About ALWAYS (Spiral of Bliss #5)
Without darkness, there can be no light.
Dean has always been Liv's white knight. Not once has he retreated from battle. Not once has he failed to keep his wife safe. Not once has he broken his promise to slay monsters for her.
Then Dean encounters a monster he can’t destroy. A monster he can’t even face. And for the first time ever, there is nothing he can do to protect the woman who owns his heart.
The love story of Liv and Dean West that started with AROUSE and continued in ALLURE, AWAKEN, and ADORE now comes to a breathtaking conclusion as the professor and his beauty fight the battle of their lives.
Cover design by Victoria Colotta, VMC Art & Design, LLC (www.vmc-artdesign.com)
Review
(By Cindy)
I can sum up my review in one word: Perfection. Sheer and
utter perfection.
Always is Book
Five of the exquisite Spiral of Bliss series
by author Nina Lane. Hands down, this
series has put me through every imaginable emotion more than any series I’ve
ever read.
Dean and Liv West are the perfect couple. Yes, their life
is peppered with laughter and tears, pain and joy. They’ve basked in the light,
and persevered through darkness over the course of four beautiful novels. The
one unwavering element, the thing that has seen them through it all has been
their steadfast love and devotion to one another. It’s a quirky, sometimes
dorky love that has made me smile, a deep and erotic love that has sped up my
heart, and a fierce, dependable love that has twisted my heart nearly to the
point of breaking more than once.
Dean West is his wife’s champion in every large way, as
well as all of the small ones. Life has definitely given the Wests some battles
to fight, but the Professor has never hesitated to don his suit of armor and
slay every dragon for his Beauty. The latest dragon, though, is headed straight
for Liv, and this time, her white night is powerless to stop it. There is nothing
Dean can do but be a spectator, watching helplessly from the sidelines as the love of his life wages her own crusade.
Liv is fighting a terrifying real-life battle, and author
Nina Lane treats this difficult and painful topic with great care and
sensitivity. While Liv’s pain is real, the struggle Dean faces is no less
painful. His instinctive need to protect his wife from every possible enemy leaves
him literally paralyzed with fear, reversing their roles, casting Olivia as Dean’s
champion. It’s Liv’s turn to save her professor.
Excerpt (with
the author’s permission):
From Dean’s POV:
“Liv.”
“Right here.”
“You… you live inside me.” I press a hand to my chest, my heart that beats in rhythm with hers. “Everywhere. You are the key to every part of me.
“Except when you build walls that have no doors or locks.” She lifts her head, her eyes warm and gentle. “I can’t force my way in, Dean. You have to let me in.”
I have to keep her in, this woman who has all the power in the world over my pain. She’s my fire and my freedom. She’ll always be the girl who saved me.
“I will.” My voice is hoarse. “I promise.”
The series has been written from alternating POVs throughout,
and the author continues to tell it from that approach in Always. I love the alternating
POVs, because it allows me to not only read, but feel the story along with the characters.
All the Spiral characters
are here for this final book. Readers see the Wests at their best (and
sometimes their worst) as they struggle to keep life in balance for Nicholas
and Bella, the son and daughter that bring them more joy than either of them
could have ever imagined. Their Mirror Lake friends surround them with constant
support, including Dean’s irrepressible best friend Kelsey, and his brother
Archer. Kelsey and Archer make more than mere cameo appearances in Always, and I love that Nina brings them
back as a vital part of Liv and Dean’s final story.
Always is an
emotional read. It ebbs and flows with all the things readers have come to love
and expect from the author and these characters. From their corny playful banter, to the silly
love notes, to some of the hottest erotic scenes ever written, Always will compel you. Gonna need
tissues, and lots of them, but it will
be so worth the tears.
Six PERFECT
stars. This series is one on a very short list my must re-reads.
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Wow! Cindy, thank you so much for the incredible review and for your love for Liv and Dean's story. Knowing you loved Always means so much to me, and I so appreciate your time and support. <3 Nina
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