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A review by anasatticbookblog
The Proposal by Katie Ashley
4.0
4.25 stars. See my interview with Emma at Ana's Attic Book Blog
STOP RIGHT HERE if you haven't read The Proposition by Katie Ashley, read that first. Gifs of Emma and Aiden used here reflect Katie Ashley's casting and her love of gifs. There may be slight spoilers in this review and interview. Impossible not to!
The Proposal picks of right where The Proposition left off, with me (and Emma) like:
But really, Aiden was, or seemed to be pretty awesome in The Proposition.......till he fucked up royally. The Proposal is all about Aiden trying to make up for his mistake, and get Emma and baby-to-be Noah back. You know right away that Aiden knows what a doucheshnozzle he was, and he will do anything...ANYTHING for Emma's forgiveness, except those three tiny words we all know he means.
So he is feeling majorly sorry for himself a lot....
“A hopeful look entered his tortured eyes. “I’d give anything and everything in this world to redeem myself with you. Just please, please give me the chance.”
And Emma's pregnancy hormones are going a little crazy. There is Pesh, a stable, gorgeous Doctor, who knows she is pregnant, totally making the moves on Emma, and being the perfect guy she needs!
But Emma needs to stay on bedrest. The only person who can take care of her 24/7 is Aiden. He even takes a leave of absence from work. And let me tell you.....Pesh is NOT Aiden's favorite guy!
But Aiden keeps being a perfect swoony sweetie pie . And when he gets Noah a onesie that says this, I was done. Aiden had me. There was no going back from this, Aiden won me over, lock, stock and barrel.
“I’m cute, Mommy’s cute, and Daddy’s…” She tore her gaze up to meet his. “Daddy’s lucky,” he finished for her.
I will say this.....Aiden grew a bit of a vagina in this story. Yes, he should be repentant, but he was just a bit too much of a pussy at times. At least he freely admits it though.
"Just make sure Casey knows that I wear my alleged vagina with pride, not because she took my manhood with that purse of hers, but because I want to be a better man for you."
But then it's Emma's turn to do something totally stupid because of her insecurity and hormones! And I'm like:
Sure, I know pregnancy hormones and shit, but c'mon Emma, you took it a little too far! But she's so damn likable, I didn't hate her for it. I mean poor Emma, she just wants the wedding and baby and perfect fairytale, however she can make it happen. And so do I. I couldn't wait for the wedding, I mean look at the name of the book!
And though I hate spoilers, I do want to tell you that there is an HEA in this book, and a satisfying one-NO CLIFFHANGER! . There was also some pretty sexy scenes.
"Handcuffs, massage oil, some edible underwear-"
Aidan held up his hand. "No need to explain anymore. You had me at handcuffs,"
But then........she used them on him!!!! Honestly, I think that was part of the problem, Emma needed this:
But got a little too much of this:
Likes:
-I really like Emma, she reminds me of
-The same snarky, witty writing we had in the first book, especially with Casey, Emma's BFF.
-Amazing epilogue.
-Emma's grandparents were awesome and I loved their story.
-The fact that it wasn't delayed like every other book!
Dislikes:
-This one was a little cheesier than the first. There was electricity shooting up Emma's arm every time she touched Aiden. One of my friends says it happened to her once. And I honestly believe it, but it has been overused in books of late.
-Aiden was a bit too....wuss for me. OK, a lot too wuss. Check out the name of this blog....Alpha Males in Sexy Tales-Aiden just lost his edge to me. It was sexy, but I needed more of the alpha Aiden was in the first book.
Rating: 4.25 Heat 3.75
I really love Katie Ashley's writing. It's filled with light, fun, banter; romance, sexy times, emotions up the wazoo, a fun friend and hot guys! What is there not to love!? I also saw that there is going to be a companion novel released called “The Pairing” which will be about Pesh and Aiden's single-mom niece, Megan. As well as a few other books Katie plans on releasing this year! I’m so looking forward to it!
“There’s going to be good times and bad times and heart ache and joy. Don’t ever think that because of what happened before that your love isn’t as strong or as beautiful as anyone else’s. its the love that goes through the hardest trials and survives that is worth having.”
STOP RIGHT HERE if you haven't read The Proposition by Katie Ashley, read that first. Gifs of Emma and Aiden used here reflect Katie Ashley's casting and her love of gifs. There may be slight spoilers in this review and interview. Impossible not to!
The Proposal picks of right where The Proposition left off, with me (and Emma) like:
But really, Aiden was, or seemed to be pretty awesome in The Proposition.......till he fucked up royally. The Proposal is all about Aiden trying to make up for his mistake, and get Emma and baby-to-be Noah back. You know right away that Aiden knows what a doucheshnozzle he was, and he will do anything...ANYTHING for Emma's forgiveness, except those three tiny words we all know he means.
So he is feeling majorly sorry for himself a lot....
“A hopeful look entered his tortured eyes. “I’d give anything and everything in this world to redeem myself with you. Just please, please give me the chance.”
But when Emma has a little complication from the pregnancy, she is rushed to the hospital and meets Dr. Pesh, who immediately sees Emma for the gem she is. And let me tell you.....Pesh is.........
And Emma's pregnancy hormones are going a little crazy. There is Pesh, a stable, gorgeous Doctor, who knows she is pregnant, totally making the moves on Emma, and being the perfect guy she needs!
But Emma needs to stay on bedrest. The only person who can take care of her 24/7 is Aiden. He even takes a leave of absence from work. And let me tell you.....Pesh is NOT Aiden's favorite guy!
But Aiden keeps being a perfect swoony sweetie pie . And when he gets Noah a onesie that says this, I was done. Aiden had me. There was no going back from this, Aiden won me over, lock, stock and barrel.
“I’m cute, Mommy’s cute, and Daddy’s…” She tore her gaze up to meet his. “Daddy’s lucky,” he finished for her.
I will say this.....Aiden grew a bit of a vagina in this story. Yes, he should be repentant, but he was just a bit too much of a pussy at times. At least he freely admits it though.
"Just make sure Casey knows that I wear my alleged vagina with pride, not because she took my manhood with that purse of hers, but because I want to be a better man for you."
But then it's Emma's turn to do something totally stupid because of her insecurity and hormones! And I'm like:
Sure, I know pregnancy hormones and shit, but c'mon Emma, you took it a little too far! But she's so damn likable, I didn't hate her for it. I mean poor Emma, she just wants the wedding and baby and perfect fairytale, however she can make it happen. And so do I. I couldn't wait for the wedding, I mean look at the name of the book!
And though I hate spoilers, I do want to tell you that there is an HEA in this book, and a satisfying one-NO CLIFFHANGER! . There was also some pretty sexy scenes.
"Handcuffs, massage oil, some edible underwear-"
Aidan held up his hand. "No need to explain anymore. You had me at handcuffs,"
But then........she used them on him!!!! Honestly, I think that was part of the problem, Emma needed this:
But got a little too much of this:
Likes:
-I really like Emma, she reminds me of
-The same snarky, witty writing we had in the first book, especially with Casey, Emma's BFF.
-Amazing epilogue.
-Emma's grandparents were awesome and I loved their story.
-The fact that it wasn't delayed like every other book!
Dislikes:
-This one was a little cheesier than the first. There was electricity shooting up Emma's arm every time she touched Aiden. One of my friends says it happened to her once. And I honestly believe it, but it has been overused in books of late.
-Aiden was a bit too....wuss for me. OK, a lot too wuss. Check out the name of this blog....Alpha Males in Sexy Tales-Aiden just lost his edge to me. It was sexy, but I needed more of the alpha Aiden was in the first book.
Rating: 4.25 Heat 3.75
I really love Katie Ashley's writing. It's filled with light, fun, banter; romance, sexy times, emotions up the wazoo, a fun friend and hot guys! What is there not to love!? I also saw that there is going to be a companion novel released called “The Pairing” which will be about Pesh and Aiden's single-mom niece, Megan. As well as a few other books Katie plans on releasing this year! I’m so looking forward to it!
“There’s going to be good times and bad times and heart ache and joy. Don’t ever think that because of what happened before that your love isn’t as strong or as beautiful as anyone else’s. its the love that goes through the hardest trials and survives that is worth having.”