Hi, book buddies :-) How are you doing? I wanted to share my thoughts about this beautiful duet. Don't you think the covers are tempting enough? ;-)
The Beautiful Illusions duet:
Eighty-One Nights & Beautiful Ever After
Eighty-One Nights & Beautiful Ever After
MY OPINION OF... EIGHTY-ONE NIGHTS
Romance with the thrill of the forbidden.I like when a couple meets in illicit circumstances, yet love is able to bloom from the wrong kind of roots.
This novel is good and easy entertainment. A Scottish rich man looks for the girlfriend experience and finds it in the Inamorata organization, where Cait is trying to get funds for her last terms in college. Perfect scenario :-D
This author is new to me, so I hadn't read any of her previous novels and this new work based on her other stories is ok by me. I was able to enjoy every part of this first novel in the Beautiful Illusions duet. I liked the steps of the relationship from the contract and the provocative appeal to the intense lust and every little thing that eventually becomes meaningful for the characters. They're both starving for affection, so it leaks from the inner dialogue in the double POV into their dialogues and the time they spend together doing lovers' things.
At first, the circumstances were going pretty fast and it felt a bit artificial, but soon the paid-for relationship took precedence and all is heat, romance and a deeper connection. Maybe in the end, the man could have reacted better to his inamorata's confession, but the reason for the drama was staged in a way that I'm clamouring for more :-)
Favourite quotes:
He can also make love like the ocean rushing over a sandy beach.
I can't love something based upon a lie.
MY OPINION OF... BEAUTIFUL EVER AFTER
Lots of romance and drama for the conclusion of this duet.
It still has this breezing writing style that makes the reading go by quickly. The events, though, are quite dramatic. I felt so sorry for Cait/Lou, her suffering is real and terrible.
At least, the passion between she and Hutch is back and infused with a touching love. It’s quite intense.
The enemies surround this forbidden couple, but family also embraces them. I really liked how close they become, the huge change in his views on commitment, and the hot passion they exude.
Even though the writing style makes it a bit superficial at times, I enjoyed the story itself as the characters fall in love, cry over painful losses, and fight for their union. That fights takes a turn that is most surprising as it involves dubious plans and strategies, and the right kind of powerful women.
Entertaining twist, no doubt. On the other hand, I was surprised at the sudden change in Lou’s attitude. It seemed a bit out of character, scary even, though it worked wonders to solve a certain ugly issue. I liked her smart moves, but the violent ones not so much. However, the ending is quite good as there’s lots of happiness and family warmth. That and the tragedy at the beginning were my favourite parts to read.
Beautiful Ever After (Beautiful Illusions Duet #2) by Georgia Cates
Release Date: May 7th
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EIGHTY-ONE NIGHTS (BOOK 1)
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Blurb:
Everything in my life has changed.
This woman, my paid companion, has turned my world upside down
… while making it right for the first time ever.
We were brought together by need.
Hers was money.
Mine was companionship. And sex.
Caitriona Louden gave me the girlfriend experience.
All of it.
And now she’s gone.
I’m not supposed to miss her.
I’m not supposed to love her.
But I do. Both.
Our contract expired, and she walked away.
Now my world is falling apart without her in it.
Because she is my everything.
A fairy-tale romance.
It’s ours to have.
And this woman I’ve come to love so dearly is my beautiful ever after.
ENJOY AN EXCERPT
I open my office door and the woman is sitting in one of the chairs facing my desk. My eyes are drawn to the back of her long straight blond hair and my first thought is that it’s Cora. But then I remember that Cora’s hair isn’t that long. Or platinum blond.
“My apologies, Miss Morata. I’m sorry to keep you waiting.”
“Being made to wait implies that your time is more important than mine. And I assure you that my time is very important. And expensive. Ask any of my clients and they’ll tell you so.”
Her accent is strange. Is she faking a Scottish burr?
“I assure you I’m not under the impression that your time is less important than mine or anyone else’s.” I come around the chair and offer my hand. “It’s a pleasure to make your acquaint—.”
Green-brown hazel eyes. Long lashes. Nose adorned with a few scattered freckles.
Perfect. Red. Lips.
My wife.
My wife wearing a platinum blond wig?
ABOUT THE MASTERMIND
Georgia resides in rural Mississippi with her wonderful husband, Jeff, and their two beautiful daughters. She spent fourteen years as a labor and delivery nurse before she decided to pursue her dream of becoming an author and hasn’t looked back yet.
When she’s not writing, she’s thinking about writing. When she’s being domestic, she’s listening to her music and visualizing scenes for her current work in progress. Every story coming from her always has a song to inspire it.
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