From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Ella
and Micha series comes a story of love, risks, and rewards . . .
Lila Summers just wants to know one thing for certain: that Ethan Gregory will be with her always. Once her friend, he's become so much more, melting the pain of her past away with each kiss. Now Lila is on a road trip with Ethan, in the wilderness under the stars, and she can't imagine her life without him. But when she talks about the future, something in Ethan changes . . .
Ethan has no doubts about his feelings for Lila. His life with her gets better every day-and that's the scary part. How can he walk into a future where he has everything to lose? With Lila, his whole heart is on the line for the very first time. But if Ethan can't give her the promise she needs, his greatest fear might come true: he'll lose Lila for good.
(30,000 words)
Lila Summers just wants to know one thing for certain: that Ethan Gregory will be with her always. Once her friend, he's become so much more, melting the pain of her past away with each kiss. Now Lila is on a road trip with Ethan, in the wilderness under the stars, and she can't imagine her life without him. But when she talks about the future, something in Ethan changes . . .
Ethan has no doubts about his feelings for Lila. His life with her gets better every day-and that's the scary part. How can he walk into a future where he has everything to lose? With Lila, his whole heart is on the line for the very first time. But if Ethan can't give her the promise she needs, his greatest fear might come true: he'll lose Lila for good.
(30,000 words)
Well, since this was a very short novella for Lila and Ethan, this is going to be a mini review. I loved Lila and Ethan's story in The Temptation of Lila and Ethan. They're one of those real couples, you know one where you can actually believe their situation. There's no alpha male, there's no billionaire, there's no heiress, there's no business mogul, it's just two best friends turned lovers who live day to day on their earnings. Just like in The Temptation, this novella is told in dual POVs. Thank goodness for that, because I need to be in both of their heads. Ethan is so sweet and sometimes vulnerable, and Lila is so pure and beautiful.
"What the hell happens between now and
then I'm not so sure. But do I even need to be sure about that yet? Maybe I
only need to be sure about one thing. And that's her and I always being
together."
Lila and Ethan are on the last few nights of their
great road trip. Ella and Micha got married, and Lila and Ethan saved enough to
be able to go on the road for a while. But, as we all know, as one thing ends
another thing begins. For Lila and Ethan, they aren't sure what is going to
begin when this road trip ends. There's a bit of miscommunication on both
ends. Lila isn't sure if Ethan is still going to want to be with her
after this trip, for an extended amount of time at least. Ethan knows that no
matter what, he wants to stay with Lila. He just doesn't know how to say it to
her. He also still has a fear of getting married and becoming like his parents.
"He's the only person who's ever fully understood
me. The only person I've ever trusted. The only person who saw who I really am
and the potential of what I could become. He loved me in a way that I thought
wasn't possible and that's what I keep telling myself over and over
again..."
I felt like we saw more character growth with Ethan this time around, instead of Lila. Lila just needed some reassurance from Ethan on what would happen to them after the trip ended. Ethan had to figure out what he wanted and how to express his feelings. All in all, I thought it was a cute way to end their story once and for all. Well, I say cute but they still had those steamy scenes that are awesome in a way that only Jessica Sorensen can write them. They're a simple, every day couple deeply in love with each other. So, they had a simple ending. I was satisfied with the way things ended, but I'm still sad to see The Secret series to come to a close.
"Every conversation with her, good and bad. Every moment, light and dark. I want to relive it over and over again. I want so many more moments and conversations. I want this to be permanent. I want Lila and I to be permanent. Forever and always.”
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Jessica Sorensen, lives in the snowy mountains of Wyoming. When she's not writing, she spends her time reading and hanging out with her family.
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