From New York Times Bestselling author Corinne Michaels comes the final poignant standalone love story in the Arrowood Brothers Series. Hollywood taught me everything I know about relationships—except how to be in one. As an actor, I became an expert at faking it. Faking that I wasn’t affected by my childhood. Faking that I was okay. Faking that I knew how to save the day, the girl, the whole … the whole damn world.
But I’ve always known the truth—I’m no one’s hero.
Until I’m forced to move back to Sugarloaf for six months, and Brenna Allen offers me a chance to prove otherwise. She’s everything I never knew I wanted, but can’t have. Her broken heart, perfect face, and adorable children turn my world upside down. Instead of preparing for my next leading role, I’m directing a middle school play for this small-town single mother.
All to make her smile.
The more time I spend here, the more I want to stay. Build a life in this town that I swore I’d leave—for her.
But when the world comes crashing down around us, I’m forced to decide if staying for her is the right choice or if leaving is better for the woman I love.
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What can I say about Jacob Arrowood that can do this man justice. I have absolutely loved each and every story about these brothers but Jacob is without a doubt the best and my favorite. These brothers are so amazing in their own right and I adore the way they love their women.
My heart broke for Brenna with losing her husband. But moving to Sugarloaf to start fresh and be close to her in-laws was something she just needed to do. Starting over is always hard especially after losing your spouse. Her children, Melanie and Sebastian, we just the perfect kids. I loved how supportive they were of her finding happiness again.
Jacob was the perfect hero. I loved how he started out as just being there for Sebastian since he understood what it was like to lose a parent but it quickly changed to wanting something with Brenna. He struggled with the distance they would have between them once his time in Sugarloaf was over.
There were a few times I got a little misty eyed while reading. Especially the ending, mainly because I don’t want their stories to be over.
But man am I excited for the new series to come.
Corinne you absolutely amaze me with how you are able to write such beautiful and emotional books.
Stay For Me by Corinne Michaels is the fourth book in the Arrowood Brothers Series. This book is an amazing journey of emotions, drama, angst, fears, love, steam…its beautiful and heartwarming. The characters are wonderfully written, relatable and lovable. Stay For Me is a book that will stay with you and make you reach for it again. Loved it!
Stay For Me is the fourth and final novel in the The Arrowood Brothers series by Corinne Michaels. You can read each book as standalone but I highly recommend reading the series. Each story brings a brother back to their hometown for six months. It is now Jacob’s turn in the rotation.
Jacob Arrowood was an action star in Hollywood. In Sugarloaf he was just a pain in the ass to his family and another man in The small town except to a twelve year old boy named Sebastian. He was his hero. His wish was to meet him while he was in town and when he does it’s everything. To both of them. It’s the start of a beautiful friendship. The start of something even bigger. Something Jacob never saw coming…
Brenna was a widow and mother of two. She moved to Sugarloaf to be closer to her late husband’s family. She thought she was going to be living the simple and boring life. She was still grieving and trying to be normal. Boring was good. It was something. She was just going through the motions. Until she saw him. Really saw him. And saw the way he looked at her. Not with pity but with more. Want. Desire. Beauty. But why? He could have anyone and was leaving in a few months.
I have read and loved every book in this series. The Arrowood Brothers are charming, swoon worthy, hot AF, sweet, and so much fun! Their banter towards each other and their badass partners are sibling and relationship goals. And I can’t forget the children! So smart, sassy, and have their uncles wrapped around their fingers. I am sad the series is over but I am excited about the next one!
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Quotes:
“Bean, will you set these dumbasses straight as to who is the sexiest of the four of us?”
Sydney sighs dramatically. “Jacob, but not by much.”
“See.”
“Seriously, wife?” Declan growls.
“Oh, calm down. I said not by much.”
“You’re going to ruin me,” I tell her.
“Believe me, you’re going to destroy me.”
“But seriously,” I say as I turn back to the kids, “is everyone ready?”
David, who is playing Danny, bobs his head. “I’m good. I got chills.”
“Are they multiplying?” Sebastian asks with perfect timing.
Before I get fully into my review of this particular book I want to say a little about this whole series. I fell in love with each of the Arrowood brothers from the very beginning. These men had been through so much and deserved to find a love that could show them the good in the world. One of my absolute favorite things about this series though, is the truths about an arrow.
What is One Truth About an Arrow?
Connor: You can’t take your shot until you break your bow.
Declan: A true second shot will split the first arrow and create a solid path.
Sean: Just because you don’t hit the bulls eye doesn’t mean the other shots don’t count.
Jacob: Removing half the feather will create the curve and alter its course.
Now, why did I bring these truths up? Not just because they are one of my favorite things about these books. Each brother’s truth plays a role in their story.
This book is an amazing story about finding the love that you thought you would never have. Brenna is an incredibly strong, widow, and single mother of 2. Jacob is a famous actor, spending 6 months back in his small home town, to “serve his penance” as he puts it, after his father’s death. After learning about the death of Brenna’s husband and finding out that her son is a huge fan, Jacob decides to spend a little time with her son to help him through the grieving process, having lost his own mother at a similar age.
“I’ve seen beauty before.
I’ve known women who are every man’s desire, but this woman is…something else.”
This is what went through Jacob’s mind when he first saw Brenna. Right from the beginning he felt a pull towards her. The chemistry and pull between these two characters is undeniable. They both try to fight it, they try to be just friends. Sometimes though, life has other plans.
Sometimes it is hard to write what feels like the best review for a book without giving away too much of the story. This is one of those times. There are so many amazing things that happen in this story. As much as I hate to see the Arrowood brothers books come to an end, I can’t think of a more perfect ending to the series. This book is filled with incredible characters, and heart warming scenes. It will take you through a whole range of emotions.
What a great wrap up to the Arrowood Brothers Series
Single Parent
Hollywood Star
Friends to Lovers
Jacob has to be the sweetest out of all brothers and he was done for with Brenna and her kids, especially Sebastian. What starts out as a slow start quickly escalates as the story progresses. You find out why each character is hesitant and a bit flawed because of it.
Don’t worry there is a HEA but Corinne does a great job ripping your heart out and then putting it back together.
I am left with some unanswered questions: Did they all stay and keep the farm? Will there be stories about the Arrowood children? Does Jacob and Brenna have more kids?
We shall see!
une nouvelle fois, l’autrice aura su me prendre dans ses filets de la première à la dernière page, j’ai adoré l’histoire de Jacob et Brenna, ils m’ont tous les deux énormément touchée et je n’ai pas pu le lâcher avant d’en connaitre les tenants et les aboutissants. C’était un plaisir de retrouver tous les frères et cette ambiance si spéciale et je ne m’attendais absolument pas à un tel rebondissement (je voyais venir autre chose pour ma part…). J’ai ri avec eux mais j’ai aussi pleuré et on les quitte avec beaucoup de tristesse mais aussi d’amour ! Une bien belle aventure qui se termine là !!
Stay for Me is a breathtaking, story that reminds us the most beautiful things can happen with second chances. Jacob Arrowood may be an actor, but he is so much more. He’s sexy, sweet, confident and protective. But his big caring heart is what I love the most about him. Brenna is gorgeous, smart and stronger than she gives herself credit for. She’s a single mom with two amazing kids that constantly made me smile. You need to read this book for the creek, the Ferris Wheel, the plane, the play and the dress alone. The hope, desire and love these two feel electrifies through the pages of this amazing book. Stay for Me is everything I needed in this honest, vulnerable and swoon worthy story that I never wanted to end! Corinne definitely saved the best for last. These Arrowood brothers have stolen my heart!
Tracey, Life Reads with Friends
While I didn’t want this series to end, I wanted to read the final Arrowood brothers’ story just as badly. Just like the prior books in this series, I wanted to savor the story and at the same time, I wanted to read it all in one sitting.
This story completely broke me. The first half of the book had me close to tears, feeling so heartbroken. But in a way this author does so well, my heart was completely put back together and I loved the journey this story took my emotions on. Seeing all of the brothers together for the final book with their other halves was perfect.
I am so sad that this series is over but it was such a sweet, perfect, ending for these brothers and I can’t wait for this author’s next work!
Grateful to have received a complimentary ARC copy to honestly review.
Well holy hell, What an ending to a memorable series. Corinne is a mastermind who is a complete genius. She was able to intertwine stories so well and introduce characters in all 4 books that helped make such a memorable series. The series is about 4 broken brothers who healed in a hometown that brought so many hurtful memories from their childhood. This final book “Stay for Me” ends the series of Arrowood brothers with Jacob, a famous actor.
I urge you to read this series. It touches your soul in a way that will stay with you and cause you major book hangover. Prepare yourself for the ride of a lifetime reading Brenna and Jacob fall in love. It’s pure magic.
I absolutely loved this series and what a great book to end things on! This is the story of Jacob Arrowood, a famous actor, who finds himself back in his hometown surrounded by his brothers who have all found love and happiness. Jacob doesn’t want a relationship and just wants to do his time in Sugarloaf and head back to Hollywood. He doesn’t count on meeting Brenna, a widowed single mother trying to build a new life for herself and her children in her husband’s hometown.
This book, like all of Corinne’s books, will take you on quite the emotional ride. Full of romance, humor and drama! Cannot recommend it enough!!
I’m so sad this series has come to an end but gah was it so good! So bittersweet. I have loved these books, every page, and all these Arrowood brothers. They have definitely stolen my heart.
Stay for Me is the last book in the Arrowood Brothers series but it can be read as a standalone. It follows the story of Jacob and Brenna. These two… gahhh! Jacob has my heart y’all and I don’t want it back. If only I could make him real.
Brenna is a single mother, just trying to make it. Being the best mother she can. Jacob Arrowood is the last thing she wants in her life but may be just the thing she needs. He’s perfect… not gonna lie. I want him haha!
This book is just too good y’all! Be ready for heart break, angst, drama, romance, and swoon worthy scenes! Corinne is one of the best at what she does and she makes it hurt so good! This book is a must read of 2020!
This book is the best single mother romance! As a single mother, I could relate so much to Brenna and some of the emotions she feels, and Jacob is such a great hero. I’m not sure if it was me relating to Brenna so much or if it is because this is a Corinne Michaels book, but I had so many emotions when reading. There were time I would want to throw my kindle and other I wanted to hug it. I enjoyed that it wasn’t insta-love, but more of a slow, natural relationship.
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Oh my gosh, I honestly didn’t think Corinne Michaels could outdo herself after The One for Me, but she completely blew me away with Stay for Me! I absolutely LOVED Jacob and Brenna’s sweet, sexy, emotional, and swoon-worthy story, and it has definitely been one of my top favorite romances from Michaels to date!
The storyline was amazing and so engaging. I was hooked from the start and stayed on the edge of my seat until the end. The author crafted an unforgettable story for Jacob and Brenna, and definitely took me on an EPIC roller coaster of emotions. I laughed, smiled, and swooned my romance-loving heart out and was ecstatic with the conclusion. Corinne Michaels wrote the perfect ending for this amazing couple, and I couldn’t have been happier with the outcome.
The characters were phenomenal. I LOVED Jacob and Brenna. They were absolutely amazing in every way, and I adored them with all my heart. I loved Jacob and Brenna’s lovable personalities and red-hot chemistry together. I also loved all of their banter and interactions with each other, and how their relationship progressed throughout. The secondary characters were as equally amazing, and I especially loved Jacob’s brothers, their wives and kids, and Brenna’s children. Everyone was fantastic and entertaining, and I just loved them all to pieces.
Stay for Me has definitely been one of my top favorite romances from Corinne Michaels to date, and was the PERFECT way to end the incredibly special and unforgettable Arrowood Brothers series! I’m seriously sad that this amazing series is over, but it certainly went out with a bang in Jacob and Brenna’s sweet, sexy, emotional, and swoon-worthy story, and I can’t wait to see what this author has in store next!
What a series ending!!! I didn’t know Corinne Michaels was going to make another Arrowood brother who topped Sean in my books, but she did!
Jacob is everything!!!
This story was written so beautifully, and has a lot of emotion packed in.
I can’t say enough good things. Fantastic ending to an amazing series!
A final in apotheosis for this family that we have learned to love. Jacob and Brenna offers us a sweet romance that will nevertheless create many emotions for readers. We smile, tremble and sigh next to them and that feels great.
This is the 4th book in this awesome series and is Jacob and Brenna’s story. Brenna was a military wife who moves to the small town with her children Sebastian and Melanie to be closer to her in-laws who stay there. Jacob is home but all he wants is to return to his Hollywood career, and he meets his biggest fan who is Brenna’s 12-year old son. Brenna and Jacob are attracted to each other, but she knows when he leaves, she will be left heartbroken again. I loved the rapport between all the brothers and their wives, and the family dynamics, as well as the special bond between Jacob and Brenna’s children. This is a beautifully written story which is an emotional roller coaster throughout, as well as having heartbreak, healing, family, and is a poignant and incredible love story. I look forward to reading more from this talented author whose work I highly recommend for all.
In this final installment of the Arrowood Brothers series, successful actor Jacob Arrowood returns home to live in the tiny house (to much amusement) and to get pierced in a major way by Cupid’s arrow.
When Jacob first sees widow Brenna Allen his world changes. It’s a terrific moment in the book that pulled me into the story and sets up their entire relationship. Jacob is leaving Sugarloaf in six months and he’s warned about breaking Brenna’s fragile heart, but Brenna’s son Sebastian and Jacob hit it off too, and from that friendship comes deeper feelings for Brenna, who is feeling the same way about Jacob.
Once these two get together, they are sweet together, from their early days when they keep their new physical relationship a secret to sharing their feelings with their family. Seems like everyone knows what’s going on between them before they do. Cupid’s arrow goes deep between them and all seems to be going in their favor.
Until Jacob gets called back to Hollywood on a moment’s notice.
What happens next is signature Corinne Michaels. I adored the final chapters of this book. So emotional! I was hoping the story was going to go the way it did, and I adored it, even though my eyes were leaking. There are some great moments here with all the brothers, and some very special moments between Declan and Brenna that are priceless. The ending was absolutely everything and a fabulous way to end this series.
I loved everything about Jacob and Brenna’s story. It didn’t take long to get to The End and re-read all over again. And the little teaser about the next series from this author has me waiting for that story too! Sorry to be so cryptic, but I don’t want to spoil a thing about this story.
Loved it.
Corinne’s writing and story telling is absolutely fabulous. Brenna and Jacob story is finally here. Loved every second didn’t want to stop reading it. It’s soo good.
Stay For Me is the fourth and final book of the Arrowood Series by Corinne Michaels. This author is one of my all time favorites. Each book she writes I say is my favorite until she writes the next one. Jacob and Brenna’s story had me laughing and then crying. I was an emotional wreck but ended being so happy I didn’t want their story to end. I loved this series and highly recommend it. You won’t be disappointed. It is so much more than a 5 star read!!
5 Stars
Stay for Me by Corinne Michaels is the fourth and final book in The Arrowwood Brother series and HOLY WOW- she saved the best for last. This book was everything I thought it was going to be but it was also so much more than what I was expecting. Once I started reading it, I couldn’t stop. Full of emotions, love, loss, and family, Stay for Me takes you on one incredible journey.
Jacob and Brenna were two fantastic characters. I fell in love with the both of them right from the very beginning. Both were dealing with their past and the loss they had suffered, and neither were looking for anything permanent-let alone love. But, what happens when, what was supposed to be a fling, turns into more? Will Jacob stay for her?
I loved this book! So. Freakin’. Much. Gahhh-my heart is so damn full. As sad as I am that it was the last book in the series, it couldn’t have ended more perfectly. Highly recommend reading it!