December Rain (August Fog #2) by A.L. Goulden-a review

December Rain (August Fog #2) by A.L.Goulden-a review

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Click HERE for Rachel’s review of book 1-AUGUST FOG.

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 25, 2014

(Due to explicit sex & language, this book is for readers over 18)
Monica and Alex Waters have spent that last few months working to repair a broken marriage and rekindle their passion. Just as they start finding their spark, Quinn Matthews and his escalating career resurfaces, but this time Alex makes the decision to let Monica go.

The devastation of losing her high school sweetheart, her home, and even her dog twists Monica down a destructive path that alienates her from her closest friends and lands her in the one place she was trying to avoid… Quinn’s couch. Despite her efforts to resist jumping into his arms again, the spark between them reignites and sweeps her away on a whirlwind holiday. She finds that falling in love with Quinn’s family and lifestyle is as easy as falling for his ocean colored eyes. The problem is that it’s all too easy, and when she sees that Quinn’s reinvented life has completely shifted towards her dreams, she starts to question whether he’s too good to be true.

Quinn has a secret that was never meant to be, but will Monica be able to trust another man who’s lied? And now that Quinn’s got his happily ever after in sight, he’s not about to let her go or share her with another man.

REVIEW

4 out of 5 for this reader folks!

December Rain by A.L. Goulden is the second book in the August Fog series. The first book August Fog left us with a bit of a hole, and December Rain is all about attempting to fill it and get the reader closer to a HEA.

Monica and Alex are high school sweethearts and best friends somewhat trapped in a marriage they both are trying to rekindle. After they had both been unfaithful, they decide to do their best to give this relationship another go until Quinn (Monica’s lover) resurfaces and Alex truely sees how much Monica is in love with him. Realizing it’s time to let go, Alex sets Monica free. Monica struggles with losing her best friend and goes on a serious path of self destruction (she completely obliterates friendships .. so sad) that eventually leads to Quinn’s arms (errr… couch ..lol). While Quinn does his best to completely invest himself in Monica’s life, Monica does all she can to deem herself unworthy of his love and trust. Quinn has secrets too and before he is able to spill the beans to Monica .. the beans are spilled for him .. thus leading to more trust issues and a cliffhanger.

Obviously more to the story but that is the basics. OK …. so Monica drives me nuts in this book. The pity party bus she was riding really got on my nerves as did the patience Quinn had. New Adult angst is totally expected but I wavered on disliking Monica at times. Good thing Quinn is yummy in all ways and the fire between Monica and him is full on blazing. Some super hot scenes that left me in a complete puddle.

I will be reading the next one to see where these characters are going to end up. There is so much passion and love with the angst that it has captivated me and wanting me to ride this series out for sure!

HAPPY READING! 🙂

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Reviewed by Rachel

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August Fog by A.L. Goulden-a review

August Fog by A.L. Goulden- a review

August Fog

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 17, 2013

Monica Waters is a television editor living in Los Angeles reluctantly passing through her thirties in a damaged marriage to the love of her life Alex. They’ve worked hard since Alex’s affair years ago to get to a place of predictable happiness in all areas except the bedroom. She’s learned to accept the mediocre sex life in exchange for a comfortable and stabilizing companionship to her best friend. When an artist from New York named Quinn Matthews moves in next door, all of the fire Monica has learned to suppress flares an obsession into a scalding and dangerously secret relationship. Quinn invigorates her lust for art, flesh and a life she hasn’t been living and forces her to make the most difficult decision of her life. Will she clinch to her commitment and history with Alex or be swept away by the life and lust she used to dream of with Quinn?

REVIEW

4 out of 5 for this reader folks!

Another brand new author discovered. A promising author that I believe will have many more stories ahead of her!

August Fog by A.L. Goulden can be classified as a new adult romance due to the angst driven story line, but also borderline erotica with some amazing sexual/sensual scenes. The story revolves around three individuals and straddles a fine line of morals and love. This story touched my heart, and made me shake my head at times as well. As I am an emotional reader I really appreciated the ups and downs that this story made me feel.

Monica Waters is living a fairly predictable life. She know what her days will be filled with. She is married to Alex, content in routine, bound to him through years of marriage, and a few hiccups along the way that many marriages go through. She loves Alex, he is her best friend. When Quinn moves in next door however, Monica is instantly smitten, drawn and ultimately connected with him. A friendship blooms through mutual passions and before they know it, a can of worms had been opened.

While infidelity is a serious topic in this book (I have a hard time with infidelity in book believe me) I have to say that there is so much here than blatant cheating. Monica loves her husband Alex, truely loves him, but she has met her soul mate in Quinn, and he reignites passions for life (not just sex) and begins to make her look deeply at the life she shares with Alex. Soon she is struggling! Alex hasn’t always been perfect either but two wrongs do not make a right!

Loved the emotional commitment of this book. I cried, I laughed a few times and I truely felt for all three characters. I loved that we were able to see into each of these lead characters minds, exposing us to all personal perspectives. It’s amazing how sympathetic and empathetic I felt towards them all! I will say this story was a slow start and I had trouble getting into it at first, but once it picked up, it took off! I also believe that this is the first of a trilogy, so no matter what happens at the end of this book, more will happen. Can I just say that I am totally okay with a menage relationship HEA A.L.!? WINK! LOL

HAPPY READING! 🙂

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Reviewed by Rachel T.

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