“Dylan Locke is a must have in your book boyfriend collection!” – Jana Aston, NYT Bestselling AuthorThe conclusion of the Dirty Sweet DuetDylan Locke knows that pining over the young ingenue Audrey Lind is pointless. He can’t offer her what she wants. He definitely can’t give her what she needs. Thank goodness she’s half a world away, and he doesn’t have to deal with his attraction head on.But … she needs.
Thank goodness she’s half a world away, and he doesn’t have to deal with his attraction head on.
But fate has other plans for him, and when Audrey once again lands in his path, it’s only too easy to fall back into their easy rhythm. And then their easy banter. And of course, each other’s arms.
He tells himself nothing has changed. She still wants forever, and he still thinks tomorrow is long enough.
But watching her search isn’t as easy as he thought it would be, and now Dylan must figure out if he’s really the love Scrooge he professes to be or if he’s been Fate’s willing victim all along.
“A well-deserved 5 STARS to one of my most FAVORITE FICTIONAL COUPLES EVERRRRR.” – Anj, Hiding Behind Books Blog
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Dylan Locke is perfection. He’s a mature, successful British businessman, a caring though sometimes clueless father, and a hottie, plain and simple. I fell in lust in Sweet Liar, and fell in love in Sweet Fate. Book two in the duet shows a more vulnerable Dylan…the one who thinks he’s all wrong for Audrey and ends up friend zoning himself where she’s concerned.
Time and distance have kept them apart, but his attraction to her never waned. When a certain unlikely matchmaker arranges for them to be in the same city, old feelings rekindle. Sassy and optimistic as ever, Audrey’s still looking for The One. Could Dylan be that guy, or has she finally given up on finding a way to his heart? A thoroughly swoon worthy story with a bit of drama, and a lot of Laurelin Paige’s special brand of sexiness.
SWEET FATE by Laurelin Paige is book Two in the Dirty Sweet Series. This continues the story of Dylan Locke and Audrey Lind, so you should read the previous book ‘Sweet Liar’.
Dylan is still pinning for Audrey but he feels that he can’t give her the forever she needs. When their paths cross again can Dylan allow her to walk away again. I am a fan of Ms. Paige’s writing and I love the older men younger women story line. So for me this was a great read. I liked too that this was in Dylan’s point of view.
I’m soooo in love with this series. Also, you have to listen to it on Audible with drop dead gorgeous sexy brit Shane East and the wonderful and perfect talented Carly Robins!!!
Dylan Locke, gorgeous and crushing hard on Audrey Lind! She is also attracted to him! Kismet!! I love the vivacious and smart beautiful Audrey. This is an incredibly beautiful Romance! But, for some frustrating reason gorgeous Dylan thinks he is too old for her.
Oh gosh!! I got so giddy with excitement while listening to this obvious romance, but Dylan in denial. I just love this story line. Fun, witty, romantic, sexy and drama with his ex-wife and their son.
I absolutely loved the ending, I cracked up, but wow what is a hot steamy process to the end!!!
sincerely, Sonia Negron Choto
I seriously loved the idea of Kismet for this book! It was so sweet and heartbreaking, sexy and funny! And for it all come to the fate of the Universe I have to say the Universe seriously knows what it’s doing! I love age gap and Audrey was the perfect mix of young and bubbly and full of life but also full of loyalty and maturity. Dylan… what can I say? I love the damaged ones. Laurelin is a really great writer and I can’t wait for the next one!
FREAKING LOVED IT!!
Sweet Fate is the conclusion of Dylan and Audrey. I was desperate to know if they were getting to get their HEA?
And let me tell you the author did not disappoint as she got me hooked from the very beginning. The plot drew us into the character’s lives and helped us understand the choices that both Dylan and Audrey made. To read the story from Dylan’s POV was so insightful and made the story more special from me.
We know from book 1 that Audrey is not you typical heroine- She might be young but she is determined , mature and sexy!
I loved it and trust me, this duet is worth a read!!
When I started reading I couldn’t put it down.Laurelin Paige is magnifysent and amazing writer.I cannot wait to read more of there books.Keep up the great work.You should definitely read this book.Can’t wait for the next book.
So sexy and fun! Dylan and Audrey have chemistry that burns the pages. She’s truly an adorable vixen and so easy to really see as a character. Fear is the biggest and almost insurmountable hurdle. Losing it all really puts things into perspective.
Love Shane East as narrator and truly had to listen to this book when alone driving in my car!
DREAMY’S REVIEW
“I didn’t belong in her world. She didn’t belong in mine. Life after love was a desert. That was where I lived. That was my truth. Any vision I had of Audrey being there with me was a mirage.”
Sweet Fate is the conclusion of Dylan and Audrey’s love story, and to tell you how much I floved their story is a complete understatement!
Laurelin Paige proves again and again why she’s my unicorn author through her impeccable writing and storytelling!
What I absolutely loved MOST about Sweet Fate was how it’s in Dylan’s POV. I love getting the male POV in books and this one really blew me away.
“My vision tunneled to only see her. Audrey Lind. The most beautiful woman in existence.”
Their age difference just added to how much I loved them. I love how Audrey KNEW exactly what she wanted, chased after what she wanted, and fought for what she wanted.
She’s the type of heroine I love! She brought Dylan to life!
“I loved how Audrey made me feel. I loved how she made me want to let loose and step out of my comfort zone and be engaged.”
Laurelin Paige perfectly sets up their real, genuine, and raw connection from friends to lovers!
I’m sad to say goodbye to Dylan and Audrey, but I’m looking forward to what Laurelin Paige brings us next!
Laurelin weaves a utterly perfect age-gap love story of friendship turned lovers with the perfect amount of heat and tenderness!
Five fated dreamy stars:
Sweet fate
I am a constant reader. It’s often hard to find the perfect mix of angst, sweetness, love, and hot hot hotness…
I simply devoured this story. No laundry. I didn’t cook dinner. I. Did. Not. Stop. Reading.
To say I became ensnared by Dylan and infatuated with Audrey is a vast understatement.
There’s a novella to start this duet.
Dylan Locke, cynic extraordinaire, meets a ray of sunshine, Sabrina’s (Donovan’s obsession) little sister Audrey.
Audrey was simply fantastic. A bright light of sun in his otherwise monotonous closed off life!
I seriously loved this one. Beautifully written, week developed plot with awesome dialogue!!!
Love love love.
Laurelin Paige
Loved Dylan and Audrey’s story! It was so cute and sweet but with a little bit of angst and a lot of feeling! These two cracked me up and I really enjoyed that Audrey knew what she wanted and went after it. Such a great book and a great duet as well!
This is the 2nd book in this duet and i would highly recommend reading the first book Sweet Liar.
I LOVE Dylan and Audrey’s story!! love it!!
What did i love? Everything!!
Having Hooked up with Audrey a few months previously, and not being able to shake her from his mind, things take an unexpected turn when he finds that she’s now living in London and right on his doorstep.
Dylan is the older man, rich, successful, but jaded with life and love. He’s like little debbie downer when it comes to romance and everlasting love !!! Having been cheated on and divorce from his ex wife he was definitely now in the land of No getting the heart involved and definitely No Lasting relationships. I loved that we got this story from his pov. I adored knowing what he was thinking.
His struggle with the age difference, his fight with his feelings and his growing and acceptance that he had no control over KISMET!!
What can i say about Audrey? oh my she was a breath of fresh air and sunshine combined. A girl truly romantic at heart and believed in finding the one, the fairy tale, the happily ever after! I loved her outlook and most of all i love that this book as different!! She never give up chasing her man!! I giggled and laughed my way through this couples adventures. Even though the chemistry between both was burning up my pages, i loved that neither give in to the other, Dylan most definitely met his match and this author took us on a steamy, lustful falling in love trip to swooning heaven. After reading the first book, my expectations for this next part were high and it exceeded all my hopes!! Can i say again… I LOVED IT !!! Kismet at its best and a couple who surely did deserve it!!
4.5 Stars
Please read the first books in this series/duets first if you haven’t yet! They all basically happen at the same time!
A little bit of time has gone by since Dylan and Audrey’s short time in New York in book #1. He’s been in London for a few months. She finished college. Then they met again for a minute at Donovan’s wedding and then another while goes by after that until ….
Dylan suddenly finds Audrey in London.
Fate?
Well, that was adorable and London-y and sweet and sexy and a little heartbreaking!
I still don’t like huge age-gap romances. Eight years is kinda my limit. The Dylan-Audrey age gap is 19 years! That’s really a lot.
But I really adore Dylan and he so deserves to find a forever love.
And Audrey is just the person for the job!
So cute those two. They both don’t really want to start something. Dylan because he thinks he’s way too old and he doesn’t do love anymore and Audrey because she thinks Dylan doesn’t want her. But of course they both want each other like crazy. Might take them a while to get to that happy end – but the reader enjoys every moment of that journey!
Great romance! I even shed some tears!!
I wouldn’t have minded if the first book would’ve been added to the beginning of this one – like a part 1 and part 2 thingy maybe. I don’t like two books if one is enough.
And I could’ve done without the creepy dirty talk. But I still loved the story!
SWEET FATE was a sexy and adorable age-gap romance! Hurry to your nearest amazon for your own Dylan – this one is MINE!
Sweet Fate is the conclusion of Dylan Audrey’s story. You must read Sweet Liar first as this is a duet.
Both books are actually quite short. It’s not expensive so the fact that the book is split into two parts isn’t a nuisance. Part two continues right after the ending of part one.
Dylan is pining over Audrey hardcore. He contemplates calling or texting, but Dylan is Dylan and he’s always holding back. That’s why him and Audrey work so well together.
See what happens and if Dylan and Audrey end up together.
This book gave me a good laugh from time to time! I was hooked on their relationship. I really enjoyed it! A quick and easy read!
I loved reading each and every page. I was so nervous about what would happen between Dylan and Audrey but I’m so glad it worked out and their wonderful connection and chemistry didn’t burn out. The happy ending is simply the cherry on top, I really enjoyed the well written story.
This type of romance with a teasing vixen and a man trying to deny his feelings to do what is best for her is always one I want to read but this one is so well written that I was either smiling because of Audrey’s playfulness or getting annoyed because of Dylan’s resistance to his obvious feelings.
This is a really good story with steamy moments that are written with romance in mind, not just to have a steamy moment. I loved it!
I loved this even more than the first book in this duet. As Dylan becomes aware of his feelings for Audrey, he still refuses to act on them. He thinks he’s too old and too jaded from his disastrous marriage. There are too many reasons why he thinks it can’t work, despite her being perfect and the sex being great. He doesn’t want to hold her back, but he hates it when she goes on dates with other men. When his son becomes ill and things look bad, he realises it’s not that he’s jaded and doesn’t believe in love. It’s that he is frightened of giving his heart to another and being hurt again. Will he be able to push past that fear and not lose the woman who is perfect for him?
Gahh I so love this series.
Ever since I did I shed reading the first book in this series I’ve been desperate for the second book, this book. I absolutely adored Dylan and Audrey.
Their story started in New York in the first book Sweet Liar and continues in Sweet Fate which is set in London. The amount of passion between them both is insane but the age gap is a huge road block for Dylan to get over, he’s so hung up on the gap he can’t let himself have what he really wants and it’s so sad to see it happening because lord knows this man deserves a happy ending after the things he’s had to deal with. Audrey knows she wants him, she’s knows since she’s met him but she also wants to settle down and have kids and that’s exactly what he doesn’t want.
Watching these two try out a friendship is fun, it’s not a normal friendship, far from it to be honest but I loved every single second of it. It was frustrating and hot and all I ever wanted to do was smack Dylan round the head and tell him to get the damn woman lol.
Laurelin Paige writes incredible books and this series is most definitely my favourite, it’s so good to hear from these two again and I can’t wait to see what other future books this amazing author cracks out for us.
Audrey, once again, blew into Dylan Locke’s life like a breath of fresh air. She’s all the colors of the rainbow in his mostly gray existence. They had separated almost a year ago only seeing each other once at her sister’s wedding. Although he’s never admit it out loud he’d been pining for her. Now she’s here in London. Kismet? Dylan spends all his time worrying about their differences instead of focusing on their similarities, their chemistry and all the reasons why they belong together. Audrey continuously “winds him up” and reels him in without Dylan even realizing it. It takes a moment of crisis for Dylan to have clarity about his love Audrey
Great ending to this duet!
Sweet Fate is the follow up to Sweet Liar and it was amazing! There was more of Audrey. Her directness, her sweetness. Her yearning for a relationship with Dylan. It was a testament to the communication between them as I was able to learn all that from a story told almost entirely from Dylan’s perspective. Audrey wasn’t afraid to be honest about what she wanted and laid it all out, including her Plan B. That plan didn’t sit well with Dylan but hearing him process each update and watching his reactions… I laughed and smiled a lot, let me tell you!
Dylan’s character was confident and growly on the outside, but inside he was mushy goo when it came to Audrey. That was a perfect foil to her optimism and more outgoing personality. It was heart-melting the way he fought his own beliefs about relationships and love, with himself, because of her. Hearing it all from his own inner voice made the back and forth between them more meaningful – and a heck of a lot of fun!
A smashing good read!
*I happily reviewed this story