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Wilde Boys #1
Gravity
Three months on a private island.
Two men.
One million dollars.
All I have to do is tame Nash Wilde.
It’s been two years since my sister and her boyfriend were killed in a plane crash. The last person I expected to show up on my doorstep was his father, Alistair Wilde. Yet, he came with an offer I’d be an idiot to pass up: be his son’s girlfriend for three months, live with the two of them in a remote house, and the one million dollars is mine.
The challenge turns out to be harder than I expected. Nash is not just wild, he’s dangerous. And Alistair is far more broken than he lets the world believe. The three of us are bound by grief. It’s up to me to feed Nash’s hunger and heal Alistair’s pain.
Lines are crossed.
Rules are broken.
On the island, there’s no one to tell us this is wrong.
I know I have to choose before I tear this family apart.
But I belong to both of them—
One of them has my body.
The other has my heart.
Two men.
One million dollars.
All I have to do is tame Nash Wilde.
It’s been two years since my sister and her boyfriend were killed in a plane crash. The last person I expected to show up on my doorstep was his father, Alistair Wilde. Yet, he came with an offer I’d be an idiot to pass up: be his son’s girlfriend for three months, live with the two of them in a remote house, and the one million dollars is mine.
The challenge turns out to be harder than I expected. Nash is not just wild, he’s dangerous. And Alistair is far more broken than he lets the world believe. The three of us are bound by grief. It’s up to me to feed Nash’s hunger and heal Alistair’s pain.
Lines are crossed.
Rules are broken.
On the island, there’s no one to tell us this is wrong.
I know I have to choose before I tear this family apart.
But I belong to both of them—
One of them has my body.
The other has my heart.
342 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 8, 2020
About the author
Sara Cate
38 books11.6k followersSara Cate is a USA Today best-selling author of steamy romance and sexy book boyfriends. Although she writes a wide range of tropes, Sara is best known for her age gap and taboo romances. One thing you can expect from her entire collection is heaps of steam and plenty of angst.
Living in Arizona with her husband and kids, Sara spends most of her time reading, writing, or baking.
Find out more at: www.saracatebooks.com
Living in Arizona with her husband and kids, Sara spends most of her time reading, writing, or baking.
Find out more at: www.saracatebooks.com
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December 8, 2023not sure if i’m down with familial trips to paris
December 2, 2020
'GRAVITY' is the first full length romance book in new to me author Sara Cate's 'Wilde Boys' series.
Wow, this was a 🔥🔥little number!! As these two tagged teamed I waited with bated breath to see which one she'd fall for, the experienced silver fox or the handsome younger version, my ovaries and ipad combusting with the steamy sexy scenes I devoured. I didn't want this to end. Like Zara I fell in love with two men. One had my heart, the other I would give my soul to.
I loved how effortlessly this author made me hand over my heart to these two men, easy to get into, hard to put down.
Zara, Alistair (father) & Nash (son) are all tethered together through an emotional loss. Zara lost her much loved twin sister, Alistair lost his son and Nash his big brother. Each struggling in their own way and barely keeping their heads above the emotional darkness which pulls them under.
Zara feels powerful and wanted whilst dancing, Alistair buries himself in work and Nash parties too hard with fast woman and booze, anger is his constant companion. He's harbouring so much animosity towards his father and blames him for the death of his brother whilst guarding a secret which is destroying him from the inside out.
Zara was the glue that was going to put them back together. With Nash spiralling out of control Alistair comes up with a plan to hire Zara for 3 months at their private island 'Del Rey' for a million dollars in exchange of becoming Nash's girlfriend to help with his healing process. She's the sacrificial lamb I'm hoping will please the angry god.
But lines become blurred drastically when both men fall in love with Zara and she falls right along beside them. One of them has my body. The other has my heart.
* Teaser used off the authors facebook page *
March 24, 2021
3,5.
I thought the female character immature and boring! Please explain to me how the piece of cake daddy was in love with her🤦🏻♀️?
But the reading was fun...
I thought the female character immature and boring! Please explain to me how the piece of cake daddy was in love with her🤦🏻♀️?
But the reading was fun...
August 27, 2023
solo diosito sabe cuánto mi cuerpo necesitaba este libro.
January 1, 2021
I want to talk first about the two men in the story :
Nash, about 25 year old guy , acted like a 16-year-old boy, stubborn, drama queen , violent and abusive
The justification for his degrading treatment toward Zara as if it were dealing with his demons was not acceptable to me and I did not understand why Zara agreed to absorb it from him. It would have been better if she had put him in his place and taken care of him by sending him for real professional care instead of opening her legs every time he looked at her.
The Father- Alistair, was a 50-year-old man, a successful and passionate businessman , Insanely sexy who is my favorite character in the story. Give me a real 50 year old man versus a 25 year old boy, I will choose him without thinking twice. Now I come to the part where I talk about the reason for my 2 star grade .
Zara, the protagonist, was unbearable in my opinion. Indecisive, immature, a woman who changed her mind maybe 20 times during the book and her thoughts and deliberations were too long, repeated over and over again, exhaustingly and tiredly. In each scene we heard the same thoughts, the same dilemmas, boring analyzes of emotions and the relationship she had with each man individually and both together. I did not like her character to say the least.
I was not bothered by the taboo and the triangle. I was bothered by the exaggerated drama and tiring repetition of Zara's thoughts.
Exhausting.
Nash, about 25 year old guy , acted like a 16-year-old boy, stubborn, drama queen , violent and abusive
The justification for his degrading treatment toward Zara as if it were dealing with his demons was not acceptable to me and I did not understand why Zara agreed to absorb it from him. It would have been better if she had put him in his place and taken care of him by sending him for real professional care instead of opening her legs every time he looked at her.
The Father- Alistair, was a 50-year-old man, a successful and passionate businessman , Insanely sexy who is my favorite character in the story. Give me a real 50 year old man versus a 25 year old boy, I will choose him without thinking twice. Now I come to the part where I talk about the reason for my 2 star grade .
Zara, the protagonist, was unbearable in my opinion. Indecisive, immature, a woman who changed her mind maybe 20 times during the book and her thoughts and deliberations were too long, repeated over and over again, exhaustingly and tiredly. In each scene we heard the same thoughts, the same dilemmas, boring analyzes of emotions and the relationship she had with each man individually and both together. I did not like her character to say the least.
I was not bothered by the taboo and the triangle. I was bothered by the exaggerated drama and tiring repetition of Zara's thoughts.
Exhausting.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 23, 2020
5 "Love makes you stupid" stars
"Don't get too comfortable Zara. This place might be beautiful, but it's a fucking prison, and everyone who lives here is miserable."
So. Much. Angst. that literally took my breath away and made me pause so many times. This book had everything I crave in a dark and taboo romance. The first time I read the blurb I knew i had to read this and that was the best decision ever made. It's been days since I finished this and yet it's still on my mind. Every time I remember a certain part, I get goosebumps. This read showed how grief turns people into the worst version of themselves. There's so much pain, anger, helplessness with no way out. The next thing I loved the most were the different tropes all put together in an erotic package. You don't believe me, here they are....
Enemies to Lovers ✔️
Age-gap ✔️
Forbidden/taboo ✔️
Love triangle ✔️
Steamy AF ✔️
Angsty ✔️
Alpha Billionaires ✔️
Forced proximity ✔️
Slow Burn ✔️
Menage ✔️
Now that's a pretty big list but trust me it all works well and you won't be disappointed since it has a little something for everyone. Zara, Nash and Alistair will break your heart and put it back together. Their journey is full of ups and down and so worth it.
I remember searching their features for their sadness, desperate to know that mine was not alone, but what I found was an older man, stone cold and empty, and a son with a brow full of anger and a jaw clenched so tight it looked like it would crack.
Their lives turn upside down when Zara loses her twin sister who's the light to her dark along with said twin's boyfriend who happens to be Nash's older brother and Alistair's son tragically in a plane crash near the island owned by the Wilde's. Zara had a little crush on Nash but after the crash, she only wants to stay away. Their paths cross two years later when Nash visits her in the city where she works as a stripper and every painful memory flashes back but their intense chemistry is just as strong.
The man I knew was polished and exquisite in a way that made me painfully attracted to him. I wanted him so badly then I could hardly speak around him.
Now, he looks broken.
Zara feels the pain Nash is going through when she sees him and understands how he's trying to cope with it by drinking alcohol and constantly partying but shocks her the most is the darkness she senses in him which isn't how she remembers him.
Clenching my jaw, I think about her tiny frame, whimpering underneath me. Tied up in my bed. Her gentle throat in my hands. Begging me to stop.
Nash remembers Zara well and now after what they went through, he feels anger seeing her moved on and he craves to hurt her in his own depraved ways as that's the only way he feels alive. There always was a push and pull between them and it only intensified all these years which made for some very hot and sexually charged moments from the beginning.
As if he wasn't enough, she gets a visit from Alistair the same week who is so much more mature, domineering and broody than his son and makes her so nervous and hot. While Nash looks friendly and approachable, Alistair is all hard edges and ruthless and off limits. She too senses the pain and loss he's feeling but is clearly doing the better job of masking it so when he makes a crazy proposal to bring his son back on track and offers her a million dollars, she's unable to refuse even though she doesn't wanna go back to the one place she swore she'll never go.
Soon they all are in close quarters and the tension multiplies tenfold.
I feel like clay in his hands, too easy to mold and control. He brings his lips down to my ear, but keeps his voice and normal volume as he says, "It's ironic that you're here to make me better when the things I want to do to you are the worst things I've ever wanted to do."
While Nash and Zara had a fast paced, can't take hands off each other, angry and passionate moments, Alistair and Zara had an equally slow burn filled with hidden glances, madness, sensual and light touches and baring of secrets before they ended up all hot and heavy.
Alistair is kissing me, his lips on my body, and God, I wish I could feel them on my mouth. The risk and the danger only makes this passion burn brighter.
Zara was the link keeping all of them together and the one healing them. Her chemistry and attraction was quite intense and strong with both of them but it was only a matter of time before she had to choose one.
"I feel that pussy pulse in my hands. How much is Daddy paying you to be my whore, huh?"
Ever second I think I'm about to take flight, he pulls away and I know he's doing it on purpose. This is a mind game to him, another form of torture because that's all Nash know how to be with people now.
"If you want to come, you have to say it, Zara. Say you're my whore. Admit you're just as fucked up as me. You like it when I treat you like shit as much as I like being the piece of shit who does it. We're both fucked up, Zara, so admit it and I'll let you come all over my hand, then we can go home."
The glimpses into Alistair and Nash's mind helped me understand them better. Nash hated his father for what he did and wanted to punish him by ignoring. I desperately wanted to know the secret behind the hatred which kept hanging like a dark cloud and I could tell it was going to be like a bomb going off when it came to light. Zara was a force of her own who kept bringing them closer and a step towards moving on. She was just as broken and damaged as them and it was Alistair who pushed her to face her demons. I loved the cozy moments between her and Alistair.
Because any woman would be glad to be trapped on a billionaire’s private island with two incredibly sexy men who both seem to think they own her, and no one could rightly blame me for this
Just as I let out a loud moan, writhing on the pool deck, I secretly hope Alistair can see this. In fact, I know he has a perfect view from his office. I imagine he’s in there right now, watching Nash tongue fuck me on the pool deck only a couple hours after I came on his lap.
Like Nash said...game on.
This was a love triangle like no other and I didn't even know it was until the second half of the book and came as quite a surprise. This book gave me all the feels. I broke, cried, laughed, hated, grieved, fought, healed and loved right along with them. Also the man Zara chose was the perfect for her and I couldn't be happier for them both. The author did an excellent job of bringing depth along with steamy scenes which I can't stress enough were filthy with dirty talking alphas. Keep ready to fan yourself 'cause you'll want these Wilde men for yourself.
I also wanted to share a little edit I made for this book.
”She would be my downfall, my biggest distraction, and I was right.”
"Don't get too comfortable Zara. This place might be beautiful, but it's a fucking prison, and everyone who lives here is miserable."
So. Much. Angst. that literally took my breath away and made me pause so many times. This book had everything I crave in a dark and taboo romance. The first time I read the blurb I knew i had to read this and that was the best decision ever made. It's been days since I finished this and yet it's still on my mind. Every time I remember a certain part, I get goosebumps. This read showed how grief turns people into the worst version of themselves. There's so much pain, anger, helplessness with no way out. The next thing I loved the most were the different tropes all put together in an erotic package. You don't believe me, here they are....
Enemies to Lovers ✔️
Age-gap ✔️
Forbidden/taboo ✔️
Love triangle ✔️
Steamy AF ✔️
Angsty ✔️
Alpha Billionaires ✔️
Forced proximity ✔️
Slow Burn ✔️
Menage ✔️
Now that's a pretty big list but trust me it all works well and you won't be disappointed since it has a little something for everyone. Zara, Nash and Alistair will break your heart and put it back together. Their journey is full of ups and down and so worth it.
I remember searching their features for their sadness, desperate to know that mine was not alone, but what I found was an older man, stone cold and empty, and a son with a brow full of anger and a jaw clenched so tight it looked like it would crack.
Their lives turn upside down when Zara loses her twin sister who's the light to her dark along with said twin's boyfriend who happens to be Nash's older brother and Alistair's son tragically in a plane crash near the island owned by the Wilde's. Zara had a little crush on Nash but after the crash, she only wants to stay away. Their paths cross two years later when Nash visits her in the city where she works as a stripper and every painful memory flashes back but their intense chemistry is just as strong.
The man I knew was polished and exquisite in a way that made me painfully attracted to him. I wanted him so badly then I could hardly speak around him.
Now, he looks broken.
Zara feels the pain Nash is going through when she sees him and understands how he's trying to cope with it by drinking alcohol and constantly partying but shocks her the most is the darkness she senses in him which isn't how she remembers him.
Clenching my jaw, I think about her tiny frame, whimpering underneath me. Tied up in my bed. Her gentle throat in my hands. Begging me to stop.
Nash remembers Zara well and now after what they went through, he feels anger seeing her moved on and he craves to hurt her in his own depraved ways as that's the only way he feels alive. There always was a push and pull between them and it only intensified all these years which made for some very hot and sexually charged moments from the beginning.
As if he wasn't enough, she gets a visit from Alistair the same week who is so much more mature, domineering and broody than his son and makes her so nervous and hot. While Nash looks friendly and approachable, Alistair is all hard edges and ruthless and off limits. She too senses the pain and loss he's feeling but is clearly doing the better job of masking it so when he makes a crazy proposal to bring his son back on track and offers her a million dollars, she's unable to refuse even though she doesn't wanna go back to the one place she swore she'll never go.
Soon they all are in close quarters and the tension multiplies tenfold.
I feel like clay in his hands, too easy to mold and control. He brings his lips down to my ear, but keeps his voice and normal volume as he says, "It's ironic that you're here to make me better when the things I want to do to you are the worst things I've ever wanted to do."
While Nash and Zara had a fast paced, can't take hands off each other, angry and passionate moments, Alistair and Zara had an equally slow burn filled with hidden glances, madness, sensual and light touches and baring of secrets before they ended up all hot and heavy.
Alistair is kissing me, his lips on my body, and God, I wish I could feel them on my mouth. The risk and the danger only makes this passion burn brighter.
Zara was the link keeping all of them together and the one healing them. Her chemistry and attraction was quite intense and strong with both of them but it was only a matter of time before she had to choose one.
"I feel that pussy pulse in my hands. How much is Daddy paying you to be my whore, huh?"
Ever second I think I'm about to take flight, he pulls away and I know he's doing it on purpose. This is a mind game to him, another form of torture because that's all Nash know how to be with people now.
"If you want to come, you have to say it, Zara. Say you're my whore. Admit you're just as fucked up as me. You like it when I treat you like shit as much as I like being the piece of shit who does it. We're both fucked up, Zara, so admit it and I'll let you come all over my hand, then we can go home."
The glimpses into Alistair and Nash's mind helped me understand them better. Nash hated his father for what he did and wanted to punish him by ignoring. I desperately wanted to know the secret behind the hatred which kept hanging like a dark cloud and I could tell it was going to be like a bomb going off when it came to light. Zara was a force of her own who kept bringing them closer and a step towards moving on. She was just as broken and damaged as them and it was Alistair who pushed her to face her demons. I loved the cozy moments between her and Alistair.
Because any woman would be glad to be trapped on a billionaire’s private island with two incredibly sexy men who both seem to think they own her, and no one could rightly blame me for this
Just as I let out a loud moan, writhing on the pool deck, I secretly hope Alistair can see this. In fact, I know he has a perfect view from his office. I imagine he’s in there right now, watching Nash tongue fuck me on the pool deck only a couple hours after I came on his lap.
Like Nash said...game on.
This was a love triangle like no other and I didn't even know it was until the second half of the book and came as quite a surprise. This book gave me all the feels. I broke, cried, laughed, hated, grieved, fought, healed and loved right along with them. Also the man Zara chose was the perfect for her and I couldn't be happier for them both. The author did an excellent job of bringing depth along with steamy scenes which I can't stress enough were filthy with dirty talking alphas. Keep ready to fan yourself 'cause you'll want these Wilde men for yourself.
I also wanted to share a little edit I made for this book.
”She would be my downfall, my biggest distraction, and I was right.”
April 13, 2022
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Gravity begins with a loss shared by three people. Each person is grieving in their own separate ways. It’s raw in its reality of human nature, nothing is ever cut and paste. It’s tumultuous, ugly and needy and everything in between.
It seems to me everyone is always harping on about how immature the FMC was. This book included but how can we ignore the elephant in the room?
We have a grown ass man, living in his daddy’s house, wasting his days drinking like a party boy, giving his father the silent treatment. But yeah Zara is super immature. Ok.
Ugh, I’m not really digging these characters, I suppose you could say I love to hate them. Pretty sure that’s the point. Nash is a spoiled, selfish, manipulator. Zara is a spineless weak little girl that acts tough. And Alistair is a controlling puppet master who has the emotional temperament of a cardboard box.
And we’ve hit a turning point in the best possible way. Three guesses which one changed. 😉
Through word play alone. It’s makes total sense that a cockpit should see some action. Totally takes the mile high club to the next level.
My emotions were all over the place, there was definitely a thin line between love and hate for each one of these characters. But by the end I had a soft spot for all of them. I wanted them to reach a point where they were ok enough to live, to feel they deserved to be happy.
Not gonna lie though, I knew who I wanted Zara to end up with from the beginning. And while I feel sad for the other, I’m more than excited to see him get his HEA in Free Fall.
Gravity begins with a loss shared by three people. Each person is grieving in their own separate ways. It’s raw in its reality of human nature, nothing is ever cut and paste. It’s tumultuous, ugly and needy and everything in between.
It seems to me everyone is always harping on about how immature the FMC was. This book included but how can we ignore the elephant in the room?
We have a grown ass man, living in his daddy’s house, wasting his days drinking like a party boy, giving his father the silent treatment. But yeah Zara is super immature. Ok.
Ugh, I’m not really digging these characters, I suppose you could say I love to hate them. Pretty sure that’s the point. Nash is a spoiled, selfish, manipulator. Zara is a spineless weak little girl that acts tough. And Alistair is a controlling puppet master who has the emotional temperament of a cardboard box.
And we’ve hit a turning point in the best possible way. Three guesses which one changed. 😉
Through word play alone. It’s makes total sense that a cockpit should see some action. Totally takes the mile high club to the next level.
My emotions were all over the place, there was definitely a thin line between love and hate for each one of these characters. But by the end I had a soft spot for all of them. I wanted them to reach a point where they were ok enough to live, to feel they deserved to be happy.
Not gonna lie though, I knew who I wanted Zara to end up with from the beginning. And while I feel sad for the other, I’m more than excited to see him get his HEA in Free Fall.
April 14, 2024
Strange relations!
The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙❤️💚💜
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘
World building: 🌏🌍🌏🌍
Character development: 😊😘😟🥰
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration
The heroine: Zara - her twin sister Emma was dating Preston Nash and they spent vacation together with the Nash family. Zara had a huge crush on Preston’s brother Nash, she was on the verge of telling him about her crush and asking him to spend time together when they get the news that Emma and Preston died in a helicopter crash. Two years later Zara is working as a stripper, and she sees Nash in her club obviously not doing well.
The Heroes: Alistair and Nash Wilde - Alistair is one of the richest men in the country and the father of Nash and Preston. There is a lot of turmoil in the family even before Preston dies, but after the death of Preston and Emma, the family falls apart and Alistair is at his wits end about what to do with Nash and his hard partying ways.
The Story: Alistair shows up at Zara’s strip club and offers her a proposition. He tells her that Nash hasn’t been handling the death of his brother well and that he likes Zara. Alistair thinks that pursuing a relationship between Zara and Nash will settle him down. He offers her a million dollars to come stay at their private island and try a relationship with Nash to get him in line. He tells her that Nash doesn’t talk to him, and he doesn’t know what else to do. Zara considers the proposition, not only for the money, but she always had feelings for Nash.
There are a lot of secrets in the family, especially why Nash is so angry at his father. There was also the day that their loved ones died, Nash had red rimmed eyes and that was before they got the news of the helicopter crash. I really liked how Nash wanted to do very dirty things with Zara. The chemistry between them was explosive. The dynamic between Zara and Nash and Zara and Alistair is a bit twisted. She has chemistry with both of them and her relationship with Nash is quite volatile.
This audiobook was told in multiple points of view via dual narration and was narrated by Allie Martina, Jeffrey Kafer and Aaron Shedlock. I love Aaron Shedlock, he has a deep but soft voice and is great at showing emotion through his voice. Jeffrey Kafer has a clear, deep voice and sounded age appropriate for Alistair. Allie Martina is new to me, and her voice isn’t one of my favorites, but she does all right. I love that they had different narrators for the three main characters.
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The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙❤️💚💜
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘
World building: 🌏🌍🌏🌍
Character development: 😊😘😟🥰
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration
The heroine: Zara - her twin sister Emma was dating Preston Nash and they spent vacation together with the Nash family. Zara had a huge crush on Preston’s brother Nash, she was on the verge of telling him about her crush and asking him to spend time together when they get the news that Emma and Preston died in a helicopter crash. Two years later Zara is working as a stripper, and she sees Nash in her club obviously not doing well.
The Heroes: Alistair and Nash Wilde - Alistair is one of the richest men in the country and the father of Nash and Preston. There is a lot of turmoil in the family even before Preston dies, but after the death of Preston and Emma, the family falls apart and Alistair is at his wits end about what to do with Nash and his hard partying ways.
The Story: Alistair shows up at Zara’s strip club and offers her a proposition. He tells her that Nash hasn’t been handling the death of his brother well and that he likes Zara. Alistair thinks that pursuing a relationship between Zara and Nash will settle him down. He offers her a million dollars to come stay at their private island and try a relationship with Nash to get him in line. He tells her that Nash doesn’t talk to him, and he doesn’t know what else to do. Zara considers the proposition, not only for the money, but she always had feelings for Nash.
There are a lot of secrets in the family, especially why Nash is so angry at his father. There was also the day that their loved ones died, Nash had red rimmed eyes and that was before they got the news of the helicopter crash. I really liked how Nash wanted to do very dirty things with Zara. The chemistry between them was explosive. The dynamic between Zara and Nash and Zara and Alistair is a bit twisted. She has chemistry with both of them and her relationship with Nash is quite volatile.
This audiobook was told in multiple points of view via dual narration and was narrated by Allie Martina, Jeffrey Kafer and Aaron Shedlock. I love Aaron Shedlock, he has a deep but soft voice and is great at showing emotion through his voice. Jeffrey Kafer has a clear, deep voice and sounded age appropriate for Alistair. Allie Martina is new to me, and her voice isn’t one of my favorites, but she does all right. I love that they had different narrators for the three main characters.
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May 14, 2022
I think I deserve an award for finishing this, thank you very much. 😌
Call me a prude or whatever you want but I don't want to read about a father and a son sharing the same sexual partner.
I did read the blurb before adding this to my tbr but I thought it would be just a love triangle story and I was okay with that. In fact, I have read love triangle stories that I really liked.
But this wasn't that.
They shared Zara for a long time and there's even one scene that both of them have sexual intercourse with Zara at the same time.
I would expect a warning from the author but there's nothing in the blurb that made me think that a scene like this would be included.
This book just wasn't for me but it's not my fault I picked it (but it's my fault I finished it, I know). Like I said, a warning should be included in the blurb. 2 very generous ⭐
January 28, 2023
This was a fun little read. Who knew a father and son tag teaming would be this hot 🥵🤣
June 21, 2021
ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs,ᴛ���ᴏ ᴍᴇɴ, ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴ ɪsʟᴀɴᴅ.ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢᴏ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ?
ᴛʀᴏᴘᴇs: ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʀɪᴀɴɢʟᴇ,ʙɪʟɪᴏɴᴀɪʀᴇ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ,ᴀɢᴇ-ɢᴀᴘ,ғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏxɪᴍɪᴛʏ
ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ:✯✯✯✯✯
ʜᴇʀᴏɪɴᴇ ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ:✯✯✯✯
ʜᴇʀᴏs ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ:✯✯✯✯✯
ᴀɴɢsᴛ:ʜɪɢʜ ғᴏᴄᴜs
ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ:ʜɪɢʜ ғᴏᴄᴜs
ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs' ᴄʜᴇᴍɪsᴛʀʏ:ʜɪɢʜ ғᴏᴄᴜs
sᴛᴇᴀᴍʏ sᴄᴇɴᴇs:ʜɪɢʜ ғᴏᴄᴜs
ᴘʟᴏᴛ ᴛᴡɪsᴛs:ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ғᴏᴄᴜs
Gravity was my first book by Sara Cate and I had no idea my obsession had began then.I don’t usually go for love triangles but this one was done really well.I enjoyed the other tropes as well.Overall a really enjoyable read.
I have to start by saying this book is about a love triangle between Zara,a former ballerina turned stripper, Alistair, a billionaire from her past and Nash, his son.The three characters created a gut wrenching love story with lots of twists and turns along the way.
The romance between Zara and both guys was messy and complicated.While Nash was the ultimate broken hero who tried to keep her away by hurting her, Alistair was the intimidating alpha male with a soft spot for a girl he couldn’t have because she belonged to his son.We get to see how both relationships develop and I have to say I had a favorite from the very first.
I truly believe Zara ended up with the man she was destined to be with even though I also loved the other guy.These three were all connected with a hurtful incident from the past that bind them all into a complicated mess of pain,lust and love.By the end only two of them were brave enough to let the pain go and replace it with love.Zara chose to be with the man who was meant to be hers and I’m happy for them.
And the other guy,the one left with a shattered heart by the end?Well he now had his own book and HEA.I’m happy for him too.
ᴛʀᴏᴘᴇs: ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʀɪᴀɴɢʟᴇ,ʙɪʟɪᴏɴᴀɪʀᴇ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ,ᴀɢᴇ-ɢᴀᴘ,ғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏxɪᴍɪᴛʏ
ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ:✯✯✯✯✯
ʜᴇʀᴏɪɴᴇ ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ:✯✯✯✯
ʜᴇʀᴏs ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ:✯✯✯✯✯
ᴀɴɢsᴛ:ʜɪɢʜ ғᴏᴄᴜs
ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ:ʜɪɢʜ ғᴏᴄᴜs
ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs' ᴄʜᴇᴍɪsᴛʀʏ:ʜɪɢʜ ғᴏᴄᴜs
sᴛᴇᴀᴍʏ sᴄᴇɴᴇs:ʜɪɢʜ ғᴏᴄᴜs
ᴘʟᴏᴛ ᴛᴡɪsᴛs:ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ғᴏᴄᴜs
Gravity was my first book by Sara Cate and I had no idea my obsession had began then.I don’t usually go for love triangles but this one was done really well.I enjoyed the other tropes as well.Overall a really enjoyable read.
I have to start by saying this book is about a love triangle between Zara,a former ballerina turned stripper, Alistair, a billionaire from her past and Nash, his son.The three characters created a gut wrenching love story with lots of twists and turns along the way.
The romance between Zara and both guys was messy and complicated.While Nash was the ultimate broken hero who tried to keep her away by hurting her, Alistair was the intimidating alpha male with a soft spot for a girl he couldn’t have because she belonged to his son.We get to see how both relationships develop and I have to say I had a favorite from the very first.
I truly believe Zara ended up with the man she was destined to be with even though I also loved the other guy.These three were all connected with a hurtful incident from the past that bind them all into a complicated mess of pain,lust and love.By the end only two of them were brave enough to let the pain go and replace it with love.Zara chose to be with the man who was meant to be hers and I’m happy for them.
And the other guy,the one left with a shattered heart by the end?Well he now had his own book and HEA.I’m happy for him too.
April 20, 2021
2.5 stars
Hmmm, I feel like I am being lenient with my rating *RTC
Hmmm, I feel like I am being lenient with my rating *RTC
January 27, 2023
This was not it for me. I’ve read probably half of this author’s backlist and this was easily my least fav. If I hadn’t purchased the audio, I honestly would not have continued on because early on I could tell it wasn’t going to be a fav (obviously I held out hope it would at least turn around and be okay-ish).
Alistair Wilde first approaches Zara at the strip club she’s working as a dancer at. He wants her to come live with him and his son Nash on their private island and be Nash’s girlfriend and he’ll even pay her, $1 million for 3 months. They all have history as well, Zara’s twin sister was dating Alistair’s other son/Nash’s brother before those 2 died in a plane crash. So it’s been 2 years since the crash and now Zara, Alistair, and Nash are still living in grief but also want all the sexy times. Basically Zara gets with both, sometimes separately, all 3 know, feelings get involved, grief is still happening, more entangled secrets are revealed, it’s a mess.
Listen, the premise of this book I didn’t have any issues with. I love other books by this author, I’ve read other books with the same type of setup and a sharing situation and have enjoyed those reads more, so that isn’t why I didn’t like it. The characters I just didn’t care about, didn’t believe/see any chemistry, wasn’t rooting for anyone, the steam was even blah. In the end she does stick with just one of the guys. I definitely won’t be continuing on to the next book and at least now I know I don’t need to buy the special edition bindup of this series. 😅
Alistair Wilde first approaches Zara at the strip club she’s working as a dancer at. He wants her to come live with him and his son Nash on their private island and be Nash’s girlfriend and he’ll even pay her, $1 million for 3 months. They all have history as well, Zara’s twin sister was dating Alistair’s other son/Nash’s brother before those 2 died in a plane crash. So it’s been 2 years since the crash and now Zara, Alistair, and Nash are still living in grief but also want all the sexy times. Basically Zara gets with both, sometimes separately, all 3 know, feelings get involved, grief is still happening, more entangled secrets are revealed, it’s a mess.
Listen, the premise of this book I didn’t have any issues with. I love other books by this author, I’ve read other books with the same type of setup and a sharing situation and have enjoyed those reads more, so that isn’t why I didn’t like it. The characters I just didn’t care about, didn’t believe/see any chemistry, wasn’t rooting for anyone, the steam was even blah. In the end she does stick with just one of the guys. I definitely won’t be continuing on to the next book and at least now I know I don’t need to buy the special edition bindup of this series. 😅
October 25, 2020
I have been sitting on this review for a couple days because I have so much to say yet, I want to keep everything to myself. I want everyone to go in blind and be as surprised and hungry for more as I was.
I cannot even BEGIN to tell you how much I loved these characters.
Nash was so dark, angry and HOT. Godd I loved him!!!!!
Alistair was so lost, hopeful, and sexy. I just loveeed him tooo!!!
And Zara was exactly what both men needed. The glue. Both guys were SO incredibly enticing, magnetic, domineering...just freaking EVERYTHING.
I
COULD
NOT
GET
ENOUGH.
There was so much pain surrounding the reasoning for the relationship, but once it got started, there was no going back.
This was, by far, my absolute FAVORITE book of Sara Cate's. I have not stopped thinking about this story. I need more. I loved every single character. I want 1927493 books. Everyone needs to read this.
5 STARS AND BEYOND!!!!!
* I do need to point out this is NOT a reverse harem. If you are going to read this thinking that you will be disappointed. But although I LOVE my reverse harem books, this book had me full of smiles and warmth when I was finished.*
I cannot even BEGIN to tell you how much I loved these characters.
Nash was so dark, angry and HOT. Godd I loved him!!!!!
Alistair was so lost, hopeful, and sexy. I just loveeed him tooo!!!
And Zara was exactly what both men needed. The glue. Both guys were SO incredibly enticing, magnetic, domineering...just freaking EVERYTHING.
I
COULD
NOT
GET
ENOUGH.
There was so much pain surrounding the reasoning for the relationship, but once it got started, there was no going back.
This was, by far, my absolute FAVORITE book of Sara Cate's. I have not stopped thinking about this story. I need more. I loved every single character. I want 1927493 books. Everyone needs to read this.
5 STARS AND BEYOND!!!!!
* I do need to point out this is NOT a reverse harem. If you are going to read this thinking that you will be disappointed. But although I LOVE my reverse harem books, this book had me full of smiles and warmth when I was finished.*
January 31, 2023
This was the most forbidden, taboo story I’ve ever read.
Zara was a really bad person, Nash was a sick fucker and Alistair deserved better 😅
Intrigued to see how Cate makes me care for Nash in the next one.
Zara was a really bad person, Nash was a sick fucker and Alistair deserved better 😅
Intrigued to see how Cate makes me care for Nash in the next one.
February 18, 2023
3.5⭐️ 4🌶
A book where the plot is basically a two for one deal, why settle for the just the son when you can have his dad too and get paid for it!! I thought I was going to love this and it wasn’t bad! But certainly didn’t meet me expectations.
There of course was a lot of spice! however it didn’t find this nearly as spicy as her salacious players club series.
Onto the next one hoping it’s a bit better!!!
A book where the plot is basically a two for one deal, why settle for the just the son when you can have his dad too and get paid for it!! I thought I was going to love this and it wasn’t bad! But certainly didn’t meet me expectations.
There of course was a lot of spice! however it didn’t find this nearly as spicy as her salacious players club series.
Onto the next one hoping it’s a bit better!!!
July 17, 2022
2⭐️ Right choice girl but the execution was not enough and there is no way the other guy would be that easy to forgive and forget like sir saw her nakey multiple time and other things 👀 Family Reunion will never be the same again
February 10, 2021
I love a story that pushes my conceptions of how love comes to be- especially stories that grapple with the messy, unconventional, and unpredictable aspects of love. Add in some age gap, forbidden love, family secrets, and taboo- oh, I’m all in!
Gravity starts with a tragedy, one that transforms our characters completely. Grief becomes a central element in how love is formed and evolves, and Sara Cate beautifully examines how grief can pervert and skew love in the same way it can also clarify and liberate it. This is an unconventional love story, to be sure - but one that completely captivated me.
Our story centers on a trio of interconnected characters- our heroine Zara, mourning the unexpected loss of her twin sister, and father and son Alastair and Nash, whose son/brother perished with Zara’s sister. Each of them is consumed by survivor’s guilt and their own emotional secrets, the weight of which causes them to make life choices they would never have before. The result is a rather unusual arrangement between them, one designed to help heal, but one that ultimately exposes more intense and long buried wounds. We watch them break as they try to find a path forward, we watch them try to understand emotions that have become opaque and confusing under the mantle of grief, and we also watch them rediscover, or perhaps reinvent, their sense of self as they learn to embrace their new reality. As they start to accept that they are, in fact, worthy of happiness.
But what is the path to happiness? To home? Oh man, that is where this book has been on my toes. Is this a love triangle? Is it a polyamorous love story? Can there even be an HEA? Plus all the secrets! I just LOVED the murkiness of it- how Sara Cate so seamlessly depicts the blurred lines of platonic and romantic love, how those lines are mutable and transient as we change as people, as we grow. As a reader, we too experience those changes- loving both men, the way in which we do evolving as the story does. What is love and what is just mutual coping? I read this in one sitting- I was so addicted to the angst of it all, but even more so, to the emotional nuance. What an emotional and surprising journey- I’ll definitely be checking out more from this author!
Gravity starts with a tragedy, one that transforms our characters completely. Grief becomes a central element in how love is formed and evolves, and Sara Cate beautifully examines how grief can pervert and skew love in the same way it can also clarify and liberate it. This is an unconventional love story, to be sure - but one that completely captivated me.
Our story centers on a trio of interconnected characters- our heroine Zara, mourning the unexpected loss of her twin sister, and father and son Alastair and Nash, whose son/brother perished with Zara’s sister. Each of them is consumed by survivor’s guilt and their own emotional secrets, the weight of which causes them to make life choices they would never have before. The result is a rather unusual arrangement between them, one designed to help heal, but one that ultimately exposes more intense and long buried wounds. We watch them break as they try to find a path forward, we watch them try to understand emotions that have become opaque and confusing under the mantle of grief, and we also watch them rediscover, or perhaps reinvent, their sense of self as they learn to embrace their new reality. As they start to accept that they are, in fact, worthy of happiness.
But what is the path to happiness? To home? Oh man, that is where this book has been on my toes. Is this a love triangle? Is it a polyamorous love story? Can there even be an HEA? Plus all the secrets! I just LOVED the murkiness of it- how Sara Cate so seamlessly depicts the blurred lines of platonic and romantic love, how those lines are mutable and transient as we change as people, as we grow. As a reader, we too experience those changes- loving both men, the way in which we do evolving as the story does. What is love and what is just mutual coping? I read this in one sitting- I was so addicted to the angst of it all, but even more so, to the emotional nuance. What an emotional and surprising journey- I’ll definitely be checking out more from this author!
December 6, 2022
2.5 ⭐️ Bummed I didn't like this more.
"The three of us are bound by grief. The guilt for surviving the people we loved the most has been eating us away for two years."
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ Billionaire romance
✨ Taboo (family sharing)
✨ Age-gap
✨ Love-triangle
✨ MMF
✨ Hate sex
✨ Praise/degradation
✨ Grief (death of a loved one)
✨ Coping
I've only dabbled in MMF, and I usually am not a fan. However, after reading Sara Cate's Give Me and enjoying it, I thought I'd give the Wilde Boys series a try. But it wasn't for me. Here's why:
- The characters weren't really likable, and I never connected with them. I truly could give 0 fucks about Alistar, Nash, and Zara.
- I didn't feel like the characters had a real connection either. They started off as basically strangers, and it just sort of felt like they still were. Never really understood or believed Emma saying she loves both men.
- All the MCs are emotionally damaged, and I didn't feel like this trauma was truly ever dealt with. It's like they hope to fuck their problems away, and then they sort of do? lol
- The spice was there, but it didn't really do it for me, even when it was one on one. But the scene where they finally share her gave me the ick.
- The lack of possessiveness on Alastair's side bored me and pissed me off, all at the same time. I definitely didn't think he even deserved Zara.
- Some of the inner dialogue was wordy and repetitive AF, which made me lose interest at times.
- I saw that plot twist coming from a mile away, so not surprising. But I also hated it.
Overall, this isn't necessarily a bad read, but there were just too many issues for me to really enjoy it. But if you're into MMF and taboo romance, maybe you'd enjoy it.
"The three of us are bound by grief. The guilt for surviving the people we loved the most has been eating us away for two years."
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ Billionaire romance
✨ Taboo (family sharing)
✨ Age-gap
✨ Love-triangle
✨ MMF
✨ Hate sex
✨ Praise/degradation
✨ Grief (death of a loved one)
✨ Coping
I've only dabbled in MMF, and I usually am not a fan. However, after reading Sara Cate's Give Me and enjoying it, I thought I'd give the Wilde Boys series a try. But it wasn't for me. Here's why:
- The characters weren't really likable, and I never connected with them. I truly could give 0 fucks about Alistar, Nash, and Zara.
- I didn't feel like the characters had a real connection either. They started off as basically strangers, and it just sort of felt like they still were. Never really understood or believed Emma saying she loves both men.
- All the MCs are emotionally damaged, and I didn't feel like this trauma was truly ever dealt with. It's like they hope to fuck their problems away, and then they sort of do? lol
- The spice was there, but it didn't really do it for me, even when it was one on one. But the scene where they finally share her gave me the ick.
- The lack of possessiveness on Alastair's side bored me and pissed me off, all at the same time. I definitely didn't think he even deserved Zara.
- Some of the inner dialogue was wordy and repetitive AF, which made me lose interest at times.
- I saw that plot twist coming from a mile away, so not surprising. But I also hated it.
Overall, this isn't necessarily a bad read, but there were just too many issues for me to really enjoy it. But if you're into MMF and taboo romance, maybe you'd enjoy it.
April 22, 2022
I refuse to believe this book was written and published unironically 😭
First of all, it doesn’t focus on the “plot” at all because it’s 95% smut, and normally I wouldn’t complain but the smut was just repetitive.
And the whole father-son thing (that one scene????????) was giving me weird vibes. Also the characters sucked and had no depth and were annoying. Especially Nash, that mf was borderline abusive.
2 stars because the plot twist was fucking hilarious (to me). Like I genuinely laughed for a solid 5 mins cause it was so stupid.
First of all, it doesn’t focus on the “plot” at all because it’s 95% smut, and normally I wouldn’t complain but the smut was just repetitive.
And the whole father-son thing (that one scene????????) was giving me weird vibes. Also the characters sucked and had no depth and were annoying. Especially Nash, that mf was borderline abusive.
2 stars because the plot twist was fucking hilarious (to me). Like I genuinely laughed for a solid 5 mins cause it was so stupid.
June 22, 2022
Well this is definitely not a bad read. It just wasn't quite for me. There were certain revelations that should be have warth shifting and they just weren't for me. But Sara Cate can still write a powerful story.
Love triangles just aren't ever gonna be my jam.
Alistair is a precious bean though, I really enjoyed him.
I just shake my head at Nash in this one though, and onward I move to his book. This one was just a stepping stone for me.
3 stars
3.5 on the spice scale
TW: grief and unsafe behaviors (I'm looking at you helicopters)
Love triangles just aren't ever gonna be my jam.
Alistair is a precious bean though, I really enjoyed him.
I just shake my head at Nash in this one though, and onward I move to his book. This one was just a stepping stone for me.
3 stars
3.5 on the spice scale
TW: grief and unsafe behaviors (I'm looking at you helicopters)
May 16, 2021
I expected more from that blurb that had angst and steam written all over it. But what I got was bland characters, a tedious plot with repetitive scenes, no relationship build ups, mediocre smut, and an exhausting heroine that had zero chemistry with her love interests.
February 26, 2022
כל חייה זארה אהבה לרקוד. היא התאמנה בבלט אבל וויתרה מהפחד שלא תצליח לעמוד בציפיות של עצמה. כשאחותה התאומה נהרגת יחד עם בן זוגה פרסטון ויילד בתאונת מסוק היא מחליטה לעבוד כחשפנית רקדנית במועדון לילה. והיא גם מאוד מצליחה בעבודה שמכסה את ההתחייבויות שלה ומאפשרת לה לשכור דירה.
שנתיים אחרי התאונה הטראגית, חוזר לחייה נאש ויילד. נאש הוא האח הצעיר והחתיך של פרסטון ויילד. כשאחותה יצאה עם פרסטון והן היו מגיעות להתארח באי של משפחת ויילד, זארה היתה מאוהבת בנאש קשות . אבל הוא לא הראה עיניין והפגין קיפאון מצמית כשהיה פוגש אותה.
עכשיו הוא במועדון שבו היא רוקדת, הוא פרוע, חסר שליטה ואכזרי. נכון הוא עדין חתיך אש וזארה עדין נמשכת אליו, אבל הוא גם שבור לרסיסים באופן שלא ניתן לתיקון.
אחרי לילה אחד בחברתו של נאש, מגיע אליסטר ויילד אביהם של פרסון ונאש ומציע לזארה מליון דולר בכדי שתסייע להחזיר את נאש לפסים. הוא מציע לה להשתכן במשך 3 חודשים באי שבבעלותם (דל ריי) ולהיות בת זוגו של נאש. זארה שהמפגש החד פעמי שלה עם נאש הותיר אותה נסערת והמומה מעומק השבר, נרתעת, אבל היא צריכה כסף (כמו כולנו) והיא מסכימה להגיע לאי.
ספר חזק, על אובדנים והקושי להתאושש מהם, על צפיות וההרס שהן זורעות ועל הזדמנויות שניות.
למרות שבדרך כלל אני לא אוהבת ספרים עם אלימות ועם תיאורים מיניים פורנוגרפיים ולמרות שזה בדיוק מסוג הספרים האלה, עדין מצאתי את עצמי נשאבת בלי יכולת לעצור.
הדמות החלשה בכל הסיפור היא דווקא זארה, שלא הצלחתי להבין את כח המשיכה שלה למבט הדברים הברורים (גוף מהמם, עיניים משגעות).
אני שמחה שזה הספר הראשון של ההוצאה שאני קוראת הוא מבטיח רבות.
שנתיים אחרי התאונה הטראגית, חוזר לחייה נאש ויילד. נאש הוא האח הצעיר והחתיך של פרסטון ויילד. כשאחותה יצאה עם פרסטון והן היו מגיעות להתארח באי של משפחת ויילד, זארה היתה מאוהבת בנאש קשות . אבל הוא לא הראה עיניין והפגין קיפאון מצמית כשהיה פוגש אותה.
עכשיו הוא במועדון שבו היא רוקדת, הוא פרוע, חסר שליטה ואכזרי. נכון הוא עדין חתיך אש וזארה עדין נמשכת אליו, אבל הוא גם שבור לרסיסים באופן שלא ניתן לתיקון.
אחרי לילה אחד בחברתו של נאש, מגיע אליסטר ויילד אביהם של פרסון ונאש ומציע לזארה מליון דולר בכדי שתסייע להחזיר את נאש לפסים. הוא מציע לה להשתכן במשך 3 חודשים באי שבבעלותם (דל ריי) ולהיות בת זוגו של נאש. זארה שהמפגש החד פעמי שלה עם נאש הותיר אותה נסערת והמומה מעומק השבר, נרתעת, אבל היא צריכה כסף (כמו כולנו) והיא מסכימה להגיע לאי.
ספר חזק, על אובדנים והקושי להתאושש מהם, על צפיות וההרס שהן זורעות ועל הזדמנויות שניות.
למרות שבדרך כלל אני לא אוהבת ספרים עם אלימות ועם תיאורים מיניים פורנוגרפיים ולמרות שזה בדיוק מסוג הספרים האלה, עדין מצאתי את עצמי נשאבת בלי יכולת לעצור.
הדמות החלשה בכל הסיפור היא דווקא זארה, שלא הצלחתי להבין את כח המשיכה שלה למבט הדברים הברורים (גוף מהמם, עיניים משגעות).
אני שמחה שזה הספר הראשון של ההוצאה שאני קוראת הוא מבטיח רבות.
July 13, 2023
I cannot in good conscious rate this as good as I want to. The word 'Daddy' was only used ONCE in that way and I. AM. LIVID. Literally all of that potential went down the drain. Poof, just like that.
December 22, 2020
I need a minute, or 20. I've barely moved in 5 whole hours. I haven't read a whole book in one sitting in a long time. This was so consuming - from the first chapter I was fully invested in Zara's character and her story. I want to say that this was the best love-triangle I've ever read. It was so well written and damn was it entertaining!
In summary, after suffering a fatal loss Zara is hired by Nash's father Alistair to become Nash's 'girlfriend' in order to help him overcome his grief and self-destructive habits. This is where it becomes all kinds of messy: as Nash and Zara become extremely close, Zara starts to realise her feelings for his father too. The lines become BLURRED very quickly. This is 100% a dark, steamy and taboo romance.
"It's ironic that you're here to make me better when the things I want to do to you are the worst things I've ever wanted to do."
Zara had such intense chemistry and passion with both Nash and Alistair. She helped them to heal differently in their own way, aswell as trying to repair the already damaged father-son relationship. However, there comes a time where she has to choose between the both of them. Without spoiling the whole book for anyone reading this, in my opinion she DID end up with the right guy: you could tell *insert character* was completely and utterly in love with Zara and would've been much better for her long-term.
YES, there is a plot twist that comes at the end. I did see it coming, but it was still fulfilling in understanding Nash's actions and his hatred towards his father.
All in all, this was amazing. I'm counting down the days until the next book!
In summary, after suffering a fatal loss Zara is hired by Nash's father Alistair to become Nash's 'girlfriend' in order to help him overcome his grief and self-destructive habits. This is where it becomes all kinds of messy: as Nash and Zara become extremely close, Zara starts to realise her feelings for his father too. The lines become BLURRED very quickly. This is 100% a dark, steamy and taboo romance.
"It's ironic that you're here to make me better when the things I want to do to you are the worst things I've ever wanted to do."
Zara had such intense chemistry and passion with both Nash and Alistair. She helped them to heal differently in their own way, aswell as trying to repair the already damaged father-son relationship. However, there comes a time where she has to choose between the both of them. Without spoiling the whole book for anyone reading this, in my opinion she DID end up with the right guy: you could tell *insert character* was completely and utterly in love with Zara and would've been much better for her long-term.
YES, there is a plot twist that comes at the end. I did see it coming, but it was still fulfilling in understanding Nash's actions and his hatred towards his father.
All in all, this was amazing. I'm counting down the days until the next book!
April 20, 2021
(audiobook) This author has the unique capability of creating dark and twisted yet beautiful love stories. They dig deep inside your darkest desires, but you can’t help but feel for those tortured characters. Like in this book.
Zara, Nash, and his father, are united in grief after an helicopter crash killed Zara’s twin sister and Nash’s brother. Through a toxic love triangle that test all their boundaries, they try to heal and assuage their guilt with pain and abuse. You KNOW it’s a bad idea when you read it. You KNOW they’re gonna end up even more hurt. But it’s like watching a car crash–it’s wrong but you can’t help it, you want to see the blood.
Especially because there are deep feelings involved, and not just romantic feelings. Admiration, resentment, regret, hate… They all combine to bring those wounded souls together.
The author’s words paint a world bathed in shadows and secrets, where sex is a tool and a leash. It’s a steamy book, but be aware that what happens in the bedroom–or anywhere else–can be a bit disturbing.
As an audiobook, it was quite good. Two of the narrators were new to me and I greatly enjoyed their work. They gave texture to the deep emotions of the characters.
Quickie
- Series: Wilde boys #1 (can be read as a standalone)
- Hashtags: #billionaire romance #forbidden romance #love triangle #stripper #age gap #toxic relationship #family drama
- Triggers: dubious consent and slight violence in bed, death and grief
- Main couple: Zara York & Nash Wilde & Alistair Wilde
- Hotness: 5/5
- Romance: 3/5
- + it’s twisted and dark but oh so beautiful at the same time
- – I wanted more of Nash
Zara, Nash, and his father, are united in grief after an helicopter crash killed Zara’s twin sister and Nash’s brother. Through a toxic love triangle that test all their boundaries, they try to heal and assuage their guilt with pain and abuse. You KNOW it’s a bad idea when you read it. You KNOW they’re gonna end up even more hurt. But it’s like watching a car crash–it’s wrong but you can’t help it, you want to see the blood.
Especially because there are deep feelings involved, and not just romantic feelings. Admiration, resentment, regret, hate… They all combine to bring those wounded souls together.
The author’s words paint a world bathed in shadows and secrets, where sex is a tool and a leash. It’s a steamy book, but be aware that what happens in the bedroom–or anywhere else–can be a bit disturbing.
As an audiobook, it was quite good. Two of the narrators were new to me and I greatly enjoyed their work. They gave texture to the deep emotions of the characters.
Quickie
- Series: Wilde boys #1 (can be read as a standalone)
- Hashtags: #billionaire romance #forbidden romance #love triangle #stripper #age gap #toxic relationship #family drama
- Triggers: dubious consent and slight violence in bed, death and grief
- Main couple: Zara York & Nash Wilde & Alistair Wilde
- Hotness: 5/5
- Romance: 3/5
- + it’s twisted and dark but oh so beautiful at the same time
- – I wanted more of Nash
October 20, 2022
I didn’t care for this at all. Zara the stripper/former ballet dancer is grieving because her identical twin sister died in a helicopter crash with her rich boyfriend. Zara and Emma were very close - so close Zara spent weekends tagging along to the boyfriend’s private island, where they both met his brother Nash, and his father Alistair. Zara had a crush on Nash before their siblings died in the crash. Now she’s miserable, but Nash shows up after two years in the club she’s stripping at and demands a private dance, in spite of them not really having a connection or spending any time together even when their siblings were alive. Must’ve been some crush, because she leaves with him and takes him back to her apartment. She follows him on social media and knows he’s spiraling since his brother died. They have sex immediately, because…
Alistair, his father, has been in love with Zara since before the crash, and Nash wants to punish him. He leaves immediately afterward.
A short time later, Alistair arrives at the strip club and offers Zara a million dollars to live on his private island with Nash for 3 months, because his son is spiraling but seemed to “get better” after seeing her. Outlandishness aside, Zara and Nash barely knew each other TWO YEARS AGO. She literally approached him to see if he wanted to hang out right before the crash and then they parted ways without ever having had a meaningful interaction, but SURE, it makes total sense that his dad would notice an improvement and ask Zara to fix him. Even though Nash and Alistair haven’t been on speaking terms since the crash, so HOW he’s aware of any improvement is a bit of a mystery.
Zara agrees because she needs the money and finds Alistair intimidating. She and Nash start hate-screwing each other the second she arrives on the island, but she’s drawn to Alistair anyway. He tells her he won’t be seduced because women are just meaningless distractions after taking her on a random and entirely unnecessary shopping trip. Why does he need to buy her a bunch of designer clothes? She’s on an island with nowhere to go, and her plan to rehabilitate Nash seems to involve a lot of sex so she’s mostly naked.
Nash’s back and forth with Zara is exhausting. One minute he’s only using her to hurt Alistair and they’re having rage sex, and the next he’s supposedly fighting genuine feelings for her.
Meanwhile, Alistair demands that Zara learn to fly helicopters. He’s a certified instructor and wants her to get over the fear she’s had since her sister died. She agrees, and they get frisky at 10,000 feet. Alistair regrets it and tells her she belongs to Nash (what?!), and Nash immediately accuses Zara of fooling around with his dad but claims to enjoy “the competition.” In fact, he ENCOURAGES Zara to take lessons and sleep with Alastair. She eventually does sleep with him, but then runs away because she realizes she loves them both and can’t choose between them. Nash and Alistair talk, and Nash suggests they retrieve her & haul her back to the island and just share her, which is extra gross because they are father and son. Zara is weirdly FINE with the arrangement, which ends up being a sort of nightly ping pong between their bedrooms, until Nash tells Zara that Alistair slept with Emma the night before the crash. Zara is horrified, seemingly unaware that Alistair banging Emma is no worse than her banging Nash, and breaks up with both of them before fleeing the island.
A freaky Christmas threesome with Zara & his father was just the wake-up call Nash needed, apparently, and three months later his life is back on track. He tells his dad to fight for Zara, because he knows they’re meant to be together. Alistair does, and while Nash goes off to Amsterdam to find himself Alistair and Zara end up living happily ever after.
The character interaction and development wasn’t nearly as good as it is in the SPC series. I’d start there if you want to read Sara Cate.
Alistair, his father, has been in love with Zara since before the crash, and Nash wants to punish him. He leaves immediately afterward.
A short time later, Alistair arrives at the strip club and offers Zara a million dollars to live on his private island with Nash for 3 months, because his son is spiraling but seemed to “get better” after seeing her. Outlandishness aside, Zara and Nash barely knew each other TWO YEARS AGO. She literally approached him to see if he wanted to hang out right before the crash and then they parted ways without ever having had a meaningful interaction, but SURE, it makes total sense that his dad would notice an improvement and ask Zara to fix him. Even though Nash and Alistair haven’t been on speaking terms since the crash, so HOW he’s aware of any improvement is a bit of a mystery.
Zara agrees because she needs the money and finds Alistair intimidating. She and Nash start hate-screwing each other the second she arrives on the island, but she’s drawn to Alistair anyway. He tells her he won’t be seduced because women are just meaningless distractions after taking her on a random and entirely unnecessary shopping trip. Why does he need to buy her a bunch of designer clothes? She’s on an island with nowhere to go, and her plan to rehabilitate Nash seems to involve a lot of sex so she’s mostly naked.
Nash’s back and forth with Zara is exhausting. One minute he’s only using her to hurt Alistair and they’re having rage sex, and the next he’s supposedly fighting genuine feelings for her.
Meanwhile, Alistair demands that Zara learn to fly helicopters. He’s a certified instructor and wants her to get over the fear she’s had since her sister died. She agrees, and they get frisky at 10,000 feet. Alistair regrets it and tells her she belongs to Nash (what?!), and Nash immediately accuses Zara of fooling around with his dad but claims to enjoy “the competition.” In fact, he ENCOURAGES Zara to take lessons and sleep with Alastair. She eventually does sleep with him, but then runs away because she realizes she loves them both and can’t choose between them. Nash and Alistair talk, and Nash suggests they retrieve her & haul her back to the island and just share her, which is extra gross because they are father and son. Zara is weirdly FINE with the arrangement, which ends up being a sort of nightly ping pong between their bedrooms, until Nash tells Zara that Alistair slept with Emma the night before the crash. Zara is horrified, seemingly unaware that Alistair banging Emma is no worse than her banging Nash, and breaks up with both of them before fleeing the island.
A freaky Christmas threesome with Zara & his father was just the wake-up call Nash needed, apparently, and three months later his life is back on track. He tells his dad to fight for Zara, because he knows they’re meant to be together. Alistair does, and while Nash goes off to Amsterdam to find himself Alistair and Zara end up living happily ever after.
The character interaction and development wasn’t nearly as good as it is in the SPC series. I’d start there if you want to read Sara Cate.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 11, 2020
Fly With Me
*arc generously provided by the promo team in exchange for an honest review*
This is my first Sara Cate book. Her writing is captivating, and I felt so sad for the characters, mostly Zara. She was a fighter, and I related to her so much. My heart broke for her. She didn’t deserve to be treated the way she did, and I truly hoped that she’d get the guy who had earned her. I’m happy with the ending. I was entertained throughout the story. It was a very steamy affair, a bit taboo one might say as well. The men were not my favs, but they were super hot anyway LOL. There are a couple of twists that you don’t see coming, and I was mind-blown by them. I’m definitely picking up Sara Cate’s next book!
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Very steamyyyy!!!! The person I rooted for got the girl, but, damn…. These men were toxic AF
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December 22, 2020
Validated my age gap and daddy kink❤️
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