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Wrong For Me
They say to keep your enemies close, but 'they' never had to deal with the likes of Alec Daniels, the broody bad boy next door who loved to make my life a living nightmare...up until the day he disappeared.
See, Alec was a thief.
He stole my happy.
My sanity.
My first kiss.
I told myself I was glad the day he went away, and I'm reminded of why not five minutes after his sudden and unexpected return.
Now he stands before me with a heavy glare and hard body.
But those greedy green eyes, they're darker than I remember, and brimming with a secret...
A secret I didn't discover until it was far too late.
Because this time, he didn't steal a simple kiss.
This time... Alec Daniels stole my all.
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Wrong For Me is a full-length, standalone novel with no cliffhanger and an HEA. Previously titled The Wrong Blaze, this is the same epic love story with a fresh look and brand new title!
See, Alec was a thief.
He stole my happy.
My sanity.
My first kiss.
I told myself I was glad the day he went away, and I'm reminded of why not five minutes after his sudden and unexpected return.
Now he stands before me with a heavy glare and hard body.
But those greedy green eyes, they're darker than I remember, and brimming with a secret...
A secret I didn't discover until it was far too late.
Because this time, he didn't steal a simple kiss.
This time... Alec Daniels stole my all.
--
Wrong For Me is a full-length, standalone novel with no cliffhanger and an HEA. Previously titled The Wrong Blaze, this is the same epic love story with a fresh look and brand new title!
322 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 16, 2018
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Meagan Brandy
42 books16.4k followersUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Meagan Brandy writes New Adult romance books with a twist. She is a candy crazed, jukebox junkie who tends to speak in lyrics. Born and raised in California, she is a married mother of three crazy boys who keep her bouncing from one sports field to another, depending on the season, and she wouldn't have it any other way. Starbucks is her best friend and words are her sanity.
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September 7, 2018
I haven't been this irked by a book in a good while. Ugh.
Because people get their panties in a knot about spoilers....
Because people get their panties in a knot about spoilers....
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October 14, 2020DNF @ 54%
This was a mess.
I was sucked in and liked the beginning, but it quickly started to go downhill and in a big way...
I’ll add a spoiler tag for my rants in case you don’t want it potentially ruined:
Sorry for my rants! I know others really enjoyed this, but it just wasn’t my cuppa. It could also be my lack of patience for books recently due to a wayyyyy too long book funk that I just can’t seem to kick ☹️
This was a mess.
I was sucked in and liked the beginning, but it quickly started to go downhill and in a big way...
I’ll add a spoiler tag for my rants in case you don’t want it potentially ruined:
Sorry for my rants! I know others really enjoyed this, but it just wasn’t my cuppa. It could also be my lack of patience for books recently due to a wayyyyy too long book funk that I just can’t seem to kick ☹️
September 29, 2020
WRONG FOR ME: is a full-length romance, standalone novel with no cliffhanger and an HEA.
As soon as this landed on my trusty old ipad I turned off life for the day and read this front to back in no time at all. I hadn't read the previous version this was based on so it was brand spanking new material for me. Give me a child hood friends to enemies book and I'll be your best friend forever lol These books are my kryptonite and this book here was no different, it ticked so many boxes.
The angst
The feels
The hot sex scenes
The frustration
All made for one unputdownable unique read!!
Alec was the first one to approach Oakley when they were little kids when she arrived in their neighbourhood and was out drawing hopscotch on her drive way. But she only had eyes for Rowan, Alec's brother who also swooped in that day and stole her right out from under Alec. But from that day onwards he was never too far away from her, always saving her from scrapes and bruises, always watching her, keeping her safe.
With his barbed words and bullying ways you so want to despise Alec but it's a struggle, we see his frustration when it comes to Oakley and her inability to see past Rowan, no matter how many times he tries telling her, she's blind to his selfish ways.
Years go by, and the three are still tethered to Oakley in some form, Oakley is still pining over Rowan, he runs hot and cold, never taking things further and Alec is still waiting in the background, waiting for her to open her eyes and see the man that has always loved her since he was a young boy. When Oakley is under threat, it's Alec that steps up to the plate to protect her yet again.
Maybe just maybe their time has come around.
May 26, 2019
*** 4+ "Be unstoppable!!!" stars***
Honestly, i don't know if i'm really not in a right state of mind since i liked this book very much, I've seen so many reviews out there that were hating the book!!!
Well, yeah!!! The hero made some damn huge mistakes, but I was apparently satisfied in the end!!!!
This was my second book by Meagan Brandy, with "Boys at Brayshaw High" being my first and i really enjoyed it!!!!
Yep, the story was leading to fucked up paths, but it managed to keep me on edge the whole time and i appreciated it!!!
"We're Blaze. Together, we can handle anything."
Well, in here the things were a little bit comfusing by many aspects!!!!
Alec was in love (or maybe obsessed is the right word!!!) with Oakley since he was 10 years old...
But Rowan managed to steal her attention under his thumb since that first day...
So, the time is passing by with Rowan and Oakley being inseparated and Alec being bitter and mean toward the girl that he was loving...
"Sometimes, the ones we think care the least care the most. Remember that, even when it feels impossible. When it hurts more than you feel you can bear, remember that. The people who love you can do the most damage, but sometimes... they hurt you for you. And not everything is what it appears to be."
At the present, Oakley is a grown woman who is living a peaceful and full life in a way...
But everything are about to change when Alec is coming back to town and in her life for once again, after being away for two whole years...
She wants to stay far away from him, but he is constantly in front of her, pushing her all the damn time...
Will she push back or she will fall in his trap??? And with what cost???
"He's intriguing. I know nothing about this man. Why he left, where he was, or why he came back."
Well, Alec was a very intense guy!!!! I'm not really sure if i like him all the time!!! Sometimes, he was too... much, i think!!!! He was sooo pushy and bossy!!! He was sooo possessive, when in reality he had no right to be!!!!
But i can admit, wrong or right his actions, his feelings for Oakley were very strong from day one... He just acting like an a$$ almost all the time!!! But hey!!!! He is fictional, so i don't really care!!! Bahahaha...
“I know what I see in her baby blues, and buried deep beneath her feelings for someone who doesn’t deserve her and will never want her like I do... is me.
Her antihero.”
Oakley from the other hand, was a happy girl who was dedicated in her job to the academy!!! And she was in love with Rowan since she was remembering herself... So, why Alec was getting under her skin all the damn time??? Why was she allowing him to have so much power over her???
And the fact that she was forced to be living under the same room with him, wasn't helping a bit!!!!
"Everything was... normal. Comfortable.
But now? Less than two minutes under the same roof as him?
My heart is racing, my cheeks are burning, and I can't think straight.
All clear signs... Alec is back, and so is the rush that comes along with him."
Well, the sexual tension between these two was heavy in the atmosphere all the time... Their interactions were intense and they were making me crave for more...
Unfortunately, there were too many things standing between them... Secrets and lies that could destroy them... And they did in a way!!!
"Do you know the one thing strong enough to overcome anything? Solid enough to beat evil?"
"What?"
"Love, Oaks. Love. When you love someone, you feel invincible. Your strength becomes theirs, and you feed off each other until, eventually, you are unstoppable..."
Alec had his reasons for what he was doing, but he was in very deep shit and his actions hurt so much poor Oakley!!!
Honestly, many times i wanted to slap him to put some sense in his head for what he was doing!!!
And my poor girl!!!! She finally fell for him and she nearly got destroyed!!!!
"That's what he is.
He is rough edges with a smooth interior, dark days with bright nights.
He's the wrong kind of right.
And right now, his mouth is pure clarity.
Nothing has ever felt so right, so real and raw.
This man is foreign to me, yet his touch feels so familiar."
Anyway... Except the main couple, there were many other things that were happening in the background and they turned out to be very intersting shits that were keeping me on edge all the damn time!!!
But i won't say more!!!! Only that Meagan knows how to make a story really interesting and i can not wait for more stories by her!!!!
"From the beginning, you told me to be bold, to be brave, and to take what I wanted."
"What are you saying to me, princess?"
"I want what's mine, Alec... I want your all."
Honestly, i don't know if i'm really not in a right state of mind since i liked this book very much, I've seen so many reviews out there that were hating the book!!!
Well, yeah!!! The hero made some damn huge mistakes, but I was apparently satisfied in the end!!!!
This was my second book by Meagan Brandy, with "Boys at Brayshaw High" being my first and i really enjoyed it!!!!
Yep, the story was leading to fucked up paths, but it managed to keep me on edge the whole time and i appreciated it!!!
"We're Blaze. Together, we can handle anything."
Well, in here the things were a little bit comfusing by many aspects!!!!
Alec was in love (or maybe obsessed is the right word!!!) with Oakley since he was 10 years old...
But Rowan managed to steal her attention under his thumb since that first day...
So, the time is passing by with Rowan and Oakley being inseparated and Alec being bitter and mean toward the girl that he was loving...
"Sometimes, the ones we think care the least care the most. Remember that, even when it feels impossible. When it hurts more than you feel you can bear, remember that. The people who love you can do the most damage, but sometimes... they hurt you for you. And not everything is what it appears to be."
At the present, Oakley is a grown woman who is living a peaceful and full life in a way...
But everything are about to change when Alec is coming back to town and in her life for once again, after being away for two whole years...
She wants to stay far away from him, but he is constantly in front of her, pushing her all the damn time...
Will she push back or she will fall in his trap??? And with what cost???
"He's intriguing. I know nothing about this man. Why he left, where he was, or why he came back."
Well, Alec was a very intense guy!!!! I'm not really sure if i like him all the time!!! Sometimes, he was too... much, i think!!!! He was sooo pushy and bossy!!! He was sooo possessive, when in reality he had no right to be!!!!
But i can admit, wrong or right his actions, his feelings for Oakley were very strong from day one... He just acting like an a$$ almost all the time!!! But hey!!!! He is fictional, so i don't really care!!! Bahahaha...
“I know what I see in her baby blues, and buried deep beneath her feelings for someone who doesn’t deserve her and will never want her like I do... is me.
Her antihero.”
Oakley from the other hand, was a happy girl who was dedicated in her job to the academy!!! And she was in love with Rowan since she was remembering herself... So, why Alec was getting under her skin all the damn time??? Why was she allowing him to have so much power over her???
And the fact that she was forced to be living under the same room with him, wasn't helping a bit!!!!
"Everything was... normal. Comfortable.
But now? Less than two minutes under the same roof as him?
My heart is racing, my cheeks are burning, and I can't think straight.
All clear signs... Alec is back, and so is the rush that comes along with him."
Well, the sexual tension between these two was heavy in the atmosphere all the time... Their interactions were intense and they were making me crave for more...
Unfortunately, there were too many things standing between them... Secrets and lies that could destroy them... And they did in a way!!!
"Do you know the one thing strong enough to overcome anything? Solid enough to beat evil?"
"What?"
"Love, Oaks. Love. When you love someone, you feel invincible. Your strength becomes theirs, and you feed off each other until, eventually, you are unstoppable..."
Alec had his reasons for what he was doing, but he was in very deep shit and his actions hurt so much poor Oakley!!!
Honestly, many times i wanted to slap him to put some sense in his head for what he was doing!!!
And my poor girl!!!! She finally fell for him and she nearly got destroyed!!!!
"That's what he is.
He is rough edges with a smooth interior, dark days with bright nights.
He's the wrong kind of right.
And right now, his mouth is pure clarity.
Nothing has ever felt so right, so real and raw.
This man is foreign to me, yet his touch feels so familiar."
Anyway... Except the main couple, there were many other things that were happening in the background and they turned out to be very intersting shits that were keeping me on edge all the damn time!!!
But i won't say more!!!! Only that Meagan knows how to make a story really interesting and i can not wait for more stories by her!!!!
"From the beginning, you told me to be bold, to be brave, and to take what I wanted."
"What are you saying to me, princess?"
"I want what's mine, Alec... I want your all."
August 21, 2021
Cheating book. Safety spoilers
He has sex with the h, then next day has sex with his wife on the same bed he fucked the h in. the h hears them through the wall, her moans etc, since hes with his wife in the next room. They all live under the same roof because he is forcing the h to be there, so he’s also mentally torturing the poor h.
the author said he didn’t have sex (when a reader reached out to her), she meant they didn’t fuck, but he was giving his wife pleasure, she was moaning, and this happened a few times in the book.
Sex doesn’t always mean intercourse, it can mean oral, giving another person an orgasm. This author is completely delusional if she doesn’t think he didn’t have sex, how is this not sex? He does everything with the wife, kisses her, she’s naked, gets a hard on, give her pleasure and not call this sex wtf 😂.
He DOES have sex with his wife, he simply didn’t put his dick in her., and he has sex with the wife more than he is with the h(once).
Worst thing is that he didn’t have to grovel.
l will be avoiding all of this authors books from here on.
He has sex with the h, then next day has sex with his wife on the same bed he fucked the h in. the h hears them through the wall, her moans etc, since hes with his wife in the next room. They all live under the same roof because he is forcing the h to be there, so he’s also mentally torturing the poor h.
the author said he didn’t have sex (when a reader reached out to her), she meant they didn’t fuck, but he was giving his wife pleasure, she was moaning, and this happened a few times in the book.
Sex doesn’t always mean intercourse, it can mean oral, giving another person an orgasm. This author is completely delusional if she doesn’t think he didn’t have sex, how is this not sex? He does everything with the wife, kisses her, she’s naked, gets a hard on, give her pleasure and not call this sex wtf 😂.
He DOES have sex with his wife, he simply didn’t put his dick in her., and he has sex with the wife more than he is with the h(once).
Worst thing is that he didn’t have to grovel.
l will be avoiding all of this authors books from here on.
August 24, 2018
I GOT SO PISSED OFF reading this book. Not sure I've sworn that much in a long time. 😂 BUT!!! My rage kept me turning the pages!! I was on the edge of my seat, and maybe even on the edge of losing my freaking mind. The Wrong Blaze is a must read if you love angsty, enemies-to-lovers romances that will punch you in the guts and the g-spot! REPEATEDLY.
THE WRONG BLAZE is the PERFECT blend of angst, sexiness and suspense!
THE WRONG BLAZE is the PERFECT blend of angst, sexiness and suspense!
August 19, 2020
Okay so where to begin... this book has good, has great, and has horrible.
Two stars. I was going to put 3 but in the end I really hate it when the heroine suffers for over 30-40% of the book and when I don't feel like it was a sufficient retribution to those who hurt her.
BEWARE spoilers ahead:
So this is about Oakley and Alec. Alec has loved / wanted Oakley for a long time but she was always under the impression she loved Alec's brother Rowan (don't worry, nothing happens between them / it's not a love triangle at all. Alec is too OTT possessive and Rowan and her really were just best friends).
Positives about their upbringing: Alec really was obsessed with her. Did stuff FOR her. And i felt for him every time he'd do something and she'd run off to Rowan.
Negatives about their upbringing: Alec did 'bully her' but in a way where she wouldn't be allowed out after prom (so he was ensuring she doesn't sleep with OM) and when he did something else I can't remember so another guy doesn't hook up with her. But Negatives is her dad says: “Alec was harsh to you sometimes, yes, but all that came from his need to protect you. It was instinctual for him when it came to you. Instant almost. He saw you right away ...” but he did other stuff like: This is me after all. The one that outed her for stuffing her bra for her seventh-grade dance when I noticed every guys’ eyes on her chest. The one that flipped her dress up in front of her entire eighth grade class when she made it a point to ignore me.
So it wasn't all to protect her... I actually really disliked her dad but more to come out about that later. Anyways, I forgave him fully in high school cause he was in love with her and actually really hurting over the fact she loved Rowan the whole time. But I still wanted her dad to not trust her 'bully' so unbelievably much. I'm sure if Oakley told him he did this stuff to her, he would've been angry at him.
Anyways, so then they get closer and i actually loved the beginning... the angst and his OTT behaviour over her and how he was furious because he couldn't have her and she wouldn't just SEE THE LIGHT. But then BAM, they sleep together and you find out he has a wife.
What bothered me the most is that EVERYONE (besides Rowan) who was close to her (her dad, best friend, Alec) ALL LIED TO HER, all HURT HER in a way which would personally destroy me, and yet it was so OK at the end. I loved her speech at the end, but it wasn't enough. I needed more because we had to hear about Rowan's PAIN FOR SO LONG, we had to think Alec was having sex with OW, she was numb, she can't sleep, she's heartbroken.
In a nutshell, the organisation they work for and her dad owns, helps the cops with bad people and someone was after Oakley / her dad for revenge. (Before Oakley / Alec get together), he has to make this man trust him and part of the process was to make his daughter fall in love with him. So he made Marissa fall for him and he married her. That's the wife I was mentioning.
Now THIS, is where it went from 5 stars to a 2 star read for me. SO in the end, he doesn't have sex with Marissa. This, I applaud the author for but it wouldn't be in Alec's personality to be able to do that with Marissa, I believed in that.
However, it was here when I started to hate Alec because he put his egotistical needs above Oakley, her mental health and her overall happiness. For a while we think he had sex with the wife next door to Oakley. But we find out he didn't. But here's the thing, he didn't have sex with her, but - AND PLEASE IF YOU READ THIS BOOK CLARIFY OR LET ME KNOW IF YOU THINK DIFFERENTLY -
it is implied that he pleasured her in some ways to shut her up. Please read these quotes and let me know what you think:
“How about a bedroom surprise?” she whispers. “It’s been too long. I need my man to remind me what he’s capable of.” I grab her wrists and remove her from me. “We’ve got shit to talk about.” Her tongue pokes out to touch my lips. “We can talk in the morning.” She starts giggling, and then her nightgown hits the floor, my conscience buried somewhere beneath it.
I squeeze my eyes shut and then spin, quickly dipping to grip Marissa by the backs of her legs so that I can lift her. She stares a moment, but when she feels my hard-on against her, she smirks and sinks her hands into my hair. She doesn’t need to know she didn’t put it there. “Stop talking, Marissa.” “With pleasure, baby.”
Then when she's with him, she thinks this: Then, the moans of his wife replay in my ears, and I want to cut his dick off and then feed it to him.
AND AT THE END, when it comes out he didn't have sex with her:
“Oakley,” he whispers, his thumb grazing across my cheek, bringing goose bumps to my arms. “I can’t tell you I didn’t do things you’d hate because I did.” My eyes peel open as pain wedges its way into my ribs, making it hard to breathe as I wait for more. “But, baby ... after you gave me you?” He brings his forehead to mine. “I refused to give her me.”
And Marissa also says: features. “I would have figured it out a lot earlier if I’d paid attention to the signs, but I was too busy searching for something else. I mean, I show up here after months of no physical contact, and my husband won’t have sex with me. He said he needed to stay focused, and having my body on the brain would distract him. Smooth, right?”
So it's kind of clear he didn't give her him, but the moaning, the scenes at the end and everything, implies he did other stuff with her so I just COULDN'T accept that. I've messaged the author asking to clarify this and if she responds saying "He didn't do anything actually", then I'll review my rating, but from the above, it's obvious something went on but he didn't have sex with her.
So in the end of the day, he did do stuff to OW in the same house as Rowan. And the part which made me REALLY give this a 2 star, is what I referred to above with the I started to hate Alec because he put his egotistical needs above Oakley, her mental health and her overall happiness. So Marissa comes and she stays with Alec in OAKLEY'S HOME. Oakley's dad just died and I was so FURIOUS FURIOUS when he was forcing her to stay at her home with him and his wife, where she'd hear her moans !!!! And he ONLY forced her to stay there cause he's insanely possessive OTT and wouldn't let her stay at Rowan's (because he's scared she acts out of sadness and kisses Rowan who was then confused about his feelings for her). And he doesn't let her stay in a hotel. THIS is when i was honestly DONE with Alec.
I would've given higher ratings if he played house with his wife somewhere ELSE. But not to only maybe go down / touch / finger etc the wife, but to have the heroine hear it, but to NOT GIVE HER THE CHANCE TO JUST BE SOMEWHERE ELSE until this charade was over! She was absolutely devastated! Read this heartbreaking scene:
She goes to open her mouth but closes it, shaking her head at me before dropping onto the mattress, and it all comes to a head. The weight of the day, the thoughts of last night. The sight she saw and sounds she was forced to hear in her own home. She cries, her entire body shaking, as helplessness runs through her.
This happens after night one with Alec and his wife. At seeing her PAIN, he should've thought, okay, this is too hard for her, I won't force her to see me / hear me with my wife. but instead, he carries her and forces her back to her place. Then this:
To show up, tossing me over his damn body and forcing me back to my house, where his fucking wife was sound asleep in the bed I slept in only a day before. Like a complete hypocrite, he berated me about my decision to take off, as if it wasn’t expected, warranted even, and basically locked me in my own room as if he had the right.
“They’re lucky I didn’t burn the fucking place down. And the next time you take off, I don’t give a shit where you go, it’ll be ashes as I drag your ass out. Don’t wanna be responsible for something burning to the ground? Stay. Fucking. Put.”
She even tries to stay in a safe hotel, safe, but he STILL can't accept it. He's literally forcing her to stay in a home and hear him and wife... Let me repeat, instead of letting her stay in a hotel / a friends to just have some peace and quiet after her DAD died, he forces her to be home where he knows she's hurt over him and his wife.
I always say this, but I'd love if the author was to clarify about the cheating aspect - I sent her a message and if she answers, I'll update my review.
But in the end, I gave two stars for the beginning and although he acted like an asshole, I felt his remorse in the end. But still two stars and not more cause they don't even TALK about what happened. She basically finds out it was all a plan and in the end, after Marissa tries killing them and they go to the hospital, he comes out and she says she loves him (it's a heartbreaking scene and Oakley is crying and so is he) and i felt his immense guilt and pain for doing what he did. Even a year later, he feels so much guilt he's not okay with what he did, but still. I wish we had that conversation when she said "I still don't know so much." And he's like "I'll tell you everything."
I needed her to say "Did you know how painful it was hearing you?" I needed her to ask "Why keep me there? It just hurt me more? And my dad just died and you still put yourself above me and my pain." I wanted to know EXACTLY what went down with him and Marissa.
In the end, it was one of those books I didn't enjoy. I love writing reviews and a book like this needed an in-depth one because A LOT happened. I really didn't feel good about Alec which was a shame because Alec could've been AMAZING. He knew he made mistakes but it doesn't stop 30-40% of the book where Oakley was in pain and we're expecting to believe their HEA in the last chapter that quickly.
Oh and her DAD. Her dad shipped Alec and Oakley from DAY ONE. Like I said above, he always tried opening her eyes to how Alec felt for her, always loved him and trusted him and made it impossible for her to gain space after his 'death'. Why would this dad also send him on a mission to fall in love / marry another woman? Why would a dad think a man who put said dangerous wife in the same home as his daughter would be a good man? The dad loved Alec fully even though he hurt his daughter beyond anything. Dads aren't like that. They really are not.
two stars cause if you read the highlights at the end, you can REALLY FEEL how much Alec regrets it, but I needed him to WORK for it. Two stars cause I do believe he'll never hurt her again and does love her and only her. But I couldn't get over how much pain Oakley was in and how it was wrapped up too easy. She said it herself, all of it would've been prevented if they just TOLD her. But instead, her best friend, dad, soul mate, decided to keep her in the dark to 'protect her'.
Two stars. I was going to put 3 but in the end I really hate it when the heroine suffers for over 30-40% of the book and when I don't feel like it was a sufficient retribution to those who hurt her.
BEWARE spoilers ahead:
So this is about Oakley and Alec. Alec has loved / wanted Oakley for a long time but she was always under the impression she loved Alec's brother Rowan (don't worry, nothing happens between them / it's not a love triangle at all. Alec is too OTT possessive and Rowan and her really were just best friends).
Positives about their upbringing: Alec really was obsessed with her. Did stuff FOR her. And i felt for him every time he'd do something and she'd run off to Rowan.
Negatives about their upbringing: Alec did 'bully her' but in a way where she wouldn't be allowed out after prom (so he was ensuring she doesn't sleep with OM) and when he did something else I can't remember so another guy doesn't hook up with her. But Negatives is her dad says: “Alec was harsh to you sometimes, yes, but all that came from his need to protect you. It was instinctual for him when it came to you. Instant almost. He saw you right away ...” but he did other stuff like: This is me after all. The one that outed her for stuffing her bra for her seventh-grade dance when I noticed every guys’ eyes on her chest. The one that flipped her dress up in front of her entire eighth grade class when she made it a point to ignore me.
So it wasn't all to protect her... I actually really disliked her dad but more to come out about that later. Anyways, I forgave him fully in high school cause he was in love with her and actually really hurting over the fact she loved Rowan the whole time. But I still wanted her dad to not trust her 'bully' so unbelievably much. I'm sure if Oakley told him he did this stuff to her, he would've been angry at him.
Anyways, so then they get closer and i actually loved the beginning... the angst and his OTT behaviour over her and how he was furious because he couldn't have her and she wouldn't just SEE THE LIGHT. But then BAM, they sleep together and you find out he has a wife.
What bothered me the most is that EVERYONE (besides Rowan) who was close to her (her dad, best friend, Alec) ALL LIED TO HER, all HURT HER in a way which would personally destroy me, and yet it was so OK at the end. I loved her speech at the end, but it wasn't enough. I needed more because we had to hear about Rowan's PAIN FOR SO LONG, we had to think Alec was having sex with OW, she was numb, she can't sleep, she's heartbroken.
In a nutshell, the organisation they work for and her dad owns, helps the cops with bad people and someone was after Oakley / her dad for revenge. (Before Oakley / Alec get together), he has to make this man trust him and part of the process was to make his daughter fall in love with him. So he made Marissa fall for him and he married her. That's the wife I was mentioning.
Now THIS, is where it went from 5 stars to a 2 star read for me. SO in the end, he doesn't have sex with Marissa. This, I applaud the author for but it wouldn't be in Alec's personality to be able to do that with Marissa, I believed in that.
However, it was here when I started to hate Alec because he put his egotistical needs above Oakley, her mental health and her overall happiness. For a while we think he had sex with the wife next door to Oakley. But we find out he didn't. But here's the thing, he didn't have sex with her, but - AND PLEASE IF YOU READ THIS BOOK CLARIFY OR LET ME KNOW IF YOU THINK DIFFERENTLY -
it is implied that he pleasured her in some ways to shut her up. Please read these quotes and let me know what you think:
“How about a bedroom surprise?” she whispers. “It’s been too long. I need my man to remind me what he’s capable of.” I grab her wrists and remove her from me. “We’ve got shit to talk about.” Her tongue pokes out to touch my lips. “We can talk in the morning.” She starts giggling, and then her nightgown hits the floor, my conscience buried somewhere beneath it.
I squeeze my eyes shut and then spin, quickly dipping to grip Marissa by the backs of her legs so that I can lift her. She stares a moment, but when she feels my hard-on against her, she smirks and sinks her hands into my hair. She doesn’t need to know she didn’t put it there. “Stop talking, Marissa.” “With pleasure, baby.”
Then when she's with him, she thinks this: Then, the moans of his wife replay in my ears, and I want to cut his dick off and then feed it to him.
AND AT THE END, when it comes out he didn't have sex with her:
“Oakley,” he whispers, his thumb grazing across my cheek, bringing goose bumps to my arms. “I can’t tell you I didn’t do things you’d hate because I did.” My eyes peel open as pain wedges its way into my ribs, making it hard to breathe as I wait for more. “But, baby ... after you gave me you?” He brings his forehead to mine. “I refused to give her me.”
And Marissa also says: features. “I would have figured it out a lot earlier if I’d paid attention to the signs, but I was too busy searching for something else. I mean, I show up here after months of no physical contact, and my husband won’t have sex with me. He said he needed to stay focused, and having my body on the brain would distract him. Smooth, right?”
So it's kind of clear he didn't give her him, but the moaning, the scenes at the end and everything, implies he did other stuff with her so I just COULDN'T accept that. I've messaged the author asking to clarify this and if she responds saying "He didn't do anything actually", then I'll review my rating, but from the above, it's obvious something went on but he didn't have sex with her.
So in the end of the day, he did do stuff to OW in the same house as Rowan. And the part which made me REALLY give this a 2 star, is what I referred to above with the I started to hate Alec because he put his egotistical needs above Oakley, her mental health and her overall happiness. So Marissa comes and she stays with Alec in OAKLEY'S HOME. Oakley's dad just died and I was so FURIOUS FURIOUS when he was forcing her to stay at her home with him and his wife, where she'd hear her moans !!!! And he ONLY forced her to stay there cause he's insanely possessive OTT and wouldn't let her stay at Rowan's (because he's scared she acts out of sadness and kisses Rowan who was then confused about his feelings for her). And he doesn't let her stay in a hotel. THIS is when i was honestly DONE with Alec.
I would've given higher ratings if he played house with his wife somewhere ELSE. But not to only maybe go down / touch / finger etc the wife, but to have the heroine hear it, but to NOT GIVE HER THE CHANCE TO JUST BE SOMEWHERE ELSE until this charade was over! She was absolutely devastated! Read this heartbreaking scene:
She goes to open her mouth but closes it, shaking her head at me before dropping onto the mattress, and it all comes to a head. The weight of the day, the thoughts of last night. The sight she saw and sounds she was forced to hear in her own home. She cries, her entire body shaking, as helplessness runs through her.
This happens after night one with Alec and his wife. At seeing her PAIN, he should've thought, okay, this is too hard for her, I won't force her to see me / hear me with my wife. but instead, he carries her and forces her back to her place. Then this:
To show up, tossing me over his damn body and forcing me back to my house, where his fucking wife was sound asleep in the bed I slept in only a day before. Like a complete hypocrite, he berated me about my decision to take off, as if it wasn’t expected, warranted even, and basically locked me in my own room as if he had the right.
“They’re lucky I didn’t burn the fucking place down. And the next time you take off, I don’t give a shit where you go, it’ll be ashes as I drag your ass out. Don’t wanna be responsible for something burning to the ground? Stay. Fucking. Put.”
She even tries to stay in a safe hotel, safe, but he STILL can't accept it. He's literally forcing her to stay in a home and hear him and wife... Let me repeat, instead of letting her stay in a hotel / a friends to just have some peace and quiet after her DAD died, he forces her to be home where he knows she's hurt over him and his wife.
I always say this, but I'd love if the author was to clarify about the cheating aspect - I sent her a message and if she answers, I'll update my review.
But in the end, I gave two stars for the beginning and although he acted like an asshole, I felt his remorse in the end. But still two stars and not more cause they don't even TALK about what happened. She basically finds out it was all a plan and in the end, after Marissa tries killing them and they go to the hospital, he comes out and she says she loves him (it's a heartbreaking scene and Oakley is crying and so is he) and i felt his immense guilt and pain for doing what he did. Even a year later, he feels so much guilt he's not okay with what he did, but still. I wish we had that conversation when she said "I still don't know so much." And he's like "I'll tell you everything."
I needed her to say "Did you know how painful it was hearing you?" I needed her to ask "Why keep me there? It just hurt me more? And my dad just died and you still put yourself above me and my pain." I wanted to know EXACTLY what went down with him and Marissa.
In the end, it was one of those books I didn't enjoy. I love writing reviews and a book like this needed an in-depth one because A LOT happened. I really didn't feel good about Alec which was a shame because Alec could've been AMAZING. He knew he made mistakes but it doesn't stop 30-40% of the book where Oakley was in pain and we're expecting to believe their HEA in the last chapter that quickly.
Oh and her DAD. Her dad shipped Alec and Oakley from DAY ONE. Like I said above, he always tried opening her eyes to how Alec felt for her, always loved him and trusted him and made it impossible for her to gain space after his 'death'. Why would this dad also send him on a mission to fall in love / marry another woman? Why would a dad think a man who put said dangerous wife in the same home as his daughter would be a good man? The dad loved Alec fully even though he hurt his daughter beyond anything. Dads aren't like that. They really are not.
two stars cause if you read the highlights at the end, you can REALLY FEEL how much Alec regrets it, but I needed him to WORK for it. Two stars cause I do believe he'll never hurt her again and does love her and only her. But I couldn't get over how much pain Oakley was in and how it was wrapped up too easy. She said it herself, all of it would've been prevented if they just TOLD her. But instead, her best friend, dad, soul mate, decided to keep her in the dark to 'protect her'.
January 12, 2022
What...was this book??? I am so confused. This started off as a good romance about a girl and a guy who have been dancing around each other since they met as kids. Oakley pines after Rowan, the brother of that other guy from her childhood, for literally ten years AND NEITHER OF THEM TRY ANYTHING. FOR TEN YEARS!?!? That was so weird. Then the whole reveal about why with Rowan just out of place and felt like just an excuse for Oakley to move on to Alec. The fact that Oakley had a crush on Rowan for so long and now she's fine just jumping ship and onto the other brother? Then, this book went from a normal contemporary with our characters working together as firefighters to this bizarre secret agent thing and I was just so confused. The decisions these characters made made no sense and the heroine made no sense. Something happens that's pretty tragic and she's more concerned about her relationship with Alec. This book was just a wild ride and not in a good way.
August 19, 2020
????? The awkward moment when reviewers tell us that Alec isn't actually with wife just for me to read it and realize, yes he didn't have SEX with his wife but he DID do stuff to her which is why Oakley heard the moans from her room.
But the CHERRY on top, was the fact Alec FORCED her to stay in that house. He FORCED her to stay there and hear him & the wife. He would DRAG her back from anywhere she went, berate her like a child for leaving (wtf, why did he have to be such a douche here?) and then continue with the wife. We don't know how many times him and the wife are together / how often she hears them but thankfully it's just two occasions we read about in the book (where the wife takes off her clothes / where he carries her). But weeks if not a month and a bit? Pass. So I assume it happened more than twice.
I HATED Alec here!!! Why couldn't he include the 'your body would distract me' thing with his wife about other stuff? Why didn't he put Oakley's happiness (she became numb and was completely heartbroken) over his possessive need to have her close? Why did she have to endure that with your wife?
And in the end, in the epilogue and before, he's sobbing and he's so heartbroken over what he did... but then why did you do it? why force her to stay there? if you're so sad about it, why not think of ANY other alternative? why choose the most PAINFUL option for the woman you supposedly love?
& the worst part? Oakley doesn't even give him shit for it. He says "He did do stuff she'd hate but he never gave her him". Does that mean they did oral only? Does that mean he touched her until she finished? What does it mean?
And is it cheating for me? Yes... because he had sex with Oakley then. And I would've accepted it if he did this stuff to APPEASE her and keep his crazy wife quiet if it was at a place where Oakley wasn't. But i could NOT get over the fact he was such a douchebag during the time he was with the wife in Oakley's house, I couldn't get over the fact he didn't want her kissing Rowan when he was touching / licking wife? I couldn't get over that he FORCED her to be in that house.
The crazy thing, in the end he's SO remourseful that it doesn't relate to the callous man who berated her / forced her to stay in the home where she could hear his wife's moans? How were these 2 the same men?
And NO GROVEL at all. She forgives them all in the end. ALL. Just like that. The father wanted Alec and Oakley to end up together but he sent Alec off on a mission to screw / marry OW? The father forgave Alec for keeping that woman in the same house as his daughter?
Oakley was in SO MUCH PAIN and we had to accept the HEA without our answers being answered. Do not recommend. It's not safe despite what all other reviews say.
But the CHERRY on top, was the fact Alec FORCED her to stay in that house. He FORCED her to stay there and hear him & the wife. He would DRAG her back from anywhere she went, berate her like a child for leaving (wtf, why did he have to be such a douche here?) and then continue with the wife. We don't know how many times him and the wife are together / how often she hears them but thankfully it's just two occasions we read about in the book (where the wife takes off her clothes / where he carries her). But weeks if not a month and a bit? Pass. So I assume it happened more than twice.
I HATED Alec here!!! Why couldn't he include the 'your body would distract me' thing with his wife about other stuff? Why didn't he put Oakley's happiness (she became numb and was completely heartbroken) over his possessive need to have her close? Why did she have to endure that with your wife?
And in the end, in the epilogue and before, he's sobbing and he's so heartbroken over what he did... but then why did you do it? why force her to stay there? if you're so sad about it, why not think of ANY other alternative? why choose the most PAINFUL option for the woman you supposedly love?
& the worst part? Oakley doesn't even give him shit for it. He says "He did do stuff she'd hate but he never gave her him". Does that mean they did oral only? Does that mean he touched her until she finished? What does it mean?
And is it cheating for me? Yes... because he had sex with Oakley then. And I would've accepted it if he did this stuff to APPEASE her and keep his crazy wife quiet if it was at a place where Oakley wasn't. But i could NOT get over the fact he was such a douchebag during the time he was with the wife in Oakley's house, I couldn't get over the fact he didn't want her kissing Rowan when he was touching / licking wife? I couldn't get over that he FORCED her to be in that house.
The crazy thing, in the end he's SO remourseful that it doesn't relate to the callous man who berated her / forced her to stay in the home where she could hear his wife's moans? How were these 2 the same men?
And NO GROVEL at all. She forgives them all in the end. ALL. Just like that. The father wanted Alec and Oakley to end up together but he sent Alec off on a mission to screw / marry OW? The father forgave Alec for keeping that woman in the same house as his daughter?
Oakley was in SO MUCH PAIN and we had to accept the HEA without our answers being answered. Do not recommend. It's not safe despite what all other reviews say.
September 30, 2020
Here’s what ruin this book for me
1) Alec (H) is married to Marissa but is in love with Oakley (h). After having sex with Oakley, the H’s wife shows up and then it is implied he sleeps with his wife in the same bed he slept with Oakley in. We later learn from him and the wife that they did not have sex. But it is implied other things happen. What...I don’t know. But it is implied that some sort of sexual act occurred. And this occurred a couple of times in the home of the h where the H bulldozed his way in and he and his wife stayed there. Not cool.
2) The almost threesome between the H-wife-h. The H did stop it but not before he kissed the wife with the h right there. The h then flees to her room with the H following and the H then proceeded to kiss the h (mouthwash please) then basically tells her that his hard on is because of her but now has to use it on the wife...But since he and his wife both confirmed no sex (I am assuming no penetration sex) but what about the oral kind or hand kind. If the H never insisting on staying at the h’s house with his wife, the h never would have been in these situations. Of course if the h actually called the effing police like she threatened, maybe she wouldn’t be in that position either.
3) The biggest reason this story didn’t work for me is the ending. Oakley was lied to by Alec and her father. She was upset and angry but nothing really came from it. I’m tired of reading stories with major angst and drama throughout the whole book just to come to the last few pages for a resolution. If real life problems were solved that quickly and easy, we wouldn’t have these problems the world is facing today. I just want to see the grovel. The H was remorseful but it was just underwhelming.
1) Alec (H) is married to Marissa but is in love with Oakley (h). After having sex with Oakley, the H’s wife shows up and then it is implied he sleeps with his wife in the same bed he slept with Oakley in. We later learn from him and the wife that they did not have sex. But it is implied other things happen. What...I don’t know. But it is implied that some sort of sexual act occurred. And this occurred a couple of times in the home of the h where the H bulldozed his way in and he and his wife stayed there. Not cool.
2) The almost threesome between the H-wife-h. The H did stop it but not before he kissed the wife with the h right there. The h then flees to her room with the H following and the H then proceeded to kiss the h (mouthwash please) then basically tells her that his hard on is because of her but now has to use it on the wife...But since he and his wife both confirmed no sex (I am assuming no penetration sex) but what about the oral kind or hand kind. If the H never insisting on staying at the h’s house with his wife, the h never would have been in these situations. Of course if the h actually called the effing police like she threatened, maybe she wouldn’t be in that position either.
3) The biggest reason this story didn’t work for me is the ending. Oakley was lied to by Alec and her father. She was upset and angry but nothing really came from it. I’m tired of reading stories with major angst and drama throughout the whole book just to come to the last few pages for a resolution. If real life problems were solved that quickly and easy, we wouldn’t have these problems the world is facing today. I just want to see the grovel. The H was remorseful but it was just underwhelming.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 25, 2018
Nope I didn't finish
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So main character sleeps with h and then surprise! He has a wide. Okay but then while he locks h in her room he goes to the next room and f#$k his wife while h has to listen. Okay. Icky but I power through except h runs away, he drags her back and does it again. Screws the wife in front of the h. Nope that's where I dnt and walk away. I can get behind everything but that.
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So main character sleeps with h and then surprise! He has a wide. Okay but then while he locks h in her room he goes to the next room and f#$k his wife while h has to listen. Okay. Icky but I power through except h runs away, he drags her back and does it again. Screws the wife in front of the h. Nope that's where I dnt and walk away. I can get behind everything but that.
November 5, 2020
2 stars 2/2019
2.5 stars 6/2020
This was bad. Not gonna lie. The plot was so busy and espionage-y yet so lame and off page. Most of the main and sub plots were wrapped up in a last hurrah kinda fashion around 85%
I forgot I’d read it before and didn’t check GR before the re-read. Half way through I realized it. It the OW controversy made me finish it so I could find the passages again.
Some reviews state the H fucked his OW-wife while living in the same house with the h.
HE DID NOT.
Straight from the wife’s mouth:
“I mean, I show up here after months of no physical contact, and my husband won’t have sex with me.”
“You didn’t know?” She grins. “You thought we’d been fucking this entire time, and still, you come out here, ready to protect him? God, you’re even more pathetic than me.”
I don’t particularly like him as an H but I hate disinformation about books as a way to manipulate possible readers so here I am ;)
2.5 stars 6/2020
This was bad. Not gonna lie. The plot was so busy and espionage-y yet so lame and off page. Most of the main and sub plots were wrapped up in a last hurrah kinda fashion around 85%
I forgot I’d read it before and didn’t check GR before the re-read. Half way through I realized it. It the OW controversy made me finish it so I could find the passages again.
Some reviews state the H fucked his OW-wife while living in the same house with the h.
HE DID NOT.
Straight from the wife’s mouth:
“I mean, I show up here after months of no physical contact, and my husband won’t have sex with me.”
“You didn’t know?” She grins. “You thought we’d been fucking this entire time, and still, you come out here, ready to protect him? God, you’re even more pathetic than me.”
I don’t particularly like him as an H but I hate disinformation about books as a way to manipulate possible readers so here I am ;)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 16, 2021
“Sometimes, our biggest challenges are our strongest moments of growth; it’s when our true person shows, and the world gets to see what we’re made of.”
I’m sorry, but I just did not enjoy this book. I love many of Meagan Brandy’s other works, but this one was absolute torture to get through. However, please note that this wasn’t a “bad book”, it just didn’t work for me, so you might like it if you give it a chance :)
The Characters
Unfortunately, everyone in this book was just unlikeable, and that was definitely my main issue with it. Alec Daniels? I hated him for such a large chunk of this story. Now I know he wasn’t as insane as we were led to believe for 80% of this book, but that didn’t make it any better in my head. He had absolutely no idea how to be honest with anyone, and that got real old real quick. In fact, so many of this book’s conflicts could have been resolved if he would just communicate? I have no words. Oakley definitely wasn’t as bad but I definitely do not trust her decision-making skills considering she loved Alec. I liked Rowan, and he was definitely the most tolerable, but he had his issues too.
“Oakley, sometimes, the ones we think care the least care the most. Remember that, even when it feels impossible. When it hurts more than you feel you can bear, remember that. The people who love you can do the most damage, but sometimes … they hurt you for you. And not everything is what it appears to be.”
The Plot The whole firefighter plot started off good; it was a unique concept I hadn’t read about before. However, things got complicated so quickly, in a way that I hadn’t been expecting from a standalone romance. Now I’m not saying that complicated is a bad thing, but it just didn’t work for this book. There were so many conflicting plot lines and new characters that I honestly couldn’t keep track of. Maybe that was just me, but...
The Writing
The writing was what saved this book. I’ve always liked this author’s writing style and that extended to this story. Even if I didn’t like the plot I could appreciate the way Meagan Brandy can keep readers hooked.
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May 11, 2019
I just wanted more Alec, Oakley and Rowan.
I’m (lying on my bed and thinking about how this book made me feel) and trying to think of what to write but I just keep thinking wow so f$&@€>ng wow.
I just thought that when I saw the cover image, the title of this book and I was more curious as this is by one of my favourite authors, I felt hmmm not too eye catching (cover image) maybe the blurb will keep me interested, but it still wasn’t so when I started from the first page I was HOOKED immediately, that I read this book in one day. It’s that freakishly good.
Now, this is where I’ll start. We have Alec, Oakley and Rowan. They all grew up together. Oakley and Rowan becomes bff. Alec secretly wants Oakley. They’re adults in their 20s. Alec leaves for two years and comes back. Oakley and Rowan are in Blackline Academy. Oakley is part of Blaze. Alec wants Oakley. Oakley wants Alec. Alec and Oakley does the deed. BOOM!!!!! A twist to the story that I never saw coming and what a messed up twist it was. A fucking mind game.
Trusts. Lies. Secrets. Mistakes. Heartache.
I couldn’t not put it down I didn’t want to breathe or get up and do something I was so engrossed that when I was disturbed I nearly wept. If you have read this I know how you feel. I had so many mixed motions regarding Alec’s secrets and bullsh!t secret life. There was a lot I thought that could have happened but I think Meagan Brandy threw me for a loop on this one. Oakley, I’d thought would be this weepy or a weak character but no, I loved her despite what she went through cause of Alec. I wept. I hurt. I was so angry and I nearly threw my Kindle and then I definitely hated Alec. Rowan was this sweet guy and for a minute I was Team Rowan but the more you read the more you’ll understand Rowan.
Could Alec have redeemed himself, heck yeah.
But just maybe, I did feel for him slightly. Not. Lol. Nah, I did a little. All I know is that Oakley was forgiving and the more the story unravelled the more angst and surprises of a read it got.
Do I recommend this book. HELL YES!!
I’m (lying on my bed and thinking about how this book made me feel) and trying to think of what to write but I just keep thinking wow so f$&@€>ng wow.
I just thought that when I saw the cover image, the title of this book and I was more curious as this is by one of my favourite authors, I felt hmmm not too eye catching (cover image) maybe the blurb will keep me interested, but it still wasn’t so when I started from the first page I was HOOKED immediately, that I read this book in one day. It’s that freakishly good.
Now, this is where I’ll start. We have Alec, Oakley and Rowan. They all grew up together. Oakley and Rowan becomes bff. Alec secretly wants Oakley. They’re adults in their 20s. Alec leaves for two years and comes back. Oakley and Rowan are in Blackline Academy. Oakley is part of Blaze. Alec wants Oakley. Oakley wants Alec. Alec and Oakley does the deed. BOOM!!!!! A twist to the story that I never saw coming and what a messed up twist it was. A fucking mind game.
Trusts. Lies. Secrets. Mistakes. Heartache.
I couldn’t not put it down I didn’t want to breathe or get up and do something I was so engrossed that when I was disturbed I nearly wept. If you have read this I know how you feel. I had so many mixed motions regarding Alec’s secrets and bullsh!t secret life. There was a lot I thought that could have happened but I think Meagan Brandy threw me for a loop on this one. Oakley, I’d thought would be this weepy or a weak character but no, I loved her despite what she went through cause of Alec. I wept. I hurt. I was so angry and I nearly threw my Kindle and then I definitely hated Alec. Rowan was this sweet guy and for a minute I was Team Rowan but the more you read the more you’ll understand Rowan.
Could Alec have redeemed himself, heck yeah.
But just maybe, I did feel for him slightly. Not. Lol. Nah, I did a little. All I know is that Oakley was forgiving and the more the story unravelled the more angst and surprises of a read it got.
Do I recommend this book. HELL YES!!
November 21, 2022
I did a re-read of this book, LOL...why? I like this author's work, except one, of course...so, i figured I'd re-capture this hype...
my God, everything I have previously wrote stands, only I'd lower the rating to 2 stars...
there was just so many times I could have give the heroine a pass...and the H, well damn, coudln't you have just said smth that would set her mind at ease...I mean, fuck it...
Going in...inspite of the tight schedule, inspite of all the things piling up, inspite of whatever the heck is waiting for me at the next corner of life...LOL
Just dropping everything and going in...dammit!!!
oh well, this is what i call a shit full of angst, frustrating angst book!
I won't go into details at all, cause it's a true spoiler, through out the first 50% I was pushing myself to go through it, I was intrigued, true, BUT I was also masochistically determined to finish this through, cause honestly, I couldn't possibly believe that the author would lead us on like that, cruely and frustratingly annoying only to be slapped in the face to cement the dreadful feeling.
So yeah, I that's why I continued and finally when it was all resolved and I got my answers and suddenly I was supposed to feel this relief, but NO, there was no relief, I just felt abruptly empty, thinking "oh well, at least it's over" LOL
and finally, or mainly, I had my issues with the heroine for the first part of the book, she annoyed the fuck out of me! And just finally when i accepted her as such and she almost found the sense and her way out of being dense and utterly blind to the situations and emotions around her (no wonder everyone kept the secrets to "protect" her, but I had a feeling it would happen anyway cause she would probably fuck everything up and it would all blow apart),
then the H took over with the biggest fuck up of them all (but I could find the reasoning in the fucked up situation he was involved in, it was just silly and awkward to read about his "possesssive alpha demanding shit" regarding the heroine when, in fact, his hands were tied, and so were his actions...just frustratingly awkward and irritatingly angsty...until the very end...gah
and after this sentence:
I was torn completely....
With this sentence alone, the H pointed out the true essence of the "love is blind" phrase and all I can do now, is just take a deep breath and stay torn...lol
cause, I truly found it hard to forgive the guy, then after all he did and finally, said this, I was reluctant to stay so adamnt in being hard on him...so, yeah, call me weak but I've let it go...
fuck it...
one of the most frustratingly pent up on angst books I have ever read...but there were also some little pricks of the trade, the pacing was a little bit off in the beginning and there was no true, believable reason why several relationships don't work, and then they slowly unravel towards the end, but by that time I was already frustrated too much to care! :/
But i have recently discovered this author and I will certainly read her previous works, while I wiat for the second installment of The Boys of Brayshaw High
my God, everything I have previously wrote stands, only I'd lower the rating to 2 stars...
there was just so many times I could have give the heroine a pass...and the H, well damn, coudln't you have just said smth that would set her mind at ease...I mean, fuck it...
Going in...inspite of the tight schedule, inspite of all the things piling up, inspite of whatever the heck is waiting for me at the next corner of life...LOL
Just dropping everything and going in...dammit!!!
oh well, this is what i call a shit full of angst, frustrating angst book!
I won't go into details at all, cause it's a true spoiler, through out the first 50% I was pushing myself to go through it, I was intrigued, true, BUT I was also masochistically determined to finish this through, cause honestly, I couldn't possibly believe that the author would lead us on like that, cruely and frustratingly annoying only to be slapped in the face to cement the dreadful feeling.
So yeah, I that's why I continued and finally when it was all resolved and I got my answers and suddenly I was supposed to feel this relief, but NO, there was no relief, I just felt abruptly empty, thinking "oh well, at least it's over" LOL
and finally, or mainly, I had my issues with the heroine for the first part of the book, she annoyed the fuck out of me! And just finally when i accepted her as such and she almost found the sense and her way out of being dense and utterly blind to the situations and emotions around her (no wonder everyone kept the secrets to "protect" her, but I had a feeling it would happen anyway cause she would probably fuck everything up and it would all blow apart),
then the H took over with the biggest fuck up of them all (but I could find the reasoning in the fucked up situation he was involved in, it was just silly and awkward to read about his "possesssive alpha demanding shit" regarding the heroine when, in fact, his hands were tied, and so were his actions...just frustratingly awkward and irritatingly angsty...until the very end...gah
and after this sentence:
Forgive me when I don't deserve it, love me even though I haven't earned it, trust me when you have no reason to.
I was torn completely....
With this sentence alone, the H pointed out the true essence of the "love is blind" phrase and all I can do now, is just take a deep breath and stay torn...lol
cause, I truly found it hard to forgive the guy, then after all he did and finally, said this, I was reluctant to stay so adamnt in being hard on him...so, yeah, call me weak but I've let it go...
fuck it...
one of the most frustratingly pent up on angst books I have ever read...but there were also some little pricks of the trade, the pacing was a little bit off in the beginning and there was no true, believable reason why several relationships don't work, and then they slowly unravel towards the end, but by that time I was already frustrated too much to care! :/
But i have recently discovered this author and I will certainly read her previous works, while I wiat for the second installment of The Boys of Brayshaw High
August 18, 2018
“I know what I see in her baby blues, and buried deep beneath her feelings for someone who doesn’t deserve her and will never want her like I do... is me.
Her antihero.”
Y’all...OMGGGGG. That was a rollercoaster of emotions if I ever saw one. Wow!
Holyyyyy...that was GOOD! The angst. I’m surprised my body came out alive after all that angst and the twists and the turns. Sure, there was a lot that didn’t surprise me in the least. But there was also a lot that had my jaw dropping. Make sure you have a fire extinguisher near by because damn.
Alec and Oakley have known each other their entire lives. That thin line of love and hate really is very thin. But the thing is, is that our boy Alec has only ever seen Oakley. While she has only ever seen Rowan...her best friend.
Things aren’t always what they seem though. And as I mentioned earlier, there’s stuff you’ll probably guess but then again there’ll be things that may surprise you. Alec is one sexy man. He’s a total alpha that will piss you off. I’ve seen reviews that have said they wanted to throw their kindle, and I think I have to agree.
I wanted to throw my kindle so bad.
I didn’t obviously. I had to know what happened even if my heart was shattering. Even though the characters made me want to shake them. I wanted to scream at times. I shed a tear or two... I have to tell you though—I loved ever damned minute of it!
Oakley. My girl. She’s badass in every way that counts. You want a strong heroine? This is her. You want a woman that doesn’t take shit from any man, including one she may be falling for? You got her. How about one that’s brave, kind, and completely amazing? I can keep on convincing you but I won’t. Get this book! And prepare...
“When you have a man, when he’s yours”—he inches forward, placing his hands on each side of me, locking me in place—“you’ll feel it everywhere. You’ll heat up at the thought of him, melt from his words, and you’ll fucking burn when he touches you. When he’s yours, he’ll fuck you ‘til you’re spent, and still ... you’ll beg for more. Crave more. Always more.”
*Thank you to the author for providing a copy for an honest and unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Her antihero.”
Y’all...OMGGGGG. That was a rollercoaster of emotions if I ever saw one. Wow!
Holyyyyy...that was GOOD! The angst. I’m surprised my body came out alive after all that angst and the twists and the turns. Sure, there was a lot that didn’t surprise me in the least. But there was also a lot that had my jaw dropping. Make sure you have a fire extinguisher near by because damn.
Alec and Oakley have known each other their entire lives. That thin line of love and hate really is very thin. But the thing is, is that our boy Alec has only ever seen Oakley. While she has only ever seen Rowan...her best friend.
Things aren’t always what they seem though. And as I mentioned earlier, there’s stuff you’ll probably guess but then again there’ll be things that may surprise you. Alec is one sexy man. He’s a total alpha that will piss you off. I’ve seen reviews that have said they wanted to throw their kindle, and I think I have to agree.
I wanted to throw my kindle so bad.
I didn’t obviously. I had to know what happened even if my heart was shattering. Even though the characters made me want to shake them. I wanted to scream at times. I shed a tear or two... I have to tell you though—I loved ever damned minute of it!
Oakley. My girl. She’s badass in every way that counts. You want a strong heroine? This is her. You want a woman that doesn’t take shit from any man, including one she may be falling for? You got her. How about one that’s brave, kind, and completely amazing? I can keep on convincing you but I won’t. Get this book! And prepare...
“When you have a man, when he’s yours”—he inches forward, placing his hands on each side of me, locking me in place—“you’ll feel it everywhere. You’ll heat up at the thought of him, melt from his words, and you’ll fucking burn when he touches you. When he’s yours, he’ll fuck you ‘til you’re spent, and still ... you’ll beg for more. Crave more. Always more.”
*Thank you to the author for providing a copy for an honest and unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
nope
January 25, 2019Nope because : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
February 15, 2021
the plot was just ridiculous and it let everything else around it fall down.
April 5, 2019
★4 Stars★
This book got me so angry and so pissed, that at one point I thought I will break my Kindle. But I kept going, kept reading, and I am glad because I was not disappointed.
Alec met Oakley when they were little kids. Alec fell in love with Oakley instantly, only Oakley had eyes only for Rowan, Alec's brother. Rowan became Oakley best friend, but he always saw her as a friend. He knew that his brother Alec wanted more with her, but every time Alec tried to get closer to Oakley, Rowan always get in between them. Oakley always hoped that one day, Rowan will saw her as more than friends, but that day never came.
Years had passed, Rowan and Oakley are still friends, Rowan never made his move, and Alec is tired to wait for his brother to make his move, his time has passed. Now is his time. Alec finally came back for the only thing he wanted in his life, Oakley. Oakley is in danger, and the only one who could save her is Alec. Alec and Oakley now work together, and they are like cat and mouse. But you know what they say, from hate to love is just a small step.
The Wrong Blaze is a great story enemy to lovers, a story full of surprises, secrets, mystery, hate, love, hot men and a sassy and strong heroine...You must give it a try!I recommend this book!
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October 17, 2018
Dnf @ 61%
I was enjoying this book right up to the point where the H brings his WIFE into the h's home and has sex with her so the h can hear. And then keeps on doing it. No thanks.
I was enjoying this book right up to the point where the H brings his WIFE into the h's home and has sex with her so the h can hear. And then keeps on doing it. No thanks.
April 6, 2019
Jesus! I devoured this one. It was epic.
Alec got on my nerves half the time, and so did Rowan
but the other half of the time I loved Alec
and was simply dying to know what he was hiding.
I cannot wait to see how this book will connect to Trouble at BrayShaw...
it's bound to be something crazy.
Alec got on my nerves half the time, and so did Rowan
but the other half of the time I loved Alec
and was simply dying to know what he was hiding.
I cannot wait to see how this book will connect to Trouble at BrayShaw...
it's bound to be something crazy.
March 4, 2020
It was a little predictable. But there was a good twist.
February 28, 2019
OH. MY. GOD!
This book...I did not expect that, not at ALL!!
I think this book managed to call out every single emotion from me. I was thinking this to be this lovey dovey love triangle thing, that I wasn´t so sure I would especially like...but I did like another book from this author so I decided to give it a go. (Not much into love triangle books, I tend to put them down and not finish them).
It started out ok, nothing much going on to report about. Just this love triangle thingy, nothing that will upset you too much or excite you too much and then at about the 50% mark...BOOM!!!!!
This story takes you on a wiiiiiiiild ride, ready or not, it comes!!
I was just got hit out of the left field and I never saw it coming!
I was just stunned, what had just happened?!
I kept on reading and I started talking to myself "big mistake Alla, your Kindle might not survive this"...boy did I get angry, Christ almighty!! This can´t be happening!!
"Why in the world is this author doing this to me? Does she seriously want me to stop reading this book? She was pushing my limits, HARD, I was close to falling over the edge!!!!!!
Well it´s good I didn´t stop reading, I almost did, but thankfully I didn´t because this was a really great, angsty, pushing you over the edge kind of book that in the end I really really liked, even though I wasn´t sure at at time that I would survive it! :D
This book...I did not expect that, not at ALL!!
I think this book managed to call out every single emotion from me. I was thinking this to be this lovey dovey love triangle thing, that I wasn´t so sure I would especially like...but I did like another book from this author so I decided to give it a go. (Not much into love triangle books, I tend to put them down and not finish them).
It started out ok, nothing much going on to report about. Just this love triangle thingy, nothing that will upset you too much or excite you too much and then at about the 50% mark...BOOM!!!!!
This story takes you on a wiiiiiiiild ride, ready or not, it comes!!
I was just got hit out of the left field and I never saw it coming!
I was just stunned, what had just happened?!
I kept on reading and I started talking to myself "big mistake Alla, your Kindle might not survive this"...boy did I get angry, Christ almighty!! This can´t be happening!!
"Why in the world is this author doing this to me? Does she seriously want me to stop reading this book? She was pushing my limits, HARD, I was close to falling over the edge!!!!!!
Well it´s good I didn´t stop reading, I almost did, but thankfully I didn´t because this was a really great, angsty, pushing you over the edge kind of book that in the end I really really liked, even though I wasn´t sure at at time that I would survive it! :D
February 15, 2019
5 BLAZING STARS!!! WOW....just wow! I was definitely not prepared for what this book delivered, and I love Meagan Brandy even more after reading this enemies-to-lovers story. I literally read this book in 6 hours. I did not eat, I ignored my family, and I DEVOURED EVERY PAGE.
I was immediately drawn into the story by the Prologue which portrays the three main characters as younger kids. As they get older, I already had a soft spot for Alec - the misunderstood boy who turns his feelings of rejection into anger and being a bully. His actions do not change over the years, and although he wants Oakley to himself, he continually pushes her farther away. But boy is this man sexy, and the mouth on him left me panting for more. He is ALL male and I am here for it!
The dynamic of Alec, Oakley and Rowan is developed so brilliantly. Oakley is this compassionate girl who only wants to have her true love. She is loyal, a daddy's girl, and crazy brave and strong. She teaches firefighters after all - quite the badass heroine! Her friendship with Rowan was both tough and sweet throughout the story. Although they only want the best for each other, there is so much push and pull when it comes to these two. But the outcome could not have been any better.
M Brandy has a way with weaving her stories and surprising her readers with twists and turns that you won't see coming, and this book is no different! As much as you want to hate Alec - you just can't. And as frustrating as Oakley and her situation is at times, your heart still cries out for her, and I just wanted to be her BFF, gather her up in a hug and feed her ice cream and netflix all night. These characters will win your heart over - and when they do - get prepared to fall and fall hard. You will be taken for a rollercoaster ride with this one. Well done once again M Brandy!!
I was immediately drawn into the story by the Prologue which portrays the three main characters as younger kids. As they get older, I already had a soft spot for Alec - the misunderstood boy who turns his feelings of rejection into anger and being a bully. His actions do not change over the years, and although he wants Oakley to himself, he continually pushes her farther away. But boy is this man sexy, and the mouth on him left me panting for more. He is ALL male and I am here for it!
The dynamic of Alec, Oakley and Rowan is developed so brilliantly. Oakley is this compassionate girl who only wants to have her true love. She is loyal, a daddy's girl, and crazy brave and strong. She teaches firefighters after all - quite the badass heroine! Her friendship with Rowan was both tough and sweet throughout the story. Although they only want the best for each other, there is so much push and pull when it comes to these two. But the outcome could not have been any better.
M Brandy has a way with weaving her stories and surprising her readers with twists and turns that you won't see coming, and this book is no different! As much as you want to hate Alec - you just can't. And as frustrating as Oakley and her situation is at times, your heart still cries out for her, and I just wanted to be her BFF, gather her up in a hug and feed her ice cream and netflix all night. These characters will win your heart over - and when they do - get prepared to fall and fall hard. You will be taken for a rollercoaster ride with this one. Well done once again M Brandy!!
December 25, 2024
If ONLY I would’ve read the reviews before hand....I wouldn’t have wasted my fucking time on this book!
Knowing the MMC makes the FMC listen to him screw his wife makes him a douche bag and knowing the FMC does nothing about it makes her a pathetic bitch!
Don’t get me wrong... I can handle cheating, but HELL NO can I get on board when the H SCREWS his wife right in front of the h face and the h does absolutely nothing about it! WTAF!
Nope! If your going to have cheating, then you better back it up with one tough ass FMC that can give that shit right back!
What a complete disappointment!
I can no longer say I love all of Meagan Brandy books.....
Audiobook review: Both Wayne Mitchell and Sarah Puckett did a great job narrating and I was really enjoying listening to them... Too bad it was short lived.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 21, 2019
OMG my kindle is officially broken. I might have thrown it a million times in frustration and shock. The Wrong Blaze was FIRE!!!! The connection between Alex and Oakley was sexy, intense and the back and forth was painfully delicious with an emphasis on painful at times. Lord this was an angsty read. Just buckle up because you will be unprepared for all the whiplash and wtf bumps and bruises.
Without giving away any spoilers, this novel will break you and then put you together. I laughed, cried, swooned, cursed and screamed. I even legit shouted at my kindle, slammed it shut in anger. But then opened it right back again as I was consumed!!! Get ready everyone! This was fabulous! 4 stars! ~Ratula
Without giving away any spoilers, this novel will break you and then put you together. I laughed, cried, swooned, cursed and screamed. I even legit shouted at my kindle, slammed it shut in anger. But then opened it right back again as I was consumed!!! Get ready everyone! This was fabulous! 4 stars! ~Ratula
November 5, 2021
I still think trick and han should get a age gape book haha
August 20, 2018
This book was unbelievable. I couldn’t put it down. Oakley and Alec are so hot together, I thought at times I might combust just from reading!
This story has absolutely everything. Sexual tension, mystery, crime, angst. This is Defo going in my “To read again” pile!
This story has absolutely everything. Sexual tension, mystery, crime, angst. This is Defo going in my “To read again” pile!
August 18, 2018
Wow. What a ride. I swooned, screamed, cussed out everyone, laughed, and just wanted answers. So so wanted answers!! Meagan Brandy made it impossible to put this down and continue on your regular day without knowing WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING ON!! Felt like a ran a marathon of WTF moments...to end the journey so....you’ll have to read it to find out!!
October 2, 2020
“I want your all.”
Megan Brandy has again given my heart the biggest workout. A heart that exploded all over this book. Wrong for Me is all the fire, ferocity, and feels. Who doesn’t love an intense and hot hero fireman, a strong and stunning heroine, a childhood friends to lovers trope, and all the angst, smolder, and swoon?!? An adrenaline rush of a roller coaster of a romance, you can’t help but feel every high and low.
I fell in love with Alec and Oakleys’ hard-fought journey and battle of bravery—so enticing and emotionally explosive—as I rooted for their happily ever after. Wrong For Me completed ravished me. Brandy crafted a compassionate and compelling childhood to lovers romance that breathes fire, blazes with intensity, and bleeds beauty and bravery. I burned for this book!
One-click this heart-racing romance now!
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Megan Brandy has again given my heart the biggest workout. A heart that exploded all over this book. Wrong for Me is all the fire, ferocity, and feels. Who doesn’t love an intense and hot hero fireman, a strong and stunning heroine, a childhood friends to lovers trope, and all the angst, smolder, and swoon?!? An adrenaline rush of a roller coaster of a romance, you can’t help but feel every high and low.
I fell in love with Alec and Oakleys’ hard-fought journey and battle of bravery—so enticing and emotionally explosive—as I rooted for their happily ever after. Wrong For Me completed ravished me. Brandy crafted a compassionate and compelling childhood to lovers romance that breathes fire, blazes with intensity, and bleeds beauty and bravery. I burned for this book!
One-click this heart-racing romance now!
➡️ https://amzn.to/2ShAB6I
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