Bo and Ember by Andrea Randall
Book #4 in The November Blue Series
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Releases April 10th
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Book #4 in The November Blue Series
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Releases April 10th
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Synopsis
And they lived happily ever after …
That’s where the typical romance ends. For Bo and Ember Cavanaugh, however, the “I do’s” are just the beginning.
On the heels of a wildly successful tour with The Six, Bo and Ember are offered the musical opportunity of a lifetime. A cross-country move back to the Cavanaugh estate holds promises, old friends, and feelings they thought were long since buried.
In the middle of the whirlwind that is their professional life, Bo and Ember try to establish a solid and loving home. Life, though, doesn’t stay in the promises of “happily ever after.”
In the final installment of the November Blue series, excitement, temptation, loss, and the struggle over what love means forces the couple to strip it all away and focus on what it means to be soul mates, what it means to be married, and what it means to be …
Bo & Ember.
That’s where the typical romance ends. For Bo and Ember Cavanaugh, however, the “I do’s” are just the beginning.
On the heels of a wildly successful tour with The Six, Bo and Ember are offered the musical opportunity of a lifetime. A cross-country move back to the Cavanaugh estate holds promises, old friends, and feelings they thought were long since buried.
In the middle of the whirlwind that is their professional life, Bo and Ember try to establish a solid and loving home. Life, though, doesn’t stay in the promises of “happily ever after.”
In the final installment of the November Blue series, excitement, temptation, loss, and the struggle over what love means forces the couple to strip it all away and focus on what it means to be soul mates, what it means to be married, and what it means to be …
Bo & Ember.
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Review
I’ve sat here thinking about what to say in this review, and I still just don’t know. I could say that I simply adored this book, but it doesn’t seem like nearly enough. I could describe all of the essential parts of what made this book so amazing, but I don’t think my mind could really do that right now. Mainly, I’m just…really sad. I don’t want it to be over. Bo & Ember are without a doubt one of my favorite couples. All of the characters in the November Blue series are fantastic, and I love every single one of them as if they were my real friends. But Bo and Ember…They’re different. Ahh, I’m going to cry, damn it!
So because I’ll get all sad and mopey again, I’m going to be short and sweet with this one. This was the perfect conclusion to a series. It ties everything up in a gorgeous little box. There aren’t any (maybe one that I’m curious about but it’s not necessary to their story) loose ends. You would probably agree with me if you’ve read the other books in this series that these two characters MUST have their happily ever after, right? The love they have for one another won’t allow anything less than that.
Before starting this book, I was really nervous about reading it because I NEEDED them to have the fairytale ending. “What if Andrea Randall tosses something crazy into the mix” kept running through my head. Even with the heartbreak and devastation she DOES throw in, I wouldn’t change a single word. Not a single word. It was romantic (How can it not be with Bo Cavanaugh? I mean a thousand lifetimes! Thousand. Lifetimes! It doesn’t get any better than Bo), funny, passionate, and heartbreaking all in one, and I LOVED it. They go through so much, not just in this book but the entire series, and I couldn’t have asked for a better ending to their story. It has been an incredible journey and I enjoyed every moment of it.
I miss them terribly though, and I just finished the book an hour ago. I feel a reread coming on.
(The Coldplay jam session in Chapter 22 - I need to hear it, feel it, experience it. Loved it)
<3 Erin
So because I’ll get all sad and mopey again, I’m going to be short and sweet with this one. This was the perfect conclusion to a series. It ties everything up in a gorgeous little box. There aren’t any (maybe one that I’m curious about but it’s not necessary to their story) loose ends. You would probably agree with me if you’ve read the other books in this series that these two characters MUST have their happily ever after, right? The love they have for one another won’t allow anything less than that.
Before starting this book, I was really nervous about reading it because I NEEDED them to have the fairytale ending. “What if Andrea Randall tosses something crazy into the mix” kept running through my head. Even with the heartbreak and devastation she DOES throw in, I wouldn’t change a single word. Not a single word. It was romantic (How can it not be with Bo Cavanaugh? I mean a thousand lifetimes! Thousand. Lifetimes! It doesn’t get any better than Bo), funny, passionate, and heartbreaking all in one, and I LOVED it. They go through so much, not just in this book but the entire series, and I couldn’t have asked for a better ending to their story. It has been an incredible journey and I enjoyed every moment of it.
I miss them terribly though, and I just finished the book an hour ago. I feel a reread coming on.
(The Coldplay jam session in Chapter 22 - I need to hear it, feel it, experience it. Loved it)
<3 Erin
Excerpt
Bo Cavanaugh.
6’2”, broad-shouldered, thick black hair that was long enough to run your hands through—but short enough for the board room—and a charming smile that led you all the way up to his 20,000 leagues-blue eyes. Guitar. Voice. All of it.
He was absolutely everything all of the female—and some of the male—fans of The Six had grown to love over the last two years. Indie rock star. That last bit had him smiling humbly, and me beaming with pride.
The Six hadn’t planned on having a “front man.” As our first summer tour neared its end, however, it became clear that Bo was what the fans wanted the most. He seemed to be able to capture the essence my parents and their friends had worked for decades to create, while bringing in a new batch of fans that melted at his smile and admired the risks he took with the guitar.
“They love you just as much,” Regan whispered into my ear as I spied on Bo doing his sound check for the night’s show.
“Get out of my head already!” I hissed back playfully.
Regan muffled a laugh as he dodged the weak smack I threw his way. “I’m serious. It’s like Johnny and June, co-op style.”
“You have no idea what you’re talking about.” I leaned my head on Regan as he wrapped his arm around my shoulders.
No matter how many times I’d seen it, watching Bo alone with his guitar still took my breath away. Each time I happened upon that private moment, it was the same as that May night two years ago when I first saw him play. When everything stopped in the most cliché way possible, and all I could see, hear, and feel was him.
Regan kept his voice quiet as he spoke. “You have no idea. No. You must. They go just as crazy when you join him on stage as they do when he walks out there by himself. It’s not just because he’s Hottie McGuitar. You two are blindingly in love and people are, like, watching music porn when you’re on stage together.”
“Lovely,” I mused sarcastically.
“It’s true. Not only have you kicked the shit out of your guitar skills, your vocals are above anyone I’ve heard in a long time. Including anyone in this band.” Regan moved so he was holding both of my shoulders.
I smiled as his messy hazel eyes twinkled with sincerity. “Jesus, Regan. Did you ever think we’d end up here?”
Regan dropped his hands, shaking his head as he took in the wide green space in front of the stage. “Not in a million.”
Here wasn’t just the grape-scented air of Napa. It was here. Touring together. Me, Bo, Regan, and The Six. Here was spending the last year after our first successful summer tour doing tour weekends across the Pacific Northwest and the warm and dry South West. Here was having not been back to the East Coast except for once in two whole years. Here was me as Mrs. Cavanaugh. Bo’s wife. November Cavanaugh.
6’2”, broad-shouldered, thick black hair that was long enough to run your hands through—but short enough for the board room—and a charming smile that led you all the way up to his 20,000 leagues-blue eyes. Guitar. Voice. All of it.
He was absolutely everything all of the female—and some of the male—fans of The Six had grown to love over the last two years. Indie rock star. That last bit had him smiling humbly, and me beaming with pride.
The Six hadn’t planned on having a “front man.” As our first summer tour neared its end, however, it became clear that Bo was what the fans wanted the most. He seemed to be able to capture the essence my parents and their friends had worked for decades to create, while bringing in a new batch of fans that melted at his smile and admired the risks he took with the guitar.
“They love you just as much,” Regan whispered into my ear as I spied on Bo doing his sound check for the night’s show.
“Get out of my head already!” I hissed back playfully.
Regan muffled a laugh as he dodged the weak smack I threw his way. “I’m serious. It’s like Johnny and June, co-op style.”
“You have no idea what you’re talking about.” I leaned my head on Regan as he wrapped his arm around my shoulders.
No matter how many times I’d seen it, watching Bo alone with his guitar still took my breath away. Each time I happened upon that private moment, it was the same as that May night two years ago when I first saw him play. When everything stopped in the most cliché way possible, and all I could see, hear, and feel was him.
Regan kept his voice quiet as he spoke. “You have no idea. No. You must. They go just as crazy when you join him on stage as they do when he walks out there by himself. It’s not just because he’s Hottie McGuitar. You two are blindingly in love and people are, like, watching music porn when you’re on stage together.”
“Lovely,” I mused sarcastically.
“It’s true. Not only have you kicked the shit out of your guitar skills, your vocals are above anyone I’ve heard in a long time. Including anyone in this band.” Regan moved so he was holding both of my shoulders.
I smiled as his messy hazel eyes twinkled with sincerity. “Jesus, Regan. Did you ever think we’d end up here?”
Regan dropped his hands, shaking his head as he took in the wide green space in front of the stage. “Not in a million.”
Here wasn’t just the grape-scented air of Napa. It was here. Touring together. Me, Bo, Regan, and The Six. Here was spending the last year after our first successful summer tour doing tour weekends across the Pacific Northwest and the warm and dry South West. Here was having not been back to the East Coast except for once in two whole years. Here was me as Mrs. Cavanaugh. Bo’s wife. November Cavanaugh.
Author Bio
Andrea is a 2005 graduate of Cornell University and does not currently use her degree in Development Sociology. She does, however, use her people skills and love for writing every day. She and her partner, Charles Sheehan-Miles, live and write together in Massachusetts.
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