Author: Eden Butler
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publication Date: December 8th 2014
Plot: Keira Riley was the girl Kona Hale loved first, the woman he wants to love last. They’ve battled addiction, forgiven betrayal and healed from heartache, coming through it all bruised but hopeful that their future will be limitless.
Kona Hale was a blinding flame that Keira Riley gladly burned inside—his touch, his kiss, his overwhelming love, all made her dizzy, desperate and desired, made her believe in a love worth bleeding for, a love that ignites the heart with an unquenchable flame. But when you fall in love with an NFL darling who can’t seem to let go of the spotlight, sometimes even that flame can be gutted by the buffeting winds of opportunity, can be lost behind the brilliant flash of fame.
As Keira and Kona get caught up in plans for an extravagant march down the aisle, the hard won sanctuary they've found in each other's arms begins to erode. Will they be able to see through all the beckoning glitz and glamour to what they have worked so hard to build together, or will their love be lost in the spotlight?
MY BELOVED is a novella set prior to the THIN LOVE epilogue.
Hosted by: As the Pages Turn
☆✮ My Review ✮☆
☆ I received an ARC via As the Pages Turn in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! ☆
“Only you, Wildcat, only you could give me this. Only you could make my heart this damn full.”
My Beloved was a treasure to be unwrapped by the talented Eden Butler!
From the exotic setting, to Kona’s Hawaiian roots which struck a familiar chord in me (*since FYI: I’m also a part Native Hawaiian originate myself and still live in Hawai’i till this day! “Kawehi,” my goodreads name is short for “Kawehilani” my middle name which means ‘Heavenly adornment’ in Hawaiian*), to watching Kona and Keira still learning to adjust to being a couple after their hefty time from being apart… it was spell-binding page-turner that left me utterly addicted for two hours and ultimately breathless and awestruck of the intricate journey that Ms. Butler has created and craftsmanship that she has delivered along the way!!
As we all know, smooth sailing was never in the DNA of what “Koira” is all about. But since when has the course of love ever been an easy feat at all, right? They are still as raw, broken, passionate, and tattered as ever… but most of all, they are two individuals looking for a new start, and are without a doubt as-- madly, entirely, haphazardly, in love with each other as they were in the beginning…wholly and irrevocably.
Author Eden Butler really knows how write a story without throwing in hells and thrills and for the sake of it gimmicks! No, she dives even deeper into Kona and Keira’s relationship and allows them really grow and appreciate the wonder of what they have that is each other, along with…. breaking down the eroded sanctuary that both characters have found in each other and what they could possibly lose if they don’t hold it close enough.
“Their lives might not always be easy, God knew it certainly had been a torturous, hazardous road….Each struggle was a lesson in learning…Taught her what mistakes to correct, which to avoid and every moment that they had been apart, every time that she had felt lonely, desperate or scared, each and every time had led her back to Kona, back to her always, to the arms of her beloved.”
#A magical and “beloved” novella that had me fist pumping and in tears!! Love, LOVED this!! ++the delightful glimpses we get of Ransom!! Can’t wait for Thick Love!! ♥
My Rating:
-Overall : 8.5
-Plot : 8
-Writing : 8
-Characters : 8
-Cover : 8.5
☆✮ Excerpt ✮☆
His lips were full,
that tongue so hot against her skin and Keira didn’t stop his attentions, even
though they’d decided to stay hands off until after the wedding. “Kona, what
are you doing?”
“Can’t you figure
it out, baby?”
His voice vibrated
against Keira’s neck and she closed her eyes, feeling her nipples harden when
Kona pulled her earlobe between his teeth. “I thought…thought we were going to
wait,” she said, unable to keep her eyes from fluttering. Kona moved his hand
up her ribs, rested it just under her breast so his thumb could flick against
her nipple. So he could pinch it between his fingers. “Oh God,” she moaned.
Kona didn’t remove
his mouth from her neck as he picked Keira up and walked through the room to
lay her on the bed. The look he gave her was primal, needy, his chest moving as
he took in long, deep breaths. He looked down at Keira like he wanted to devour
her. Just that look had her wet, had her laying back with her nails moving
under the hem of her dress, showing Kona just a peek of her black thong. She
smiled at his gruff growl. “The anticipation…”
“Fuck the
anticipation.” He ripped off his jacket, popped the buttons on his shirt before
he fell on top of her, threading his grip in her hair and pushing up her dress
with his free hand. “Every time with you, Wildcat, every single time I taste
you, feel you, is like the first time.” His fingers felt hot, left fire in
their wake as Kona danced them up her thigh, right at the thin seam of her
thong, releasing a breathy whine against her collarbone. “I don’t need
anticipation. I’ve got plenty of it already. Every time, baby, I anticipate
feeling how soft you are.” Kona’s fingernail slid under the black silk and he
rubbed his knuckle against the soft skin between Keira’s legs. She stopped
breathing, waiting for where he’d touch her next.
“I always need you.
I always anticipate how you’ll feel around me, wanting your tight, warm pussy
milking me dry.” One smooth movement and Kona had her thong off and his hand
slid down, separating her wet lips. Kona pressed his thumb against her clit,
rolling it until Keira’s back arched, then slipped two fingers inside of her,
rubbing the walls of her core, kneading his knuckle right over that spot that
never failed to leave Keira panting. Kona groaned, returned his mouth to her
neck, moving his teeth, his tongue, over her pulse as he continued to move his
fingers inside her. Keira let her head fall back, lost as the sensation Kona’s
tongue and mouth and long, strong fingers shot through her body. Instinctively,
Keira squeezed against his fingers, her hips moving in small circles as his
movements increased. “Yes, baby, just like that. Squeeze me hard, stroke me
with those tight muscles, love me from the inside. That’s what I always
anticipate, Wildcat. That’s what you always give me.”
Keira’s sharp gasp
surprised her, but not her purring when Kona went deeper. She grabbed his
shoulders, pulling him down fully on top of her, her breath coming out in short
pants against his lips. “Kona. Oh bebe, please fuck me.”
His only response
was a low, needy growl and the lightening quick speed of his hands on Keira’s
body, desperate, eager as he pulled her dress off.
“Don’t…rip…rip it.”
“Fuck that dress.
That dress can go straight to hell.” He leaned up, hurried to strip himself
bare before he was on top of Keira again, opening her up to him with his hands
pressing down on the inside of her thighs. “That dress was in my way.”
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☆✮ About the Author ✮☆
Eden Butler is an editor and writer of Romance and SciFi and Fantasy novels and the nine-times great-granddaughter of an honest-to-God English pirate. This could explain her affinity for rule breaking and rum. Her debut novel, a New Adult, Contemporary (no cliffie) Romance, “Chasing Serenity” launched in October 2013 and quickly became an Amazon bestseller.
When she’s not writing or wondering about her possibly Jack Sparrowesque ancestor, Eden edits, reads and spends way too much time watching rugby, Doctor Who and New Orleans Saints football.
She is currently imprisoned under teenage rule alongside her husband in southeast Louisiana.
When she’s not writing or wondering about her possibly Jack Sparrowesque ancestor, Eden edits, reads and spends way too much time watching rugby, Doctor Who and New Orleans Saints football.
She is currently imprisoned under teenage rule alongside her husband in southeast Louisiana.
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