Reviews with content warning for Alcohol - Final Offer

The final brother, always waiting until the last minute to complete his tasks. Callahan Kane. Also known as Cal. To gain his inheritance he has to essentially make amends with his childhood best friend and the woman who still holds his heart.

The only problem is.... Alana hates him. (Rightfully so). Before Cal broke her heart into pieces they experienced a love that no one could forget.

"You told me you wouldn't ever leave me." he promised. It's the only reason I let him shatter our friendship with a single kiss. Because I was just as invested in our future as a couple as he seemed to be. He looks up with cloudy eyes. "I'm sorry." -Alana and Cal

After 6 years apart Cal returns to Lake Wisteria with one thing on his mind. Sell the house. Only there is a road block... Alana lives there with her kid. Cal immediately falls back into old habits with Alana but she is hesitant.

"A part of me hope that he found happiness in the 6 years we spent apart. Not with someone else, but with himself. He is no better than the day he left."-Alana

But they just can't resist each other.

"Anything for you." Three words. Five syllables. One punch in the gut. -Callahan and Alana

After some time, Alana finally begins to trust Cal again. She is falling back into love with him since he makes it so damn hard not to.

"I left her arm up and nudge Lana to do the same. She copies me, causing Cami to swing between us. The giggle she lets out makes my whole heart threatened to burst like a confetti cannon." -Cal

Cal finally realized what his grandfather really meant in his letter. Why he sent him there again. Why he needs to get sober. It's for himself. So he can be there for his family.

"I make the same wish I did back at Dreamland, although I have no candle or cake to make it official. I wish to kick my addiction for good." -Cal

Cal is determined to kick his addiction and be the man that Lana needs. Be the dad that Cami wants. And finally be the happiest version of himself.

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4.5

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Cal was an interesting character but I didn't particularly connect with the Lana. The miscommunication trope is heavy in this book and I honestly struggled to get through some of it.

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emotional lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

My summary: It’s been six years since Cal let his demons and addiction problems push him away from Alana and his late grandfather’s summer house in Lake Wisteria. And six years ago, Alana was left brokenhearted by Cal and then thrust into unexpected single motherhood shortly after. Needless to say, she is not happy to find Cal at her doorstep of the house that she believes was deeded to her by his grandfather years ago. Instead, Cal announces he is there to sell her beloved home. It’s a term of Cal’s inheritance clause in his grandfather’s will—and he can’t let Alana know that his and his brother’s futures are riding on it. Forced to confront not only his one true love but also his addiction issues, Cal must reconcile his feelings for Alana with his required tasks from his grandfather. And Alana swore years ago that she would never again let herself fall under Cal’s spell again, despite his return reviving all her buried feelings and dreams.

My thoughts: Final Offer is the final book in the Dreamland Billionaires trilogy and follows Cal’s story. I enjoyed the aspect of Cal being best friends with Iris in Terms and Conditions and was eager to jump into this one. I already knew from the prior book that Cal has struggled with addiction for his entire adult life, so obviously that was a big component of the story. But his addiction was very much a Dreamland-esque fairy tale version of addiction, which I guess is fine in a lighthearted billionaire romance trilogy. I just felt like it was viewed a little too much through rose-tinted glasses in the plot. This book is very long and moved fairly slowly for me. That being said, I did really enjoy the character development of Alana and the reblossoming of love between her and Cal. I enjoyed the aspect of Cal and Cami’s relationship growing, although at times it felt like there were some big leaps there that weren’t fully developed in the book. The first book I read by Lauren Asher was Love Redesigned, which is so far my absolute favorite of hers, so I loved that this book spent so much time in Lake Wisteria with some character cameos and mentions in this book. Overall, at least 100 fewer pages would’ve really improved this book for me but I did enjoy it.

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The Final Offer 3.25⭐️3.25🌶️

Contemporary Romance
Billionare Romance
Brother series
Small town
Second chance
Forced proximity
Mental health rep
Anxiety rep

Tw: alcoholism

This was a good end to the trilogy. It was interesting to see how the sensitive nature of alcoholism was felt with. There were good side characters and the small town feel was decent.

Over all I was just glad that the series wasn’t longer. Any more and it would have felt too drawn out.

The rival home buyer gave a foreshadowing snippet into the next series.

It made me laugh that in this day and age we have to have the standard set to billionaire romance in order to have people afford what a millionaire romance was just a few years ago. Just a funny observation

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