“Judge me all you want. I apologize for nothing. She may have been my father’s wife, but I saw her first.”LeviTwenty years of pure torture. Twenty years of watching the only woman that I’ve ever come close to loving married to someone else. Twenty years of pleading with her to change her mind. Of being jerked around, frustrated, and confused.Now he’s gone, and the question is, was it ever real? … question is, was it ever real?
Or was it just the thrill of the chase?
Natalie
Twenty years of pain. Of watching the choices of my youth destroy everyone I love.
Of being so near to what I crave, but fighting temptation with everything I have.
One act of selfish weakness tore apart so many lives, and I won’t ever allow that to happen again.
No matter how many sacrifices I’ve had to make, I have only one regret . . .
Him.
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Oh my Goodness Nicole! Levi and Natalie! This book gave me so many feels. It’s a rollercoaster of emotions. From Love to Anger to hatred, back to love. There are so many things standing in their way and I thought there was no way they could overcome all the odds. The Adamsons rank right up there with the Monroes! I’m in total love.
Nicole is easily becoming one of my all time favorite Authors. She writes amazing books that suck you in and doesn’t let go! I cannot wait until the next installment. Until then, I’ll dream of all her sexy men!
Such a great book! Honest to goodness I fell in love with Levi from the start. Loved his attitude. In comes Natalie and I was rooting for the awesomeness of an epic love story. Those two were made for each other! And then, my world fell!!! HOLY CRAP! But love is love and YES!!! Natvi was finally born! oh and that ending, what!?!?!?!?!
” He spent most of your marriage trying to tear you down. I’ll spend the rest of our lives building you up.” ~Levi
I knew Natalie’s story was so much more than what we learned in Mistaken. Her being in love with Levi but ending up marrying Mitch, his father, just didn’t add up. To walk Natalie’s journey is gut-wrenching but I got to see how strong this woman truly is. She made great sacrifices for her family while risking her own happiness. Levi’s hurt runs deep but he loves fiercely. These two love each other but is there too much hurt and destruction that forgiveness can’t be found? I couldn’t put down this amazing romance even as each twist felt like a punch in the gut, there is always hope.
Man this book was brutal. The heart break the devastation and the crap hand dealt for over twenty years! Omg my poor heart was just ran through the meat grinder and stomped on and they she so sweetly tied it up with a bow and make it all better! Seriously I love Nicole’s story and the real ness but it’s never all hearts and flowers but you really don’t see some of the things she comes up with headed your way! Another 5 star read for me!
Mischief is the second book in The Adamson Family Series by Nicole Dykes.
“I’ll be her sanctuary, and she’ll be my destruction.”
We first met Levi Adams and Natalie Bowen in the previous book in the series and their animosity against each other was crystal clear. This was a taboo relationship yet this was so moving. There is a lot of angst, secrets, and misunderstandings; however, there was a lot of built up love and tension.
“There’s no way I’m running away from this.”
The character build up for Levi and Natalie was so beautiful and raw. Natalie comes from a world where family is broken and survival is a real struggle. She has never indulged in anything else except for when she meets Levi.
“This isn’t the end of our turmoil and the beginning of our happy ending.”
Together, they find solace and sanctuary in each other. The pressure from their situations goes in the background when they are together. After a huge twist, 20 years have past and there is anger and angst between the two. There is only turmoil and longing.
“I’ll be your escape.”
Levi and Natalie was absolutely beautiful together. The character development for the two was admiring. The flow was fantastic. I cannot wait to read the rest of the Adamson family. Nicole, you nailed it! I devoured this book.
“Angel of destruction. A fitting name.”
Poor Levi. Poor Natalie. You just can’t help but feel bad for them and cheer for them to find a way to each other. I think you’ve always known just what kind of man Mitch is, but you really see it in this story. Their story had me hooked and I read it all in one setting. I just couldn’t put it down!
I’m back with my review on the Adamson Family series, this time with Book Two.
Book Two focuses on Levi and Natalie, and man, their story is a doozy! This book tore me apart in ways I didn’t even think could be possible. The backstory between the two is captivating, the present between them is heartbreaking.
Levi is the oldest Adamson and follows closely in his father’s footsteps of being a racer. He meets Natalie at the track when they are younger, both giving each other “fake” names while they embark on a short romance with each other… until they ‘meet’ again at Levi’s family home, where Natalie is now his fathers girlfriend. LEGIT SHOCKER!
Natalie, oh my sweet sweet Natalie. Her backstory seriously gave me all the feels. When Levi’s dad steps in to help out with her situation, she gives in because her situation NEEDS his help. Mitch is an evil evil man. He was a horrible father to his kids, and now Natalie has found herself in the center of it all… and doesn’t even know Levi is Mitch’s son until he comes to his fathers house. Guys, them seeing each other TORE ME APART!
Levi doesn’t know about Natalie’s situation so he automatically assumes the worst, especially when Natalie ends up marrying Mitch. It’s a whole mess of a situation that is beyond the norm and will tear you apart. When Mitch dies, Natalie reaches out to let Levi know that their family home is being repossessed due to the gambling debt his father was in. She is ready to just move on with her life – sans Adamson family.
When the truth finally comes out and Levi learns just what happened and why Natalie turned to Mitch the way she did, it’s like all the pieces fall into place. Yes, it’s kinda weird that Natalie was his step-mom and they are now together, but in reality – Natalie and Levi were falling in love long before Mitch stepped into the picture and Mitch being the evil man he is, knew and kept them apart.
Levi and Natalie will bring you to your knees. Their backstory is awe-inspiring and heartbreakingly tragic, but their happily ever after will have you jumping for joy when it finally happens for them.
Levi and Natalies story made me sad. To think they could have been together from the start but instead she chose money in order to provide for her sisters because she felt like it her fault for what happened to them. Yet in the end her one sister died and the other was not very caring about it all. Levi’s fathr mitch her husband was not a very caring man to her and knew all along that she loved his son. It broke my heart that they had to wait so long to get HEA together. But i feel deep down inside that right from the start they were meant to be together.
Dykes has a way of making you fall in love with all her characters as you get to know them in each book and they progress. It’s amazing actually. It takes great talent to do that. Love!!!
Starting this book I was a little skeptical about Natalie but she isn’t as bad as I was thinking she was going to be. While I didn’t understand some of the things she did or went through in her life you can definitely understand why she had to make some of the choices that she did. She had a tough life and it got worse by the day and growing up and marrying wasn’t much better for her.
Levi on the other hand was love as he is Chris’ brother and you learn about him in Mistaken which is book 1 in this series. Levi also had some trouble growing up with his family life he had a famous dad who push his legacy on to his children and mother that was quite all there. He has had some huge obstacles to over come in his life and it is so great that he was able to come out on top.
highly recommend this series