About The Book:
Consolation
by Corinne Michaels
Meet Liam and Natalie in Consolation!
Liam wasn’t supposed to be my happily ever after.
He wasn’t even on my radar.
He was my husband’s best friend—forbidden.
But my husband is dead and I’m alone. I ache for him and I reach for Liam.
One night with Liam changed everything. Now I have to decide if I truly love him or if he’s just the consolation prize.
My Review:
Consolation by Corinne MichaelsMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Consolation by Corinne Michaels is the first book in The Consolation Duet. It is at once heartbreaking and uplifting, tragic and hopeful, and I simultaneously wanted to devour the book while being very depressed that it was getting closer to being over. A definite hangover book for me.
Natalie is very recently widowed. Her husband survived the SEAL's but didn't survive a mission with the security team he now worked for. Needless to say, she is devastated and her grief is all consuming. The light in her life is their daughter who was born shortly after she learned of her husbands death.
Liam is the best friend of Aaron. Aaron is the husband killed in battle. The father taken away before ever getting to welcome his daughter into this world. Liam and Aaron were in SEAL team four together and are closer than most people ever get to experience. That is just the way it is when you not only trust the other person with your life but are willing to put yours at risk to save them.
A few short months after Aarons death, Liam moves back to Virginia from California. He takes it uppon himself to break Natalie out of her depression. He succeeds where everyone else has failed. He doesn't take her "fine" at face-value and challenges her to appreciate and actually live in each day. The bond that forms between them is beautiful and breathtaking. The support they provide to each otehr and the beautiful honesty they share is something to be in awe of. When a devastating truth comes to light, Liam is the one that helps her help ehrself through it. Natalie is learning that she is able to cope alone but that she CHOOSES to be with Liam because they are better that way.
So what happens when the absolute UNTHINKable happens? I don't know. That's the problem with cliffhangers, we ALL have to wait to find out.
A VERY powerful and emotive story that I cannot wait to finish reading when part two, Conviction is released May 27, 2015.
Excerpt:
I lift my head and press my lips against his. His hand cradles my cheek and he holds me as we kiss. I grab his neck and feel the weightlessness from letting a little part of myself go. He kisses me adoringly and cautiously, allowing me to lead but still commanding me. I lose myself a little more as I moan when his hand presses against the small of my back.
“Let go,” he says against my mouth. “Let me take it for you.”
Before I can say anything, his mouth is on mine again. Our tongues thrash against each other as the kiss becomes hungry. He pulls me close so there’s no space between us. The low sound resonates through his chest, sending shivers down my spine. It’s sexy, and before I know it, my hands are traveling to his chest. I pull his shirt out and my fingers trail up his chest. I want to feel his skin.
Liam breaks the kiss. “Natalie,” my name is both a plea and a request.
“Shhh,” I instruct him as I unbutton his shirt. “I want to feel your heart.”
My hands glide up and he trembles beneath my touch. We stand here with my fingers resting on his chest, feeling his heart beat beneath me. He’s alive and here with me. His hands stay at his sides as he once again lets me decide where I’m going with this.
“I want to touch you so bad,” he admits and his hand lifts then drops. “I’m fighting every muscle in my body right now.”
“Stop fighting,” I say without thinking.
“Let go,” he says against my mouth. “Let me take it for you.”
Before I can say anything, his mouth is on mine again. Our tongues thrash against each other as the kiss becomes hungry. He pulls me close so there’s no space between us. The low sound resonates through his chest, sending shivers down my spine. It’s sexy, and before I know it, my hands are traveling to his chest. I pull his shirt out and my fingers trail up his chest. I want to feel his skin.
Liam breaks the kiss. “Natalie,” my name is both a plea and a request.
“Shhh,” I instruct him as I unbutton his shirt. “I want to feel your heart.”
My hands glide up and he trembles beneath my touch. We stand here with my fingers resting on his chest, feeling his heart beat beneath me. He’s alive and here with me. His hands stay at his sides as he once again lets me decide where I’m going with this.
“I want to touch you so bad,” he admits and his hand lifts then drops. “I’m fighting every muscle in my body right now.”
“Stop fighting,” I say without thinking.
Copyright © 2015 Corinne Michaels
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the author.
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of the author or publisher.
About The Author:
Corinne Michaels is an emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun loving mom of two beautiful children. She’s happily married to the man of her dreams and is a former Navy wife. After spending months away from her husband while he was deployed, reading and writing was her escape from the loneliness.Both her maternal and paternal grandmothers were librarians, which only intensified her love of reading. After years of writing short stories, she couldn’t ignore the call to finish her debut novel, Beloved. Her alpha Navy SEALs are broken, beautiful, and will steal your heart.
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