Rising (Slay Quartet #4) by Laurelin Paige-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: RELEASE DATE May 12, 2020

The stakes have never been higher, and she’s full of the devil.

Edward Fasbender is my husband.

Together, we brought down powerful men.

Now we have a chance to start over. To be the family neither of us ever had, to leave the past in the past where it belongs. Edward has a choice to make.

It will decide if we fall into the flames–or rise together.

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REVIEW:RISING is the fourth and final instalment in Laurelin Paige’s contemporary, adult SLAY erotic, dark, romance quartet focusing on businessman/billionaire media mogul Edward Fasbender, and Celia Warner. The SLAY Quartet is a spin-off from the author’s FIXED series, and falls in the timeline before Fixed Forever and a few years after Forever with You. Some of the events cross-over and run parallel between series. RISING should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events of book three SLAY: REVENGE.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be some triggers for more sensitive readers.

SOME BACKGROUND: Years earlier, Warren Werner and his brother Ron took over and dismantled Edward Fasbender’s father’s business, and in the ensuing time ruined the lives of Edward and his sister Camilla. Fast forward to present day wherein the time has come for Edward to take down the Warner family, starting with Celia, then targeting Warren and Ron.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Edward and Celia) RISING is the culmination of four instalments that focuses on the love/hate relationship between our leading couple, and Edward’s need to take down the Warner family but Edward’s growing love for Celia falters when secrets, lies and perceived betrayal begin to affect the rest of their lives. The past resurfaces, revealing the depths to which Celia and Hudson destroyed so many vulnerable lives, and the fall-out as Edward is unable to come to terms when the truth is revealed.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters including Edward’s adult children Hagan and Genevieve; his sister Camilla, and her son Freddie ; Celia’s parents Madge and Warren;Hudson and Alayna Pierce, and Hudson’s brother Chandler.

The relationship between Edward and Celia continues to be sexually aggressive, seductive and intense. There also continues to be major issues of trust, secrets, and lies of omission that affect the couple’s relationship going forward. Edward is a dominant lover who uses $ex to punish the woman with whom he has fallen in love. I struggled with the use of a certain four-letter word.

RISING sees Edward Fasbender’s vengeance come to fruition yet reveals the growing love Edward feels for our story line heroine. Celia and Hudson’s games have caught up with the couple, and Alayna Pierce (Hudson’s wife) is caught in the middle forcing Hudson and Celia to reveal all of their sins. The premise is intense; the romance is raw; the characters are broken but healing. RISING is a provocative and engaging story of vengeance and the true meaning of love.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Slay: Rivalry
Slay: Ruin
Slay: Revenge

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

In 2013, Laurelin Paige self-published her first novel. Her husband was just laid off, she had three kids, one with special needs, and they had just filed for bankruptcy so she needed this novel to work. Less than 1 year later, her debut novel, Fixed on You, was at the top of the bestseller lists and was named one of the top ten selling books of 2014 by Publishers Weekly (the only self-published book to do so) and a Top Ten Favorite Read of 2014 by People Magazine. Her successive self-published novels have been smash hits with readers.

Laurelin Paige is the NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of the Fixed Trilogy. She’s a sucker for a good romance and gets giddy anytime there’s kissing, much to the embarrassment of her three daughters.

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