You are cordially invited to the Sin Bin wedding of the year—kilts required, undergarments optional.Taine Afoa has faced opponents on the rugby pitch without an ounce of fear. He hopes to find the same courage when asking the love of his life to marry him. First, though, he has to ask Freddie’s fathers for their blessing.If Taine survives, popping the question should be a breeze.Freddie Whittle … question should be a breeze.
Freddie Whittle knows Taine has something up his sleeve. A yes forms on his lips before the question is even asked. But can they survive the madness of friends and family, all wanting to help plan their wedding?
As their May-December romance tumbles into happily ever after, one surprise after the other brings them more joy than they ever imagined possible.
The short story Haka Ever After is the seventh (and last) book in Dahlia Donovan’s international bestselling gay romance series, The Sin Bin. Each one features hot rugby players and the men who steal their hearts.
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Sweet love leads to happy ending at the End of the World
This was a short, sweet HEA for a fun couple. As they look to a combined future, they also serve some sweet endings in the fitting room, etc, and present each other the perfect, well thought out gift. Raise your glass to multicultural coupledom!
I had not read anything previous about the main protagonists retired rugby player Taine and nurse Freddie. It would have been nice to read how they met and their relationship developed; guess I’ll have to go back in the series and find the right volume. The story hints at a blip or two of past angst or opposition. It also includes quite a few secondary characters, team- and workmates, who have obviously featured earlier in the series. But this happy story was fine as a standalone, brief novella.
The writing is good and I only noticed one mistake missed in editing. This was a nice, no angst read that I enjoyed.
This is the perfect ending to an amazing series. The cast of characters from the Sin Bin series is back to celebrate the wedding of Freddie and Taine, and it includes Taine asking permission. Will their friends be the one planning the wedding? How are they going to make this work since they each have their own traditions? You will definitely have to read this one to find out.
I absolutely loved this series and this story was the cherry on top and wrapped everything up perfectly. It is a quick read, but that in no way distracts from the story. I kind of wish it was longer, but that’s only because I’ve fallen in love with these characters and don’t want to let them go. I highly suggest you one click this one today. 5 stars!
This is the first book I have read in The Sin Bin series and it won’t be the last and as you can see for me to give it 4 Stars it certainly can be read as a stand-alone, I may have read the last book before I had read the first but that didn’t take anything away from this amazing love story.
Haka Ever After is set around Taine and Freddie’s wedding and what a wedding it turned out to be from the proposal to the cake made of cheese these guys were going to do it their way, traditions from two very different backgrounds come together for these very special men.
I enjoyed the short time I spent with the rugby players and now it’s time to go back to book 1 and really get to know them because this author who is new to me looks like she has a series I won’t be able to get enough off. This book has everything I could want I laughed along the way and it left me feeling all fuzzy inside what more can you ask for, looking forward to reading more from The Sin Bin for me this is sports romance at its best.
There comes along, once in a rare while, a book that leaves you feeling all warm and fuzzie inside. A book that is far too stinking cute for its own good. A book that wraps up an ENTIRE series in so few pages. A book that is simply, brilliant.
This is book 7 in the Sin Bin series, and if you are just coming across this book, you should at the very LEAST read book two, The Caretaker, which is where Freddie and Taine meet. You should read them all, though!
Taine plucks up the courage to ask Freddie to marry him, but first he asks for Freddie’s fathers permission. Since their first meeting wasn’t exactly a tea party, Taine has reservations they won’t chop him up and hide the pieces! But the fathers surprise him, and then Taine has to actually propose.
The proposal delivers, for me, the best line of the book!
Freddie asks, “why marriage?” Taine replies, “When they write our story after we’re gone, it should read that I loved you more than anything else in the world. More than rugby. More than you love cheese. I want our names connected – intertwined. Legally. So no knobdobbers can claim I wasn’t dedicated to you. So, will you marry me?”
The wedding plans are amusing, with all the previous characters taking part. So you can imagine what they all get up to! There is, of course, some messing about with food, cos ya’ll know Ms Donovan’s boys like to play with their food!
Bit that made me cry?? When all of Taine’s rugby team mates perform the Haka at the wedding. That bit made me cry more that what happened on the honeymoon!
It’s always sad to see a series end, but what a way to go!
5 stars
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Haka Ever After is an absolutely delightful conclusion to the Sin Bin series. The story focuses on Taine and Freddie, and they are adorable together. We also get to visit with some past favorites from the series as this sweet couple gets ready to tie the knot. This one is easily read in an hour or less and is a great mix of sweet, sexy, witty, and charming. With zero angst, Freddie and Taine’s happily ever after is lighthearted fun with plenty of reasons to smile.