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Fated Hearts
by Kelly Elliott
Written in the 5 stars!
Fated Hearts is the eighth and final book in Kelly Elliott's Southern Brides series, following the story of Roger and Annalise.
If you're familiar with the Southern Brides series and like myself, are a massive fan of it, you'll recognise one of the two names above from a previous book also in this series. Fans of Kelly Elliott will recognise Roger Carter from Lucky in Love as Truitt's brother. Fans have been screaming for Roger story for THE longest time and at last, his story is now in our laps.
For those of you who haven't read the series or haven't read Roger's introduction in Lucky in Love (I highly recommend you go back and read from the beginning with Love At First Sight), you're in for a treat!
Fated Hearts, although at the end of the series, is the perfect pick-up end of the series read if you're just starting it. Starting here will not spoil the other books, and you'll meet a sweetheart of a man to boot!
If, like me, you're a seasoned Kelly Elliott reader, you've got the feel for how she writes and the vibes that come off her characters and their situations. We're used to the sweet--but still nonetheless sexy--southern men who could charm their way out of anything, men who can make us swoon till we're puddles on the ground, and romance us as readers like no other man can. What we get with Fated Hearts and with Roger, is a man who's all that but for this read, Kelly has upped the spice and I'm here for all the new flavour.
No time is wasted as we begin reading the first chapter, and everything we've all been thinking and know of Roger Carter, starts to happen. Having read about Roger from Lucky In Love, we think we know him pretty well. Keywords here are 'we think'. Often, we are proven wrong in just how much we think we know our characters and sub-characters, and I'm thrilled to say that I was once more, proven wrong. Happily wrong. All main characters have the turning point moment, also known as the 'eureka' moment, when they begin to change from what they've always saw/thought about themselves, and into who they thought they would never in a million years be.
Roger is no different.
Seeing Roger blossom into the man he never thought he could or would be, only made me cheer him on even more. Yes, I'll always love the sides to him that push buttons, walk the line and fill my mind with the dirty jokes that make Roger, Roger, but seeing him go on the journey needed to finally reach his own happily ever after mentally and emotionally, only makes this read more rewarding. I applaud Kelly for expressing a man's emotional vulnerability in a respectful way, and reinforcing the message that it is okay for men to show emotion, feel fear/scared, and put out into the open all that is usually kept to themselves.
Moving on from Roger (oh, if I must), if ever there was a read that was the epitome of its title aside from literally placing the very words in the book, its this one! No matter if you're a believer of fate or not, it is clear that the numerous situations Roger and Annalise find themselves in, fate's hand is most definitely being played! It's both laughable (in a good way), and fist-to-the-face obvious that no matter what these two characters thought would be their end, their fate, the real fate would always show them the way. Giving us plenty of gasps, laughs and surprises along the way too!
Not to mention, woah holy snowman in a blizzard, their off the charts, sauna-steaming chemistry! From the beginning, its evident to them both that there is something there between them other than on-the-spot lust for a stunning stranger. What is unpredicted--much like the situation that brings them together in the first place--is just how many sparks end up a-flyin'.
Hold onto your devices and paperbacks with oven-proof gloves for this one, Roger's moves and Annalise's passion literally leaps out of the pages, courses through your body and makes those cheeks flame!
The end to the Southern Brides series brings more than a tear to the eye, it comes with so much more. Everyone takes away different things from each read, but I think we can all agree that one of the collective messages from this book and Roger & Annalise's story is this, have faith in fate. Life is already as unexpected as it can get, with none of us knowing how things will be no matter how hard we fight to remain in control, it's the uncontrollable and unexpected that are meant to be. It could either be the best thing to happen to you or the worst, but the best thing is to be prepared and to be open-minded by some of the very things we might doubt are not true or are not real. And that is exactly what both Roger and Annalise learn along the way.
This series has been filled with love, promises, interests, luck, home, going away and plenty of foolish moments, and has been brought to one of the best endings I've read from a book series, full of fate and an overflow of heart.
Thank you to Kelly for crafting a truly shelf, binge, and five-star worthy series none of us will ever forget or fall out of love for. Say 'I do', to the Southern Brides series, and find your happily ever after.
Fated Hearts is the eighth and final book in Kelly Elliott's Southern Brides series, following the story of Roger and Annalise.
If you're familiar with the Southern Brides series and like myself, are a massive fan of it, you'll recognise one of the two names above from a previous book also in this series. Fans of Kelly Elliott will recognise Roger Carter from Lucky in Love as Truitt's brother. Fans have been screaming for Roger story for THE longest time and at last, his story is now in our laps.
For those of you who haven't read the series or haven't read Roger's introduction in Lucky in Love (I highly recommend you go back and read from the beginning with Love At First Sight), you're in for a treat!
Fated Hearts, although at the end of the series, is the perfect pick-up end of the series read if you're just starting it. Starting here will not spoil the other books, and you'll meet a sweetheart of a man to boot!
If, like me, you're a seasoned Kelly Elliott reader, you've got the feel for how she writes and the vibes that come off her characters and their situations. We're used to the sweet--but still nonetheless sexy--southern men who could charm their way out of anything, men who can make us swoon till we're puddles on the ground, and romance us as readers like no other man can. What we get with Fated Hearts and with Roger, is a man who's all that but for this read, Kelly has upped the spice and I'm here for all the new flavour.
No time is wasted as we begin reading the first chapter, and everything we've all been thinking and know of Roger Carter, starts to happen. Having read about Roger from Lucky In Love, we think we know him pretty well. Keywords here are 'we think'. Often, we are proven wrong in just how much we think we know our characters and sub-characters, and I'm thrilled to say that I was once more, proven wrong. Happily wrong. All main characters have the turning point moment, also known as the 'eureka' moment, when they begin to change from what they've always saw/thought about themselves, and into who they thought they would never in a million years be.
Roger is no different.
Seeing Roger blossom into the man he never thought he could or would be, only made me cheer him on even more. Yes, I'll always love the sides to him that push buttons, walk the line and fill my mind with the dirty jokes that make Roger, Roger, but seeing him go on the journey needed to finally reach his own happily ever after mentally and emotionally, only makes this read more rewarding. I applaud Kelly for expressing a man's emotional vulnerability in a respectful way, and reinforcing the message that it is okay for men to show emotion, feel fear/scared, and put out into the open all that is usually kept to themselves.
Moving on from Roger (oh, if I must), if ever there was a read that was the epitome of its title aside from literally placing the very words in the book, its this one! No matter if you're a believer of fate or not, it is clear that the numerous situations Roger and Annalise find themselves in, fate's hand is most definitely being played! It's both laughable (in a good way), and fist-to-the-face obvious that no matter what these two characters thought would be their end, their fate, the real fate would always show them the way. Giving us plenty of gasps, laughs and surprises along the way too!
Not to mention, woah holy snowman in a blizzard, their off the charts, sauna-steaming chemistry! From the beginning, its evident to them both that there is something there between them other than on-the-spot lust for a stunning stranger. What is unpredicted--much like the situation that brings them together in the first place--is just how many sparks end up a-flyin'.
Hold onto your devices and paperbacks with oven-proof gloves for this one, Roger's moves and Annalise's passion literally leaps out of the pages, courses through your body and makes those cheeks flame!
The end to the Southern Brides series brings more than a tear to the eye, it comes with so much more. Everyone takes away different things from each read, but I think we can all agree that one of the collective messages from this book and Roger & Annalise's story is this, have faith in fate. Life is already as unexpected as it can get, with none of us knowing how things will be no matter how hard we fight to remain in control, it's the uncontrollable and unexpected that are meant to be. It could either be the best thing to happen to you or the worst, but the best thing is to be prepared and to be open-minded by some of the very things we might doubt are not true or are not real. And that is exactly what both Roger and Annalise learn along the way.
This series has been filled with love, promises, interests, luck, home, going away and plenty of foolish moments, and has been brought to one of the best endings I've read from a book series, full of fate and an overflow of heart.
Thank you to Kelly for crafting a truly shelf, binge, and five-star worthy series none of us will ever forget or fall out of love for. Say 'I do', to the Southern Brides series, and find your happily ever after.