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Lotus House #7
Verlicht verlangen (Yoga girl-serie)
My world ended the day I received an eviction notice for Lotus House Yoga. Teaching yoga is all I’ve ever known. I’ve been doing tree pose since the age of two. The studio is my home, my legacy. My mother and her best friend left Lotus House to me so that I could carry on spreading goodness and light to everyone who enters our door. Now I’m faced with the very real possibility that it will all go up in smoke…unless I can convince Grant Winters—the most ridiculously handsome and arrogant businessman I’ve ever met—to save not only my business but all those around it.
When I stormed into Grant’s office to beg and plead for a second chance at preserving what my family spent decades building, I had no idea how it would change my life.
A deal was made.
He’d visit the businesses he was planning to destroy and attend classes at Lotus House while I worked to change his mind. In exchange, I had to enter his business-first world of luxury, fast-talking men, and surgically enhanced women.
Turns out, I didn’t fit in... Then again, neither did he.
In the end, we were both enlightened.
When I stormed into Grant’s office to beg and plead for a second chance at preserving what my family spent decades building, I had no idea how it would change my life.
A deal was made.
He’d visit the businesses he was planning to destroy and attend classes at Lotus House while I worked to change his mind. In exchange, I had to enter his business-first world of luxury, fast-talking men, and surgically enhanced women.
Turns out, I didn’t fit in... Then again, neither did he.
In the end, we were both enlightened.
351 pages, Paperback
First published June 26, 2018
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Audrey Carlan
239 books6,713 followersAudrey Carlan is a No. 1 New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal best-selling author. She writes stories that help the reader find themselves while falling in love. Some of her works include the worldwide phenomenon Calendar Girl serial, Trinity series and the International Guy series. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages across the globe.
She lives in the California Valley, where she enjoys her two children and the love of her life. When she’s not writing, you can find her teaching yoga, sipping wine with her “soul sisters,” or with her nose stuck in a sexy romance novel.
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June 26, 2018
Enlightened End is the PERFECT end to this gorgeously sensual, sexual, and spiritual series! I’m the kind of person who loves the “cameos” from characters in previous books in the series, and Audrey Carlan did NOT let me down. It’s so much fun to see the growth and differences in each of them.
I adored Luna. She’s the kind of person everyone needs to have in their life. She’s just so full of goodness, love, and light. She’s not perfect, but she’s amazing. And how much fun would it be to have a friend who looks and sounds like a fairy princess?
I enjoyed Grant very much. At first, he just made me smirk. Then the more time he spent with Luna and began to change how he does and views things, the more my enjoyment evolved into love. I love people who allow themselves to change. And the twist in this story? I feel it rounded Grant out. And his reactions brought tears to my eyes and made me love him even more.
It makes me sad that this is the end of the series. I love and adore the Lotus House family and will be constantly revisiting them, but part of me wants more. I can’t help it, I’m greedy! Audrey, thank you for yet another beautiful story.
I adored Luna. She’s the kind of person everyone needs to have in their life. She’s just so full of goodness, love, and light. She’s not perfect, but she’s amazing. And how much fun would it be to have a friend who looks and sounds like a fairy princess?
I enjoyed Grant very much. At first, he just made me smirk. Then the more time he spent with Luna and began to change how he does and views things, the more my enjoyment evolved into love. I love people who allow themselves to change. And the twist in this story? I feel it rounded Grant out. And his reactions brought tears to my eyes and made me love him even more.
It makes me sad that this is the end of the series. I love and adore the Lotus House family and will be constantly revisiting them, but part of me wants more. I can’t help it, I’m greedy! Audrey, thank you for yet another beautiful story.
June 22, 2018
I got this book and could not put it down. I have reread it already.
Luna is the most down to earth person. Grant is a total businessman. They are the exact opposite and I guess you could say it works.
Once you start it you will not want to stop. You get the highs and the lows. You feel everything that they are each going through. It’s a great book to end the series. Will miss them.
Luna is the most down to earth person. Grant is a total businessman. They are the exact opposite and I guess you could say it works.
Once you start it you will not want to stop. You get the highs and the lows. You feel everything that they are each going through. It’s a great book to end the series. Will miss them.
June 29, 2018
What a bittersweet ending to a wonderful Lotus House series. I was introduced to Audrey from the first book Resisting Roots and I was hooked ever since.
Luna owns and teaches at Lotus House Yoga. She loves her job but her life is about to turn upside down when she receives an eviction notice. Grant, CEO extraordinaire is about to demolish the whole community of small businesses so he can build high-rise luxury apartments for billions in profit. Luna was not having it! She marched right into Grant’s office demanding answers and luckily she struck a deal. Grant gave Luna a chance to show him why Lotus House and the whole community is worth saving. Luna takes him around and in exchange she has to go on dates with him… :) win win right?
I adore Luna – she is fierce but such a sweet, down to earth, girl-next-door. Grant is a total sex God, alpha, broody, boardroom ready. I guess opposites attract because the first-time Grant saw the spitfire Luna marching into his office, he was mesmerized. Grant could not keep his eyes or his hands off her. LOL Grant handsome and super swoony. He has a big heart and willing to fight for his woman, knowing he has to face his egotistical jerk of a father – true love and devotion. I also love the chemistry, sexual tension, funny banters, passionate and sweet moments between these two. Also, the plot on Grant’s struggles with his past and how it affects his relationship was a nice addition to the whole story. The past characters were mentioned in this book so it was great catching up with them. Enlightened End is a gorgeous, heartwarming farewell to the whole series.
Sweet shiva 4.5 Stars!!!!
Luna owns and teaches at Lotus House Yoga. She loves her job but her life is about to turn upside down when she receives an eviction notice. Grant, CEO extraordinaire is about to demolish the whole community of small businesses so he can build high-rise luxury apartments for billions in profit. Luna was not having it! She marched right into Grant’s office demanding answers and luckily she struck a deal. Grant gave Luna a chance to show him why Lotus House and the whole community is worth saving. Luna takes him around and in exchange she has to go on dates with him… :) win win right?
I adore Luna – she is fierce but such a sweet, down to earth, girl-next-door. Grant is a total sex God, alpha, broody, boardroom ready. I guess opposites attract because the first-time Grant saw the spitfire Luna marching into his office, he was mesmerized. Grant could not keep his eyes or his hands off her. LOL Grant handsome and super swoony. He has a big heart and willing to fight for his woman, knowing he has to face his egotistical jerk of a father – true love and devotion. I also love the chemistry, sexual tension, funny banters, passionate and sweet moments between these two. Also, the plot on Grant’s struggles with his past and how it affects his relationship was a nice addition to the whole story. The past characters were mentioned in this book so it was great catching up with them. Enlightened End is a gorgeous, heartwarming farewell to the whole series.
Sweet shiva 4.5 Stars!!!!
July 15, 2018
I opened this book with a mixture of happiness and sadness. The Lotus House series has been my favorite by Audrey Carlan so far, because of its genre-busting premise of introducing higher truths and mystical-based faith into the world of modern, sexy romance. IMHO, the results have been nothing less than brilliant. I've fallen in love with every new couple in the series, and knew I'd be a bit melancholy reading the last love story, between real estate tycoon Grant and yoga studio owner Luna.
Well, color me so completely wrong on the whole sadness thing. From start to finish, even through the angsty parts of the conflict, I devoured this story with a gigantic grin on my face. This book could not have represented the series better, down to the endearing humor, the colorful secondary characters, and best of all, the enforcement that if we look deep enough in ourselves, we can find the power to overcome our fears and love in ways we never thought possible.
While I thought this was going to be the lesson that Luna taught Grant, it was a glorious surprise to see Luna push out of her own comfort zones because of her growing love for him, as well. Both characters were rounded out in beautiful ways, and did so during a story that wound in all of the characters from the previous books in the series, for a closer on the world that left me supremely satisfied, along with a heart full of immense feels for everyone. While it was really hard to know there won't be any more of the Lotus House books, this love story was one of the very best series conclusions I've ever read. Highly, HIGHLY recommended.
Well, color me so completely wrong on the whole sadness thing. From start to finish, even through the angsty parts of the conflict, I devoured this story with a gigantic grin on my face. This book could not have represented the series better, down to the endearing humor, the colorful secondary characters, and best of all, the enforcement that if we look deep enough in ourselves, we can find the power to overcome our fears and love in ways we never thought possible.
While I thought this was going to be the lesson that Luna taught Grant, it was a glorious surprise to see Luna push out of her own comfort zones because of her growing love for him, as well. Both characters were rounded out in beautiful ways, and did so during a story that wound in all of the characters from the previous books in the series, for a closer on the world that left me supremely satisfied, along with a heart full of immense feels for everyone. While it was really hard to know there won't be any more of the Lotus House books, this love story was one of the very best series conclusions I've ever read. Highly, HIGHLY recommended.
June 26, 2018
I don't know how to start talking about this book, because I don't want to say goodbye to this incredible series. The book captivates you in an incredible way that makes you devour every page! In it you see a woman who is determined to keep her business safe and in the other we see a guy who finds the love of his life and has a great abandon in his past.
Grant is a fucking hot guy who was abandoned by his mother and still struggles with his feelings about it, but as he passes the book he finds a person who gives a meaning and helps him to go through that moment and find his happy ending.
On the other hand we have Luna a wonderful, happy woman who is for whatever comes and goes to her friends, and she is also decided and owner of herself, that makes you be captivated by each chapter and then finds your true love and fight for what it thinks right.
The story made me cry, laugh, and thrill with each chapter. The minor characters were described so wonderfully, that made me cling to each one. And we get back virtually all the characters from the other books in the series that left an even better pinch!
I'm just saying that Audrey Carlan has raged again! This book is the last book in the Lotus House series, I thank you very much for the new journey that Audrey has provided us with this incredible family, we have learned many lessons with all the characters and that I will bring to life. And again, thank you Audrey.
Grant is a fucking hot guy who was abandoned by his mother and still struggles with his feelings about it, but as he passes the book he finds a person who gives a meaning and helps him to go through that moment and find his happy ending.
On the other hand we have Luna a wonderful, happy woman who is for whatever comes and goes to her friends, and she is also decided and owner of herself, that makes you be captivated by each chapter and then finds your true love and fight for what it thinks right.
The story made me cry, laugh, and thrill with each chapter. The minor characters were described so wonderfully, that made me cling to each one. And we get back virtually all the characters from the other books in the series that left an even better pinch!
I'm just saying that Audrey Carlan has raged again! This book is the last book in the Lotus House series, I thank you very much for the new journey that Audrey has provided us with this incredible family, we have learned many lessons with all the characters and that I will bring to life. And again, thank you Audrey.
June 21, 2018
Turning the last few pages on the seventh Lotus House Book brought tears to my eyes. I felt like I was saying farewell to a group of childhood friends. Each one of them holds a special place in my world where only truth, love, and hope exist.
Enlightened End finally sheds light on the life of the lovely Luna Marigold. Luna confronts her nemesis, Grant Winters, and challenges him to spend some time at her Yoga Studio and in the neighborhood he plans to destroy. What neither of them realize is that fate or karma has another plan. Their journey is one you will never forget!
Audrey Carlan is a pure gem when it comes to writing about relationships that are real. She is able to drop the reader into a new dimension that attacks all the senses. The connections her characters have with one another sucks you in and adds you to the group. You are one of them, sharing in their joy, pain, excitement, passion, and struggle. I hated to say goodbye, but deep down I am comforted to know that the little community where the Lotus House Yoga Studio resides is always a book away. Namaste. Thank you Audrey Carlan!
Enlightened End finally sheds light on the life of the lovely Luna Marigold. Luna confronts her nemesis, Grant Winters, and challenges him to spend some time at her Yoga Studio and in the neighborhood he plans to destroy. What neither of them realize is that fate or karma has another plan. Their journey is one you will never forget!
Audrey Carlan is a pure gem when it comes to writing about relationships that are real. She is able to drop the reader into a new dimension that attacks all the senses. The connections her characters have with one another sucks you in and adds you to the group. You are one of them, sharing in their joy, pain, excitement, passion, and struggle. I hated to say goodbye, but deep down I am comforted to know that the little community where the Lotus House Yoga Studio resides is always a book away. Namaste. Thank you Audrey Carlan!
December 29, 2020
This was such a bittersweet end to a wonderful series! I loved Grant and Luna so much! Audrey Carlan has a gift in creating characters that are equally passionate and creative. Luna is the owner of the Lotus House, she is pure joy and passion and she has poured that into the creation of her yoga studio.
Grant is a business man through and through and I adored the connection between these two characters. Luna opened Grant’s eyes to a world that includes more than business transactions and opened his heart up to true happiness and love.
This story and this series was a magical journey. I had all the feels of laughter and joy, and couldn’t imagine a better to end to a favourite series.
Grant is a business man through and through and I adored the connection between these two characters. Luna opened Grant’s eyes to a world that includes more than business transactions and opened his heart up to true happiness and love.
This story and this series was a magical journey. I had all the feels of laughter and joy, and couldn’t imagine a better to end to a favourite series.
June 26, 2018
The perfect end to an amazingly unique series! Every installment is a 5 Star read!!
Let me start by saying this story totally surprised me with the direction it went, and I. Loved. It!
We get a taste of the chemistry between Luna and Grant almost immediately. Grant runs the company that plans to demolish the stretch of peaceful heaven our Lotus House crew has centered around. It would effect Luna's business (Lotus House) and home (above the bakery). Luna masterminds a plan to show up at his office unannounced and make him speak with her regarding the eviction notice she received. I didn't give Grant the benefit of the doubt, and immediately pegged him to be a jerk and use Luna from the get-go. To be 100% wrong about this was amazing, and his dad took the King A-hole award. They strike up a deal to change each others mind prior to the demolition, and the stakes are HIGH!
To quote Luna: "We don't fit" and outwardly that appeared to be the case. The novel had a lot of emotional twists and turns between Grants family drama, Luna's friend drama, Grant's tough business decisions. Ultimately, I wasn't sure these two could overcome everything or would work hard enough to make it happen. I kept waiting for the shoe to fall, (Read Grant's dad going crazy, etc) but once the Lotus crew began showing support and people like Honor stepped in to help I was hooked.
In the end, Audrey not only delivered a swoon worthy HEA for Luna and Grant, but we got to catch up with the rest of the Lotus House family. The best part is they are a family and you really understand that as this series concludes. I will definitely be revisiting this series again and again!
Let me start by saying this story totally surprised me with the direction it went, and I. Loved. It!
We get a taste of the chemistry between Luna and Grant almost immediately. Grant runs the company that plans to demolish the stretch of peaceful heaven our Lotus House crew has centered around. It would effect Luna's business (Lotus House) and home (above the bakery). Luna masterminds a plan to show up at his office unannounced and make him speak with her regarding the eviction notice she received. I didn't give Grant the benefit of the doubt, and immediately pegged him to be a jerk and use Luna from the get-go. To be 100% wrong about this was amazing, and his dad took the King A-hole award. They strike up a deal to change each others mind prior to the demolition, and the stakes are HIGH!
To quote Luna: "We don't fit" and outwardly that appeared to be the case. The novel had a lot of emotional twists and turns between Grants family drama, Luna's friend drama, Grant's tough business decisions. Ultimately, I wasn't sure these two could overcome everything or would work hard enough to make it happen. I kept waiting for the shoe to fall, (Read Grant's dad going crazy, etc) but once the Lotus crew began showing support and people like Honor stepped in to help I was hooked.
In the end, Audrey not only delivered a swoon worthy HEA for Luna and Grant, but we got to catch up with the rest of the Lotus House family. The best part is they are a family and you really understand that as this series concludes. I will definitely be revisiting this series again and again!
June 24, 2018
Lotus House Book 7...This book has the feels. Luna Marigold and Grant Winters...OMG EXPLOSIVE!!! Grant’s company wants to take over the street that has several businesses including Lotus House where Luna owns and teaches classes in. Luna is upset over the possibility of losing it all. Sooooo she seeks out Grant to give him a reason to keep it open....she shows him his other side...his heart opens. His life has not been full of hearts and flowers. His mother left him at the age of 5 without looking back and it gutted him...he finds out about 30 years later it was all based on a lie...Can Luna help him through all of this??? Can Lotus House be saved??? Can all the businesses be saved too??? Find out soooon...plus we see all of our favorites too and BABIESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! Lots of Babbbbbies!!!!
June 26, 2018
Audrey Carlan knows how to create a world that makes you feel like you are right there living in it amongst the characters.
Luna, the owner and everyone's best friend, gets her own happily ever after but never sees it coming. She receives a letter along with all the other business owners on the street that they have 6 months to move out because the street is being demolished to make room for new high rises.
Grant is all business all the time. That is is the way he was raised by his father whom he can never seem to please.
Grant agrees to spend with Luna As the two spend more and more time together a love that neither of them was prepared for begins to develop but Grant has secrets in his past that he will need to work through before he can give Luna all that she deserves.
Find out in the stunning conclusion of this beautiful series.
Luna, the owner and everyone's best friend, gets her own happily ever after but never sees it coming. She receives a letter along with all the other business owners on the street that they have 6 months to move out because the street is being demolished to make room for new high rises.
Grant is all business all the time. That is is the way he was raised by his father whom he can never seem to please.
Grant agrees to spend with Luna As the two spend more and more time together a love that neither of them was prepared for begins to develop but Grant has secrets in his past that he will need to work through before he can give Luna all that she deserves.
Find out in the stunning conclusion of this beautiful series.
July 1, 2018
Wow just Wow!!! What an amazing way to finish an amazing series. This book has all the feels and more. The love Luna and Grant who are complete opposites is so powerful that it literally jumps out at you from the pages. I really enjoyed this book, I laughed and I cried and cheered when Grant stood up to his Dad. The ended was amazing and a proper way to to end an amazing series. Thank you Audrey for writting such a feel good series, this series will go down as one of my all favorites.
June 27, 2018
What to expect from the queen of hot writting? I mean, she's amazing and I know it will be a masterpiece.
I've had the pleasure to meet this stunning woman and it's a day I can't forget.
Audrey Carlan is the bomb. Her writing is super detailed, raw, full of feelings and emotions. Her words can wake up feelings that you might had lost. Just go for it.
Enlightened End is her latest release and it's the 7th book from the Lotus House series.
I've been following this series for a while now and I was amazed from the first chapter.
This new book explores the lifes of Luna and Grant.
Luna's life always revolved around the Lotus House. The legacy her mother left for her to keep following her dreams and spread love and joy and peace. Now everything is at stake due to a ruthless business man.
Grant is used to think big and go higher. He's the CEO of the Winters group. He's a business man that will do everything in his power to succeed. And now he wants to close the Lotus House. But he wasn't expecting a feisty woman that will stop at nothing to sew her "baby" safe again.
These two make an agreement that they will spend time in each other business.
Let me just say that when this book ended I was super sad and also happy.
Sad because this series is over and I wasn't prepared for it but I'm also so happy because this book was the perfect ending to a stunning series.
The plot is magnificent, super engaging, sweet and wild as well. But don't let the sweet part fool you because these two are insane.
They share a great chemistry but they are super stubborn.
I'm at a loss for words because how can I talk more about this book when my heart is so tight? It's a good thing not bad but I really wanted this series to keep going and going.
This book presented us with what really matters, love and they it's what's worth fighting for.
There were parts of the story that I laughed so hard but there were others that I wanted to slap someone. Jesus... These two are something else.
I will miss this series and I'm super happy for the chance to read all 7 books.
Audrey what can I say? There is nothing new that I haven't said before but I will reinforce that you are a goddess. Your words got stuck on my mind and will be here for a while. Can't wait for more books from you.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
I've had the pleasure to meet this stunning woman and it's a day I can't forget.
Audrey Carlan is the bomb. Her writing is super detailed, raw, full of feelings and emotions. Her words can wake up feelings that you might had lost. Just go for it.
Enlightened End is her latest release and it's the 7th book from the Lotus House series.
I've been following this series for a while now and I was amazed from the first chapter.
This new book explores the lifes of Luna and Grant.
Luna's life always revolved around the Lotus House. The legacy her mother left for her to keep following her dreams and spread love and joy and peace. Now everything is at stake due to a ruthless business man.
Grant is used to think big and go higher. He's the CEO of the Winters group. He's a business man that will do everything in his power to succeed. And now he wants to close the Lotus House. But he wasn't expecting a feisty woman that will stop at nothing to sew her "baby" safe again.
These two make an agreement that they will spend time in each other business.
Let me just say that when this book ended I was super sad and also happy.
Sad because this series is over and I wasn't prepared for it but I'm also so happy because this book was the perfect ending to a stunning series.
The plot is magnificent, super engaging, sweet and wild as well. But don't let the sweet part fool you because these two are insane.
They share a great chemistry but they are super stubborn.
I'm at a loss for words because how can I talk more about this book when my heart is so tight? It's a good thing not bad but I really wanted this series to keep going and going.
This book presented us with what really matters, love and they it's what's worth fighting for.
There were parts of the story that I laughed so hard but there were others that I wanted to slap someone. Jesus... These two are something else.
I will miss this series and I'm super happy for the chance to read all 7 books.
Audrey what can I say? There is nothing new that I haven't said before but I will reinforce that you are a goddess. Your words got stuck on my mind and will be here for a while. Can't wait for more books from you.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
June 27, 2018
"She thinks I’m going to save her. How does she not see she’s the one saving me?"
The author saved the best for last with Enlightened End. This is hands down my favorite book in the whole series. I am sad to see the Lotus House end. This last book was nothing like I expected but I couldn't imagine it ending any other way! Everything about this book was beautifully written. This is the first book I can honestly say I have not one single complaint about anything. The plot kept your interest, and the characters easily drew you in. I absolutely LOVE Grant and Luna. I was hooked on their story from the very first page. Their chemistry was completely off the charts. I don't think I have read characters that compliment each other quite like these two. They are literally the yin to the others yang, and I could not get enough. They will forever be my favorite Lotus House couple.
"Luna is light, energy, and kindness wrapped in a sinful body and a pure soul. Everything I could ever want and never hoped to find. But I have. In her."
Luna is one of those heroines you can't help but love. I was so excited for her story and she did NOT disappoint. She is feisty and passionate in everything she does. I couldn't get enough of her free spirit. The devotion her character has for her friends, Grant, even life is what makes me love her character most. Luna has a unwavering strength you can't help but envy.
"Being connected to Grant is the best feeling in the world. He’s sunshine and warm winds. Dark chocolate drizzled over ice cream. Sunday mornings in bed. Wood-burning fireplaces and toasted marshmallows. He’s everything I could ever need or want… and he’s all mine."
Grant is hands down one of my favorite book boyfriends! He is the perfect contradiction and I loved every facet of his character. Grant will have you melting with his charm. While tugging at your heart with his vulnerability. His devotion to Luna definitely had me feeling the swoons. He may be one complex Alpha but he will make you love every single minute!
*5 STARS*
Well earned for a beautiful ending to a fantastic series. Enlightened Love is definitely one of those books that stick with you long after story ends.
*I voluntarily read a advanced copy!*
The author saved the best for last with Enlightened End. This is hands down my favorite book in the whole series. I am sad to see the Lotus House end. This last book was nothing like I expected but I couldn't imagine it ending any other way! Everything about this book was beautifully written. This is the first book I can honestly say I have not one single complaint about anything. The plot kept your interest, and the characters easily drew you in. I absolutely LOVE Grant and Luna. I was hooked on their story from the very first page. Their chemistry was completely off the charts. I don't think I have read characters that compliment each other quite like these two. They are literally the yin to the others yang, and I could not get enough. They will forever be my favorite Lotus House couple.
"Luna is light, energy, and kindness wrapped in a sinful body and a pure soul. Everything I could ever want and never hoped to find. But I have. In her."
Luna is one of those heroines you can't help but love. I was so excited for her story and she did NOT disappoint. She is feisty and passionate in everything she does. I couldn't get enough of her free spirit. The devotion her character has for her friends, Grant, even life is what makes me love her character most. Luna has a unwavering strength you can't help but envy.
"Being connected to Grant is the best feeling in the world. He’s sunshine and warm winds. Dark chocolate drizzled over ice cream. Sunday mornings in bed. Wood-burning fireplaces and toasted marshmallows. He’s everything I could ever need or want… and he’s all mine."
Grant is hands down one of my favorite book boyfriends! He is the perfect contradiction and I loved every facet of his character. Grant will have you melting with his charm. While tugging at your heart with his vulnerability. His devotion to Luna definitely had me feeling the swoons. He may be one complex Alpha but he will make you love every single minute!
*5 STARS*
Well earned for a beautiful ending to a fantastic series. Enlightened Love is definitely one of those books that stick with you long after story ends.
*I voluntarily read a advanced copy!*
June 25, 2018
Grant and Luna are the ultimate personifications of peace, harmony, and love when they go head to head and fall helplessly under each other’s spells. Luna’s soul was crushed when not only she, but all her business neighbors, received notice that their lives as they had come to know them were over. Ever the light in life and convinced that just maybe she could make Winters Group see reason she gets herself in front of their CEO Grant Winters to plead their cases. When Luna asks for him to give her the 6 months to try and show him just what this community means to world, she wasn’t expecting him to come back with such a enticing Faustian deal. Grant apparently is very taken with her and agrees to let her pitch the block, but only if she’ll let him court her. Grant knew he wasn’t going to be making any friends when he sent out eviction notices so they could pave paradise to put up come luxury apartments. When the fiery and ethereal Luna Marigold swoops into his office, he instantly knows that he wants to capture all her spirit and will agree to just about any terms to do so. As Luna shows him her world and he opens his mind and body to her, he cannot help but open his heart as well. As he falls deeper and deeper under her spell, he can’t help but hope to find a way to make this a Win-Win-Win, preferably in such a way he can end up with the girl!
I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this book
I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this book
June 12, 2018
I love that Luna could reduce Grant to a little speck of dirt when he's misbehaving, "ouch. That hurts. I swallow and straighten my spine. “I’m sorry.” I can’t remember the last time I apologized for anything. “I misspoke.” Grant just doesn't have a care in the world, the man does try to be thoughtful though, "I park my Aston Martin at the curb, not giving a * *** it’s a loading zone. Luna gets front-door service. She deserves it." Luna can get Grant really fired up, “C**ist on a cracker!” Grant bites out. “Da*n it, Luna. Nothing’s going to take that visual away.” He adjusts his crotch with one hand." I don't think Grant minds that his woman wears the pants in the relationship, “I have zero control over my woman. She owns my soul, and if she wants to buy... " I can't believe this series is over, this has to be my favorite series by Audrey, and this book blew this series out of the water, what a way to end.
July 1, 2018
Enlightened End is the final book in the amazing Lotus House series . Luna and Grant give us a fabulous finale !
The business oriented CEO Grant always gets the deal done . When he runs into a bit of a barrier with the new development that he is attempting to push through he finds the tempting and lovely Luna on his radar. Grant sees an opportunity and he always gets what he wants.
Luna is a sweet caring woman that wants the best for her community her Yoga business and her family have a legacy in this lovely town. When a developer gets in her way she marches right into his office and gives him what for. She realizes that she has never met such in infuriating , arrogant sexy man in her life! The moment Grant lays eyes on Luna he decides that a deal may need to be made!!
Loved them!!!!
~~Michele McMullen ~~
The business oriented CEO Grant always gets the deal done . When he runs into a bit of a barrier with the new development that he is attempting to push through he finds the tempting and lovely Luna on his radar. Grant sees an opportunity and he always gets what he wants.
Luna is a sweet caring woman that wants the best for her community her Yoga business and her family have a legacy in this lovely town. When a developer gets in her way she marches right into his office and gives him what for. She realizes that she has never met such in infuriating , arrogant sexy man in her life! The moment Grant lays eyes on Luna he decides that a deal may need to be made!!
Loved them!!!!
~~Michele McMullen ~~
June 27, 2018
I absolutely loved this book. It may actually be my favorite in the series. It’s about the owner of a Yoga business call Lotus House .Her name is Luna Marigold and the struggle to save her company and the businesses in her entire street from from beginning totally demolished to build a high rise in its place by a Ruthless millionaire by the name of Grant Winters .
But things aren’t what they seam . I highly recommend you buy it and read this amazing book and see what happens and to see if it ends well or not . Sorry but no spoilers. All I’m telling you is it’s totally awesome and you want regret buying this book . I totally loved it. A big 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 well done 👍🏻
But things aren’t what they seam . I highly recommend you buy it and read this amazing book and see what happens and to see if it ends well or not . Sorry but no spoilers. All I’m telling you is it’s totally awesome and you want regret buying this book . I totally loved it. A big 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 well done 👍🏻
June 21, 2018
I love how Audrey ended the series! It was a wonderful ending to a wonderful series. I cried and laughed and just enjoyed the whole thing!
I was happy to see that she fixed a toxic relationship by making it healthy.
I would recommend any of the books Audrey writes to someone. And this series is no different!
I was happy to see that she fixed a toxic relationship by making it healthy.
I would recommend any of the books Audrey writes to someone. And this series is no different!
June 30, 2018
A perfect end to an exceptional series. I love stories that feature heroes and heroines who won’t seem to “fit” on the surface, but end up being the ideal match in the end. Luna and Grant’s story was exactly that! While I’m sad to see the series end, I loved every second and can’t wait to see what Audrey comes up with next!
June 11, 2018
3.75 reads
ARC provided by author and Bare Naked Words for honest review
Keeping this SPOILER FREE since this is the last book in this series. So happy with how this all ended up and my only nagging thing to say is I wanted a longer epilogue at the end.
ARC provided by author and Bare Naked Words for honest review
Keeping this SPOILER FREE since this is the last book in this series. So happy with how this all ended up and my only nagging thing to say is I wanted a longer epilogue at the end.
January 7, 2021
Für gewöhnlich mochte ich die Bücher von Audrey Carlan bisher sehr.
Mit ihrer Lotus-House-Reihe tat ich mich zugegeben etwas schwer …
Doch mit Lunas und Grants Geschichte konnte ich nun die Reihe, um das Yoga-Studio „Lotus House“, endlich abschließen.
An und für sich mochte ich die Geschichte von Luna und Grant wieder ganz gern.
Die Konfliktsituation barg für mich ein großes Potenzial.
Mit ihrem angenehmen Schreibstil, ist es Audrey Carlan auch wieder gelungen,
mich ins Geschehen hineinzuziehen.
Die Wortwahl ist zum Teil wieder etwas anstößiger und in den Bettszenen oft auch etwas derber, was ich leider nicht immer ansprechend fand.
Luna und Grant habe ich gerne auf ihrem gemeinsamen Weg begleitet.
Die eher unschöne Situation, die sie zusammenführt, entwickelt sich zum einem interessanten Deal, bei dem wiederum abzusehen ist, wie er sich entwickelt.
Nichtsdestotrotz habe ich die Zwei ganz gerne dabei begleitet.
Luna und Grant fand ich ganz sympathisch.
Bei Luna hatte ich allerdings das Gefühl, dass sie (wenn ich ihren ersten Auftritt Grant gegenüber Revue passieren lasse) im Verlauf an Charakterstärke verliert …
Es lief ein wenig auf freundliche, aber unterwürfige junge Frau
und selbstbewusster Geschäftsmann mit gestörter Familienstruktur hinaus …
Sie ergaben aber ein ganz süßes Pärchen,
dem ich die Liebe aber total gegönnt habe.
Im Großen und Ganzen ist die Handlung eher kurzweilig.
Es geht zwar hauptsächlich um die Liebesbeziehung zwischen Luna und Grant,
es spielen aber auch ihre Familien und ihre Freunde eine entscheidende Rolle.
Beinah eine größere, wie der Konflikt, der sie anfangs zusammengeführt hat.
Nichtsdestotrotz ist die Story aber süß, reizvoll
und eben besser, wie so manch anderer Teil der Reihe.
Dieser Band zählt für mich daher auch wieder zu den Stärkeren und bietet damit einen schönen Abschluss.
4 von 5 Sterne.
Mit ihrer Lotus-House-Reihe tat ich mich zugegeben etwas schwer …
Doch mit Lunas und Grants Geschichte konnte ich nun die Reihe, um das Yoga-Studio „Lotus House“, endlich abschließen.
An und für sich mochte ich die Geschichte von Luna und Grant wieder ganz gern.
Die Konfliktsituation barg für mich ein großes Potenzial.
Mit ihrem angenehmen Schreibstil, ist es Audrey Carlan auch wieder gelungen,
mich ins Geschehen hineinzuziehen.
Die Wortwahl ist zum Teil wieder etwas anstößiger und in den Bettszenen oft auch etwas derber, was ich leider nicht immer ansprechend fand.
Luna und Grant habe ich gerne auf ihrem gemeinsamen Weg begleitet.
Die eher unschöne Situation, die sie zusammenführt, entwickelt sich zum einem interessanten Deal, bei dem wiederum abzusehen ist, wie er sich entwickelt.
Nichtsdestotrotz habe ich die Zwei ganz gerne dabei begleitet.
Luna und Grant fand ich ganz sympathisch.
Bei Luna hatte ich allerdings das Gefühl, dass sie (wenn ich ihren ersten Auftritt Grant gegenüber Revue passieren lasse) im Verlauf an Charakterstärke verliert …
Es lief ein wenig auf freundliche, aber unterwürfige junge Frau
und selbstbewusster Geschäftsmann mit gestörter Familienstruktur hinaus …
Sie ergaben aber ein ganz süßes Pärchen,
dem ich die Liebe aber total gegönnt habe.
Im Großen und Ganzen ist die Handlung eher kurzweilig.
Es geht zwar hauptsächlich um die Liebesbeziehung zwischen Luna und Grant,
es spielen aber auch ihre Familien und ihre Freunde eine entscheidende Rolle.
Beinah eine größere, wie der Konflikt, der sie anfangs zusammengeführt hat.
Nichtsdestotrotz ist die Story aber süß, reizvoll
und eben besser, wie so manch anderer Teil der Reihe.
Dieser Band zählt für mich daher auch wieder zu den Stärkeren und bietet damit einen schönen Abschluss.
4 von 5 Sterne.
October 14, 2018
I DID NOT want this world to end! I think I read the book extra slow, just to prolong the inevitable. As with all the characters from the Lotus House series, Luna and Grant did not disappoint. You fall in love with them and all those around them. Audrey left no life incomplete. I look forward to reading these lives all over again, in the near future!
February 8, 2025
„Das Übermaß ist die Wurzel vieler Übel und Probleme.“
Pro
•Schöne Widmung an Leser:innen
•Chakrenlehre
•Aus zwei Sichten geschrieben
•Alle Paare aufgegriffen
•Ernstes Thema (Knochenmarkspende) aufgegriffen
•Schöner abschließender Epilog
Pro
•Schöne Widmung an Leser:innen
•Chakrenlehre
•Aus zwei Sichten geschrieben
•Alle Paare aufgegriffen
•Ernstes Thema (Knochenmarkspende) aufgegriffen
•Schöner abschließender Epilog
June 29, 2022
Wat een goed boek weer helaas is de serie nu afgelopen
April 3, 2022
Als ich anfing das Buch zu lesen, war ich etwas skeptisch. Würde mir das Buch gefallen? Anfang ging es über das Lotus House ein Haus wo ein Yogastudio war und die Besitzerin wirklich ihr Job liebte vor allem das Yogastudio. Plötzlich kam ein Geschäftsmann und wollte alles niederreißen, einfach alles. Der Deal zwischen den beiden, sollte alles verhindern bzw. der Geschäftsmann sollte es sich gut überlegen was er da vorhat. Ja also, der Anfang war okay, etwas langatmig aber es war okay. Es war nicht zu langweilig aber auch nicht so spannend. Wobei es mir auch Anfangs etwas zu schnell ging, war total verwirrt, was nun kam oder noch kommen sollte. Tatsächlich habe ich es sogar vorausgesehen was gleich passiert.
Und so ging es leider auch bis zum Ende des Buches, manchmal war es echt spannend und konnte das Buch nicht mehr aus der Hand legen.
Was mir echt gut gefallen hat war, dass unter jedem Kapitel quasi einen Kronenchakra beschrieben wird. Auch was mir gefallen hat, waren die Emotionen, grandios. Erstaunlicher weise habe ich das sofort in mein Herz aufgenommen und habe mich dann teilweise auch so gefühlt, wie die Charaktere in der jeweiligen Situation.
Die Charaktere waren zum Teil anstrengend und zum Teil lustig und locker drauf. Manche würde ich tatsächlich einfach umbringen, grrr. Aber genau solche Charaktere müssen in einem Buch sein, sonst wäre es tatsächlich echt zu langweilig geworden, zumindest in diesem Buch. Wer kennt nicht diese nervige und anstrengende Charaktere? Leider, leider waren die "Sexszenen" im Buch etwas zu detailliert, was mir nicht gefallen hat. Ist wohl Geschmackssache.
Der Schreibstil war schön, nicht so anstrengend. Flüssig und weich geschrieben. Hat mir wirklich gut gefallen.
Auch das man die vorigen Bänder unabhängig voneinander lesen kann. So muss ich nicht gezwungen maßen die vorhingen Bänder kaufen.
Und so ging es leider auch bis zum Ende des Buches, manchmal war es echt spannend und konnte das Buch nicht mehr aus der Hand legen.
Was mir echt gut gefallen hat war, dass unter jedem Kapitel quasi einen Kronenchakra beschrieben wird. Auch was mir gefallen hat, waren die Emotionen, grandios. Erstaunlicher weise habe ich das sofort in mein Herz aufgenommen und habe mich dann teilweise auch so gefühlt, wie die Charaktere in der jeweiligen Situation.
Die Charaktere waren zum Teil anstrengend und zum Teil lustig und locker drauf. Manche würde ich tatsächlich einfach umbringen, grrr. Aber genau solche Charaktere müssen in einem Buch sein, sonst wäre es tatsächlich echt zu langweilig geworden, zumindest in diesem Buch. Wer kennt nicht diese nervige und anstrengende Charaktere? Leider, leider waren die "Sexszenen" im Buch etwas zu detailliert, was mir nicht gefallen hat. Ist wohl Geschmackssache.
Der Schreibstil war schön, nicht so anstrengend. Flüssig und weich geschrieben. Hat mir wirklich gut gefallen.
Auch das man die vorigen Bänder unabhängig voneinander lesen kann. So muss ich nicht gezwungen maßen die vorhingen Bänder kaufen.
June 26, 2018
This is book seven and the final one in the Lotus House Yoga Series and it's again yet another outstanding book by Audrey Carlan, this time following Grant Winters and Luna Marigold.
Luna
It was heartbreaking and my world almost ended that dreadful day I received an eviction notice for my beloved Lotus House Yoga. All I know is how to teach yoga. Yoga is my life. It may surprise you all that since i was two years old that I’ve been doing tree pose which is probably the easiest yoga position out there. Lotus House Yoga studio is not only my place of work but it's also my home. Most of all it's my legacy. My mother and her best friend always told me that Lotus House was left to me so that I could continue and carry on spreading healing, healthy way of life and also goodness and light to all the people who come through the doors keeping my business alive. However I'm now I’m faced with a very real possibility that it will all go up in flames… Yes I'll end up loosing my business and home all in one foul swoop, that is of course I can convince Grant Winters. Grant is the most ridiculously sexy, handsome and totally arrogant businessman that I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. I have to meet with Grant to try and save not only my business but all those around it.
When I finally struck up the courage after speaking to my good and best friend Dara; I stormed into Grant’s office - even with no appointment, I had to beg and beg I even pleaded with him. I would have even got down on my hands and knees if it meant that I could save everything around me. Everyone including myself all need and are desperate for a second chance. We want to try and preserve what our families spent decades building. I know that my mother spent twenty years plus that I know of building up Lotus House and gaining a great team of teachers and local people. The thing that surprised me was that I had no idea how it would change my life.
Grant and I made a deal.
Grant
I got the shouck of a lifetime when I heard that a woman who lived and owned one of the buisness that i was planning to destroy turned up at my office and begging me not to ruin it and the other buisnesses around it, I was thrilled that my woman was a red-head and she had fire and passion about her. I knew from the moment that I saw her she was mine no matter what the cost.
I made a deal with Luna that's such a lovely name for my girl, I promised to attend classes at Lotus House while promising that I would look for other ways to build a new complex. I'm not the sort of man to stay with one woman for long but Luna was something else I knew she was the one for me. I knew that fate had finally kicked in and told me not to mess it up.
So what did I do? Yeah I messed it up, by treating her wrong, i missed her every moment even when i slept she haunted my dreams. I worked hard to see what i could change to keep Luna and her friends in my good graces. I had to enter her business. I promised that she could have six months to try and change my mind about building this construction.
A challenge was made
Turns out, that we didn't fit into each other's worlds? OR did we?
We both fought it but in the end both Grant and I we were both enlightened.
Nameste
Luna
It was heartbreaking and my world almost ended that dreadful day I received an eviction notice for my beloved Lotus House Yoga. All I know is how to teach yoga. Yoga is my life. It may surprise you all that since i was two years old that I’ve been doing tree pose which is probably the easiest yoga position out there. Lotus House Yoga studio is not only my place of work but it's also my home. Most of all it's my legacy. My mother and her best friend always told me that Lotus House was left to me so that I could continue and carry on spreading healing, healthy way of life and also goodness and light to all the people who come through the doors keeping my business alive. However I'm now I’m faced with a very real possibility that it will all go up in flames… Yes I'll end up loosing my business and home all in one foul swoop, that is of course I can convince Grant Winters. Grant is the most ridiculously sexy, handsome and totally arrogant businessman that I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. I have to meet with Grant to try and save not only my business but all those around it.
When I finally struck up the courage after speaking to my good and best friend Dara; I stormed into Grant’s office - even with no appointment, I had to beg and beg I even pleaded with him. I would have even got down on my hands and knees if it meant that I could save everything around me. Everyone including myself all need and are desperate for a second chance. We want to try and preserve what our families spent decades building. I know that my mother spent twenty years plus that I know of building up Lotus House and gaining a great team of teachers and local people. The thing that surprised me was that I had no idea how it would change my life.
Grant and I made a deal.
Grant
I got the shouck of a lifetime when I heard that a woman who lived and owned one of the buisness that i was planning to destroy turned up at my office and begging me not to ruin it and the other buisnesses around it, I was thrilled that my woman was a red-head and she had fire and passion about her. I knew from the moment that I saw her she was mine no matter what the cost.
I made a deal with Luna that's such a lovely name for my girl, I promised to attend classes at Lotus House while promising that I would look for other ways to build a new complex. I'm not the sort of man to stay with one woman for long but Luna was something else I knew she was the one for me. I knew that fate had finally kicked in and told me not to mess it up.
So what did I do? Yeah I messed it up, by treating her wrong, i missed her every moment even when i slept she haunted my dreams. I worked hard to see what i could change to keep Luna and her friends in my good graces. I had to enter her business. I promised that she could have six months to try and change my mind about building this construction.
A challenge was made
Turns out, that we didn't fit into each other's worlds? OR did we?
We both fought it but in the end both Grant and I we were both enlightened.
Nameste
June 21, 2018
Audrey Carlan knows how to create a world that makes you want to live in it. The characters in these novels are so realistic and well developed I was sad to see this series end because they have almost become like people I know. I'm a sucker for a happy ending and romance so this was the perfect series for that.
In this final novel of the Lotus House series Luna, the owner and everyone's best friend, gets her own happily ever after but never sees it coming. She receives a letter along with all the other business owners on the street that they have 6 months to move out because the street is being demolished to make room for new high rises. Luna is devastated not only for herself and her family's legacy of the Lotus House but her friends' business as well. She decides right then and there to pay a visit to the CEO of Winter's Group, the company that is trying to tear down her street. None of her friends think she is going to be tough enough to stand up to a CEO like Grant Winters because she is so kind and looks like a fairy princess but she doesn't let that deter her. She is prepared to fight for her business and those of her friends when she walks into Grant's office but what she is not prepared for is the instant attraction she feels for him.
Grant is all business all the time. That is is the way he was raised by his father whom he can never seem to please. He has spent his whole life seeking his father's approval through his business dealings so he doesn't think twice about demolishing a few small town businesses to complete this major project that will launch his business into another level. When he sees Luna though all bets are off. He can't deny the physical attraction he has for her but he knows there is something more there.
Grant agrees to spend the next 6 months letting Luna show him the street he is planning on tearing down so that she can prove to him how valuable the businesses are to the community. As the two spend more and more time together a love that neither of them was prepared for begins to develop but Grant has secrets in his past that he will need to work through before he can give Luna all that she deserves.
Will Grant be able to move on from his past heartbreak or will he let his past interfere with the future that he and Luna can have together?
Find out in the stunning conclusion of this beautiful series.
I give this book 5 stars.
In this final novel of the Lotus House series Luna, the owner and everyone's best friend, gets her own happily ever after but never sees it coming. She receives a letter along with all the other business owners on the street that they have 6 months to move out because the street is being demolished to make room for new high rises. Luna is devastated not only for herself and her family's legacy of the Lotus House but her friends' business as well. She decides right then and there to pay a visit to the CEO of Winter's Group, the company that is trying to tear down her street. None of her friends think she is going to be tough enough to stand up to a CEO like Grant Winters because she is so kind and looks like a fairy princess but she doesn't let that deter her. She is prepared to fight for her business and those of her friends when she walks into Grant's office but what she is not prepared for is the instant attraction she feels for him.
Grant is all business all the time. That is is the way he was raised by his father whom he can never seem to please. He has spent his whole life seeking his father's approval through his business dealings so he doesn't think twice about demolishing a few small town businesses to complete this major project that will launch his business into another level. When he sees Luna though all bets are off. He can't deny the physical attraction he has for her but he knows there is something more there.
Grant agrees to spend the next 6 months letting Luna show him the street he is planning on tearing down so that she can prove to him how valuable the businesses are to the community. As the two spend more and more time together a love that neither of them was prepared for begins to develop but Grant has secrets in his past that he will need to work through before he can give Luna all that she deserves.
Will Grant be able to move on from his past heartbreak or will he let his past interfere with the future that he and Luna can have together?
Find out in the stunning conclusion of this beautiful series.
I give this book 5 stars.
July 8, 2018
"When I first got your letter about Lotus House six months ago, I thought my world had ended, but you, Grant, enlightened me to the possibilities of what we're going to create. To what we hve created together with our love."
If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would. If I could give this series more than 5 stars I would. I am having serious withdrawls and a book hangover now that it is over.
This series was wrapped up in with a beautiful bow, bringing all of the characters from all 7 of the books.
Throughout this whole series I have loved that Audrey either talks about a yoga pose or a chakra at the beginning of the chapter. I love how she incorporated each yoga aspect into each book. Being a yogi, there has not been another fiction series that I really have been this excited for. I also loved all of the yoga scenes. The one I loved the most in this book was the couples yoga class they take together. It has me swooning and giggling.
I loved the connection that Grant and Luna had. I loved that they were opposites but seemed to bring the best out of each other. Grant deals with a lot of hurt and anger and resentment from his past life that shows up and Luna being the woman she is, graciously helps him through it and it helps their love grow. Luna shows him patience, love, kindness, selflessness and willingness to see the good in everything. Ultimately this rubs off on him and helps change his life.
In the yoga world, we love to see the mat as a true reflection of ones self. What you work on, on the mat and in the studio is what you portray and work on outside of the mat.
I am SO incredibly sad this series is over but am thankful that the Author wrote these stories! I whole heartedly enjoyed them.
If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would. If I could give this series more than 5 stars I would. I am having serious withdrawls and a book hangover now that it is over.
This series was wrapped up in with a beautiful bow, bringing all of the characters from all 7 of the books.
Throughout this whole series I have loved that Audrey either talks about a yoga pose or a chakra at the beginning of the chapter. I love how she incorporated each yoga aspect into each book. Being a yogi, there has not been another fiction series that I really have been this excited for. I also loved all of the yoga scenes. The one I loved the most in this book was the couples yoga class they take together. It has me swooning and giggling.
I loved the connection that Grant and Luna had. I loved that they were opposites but seemed to bring the best out of each other. Grant deals with a lot of hurt and anger and resentment from his past life that shows up and Luna being the woman she is, graciously helps him through it and it helps their love grow. Luna shows him patience, love, kindness, selflessness and willingness to see the good in everything. Ultimately this rubs off on him and helps change his life.
In the yoga world, we love to see the mat as a true reflection of ones self. What you work on, on the mat and in the studio is what you portray and work on outside of the mat.
I am SO incredibly sad this series is over but am thankful that the Author wrote these stories! I whole heartedly enjoyed them.
June 26, 2018
Enlightened End is a magnificent finale to an absolutely beautiful series!
Grant & Luna's love story is phenomenal - couldn't put it down and dare I say my favorite of the series too!
Utterly brilliant writing. Unique, creative storyline. Impeccably articulated and paced. Perfectly complex and intriguing characters. An amazing journey between two unlikely people that began as enemies but is transformed along their journey of personal growth, love and forgiveness. Mostly for Grant, because Luna is a perfect goddess of light and love that can't help but share her strength and good heartedness even with the man determined to demolish her everything for his biggest payday ever.
Luna is the last of the Lotus House crew to be bitten by the love bug. Her life is devoted to her business and practice. Her dream, to be a wife and mother. Her business & her home are all put in jeopardy by the eviction notice with a 6 month warning before the wrecking ball arrives. She's feisty and fired up enough to march into Grant Winters office hoping to change his mind. Not just for herself and her business but for the others who are well known and loved on her block.
Grant is not prepared for the sizzle and attraction he immediately feels when Luna waltzes in to his office. She takes his breath away. Then the zap when they shake hands - he is intrigued, attracted and determined to get his hands on her. Despite being a shrewd business man - I love the vulnerable, raw side of our hero, Grant. To say it's endearing is an understatement. Over the course of the story I fell a little more in love with his protective, possessive, loving sides with each and every chapter. His background and family were just wow - both good and bad. Made him who he is today, however his future is because of Luna and her light and strength.
Truly fantastic book. Love, Love, Love everything about Audrey's writing. She always leaves me mesmerized by her creativity & attention to detail in all aspects. From the story and characters to her ability to leave me panting with desire right along with the hero and heroine. All with her words! Obviously it's her superpower!
Next up will be the audiobook. I cannot wait to hear my favorite scenes brought to life by these narrators.
Grant & Luna's love story is phenomenal - couldn't put it down and dare I say my favorite of the series too!
Utterly brilliant writing. Unique, creative storyline. Impeccably articulated and paced. Perfectly complex and intriguing characters. An amazing journey between two unlikely people that began as enemies but is transformed along their journey of personal growth, love and forgiveness. Mostly for Grant, because Luna is a perfect goddess of light and love that can't help but share her strength and good heartedness even with the man determined to demolish her everything for his biggest payday ever.
Luna is the last of the Lotus House crew to be bitten by the love bug. Her life is devoted to her business and practice. Her dream, to be a wife and mother. Her business & her home are all put in jeopardy by the eviction notice with a 6 month warning before the wrecking ball arrives. She's feisty and fired up enough to march into Grant Winters office hoping to change his mind. Not just for herself and her business but for the others who are well known and loved on her block.
Grant is not prepared for the sizzle and attraction he immediately feels when Luna waltzes in to his office. She takes his breath away. Then the zap when they shake hands - he is intrigued, attracted and determined to get his hands on her. Despite being a shrewd business man - I love the vulnerable, raw side of our hero, Grant. To say it's endearing is an understatement. Over the course of the story I fell a little more in love with his protective, possessive, loving sides with each and every chapter. His background and family were just wow - both good and bad. Made him who he is today, however his future is because of Luna and her light and strength.
Truly fantastic book. Love, Love, Love everything about Audrey's writing. She always leaves me mesmerized by her creativity & attention to detail in all aspects. From the story and characters to her ability to leave me panting with desire right along with the hero and heroine. All with her words! Obviously it's her superpower!
Next up will be the audiobook. I cannot wait to hear my favorite scenes brought to life by these narrators.
June 19, 2018
This is the last installment of The Lotus House Series and I am sad for it to end, but man does this one pack a punch! Grant Winters and Luna Marigold make such an impact in this book. Luna is given a punch in the gut when she receives an eviction notice for her business Lotus House Yoga and she is devastated, but jumps in to action to prevent the demise of her business and those in the eclectic area of Berkeley. Her tormentor… Grant Winters, CEO of the Winters Group, a powerful, dedicated man who needs to make his mark on the world in Luna’s effervescent neighborhood.
Luna must jump into action and is ready to throw down punches with none other than Grant Winters. Except when they meet there is an undeniable connection that is charged across the room with just their looks. The attraction is palpable and magnetic and the dichotomy of falling for the man that is going to ruin your livelihood is crazy. Grant on the other hand is mesmerized by Luna’s beauty and her spitfire wit in order to try and save her business.
There is a push and pull between these two characters that is brilliantly shown in this book. You want them to find their happy ending, but you also want them to fight for their beliefs and their morals. Ms. Carlan is so brilliant at setting the tone of romantic fireworks, with the reality of the fight for the world that Luna loves.
I am in love with Grant’s devotion for Luna. And I am even more in love with Luna’s ability to continue her fight even though she is falling for Grant. Her strength, kindness and heart are what make Grant want to do right by her and I am glad for that. I am glad that Audrey Carlan gives us heroes that treasure the woman they are with and will fight for her no matter what. Grant does what is right, not what is easy and that is true love. I am so saddened for the end of this journey, but it ends with such a bright light that I am happy to have been a part of it through the pages. I love the Lotus House Series because of its’ yoga themed love stories and the goo
Luna must jump into action and is ready to throw down punches with none other than Grant Winters. Except when they meet there is an undeniable connection that is charged across the room with just their looks. The attraction is palpable and magnetic and the dichotomy of falling for the man that is going to ruin your livelihood is crazy. Grant on the other hand is mesmerized by Luna’s beauty and her spitfire wit in order to try and save her business.
There is a push and pull between these two characters that is brilliantly shown in this book. You want them to find their happy ending, but you also want them to fight for their beliefs and their morals. Ms. Carlan is so brilliant at setting the tone of romantic fireworks, with the reality of the fight for the world that Luna loves.
I am in love with Grant’s devotion for Luna. And I am even more in love with Luna’s ability to continue her fight even though she is falling for Grant. Her strength, kindness and heart are what make Grant want to do right by her and I am glad for that. I am glad that Audrey Carlan gives us heroes that treasure the woman they are with and will fight for her no matter what. Grant does what is right, not what is easy and that is true love. I am so saddened for the end of this journey, but it ends with such a bright light that I am happy to have been a part of it through the pages. I love the Lotus House Series because of its’ yoga themed love stories and the goo
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