A is for ache. C is for choice. H is for his. E is for Everly. I have always gotten the short end of the stick when it came to my personal life. Drug addicted mother, obsessive step father, shitty upbringing, and one soul shattering, heart-wrenching relationship. But everything changed when I met Alec Prescott. I couldn’t stand the cocky hotshot lawyer at first, but after assisting him on one … after assisting him on one case, my opinion changed drastically. He became the beginning I so desperately needed, even if romantic relations at work are completely forbidden.
Unfortunately, falling in love with a co-worker is the least of my problems. Funny thing about the past, it’s never truly far away. No matter how fast you run from it, or how hard you try to suppress it, it’s there, lingering like a fog, blinding your vision, impacting your decisions, affecting your life.
That’s where Tage Andrews comes in. He’s the heartache I can never outrun. The man who saved me from my past all while pillaging my emotions. I want to avoid reliving it—avoid him—but he’s always there, lingering like a fog, blinding my vision, impacting my decisions, affecting my life.
This is my paradoxical predicament.
Two men.
One choice.
Inevitable heartbreak.
A.C.H.E. is an angsty, fast-paced, romantic suspense with ménage themes. Reader discretion is advised. (less)
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M. Never never disappoints me and A.C.H.E. was everything I was hoping for and more. No one writes menage/love triangles quite like she does. Everly has lead a difficult life with a drug addict mother and a father who kept her imprisoned and was involved with guns and drugs. There only highlight from her teen years was a man who meant to world to her, but that only led to heartbreak. When she finds herself working for Alec, she wants nothing to do with him. He’s a hotshot lawyer who is too cocky for his own good. As she works with him, she begins to see another side of him and suddenly she thinks maybe she could have a chance at a relationship that will not leave her shattered. One’s past has a way of not staying in the past though, and soon, Tage is back and causing her all kinds of temptation and emotional angst. How can she ever pick between these two men that make her heart beat and her blood rush? When they take that decision away from her, she is living out fantasies she never even though to imagine. Can the three of them make a life together or will the problems of her past ruin any hope she has of a future.
This book kept me captivated from page one. There is suspense, incredible heat and just the right amount of angst. As is always the case when M. Never writes a manage/love triangle, I’m never quite sure as I read who I want to end up together. A hugely satisfying read.
I don’t know whether to smile or cry!
This book was great! Alec, Tage and Everly. Her past is marred with youth destroying incidents. And Tage was there. He was the good and the bad. Eight years later she’s still fighting to come into her own.
Alec is a co-worker and she’s had enough of his surly attitude and judgment. She’s fired up and tells him what she really thinks of him. And it’s lit a passion between them that is undeniable.
But Tage never really disappeared. He’s like a bad penny. By this time is different. He can’t walk away. Alec is deeply hurt but walking away doesn’t seem like the right answer. Share. That’s what the barkeep said. Hmmmm.
What ensues is some off the charts passion and expressions of love. And her past resurfaces, putting them all in danger. Who will survive? Who will sacrifice? Who will be left for her?
The ending is not at all what I expected and I’m still reeling. Cursing, yet somehow, I know it’s right.
This book was super hot! I was torn with Tage and Alec. I loved them both for different reasons.
The prologue sucked me in and I seriously couldn’t stop until I was finished.
This book was amazing!
When I started reading I couldn’t put it down I read the book in one day.M. Never is magnifysent writer.I cannot wait to read more of there books.Keep up the great work.You should definitely read this book.But everything changed when I met Alec Prescott. I couldn’t stand the lawyer at first, but after assisting him on one case, my opinion changed drastically. He is everything.
Wow! What a whirlwind! This book checked all the boxes for me! While I felt a few parts of the story could have had a little more development, overall this was an excellent read that kept me turning the pages as fast as I could to read more!
I was hooked from page one!!!!! I recommend this book to anyone who will listen!!!! MNever just keeps getting better and better. Her writing is phenomenal!!!!!! A.C.H.E is NO DIFFERENT!!!!!! FIVE SCORCHING PHENOMENAL STARS
Okay I totally was not expecting that. Twist turns, taboo, steaming, Kindle steaming, page turning, tearjerker, beautifully written story. I absolutely love, love, loved this book. M. Never knocked it out of the park again.
I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.
Hot steamy read that will suck you in from the beginning and keep you on the edge of your seat wanting and panting for more. It’s hot, angsty and full of twists and turns. A must read! I voluntarily reviewed an advance copy of this book.
Oh my goodness, what a book. It’s absolutely beautiful. That ending is perfect.
Everly find herself in love with two men. Tage is the guy from her past, her first love. She got bad memories connected to him but she is still in love even after 8 years.
But there is also Alec, sexy arrogant , unapproachable lawyer that works in the same firm as Everly. After she finally gets through hard facade that Alec put up, she realize he is actually awesome guy and needles to say there is a crazy attraction between the two.
So Everly find herself in love with both men. Both of them are in her life and she supposed to decide what to do, who she wants to be with. Well, I’m kind of jealous of her because she ended up with both of them! If you know M. Never’s work then you know she can write some darn hot and sexy threesome. ACHE did not disappoint. Sex is hot between these three, emotions are very high and real. There is some unexpected trouble from the past that keeps hunting Everly and Tage. There are secrets revealed and oh my, there is the ending. I love the ending!
Excellent job M. Never.
I totally enjoyed this book and I recommend it for a quick, sexy read!
Wow this book is amazing. M. Never has do it again with another amazing book. This book will blow you away. This book will grab you from the beginning and hold you through out the book tell the very end. Had a hard time putting book done once i started.
I’ve read a fair few of M.Never’s books and I’ve always enjoyed them. Usually, I’m sucked straight in and lead along a path that takes you on a journey.
This time? Well, be prepared for the unexpected. Just when you think you’ve got the characters sussed, she knocks you off your feet and twists things around.
Be prepared for heartache, a palpable tension, devastation, redemption and more than one hot alpha.
It’s tricky to say much more without giving anything away and you really need to take this journey on your own. What I will say though, is that I thoroughly enjoy it. It’s not what I expected but it’s evocative and definitely emotional.
4 Caged Bird stars
I stepped in blindly, expecting angst but the Menage is a bonus. A HUGE DOUBLE bonus.
A is for Ache
C is for choice.
H is for his.
E is for Everly.
There’s ample amount of it ALL!!
Hellooo Alec and Tage #WolfWhistles. Everly is a lucky, lucky girl, I tell ya. I’m of course jealous of her position *teehee* in the complicated relationship she shares with her rude & obnoxious boss, Junior Partner in the Law Firm- Alec Prescott! . He’s Antisocial, workaholic, No life guy….kinda like her! After a night encounter in the office party, she realises they share a magnnetic chemistry and as a dare to herself, she decides to explore it.
Everly had shut her heart tight and emptied her life of everybody except her cat-Denali, ever since 8 years ago, she was betrayed, abandoned. The love of her life, Tage just shattered her life and left. So she’s basically running on fumes and happy with it.
I have swum through heaven and I’ve crawled through fire and for the last 8 years I have lingered in purgatory drifting trying to find my way to the isolating world
Tage is a bad memory from her past life that she’s so trying to forget and move on. He was her first and it hurts to be alone with his memories.
Tage and I live in a parallel universe where violence rules and power reigns. we aren’t supposed to know each other. our paths were never intended to cross. he isn’t supposed to look at me or talk to me, let alone touch me.
our relationship is treacherous, but it’s undeniable, incontestable irrefutable
So now it ain’t raining, it’s pouring. Affections and troubles-BOTH ! She’s steadily moving forward with Alec and Tage is back like a bad news, simply because he’s never left.
I am in love with both of them and have no idea what to do about it.
choose?
impossible.
sacrifice them both?
I can’t bring myself to imagine my life with one and not the other
Troubles mount, passions run high, people are threatened, secrets are revealed and old mysteries get unraveled. She is the KEY to the secret that shall unlock her past fears free and the aftermath is not only bloody, it’s Déja Vu!!
Surprising twists , blind curves throw you off. Lots of action, intense emotions but the cherry on top is the HOT SEX. One handed read for sure !!!!
two guys
one girl
lots and lots of fun
it isn’t a torturous thought
MNever is an accomplished writer, A Queen of Menages. She writes hot sex with lots of emotions thrown in, spiking the anguish & heartaches. This book is her comfortable genre and trope.
The title of this book is so on point. It just leaves you aching and wanting more. I have to say this one is my favorite.
I love this author’s writing and stories so much. My love continues with this spectacular dark story. There is nobody that creates superbly complex characters, especially heroines, like M Never. In addition to the great characters is a dramatic story with danger, suspense and sexy love. There’s never been a love triangle liking this one! At the heart of this wonderfully dark romance is a beautiful heroine in Juliette/Everly. She is strong, resilient and just fabulous. And her two heroes are so different and equally swoon worthy. Tage is her first love, her heartbreak and her protector. He’s so strong and sexy in all his darkness. And then there’s her love/hate relationship with co-worker lawyer Alec. I hate him, l love him, l hate him. Ugh! Whiplash but HOT love is the winner. Who wins her love? She has to live to love! I voluntarily reviewed an ARC.
ACHE
ACHE is the story of Everly, Tage, and Alec. Everly and Page has a past. They were each other’s first love. Alec is a cocky jerk who works with Everly and sets his sights on her. Work place relationships are a big no-no, but they push boundaries anyway. When Tage makes another appearance and shakes things up, can any of them survive the aftermath? Is it possible to truly love someone so much you’re willing to do anything for them?
Holy freaking hotness. This story had depth, it felt real, and did I need a fan quite often. This is a must read.
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I was hooked from the very beginning of this story. I absolutely enjoyed Everly, Tage and Alec. The chemistry between the main characters was undeniable and the steam was off the charts. Alec was definitely my favorite character of all the characters in this story. The back and forth banter between Everly and Alec and Alec and Tage made me laugh out loud more than a few times. The suspense within this story was unexpected and satisfying, especially with Vicki and Gunner. I was definitely enjoying the path that Ever, Tage and Alec took even though it happened faster than I expected. The one thing I did not care for was the way Tage made promises and broke them as soon as the issue with Gunner came up. I can understand why he did what he did because it was who he was, but he shouldn’t have made those promises. I liked the ending of the story but I do wish it would have given me a little more, maybe an extended epilogue with just the two main characters in the end; almost like life after Tage. Would I recommend this story? Absolutely! I enjoyed it a lot and look forward to reading more books from this author in the future.
3.5 stars
This latest from M. Never is a contemporary romance full of the feels.
Tage is a mystery…a ghost, driven to serve and protect.
Everly is searching…lost and alone, there must be more to this life.
Alec is a force of nature…driven and strong and decisive.
One is an unresolved past, one is an unknown future.
But together, they just work…or do they?
I feel like the author left us a little bereft…there were so many more answers I wanted. I wonder, is there more?
Ache. The most absolute feeling throughout this story. Very fitting title. An unexpected mfm storyline as two men who love the same woman decides to give her all the love she deserves and not having her to choose between them. a woman with an isolated past trying to live her life until it caught up with her
What a position Everly gets put in!! Who can choose between the guy who was her first love at 16 and the hot junior partner at the law firm where she works…she had a rough life growing up and Tage was her support system after 16 years old. She’s now 24. I’m a huge fan of all of M. Never’s work and this is no exception! Hot menage and full of angst. You won’t regret it!