From USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a breathtaking installment in the Cruel Castaways series about finding love in the wake of tragedy and betrayal.
Arsène Corbin does not intend to marry for love. His fiancée has always been a means to an end, a woman he wants to conquer. But when she dies suddenly in an accident, Arsène’s grand plan unravels.
Still reeling from his fiancée’s death, he meets Winnifred Ashcroft, a struggling actress who lands a coveted role in a play at his theater…and knows things about his late fiancée no one else does. The only problem? They can’t stand each other.
Backstage at Arsène’s theater, Winnie begins to let down her guard around the tempestuous billionaire. She appreciates his wit and quirky affection for astronomy. And Arsène, jaded as he is, respects Winnie’s headstrong personality.
Tragedy and betrayal bring them together, but will their painful pasts hold them back—or fuel their desire?
ღ 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐄 ღ Is the second full length romance book in the 'Cruel Castaways' series by author L.J. Shen. Spoken in 'Dual perspectives. Heroine: Winnifred Ashcroft Hero: Arsène Corbin
I had hives going into this one solely due to all the mixed ratings. But putting those aside I dived in, and never looked back once I got into the storyline more.
PART ONE: Ok I honestly didn't think I'd be able to get through this book if Grace was the main focus throughout, so when that chapter closed I breathed a huge sigh of relief. Grace was horrid, a gold digger, a liar, an opportunist, a cheater. So to say I was happy with the outcome was an understatement.
'𝙈𝙮 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚-𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙪𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣. 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙄 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣.'
PART TWO: This part was where I started to enjoy the story which was unfolding. So to say I was relieved was an understatement. Through tragedy these two collided, not by choice but circumstance as they pieced together where things had unraveled in their relationships. Along the way it stopped being about their significant others but slowly became about them.
I loved Winifred, she was raw, real and so easy to connect with, sharp witted, and down to earth, she was so much more than what met the eye.
Arsène was a man easily obsessed, from his step sibling to the woman who confused him, intrigued him, challenged him. He was quirky, knew all things about astronomy, throw him in a crowd and he was out of his element. He's abrupt, goes for what he wants, but delve under all that and he got me in the feels.
So all in all I enjoyed this one, I thought these two suited each other, he was hard and she was soft, she made him more human. If like myself and at the beginning your'e not connecting with the story push through I swear it gets better.
I like the book but I did not think she explained why Winnie husband married her and why grace and him had the video of Arlene mother.could have added more drama to it.
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