King of Nothing by Aurora Rose Reynolds Pages: 273
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Source: ARC
Also by this author: Obligation, Until June, Until Jax, Until Ashlyn, Until Sage, Running into Love, Until Harmony, Until Cobi, Until December, Catching Him, Baiting Him, Until Talon, One More Time, Until April , Until Willow
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I met him when my ship was sinking, and I clung to him through the storm. Little did I know he needed me as much as I needed him.
The first time I saw Roman Dante King, he stuck out like an odd puzzle piece that got mixed up in the wrong box. It wasn’t his blue eyes in the dim light of the bar, the tattoos that covered his arms and hands, or even his arrogant personality. It was something else—something I couldn’t see—that told me he didn’t belong in our small beach town on the Oregon coast.
Elora Mazie Barlow reminded me of a hummingbird zipping from one flower to another, never stopping, never allowing anyone more than a glimpse before she was gone. Never letting anyone in… until me. Then she gave me her smiles that were more valuable than anything I ever owned and wrapped me in her peace without asking for anything in return.
Her tragic story sounded achingly familiar to my own.
Our connection is knotted up in loss. The journey we’re on together will eventually come to an end. But will we be able to untangle the mess of strings that have tied us together?
Will we even want to?
King of Nothing is an emotional read! Check the trigger warnings if you have any. Roman and Elora meet by chance while running from their recent losses. They are both looking for peace, and Roman falls for Elora so fast he decides to drop everything and go with her on her journey.
I really liked both of these characters. They both just experience a big loss. Roman doesn’t really know what to do. He took off driving and just kept going. Elora had a purpose to her travels, and when Roman meets her, he isn’t going to let her go. Roman wants to let her do things her way, but some of her way choices are unsafe and he just won’t give on those. He swoops in and can seem a bit demanding, and he is hiding somethings kind of big from Elora. He is afraid of how she will react and is enjoying being with someone who doesn’t want him for his money; I understood that decision, but I feel like he wasn’t giving Elora enough credit. Overall, this is was sweet story between two people who meet at exactly the right time!
- POV: dual 1st (more from Elora)
- Tears: yes
- Trope: opposites attract, road trip
- Triggers: View Spoiler »
- Series/Standalone: stand alone
- Cliffhanger: View Spoiler »
- HEA: View Spoiler »
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A Lie for a Lie by Helena Hunting, Killing Booth by Lani Lynn Vale …then you will probably like King of Nothing!
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