Summary-
“I love that you love me, professor.”
“I love loving you, beauty.”
Since their intense, passionate beginning, Professor Dean West and his wife Olivia have fought dark secrets and betrayal in order to save their marriage. Now reeling in the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Liv and Dean are driven further apart by a vindictive threat to Dean’s career.
Struggling to stand on her own for the first time in years, Liv is determined to defend her husband and prove herself. Then an unexpected letter dredges up old insecurities and endangers Liv’s newfound independence. As Dean fights for his professional life, he is forced to confront his worst fear when he discovers that he can’t protect his beloved wife from her own painful past.
Review-
I am totally in love with the Spiral of Bliss series by Nina Lane. I absolutely adored Arouse and Allure so I was super excited to get started on Awaken and see how Olivia and Dean's story concludes. Its safe to say that it surpassed all my expectations. Awaken was another amazing read.
Awaken starts off with Dean and Olivia struggling to come to terms with all that had happened in Allure. Olivia only wants what's best for her husband and is ready to put distance between them if need be to protect him. I admired Olivia in Awaken. She has grown her backbone. She takes risks and is so independent. Her only weakness was where her mother was concerned but you could understand why.
Then there's Dean West. God, that man makes me swoon! Dean West was PERFECT. I said in my reviews of Arouse and Allure that Dean doesn't talk much but his actions show what his words don't. In Awaken though, he truly puts out his feelings. I LOVED his point of view. He said what he felt and what he felt was all consuming love for his wife.
The Spiral of Bliss novels have the best romance. The same was the case with Awaken though Dean and Olivia are separated by a distance for some part of the book. I loved the steamy scenes not because they were erotic but because throughout Dean and Olivia's love and need for each other shined through. It was great seeing them both working through their issues.
After all the struggle and bad times Olivia and Dean finally reach the ending they deserve and I couldn't be happier for them. I adored the epilogue and things were just how they were meant to be. Nina Lane is a fabulous author and I'm extremely grateful to her for having introduced me to Dean and Olivia and letting me be a part of their journey.
*Note: A copy of this book was provided by Literati Author Services for being a part of the blog tour. We thank them.
About
the Author
USA
Today bestselling author Nina Lane writes hot, sexy romances and spicy erotica.
Originally from California, she loves traveling and thinks St. Petersburg,
Russia is a city everyone should visit at least once. Nina also spent many
years in graduate school studying art history and library sciences.
Although she would go back for another degree if she could because she's that
much of a bookworm, she now lives the happy life of a full-time writer. Nina's
novel The Erotic Dark hit #1 on Amazon's Erotica Bestseller list, and Allure is
a USA Today Bestseller.
Giveaway:
Summary-
“I love that you love me, professor.”
“I love loving you, beauty.”
Since their intense, passionate beginning, Professor Dean West and his wife Olivia have fought dark secrets and betrayal in order to save their marriage. Now reeling in the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Liv and Dean are driven further apart by a vindictive threat to Dean’s career.
Struggling to stand on her own for the first time in years, Liv is determined to defend her husband and prove herself. Then an unexpected letter dredges up old insecurities and endangers Liv’s newfound independence. As Dean fights for his professional life, he is forced to confront his worst fear when he discovers that he can’t protect his beloved wife from her own painful past.
Review-
I am totally in love with the Spiral of Bliss series by Nina Lane. I absolutely adored Arouse and Allure so I was super excited to get started on Awaken and see how Olivia and Dean's story concludes. Its safe to say that it surpassed all my expectations. Awaken was another amazing read.
Awaken starts off with Dean and Olivia struggling to come to terms with all that had happened in Allure. Olivia only wants what's best for her husband and is ready to put distance between them if need be to protect him. I admired Olivia in Awaken. She has grown her backbone. She takes risks and is so independent. Her only weakness was where her mother was concerned but you could understand why.
Then there's Dean West. God, that man makes me swoon! Dean West was PERFECT. I said in my reviews of Arouse and Allure that Dean doesn't talk much but his actions show what his words don't. In Awaken though, he truly puts out his feelings. I LOVED his point of view. He said what he felt and what he felt was all consuming love for his wife.
The Spiral of Bliss novels have the best romance. The same was the case with Awaken though Dean and Olivia are separated by a distance for some part of the book. I loved the steamy scenes not because they were erotic but because throughout Dean and Olivia's love and need for each other shined through. It was great seeing them both working through their issues.
After all the struggle and bad times Olivia and Dean finally reach the ending they deserve and I couldn't be happier for them. I adored the epilogue and things were just how they were meant to be. Nina Lane is a fabulous author and I'm extremely grateful to her for having introduced me to Dean and Olivia and letting me be a part of their journey.
*Note: A copy of this book was provided by Literati Author Services for being a part of the blog tour. We thank them.
Summary-
"One day I'm going to touch you in a thousand different ways and show you how to touch me," he said.
And he did.
Struggling with a tormented past, undergraduate Olivia Winter once led a practical but isolated life. Then she met Professor Dean West, a brilliant scholar of medieval history who melted Liv's inhibitions and taught her the meaning of both love and erotic pleasure. But after three years of a blissful, lusty marriage, Liv and Dean now face a crisis that threatens everything they believe about each other...and sex might not be enough to save them.
Review-
I picked up Arouse pretty randomly, expecting a steamy romance which I could enjoy for a while. But I was completely blown away by how good the book turned out to be. It brought out a varying range of emotions that stayed with me long after the book was over. It was a completely unique romance which is hard to say with so many romance novels which are out there.
Arouse starts off with Olivia Winter living with her husband, Dean West. They have been happily married for three years and have known each other for five. Olivia has had a horrible past to deal with but it all changed when she met Dean. He made her believe in her happy ending. With him. But when a little incident happens, there seems to be a chasm opened between Dean and Olivia pulling them apart.
I really liked Olivia. She was sweet and sensible. She truly loved Dean and was willing to do anything for him. She had laid herself bare for him since their marriage and she expects the same from him. But when Dean's secrets come out they threaten the foundation of their relationship. I loved Dean as well. He was clearly in love with his wife. He had a strong, determined way about him which was perfect for Olivia. All his geekiness with medieval history was endearing.
Though Dean was not very expressive with his words, his actions were a whole different story. Dean and Olivia had chemistry but they both had emotional baggage as well. I loved seeing how they both were so willing to work towards their marriage for each other. There were plenty of steamy scenes to keep you occupied but there were a ton of emotions behind them too.
The book primarily moves from Olivia's point of view but we do get a glimpse into Dean's head which helped in so many ways in understanding him better. Marriage is hard work and this book showed so well what happens after the honeymoon period when you get back to reality. Nina Lane is an amazing writer and I'm extremely glad to have read Arouse. Fans of romance should give it a try. I will definitely be reading the next book in the series.
