Preservation

Kate Canterbary

Jun 2017 · Vesper Press

About this ebook

Two lonely hearts.
Just once, Alex Emmerling would like to be someone’s first choice.
She’s strong-willed and spunky, but she’s left picking up the pieces from her ex’s lies and manipulations, and daydreaming about taking a scalpel to his scrotum.

Flying under the radar is what Riley Walsh does best.
He’s laid-back and loyal, but he wants the most off-limits woman in his world, and nothing will ever make that a reality.

An arrangement of mutual benefit.
Two months, four dates.
Five, if things go well.
Five at the most.
But possibly six.
Definitely no more than six dates.

Only the appearance of a romantic relationship is required, and they expect nothing more from their time together. There will be none of those benefits involved.

One wild weekend.
After waking up in bed together—very naked and even more hungover—the terms and conditions of their arrangement no longer apply. Now they’re faced with something riskier than exposing their fake relationship: letting go of the past and zipping up the future.

Some things have to fall apart before they can be put back together.

Ratings and reviews

Preservation is Perfection! Riley and his special someone are a perfect match. The fun banter and sexual chemistry are a heady combination that will leave you begging for more! Kate Canterbary's writing paints a vivid picture, with texture and movement that draws the reader into the story. Once inside you never want to leave the world she has created. You can see it, feel it, and almost taste it. I can't wait to read more of her work and fingers crossed we will get more glimpses into the Walsh world too!

The final Walsh...Riley has been a strong presence through this series so we think we know him already..we don't! This book had me laughing from extremely well crafted dialogue. I had to stop reading to collect myself many times. Hubby kept looking over to see what was making me so happy. The story line is exquisite. So many things I never saw coming. This is a pretty long book and packed with entertainment. We get to catch up with the rest of the family too but Riley IS the story. He is magnificent. By the end I was sighing in pleasure that he got his forever person. Delicious, wonderful and very well done.

The last single Walsh sibling has met his match in Preservation, and she's just as strong, independent, witty and charming as I'd hoped. Riley has been a favorite of mine, since the first book in this series. An enigma I couldn't wait to see unravel. He's the keeper of secrets and now we know where he keeps them... He's a complex man, and after seeing him grow throughout the series, he's deeper and wiser than I ever expected. There are so many layers to Riley, we've had peeks in the past, but nothing like what we dive into here. Preservation is the seventh book of the Walsh Series, but don't let that scare you. It reads wonderfully as book seven, but, the story and the characters are refreshing. It reads not only as the last Walsh sibling to meet their match, but felt as the start of something new to this seasoned Walsh-lover. If this is your introduction to Kate Canterbary or the Walsh family, it's riddled with spoilers for the previous books, but it *is* a standalone. Preservation was everything. It made me laugh, it made me cry. Riley and his Someone Special are given an epic tale, rooted in friendship and mutual respect. Ms. Canterbary wrote an intricate, slow burning, emotional tale that is NOT a quick read. It's not drawn out, but it's not short. Anything less would be a disservice to the tale. Every single thing means something and is a necessity. Preservation is a well deserved 5 star read and on my MUST READ list.

About the author

Kate Canterbary doesn't have it all figured out, but this is what she knows for sure: spicy-ass salsa and tequila solve most problems, living on the ocean--Pacific or Atlantic--is the closest place to perfection, and writing smart, smutty stories is a better than any amount of chocolate. She started out reporting for an indie arts and entertainment newspaper back when people still read newspapers, and she has been writing and surreptitiously interviewing people--be careful sitting down next to her on an airplane--ever since. Kate lives on the water in New England with Mr. Canterbary and the Little Baby Canterbary, and when she isn't writing sexy architects, she's scheduling her days around the region's best food trucks.