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Pierced Hearts Duet #2
Choosing You
A single glance.
A fleeting moment.
A solitary touch could make everything worth it.
This was my breaking point.
This was where I lost myself completely.
I did the only thing that made sense.
The only thing I had left to give.
I begged her…
To take me with her.
Book 2: The Conclusion to The Pierced Hearts Duet
A fleeting moment.
A solitary touch could make everything worth it.
This was my breaking point.
This was where I lost myself completely.
I did the only thing that made sense.
The only thing I had left to give.
I begged her…
To take me with her.
Book 2: The Conclusion to The Pierced Hearts Duet
230 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 14, 2019
About the author
M. Robinson
65 books6,445 followersM. Robinson is the Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author crowned as the “Queen of Angst” by readers around the world. Dive into her visionary world that will take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions and leave you wanting more. She writes everything from contemporary to suspense romance and is best known for her novel, El Diablo.
When M isn’t in the cave writing her next epic love story, you will find her shopping and living on a boat in Florida with her real life pirate, her lobster, her husband Bossman. Sipping on Starbucks and hanging out with their two dogs, a German shepherd mix and a gordito Wheaten Terrier reading a good book. Or spending time with her family, who she is extremely close with.
Above all, M loves her readers more than anything and loves to connect with them! She is on all social media platforms @authormrobinson but you will find her in her happy place the most. Her VIP Reader Group on Facebook or her second favorite happy place, Instagram.
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When M isn’t in the cave writing her next epic love story, you will find her shopping and living on a boat in Florida with her real life pirate, her lobster, her husband Bossman. Sipping on Starbucks and hanging out with their two dogs, a German shepherd mix and a gordito Wheaten Terrier reading a good book. Or spending time with her family, who she is extremely close with.
Above all, M loves her readers more than anything and loves to connect with them! She is on all social media platforms @authormrobinson but you will find her in her happy place the most. Her VIP Reader Group on Facebook or her second favorite happy place, Instagram.
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July 5, 2019
One star, if I could it would have been a negative one star. I can’t get time wasted on this story back. Why read the story then? The reason was I was captivated by Bailey and Aiden from previous stories and I wanted to learn more about their love for each other. Once I started reading Choosing Us, I knew it was not going to be good when Camila had a POV and Bailey did not. It was too late, I had to find out what happened to her. I never intended to read about Camila and Aiden but the author did not give me a choice.
What I read was insulting to Bailey, women and motherhood. Aiden was looking for a replacement mom for his kids, he had an Oedipus complex. He considered a mother was needed for the family he always wanted. He had that with Bailey but he seemed to forget he had a family before Camila came along. He gushed that Camila gave him the family he always dreamed of and wanted. What about Bailey? They were a family, he said all she lived for were him and the children. She had the nerve to die on them, he had so much anger. After all he did for her, after he loved her when no one else would. He implied she was unlovable to everyone else, all this was on his mind while she was on her deathbed.
The words might of been poorly phrased by the author (giving her the benefit of the doubt). Blame seemed to be assigned to Bailey for her illness. Jackson was mad at her for not remembering him and possibly passing the illness on to him. Even Jagger seemed a little bit condescending toward his own mother. He said it was not EVEN Bailey's fault she could not remember her family. The whole family treated her so badly, yelling and demanding her to choose them.
My question is, what was there to choose? Was he asking her to choose to abort her child? To choose to remember? To choose not to die? There never was a choice for Bailey, her family came first. She chose Journey's life over her own and chose his new soulmate for him. What more can you ask for in a wife? Her last dying deed while she was lucid was finding her own replacement. Misogyny at work here, the woman has to please the man even if the man does not appreciate it.
What I read was insulting to Bailey, women and motherhood. Aiden was looking for a replacement mom for his kids, he had an Oedipus complex. He considered a mother was needed for the family he always wanted. He had that with Bailey but he seemed to forget he had a family before Camila came along. He gushed that Camila gave him the family he always dreamed of and wanted. What about Bailey? They were a family, he said all she lived for were him and the children. She had the nerve to die on them, he had so much anger. After all he did for her, after he loved her when no one else would. He implied she was unlovable to everyone else, all this was on his mind while she was on her deathbed.
The words might of been poorly phrased by the author (giving her the benefit of the doubt). Blame seemed to be assigned to Bailey for her illness. Jackson was mad at her for not remembering him and possibly passing the illness on to him. Even Jagger seemed a little bit condescending toward his own mother. He said it was not EVEN Bailey's fault she could not remember her family. The whole family treated her so badly, yelling and demanding her to choose them.
My question is, what was there to choose? Was he asking her to choose to abort her child? To choose to remember? To choose not to die? There never was a choice for Bailey, her family came first. She chose Journey's life over her own and chose his new soulmate for him. What more can you ask for in a wife? Her last dying deed while she was lucid was finding her own replacement. Misogyny at work here, the woman has to please the man even if the man does not appreciate it.
July 8, 2019
I was listening to The Daughters by Little Big Town and it reminded me of Bailey and the image Aiden had of her. The lyrics mirror how Aiden wanted Bailey and Camila to be.
“Girl, don’t be weak but don’t be strong
Say what you want, just as long
As you nod your head with your lipstick on
And pose like a trophy on a shelf
Dream for everyone , but not yourself
I wash the dishes, feed the kids, and clean up all this mess
Do my best, forgive myself, and look good in this dress
Damn, I look good in this dress”
Bailey had no life outside the home, she gave up her job to be a housewife as Aiden wanted. The author gave her a meaningless job so the choice was easy. Aiden said Bailey considered her family as her job. She was the most forgiving person he knew. In his dream, Bailey said all she ever had to give him were children. Notice he never once contradicted her, he only said he was sorry for being a bad father. Bailey was the heart of the family and she dreamed for them, never for herself. Even Camila came around to Aiden’s idea of how a woman should live for her family, let the man have the last say in what to do.
Let’s do away with antiquated ideas of how a woman should behave. A strong woman can have a family, career and self esteem at the same time. A woman is more than a baby incubator, Aiden never told Bailey this until it was too late and she was determined to give him his daughter so their family would be complete like he always wanted.
“Girl, don’t be weak but don’t be strong
Say what you want, just as long
As you nod your head with your lipstick on
And pose like a trophy on a shelf
Dream for everyone , but not yourself
I wash the dishes, feed the kids, and clean up all this mess
Do my best, forgive myself, and look good in this dress
Damn, I look good in this dress”
Bailey had no life outside the home, she gave up her job to be a housewife as Aiden wanted. The author gave her a meaningless job so the choice was easy. Aiden said Bailey considered her family as her job. She was the most forgiving person he knew. In his dream, Bailey said all she ever had to give him were children. Notice he never once contradicted her, he only said he was sorry for being a bad father. Bailey was the heart of the family and she dreamed for them, never for herself. Even Camila came around to Aiden’s idea of how a woman should live for her family, let the man have the last say in what to do.
Let’s do away with antiquated ideas of how a woman should behave. A strong woman can have a family, career and self esteem at the same time. A woman is more than a baby incubator, Aiden never told Bailey this until it was too late and she was determined to give him his daughter so their family would be complete like he always wanted.
May 23, 2019
The story was heartbreaking for Aiden and Bailey. The buildup to their love story in the first book and then practically nothing in the second book is lopsided. Bailey was dead five months when Cami was hired and Aiden had strong feelings for her already? You just lost your “soulmate” and another one comes along so fast? Then she turns out to be Faith, the baby his foster mother gave birth to. What if they had met when Bailey was still alive? Who would he choose ?
Everything just seem contrived to fit the storyline. A storyline that would have been just fine starting with Cami not Bailey because you prolonged the story just for the angst. I would have been ok with Cami and Aiden if Bailey was not introduced to us in such an endearing way and then left to die in CY. She was abandoned character-wise until the end almost an afterthought. She sacrificed her time on earth for Journey and sent Cami to Aiden. She was selfless with her love and heart.
What kind of man keeps referring to the death of his wife as her leaving him? Blaming her for his shitty attitude and behavior. The blurb and media blitz says Bailey just don’t love him anymore, making it seem like she left him voluntarily. Again casting aspersions on her to fit the story line, making Aiden more sympathetic. I read the book just to find out what happened to Bailey, disappointed.
Sorry my heart is not put back together.
Everything just seem contrived to fit the storyline. A storyline that would have been just fine starting with Cami not Bailey because you prolonged the story just for the angst. I would have been ok with Cami and Aiden if Bailey was not introduced to us in such an endearing way and then left to die in CY. She was abandoned character-wise until the end almost an afterthought. She sacrificed her time on earth for Journey and sent Cami to Aiden. She was selfless with her love and heart.
What kind of man keeps referring to the death of his wife as her leaving him? Blaming her for his shitty attitude and behavior. The blurb and media blitz says Bailey just don’t love him anymore, making it seem like she left him voluntarily. Again casting aspersions on her to fit the story line, making Aiden more sympathetic. I read the book just to find out what happened to Bailey, disappointed.
Sorry my heart is not put back together.
June 22, 2019
This duet was confusing and misleading from the beginning. We were led to believe Bailey left Aiden because she fell out of love with him. "I just don't love you anymore " Nowhere can you find where Bailey ever said this, it's not in the story, just in the prologue from Aiden's POV. Towards the end of Choosing Us, Aiden is pondering Camila showing Journey pictures of Bailey and him. He thought neither he or Bailey deserved Camila telling Journey who her parents were. Why didn't Bailey deserve this? The author is implying Bailey was not deserving as a mother. We know by the end of Choosing You that this is not the truth.
The ailing wife never "left" Aiden, she died! The whole family never mentioned Bailey, why? The author's explanation is they fear the children have the genetic predisposition as their mother so her death is never to be referred to. Skylar never mentioned Bailey's passing because it was not her place to say. All these ploys were used to get us thinking Aiden was broken because the love of his life had left him and his family, abandoning them.
In reading the books back to back the continuity and believability is off. We don't learn what happened to Bailey until the end, so you don't really notice the small details. Reading the book again , the inconsistencies come to light.
Bailey was a great mother and a loving wife to the end, knowing she would not survive much longer. She deserved Journey knowing who her mother was, the ultimate sacrifice she made for her and keeping her promise of giving Aiden a daughter named Journey.
Bailey's final goodbye was heartbreaking and her letting Aiden know it was ok to love again were the highlights of the book for me. Stripped bared, the storyline is nanny and older man. For some reason the author chose not to promote it as such. If she had been more truthful with the storyline then maybe readers would have not been " Choosing " to read.
The ailing wife never "left" Aiden, she died! The whole family never mentioned Bailey, why? The author's explanation is they fear the children have the genetic predisposition as their mother so her death is never to be referred to. Skylar never mentioned Bailey's passing because it was not her place to say. All these ploys were used to get us thinking Aiden was broken because the love of his life had left him and his family, abandoning them.
In reading the books back to back the continuity and believability is off. We don't learn what happened to Bailey until the end, so you don't really notice the small details. Reading the book again , the inconsistencies come to light.
Bailey was a great mother and a loving wife to the end, knowing she would not survive much longer. She deserved Journey knowing who her mother was, the ultimate sacrifice she made for her and keeping her promise of giving Aiden a daughter named Journey.
Bailey's final goodbye was heartbreaking and her letting Aiden know it was ok to love again were the highlights of the book for me. Stripped bared, the storyline is nanny and older man. For some reason the author chose not to promote it as such. If she had been more truthful with the storyline then maybe readers would have not been " Choosing " to read.
June 29, 2019
I'm going to be honest and say Aiden had psychological problems, he needed therapy. The entire family needed counseling but M wanted Aiden to be this big alpha male, always in control. Clearly he was not, he couldn't hold his own daughter, his sons had not seen him for nearly a year. He couldn't even acknowledge his wife had died, only that she left them. The author holds on to the stereotypical view of how a macho man behaves. His friends were not helping him by going along with his neglect. There's no shame in getting help for depression. A tale of a woman magically reviving the family may bring a feel good moment but in reality it does not happen with mental illness. He admitted to suicidal thoughts when Bailey died. With the rise in suicides, the author missed the chance to promote mental health. Instead she used his mental state as a tool to make Aiden more sympathetic.
June 30, 2019
This could have been told in one book, maybe even a novella. The author uses the same formula for all her books and it is becoming repetitive. The characters are the same with different names. The epilogues all have the heroine pregnant or the hero wanting to impregnate her. Apparently the dream for every woman is to be barefoot and pregnant. The constant chauvinist and misogynistic views this author puts forth is dated, it’s 2019 not 1950.
May 31, 2019
The whole duet was very misleading, Bailey did not leave Aiden. She died! This was not what I expected, I wanted to hear from Bailey . Her voice was missing, but it was never her story to tell. She was a prop in Aiden’s story to justify his behavior. Bailey was the catalyst in the story, the author might present Aiden as the tragic hero but everything revolved around her. As such, we were duped by being sucked in with Bailey and Aiden's past and left dangling for our answers in the second book. We were still left dangling until almost the end to find out what happened to her.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 14, 2019
Choosing You was not a happy read. Bailey was used to lured the reader in to make Aiden sympathetic. There was supposed to be an epic love story, there was, Cami and Aiden. Bailey was a side note, a place holder until Cami came along. You can not profess loving your soulmate of almost forty years and fall in love with your real soulmate after only 8 months. It's too cliche, making Bailey's life a travesty when she was a beautiful soul.
July 19, 2019
I was disappointed by the way Bailey was portrayed in the second book. She became a doormat in Aiden's eyes. Bailey Button was a feisty little girl who took care of others before taking care of herself. Somewhere between getting married and having kids she became someone else. The 15 years between marriage and kids is a mystery, we never learned what her life was like. She worked at an advertising firm when Aiden graduated med school but she was just starting out as an intern. Once Aiden bought the house he made her quit that job to have children. It took her about seven years before she had Jackson. I'm guessing at the timeline based on how long med school takes and when Jackson was born since the author never bothered to give us the information. WTF was Bailey doing for 15 years before having kids. Did she go to college too? In Lost Boys, Bailey was already living in the newer house since Aiden was now a resident in the ER, she couldn't sleep at night because she was alone so much. She gave Noah a yacht that Aiden had inherited, she claimed they are both too busy to refurbish the boat. What was she busy with, she had already quit her job. To me, Bailey was left alone for the majority of time they were married. He was busy with school and the hospital while she seemingly had nothing to do. The kids became her respite, someone to take care and love. Someone who loved her back with no expectations. Aiden said Bailey lived for her children and him, that was all she had to give. Or is this what Aiden thought she had to give in this relationship. Maybe if he had told her she could be anything she wanted to be and encouraged her to be more than a housewife then she would she see herself differently. It broke my heart when Jagger asked where his mom will be after she dies, he didn't want her to be alone. He knew she hated being alone. Long before she died she was alone, alone with no parents, no relatives. She was a captive in her home and what Aiden expected of her and neglected. With her illness, she was a captive to her own mind, once again alone.
July 1, 2019
M Robinson's stories have characters that are interwoven in each series. This gives readers glimpses of characters from previous books but it becomes trying to keep track of who is who and the progression of time. Some of these characters must be in their 60's by the time the epilogue ended. I was not interested in Aiden, a 55 year old man , having sex in a bathroom like a teenager. He said "let me in" to Camila when he was trying to have sex with her. Damien said the exact same thing to Amira in El Pecado and Creed said the same thing to Mia in This Ends Here. Recycled lines in all her stories and it's kind of perverted that all these men say the same thing during sex, like they talk about this among themselves.
A standalone without characters from previous books would have worked better, that way there would have been no need to proof what was written previously. I'm still not sure how many children Skyler had in the beginning of the duet, I guess this is why there were no specifics given. She had children at home, more than one and one on the way. How she managed to take care of at least two toddlers while staying at Aiden's is unbelievable. Was she taking care of the children when Bailey was in the assisted living facility? How long was Bailey there? I assume Bailey gave birth while in the facility, so who took care of Journey when she came home? Aiden was still living at home when Bailey died but she had not been home for awhile. Why this caused him to stay away from home and his family is not explained by her death since she was ill for 5 years and not living at home for who knows how long.
I have all these unanswered questions that could have been avoided if Bailey was not used as a cliffhanger for the second book. The story and timeline was not cohesive and logical, it appeared like the author had a template for all her books and she just interchanged situations and characters with her signature "twists" thrown in. It's time for fresh characters since the original characters' grandchildren are now having children.
A standalone without characters from previous books would have worked better, that way there would have been no need to proof what was written previously. I'm still not sure how many children Skyler had in the beginning of the duet, I guess this is why there were no specifics given. She had children at home, more than one and one on the way. How she managed to take care of at least two toddlers while staying at Aiden's is unbelievable. Was she taking care of the children when Bailey was in the assisted living facility? How long was Bailey there? I assume Bailey gave birth while in the facility, so who took care of Journey when she came home? Aiden was still living at home when Bailey died but she had not been home for awhile. Why this caused him to stay away from home and his family is not explained by her death since she was ill for 5 years and not living at home for who knows how long.
I have all these unanswered questions that could have been avoided if Bailey was not used as a cliffhanger for the second book. The story and timeline was not cohesive and logical, it appeared like the author had a template for all her books and she just interchanged situations and characters with her signature "twists" thrown in. It's time for fresh characters since the original characters' grandchildren are now having children.
May 11, 2019
'CHOOSING YOU' is the second book in M. Robinson's 'Pierced Hearts' duet. It picks up where the first book left off. 'The watching of a wedding ceremony.'
A broken family. An empty shell of a man. A child that's never felt the arms of her father..A nanny named Camila who brought sunshine into their lives. She was the one responsible for turning my house back into a home. A home that was slowly coming back to life.
With how the first book ended on that cliffy we were all left mouth agape wondering/floundering left in turmoil waiting on bated breath for this book. Counting down the weeks, months until we could get our questions answered. My anticipation levels were rising, as the day neared when this would land on my kindle. I didn't know what journey M. Robinson was going to take me on in this conclusion, but let me tell you!! This book, this duet was everything!!
As soon as I started it I knew I was going to go on an emotional journey and it was everything I could've expected..
I laughed, I cried, I swooned, god did I swoon, but most of all I loved!!
I loved everything about this book!! This was perfection at its very best!! We finally got answers to all our questions, and even though it was heartbreaking and unexpected we did get a magical fairy tale ending which made my heart full.
With the perfect blend of heart, heat and humor, the queen of angst pulled out all the feels and left me gasping for more, and because of that I can not wait to read the next book. Because I can tell you that, that is going to be another goody!!
* Teaser used is off the authors fb page *
July 8, 2019
This duet was poorly executed and Aiden came across as someone stuck in the past, looking for a convenient replacement for Bailey without realizing it. Everything he said to Bailey, he said to Camila. Bailey was everything he ever wanted, she gave him the family he wanted since they were kids. Camila was everything he ever wanted and gave him the family he wanted since he was a child. He would die for Bailey. He would die for Camila. See a pattern here? It's ironic that it was Bailey who died for Aiden. She willingly chose to give birth to Journey knowing she would die sooner. In the end, she chose Aiden and Journey at her own expense.
July 14, 2019
So much drama over a man who could not acknowledge his wife’s death. He insisted she left him and their children. Always referring to her leaving him and not knowing how to survive without her. Saying she did not love him anymore, maybe it was the other way around and he did not love her anymore. Just be a man, don’t put the blame on her for your own shortcomings. Once a pretty young woman willing to take care of his kids came along, he quickly forgot how he couldn’t survive. He couldn’t get the nanny out of his mind before he even met her. All the while he was still blaming his wife for leaving him.
The story ended with a bow wrapped around a convenient you’re my soulmate, everything I’ve ever wanted and dreamed for. What about Bailey? Was he settling until he found the one? With those words he disrespected Bailey, who once was his soulmate, the love of his life, everything he ever dreamt and wanted. Calling her a demon on his back and how relieved he was that he had no past with the nanny.
The “hero” was not worthy of any sympathy or forgiveness for his behaviors. He was a self centered man who saw his wife as defective, even when they were children. She wasn’t strong like him. In the end, she was the strong one like she was in the beginning. It was she who befriended him, she who kept all the bad shit that happened to her from him. She lived in homes far worse than he did, abused by the foster parents but always looking out for the other children. She was the hero and heroine of this story even if the author does not acknowledge her as such, casting her aside in this book once her role as his worst “regret” was not needed anymore.
The story ended with a bow wrapped around a convenient you’re my soulmate, everything I’ve ever wanted and dreamed for. What about Bailey? Was he settling until he found the one? With those words he disrespected Bailey, who once was his soulmate, the love of his life, everything he ever dreamt and wanted. Calling her a demon on his back and how relieved he was that he had no past with the nanny.
The “hero” was not worthy of any sympathy or forgiveness for his behaviors. He was a self centered man who saw his wife as defective, even when they were children. She wasn’t strong like him. In the end, she was the strong one like she was in the beginning. It was she who befriended him, she who kept all the bad shit that happened to her from him. She lived in homes far worse than he did, abused by the foster parents but always looking out for the other children. She was the hero and heroine of this story even if the author does not acknowledge her as such, casting her aside in this book once her role as his worst “regret” was not needed anymore.
June 29, 2019
The series was mindless and dense. For a doctor, no less the chief of surgery, Aiden came across as simple minded. When he was with Camila all he thought about was sex. Their connection was all physical, they flirted and behaved like teenagers. Their dialogue was so basic, no connection beyond the superficial.
His pattern of speech did not reflect an educated man except when he spoke to Jagger, a ten year old. I can't get over him telling Camila she was "the most amazing, loving mother to all my kids" when they were not together yet, he had not even told her the truth about Bailey. I found this so disappointing, he had to put Bailey down when she was not around to defend herself. It was like he found a young healthy woman and to hell with the mother of his children. She left and died on us. So much disrespect towards woman in general, all Aiden wanted from a woman were babies and for her not to die on them. Oh sorry, the correct word is "leave".
His pattern of speech did not reflect an educated man except when he spoke to Jagger, a ten year old. I can't get over him telling Camila she was "the most amazing, loving mother to all my kids" when they were not together yet, he had not even told her the truth about Bailey. I found this so disappointing, he had to put Bailey down when she was not around to defend herself. It was like he found a young healthy woman and to hell with the mother of his children. She left and died on us. So much disrespect towards woman in general, all Aiden wanted from a woman were babies and for her not to die on them. Oh sorry, the correct word is "leave".
July 19, 2019
Soulmates are supposed to be eternal, lasting a lifetime and beyond. What this author did was disillusioned the fantasy of finding that one person who will love you to the end of time and will find again in the next life. Aiden was barely living when Bailey died, he abandoned his children until he miraculously found his new soulmate. A soulmate who evidently Bailey knew Aiden had a connection to. What a f'cked up thing to write. That right there acknowledged Bailey knew she did not have Aiden's whole heart but she was ok with it? Camila did not have Aiden's whole heart either, a part of Bailey will always be there between them. That's why 2 soulmates in a lifetime is ridiculous and cheapens the lore of eternal love. To have Bailey say their love ended the day she died was a pathetic attempt to justify Aiden finding love again so fast.if you profess your eternal love for your soulmate of 38 years , you can't just flip a switch within six months of her death and love this new soulmate deeply. Neither Bailey or Camila should ever have felt they were the second choice but the author tried to sell us that Bailey gave her approval so it was all good. What a misogynistic view of the loyal and faithful wife always willingly yielding to the husband even from the grave.
July 8, 2019
Bailey and Aiden's story was gripping, they had a bond since the age of seven. I believe his mother brought Bailey to Aiden and she was always there for him even when he thought her mind was lost and her body gone. She was looking over her family from the other side like his mother said his soulmate would. There was no comparison between Aiden's love for Bailey and his love for Camila. This is why the duet was a fail to me, there should never be two loves of your life in one story, no less two soulmates within one year. The author had to lessen Bailey to lift Camila up in the process. Bailey was the past, she was the mother of his children, she'll always have a place in his heart. This sounds all good but then Aiden declared Camila was the mother of his children, referring to Camila as the children's mother when Bailey was dead less than a year. With Camila, there was no past, there were no demons on his back. That's what Aiden said, what a POS thing to say about your dead wife. The past gave him 3 children but he wanted to erase their mother from existence.
It was callous the way her death was treated by the author, Aiden seemed to be struck by guilt more than grief. She should have left Bailey out of the story and we would never have learned what a shitty person Aiden was.
It was callous the way her death was treated by the author, Aiden seemed to be struck by guilt more than grief. She should have left Bailey out of the story and we would never have learned what a shitty person Aiden was.
July 8, 2019
This duet should have been one book about Aiden and Camila. Bailey's character should not have been dragged into this story. Obviously Aiden had no problem finding new love when Bailey was dead less than half a year. Don't throw "soulmate" around like it happens everyday and think readers are stupid. Fiction is not reality but you have to have some common sense at the core of your story. A man who has been with his soulmate for almost forty years suddenly finds his next forever love so soon is not believable. There was no grief on his part, just resentment and guilt for lusting after another woman.
The twist was predictable and distasteful as hell.
The twist was predictable and distasteful as hell.
May 29, 2022
I Don't know !!
I am in the minority again!! Everything everyone has said about this book is spot on. However; the trope in this book has been done over and ove and over. The husband loses the love of his life and doesn't know how to move on. A nanny is hired and breathes life back into a family. We have all been there , read that ! We all have read the older man /younger woman connection, at has all been written about. However; what separates this duet from the rest is the love and devotion Aiden and Bailey had for one another and the way M. Robinson presented through the eyes and hearts of Aiden and their children. Bailey understood she would not be there and gave Aiden all he has ever wanted. The other reviews will tell you about Aiden and Camila, because M Robinson has to tell his story of finding love again and because of the sexy young woman. But, I am here to tell you the more beautiful part of this book. It wasn't just hot older doctor sexiness, that wasn't what this story was about. Plain and simple this story was about a beautiful journey that love takes us on and the sacrifices we all have to make.It was about devotion, giving up life to give life to Aiden and Journey. Why not 5 stars? Because the 2 tropes chosen and ickiness of Aiden being with the baby he and Bailey help bring into the world. Bailey was the most endearing part of this duet. What I didn't like in this second book was the erasing of Bailey. It was as if her voice and legacy was extinguished. It was to unbelievable that Jackson couldn't say goodbye to his mother,but could say hello to Camila so quickly.Jackson was Bailey's first child. Another thing I didn't like was the fact that Aiden had another girl. Bailey sacrificed her body to give Aiden his princess. The sacrifice was for nothing. The writer tried too hard to feed us AIDEN/CAMILA love fest. It was a bit of overkill..
I am in the minority again!! Everything everyone has said about this book is spot on. However; the trope in this book has been done over and ove and over. The husband loses the love of his life and doesn't know how to move on. A nanny is hired and breathes life back into a family. We have all been there , read that ! We all have read the older man /younger woman connection, at has all been written about. However; what separates this duet from the rest is the love and devotion Aiden and Bailey had for one another and the way M. Robinson presented through the eyes and hearts of Aiden and their children. Bailey understood she would not be there and gave Aiden all he has ever wanted. The other reviews will tell you about Aiden and Camila, because M Robinson has to tell his story of finding love again and because of the sexy young woman. But, I am here to tell you the more beautiful part of this book. It wasn't just hot older doctor sexiness, that wasn't what this story was about. Plain and simple this story was about a beautiful journey that love takes us on and the sacrifices we all have to make.It was about devotion, giving up life to give life to Aiden and Journey. Why not 5 stars? Because the 2 tropes chosen and ickiness of Aiden being with the baby he and Bailey help bring into the world. Bailey was the most endearing part of this duet. What I didn't like in this second book was the erasing of Bailey. It was as if her voice and legacy was extinguished. It was to unbelievable that Jackson couldn't say goodbye to his mother,but could say hello to Camila so quickly.Jackson was Bailey's first child. Another thing I didn't like was the fact that Aiden had another girl. Bailey sacrificed her body to give Aiden his princess. The sacrifice was for nothing. The writer tried too hard to feed us AIDEN/CAMILA love fest. It was a bit of overkill..
May 19, 2019
I feel duped. Book 1 started out so beautiful. An epic love story between Aiden and Bailey---except it wasn't.
It was about Camila.
This book was all filler, no content until the end. For almost 2 full books, readers had to wait to find out what happened to Bailey.
Hint: skip to the end of book 2 and you won't have missed a thing.
It was about Camila.
This book was all filler, no content until the end. For almost 2 full books, readers had to wait to find out what happened to Bailey.
Hint: skip to the end of book 2 and you won't have missed a thing.
June 29, 2019
We finally learned what happened to Bailey but we had to wait until the end to find out. We were left wondering with only a few mentions of Bailey. We found out they were living in a bad neighborhood when they first got married. I got the impression they were living in an apartment because they could hear the neighbors arguing. In the first book, Aiden bought a one story ranch with a private driveway, red door with a white fence and daisies on the property. Which was it and how did Aiden pay for the house? This did not make sense. Did the author forget what she wrote just a few months ago. Or it could be Bailey's story was over and she hoped readers would be too distracted to remember details from the first book. When Aiden bought the new house for Bailey he just graduated medical school, that would make him around 26. He then declared Bailey was to quit her job and give him babies right away. Bailey did not have Jackson until she was around 33. That's seven years in between but Aiden said they had no problems conceiving Jackson and Jagger. She couldn't even remember what she wrote in the same book, not thinking out logically the progression of time. Maybe she doesn't know how long it takes to be a doctor and just guessed ? She threw things at the reader to prolong the mystery but created a disorganized story.
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June 21, 2019
I did not feel the connection between Aiden and Camila I read the author’s note at the end, it was a great message but it was poorly executed. Everyone deserves a second chance at love but she missed the mark in the way the characters were presented. I think she wanted to honor her friend’s loved one by Bailey’s character. Camila represented the future and the promise of love again. It would have worked better if Camilla’s story was a standalone but then there would be no epic love for Aiden to get over. Speculation on Bailey’s whereabouts was needless and honestly, gratuitous to keep the reader hooked for two books instead of one.
July 14, 2019
Bait and Switch. We were baited with Aiden and Bailey's epic love story and their journey through all their hardships as orphans. We felt the love between the two, all they had were each other. Bailey gave Aiden a reason to live, a purpose in life. It seemed like fate. We were sucked in by their story and then we were left wondering and wondering, what happened to their love. We were still wondering until 80% into the second book. Aiden and Camila were already together and Bailey's whereabouts was not mentioned (only that she had abandoned her family). This is where I had issues, not that Aiden had found love again but his denial of why Bailey was absent. It was disgusting to repeatedly refer to Bailey's death as her leaving him, she had no choice! Fate and the author did not treat Bailey well. She was portrayed as weak , always needing help. If you take in her life in totality you will find Aiden was truly the insecure one. Not mentioning Bailey because the children might be genetically predisposed to her illness was a total disrespect to her memory. She was eradicated from their lives so easily. Disappointed in how death was masked as abandonment to justified Aiden's actions and the storyline.
June 22, 2019
Too cliche to believe. A man barely surviving after the death of his wife suddenly is attracted to the nanny only a few month has passed. Bailey was Aiden’s soulmate for almost forty years, not even half a year goes by and he finds his new soulmate. I found it distasteful the way Bailey’s role in the family was undercut and Camila took over being mother and wife so fast. In the epilogue, Journey was referred to as “our daughter” by Camila. It’s bittersweet how Bailey sacrificed to give Aiden a daughter but was not acknowledged by the family she loved so much. Aiden wiped Bailey out his life so fast once Camila came along. In “choosing Camila”, it seemed Aiden chose to leave memories of Bailey behind.
June 8, 2019
I was disappointed by the way the story unfolded and concluded. Letting a few weeks pass, I read the book again, thinking I would give it another try. Nope. I just found it more disappointing. I glossed over parts of the story looking for hints of Bailey the first time around. I missed the part where the children filed to be adopted by Camila. Why did the author put that in? Jackson was 16 years old , Jagger was 13(14?), Bailey was being erased from the children’s lives.
It seemed Aiden totally excised her from his life after he and Camilla became a couple.
“Faith gave me everything I ever wanted .... Especially, the family I always dreamed of “
Bailey gave Aiden a family - Jackson, Jagger and Journey. These offhand remarks by him seem to find fault with her. Camilla and Bailey were not in competition for Aiden’s love. Bailey was gone, he should cherish her memory and the family they were before illness took her away, (note: not her leaving him) Bailey will forever be their mother, for eternity. It’s a slap in the face after all Bailey went through to have Journey.
Celebrate the love that once was, celebrate the love that still is and will be. One love is not better or greater than the other, just different. There was no need to make Bailey redundant to show Aiden and Camilla ‘s love.
It seemed Aiden totally excised her from his life after he and Camilla became a couple.
“Faith gave me everything I ever wanted .... Especially, the family I always dreamed of “
Bailey gave Aiden a family - Jackson, Jagger and Journey. These offhand remarks by him seem to find fault with her. Camilla and Bailey were not in competition for Aiden’s love. Bailey was gone, he should cherish her memory and the family they were before illness took her away, (note: not her leaving him) Bailey will forever be their mother, for eternity. It’s a slap in the face after all Bailey went through to have Journey.
Celebrate the love that once was, celebrate the love that still is and will be. One love is not better or greater than the other, just different. There was no need to make Bailey redundant to show Aiden and Camilla ‘s love.
May 20, 2019
In a nutshell; this book sucked. I hated Camila's character. How she acted and how she and Dante spoke was cringe worthy. Who speaks like that in real life? I was really hoping that Bailey would reappear, but turns out she died. Aiden was pissed off and hurt by her death that he took it out on his kids by staying away from them for damn near a year. What kind of man does that? Also, a baby, twerking, locking and popping??? Really??? Just ridiculous.
June 3, 2019
This was not what was advertised. Why promote a love story between Aiden and Bailey in the first book and then in the second book she became nonexistent until the end. Her death led to a fractured family but it was wrong to let the reader believe there was a possibility Bailey was the cause.
It was all on Aiden, he should have manned up but he did not. In death Bailey was still looking over her family, even if they never spoke her name. Who ‘s the true hero in this saga? It definitely was not Aiden .She deserved better than how she was portrayed to fit the story.
It was all on Aiden, he should have manned up but he did not. In death Bailey was still looking over her family, even if they never spoke her name. Who ‘s the true hero in this saga? It definitely was not Aiden .She deserved better than how she was portrayed to fit the story.
June 29, 2019
Aiden was a terrible character. What was so swoon worthy about a man who neglected his children for almost a year? Watching them at night is not the same as comforting and showing them love after they just lost their mother.
When he backhanded Jackson for telling him the truth, he lost all redeeming qualities. Real men do not resort to violence especially with their own children.
This was an awful duet, Aiden was not likable as an adult and Camila behaved like a teenager.
When he backhanded Jackson for telling him the truth, he lost all redeeming qualities. Real men do not resort to violence especially with their own children.
This was an awful duet, Aiden was not likable as an adult and Camila behaved like a teenager.
June 25, 2019
waste of fucking money. plot twist wasnt even a plot twist if you have half a brain.
May 15, 2019
Hmmmm This book give me mix feeling 😥.. At one point I can’t wait for this book to come out. One point i am nervous how this is gonna end, although I have feeling where this book is leading (hopefully wrong😂). Based on the tittle and the end of part I, it seems that Aiden will be together with Camila😭, I don’t think I prepare enough for this, I am at Bailey team..
I was still hoping he still gonna end with Bailey, his true love. Am I the only who wants Aiden with Bailey back together😂😂😂???
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Okee done reading thisss bookk.. still heartbroken💔💔💔😭😭😭.. never though that the absent of Bailey means that she died from illness, i though she left because she was broken. And from Aiden, I don’t really know if someone had a soulmate for most of his life was moving on that quickly.. don’t get me wrong I love HEA, but that’s not the HEA i wanted from Aiden n Camila.
Most of you probably love this book, lets say it is not the book for me. The very first reason i was picking up this book, i though this was a story for Aiden n Bailey..
don’t get me wrong, I am a fan of the Author, I read all her book, but for this one not I not really like it💔💔💔
I was still hoping he still gonna end with Bailey, his true love. Am I the only who wants Aiden with Bailey back together😂😂😂???
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Okee done reading thisss bookk.. still heartbroken💔💔💔😭😭😭.. never though that the absent of Bailey means that she died from illness, i though she left because she was broken. And from Aiden, I don’t really know if someone had a soulmate for most of his life was moving on that quickly.. don’t get me wrong I love HEA, but that’s not the HEA i wanted from Aiden n Camila.
Most of you probably love this book, lets say it is not the book for me. The very first reason i was picking up this book, i though this was a story for Aiden n Bailey..
don’t get me wrong, I am a fan of the Author, I read all her book, but for this one not I not really like it💔💔💔
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May 14, 2019
No! Just no! This duet was very misleading. I was invested in Bailey and Aiden and was robbed of this in the second book. This was Camila and Aiden's book and I don't like how Bailey was portrayed in the second book. Too bad! I would have loved to love this duet. I just don't like to get really invested in a couple and then to be robbed of it the way it was done in this second book.. :(
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