Give in to me by Edith Lalonde

 

Published on November 28^th, 2023

394 pages

I read the paperback version

Back Cover

After discovering he’s incapable of having children of his own, Dean Morgan is convinced he’s not meant to have the family of his dreams. But when fate intervenes, and he’s run over by an F-bomb-dropping heartbreaker, he’s in for the surprise of his life. His stubborn Canadian girl may be the only person capable of catching more than his attention, but the secret she’s hiding has the potential to tear him apart.

Embroiled in a nasty custody battle, Cailey Heffner has been fighting long and hard to keep her son. On the brink of financial ruin, she has no choice but to take her sick twin’s place to save the family business and keep her home. But when one night with a sexy American tractor builder turns into more, she finds herself staying on his family’s Arizona ranch, lying to everyone about her identity, and falling head over boots for a man she has no chance of having a future with.

Ten days. To protect her son, Cailey has to make it ten days without her secret coming out. Then she can hightail it back across the border, broken heart in tow. Unfortunately, there’s one little problem with her diabolical plan. Well, okay, fine. Dean Morgan’s not a small problem. He’s also not the kind of man who gives up on what he wants—and he wants her—bad.

My review

Since I am in the same situation that Dean, I was curious to discover the male point of view of not being able to have a biological child. I will let you know if he finds a way, but I was glad that for once it wasn’t a woman who was in that situation. I think it’s an important subject to talk about, but it was more special that it was Dean who express himself about it.

Honestly, I didn’t get why Cailey was lying about her identity except that she shouldn’t be in the States for work without a visa, but it added action in the story. The whole time I was wondering when she will tell the truth that she wasn’t her twin. In general, I liked her personality, I just wish she was sincere from the beginning, but the whole story wouldn’t happen like this. I think she is just needed a break from the custody battle and hopefully finds happiness.

It's the first book I read from this author and this series and I recommend it if you like contemporary romance. The tension between the protagonist is great, the dialogues are interesting, I didn’t find any dull moment. I like the fact that the story is happening between Canada and United States, especially at this moment. It made the reader think about the situation differently.

Excerpts

A defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens, Seb had been pm the ice. His puck bunny girlfriend of the month had lost Caleb. Had paid so little attention to the small child she had in her care and custody, she hadn’t seen him leave the wives’ suite. (p.2)

Thanks to the excellent medical care he’d received from the doctors and nurses at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern of Ontario, Caleb was fine. (p.24)

"Dean, I know you’re hurting." Paige said. "I see it every time I look at you. You’re grieving for the children you never had, and that’s okay. There’s no right or wrong way to work through your feelings about infertility. There’s only the way to works for you, but burying your emotions isn’t the answer. Neither is isolating yourself in your office." (p.47)

Dean pulled his head back to look into Hailey’s eyes. It was dark on the covered porch. No sun to add shine. No moon to add sparkle. Not lights to add warmth. Still, he saw the depth of her feelings. She cared about him. (p.210)

"Thanks to social media, large-scale multi-day festivals like Red Rock are ingrained in our culture. EDC, Sasquatch, Lollapalooza, Pitchfork, Coachella. They are more than music festivals. They’re a break from life. People come to these events to escape reality and experience something new through music or location." (p.263)