Just One More Temptation (The Sterling Family #4)
Carly Phillips
Blurb:
She’s a younger
free spirit who's sunshine and light.
Fallon Sterling’s
one experience with a rich, older man ended in heartbreak. So, when twin
nine-year-old girls wind up in her gallery, followed by their oh-so-hot dad,
she refuses to notice how sexy he is. And she will not let herself fall for his
broody charms. Or his adorable daughters. That was her plan. Unfortunately,
planning hasn't always been her strong suit…
Noah Powers needs
a reliable nanny, not a romance with a much younger artist who his girls adore.
The fact that he desires Fallon and the sunshine she brings into his drab world
doesn't matter. His focus needs to be on his work and his daughters. Trouble
is, he can never remember that when Fallon is in his arms.
Somewhere between
a matchmaking family (his) and dangerous workplace drama (hers), Fallon and
Noah realize they might have more in common than they thought. But is it enough
for happily ever after?
Themes: Contemporary
Rating: 4.25 stars
Heat Rating:
Review:
For
long time fans of Carly Phillips, we all know she loves her Grumpy-Sunshine
love stories, but every time we get a new couple falling under one another’s
spell, she manages to give us a fresh twist and remind us why she remains at
the top of her craft. I wasn’t positive that I would love this story, being
that I’m not a huge fan of stories that revolve around children and/or single
parents, but these kids were so precocious and mature that I actually enjoyed
getting to know them and seeing them interacting with Fallon and Noah. If you
enjoy a delightful read, filled with laughter, suspense, and romance, then Noah
and Fallon will drag you right into their lives and you will not be able to set
the book down until the very end. I am really looking forward to future stories
because the more we get to know the Sterling family the more I fall in love
with them and want happiness for them all. Carly’s imagination never ceases to
amaze me and I can only wish that I had her skill and flair with the written
word.
Noah
Powers is overwhelmed being the primary caretaker to his precocious tree-teen
twin daughters for the first time in their lives—with nannies quitting or
failing left and right and the girls disappearing on him in the middle of the
city. When he tracks them down to the small art gallery where they are being
entertained by a beautiful young artist/employee, he doesn’t realize just how
much she will come to mean to them all. Fallon Sterling has been hurt before by
an older man and isn’t interested in starting anything with Noah, but he and
his girls pull her right in and soon she is spending time with them and
beginning to lose her heart. When Fallon and Noah finally accept that they
cannot hide from their feelings anymore and decide to give their relationship a
try, their love begins to blossom almost too quickly. But can too people that
have such different plans for the future and trauma in their past find a way to
heal and move forward together—before someone puts and end to their chances to
be together finally?
Fallon
is a character that I could truly see myself enjoying getting to know in real
life; She is intelligent, creative, caring, and sassy and devoted to her family
and all of those she takes into her heart. She has had real suffering in her
past and I was afraid that she would allow it to keep her from finding happiness
with Noah and the girls, but thankfully she was able to heal and move past her
hurts. I also loved the way she looks out for those that she considers hers, especially
the woman she considers her stand-in
mom, when she begins to have problems. She faces every danger and problem that
comes at her head on, refusing to let anything drag her down and instead deals
with her pain in private so that others don’t see how much she is hurt. Noah was
a great guy in many ways, though I definitely wanted to be able to kick him in
the pants at one in the story because he almost allowed Fallon to slip through
his fingers. He is sweet with his girls, loving and caring with Fallon, and
strong enough to take on the problems of those around him without buckling
under the pressure. I enjoyed watching the women in his life interacting with
him, whether it was his mother, his girls, or Fallon, he is so respectful of
women and always gives of himself to all. I would love to meet a man like him
and claim him for myself for myself, but alas I think men like him only exist
in the minds of my favorite authors.
Just One More Temptation truly stands up to its name, tempting readers to keep
reading until the very end because we don’t want to miss a single moment. There
is just so much emotion in this story as a Noah and Fallon find their way to
healing one another and then deciding to put forth the effort to build a life
together. Noah has so much going on but he never drops any of the most
important balls in his life, mainly his girls or Fallon, and he finds a way to
grow and be what they all need him to be without losing himself. Fallon has to
let go of a lot of her own hangups in order to embrace a future with Noah and
his girls, but once she finds love, and Noah proves he can change and grow with
her, she will never allow herself to give up on him or the life they can have—even
when she almost loses her life. The passion between these two is apparent as
soon as their eyes meet, despite their young audience, and the more time they
spend together the more obvious their love is. I loved seeing this little
family form from two people that have been lost in their broken pasts for too
long and two clever girls that finally get to see their dad truly completely
happy with their new stepmom. I am really looking forward to whatever comes
next for this series as more Sterling kids find love and drama as lives changes
forever. Carly continues to always take us on a wild ride with each new story
and I am never disappointed.
*eARC provided by author for the
purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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