Three and a half stars.

I was not aware that this was the fourth book in a series when I requested the book from NetGalley, i felt it was easy to read as a stand-alone, although I was aware that there had probably been at least one previous book (about Dylan and Annie) whilst reading this one.

Tiffany Edwards is twenty-five years old, married with three children and living in a trailer park. Her husband, Phil is not a good man, violent, abusive, a drinker. When Phil's brother Blake visits the trailer park and offers her money to stay away from his mother and family she jumps at the chance.

Blake Edwards is used to getting what he wants, manipulating people into doing what he wants, using his money to buy people off. He's been protecting his mother and sister from Phil since he was sixteen years old and he's not going to let his mother get her heart broken all over again by another of Phil's scams or his trashy alleged wife and kids.

A year later, Tiffany and her children have fled their apartment after Phil has tracked them down and started smashing up the furniture. They turn up up Tiffany's friend Annie's home only to find that Annie and Dylan are having a Christmas party. Bra-less, no make-up, wearing one of the kids' t-shirts and her fluffy slippers, Tiffany couldn't pose more of a contrast to the party guests in their fancy clothes.

Blake realises that Tiffany and her children aren't part of Phil's latest money-grabbing scam, they are his latest victims. He wants to help his sister-in-law and his nephew and nieces but after their last encounter Tiffany is understandably reluctant, so they enter into a bargain where Blake pays Tiffany for spending time with him.

First off, when I scanned the blurb before I requested this on NetGalley I assumed (for some reason) that Blake was married to Tiffany's sister rather than the reverse, which is that Tiffany is married to Blake's brother. That kind of unsettled me to start with.

I really enjoyed the start of the book. Blake was all alpha male in a three thousand dollar suit, dismissive, arrogant and entitled. Tiffany was beaten down but still feisty and drove a mean bargain with Blake. I was looking forward to Tiffany and her children breaking down the walls that Blake had built around his heart. However, the novel took a different, more erotic route. Not saying it was wrong, but not what I was expecting and TBH I felt that the middle of the book was just sex, sex, sex and not much plot. Then Blake got a bit NA/YA angsty, less alpha male and more emo/ MMA fighter. I felt that there were too many aspects of different genres and the plot kind of got lost a little in the middle. Maybe that was just my mistaken assumptions that skewed my views though.

Overall, if you like a steamy read about a girl from the trailer park and an alpha male millionaire then this is the one for you.

Another great book from M O'Keefe. I never thought that I would actually be able to like Blake - after his assholery in the previous books - but he definitely redeemed himself (especially with the flowers). I laughed, cried and fumed all during this book. The ending was perfect. I can't wait for the next book!

Holy heck!!! Just when I thought M. O'Keefe couldn't make me love this series anymore she goes and writes this gem!!!! Tiffany is a supporting character in the previous 3 novels and one that always peeked my interest. What was her backstory?? Would she ever get rid of her jerk of a husband?? And I think what most made me most curious was if Tiffany and her three children would be able to find happiness. I am so happy to say that Ms. O'Keefe gave me all of my answers and much, much more in Wait for It!!

Tiffany and Blake would initially appear an odd match being that Tiffany's abusive (and most of the time absentee) husband is Blake's brother!! But M. O'Keefe managed to weave an epic journey for them that was imperfectly perfect! I'm not sure if it's because this is the 4th book and I am highly invested in all the characters, or if it's the fact that the fantastic storyline consumed me, but Wait for It is officially my favorite book in this series (to date). Now I say "to date" because I am sincerely hoping that there will be more installments in the future. Thinking maybe Blake's mother or Tiffany's sister would make a perfect main character in the next book (fingers crossed)!! Wait for It is a complete and totally 5+++ star read!! If you haven't read this series yet I highly encourage you to start-- go 1-click it now!!

These characters...they are a land mine of many varied ways people can be thoroughly effed up, people. You will read about two characters who were so demoralized and damaged by life that they've started clawing at anyone in their path, in an attempt to stop the hits from raining down on them. Both wounded animals, yet dealing with it in their own unhealthy ways.

Blake is cold and callous. He viciously removes anyone from his path that may cause a threat to his family. He searches for a glimpse of weakness and rips into it until it bleeds. I felt like I understood him in the beginning, almost sympathized with him. It all came down to one person, spreading his poison and polluting any hope of a normal life: his brother Phil. He's eviscerated any sense of normalcy from Blake's life, their mother's, their sister's...and the list goes on.

Imagine growing up with a person, someone you once loved, but now they're nothing but a never ending drain leaking out your happiness. Now you're empty and just trying to survive until the next round comes. That is Blake's life. So, yes. I could actually understand where he was coming from in the beginning. I was just lulled into a false sense of hope that he would shed his defense mechanisms. He seemed to genuinely want to come to the rescue and help dig Tiffany out of the hole that his brother had dumped her and her children into.

Maybe he did genuinely want to help her, maybe she found a way past his hardened heart-until she threatened to get too close.

Tiffany is the woman who has been emotionally and physically abused by Phil for years, right along with their children. The years haven't been good to her, in fact she's hit rock bottom so many times, this latest plummet is something she's come to expect. When you first meet her, she seems as if she's finally met her limit and she's fighting back with everything she has. She doesn't back down to Blake's intimidation, even punches him at one point to put him in his place. But that tough exterior is simply a brittle shell quickly cracking. She's struggling to remove her husband from her life, and even though she knows she shouldn't trust Blake, she has no other direction to turn.

It takes a while, but Tiffany slowly grows and attachment and attraction to Blake. Hope is a lost commodity, but he's awakening something in her that she thought had been killed long ago. This is where the story lost me. It becomes glaringly obvious that these two damaged people are becoming tangled up and forming a knot of bad decisions. I wasn't sure how it could all unravel, they were both lacking the knowledge of how to do so. Their sexual relationship was an outlet for them to hide their demons. At this point, it became crystal clear to me that Tiffany isn't on the road to empowerment. Those years of being mistreated, abandoned by her family, and tucked away in that trailer park are still controlling her. As in reality, they would have to be.

Fast-forward to the end, the moment of reckoning with Phil. Tiffany shows real growth and finally comes to understand her diseased behaviors and how she needs to put a stop to them. At her breaking point, I felt a surge of pride, it was nothing short of a hallelujah moment. And as screwed up as these characters were, I concede that they were genuine and realistic in their imperfections. From the moment I picked up this book, I couldn't look away, or set it down. Maybe in a train wreck sort of way, but it was gripping nonetheless.

I decided on two stars because this book was "okay" for me. I can't say that I liked it, or enjoyed the dynamic between the two of them. But the character development, and the skill the author had in drawing me into this story was exceptional. I think a lot of people will love this one, it's very erotic with that gritty tone that the author is known for. So if you enjoy these types of books, this could be the perfect fit for you.