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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
4.25 stars. See my interview with Emma at Ana's Attic Book Blog
STOP RIGHT HERE if you haven't read The Proposition by Katie Ashley, read that first. Gifs of Emma and Aiden used here reflect Katie Ashley's casting and her love of gifs. There may be slight spoilers in this review and interview. Impossible not to!
The Proposal picks of right where The Proposition left off, with me (and Emma) like:
But really, Aiden was, or seemed to be pretty awesome in The Proposition.......till he fucked up royally. The Proposal is all about Aiden trying to make up for his mistake, and get Emma and baby-to-be Noah back. You know right away that Aiden knows what a doucheshnozzle he was, and he will do anything...ANYTHING for Emma's forgiveness, except those three tiny words we all know he means.
So he is feeling majorly sorry for himself a lot....
“A hopeful look entered his tortured eyes. “I’d give anything and everything in this world to redeem myself with you. Just please, please give me the chance.”
And Emma's pregnancy hormones are going a little crazy. There is Pesh, a stable, gorgeous Doctor, who knows she is pregnant, totally making the moves on Emma, and being the perfect guy she needs!
But Emma needs to stay on bedrest. The only person who can take care of her 24/7 is Aiden. He even takes a leave of absence from work. And let me tell you.....Pesh is NOT Aiden's favorite guy!
But Aiden keeps being a perfect swoony sweetie pie . And when he gets Noah a onesie that says this, I was done. Aiden had me. There was no going back from this, Aiden won me over, lock, stock and barrel.
“I’m cute, Mommy’s cute, and Daddy’s…” She tore her gaze up to meet his. “Daddy’s lucky,” he finished for her.
I will say this.....Aiden grew a bit of a vagina in this story. Yes, he should be repentant, but he was just a bit too much of a pussy at times. At least he freely admits it though.
"Just make sure Casey knows that I wear my alleged vagina with pride, not because she took my manhood with that purse of hers, but because I want to be a better man for you."
But then it's Emma's turn to do something totally stupid because of her insecurity and hormones! And I'm like:
Sure, I know pregnancy hormones and shit, but c'mon Emma, you took it a little too far! But she's so damn likable, I didn't hate her for it. I mean poor Emma, she just wants the wedding and baby and perfect fairytale, however she can make it happen. And so do I. I couldn't wait for the wedding, I mean look at the name of the book!
And though I hate spoilers, I do want to tell you that there is an HEA in this book, and a satisfying one-NO CLIFFHANGER! . There was also some pretty sexy scenes.
"Handcuffs, massage oil, some edible underwear-"
Aidan held up his hand. "No need to explain anymore. You had me at handcuffs,"
But then........she used them on him!!!! Honestly, I think that was part of the problem, Emma needed this:
But got a little too much of this:
Likes:
-I really like Emma, she reminds me of
-The same snarky, witty writing we had in the first book, especially with Casey, Emma's BFF.
-Amazing epilogue.
-Emma's grandparents were awesome and I loved their story.
-The fact that it wasn't delayed like every other book!
Dislikes:
-This one was a little cheesier than the first. There was electricity shooting up Emma's arm every time she touched Aiden. One of my friends says it happened to her once. And I honestly believe it, but it has been overused in books of late.
-Aiden was a bit too....wuss for me. OK, a lot too wuss. Check out the name of this blog....Alpha Males in Sexy Tales-Aiden just lost his edge to me. It was sexy, but I needed more of the alpha Aiden was in the first book.
Rating: 4.25 Heat 3.75
I really love Katie Ashley's writing. It's filled with light, fun, banter; romance, sexy times, emotions up the wazoo, a fun friend and hot guys! What is there not to love!? I also saw that there is going to be a companion novel released called “The Pairing” which will be about Pesh and Aiden's single-mom niece, Megan. As well as a few other books Katie plans on releasing this year! I’m so looking forward to it!
“There’s going to be good times and bad times and heart ache and joy. Don’t ever think that because of what happened before that your love isn’t as strong or as beautiful as anyone else’s. its the love that goes through the hardest trials and survives that is worth having.”
STOP RIGHT HERE if you haven't read The Proposition by Katie Ashley, read that first. Gifs of Emma and Aiden used here reflect Katie Ashley's casting and her love of gifs. There may be slight spoilers in this review and interview. Impossible not to!
The Proposal picks of right where The Proposition left off, with me (and Emma) like:
But really, Aiden was, or seemed to be pretty awesome in The Proposition.......till he fucked up royally. The Proposal is all about Aiden trying to make up for his mistake, and get Emma and baby-to-be Noah back. You know right away that Aiden knows what a doucheshnozzle he was, and he will do anything...ANYTHING for Emma's forgiveness, except those three tiny words we all know he means.
So he is feeling majorly sorry for himself a lot....
“A hopeful look entered his tortured eyes. “I’d give anything and everything in this world to redeem myself with you. Just please, please give me the chance.”
But when Emma has a little complication from the pregnancy, she is rushed to the hospital and meets Dr. Pesh, who immediately sees Emma for the gem she is. And let me tell you.....Pesh is.........
And Emma's pregnancy hormones are going a little crazy. There is Pesh, a stable, gorgeous Doctor, who knows she is pregnant, totally making the moves on Emma, and being the perfect guy she needs!
But Emma needs to stay on bedrest. The only person who can take care of her 24/7 is Aiden. He even takes a leave of absence from work. And let me tell you.....Pesh is NOT Aiden's favorite guy!
But Aiden keeps being a perfect swoony sweetie pie . And when he gets Noah a onesie that says this, I was done. Aiden had me. There was no going back from this, Aiden won me over, lock, stock and barrel.
“I’m cute, Mommy’s cute, and Daddy’s…” She tore her gaze up to meet his. “Daddy’s lucky,” he finished for her.
I will say this.....Aiden grew a bit of a vagina in this story. Yes, he should be repentant, but he was just a bit too much of a pussy at times. At least he freely admits it though.
"Just make sure Casey knows that I wear my alleged vagina with pride, not because she took my manhood with that purse of hers, but because I want to be a better man for you."
But then it's Emma's turn to do something totally stupid because of her insecurity and hormones! And I'm like:
Sure, I know pregnancy hormones and shit, but c'mon Emma, you took it a little too far! But she's so damn likable, I didn't hate her for it. I mean poor Emma, she just wants the wedding and baby and perfect fairytale, however she can make it happen. And so do I. I couldn't wait for the wedding, I mean look at the name of the book!
And though I hate spoilers, I do want to tell you that there is an HEA in this book, and a satisfying one-NO CLIFFHANGER! . There was also some pretty sexy scenes.
"Handcuffs, massage oil, some edible underwear-"
Aidan held up his hand. "No need to explain anymore. You had me at handcuffs,"
But then........she used them on him!!!! Honestly, I think that was part of the problem, Emma needed this:
But got a little too much of this:
Likes:
-I really like Emma, she reminds me of
-The same snarky, witty writing we had in the first book, especially with Casey, Emma's BFF.
-Amazing epilogue.
-Emma's grandparents were awesome and I loved their story.
-The fact that it wasn't delayed like every other book!
Dislikes:
-This one was a little cheesier than the first. There was electricity shooting up Emma's arm every time she touched Aiden. One of my friends says it happened to her once. And I honestly believe it, but it has been overused in books of late.
-Aiden was a bit too....wuss for me. OK, a lot too wuss. Check out the name of this blog....Alpha Males in Sexy Tales-Aiden just lost his edge to me. It was sexy, but I needed more of the alpha Aiden was in the first book.
Rating: 4.25 Heat 3.75
I really love Katie Ashley's writing. It's filled with light, fun, banter; romance, sexy times, emotions up the wazoo, a fun friend and hot guys! What is there not to love!? I also saw that there is going to be a companion novel released called “The Pairing” which will be about Pesh and Aiden's single-mom niece, Megan. As well as a few other books Katie plans on releasing this year! I’m so looking forward to it!
“There’s going to be good times and bad times and heart ache and joy. Don’t ever think that because of what happened before that your love isn’t as strong or as beautiful as anyone else’s. its the love that goes through the hardest trials and survives that is worth having.”
Totally disappointing!! Sorry, I really liked the first one and this one started off pretty good, but quickly lost my interest. It was monotonous and boring. I skimmed the whole middle section of the book and by the time I got to the end I just didn't care anymore. I think this story could totally have been fabulous as one book instead of two. I say be happy with the first and skip this one you can figure out what happens there's an HEA!
3.5 stars
The Proposal is the continuation of The Proposition, and I was very happy to see how Aidan's and Emma's story continued. They were a hot mess there for a while, but their actions were completely understandable.
Hotness galore, and relatable characters made this a good story.
The Proposal is the continuation of The Proposition, and I was very happy to see how Aidan's and Emma's story continued. They were a hot mess there for a while, but their actions were completely understandable.
Hotness galore, and relatable characters made this a good story.
Fantastic...loved the story and how it all played out!
medium-paced
I have been anxiously counting down the days till I could get this book on my kindle! Let’s just say that I was so impressed by this story and how it touched my heart after ‘The Proposition’ so thoroughly gutted mine with that cliffhanger.
In ‘The Proposal’ Aidan and Emma are dealing with the falling out that has put an end to their relationship. Aidan realizes the error of his ways and how helplessly and completely Emma owns his heart, but she is not budging.
Emma’s body starts succumbing to all of the stress of a broken heart in addition to being 6 months pregnant and a health scare from Aidan’s father and is promptly placed on bed rest. Aidan determined to regain Emma’s love and trust has her move in with him temporarily in order to look after her well-being of that of their future son Noah.
“But even more than the fighting Irish Fitzgerald blood pumping through him, he’s inherited the most amazing DNA from his mother. She’s the strongest person I’ve ever known.” His words, coupled with the sincerity in which he spoke them, caused a burning wildfire in her chest. “Oh Aidan,” she murmured. He brushed her hair out of her face. “You just have to keep being strong, Em. That fire that burns so deep within you-the one that’s seen you through the darkest times-you’ve got to stoke it to burn a little brighter.”
Yes ladies, Aidan has grown up. In ‘The Proposition’ he was melting our panties, but in ‘The Proposal’ he is melting our hearts. But don’t worry Aidan is still as sexy as ever. Especially when hot doctor Pash Nadeem sets his sights on Emma. Pesh is everything Emma has wanted. He is beautiful, thoughtful, successful and extremely romantic. And of course realizes this and feels the pressure to make her realize they belong together.
Emma’s reluctance to trust Aidan with her heart again sets in motion some intense soul-searching moments between the two of them.
“You’re not being fair,” she said. Aidan whirled around, fire burning in his eyes. “Excuse me?” “Can’t you at all empathize with what I’m going through? All this confusion I’m feeling about you and about us and all the uncertainness-you felt this too, didn’t you?” “Are you insinuating that what you’re going through right now is the same thing I did about committing to you?” “No it’s just-” Aidan held up a hand. “I’d think long and hard about making any comparisons, Em. Because in the long run, my confusion led me to screw up the most wonderful thing I ever had.” He shook his head sadly at her. “I wouldn’t want you to have to go through the same thing.”
Not wanting to give away TOO much away for those that are anxious to read I will just say that I loved this book. I laughed, I cried and I had hope. I will leave this post with a verse of ‘You Save Me’ by Kenny Chesney.
It’s hard lovin’ a man that’s got a gypsy soul
I don’t know how you do it, I’m not sure how you know
The perfect thing to say to save me from myself
You’re the angel that believes in me like nobody else
And I thank God you do
‘Cause when I’m a bullet shot out of a gun
When I’m a firecracker coming undone
When I’m a fugitive ready to run, all wild-eyed and crazy
No matter where my reckless soul takes me
Baby you save me
5 stars*
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In ‘The Proposal’ Aidan and Emma are dealing with the falling out that has put an end to their relationship. Aidan realizes the error of his ways and how helplessly and completely Emma owns his heart, but she is not budging.
Emma’s body starts succumbing to all of the stress of a broken heart in addition to being 6 months pregnant and a health scare from Aidan’s father and is promptly placed on bed rest. Aidan determined to regain Emma’s love and trust has her move in with him temporarily in order to look after her well-being of that of their future son Noah.
“But even more than the fighting Irish Fitzgerald blood pumping through him, he’s inherited the most amazing DNA from his mother. She’s the strongest person I’ve ever known.” His words, coupled with the sincerity in which he spoke them, caused a burning wildfire in her chest. “Oh Aidan,” she murmured. He brushed her hair out of her face. “You just have to keep being strong, Em. That fire that burns so deep within you-the one that’s seen you through the darkest times-you’ve got to stoke it to burn a little brighter.”
Yes ladies, Aidan has grown up. In ‘The Proposition’ he was melting our panties, but in ‘The Proposal’ he is melting our hearts. But don’t worry Aidan is still as sexy as ever. Especially when hot doctor Pash Nadeem sets his sights on Emma. Pesh is everything Emma has wanted. He is beautiful, thoughtful, successful and extremely romantic. And of course realizes this and feels the pressure to make her realize they belong together.
Emma’s reluctance to trust Aidan with her heart again sets in motion some intense soul-searching moments between the two of them.
“You’re not being fair,” she said. Aidan whirled around, fire burning in his eyes. “Excuse me?” “Can’t you at all empathize with what I’m going through? All this confusion I’m feeling about you and about us and all the uncertainness-you felt this too, didn’t you?” “Are you insinuating that what you’re going through right now is the same thing I did about committing to you?” “No it’s just-” Aidan held up a hand. “I’d think long and hard about making any comparisons, Em. Because in the long run, my confusion led me to screw up the most wonderful thing I ever had.” He shook his head sadly at her. “I wouldn’t want you to have to go through the same thing.”
Not wanting to give away TOO much away for those that are anxious to read I will just say that I loved this book. I laughed, I cried and I had hope. I will leave this post with a verse of ‘You Save Me’ by Kenny Chesney.
It’s hard lovin’ a man that’s got a gypsy soul
I don’t know how you do it, I’m not sure how you know
The perfect thing to say to save me from myself
You’re the angel that believes in me like nobody else
And I thank God you do
‘Cause when I’m a bullet shot out of a gun
When I’m a firecracker coming undone
When I’m a fugitive ready to run, all wild-eyed and crazy
No matter where my reckless soul takes me
Baby you save me
5 stars*
mybookmuse.wordpress.com
Well I tried attaching an image of my perfect Pesh but for some reason it isn't adding! This book was such a heartwarming sequel to a horrible cliffhanger that happened in The Proposition! I loved Aidan and Emma! They were soo cute! I loved how strong Emma was and even though she loved him she still stuck through it but gave him hell!
Back to Pesh! Ohhh mann was he dreamy! I really hope his story will be amazing. He deserves a really great HEA! I think Arjun Rampal would be the perfect Pesh! Search him up!
Back to Pesh! Ohhh mann was he dreamy! I really hope his story will be amazing. He deserves a really great HEA! I think Arjun Rampal would be the perfect Pesh! Search him up!