ARC received for an honest review

Yay, I am back in the Ashes and Embers world - and it is a great place to be!

Talon has been a bit of an enigma throughout the series, so I was keen to get his story - and what a story it is.

You know that TV show "Married at First Sight"? Where the first time the bride and groom meet is the wedding?

That is the situation Talon and Asia find themselves in. They are from such completely different upbringings, such different statuses in life, and neither of them is what the other wanted in a partner.

I really like the "blind marriage" concept - gives us a completely different feel to the story, an unpredictability that I as a reader love.


But they say opposites attract, and you can feel the pull between Talon and Asia from the beginning, from behind the snarky comments and observations. I laughed so many times as our lovelies got to know each other.


I LOVED that Asia does not fall straight into bed with Talon. That it was not an insta-lust, sleep-with-the-rock-star relationship. That she made him work for it - cos you now how those rock stars don't have to work for it! She wanted, no needed more from him.

There was so much emotion in Talon. As much as I laughed with our lovelies, there were some deeper issues that cropped up that had me sad. Had me in tears. Had my heart hurting.

Talon has quickly become my favourite in the Ashes and Embers series (though I have said that at the end of each book so far!)

It was great to see where the characters from the last book were at, and there are some characters we got more of, hopefully leading up to their stores - which I am sure I am going to love also.

Thank you Ms Cole for giving us the Valentine men. I can't wait to see whose story we get next!