he had picked her from the start, and they both confess their love or some other bullshit.

Honestly this was my breaking point. What kind of self respecting woman would agree to date a man who continuously picked other woman over her? A dumb one, that's who.



In a nutshell, I hate this book. I really, *really* hate this book. Honestly it's been several months since a book has made me this angry. I feel like punching something.
What kind of author writes a book about two people supposedly falling in love, only to write about their breakup in the sequel? Love triangle my *ss. This isn't a romance, this is painful stupidity.

[Tab · Rating 1 out of 5]

Reread while off Jan 2024 - and yeah most of my original bitching still stands except I think I hate it more now three years later.

I usually like second chance romances but this one left me feeling like throwing my kindle across the room.

I really like Kate, even if her tendency to put her career above all else left me wondering how she would fare as a partner. I knew Dominic would never work out long term for her, and the fact she was willing to have an affair with him actually showed how selfish she could be. And cowardly - speaking of cowards....

But Noah - he's a fucking mess - now with two kids with two different women - and this is who she ends up with? This career driven woman who was basically left behind by this selfish, controlled by his dick asshat until he fucks up his own life so bad he comes sniffing around. Who for three years basically ignored her because he 'won' his wife, who now of course is a controlling bitch. All I could think was this prick will be fucking someone else down the road when times get tough because that's how he rolls. And Kate will be the one trying to make sure the kids end up cared for and sane. You know Kate the one who didn't want kids (biggest eyeroll I can manage). Dark Love for sure, but only the female version of this couple. The PoS loser male lead won the lottery in the end.

Oh and of course Charlie and Lex are rolling along with no issues and still deeply in love with three kids and a great career. Cause Lex totally won't be fucking his younger twenty something assistant when Charlie is 45, entering middle age and no longer as hot as she was. Their love is deep don't you know !

Reading these books I get the sense the author is trying to justify cheaters getting a HEA for some reason other than life just often is not really fair. Again they are relatively well written, but as a reader left going would you want this asshole as a mate and I do mean both sexes ? I can't say I was left unsatisfied when done these individual books and usually pissed off!

[Beautiful Flower · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had hate &love this book. I love this book for several reasons , it is second chance romance . I don't like love triangle but here is good one . You have a good reason to say Kate had unhealthy relationship with Dominic which gave her a good motive to end it and start a new one. I hate it because I need a strong dialogue between Kate and Noah , when she confronted him about their feelings and their mistakes , it was flat scene no depth to show their hurt or pain . Kate shouldn't give in this way . An idependent, strong woman never acts this way . He didn't grovel enough or showed her his feelings . She was a fairy god mother, solved all his problems with one touch . In my opinion he didn't give her anything . Their road was paved to be happy family which is weird because of his mistakes . That is why it is dark love . Some scenes should be rewritten qsuch as Noah & Dominic when they confronted each other.or facing his ex wife. The plot is strong but missed strong feelings and words to make sense with the situation. I hope next next I have more .

[LianaReads blog · Rating 3 out of 5]

My head is spinning from so many love triangles in this series and it really feels like a soap opera , one that is unbelievable but also hooks you in

[Terri (N.J.) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chasing Heartbreak is the 6th and final book in the Dark Love series. Also the second part of Kate and Noah’s story. All these characters are intertwined and present in all the books. This last book totally redeemed my love for this series as the last 3 felt a little short for me but still enjoyed enough to continue . I loved how the story came together and ended perfectly. The connections with these characters made this series really stand out. They are all flawed and make no excuses. They tell it like it is and party hard. They screw up and move on. The banter is raunchy and hilarious , I Loved it!!! Never ending laugh out loud moments.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️ spoilers** This was hard to put down but the drama really just made me angry. Kate was Noah’s figurative punching bag for all his fuck ups that are constantly biting him in the ass. I hated how he knocks up two ow and has the audacity to criticize her for not having kids of her own (or more specifically he wouldn’t take her very reasonable advice regarding families). Douche. But it was easy to read the book quickly bc the H just really has regrets and missed the h all this time. And I just love how he will always haven to put up with Dominic. Serves him right!

[Rebecca McRae · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Kate and Noah. Their relationship was built on a great friendship and it helped them thrive. I enjoyed the strong boss bitch vibes from Kate.
I loved when Kate finally realized what she deserved and ended things with Dominic, which I definitely saw coming. Like why tf would she want to continue to be his mistress

[Kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

There will be spikers. So the book starts out 4 years ago when Kate first meets Dominic then they jump to present day which is 3 years into Kate being in Paris, so effectively dismissing the text from Dominic at the end of the prior book and making you wait for the outcome. The book flip flops from present to 4 years prior a lot. Turns out she's been having an all sex, no strings attached affair since she moved to Paris. But it's only a couple times a year when Dominic passes through. So look! Just like the other books, there's more cheating! 🙄

I will admit I do like Lex more throughout this book. He's becoming more of a normal person instead of a charlie obsessed crazy person. It was nice to see all the characters back in here as well as they had birthdays and get togethers.

But I still couldn't quite get on board with Noah. He chose the wrong girl. We all know he chose the wrong girl. I never liked him for Morgan. They seem to have a sexual only relationship versus the deeper connection he had with Kate and he gave that up. Now, everything has fallen apart for him because he finally realizes that Morgan was never his proper match and she realizes it too, knowing it was always Kate in his heart. Like, she couldn't figure that out 4 years ago? She already knew it. So what was the point?

Well know the story. They're going to get a divorce, he goes out and sleeps with an acquaintance and she gets pregnant. Really? He was a total man whore sleeping with dozens of women and no one got pregnant until Morgan when they were together. And now suddenly he's getting his one night rebound pregnant? Again with the lack of realism.

With his world falling apart, he comes to Paris with Lex and Charlie and is a hot mess. Yet he feels his connection with Kate still and then begins flirting with her. Obviously eventually it pays off, but none of it seems realistic. As he just had his son born a few weeks prior. And eventually he confesses to Kate that he can't blame Dominic for falling in love with her, hinting at the fact that he loves her. And eventually he also says the exact same line Dominic says that, "it should have been her". Really? Is that the only line we can come up with for both guys? And the way Kate and Dominic always got together, he would pounce on her the second she walked in the door and they would do it against the door. And gosh, wouldn't you know, the same thing happened with Noah. There didn't seem to be any new content in that department. And I felt like a lot of the scenes were actually very short and vague in this book.

Kate's character flip flops too much for me. I like a strong independent woman And there are a few times in the book where she's just not even close. She's unsure and doubtful to an extreme. Even with the move to LA, for the new position. There was no doubt in my mind she would have said yes to the opportunity, but because Lex said it was in LA, she hesitated. She finally gets the opportunity to be back in the states with Noah and she has hesitates? When we already knew she wanted the role and would take the role because she told Lex she never says no. Seriously, come on!n give me a break.

Now I will say, that she handled all the situations pretty well. From Dominic's wife coming to her office and confronting her about knowing about their affair, and blessing it as long as she remained married to him, to Morgan and her crazy self who couldn't even talk to Noah without flipping her sh!t.

She really became the glue that held everything together. And accepted both children as a stepmom. At that point I thought it was a bit weird she didn't want kids. Normally romance books say that because they never thought about having them and then they become pregnant and are so in love with their children and being mom. Kate and Noah not having children together definitely afforded them the opportunities to travel and have crazy sex all over the place. No "cockblockers" as Charlie/Lex and Adriana/Julian would say.

Overall, I just couldn't get on board with the author and the books and the characters. There was too much flip flopping around and when I read, even in this book, the author go back in time and repeat the same scene from a different perspective, I groaned and I was ready to throw my book. I didn't, obviously, because my book is my phone. But still. You get my sentiment.

The epilogue was a nice addition except it still didn't conclude anything. An epilogue should be a conclusion! Sigh. If you're going to invite us to a bachelor party, I want to see the conclusion of the bachelor party or their wedding or something. But it's all kind of up in the air with Noah and Kate getting married in Vegas where bachelor party was And then the whole puffing up their chests when it comes to Kate. Dominic and Noah both lay claim, but Noah wins of course. But Dominic just disappeared? Just like that? Really? I feel like there's more to the story and I'm really glad it's not in this series because I'm tired of reading about these people and I'm tired of the typos and grammatical errors, though they did get better over the series.

[Beatrice Pitigoi · Rating 1 out of 5]

Checks✔️:
🖍️ Billionare, but dry
🖍️ Love triangle
🖍️ Successful woman

The hotness:
🌶️🌶️🌶️/10

[MV · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why does it have to end 😩

Oh Kate. She’s so perfect. I loved her since the beginning of Lex & Charlie. I swear she was the missing piece in Noah’s life. It’s always been her. And even with Noah’s baggage, Kate’s so graceful in how she handles everything. Ugh, she’s the perfect woman for Noah & I’m so happy they found their way back to one another. I’m so sad this series has come to an end but could we please get one of the next generation. I can’t wait to see these men & their beautiful wives with their teenagers haha 🥰🥰

[kirr. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spoilers!

I’m so disappointed 😫 I love Kate and was so excited for her books but I feel like she was done dirty.
I wanted to root for them to be together but after book 1 I just couldn’t. It seemed forced and rushed. Even the intimate scenes where brushed over. The connection just wasn’t there!!
Unlike the detailed relationship between Noah and Morgan. Morgan was perfect for him in the first book, then suddenly he says she’s awful with no context? It just made no sense to me.

Kate deserved better!

[Greschline · Rating 1 out of 5]

Kate broke my heart I expected better.

[Serenity Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

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I didn’t enjoy book 5 but finished it because I was really wanted to read Kate’s happily ever after, I knew she ended up with Noah I just wanted to know how.

Noah, the train wreck that he is cheats on Morgan his wife, who thankfully he finally admits he never truly loved but was rather admits it’s was the lust and ego that made him want Morgan. He gets another girl pregnant which are we surprised and his life is falling apart.

Kate is sleeping with Dominic twice a year, hiding it from all her friends. Charlie and Lex go to Paris for a ball and some business where Charlie just kind of springs on her that she brought Noah in a sense for Kate to fix him because he’s having a hard time in his life. Kate who hasn’t seen this man in four years is of course shocked. The whole thing was wrong of Charlie to do plus what if Kate had a secret boyfriend? She already had a secret lover.

Noah just strolls back into her life expecting Kate to fix everything he messed up in his? No buddy, Kate is not your therapist and barley even is your friend. Him and Morgan are separated about to get a divorce, he cheated on her that night he got the divorce papers with an old childhood friend and got the woman, Olivia pregnant and now has a son. He needs Kates advice and wants her back in his life after he walked out on her four years ago.

Apparently he was in love with Kate which was hinted at but never said, in the first book. So why did he choose Morgan? Especially put that awkward strain on his cousins life? He is SELFISH. He kinda just expects Kate to understand he’s in love with her and is aggressive about it after showing up in her life 4 years no contact.

At points in the book I was rooting for Dominic despite how horrible he is because Noah annoyed me that much. I feel maybe Kate should have ended up with someone other than Noah or Dominic at points. Yeah in the end, I guess the two do belong together but to me Kate deserves someone with so much less baggage than Noah, no matter if they completely understand each other.

Noah is still a sex fiend, I feel like Morgan should have been the one that cheated but not surprised it was Noah. Olivia, Noah’s old friend, one night stand and mother to his son, Nash, I felt like she wasn’t needed in this book at all. I could have gotten rid of that part of the plot as a whole and would have liked the book so much better. We all know Morgan and Noah were destined to fail, if Morgan hadn’t gotten pregnant so quickly their relationship would have fizzled out, the two would have never gotten married then divorced. I liked Olivia as a character but I don’t think she was needed. Also it is hinted that Noah wasn’t there for her pregnancy if at all because they live in different cities. He barley sees his newborn son. Talk about deadbeat dad. Plus he’s trying to jump into a relationship with Kate while he has a newborn son and in the midst of a divorce?!

I’m not sure, I just kind of feel like Kate deserves someone with so much less baggage, I mean two baby mamas, an ex wife and two kids? That you have to see on the regular? That’s a lot, best friends or not. To me it seems like Kate was always Noah’s backup plan, he expects her to fix his messed up life. He treats her like his therapist, a literal quote from the epilogue by Noah in reference to Dominic is ‘The nerve of him to pursue Kate like she's a fucking toy.’ But he did the same thing.

In the end, Kate Hamilton is superior and deserved a choice when it came to her having to become a step mother to kids that are not even hers, no matter if she loved Noah or not. What if she never wanted to be a mother, which is hinted at? Then Bam! She’s a step mom to two young kids! It felt like if she said no to Noah, Charlie would have maybe left her in the dust for rejecting her dusty ass cousin who can’t get his crap together.

Overall this book is 5/6 in my ranking of the series, I think Kate and Noah’s love story has to be my least favorite. Now onto ‘The Forbidden Love’ Series about the Next Generation.

[Ria Alexander · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chasing heartbreak ... a powerfully written finale

When Kat T. Masen first announced that she was overhauling her Dark Angel series my greatest wish was that Kate would at last receive her own book. Finally book six in the DARK LOVE series has arrived. CHASING HEARTBREAK is absolutely superb, an emotional read that will pull at every heartstring. it is a powerfully written finale that this series truly deserved.

Entre deux coeurs qui s'aiment, nul besoin de paroles."
"Between two hearts that love each other, no need for words."
"Love is a strong word."

Kate Hamilton is a strong woman, a workaholic driven by her need to succeed, feared in the boardroom ... however she's also a woman who desires her chance at happiness and love. Did that
chance of happiness and love disappear four years earlier? Her personal life has become complicated, her needs and desires no longer being fulfilled. Kate's world is about to be spun on its axis. Changes she never expected could either destroy her or bring her her heart's desire.

You can wait a whole lifetime to feel the touch of the woman you love, but every minute is worth the wait the second she's finally yours."

Noah Mason is a complicated man. A man whose world has been turned upside down. Love, marriage, children and divorce has been his life for the past four years, yet something was missing ... someone has always been missing. Someone who's friendship means the world to him. Can Noah regain his lost friendship, his lost love, to find the piece of the puzzle that he has always craved? Or, will another man destroy his one chance of forever happiness?

"I'm exactly where I was destined to be. I have chased heartbreak, and it led me into his arms, into a life I never knew I wanted."

Kate's story is a complicated one, with the players desiring one thing yet turning their back on it ... until the pain of loss becomes too much. It is a beautiful story of love and friendship, both lost and found. One that captured the very centre of my heart and soul. It was a story that needed to be written, to hear Kate's voice and to allow the reader to understand how she became the woman she is.

All I can say is prepare to experience every emotion possible, as Kat T. Masen has definitely found a way to have them running rampant.

Read and Reviewed for Reading Is Our Satisfaction

✨✨✨✨✨ FIVE STARS ✨✨✨✨✨

[The Dragon Den Book Blog · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review of Chasing Heartbreak by Kat T. Masen
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Well...this romance took a MASSIVE turn! If you were confused and wondering what was to become of Noah and Kat after the first book...here are your answers in this wild read that is Part 2!

Kate left for Europe on the oppurtunity of a lifetime to make sure Noah got his happy ending with Morgan. They were together, with a baby on the way. She could not jeoperdize that.
Now she was in Paris, drinking coffee daily, a dominant in the board room, respected by all...and having an affair with a man she should have walked away from years ago as well.
She was not ready for Noah to return to her life.
To be her friend again.
They both had changed.
They had both made mistakes.
They were more of a mess than when the first met.
Will Kate and Noah finally accept that they want each other and take the next step to face all the challenges?

Finally! Kate and Noah get their happy ending and tidy up the messes they made!
Noah's relationship with Morgan goes very sour. Their marriage crumbles, and he does something unforgivable. He may not regret it entirely, as he got something out of it, but it was the final nail in the coffin. As a father of two, he's juggling work, fighting to see his daughter, trying to pitch in to raise his son, and being heartbroken. He misses his friend.
Kate has done the bad girl thing and gone to the one man who treats her less than he should, but it seems that she has come to her senses with he's promising more. She doesn't want more. Not with him. She wants the man she cannot forget.
Lex and Charlie do some scheming, Eric finds out Kate's secret, Noah faces difficulties with Morgan and our lovers take on parenthood together as bada**es!

[Caz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm Glad i went straight into this book and got the happy ending i wanted this story was what i was living for.

Kate would have to be one of my favourite characters i loved how she never apologised for being head strong and wanting to be a fantastic business women and i loved that she was compared to being the female version Lex. I feel like i could connect with her character and not wanting to be in relationship and not getting feelings involved she has to be one of my favourite female leads.

Noah what a mess but i loved him, he made me laugh and just with the decisions he makes i wonder how he got through life but i really enjoyed reading his story and watching him grow up and be the person we all knew he could be.

This story was intense but i loved every minute of it that i read it in one sitting, i really needed the end of this story, i really loved how the author in this story shows that just because society expects to all live the white picket fence 2.0 children and husband it doesn’t have to be that way and that family comes in all different ways.

I loved loved this book and series and again all the previous characters made this duet so much fun and brings the series all together absolutely loved it and i loved reading about how there lives ended up. If you haven’t started this series yet you should and if you are yet to read this duet get into it i couldn’t recommend this more

[Carol · Rating 1 out of 5]

This whole series is nothing but a bunch of people who can resist cheating on the significant others. Then to make matters worse they easily forgive each other. No one suffers the consequences of there actions. Noah is so clueless and I have no idea where his whole thought process comes from.
He had his chance with Kate but was under the impression that he loved Morgan. He pushes Kate away because he wants to make his marriage work. Then when his marriage is failing he sleeps with a former one night stand and ends up with her pregnant. Which of course leads to a divorce.
What does he do? He runs to Kate and professes his love for her and she falls right back into his arms. Although for years she had a secret affair with Eric's brother who just happens to be married and his wife wants them to continue seeing each other so that she can carry on like she has been.
I wish I had known that this whole series was based on cheating. It's not something I enjoy reading but if I start something I feel the need to follow through. Throughout this whole series there was literally one thing that made this series worth reading but sadly Elijah's story came to a quick end.

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

To end your friendship for 3 years then come sulking back & actually end up with the girl?!! Crazy talk. For what Kate endured, all for her to give into Noah… madness.

I get that these books, everyone is intertwined but couldn’t we have Kate become a boss bitch who found love elsewhere? Yes yes I get we need to forgive people but reallyyy?! He ended their friendship for someone else! Didn’t try to communicate with her over those 3 years so to come back into her life & bam! They’re bffs again? 🙄🙄🙄🙄

I wish we got a little more closure w/ Dominic. The whole Vegas scene & him being there, I thought we would’ve got a little more since he clearly felt like Kate was gonna go hang out with him again or something.

Overall, book 6 & the entire series captured my attention for sure. Storyline was great & like I previously mentioned, it’s bc I’m just as jealous & just as toxic, that’s probably why I enjoyed these books so much lol

[Trish Sutherland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kat T. Masen has just put the icing on the cake and it’s so delicious.
Chasing Heartbreak is the final book in the Dark Love Series and its perfect in every way a final book can be.
I fell in love with Kate way back when we first met her at the start of this amazing series. She is confident, strong and resilient, passionate and can handle herself against any opponent. I’m drawn to the way Kat T. Masen has evolved her character and shown us the different sides of this women. She has an awesome sense of humour and a heart of gold but knows how to keep her emotions in check. Add into the mix two very sexy and dominating men and you’ve got yourself a deliciously juicy read.
This is a best friends to lovers story that is everything and more.
I absolutely love this author and the way her words flow through the pages and capture your imagine.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.75⭐️ I did finish this unfortunately. It was all over the place and both the MCs suck. She is sleeping with a married man with no intention of ever actually being with me so she’s just ruining a marriage for fun essentially (even if it’s a marriage of convenience). The MMC essentially cheats on his wife? She does hand him divorce papers but it takes him sleeping with another woman to go back and want to make his marriage work. Then said woman gets pregnant and him and his wife really do split after this. The MCs are “best friends” who stopped talking 3 years prior and they meet again and re-fall in love with each other? I did not feel any connection between them at all. But they decide to just be together and it’s suppose to work. Their story did not feel real to me at all, I did not believe they actually loved each other.

[Isabel Debono · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great ending to an amazing series.
Kate has always been a very strong and driven character who knows exactly what it is she wants... and 8 have loved seeing her journey.
This series has taken me through all the feels and Kate more so than the others. She hasn’t always made good choices but she has made choices to suit what she needs and I applauded that.
Some people say Kate hasn’t been smart when it comes to love and her decisions have been questionable. But I say the heart wants what the heart wants. We don’t choose who we fall in love with... and love can’t be forced.
I’m so pleased Kate got her book and that she finally got the HEA she deserved.
Well done Kat... fantastic read!
I was given an ARC but voluntarily chose to review

[olivia ᵕ̈ · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5 ⭐️

now this series is over, i don’t really know what to do with myself, it only feels like yesterday i started reading and now it’s over 🥹😭

im so happy, literally over the moon as noah and kate got their happy ending, i was literally crying cause it has been so long. 4 years, i couldn’t do that 😔💔

i have loved every single moment when reading these 6 books, and they will stay close to my heart, cause i just love them so much ❤️

thank you kat for showing me that love does come around, and that good things come in time, i thank you with all my heart 💖

i think i need a few days to process what an amazing series i just read, but you never know 🤗

next onto the trouble with series, reading about the journey of their children and amelia and will, your up next 🤭🥰

[Loni Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

From some other reviews I thought I was going to hate this book and how Noah and Kate come across however, I feel their journey and relationship was written beautifully.

Noah may have 2 children to 2 women, but he stepped up to be a father to both, he made a mistake and learnt from it then Kate accepting both children within the relationship and working well with both mothers.

Kate in some other reviews stated they couldn’t see her as someone who would have an affair however I feel like that was a side of Kate that wasn’t shown in the beginning and her affair with Dominic someone made sense… a lot of people run back to toxic partners when they feel lost and lonely that’s how I imagine Kate feeling she also wanted more from him when he didn’t so she settled on the best she can…

[Jordan McCarson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was actually kind of disappointed. It started off great and I was getting excited about the prospect of Noah and Kate.

Then- it all just seemed crazy and rushed. I was waiting and waiting for things to happen and it was just obstacle after obstacle. Noah broke my heart with how much he was going through, and things with Kate weren’t good either. It just seemed like no matter how hard they tried the friendship was just so hard to continue.

I did really enjoy reading how Kate was able to coparent and create a really safe environment for Noah’s kids. It warmed my heart to know that she was able to put her feelings aside and do that. All in all, the ending was an ending that we all wanted and received.

Kinda hate we did not get to be a part of the bachelor party for Eric and Tristan though hahahahah

[Cassee Chapman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the 6th book in the Dark Love series. It focuses on Noah Mason, Charlie Edward’s cousin, and Kate. I definitely wasn’t interested in the first 30% or so of this 6th book. However, it did pick up very nicely once Noah came into the picture. I am not surprised Noah is divorced but with two children! Wow! I loved the final happy ending of Noah and Kate joining their lives together. I loved that Eric gets a happy ending too. All in all every main character that has entered the story has been wrapped up. From Lex and Charlie, Adriana and Julian, Tristan and Eric, Kate and Noah and several other secondary characters have had amazing endings on their seedless stories. Love it!

[Devika Ragbeer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally, Kate and Noah figured it out. It took half the book but it was worth it. To me, Noah did not deserve his first wife. I was so confused that he really had two kids. The universe really messed with my feelings. I felt for Noah. I’m so happy him and Kate figured it out. I’m also happy that Dominic had to deal with loosing Kate because he didn’t give her what she wanted. But if they ended up together, would we have ever seen Noah again?
I loved how vulnerable every single man in this series were. Lex, Julian and Noah was everything to me. Now to the next series. I can’t wait to see the kids all grown up figuring out life.

[Angelique · Rating 3 out of 5]

So to be fair I have not read any of the other books and say this was a series/stand alone, which I completely agree it can be read alone. However I may have just not read this one because I am not a fan of many friends to lovers so keep that in mind if you read this review. The books started out strong for me but for me the book was telly and not descriptive to allow my imagination to go which had me skipping a lot of the parts that weren't dialogue or significant. I did notice book one had over 9,000 reviews but the numbers dropped drastically with each new book in this series/ stand alone which is normal but that is also something that should have been a clue to me as well.

[Ashley Salcedo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, this book was something. Do I think the whole books is about a toxic relationship? Absolutely. Do I think both main characters have enormous baggage? Absolutely. Did I devour reading this book? Abso-effing-lutely. The previous books have been *spicy*, but this book really didn’t seem too bad. I guess the previous didn’t either… don’t get me wrong though, the tension was there, and it was perfect. I was disappointed that I didn’t quite get closer on her other man… I half wanted her to find out she was pregnant with his baby and have a whole mess of a family with all the people going on. 🤣 Anyway. I love the book, and the series. Definitely recommend.

[Teds25 · Rating 5 out of 5]

FINALLY!!

Spoiler alert!!


I am sooo happy!😭😭😭 Kate & Noah are my favourite out of the couples & I was not impressed at all with how he ended up with Morgan, it just felt wrong & then the baby news, I was as devastated as Kate! So I was obviously happy to hear how their marriage just wasn’t it, but tbh I was a little sad he had 2 kids before being with Kate but hey, like true Kate style she took it all in & owned it! She really is soo amazing & I’ve always admired the person she was since we first met Charlie & Lex. I loved this book, I sure as heck love Noah, HOT HOT HOT😮‍💨 Loved this whole series & now I see the next gen😍😍😍 SO EXCITED!