Alive Again (McLoughlin Brothers Book 3)

At first, I was hesitant to read this because of what the blurb said but as the story progresses, Patrick’s hard and cold demeanor towards Carsen can be explained as he has suffered a lot, like his wife, Maggie abandoning him and their baby girl, Maeve, so he’s warily. He and Maggie were high school sweethearts and he thought they would last forever until one day she disappeared. So it’s obvious he doesn’t want to be hurt again, especially with his baby girl now with him… meaning there’s a slight push and pull from Patrick until he can’t stay away anymore from Carsen (neither can she) and start sleeping together, no labels and no attachments. But that doesn’t work for long because both of them start developing feelings towards each other.

Carsen is afraid that she’s sort of the rebound chick and that Patrick’s still waiting for his wife to return to him, so she’s scared because she’s bonded with Maeve quickly and her feelings for Patrick have turned into love. On the other hand, Patrick, who’s a bit older than Carsen, doesn’t know how to express how he truly feels until an unexpected and unpleasant surprise shows up… yep, you guessed it, Maggie returns! Luckily, that issue is resolved quickly and these two get their head out of their butts and get their happy ending, together as a family, with adorable little Maeve, who’s also bonded quickly to Carsen <3

Now, I thought what Maggie did was inhumane, to leave your baby girl and husband because, by her own words, she was selfish and only wanted Patrick, ugh, I hate women like that! But fortunately, Patrick knows that he would never leave his daughter like Maggie did and realizes the type of woman she truly is. Also, the feelings he has for Carsen stopped him from acepting her back even with the ridiculous things she was spouting on about not wanting to have children... Let me stop on that because I get seriously infuriated with women like Maggie.
Luckily, Maggie loses and Carsen wins 🙂 Luckily, for Carsen, she's has gained a good, protective and possessive man, a great lover, a good father and an adorable baby girl, who she truly feels protective of and who she has bonded with (working as a nanny for Patrick, this is is sort of boss and employee romance that transitions to forever)

Carsen also helped Patrick to bond more with his brothers and I loved that 🙂 With Maggie, Patrick distanced himself from his brothers, his family. With Carsen, he's more involved in his brothers' lives and is friends with their wives. She brought out the positivity vibe into Patrick's life while Maggie only brought isolation.
Carsen also had a caring nature, even as young as she was, and she saw that Patrick needed his family to be there for him and she did everything in her power to reunite them all again <3 🙂

I liked the epilogue too because we all get to see all the couples (which are Patrick's brothers) from the previous two books from this series and I especially loved how Maeve calls Carsen "mommy" 🙂
In the epilogue, some years have passed and Maeve is five and Carsen is like a mother to her in all ways but biological and I loved seeing their bond still going strong <3

What I didn't like much is that it took years for Patrick to propose marriage to Carsen. I get it, he was burned badly by his high school sweetheart turned wife, that slag, but still, Carsen didn't have to pay the sins of another woman but hey, she was understanding. That's why I liked her character the best out of the story 🙂
Wish, there was more years in the epilogue where we get to see these two get married and have their own babies, that's also including Maeve, as the big sister, protective... Nonetheless, I liked reading this story and liked seeing that the McLoughlin brothers and their women got their happily ever after <3 <3

Alive Again is an incredibly sweet story filled with heart warming love. A sexy single dad, an adorable little girl, and a sweetheart of a nanny all make for an irresistible read! This book is such a feel good kind of read. Even still packed with emotion the sweetness in Carsen and Patrick’s story stole the show! I found myself constantly swooning while reading.

A man who’s stuck in a state of limbo after his wife leaves without a word, Patrick has fully dedicated himself to only his daughter and his job. After months of no word from the wife who left him he hires a nanny to help with his daughter. He doesn’t expect the immediate attraction to the woman he hires, but the chemistry between these two is off the charts.

Carsen is a total sweetheart. Hardworking and wise beyond her years she adores children and is wonderful with Patrick’s daughter. The tension builds as the sparks fly between Carsen and Patrick and when they finally come together the heat is scorching. I really loved these two together, I just wish we had a bit more of it. The ending was a bit rushed but with a wonderful epilogue that was adorably sweet.