ARC Review + Giveaway: The Resolution of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen

“THE RESOLUTION OF CALLIE AND KAYDEN has some angst, but there is also so much sweetness and charm that it doesn’t feel overwhelming. The balance makes for a fast read that I couldn’t put down.” ~ Under the Covers

For all those readers who were dying for a happily ever after for Callie and Kayden, Sorensen delivers it here. I finished this book within an hour and a half. It always seems the case for me with Sorensen books. I just find that her writing is so easy to read and even though she tackles some hard issues, you genuinely feel connected to each of the characters.

Kayden and Callie still struggle with their issues in their daily life. A little more emphasis is on Kayden and his father. When his family reaches out to him, he must decide if he wants to open that door to his life again.

Callie, on the other hand, has been a strong supportive girlfriend to him. In that it shows that she is healing as well. But true to Sorensen’s style, she shakes things up a bit and tests her character’s strength.

THE RESOLUTION OF CALLIE AND KAYDEN has some angst, but there is also so much sweetness and charm that it doesn’t feel overwhelming. The balance makes for a fast read that I couldn’t put down.

I’ve come to adore these characters so finally seeing them happy in the end makes the hard road worth while. Yet there are so many avenues Sorensen can still explore with in this series. I can’t wait to see what she has planned next!

*ARC provided by author

Excerpt

“She’s just being nice,” Kayden says gazing down at me. His hair is ruffled and his jawline is scruffy and he looks so happy. “And it’s nice… that she wants to be so nice… it could be worse than an overnice mother.”

“Yeah, I know.” I sigh, knowing he’s right, that it could be worse, that I could have a mother like his mother. “I just wish she’d be just a little bit less embarrassing.” I raise my hand and make a pinching gesture with my fingers. “Maybe just a teeny tiny bit.”

“Yeah, I doubt that’s ever going to happen.” Kayden slips his shirt off and chucks it aside. His jeans ride low on his hips, giving me a view of his abs and chest that is crisscrossed with scars. “I did find it funny when she kept cracking jokes all through dinner about how she thinks we’re going to end up getting married.” He kneels down on the mattress, nudging my knees open with his knees until I spread open my legs for him.

“Oh God.” Shaking my head, I cover my face with my hands. “I’m glad you find it funny because I’m sure most guys would be running for their lives.”

The mattresses moves as he leans over me and puts a hand on each side of my head. I crack my fingers apart and look at him. He’s been so much happier since he put the past behind him. He seems to breathe freer, smile more, and it’s probably the most beautiful sight I’ve ever seen. “Well, just make sure you really want this,” I say as he moves one of my hands away from my eyes. “Because you still have time to run.”

He shakes his head, his tongue slipping out of his mouth to wet his lips. “No running here,” he whispers in a raspy voice that I know only means one thing—he wants me. “Ever.” He moves my other hand away from my face then pins my arms above my head.

A while ago, the movement would have sent my heart soaring and not in a good way. But now… well, it freaking soars like a bird high up in the sky never wanting to return to land ever. It soars because it’s free. It soars for him.

“You want me,” I tease as he leans down to kiss me.

“You’re right,” he says. “And then I want to give you your present.”

“But you already gave me my present.” I pat my pocket where the tickets to the concert are that he gave me. He said it was for a redo of a night that should have been special, but he couldn’t give it to me then, but he was ready now to give me everything I deserve—his words not mine. My mom practically fainted when he said it. And me, well I think I fell in love with Kayden even more.

“Yeah, but that one was only the first part.” He kisses me, then softly bites my bottom lip before he leans back for air. “There’s more,” he breathes against my lips, coming in for another kiss. “But you have to wait.”

“Until when?” I wonder, my heart skipping a beat as his hands wander for the button of my jeans.

“Until we’re done with this.” He gives me a wicked smile as he flicks my button undone.