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Average rating3.9
One night. No one will know.
That was the deal. Every year, Livvy Kane and Nicholas Chandler would share one perfect night of illicit pleasure. The forbidden hours let them forget the tragedy that haunted their pasts—and the last names that made them enemies.
Until the night she didn’t show up.
Now Nicholas has an empire to run. He doesn’t have time for distractions and Livvy’s sudden reappearance in town is a major distraction. She’s the one woman he shouldn’t want . . . so why can’t he forget how right she feels in his bed?
Livvy didn’t come home for Nicholas, but fate seems determined to remind her of his presence—and their past. Although the passion between them might have once run hot and deep, not even love can overcome the scandal that divided their families.
Being together might be against all the rules . . . but being apart is impossible.
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3 primary booksForbidden Hearts is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Alisha Rai.
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All my nights...
I love Alisha Rai's stories! Her characters are vivid and imperfect and feel like real people. Nico and Livvy's family drama provided an interesting backdrop for their journey back to each other.
This was a slow starter for me (like most contemporaries seem to be, for some reason), but once it got going, I was all in. Loved the MC and the side characters, who all felt realistic and well-drawn, even if they didn't get a lot of time - particular favorites are Sadia and Aunt Maile. Effortlessly diverse with a truly compelling plot. Loved the representation of mental illness/depression. I'm stopping by the library today to get the next book in this series, and I'm probably gonna try to read Rai's back catalog after that. I'm not a huge contemporary reader but this is a standout. And, um, not for nothing, but this book had some of the best sex scenes I've read - especially the first one, goddamn.
Branching out of literary fiction and thrillers thanks to my Book Riot pals! Really enjoyed this book and all its diverse characters, along with likable and semi-relatable female characters.
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