Review: Mr. Stone strikes again!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2014
Complimentary copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.Final Call picks up right where Late Call has left off. Dayton has returned to Seattle, leaving Aaron behind and she is left to pick up the pieces of her life."My life is at Epically F----d with a heavy dose of Heartbreak Hell on the life quality guide.But what can you do?Tuck your change from the cashier into the pocket of your sweatpants and grab your ice cream—that’s what."Of course we start off with Dayton’s humor, which is one of the things I absolutely love about her. All too often we have seemingly spineless heroines. Dayton is not one of those girls. After a period of mourning her relationship, as any of us her wont to do, she decides that she is going to go back to work, back to the escort gig. Of course Aaron pulls an…Aaron, and he buys all of her blocks of time, so that even though they’re not actually “seeing” each other, she can’t see anyone else because technically she’s already on the clock. It’s such an Aaron thing to do and I love it!And Aaron…he’s the type of alpha male I can get behind (or under, or over, or…you catch my drift). He’s a take-charge kind of guy without being a misogynist a-----e about it. He understands that he and Dayton are on an equal footing, and I appreciate that. But he’s also a romantic. He is definitely the kind of guy you could see outside your bedroom window holding up his boom box playing “In Your Eyes”. Yeah, I went there.With a little help from her aunt Leigh and her “manager” Monica, Dayton soon realizes that she truly is in love with Aaron. Even the cynical Monica knows that Dayton has become a lost cause and completely supports her relationship. The good ones are hard to find, so when you find one, you’d better keep him.There’s definitely more of a twist with this volume of the story as the tension heats up between Aaron and his ex-wife. Naomi is just plain not ready to let go so she decides to take out that aggression on Dayton. Of course when the proverbial s--t hits the fan, we find out that Aaron Stone is a man of means and there is little he won’t do for the woman he truly loves. But when Dayton tries to hide the truth from Aaron, hoping not to jeopardize his public image, will it all go up in flames anyway?While there wasn’t as much heat between Dayton and Aaron this time around, it didn’t make me enjoy the story any less. Yes, it’s a little predictable and there is an HEA, but there is just something about the chemistry between Dayton and Aaron that resonates with me. Likely because they shared that one magical summer together and even seven years later, the attraction is still there.Final Call was another five star read for me. Once I picked it up I knew I was down for the count. Much like the first book in the series, Late Call, I was immediately sucked in and read it in pretty much one sitting. I know that Emma Hart is known more for her YA/NA novels, but I am definitely impressed with her foray into the spicier side of NA and will be on the look out for more from her. I was happy to see that this is not necessarily the end of the Call series, but that we will be seeing Liv & Tyler’s story soon!