His father is dead, and it’s my uncle’s fault. We shouldn’t be attracted to each other, but we can’t resist. Mason Reeves is the living embodiment of a family secret too awful to bear. When my cousin convinces him to come to Thanksgiving in the hopes of healing the past, she only creates a new problem. He shouldn’t make my heart flutter. I shouldn’t be entertaining indecent thoughts. And we … entertaining indecent thoughts.
And we definitely shouldn’t be exchanging heated glances while my family sits just feet away.
I shouldn’t reach out to him, but I can’t help myself. He can’t help himself either. In fact, he helps himself to every last inch of me.
I do nothing to stop it. I encourage it. I practically beg.
But this was never meant to last. I’ve always known, no matter how much I tried to pretend.
After all, it’s not his history that will be our undoing.
It’s mine.
BEAUTIFUL DARK a standalone, forbidden romance in the Beautiful Rivers contemporary romance series.
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A beautiful, heartwarming story about a young man’s struggle with forgiveness and forging friendships with the family of the man he thought responsible for his father’s death. And a young woman who lives life in the moment, fearing the future following a prior life threatening illness. Full of hilarious family banter, anger, tears, fear of living, healing, forgiveness, passion, and love. Readers will fall in love with the characters of Beautiful Dark, they will laugh and cry, and won’t want to put this book down.
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Binge-reading continued… And enjoying every minute of it. Loved Corrine and Jason’s story; at first glance a highly unlikely pairing and seeming doomed to fail. What a burden for Corrine at such a young age and the dark cloud hanging over her head. A heart-felt, beautiful story. Now it’s on to Rayce…
Captivating, well written story with nice storyline and plot. The characters are likeable and well described.
I like that the story is written in dual POV which gives the reader a lot more of the thoughts and feelings of the main characters.
A beautiful story that has passion and chemistry. I like the writing style of this author because it brings the story to life.
Recommendable read of a nice length.
This is my first book by J.L. White and it definitely won’t be my last. Although this is a stand alone I definitely recommend the reader read all three books in order to get the full affect of The Beautiful Rivers Series. I plan on doing that myself. This book took me on an emotional roller coaster. The story builds full of suspense and had me turning the pages to find out what was going to happen next. I found myself reading non stop and this book is a definite one-click.
Wow, what an amazing match!
When I started this book, I thought all the dark secrets belonged to Mason and why he refused his inheritance. But really, the darkness belongs to Corrine and her reasons for avoiding commitment. Her story is truly heartbreaking, but completely understandable. It takes real guts on her part and patience on Mason’s for them to overcome such an insurmountable issue.
As with the previous books in this series, the writing is stellar and the characters feel like friends you’ve known for years. Mason has a gut-wrenching journey of his own, and his emotions bleed right through the pages into your heart. Corrine’s story is both one of pain and triumph, and I was truly grateful for the beautiful epilogue the author included. This story is not to be missed. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
Oh man. This book gave me all the feels. I love Mason and Corrine together. I felt so much for Corrine and what she was going though and am glad she had Mason to hold on to.
A well written emotional read in continuation of this series. Mason is flew in by Lizzy to meet and get to know family because evidence shows he is the illegitimate child of uncle Grant. He meets Corrine Lizzy’s distant cousin. Who both have their own set of emotional baggage /issues. There is strong chemistry between the two and the story is told in dual POV’S. It is an excellent heartwarming and steamy story.
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This is a beautifully written story that is a very captivating read! I loved this intriguing story-line and as well as the characters. Corrine and Mason are incredible very believable characters with amazing chemistry. This is the third story in the “Beautiful Rivers” stories and it is absolutely my favorite! Definitely worth reading!
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This is a compelling, sexy, and passionate read with an amazing interesting storyline. It is emotionally deep and beautiful and the feelings I got throughout the pages just took my breath away. I was captivated by the characters; they are sweet and perfect for each other. It is a really exciting read. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is a book once started I was not putting down it is a must-read book! Corrine and Mason’s story has a lot of ups and downs. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The storyline was well written, the plot flowed smoothly from page to page and the characters were so strongly written that I was totally glued to my kindle until I finished reading the very last page!
When Corrine and Mason meet, it’s not an easy meet. No, it’s awkward and tense because Mason is at her cousins’ home because Lizzy, one of her cousins, invited Mason over when she flew out to see if her was her previously unknown brother. Yeah…
Mason’s uncomfortable being at the family home of the man who accidentally killed his father when Mason was young. But Corrine’s presence makes things somehow easier. So it’s easy for them to slip into a friendship of sorts online and via text. They get to know each other and find they really like each other. But, how can they possibly start something when they live so far apart? When Corrine’s ever present fear of her cancer coming back overshadows her life?
I found myself easily falling for these two. They were such a lovely couple, with real, honest emotions and behavior. Of all the Rivers’ clan, this is by far my favorite story. Definitely waiting impatiently for more from this author!
This story captured me from the beginning because it starts with Lizzie flying off to Mason to get answers that cam up in the previous book. The story is engaging and will have you turning the pages until the end. This is Lizzie and Mason’s journey to finding love and the story does not disappoint.
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Sooooooo GOOD!
An emotionally gruelling read that will take a toll on your heart! A beautifully written storyline that grabs hold of you dragging you through a gripping ride of twists and turns tugging and pulling your emotions to an ultimate high and than shattering you to pieces keeping you on edge glued to the pages making it impossible to put down! Exciting, intense, grueling, a myriad of emotions, enjoyable and passion filled lip-biting hot chemistry! A fantastic must read!
This book was absolutely beautiful. The emotional rollercoaster they went through. The heartwarming and heartbreaking conflicts was unbelievable. The struggles with waiting for the ball to drop was to much to handle. I couldn’t put the book down until the very end. Thank you the ending it helped ease my heart. A great read.
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This was the first time reading this authors work and it was a good story. It had a good storyline and some great characters to read about plus its steamy to.I couldn’t put it down once I started reading it. And I look forward to reading more from this author. I hope you all enjoy it to and happy reading.
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