FIND ME is the HIGHLY
ANTICIPATED sequel to FREE ME and the Conclusion of Gwen and JC's Story
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Blurb
Gwen Anders
came to The Sky Launch to begin fresh, away from the horrors of her past. She
fit in quickly, becoming good friends with her co-manager, Alayna Withers and
the owner of the club, Hudson Pierce. Though the circumstances that brought her
here were not the best, she's never felt more at home.
But
starting a new life means letting go. And there are some things she doesn't
want to leave behind - like JC, the man who taught her how to let loose. The
man she wasn't supposed to fall in love with. The man she doesn't want to lose.
Now, with
the reason she ran still a threat, Gwen fears she'll never be able to move on
completely. And if she does, can she still hold out hope that JC loves her
enough to come and find her?
Review - 5 Stars
I can’t
decide if I like book one or two better! I could lump them together into one 5
star book in my head, I guess. Haha! Find Me is a perfect conclusion to The
Found Duet. Although, I was incredibly sad to see their story end. Laurelin
Paige has knocked it out of the park, as usual! It’s difficult to review this
without revealing spoilers so I’ll do my best to make sense.
It broke my
heart when J.C. left in Free Me. To see how both he and Gwen unlocked
themselves for each other was beautiful. As a couple, they were fun, sexy, and
loveable. When Find Me begins, it’s been a year since J.C. left, and Gwen is
practically walking through life in a haze, surviving but not living. I was a
little disappointed, considering the epilogue of book 1, that she did begin to
move on. While I hated to see her move on (sort of), I certainly couldn’t blame
her. Who knew what the future would bring, and in the end, if life hadn’t gone
through just the right set of circumstances, it would have been the smartest
move anyway.
When J.C.
returns, they definitely have to wade through the mud and muck to find the
cool, clean, water. I loved the way Laurelin built their relationship and moved
it forward. When Gwen finally decides to lower her walls, she finds the freedom
that J.C. was intent on giving her in book one. And, she throws herself into
finding happiness. It’s such a contradiction from who she was in book one that
I was absolutely delighted to see this side of her.
J.C.’s
determination to get Gwen back is sexy as hell. Not that he needed anything
else to make him swoon-worthy. Just as he was at the end of book 1, J.C. is all
in, and that means he’ll do anything to make Gwen his, permanently. However,
there are secrets that he’s keeping and I wanted to swat him on the back of the
head sometimes. He should let Gwen make her own decisions, not decide what’s
best for her. She is a grown woman and deserves to make her own choices.
Lauralin
threw in some crazy surprises in this book! I couldn’t predict what would
happen next. The story is well crafted, with a plot that kept me glued to the
pages as much as the relationship between Gwen and J.C. I felt like I was right
there with Gwen, in complete shock and freaking out. But, each one pulled me
even deeper into the story and I was fighting not to skip ahead and make sure
that it really did have an HEA…. J.C. almost had me throwing my kindle across
the room. He made me so mad!!!!!! I still love him though…
I wanted
more and more and more of these two. I wanted them to get their HEA, but at the
same time, I wanted to beg Laurelin to give me more of J.C. and Gwen.
The epilogue
to this book…I just loved it…*sigh.* Warm fuzzies all around! The biggest thing
with the epilogue for me, was how it showcased the changes in Gwen. She clearly
kept making progress from the end of the last chapter until the time period of
the epilogue. She seemed almost another person, except that we’d seen glimpses
of this person hidden inside her and the truly spectacular part of the epilogue
was seeing how she’d embraced that part of herself.
Find Me was
beautifully written and wrapped up the story in such a way that I put the book
down feeling completely satisfied. I’m excited about the books related to this
series that will be published in the future. Laurelin still remains a 1-click
for me and her books are on the permanent re-read list. In fact…I may have gone
back and read them both now that I’ve finished Find Me…
Excerpt
I grabbed my
cell and checked the time. It was six-twenty-nine. I threw it in my purse and
turned back to the mirror to give myself a pep talk. “We will not have sex. We
will not have sex. We will not have sex.”
Jesus, I was
so horny already, and I hadn’t even seen him yet. I’d thought about taking care
of myself before JC got there but wasn’t sure if that would make things better
or worse. By the time I’d decided it would make it better, Ben was there, and
now JC was ringing my buzzer.
“You look
incredible,” he said when I opened the door.
I blushed as
I gave him a onceover. He was dressed in khakis with a fitted shirt and a
lightweight jacket. Lots of buttons, I thought. Which was a good thing,
considering how damn good he looked. Had he always been that buff? “You do,
too.” My thighs felt hot. Good thing I’d changed out of my pants.
I really
should have pulled out my vibrator earlier.
“You brought
flowers?” I’d been so taken by him I hadn’t noticed the small bouquet in his
hands. Three red roses dressed with some smaller white bell-shaped flowers I
couldn’t identify were wrapped in a red ribbon. I hadn’t expected it. “I didn’t
know you were the kind of guy who brought girls roses.”
He shrugged
with one shoulder. “I’m trying to impress you. I have a feeling this date is a
test of some kind, and I want to make sure I pass.”
“Not a
test,” I said dismissively. Though, wasn’t that what this was? A test to see if
we got along as well outside the bedroom as we did inside? “But thank you. You
do impress.”
I shifted my
weight to one hip and flitted my glance between JC, still standing on the other
side of the threshold, and the flowers in my hand. “I should put these in
water.” But I wasn’t sure I was ready to invite him in. Because in meant we’d
be closer to my bed. And my couch. And my kitchen counter. All of which were
locations that could be tempting.
Really, I
just shouldn’t be anywhere alone with him.
Either JC
felt the same way I did or he could read my mind. “You can do that later. The
plastic containers on the stems should last until we get back. And we should
get going.”
“Perfect.” I
set them on the console table behind me, relieved and nervous all at once. I
took a deep breath, grabbed my purse, and turned back to him. “Let’s go!”
In the
hallway, he offered me his hand. I took it, then, there it was—the shock of his
touch as his fingers weaved with mine. I let out an involuntary sigh, and with
it bricks of tension fell from my body. Release. It shuddered through me as
electricity sparked up my limb from where we were connected and spread
throughout my body, and I wondered if this was what it felt like to melt. What
it felt like to be frozen for so long and then, finally, to have the sun brush
against cold ice, transforming it into something more fluid, something entirely
different.
I glanced
down to where we were joined, so overcome by how right it felt to be touching
him in this simple way. When I looked back at him, I found his eyes pinned on
me. His expression said he’d felt it too.
“You messed
up, you know,” he said, as we started toward the elevator. “You were supposed
to wear something that I didn’t want to rip off of you.”
My cheeks
heated—actually, I wasn’t sure they’d ever cooled from the first blush he’d
caused. “You said it would be impossible for me to wear anything that wouldn’t
elicit that response. The only other choice was to go naked.”
“That would
have been an excellent choice.”
“But not
very practical.”
“I’ve never
been a fan of practical.” He pushed the call button and the elevator doors
opened immediately, the car likely still there from when he’d arrived.
We stepped
inside, our hands still molded together. The doors closed, and I so badly
wanted to turn and kiss him.
Instead I
delivered the short speech I’d practiced since I’d woken up that afternoon. “I
think I should tell you, I don’t have sex on first dates.”
“Wow.
That’s...surprising. Considering we had sex before we’d ever even been on a
date.” He squeezed my hand. “But, after you left me with blue balls this
morning, I already figured out you’d turned into a prude.”
I laughed.
“I’m not a prude. I’m cautious. And that’s nothing new. That’s always been me.”
“Yes, it
has.” The short phrase was full of subtext, and I knew he was remembering how
uptight I’d been when we’d first met. Icy. Frigid bitch.
“I’m better
than I was,” I assured him.
He nodded.
“I know. Otherwise you wouldn’t have given me even this much of you. And if you
want to wait, then I can too.”
What I
wanted was to push him against the wall and devour him.
But that was
an in-the-moment want, and long-term, I wanted a relationship that was real and
lasting. “Thank you. It means a lot.”
He leaned in
close and, though we were alone, whispered in my ear. “I’m not going to say
that I’m not dying to have you under me, Gwen. Because I am. But I’m dying to
just be with you more.”
Despite the
descent of the elevator, his words sent me floating. “You’re really good at
that impressing thing.”
He gave me
my favorite grin. “Who knew?”
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About the Author:
Laurelin
Paige is the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling Author of
the Fixed Trilogy. She's a sucker for a good romance and gets giddy anytime
there's kissing, much to the embarrassment of her three daughters. Her husband
doesn't seem to complain, however. When she isn't reading or writing sexy
stories, she's probably singing, watching Game of Thrones and the Walking Dead,
or dreaming of Michael Fassbender. She's also a proud member of Mensa International
though she doesn't do anything with the organization except use it as material
for her bio.
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