5 Smooches!
Synopsis
Love isn’t supposed to be an addiction. It isn’t supposed to leave you bleeding.
Kona pushed, Keira pulled, and in their wake, they left behind destruction.
She sacrificed everything for him.
It wasn’t enough.
But the wounds of the past can never be completely forgotten and still the flame remains, slumbers between the pleasure of yesterday and the thought of what might have been.
Now, sixteen years later, Keira returns home to bury the mother who betrayed her, just as Kona tries to hold onto what remains of his NFL career with the New Orleans Steamers. Across the crowded bustle of a busy French Market, their paths collide, conjuring forgotten memories of a consuming touch, skin on skin, and the still smoldering fire that begs to be rekindled.
When Kona realizes the trifecta of betrayal—his, Keira’s and those lies told to keep them apart—his life is irrevocably changed and he once again takes Keira down with him into the fire that threatens to ignite them both.
Review
I literally just finished this book and I am reeling! I hope I can find the words to describe how much I loved this story!
When Keira and Kona first meet in college they are from two completely different worlds; Kona is the star of the football team and a total playboy. Keria is a perfect student; she keeps her head down and focuses on her studies.
When these two are partnered up for a class project, despite their many differences their attraction is undeniable. The feelings that these two have for each other are in no way simple or easy. What they have together is explosive, intense, heartbreaking and thick!
When a series of tragic events tears them apart it is devastating for both of them. Sixteen years later they find themselves back in the same city where they met and fell in love. That same magnetic pull that has them crashing into each other all those years ago is still there. A lot has transpired in the intervening years since they’ve last seen each other and old wounds are still not completely healed. After all this time can they finally find happiness with each other or are they doomed to repeat the same mistakes all over again?
This book really took my breath away! I loved these two characters. The dynamics of their relationship were anything but simple but there was something extremely beautiful about their love. I found myself teary eyed at many points during the story and had a hard time putting this one down. I highly recommend this book and will definitely be reading more from Eden Butler.
Dana
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