Hey everyone! We are so excited for Belmont and Sage! If you've been following the Clarkson's you know that Belmont is the big bear of a big brother who was damaged by childhood trauma and suffers pretty severe PTSD. He's in love with his little sister's best friend, but he's not very good at talking or functioning outside of his routines. I've been looking forward to Belmont's story since the first Clarkson book, so I'm happy to take part in the blitz.
I want to wrap Belmont up in bigs hugs and then smack him in the back on the head. Tessa Bailey does brain melting sex scenes and dirty talk, but her heroes have gotten more and more crazy obsessive and Belmont is one of the worst. I love everything about him, except that. The obsession and co-dependency in this book are over the top.

That said, I love the journey of the Clarksons and seeing them all come together in this finale. Belmont is the glue that keeps the Clarksons together, whether they know it or not. I don't want to give anything away, but Belmont and Sage go through some crazy shit in this book. And they are freaking hot together. What these two do in a church will make you blush.

At the end of the day, or on New Year's Day, as the story goes, all the Clarksons get a satisfying ending, both as a family and in their individual relationships. Be prepared for some feels.

On the last leg of the Clarkson family road trip, the time has come for Sage Alexander to make her exit and continue on her own journey.

Belmont Clarkson has come to rely on Sage for comfort, never realizing that the distance at which he holds himself from her has been bothering her, and that she has always wanted more from him.

Now that Sage has left Belmont, with vague answers to where she is going, Belmont has decided it's time to chase what he has always felt is his...

In the conclusion to the Romancing the Clarkson's series we are finally treated to Belmont's story! Belmont is the stoic and immovable rock in the Clarkson family. He is always treated with deference while also handled gently, as everyone can sense his inner turmoil. Sage and Belmont lean on each other for comfort in the face of their hardships, but Sage tries to push Belmont away to finally deal with things on her own. Sage is strong and wants to stand on her own, and even though she and Belmont feel made for each other, she doesn't want to succumb to being half of a person.

This story was sweet and heartfelt. Belmont and Sage have this epic once in a lifetime romance that is at times too big and scary for them to grasp. I loved this series as a whole, each book is well worth a read, and this book wraps the entire Clarkson journey exceptionally.

I received a complimentary copy of this book for my honest and unbiased review.

What an incredibly intense read! Book 4 continues with Belmont and Sage making the journey to New York for the Polar Plunge. This was Belmont's mothers dying wish, for all four of her children to do this together. They all started out on the road trip and with each book, a sibling battled their demons and found love.

It seems Tessa Bailey saved the most wounded for last. Belmont and Sage both have so many demons they are dealing with. They've dealt, up to this point, in a co-dependency that Sage knew wasn't healthy. She knows this because her parents have done the same thing for her whole life. Leaving her feeling abandoned and living on the outskirts.

This whole book was just intense. The way Belmont needed Sage, it was as if he couldn't breath without sharing the same air as her and yet he never felt he could truly have her. Sage has her own issues to deal with, but also tried everything she could to help Belmont with his. He comes off as weighed down by his issues and yet he was probably the strongest of them all.

Too Beautiful to Break is an appropriate title for these two people. The love and determination displayed was powerful and inspiring. It was a great ending to the series. ARC provided by NetGalley.

“…if you ever get scared or lost or lonely, know that I’m one phone call away. Whether it’s tomorrow or fifty years from where we’re standing, I’ll come. I’ll come before you know it.”

The unyielding devotion. The searing, imperfect, undeniable love. The impossible need. It’s all here, exactly where I expected to find it, in Too Beautiful to Break. A book that IS beautiful. And will very possibly break you.

But in the very best way. Naturally. This is Tessa Bailey we’re talking about.

There are so many words and feelings I want to unleash on you guys. Except… I don’t think any of them quite fit Belmont and Sage. Their story was packed with betrayal and dependency and need and heartache and innocence. And love. So much love. It wrapped its fist around my heart and squeezed, until all I could feel was this book, until all I could remember was this love, until all I wanted was this couple.

And I’ll probably always want this couple in some ways. When you anticipate a book the way I anticipated Too Beautiful to Break, you run the risk of ruining it for yourself—with your expectations, desires and requirements. That categorically DID NOT happen here. The book I’ve been waiting for was the book I got, and I’ll probably read it again and again and again. Whenever I want a broken hero with the biggest heart and an aware heroine with hidden strength.

Or, you know, just a really bloody good book.

One that stands as a testament to the talent of Ms. Bailey. The way she writes works for me on every level—from the passionate, whirlwind-like romance to the dirty words and oh, so tempting chemistry, to the deeply felt emotion. It’s evident in each and every book she writes, and most of all here, in the fulfilling and rewarding epilogue to a series that’s already earned my unyielding devotion.

“I love the tide because it’s constant. No matter how often it gets low or rises high, it’ll keep coming back. Know the same about me, Sage.”

~ SIX Sweetest Girl STARS ~

The suburban now only has two people inside has it is headed towards New York. Sage and Belmont, and in a matter of moments Belmont’s world is turned upside down by the words and actions of Sage. As he grips the steering wheel watching her literally disappear he feels his world come to an end. Instead of driving to the train station he gets out and walks to find her. You are taken inside his head with the sheer size of the station if you have been to New York you know what I’m talking about. He does find her and he gives her a kiss and tells what has been stored in his brain that he was not able to let out until there on the podium, and he then lets her get on the train to go to where she needs to be. When his melt down comes he is in the hotel swimming pool a few days before Christmas feeling. When Arron calls snapping him out of his fog and then realizing after talking awhile that he may have a clue to where Sage had gone. Sage has gone home to Louisiana and it is not pretty. Not the town, her home, her memories, her parents, or anything. You realize the reason she left within a short period and the reason she is back is to help her parents. To take over working in the salt mine for her father, yes an actually salt mine. The man that owns the mine and everything reminds me of the old man from “It’s a Wonderful life”, mean and hateful. That part is explained. When Belmont shows up she has been trapped below ground because of a collapse. Once out there time together becomes intense and you are taken on a ride between the two of them. Not only are they finding themselves but they are becoming a sexual couple and those scenes are hot and done in a way that only enhances this story. You find out so much about Belmont and mainly about time he was stuck in the well and the whole story behind that was very interesting. There was so much to this story that not one thing sticks. Every time a new chapter started I was surprised by what was taking place. Also by the emotion that Belmont was showing in this book. This all lead for me once that the ending was not as good as the story itself. For once, or just occasionally I come across a book where the meat of the book is better than the ending and the epilogue. This is one of those books. I am glad I read the other ones but for me this was by far the best one. An outstanding book. I thank the author.

It's so funny. I absolutely love Tessa Bailey's books. But like the others in this series I always struggle to start them, get past the first 2 chapters, and can't seem to put the book down unless I absolutely have to.

But the stories she writes just have the best way of pulling you in. she gives us such multi dimensional characters that you can't help but wanting to pull for, or feel sympathy or anger at. they evoke so many emotions as they go through their journey and this book did that exact thing.

I found myself so invested in Belmont and Sage and honestly was back earlier in the series, so finally seeing what was to come between them had me all excited bookworm.

they're just 2 characters that have such a unique bond. And the way the feed off each other and support one another had me intrigued. it was such a weird relationship. And almost unhealthy yet just totally gives you so many feels. And to see how that dynamic could change and grow was one of my favorite parts of this book.

Plus there's the underlying sense of overcoming ones fears. facing them head on. And learning to let others be there and support you too. But without losing yourself in that support. But knowing someone will be there to have your back.

Plus I just love Belmont and Sage's relationship. they are so fudging cute together. And I love the building tension that radiated through this book between them. it was almost palpable even as the reader to pick up on. And while frustrating to just wait and wait. it made for a great ending to the book.

And let me just talk about the big baddy in this book. he's the kinda bad guy you just want to go pick up a big encyclopedia and wack over the head with. I mean honestly.... I hated the guy. But I think that goes a long way to show just how good Tessa's writing is. that she can give us such complex characters (Even a bad guy)

this book was just so so good. And I can't even begin to tell y'all to go snap up a copy as soon as it releases. It's so worth it.

I give TOO BEAUTIFUL TO BREAK
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 STARS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Reading Too Beautiful to Break, is like standing in the eye of a hurricane. The storm clouds alert to danger, but the thrill of the unknown outweighs the fear of what's to come. Belmont and Sage are a cocktail of danger from their co - dependent relationship, to their individual demons. Underneath the calm lies precarious revelations that could prove lethal to a friendship that goes beyond the boundaries of the norm. At times I felt like a voyeur as I traversed the carnage of this disturbingly complicated duet of hearts, but once you step into the maze there's no turning back. Your heart won't allow you to walk away.

The final book in the Clarkson series gives us the sweet and devoted romance between Belmont and Sage. Their love story is so satisfying and it's wonderful to see them get together after watching them get closer and closer throughout the series. Belmont is INTENSE and his feelings for Sage both consume and worry him (he doesn't want to overwhelm her). One of the aspects of this series that I have enjoyed is that both the hero and heroine are dealing with aspects of their pasts and moving into the future together. I enjoy how Bailey has been balancing it between both characters.
For readers following the Clarkson's road trip, Sage and Belmont are on the last section when she has to return to her hometown. Belmont is also interested in finding out who his biological father is, and is taking the opportunity of this trip to do so.
The weak points in this book are the subplots in Sage's hometown and with her parents (it includes a story line that makes sense in a historical but does not work in this modern setting - or at least, it wasn't set up well enough to work here) and a pretty quick wrap up to another subplot about Belmont's father. Overall, readers will be satisfied with the romance; it's developed strongly enough though other plot points are weak contributions to character growth.

I've been reading Tessa Bailey's books for so many years and this is the book that I always felt like she was destined to write.

I fell in love with her dirty talking, alpha heroes and I've watched those kinds of characters evolve and I've wanted that. I've also wanted her to write books with a larger word count so she would have more room to stretch her "writing wings". I wished for this years ago and here we are, with Belmont, one of Bailey's most (if not the most so far) complex characters that she has ever created.

There is a danger in saving a character like Belmont for last. Will he live up to the build up? The short answer for me is YES. Is it an easy journey? No, not at all. There are so many layers to Belmont and why he is the way he is and the reader needs to be patient with him.

As for Sage, she has her own journey to take and I wasn't exactly prepared for the depth of that journey either and how it influences her relationship with Belmont.

The relationship between Sage and Belmont has also been built up. Readers always knew that their relationship was super intense and their connection runs deep. But how would that relationship be impacted when it finally reached a physical connection? Personally, I enjoyed the exploration into the physical part of their relationship and how it created another level of connection and depth. It was extremely intense and SEXY. Good lord.

Too Beautiful to Break is the bookend to the Clarkson's New Year's Day journey to the Polar Plunge that was laid at their feet by their mother, Miriam. While it was hard for her children to understand on a deeper level why she sent them on this pilgrimage, at first, when you look at it as a whole and with Belmont's role in it, it makes sense.

TBtB highlights just how much Bailey's writing has developed and how far she has come since those first Line of Duty books.

Wow. I’m trying to put into words just how good this story was. From the beginning Belmont has intrigued me as I’m sure so many others; the quiet protector with the mystery behind his eyes. His mystery needed to be unraveled and it was so much better than I thought. I loved how Tessa brought this story to life. Through each book it was a journey of finding yourself while finding that connection with your loved ones. Each stop brought this group closer adding new members to love.

Belmont’s story was both heartbreaking and heartwarming. But I loved watching him grow into the magnificent man that he was. He had so much courage and strength. I’m boggled how he kept it all hidden inside. Sage’s story is just as heartbreaking but different in ways. She had fire and strength that made her a powerful heroine even if at times she thought she was weak. Together these two grew as individuals but as a unit. They helped each other overcome their fears and eventually let their love shine through.

I loved each book in the series and let me tell you Tessa didn’t let you down with the perfect ending to it. It’s sad that the Clarkson’s journey is through but their stories will stay with me well after that last page was turned.

“There’s never been anyone like you, Belmont. There never will be again. How am I that I get to love you?”


Aaaahhhhh! Belmont, Belmont, Belmont. His book has been one of my most anticipated reads this year ever since he was introduced as the oldest and grumpiest Clarkson sibling in Tessa Bailey’s Romancing the Clarksons series. He is also one of Bailey’s most complex heroes to date and his “will they, won’t they” relationship with Sage since the first book only whetted my appetite. And this book did not disappoint.

The Clarkson’s are almost at the end of their journey of fulfilling their mother’s dying request to have all the siblings scatter her ashes in the Atlantic on New Year’s Eve. Along the way, most of the Clarksons found their happily-ever-after and Belmont can feel his control slipping away. He loves his siblings but he’s never one to embrace change and everything is changing around him, including Sage, the only non-Clarkson on their road trip.

Just as the Clarksons’ journey is about to end, Sage’s past finally caught up to her, and she’s about to embark on her own journey to confront it. And that means abandoning Belmont and letting him go to New York alone.

“Love like mine for you doesn’t hinge on anything to be true. It just is.”


Throughout the series, Belmont and Sage developed a co-dependent relationship with each other. Both are broken characters and they don’t really know how to create or maintain a healthy relationship with each other. Sage has seen with her own eyes what co-dependency can do. She has lived through it. She doesn’t want that for herself or Belmont. So as she confronts her past, she also has to cut off the unhealthy threads that bound her to Belmont even if it breaks both of their hearts.

But Belmont isn’t easily persuaded. Reality is setting in. He could lose the most important person in his life if he doesn’t get his personal demons under control. This means coming to terms with events of his past, his mother’s depression and the identity of the man who contributed half of his DNA to Belmont. Not an easy task especially if you’re keeping damaging secrets from your siblings.

“Nothing in this world would have stopped me from fighting for you today. No one could drag me away. Do you hear me?”


But Belmont’s love for Sage is strong and he’s ready to prove that what they have isn’t destructive but beautiful and something that is worth fighting for. And I loved it. I loved how Belmont confronted his past and her past. I loved how he fought for her. He knew he had to make a change and he did.

At first, I wasn’t really sure about Sage. She seemed so together but in this book, we see her backstory and it’s heartbreaking. I began to understand why she decided to make a break from Belmont. Their relationship wasn’t healthy. And Sage has already lived through one co-dependent relationship that almost destroyed her.

Ms. Bailey did a phenomenal job at writing Sage’s desperation. As a reader, I felt her panic and hopelessness. It was hard to read sometimes but I trust that this author won’t leave me in perpetual gloom and doom throughout the book. But I must admit that this wasn’t an easy read at all. Sage’s situation was depressing and, as I’ve said, hopeless. There doesn’t seem to be a way out of it.

So it was a real relief when the tide started to turn and me as reader, along with the characters finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel. This book isn’t without drama though. And some readers might be put off by it especially the one that happened towards the end, but I personally loved it.

“How have I been breathing without you, Sage?” Belmont’s voice vibrating against her head. “How did I manage it?”


This would have been an easy 5-star read if not for the rushed resolution about Belmont’s dad. I mean, his identity has been a big part of Belmont’s journey so his identity and how he was introduced was a bit of a letdown. Not only that, there’s still one thing that happened to Belmont that wasn’t really resolved at all. It’s a huge spoiler so I won’t be disclosing that here. But it’s again, a huge thing that I felt like was swept under the rug. A couple more chapters would’ve helped, maybe but yeah, I didn’t get any closure with any of that which was disappointing.

Other than that, this book met my lofty expectations. Too Beautiful to Break was an emotionally poignant story with complex characters that you will love and root for.

Too Beautiful to Break, by Tessa Bailey is a contemporary romance, and the fourth book in the Romancing the Clarksons series.

Sage Alexander loves Belmont Clarkson, yet she decides to leave him and return home to help her parents. Belmont decides to ignore Sage's declaration and follow her home. It's an overly dramatic story and highly focused on angst and drama. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy reading this book.

Too Beautiful to Break is geared towards those who prefer dramatic and angst-focused romances.


Note: I received this book from NetGalley, which is a program designed for bloggers to write book reviews in exchange for books, yet the opinions expressed in this review are my own.

A wonderful series. We have been circling Sage and Belmont since the beginning. While not as intense as the last, these two must confront a difficult secret from Sage's past in order to find peace and a happily ever after. Its a tough battle but the two finally come to terms on how to be their best selves for each other.

A great finale to a series that was a standout from book one.
Review copy received from Forever Romance via Netgalley

Angst in spades. Romantic, sexy, and heart warming.
I couldnt help but still feel a little lost regarding how Beau and Sage formed such a co dependent bond- I would have liked to see more development revealed there, but aside from that.

wow.

I have been following the Clarkson siblings since the beginning. I have grown close to all of them. Yet, I have to admit that the more and more I got to know them better, I have been waiting for Belmont and Sage's story the most. Author, Tessa Bailey did not disappoint me with their story.

OMG. Instantly, I could feel the raw emotions between Belmont and Sage. My heart was aching with them. It almost broke when Sage walked away from Belmont in the beginning with him saying "Good-bye, my heartbeat." Every time after this, whenever Belmont would speak to Sage, my heart would melt some more. They were truly meant for each other. Unlike the rest of the siblings who the sex was really just sex; with Belmont and Sage it was love making and two harts molding into one. A fitting conclusion to this series. I can't wait to see what author, Tessa Bailey has in store next.

This book was very insightful and it was a book I will definitely be reading again! The written prose was done very well!

This is the conclusion to the series of seemingly estranged siblings fulfilling their dead mother's final wish. The author has saved the most intriguing characters for last. Belmont and Sage have danced around each other for the whole series. The reader has felt the tension but not known exactly what their deal is.

Turns out, each of them have demons to slay. Sage leaves Belmont at the train station and as dramatic of a reaction that is, it is finally what forces Belmont to admit what he feels for her. In the end, I think he comes across as the more genuine, invested part of the relationship. The reasons Sage gave for needing to separate--they were using each other as a crutch--didn't make sense to me. I would rather the author have simplified that even more to have them realize that although they have gotten comfort from their friendship, in order to be MORE, they needed to be honest and open about their feelings. Straight and clear. Once they both opened up, they did realize that love had been growing all along.

So sad to say goodbye to this bunch. It was a wonderful journey and did just what their mom had hoped it would. They bonds between siblings strengthened. They found love along the way. And they learned a lot about her in the process. Loved the ending. Thanks for the glimpse at the future for all of the characters.

*Complimentary copy provided via Netgalley for an honest review.

I couldn't wait for Belmont and Sage's story, I was so excited to finally be able to read it. I was not disappointed. Their story was full of emotions and turmoil. It was everything I expected it to be. I had a hard time not crying the whole time I was reading. You could really feel all the emotions both Belmont and Sage were feeling. With all the twist and turns in this story, you really had no idea how it would end. This is a MUST read!!