17 February

ARC REVIEW ➽ WHAT HE NEVER KNEW (WHAT HE DOESN'T KNOW #3) BY KANDI STEINER

I never learn my lesson.

And I always want what I can’t have.

When Sarah Henderson walks into my life, I tell myself she’s off limits. She’s my student, sixteen years younger than me, and my boss’s niece. It doesn’t matter that I see the same pain reflected in her eyes that I have in my own, or that the dead organ better known as my heart kicks to life when she’s around.

I’ve been here before, and I know how this ends.

It’s been two years since I fell for the last woman I knew I couldn’t have, the one with the ring on her finger that I chose to ignore.

Two years of trying to overcome that heartache when Sarah slides into my life.

Another woman I can’t have. Another woman I can’t stop myself from wanting.

I never learn my lesson, but with a constant reminder of how that last forbidden love burned, I think I’ve finally learned this one.

This time, I won’t chase what’s off limits.

This time, I’m staying away.

And I’ll keep telling myself that until I believe it.

GENRE: Romance

PUBLICATION: February 21st, 2019

’WHAT HE NEVER KNEW’
is the third full length romance novel in Kandi Steiner’s ‘What he doesn’t know' series. Spoken in 'Dual POV'S' This is Reese and Sarah's story.

Twenty one year old Sarah Henderson had everything going for her, she's also the girl who cried wolf ‘The Prologue’ got it’s hooks into me straight away, I wasn’t expecting what occurred to be the first thing the author leads off and I knew it was going to be a rocky road.

Sarah had everything going for her, attending Bramlock University in north Florida and had dreams of making it big playing the piano but that was all stripped away in a blink of an eye she's left broken and damaged beyond repair, so much stripped away from her, which leads her to pack up all her belongings and never to come back.

Music was my life, my heart, my soul. Without it, I couldn't breathe. Without it, I couldn't survive.

And that road leads her Pennsylvania where her Aunt and Uncle take her in and connect her up with a talented Pianist, Reece Walker, a Juilliard graduate and piano legend who taught at a local prep school in Pennsylvania.

I once believed I'd find my prince, my one and only soulmate who would make all the pieces of my life fall perfectly into place. Now, the only love I believed in was the love I felt for the piano.

Thirty seven year old Reese Walker is half of the man he used to be, broken hearted after a woman he loved didn't choose him when everything pointed towards them making a go of it. Now he's left shattered, barely breathing, living day to day as best as he can.

Two souls shrouded in darkness, both beyond broken, neither thinking they could be fixed, but one glance shared between them in a packed restaurant I see you where Reese plays everything faded away. Sarah needed Reece to help her achieve her dreams at playing on the Ronald O. Perelamn Stage, and heal her in the process, Reece didn't think anyone could help him, but once these two started sharing time together the darkness started fading away and they connected on a broader level.

When I found out that Reese was getting his own book I was over the moon!! I needed it, wanted it, couldn't wait to get it!! He had my heart in the previous book so to reconnect with him again put me in my happy place and I knew the woman that captured his heart would have to be special.

This was such a heart breaking journey, I didn't think it would be as sad as it was, but so beautifully written, I felt everything the author wanted me to feel.

* Teaser used is off the authors facebook page *

Kandi Steiner is a bestselling author and whiskey connoisseur living in Tampa, FL. Best known for writing “emotional rollercoaster” stories, she loves bringing flawed characters to life and writing about real, raw romance — in all its forms. No two Kandi Steiner books are the same, and if you’re a lover of angsty, emotional, and inspirational reads, she’s your gal.

An alumna of the University of Central Florida, Kandi graduated with a double major in Creative Writing and Advertising/PR with a minor in Women’s Studies. She started writing back in the 4th grade after reading the first Harry Potter installment. In 6th grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed to her classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her “freedom of press.” She took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always been a die hard hopeless romantic, and likes to highlight all the challenges of love as well as the triumphs.

When Kandi isn’t writing, you can find her reading books of all kinds, talking with her extremely vocal cat, and spending time with her friends and family. She enjoys live music, traveling, anything heavy in carbs, beach days, movie marathons, craft beer and sweet wine — not necessarily in that order.