Always by Nina Lane Series: Spiral of Bliss #5
Published by Self Published Publication Date: June 21, 2016
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Without darkness, there can be no light.
Dean has always been Liv's white knight. Not once has he retreated from battle. Not once has he failed to keep his wife safe. Not once has he broken his promise to slay monsters for her.
Then Dean encounters a monster he can’t destroy. A monster he can’t even face. And for the first time ever, there is nothing he can do to protect the woman who owns his heart.
The love story of Liv and Dean West that started with AROUSE and continued in ALLURE, AWAKEN, and ADORE now comes to a breathtaking conclusion as the professor and his beauty fight the battle of their lives.
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I have loved Dean and Liv from the first moment I met them in AROUSE. I loved how author Nina Lane gave us a married couple to fall in love with and follow. What I didn’t anticipate in this book, ALWAYS, was for my favorite married couple to face something that shook the very foundation of their relationship.
Dean and Liv have had to endure obstacles in their marriage, but nothing was as big as this one (sorry to be vague in this review, but I don’t want to give away what happens). It didn’t shake their faith in each other, but trying to figure out whether or not their family (or each other) could live without one of their foundation blocks.
There were many moments in this book where I became an emotional mess. Nina Lane always makes for a spectacular emotional read, but this one tipped me over. Given everything this couple had gone through to this point, I had to wonder why they had to deal with this new obstacle. I think I went through all the same emotional responses Dean did and kept wondering what I was going to do if the ending I was hoping for didn’t come.
There were happy moments during the story, but none was happier than watching Dean and his younger brother Archer finally develop a relationship. Things have never been easy with these brothers, but it was great to see the two of them keep trying and finding support in one another.
While I loved this story and highly recommend this series to many people, I hope this was Dean and Liv’s final HEA. They’ve been through so much and made it out the other side. Let’s hope this was the last obstacle in their fantastic love story.
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New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Nina Lane writes hot, sexy romances and spicy erotica. Originally from California, she holds a PhD in Art History and an MA in Library and Information Studies, which means she loves both research and organization. She also enjoys traveling and thinks St. Petersburg, Russia is a city everyone should visit at least once. Although Nina would go back to college for another degree because she’s that much of a bookworm and a perpetual student, she now lives the happy life of a full-time writer.
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Thanks so much for taking the time to read and review Liv and Dean’s final story! I really wanted them to have one last epic battle together, like Harry and Voldemort, and this was the biggest monster I could throw at them. I promise it’s the last book (they took me through the wringer too) and I’m so glad you enjoyed their concluding chapter. So appreciate your love and support. <3 –Nina