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.
Aarabelle sits in her highchair
as I feed her dinner. She’s growing so fast. Already she’s eating cereal and a
little baby food. Soon she’ll be crawling and I have no one to celebrate with.
Her father will never see these milestones and it breaks me apart.
“You should really lock the
door,” Liam huffs as he throws his coat over the chair.
“But then I’d have to get up to
let you in,” I state matter-of-factly and go back to feeding the baby, trying
to put aside my worries. The fact is…this is reality. I have to deal with it.
“Uh huh. Hey, Pumpkin,” his
eyes alight as he crouches down by Aara. It’s adorable hearing grown men use a
baby voice. It gets a little softer and higher pitched.
The corners of her mouth lift
and she throws her arms in the air when he gets close. My heart sputters seeing
how happy she gets seeing him. Liam kisses her head and she giggles.
“At least someone is happy to
see me,” he says playfully.
“I’d be happy if you brought me
a present,” I joke.
He laughs and goes into the
pocket of his coat. “Just so happens I did, but since that’s the only way
you’ll be nice, I’ll hold on to this until you’ve earned it.”
Practically leaping out of my
chair, I rush over. “What is it?” I try to peer around his back as he holds the
mystery item.
Liam’s lips curl as he sees how
much I want this. I don’t even know what it is. Jeez, I’m an idiot. “Nope. We
eat first, then maybe you’ll get it.”
“Watch, it’s a freaking Pez
dispenser or something stupid.”
“Guess you’ll have to be nice
to find out.” He shoves the item into his back pocket and I fight the urge to
reach and get it. “How was work?”
We spend the next thirty
minutes going over my day and Jackson’s return. Liam never mentioned that they
spoke, but he’s surprised to hear he’s in Virginia. After we finish the pizza,
Liam somehow convinces me we should watch a movie. I get Aarabelle to bed and
come down to find him sprawled out on the couch.
“By all means, make yourself
comfortable.”
Liam pulls his beanie higher on
his forehead and his eyes glimmer with amusement. He sits up and puts the TV
on. “I picked the movie.”
“What?” I ask with mock
incredulity. “It’s my house. Why do you get to pick the movie?”
“Ummm, I’m the guest.” He
shrugs as if this should be an obvious answer.
I groan and lean back. “What
crappy, shoot-‘em-up movie do I have to endure?”
“You’ll see. It’s a classic.”
Consolation (Duet #1) by Corinne Michaels
A very EMOTIONAL story. A very pregnant Natalie is told her SEAL husband has been killed. Her parents and military family rally around her to give her all the support she needs. Her deceased husband's best friend Liam also comes to help out. Once Liam was introduced, I. LOVED. HIM.
Natalie was strong but struggling to deal with her grief and healing. I rooted for Liam and Natalie relationship to blossom. I loved the bond he was building with Arabelle, her infant daughter. I didn't love how long it was taking for the relationship to get there, the fact that not much else was happening and the WTF moments. I can say no more....No Spoilers ALLOWED.......sorry.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention.....there's a CLIFFHANGER!
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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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