Final Play: A Fake Boyfriend Vacation

Fake Boyfriend #6

by Eden Finley

It’s a vacation none of them will forget.

Before their futures become the present, Noah convinces his friends they need a group vacation—a final play before they’re all tied down by responsibility and unyielding schedules.

Everything is changing.

Marriage.

Kids.

Careers.

A trip to Fiji is the last hurrah to end all hurrahs. And from disastrous marriage proposals to grand gestures to life-changing confessions, two weeks on a private island becomes the beginning of the rest of their lives.


**Final Play is a 50,000 word novel told in the point of views of all ten Fake Boyfriend main characters. It contains the boys’ final HEAs. It is not intended to be read as a stand-alone.**

Genres: M M Romance, Romance, Sports, LGBT, Contemporary, Sports Romance, Queer

268 pages, Hardcover

First published November 23, 2019

About the author

Eden Finley is an Amazon bestselling author who writes steamy contemporary romances that are mostly full of snark and light-hearted fluff.

She lives to create an escape from real life for herself and her readers.

She's also an Australian girl and apologises for her Australianisms that sometimes don't make sense to anyone else.

Reviews

[☆ Todd · Rating 5 out of 5]

"THE BIG SUPER FAKE BOYFRIENDS EPILOGUE"



This story was such a blast and I'm thrilled that Eden decided to write this five-epilogue book to more tightly wrap up the futures of all of the "fake (and not-so-fake) boyfriends" that we've come to love over the course of this series.



The book contained all of the signature humor and irreverence of the series, along with a good deal of steam; however, it also covered more serious subjects, such as proposals, weddings (and non-weddings), career changes, and having children.



In short, this is the book where "the boys" finally grew into full-fledged adults, while still retaining all of their weird, wonderful, and let's face it, over-sexed ways.

This story gave me ALL THE FEELS and I was sad to read the last page, since this series has been one of my very favorites of the last couple of years.

I'll miss them all dearly, but Eden did allude to other stories in the same universe, so fingers crossed there.

I'd rate this final chapter of the series at around 4.5 stars and happily round that up, thanks to all of the Happily Ever Afters in this crazy series.

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[Shile (Hazard's Version) on-hiatus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Matt and Noah - 5++++ stars, love them alooot. 😍

Damon and Maddox - 4.25 stars, love them. 😍

Ollie and Lennon - 4 stars, love them. 😍

Talon and Miller - 4 stars, love them. 😍

Jet and Soren - 3.75 stars, love them. 😍

Ok, so the thing i am trying to say is, i love every couple in this series.. I am happy they got their happily ever after.

It was an amazing journey, and thanks to the author for the laughs. 😂 And the aww moments.

Bye fake boyfriend and not so fake boyfriend series. It was nice knowing you all. ❤️

[Wendys Wycked Words · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everyone who knows me, knows that I am a big fan of closure. Especially when it comes to the stories I read. A book with an open-end gives me hives. I can't help it... I am special that way :P



Now imagine my level of giddiness when I received this awesome conclusion of the "Fake Boyfriend" series. A huge epilogue for all parties involved!! 

This book gave me warm and fuzzy feelings all throughout.



It also left me a bit sad though...knowing we have finally come to an end. 

That said, I am sure that Eden Finley will grant us many awesome new series in the future and I will be re-reading this one over and over and over again... 



This book should not be read as a stand-alone but I highly recommend the whole series, so what are you waiting for?


An ARC was provided to

in exchange for an honest review

 

[~Mindy Lynn~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 Stars!

I didn't think I needed anymore closure for any of these couples and for a couple of them I didn't, but for the few I did I was really happy to get them.

I really did enjoy this entire series and the men I got to know along the way. I mostly enjoyed reading about Max and Damon and how their proposal went. It was funny and so them.

I was happy to get more of Noah and Matt to see how they came upon getting custody of Matt's youngest sibling and how adoption became an option.

There wasn't a lot brought to table with Deke and Ollie's story. But it was still nice to touch base with them.

I love me some Miller and Talon and they didn't disappoint in their short. These boys always bring the laughs with their mischief.

Soren and Jet got their happy ending and it was nice to see them so settled.

All in all this was a nice rap up for all of the men.

I was given an ARC by the author in exchange for an honest review.

[*J* Too Many Books Too Little Time · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfection.

[Sahitya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since the day Eden announced that there would be a final short story collection for the series, I have been very excited for it and spent the last two days checking my kindle to see if the ARC dropped. And once it did, I had to read immediately though it was late in the evening because there was no way I was gonna wait.

Noah and Matt are amazing together and it was wonderful to see Noah become such a different person from how he started. But this story was more about Matt coming to accept that he would never have a relationship with his parents and he did a great job taking care of his siblings. They were not my favorite couple when I read Trick Play but I have really come to love them so much.

Damon and Maddox’s story is sweet and hilarious and I would have expected nothing less when Maddy is present. Damon is really the rock supporting this friend group and it was nice to see him finally deciding to invest more time for themselves than his work. And I never expected Maddox to become so happy and content with commitment.

Ollie and Lennon are one of my favorites in this series but their story here didn’t live up to my expectations. But they are happy and that’s all I want. However, I absolutely adore the surprise gift that Lennon gave Ollie.

And then come Miller and Talon - my top favorite couple and they will forever remain so. The story starts off with a mature behaving Talon which was a total surprise but ends with their usual shenanigans and I couldn’t stop laughing. The ending of their story when the whole gang is present almost brought tears to my eyes.

And finally, it’s Jet and Soren’s turn. It was very lovely to see Jet making thoughtful decisions about both his career and life and Soren is the perfect partner for him. And their story ends a bit in the future and we get to know a lot more about the lives of the “Gay brigade” and it made me immensely happy.

I’m so so happy that this short story collection exists because I definitely wasn’t ready to be done with the amazing characters from this series. Found families is one of my favorite tropes ever and this series has one of the best friend gang/found family ever and I’m so glad I got to read about them. I maybe sad that it’s the end but I know I can always reread. Very satisfying conclusion to such a fun series.

[martina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fake Boyfriend Series
1. Fake Out ➟ 3 stars
2. Trick Play ➟ 3.5 stars
3. Deke ➟ 4 stars
4. Blindsided ➟ 3.5 stars
5. Hat Trick ➟ 2.5 stars
6. Final Play ➟ 4 stars
7. Fake Boyfriend Breakaways ➟ to be read

Book: Final Play
Rating: 4 stars
Favorite Quote: “It’ll be the one where Talon has me in a headlock. The one where Matt and Noah are fussing over their baby girl. Where Maddox and Damon are kissing, Lennon’s looking up at Ollie lovingly, and Jet’s sticking his tongue out at Soren while flipping off the camera. Because that’s the photo that’s us.”

Summary

“Guess this is our final play.”
➥ Damon and Maddox, Matt and Noah, Ollie and Lennon, Miller and Talon, Jet and Soren are all back together for one last time as gang. All these couples are getting older, deciding on marriage and kids, in all they are figuring out their next steps. It's been a wild ride, with all the ups and downs but they are all getting their happy endings the deserve for their Final Play.

Review

I did not expect myself to cry when I was finishing this. Even though I was so connected to this characters, I did not know I loved them THAT much. But it has been a wild ride, from the start of this series. This series all started with Maddox, someone who lied to his girlfriend by claiming he was gay until ultimately realizing he was into men more than he thought; regardless, that one story line expanded into so much more than that. There were so many amazing stories in this series, and even though the fake dating trope bothered me at times I appreacited all the stories Eden wrote. All the couples were so cute and their growth as people and couples was amazing to see. I really am going to miss my ten favorite new characters.

Damon and Maddox: “ You’re my forever, my everything, my future, and I don’t need a piece of paper to tell me that....I don’t need the wedding to know it’s going to be me and you until the day we die.”

Matt and Noah: “Whatever we’re calling it, it’s going to be totally epic.”
Yeah. Epic. The beginning of the rest of our lives."

Ollie and Lennon: “I don’t need either of those things. We have everything we need right here....You, dream job, and happiness.”

Miller and Talon: “Talon and me. Forever. I’ve always been enamored by Marcus Talon, and until he kissed me in a hospital bathroom while I was on so many meds I couldn’t even be sure he was actually kissing me, I didn’t believe in soul mates.Now? As I take my spot at the altar, I have no doubt that the man standing next to me was created to be mine.”

Jet and Soren: “Jet, I love you more than anything else in this world. It’s the type of love I never knew existed. And today, while we were filming together and working as a team, I realized I will never want anyone else. Ever … For the rest of my life....you’re everything I’ve ever wanted, and I’m going to give you the type of marriage you believe in. I’ll be a husband who supports you, cares for you, and be there for you through everything.”

[Ky · Rating 5 out of 5]

The final act to this amazing series was well worth it and I'm glad the author decided to give it to us.

The book is devided in five parts (one for each couple) and the timing is fairly wide. It starts a few months before the trip they took all together in Fiji, explores their time there from the perspective of different couples and it takes us all the way to a few years after the end of that significant trip.

One thing that is common in all the parts is that they show the development of each relationship, how different each one is from the others and how each couple has different views of what they want in the future.

I enjoyed every part of this book, but the winner was, hands down, the epilogue! It was wonderful!

There's no way this could be read as a standalone as everyone reading the blurb can understand but it's perfect for fans of this series. I'd even say that it's a must. You just can't leave the series without reading this one!

[Cadiva · Rating 4 out of 5]

The start of the rest of Noah and Matt's lives is a short introduction to how the guys ended up with both a baby and a teenager at the time of book five.

It's short and sweet and demonstrates the absolute commitment they give to each other and how much love is in Matt's heart for the siblings he was forced to leave behind.

Wonderful, I can't wait to read the rest of the gangs' beginning next steps.

#ARC kindly received from the author in return for an honest and unbiased review.

[Bookreader87(Amanda) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Noah and Matt plan a trip to Fiji with the entire gang (Damon/Maddox, Lennon/Ollie, Talon/Miller and Soren/Jet) before all their lives change and each couple take steps in different directions of adulthood. Sure they will all be friends in the end but it will not be the same. This trip is the groups final hurrah before that happens.

Overall a fun read catching us up on every couple in the series. In a way it is a big ol' epilogue for all of them.

[Anna [Bran. San. Stan] · Rating 4 out of 5]

The perfect conclusion to the Fake Boyfriend series, not only tying up loose ends but doing so without being too OTT. It was so much fun to see all the couples from books 1-5 again.

[mwana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Series of epilogues for the couples through the series. Still believe Jet and Soren didn't need a whole book. Frankly this sappy cheesy af cash grab was also unnecessary. The only thing the fake boyfriend universe needed was a Matt and Noah sequel.

[Vanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 HEA Stars!!!🤩🥰💞 This was basically an “Epilogue “ book giving us a glimpse of the “after-after HEA” featuring all the couples from the Fake Boyfriend series.. it was super duper HOT🔥🔥🔥, a little sentimental🥺, a whole lot funny 🤪 and very very romantic 😍💘. There were proposals 💍, almost proposals, weddings 💒; family expansions and lots of fun 💘😍 in Fiji and everywhere else 😉 Although sad to say goodbye to these guys, I’m happy for them and the families they found 💞. Highly recommended to all fans of this series 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[Imme [trying to crawl out of hiatus] van Gorp · Rating 3 out of 5]

|| 2.5 stars ||

This is really excruciatingly difficult to say because I love these couples, but… this book was kind of boring to me.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s always cute to see when characters all get their happily ever after in the long run, but I feel like we already got to see that in Hat Trick, but then paired with an amazing plot surrounding other things too.
So now, this last book seems to be a bit pointless and not adding anything new.

That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy reading again from the perspectives of some of my favourite characters (*cough* *cough* I’m obviously talking about my love, Maddox), and focusing on these older couples once more, but I don’t know..
It’s a bit boring, because you know nothing is going to happen. There’s no tension, no twists and turns. It’s all rather straight-forward, because each couple gets only a short amount of time and everything obviously has to end on a happy note.

Anyway, speaking of these couples, I’ll describe in more detail what I thought of them all separately in this novel:

-Not much was different between Matt and Noah from how it was in Trick Play, which was already a dynamic I didn’t really love back then. I still cannot quite see their connection well and I’m not so sure they have such a good/healthy relationship even if they do claim to want to do everything for the other. Maybe Noah is giving a bit too much, no? He’s like obsessed with Matt, but I’m still not even sure why, since he is without a doubt the most bland character in this entire series.
In the end, I’m just not really feeling what I’m supposed to be feeling from these two and I guess I have accepted that flatness.

-Now, Maddox and Damon. Ugh. My favs. It’s not strange that I still love these two the most considering their novel, Fake Out, was also my favourite book in the whole series.
Maddox is still as lovable as he’s always been and he sure does crack me up. He gives off such good vibes, I can’t even really explain it. Pair him with a somewhat grumpy and serious guy like Damon, and you’ve got two people who bounce off of each other amazingly. We didn’t get to see that as much as I would have liked in this novel, but their spark was definitely still there and my love for them as a couple is strong as ever.

-When it comes to Lennon and Ollie I was actually kind of disappointed. I expected better from them. Their love wasn’t as palpable and neither was their chemistry. I had really enjoyed the tension between them in Deke, and I knew that wasn’t going to be here anymore because they’re supposed to be a stable couple now, but they didn’t appear to be that stable to me, which was disappointing in its own right.
Long story short, I wasn’t feeling them together as much as I had in their own book, and I think they could have been presented better than they were. Wasted opportunity.

-Blindsided was one of the lesser books for me in this series, but that has never been because of Miller and Talon as a couple. I just thought their story wasn’t worked out all that properly, but their connection has always been apparent and I really like them together.
This time around, it wasn’t much different. They are still obviously in love and they have great chemistry. The plot to their story was cute as it was centred around their wedding, but it’s more so the love they have for each other that makes it interesting. They’re both complete and utter goofballs, and their relationship seems very fun yet also strong and healthy.

-Jet and Soren’s little story was definitely my favourite in this novel. I loved seeing their relationship develop in Hat Trick, but this book made it apparent that their love still never wavers.
Their dynamic is perhaps not the most conventional, but I love it so much. I never get tired of reading about how much Soren loves Jet or the other way around. They add so much to each other’s lives and I just adore them together.
They were a great way to finish this entire series off.

I am definitely going to miss these couples, but I know it’s time for it to end. I loved reading these books and even if this last one wasn’t exactly necessary, I’m still glad I read it.


'Fake Boyfriend' series:
1. Fake Out - 5.0 stars
2. Trick Play - 3.5 stars
3. Deke - 4.0 stars
4. Blindsided - 3.5 stars
5. Hat Trick - 4.5 stars
6. Final Play - 2.5 stars

Novellas:
2.5. Rebound - 2.5 stars
3.5. It's Complicated - 1.5 stars

Other Eden Finley books:
‘Famous’ series - var. ratings
‘CU Hockey’ series - var. ratings
‘Cash Me Outside’ series - var. ratings
‘Mike Bravo Ops’ series - var. ratings
‘Puckboys’ series - var. ratings

[h o l l i s · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meant to review this the other night but my internet went down and I refuse to type reviews on my phone and so, alas, here we are with no recollection of what I wanted to say. But it went something along the lines of : this was cute, some winners and some non-winners, and ultimately the only big "omg" moment took place in the first story and dealt with a toxic situation that I hated from book one (one? yes, I think) that was finally put to rest.

But, again, cute. I think my enjoyment of these were directly tied into my enjoyment of the main stories (aka they were all pretty good except for Lennon and Ollie also, wow, what a throwaway situation RE the ex and the brother but I did wonder..) so, first was the best, and the rest are variations of good.

Definitely one of the better interconnected m/m series I've read (because most, for some reason, are not great) but happy to move on.

[Snjez]

dnf

While I like the series, this book isn't working for me. Not sure how much I've read, because I started skimming less than half way through.

[Leslie · Rating 5 out of 5]

"It’s like herding cats, honestly. But in the hustle of trying to organize us, the photographer takes candids. I already know the photo that will be framed on our mantel won’t be the last shot—the one where we’re all standing straight and smiling at the camera. It’ll be the one where Talon has me in a headlock. The one where Matt and Noah are fussing over their baby girl. Where Maddox and Damon are kissing, Lennon’s looking up at Ollie lovingly, and Jet’s sticking his tongue out at Soren while flipping off the camera. Because that’s the photo that’s us."-Miller, "Final Play."

Oh. My. Gosh. I was so emotionally unprepared for this series to end. I went though a range of emotions...

From


to


and finally


Because I was not ready to say bye to these guys yet! I know, logically, that Eden Finley can't write about them forever. But I would have read them that long. I've only been reading mm romance since early this year but the, "Fake Boyfriend," books are my favorite series overall. I can honestly say I loved every book. Some were more special to me than others but all were highly enjoyable. I guess it's true that all good things must come to an end. Luckily, Eden made sure all of our guys went out in style with a novella for each couple.

My favorite two stories of the book were Talon/Miller and Jet/Soren.

Talon and Miller because they were as funny as I expected.

"I didn’t even hear anyone come up. It’s hard to when Talon’s touching me. I guarantee it’s how we’re going to die. There’ll be some big natural disaster, but Talon and I will be too busy fucking to evacuate. Bam. Dead. Not the worst way to go."-Miller

Their novella was the perfect mix of funny and feels.

"I will not cry. I will not cry. I’m a big, masculine, offensive tackle. We don’t do tears. Talon continues. 'In the words of a great philosopher, ‘If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.’ Aww fuck, I’m crying. He leans in and whispers, 'That great philosopher is Winnie the Pooh, by the way.' I burst out laughing. Fucking Talon. His vows are him in a nutshell."-Miller

Jet and Soren were my favorite couple of the series and their epilogue had me laughing one minute and my heart hurting but in a good way the next minute.

“'Yup, got the shot. Let’s move on. This time, Jay, I need you lip-syncing and looking at the camera while acting like you’re speeding across the water. Soren, just be natural. Kiss his neck, shoulder, whatever.' 'Hear that?' I smirk at Soren. 'You get to kiss my whatever.'"-Jet

"Final Play," was a splendid, feels filled ending to a fabulous series. These guys have a permanent place in my heart. I can't wait to see what Eden Finley writes next.

[Jono Mitchell · Rating 2 out of 5]

Go girl give us nothing.

[Denise H. · Rating 5 out of 5]

A "final play" is in order on Fiji for our athletes and family of these amazing men. We get to see our couple's perspective of their lives going forward. We see who is getting married, having kids, sharing lives and work, and we get super sexy times with each pair.

* MATT and NOAH

Matt finally takes care of the youngest, Fern and settles with his awful parents, and then a surprise pops up.

* DAMON and MADDOX

Enjoying the island and fooling around when Maddox proposes....what!

* OLLIE and LENNON

There's a dream job, and happiness with each other, perfection and ink.

* TALON and MILLER

It's a bachelor party on a yacht, having a flat tire, getting hitched, a retirement and the bliss is just beginning, with a group hug.

* JET and SOREN

The Nordic god and the musician go for a family visit, but end up with much more, before the European Tour. We get a music video and a surprise from Soren.

The final play.
I recommend this whole series.
ENJOY !

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[Shelby · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great little connection of happily ever after stories giving each one of the couples I feel in love with their moment in the sun. I really enjoyed the way this basically gave you one last look into each couple's heads' as they figure out exactly what they each want their HEA's to look like. I've enjoyed each one of these couples and this was just a feel good story all around.

[gracie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'M FREE! I was most excited about Soren and Jet, they're my favorite couple. It was nice to see what the rest of the guys were up to though.

[Dani (Daniiireads) · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Gay Brigades last hurrah! *sobs*

[Yvonne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yup, this was perfect. 🙌🏻 The chapters for each couple fit perfectly as one story. Of course I laughed and I also cried happy tears at some really sweet moments, but none of the spice was left out either. Sometimes extended epilogue books are unnecessary, but this one has a purpose and I couldn’t love it more. 👨🏻‍🍳💋

I only wish it was on audio, but I still heard Iggy and Alexander’s voices in my head for each of the characters 🤭

The Fake Boyfriend series is my favorite MM series so far on a pure enjoyment level. There are a lot of great ones but all of them have at least 1 book that I didn’t love as much as the others, but not in this one. I never want to stop reading about this group of guys.

Can a whole series be a comfort read? Yeah it can 🥰

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

idk what to do with my life now

[Kirsten · Rating 3 out of 5]

And sometimes a gal
needs to read happy endings.
With sex. In Fiji.

[haletostilinski · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful way to end this wonderful series, with short snippets into every couples lives and how they solidify their HEA.

First couple we get:

Matt and Noah:

Their story in this happens before the trip to Fiji that takes place in the beginning of Jet and Soren's book. We find out that months before then, one of Matt's sister called him came to Chicago, 17 years old and pregnant. She is looking to adopt...at first.

And that brings up questions of Matt and Noah having kids. They've been married for 4 years by then, but kids haven't been a huge subject yet. But with the possibility of Matt's sister giving her baby up for adoption and Matt being so loyal and protective of his family and him also wanting kids, Noah knows his husband and while he freaks out at being a parent, he takes a day to mentally prepare himself for the decision to adopt her baby and become parents sooner than they thought.

But it turns out that Matt's sister doesn't want to give the baby up and wants to go to college as well -and Matt offers to help pay for it and a place for her to stay so she can have her baby and go to college, to do both.

Noah isn't as relieved as he thought he'd be when he learns of that news, and leads to a discussion of them having a baby themselves - and they both ultimately want it so they put their names on an adoption list.

3 months later, Matt and Noah go to Tennesse to be there for his sister's baby's birth because she asked them to be there, but Matt's parents are also there....and it actually turns out to be a way to provide some closure for Matt, and we learn how they acquired Wade, Matt's youngest sibling, as well, which we had learned in the pervious book.

I love these two together and it was great to read about how they got to their even more solid HEA, with their baby we briefly met in the 5 book. Loved it.

Damon and Maddox

I don't think I realized that I missed these guys until we got a few chapters about them. In the years since they got together, these two are as solid as ever, but on the trip to Fiji, Damon is worried he works too much and should step back, and Maddox thinks that Damon wants to get married, and he'll do it for him.

We get to actually read about this supposed disastrous proposal we heard about in the last book. They go on a hike and it doesn't go according to plan...but it actually works out for the best anyway.

Damon and Maddox both don't want to get married, and they're happy the way they are, and it works for them.

They know they're going to be together forever, anyway.

What works for some, doesn't work for others. What works for some of these couples, doesn't work for these two, but they're happy anyway and they work out how to be solid in their HEA and doing it their way.

Damon still does cut back on work a little more though to be with Maddox more than he has been the past 4 years, and Maddox is giddy about it.

Perfect HEA for them.

Ollie and Lennon

I have to say, while I enjoyed these two and their story and this little snippet, I think they're my least favorite couple. I dunno why, I just don't connect with them as much as the other couples.

But this was a nice little check in with these two to get where they are and where they want to go. We're still on the trip to Fiji with them, and we see Ollie and Lennon have a talk about where they want their relationship to go, and like Damon and Maddox they also don't want marriage or children all that much and are happy with each other.

A nice little bookend to their story, at least, with a fun blowjob scene with a funny ending. And also a sweet ending that ends with special tattoos for these two lovebird.

Miller and Talon

This one starts in Fiji but ends later than that. We learn that Miller is planning to retire after one more season in the NFL and is scare to tell Talon about it, although Talon's reaction when he finds out is not bad at all, to Miller's relief.

We skip forward 7 months after that to these two getting married, and doing it in a little town called O'Leary (fun little crossover to May Archer's series) to try to evade paparazzi and their wedding.

Not everything goes perfectly, what with Miller and Talon's tire blowing out and them getting caught doing some hanky panky by the town Sheriff - Silas from book one of May Archer's series - and then getting a ride to the venue....but then they forgot their tuxes in the car they left behind (although that does leave a little extra time for these two to get it on before the ceremony ;))

And this one ends with these two married and making their own decision about children as well, getting their ultimate HEA.

Jet and Soren

Their story starts off a year after they got together, and while they're doing a music video for one of Jet's (and his exes, Harley) songs, Soren realizes that he wants to marry Jet.

The proposal happens super fast - as in later that night and then two days later in Chicago with all the guys - but the way it happened was still super sweet and worked for these two.

They also agree to wait until Jet is 30 to have kids, and then we get a glimpse of 6 years in the future, back at Fiji...with a snapshot of all the couples and how they're doing.

What a great way to end this wonderful series, seeing all the couples get their HEA, whichever way that is.

And I loved how not all of them got married or had babies just because that is what expected. It worked for some of the couples and they wanted it, but for two of the couples, it didn't, and I loved seeing that they were perfectly happy and content with the way things were and didn't feel like they were missing out or anything. We got to see how it can work with two kinds of couples - those who want all the marriage and kids and those who don't - but also how happy both kinds of couples were anyway. Loved it.

Two thumbs up from me, I loved getting this last glimpse of these wonderful couples and this wonderful series. Can't wait for what is in store for more with Eden Finley.

Definitely recommend! <333

[☆Kylie☆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating: 4.5 Stars.
Steam: 5 out of 10.
Triggers: None
Love Triangle: No
Cheating: No
HEA: Yes

A little to smutty for such a short stories but the part with the story was really cute, it's a good final book for this series.

[David Alexander · Rating 4 out of 5]

My rating excludes the stories from Damon & Maddox, Matt & Noah and Ollie & Lennon as I have not read Fake Out, Trick Play, or Deke.

[Virginia Cavanillas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to these guys. I WAS NOT.

Highly recommended series! I’m completely in love and with a hell of a hangover.

[Alix · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m not crying; you’re crying!

3/15/24 - yep, ending again all teary....what a way to wrap up this series!