by Emotional
What a pleasant read! Thanks for writing it. Ya kinda knew where it was going from the beginning but the writing sucked you in for the ride. Great job!
Excellent, super fun read. Not often when I read a dedication to one’s spouse on lit which lends to the honesty. Thanks for your efforts and for sharing. 5*
Couldn't stand your main character from the jump. Hated him after the first page so I stopped reading.
On page 4, I have to stop and comment on the depth and richness of the Carson character. It's pretty transparent where the story is going but the author is firmly establishing the basis for our characters deserving what's in store. Also loving the non gratuitous sex approach to storytelling. And yet it's very sensual in a deeply emotional way.
OK, l finished what I consider one of the greatest love stories I have ever read on this site. In Comparisons to the cuck crap that's populating the site lately,, this seems realistic. Love how Carson comes to the realization that meaning less sex is just that and he recognizes his desire for a more substantial destiny. Bravo to MrEmotional for crafting such a delightful reprieve for the overabundance of guys looking forward to sucking another guys cum from his cheating slut wife's fetid, diseased cunt.
This was really cute, I loved it. I'm a big fan of enemy-to-lovers story. One thing I would have liked to see is more of the enemy phase.
Loved it. A great feel good romance with very lovable characters. Keep up the good work and use that talent as a story teller.
Loved it ! Thanks for the dedication, it filled my heart with love. Keep writing my love, you have awesome stories and well on your way to fulfilling an item on your bucket list.
Fantastic loving romantic story. I've enjoyed all your stories but I think this might your best yet
Your characters were great.
5stars
Despite having found your stories very recently, you have already become one of my favorite authors on this site. Thank you for all your efforts!
A truly enjoyable romance. Great build up to the love developed by Tina and Carson. Thank you for this gift. K
Loved it, Emotions well designed, Please continue romancing with words and characters...
I liked it, but the characters don't seem to have many obstacles to overcome - both fantastically good looking, both high earners, super well adjusted kids, no ex- in the picture etc
I think the author's style is plodding - the there are some authors on this list who could bring the characters and action more alive - 4 stars
This story has solidified a position in my top ten and it will be hard to knock out of that position.
“each side held a picture of Carson and I”
I’m sure each side held a picture of Carson but I am not sure rich side held a picture of I.
Nicely done. Well written and a true romance without any nasty twists to spoil it. Thanks
enjoyed it a lot but the moment they got together the plot felt incredibly rushed and it kinda took me out of it.
I re-read this story and enjoyed it just as much. Well written and plausible. Two people who lead different lives were able to fall in love and form a family.
This is an excellent story. I loved it. Thanks so much for taking the time to write and share it. Fantastic job.
Very engaging story with interesting characters. The writing was strong, with only minor glitches. Here’s a tip that might work on the I/me distinction. For example, “…each side held a picture of Carson and I.” Leave out the “Carson and” and see how awkward the phrase becomes! That’s one way to see why it needs to be “Carson and me.”
An intriguing tale, with a reasonable plot and likeable and believable characters. The writing was crisp and very readable, and the dialog came across and realistic and natural.
I mostly stayed "captured" by the narrative except for two points that caused me to want to spit out the hook. The children seemed a little young to be fending for themselves, and the speed at which a corporation caved in and paid her bills and negotiated.
But a fun read, and worth 5 stars!
Great work. It’s tough to develop a plot that hasn’t seen a thousand attempts, but this is original enough and creative enough, with good execution, to really stand out. I have seen corporations cave quickly when they’re dead to rights and at risk of a much more severe financial hit. Hotels in particular are very averse to negative press. My one nit is a wish for more attention to the ending. You could have had fun with comic dialog between the father, Carson and the little girls over dinner. A missed opportunity, In my opinion, but a problem common to a lot of stories. Writers but a lot of thought into the beginning and middle and the rush through the ending. However, to paraphrase the food manager of a dorm I once inhabited, the main course may be so so if the desert is spectacular. Its all about how you leave your customers feeling at the end.
Slut gets pregnant at 17yrs and is also an irresponsible parent by leaving 2 young girls home alone without even considering a babysitter, a role she unilaterally gave Carson
Great storyline, I have seen relationships start similar to this in real life and you have told this story perfectly.
Wow, This a Great Romantic Story, Great Writing, made me almost shed a tear a time or two. Hallmark Movie quality! % stars for a great effort. Thanks so much. #Buster2U
You had me from the first page. Loved the story, the pace ,and the characters. Well fleshed out with enough info to "get" the characters. KUDOS!
You used a good device in the creepy man but I missed extra conflict when you didn't bring him back to create more tension.
Excellent read, great characters and believable situation / storyline. But what happened to the weirdo hanging round the building?!
Bad stuff first: all writing is pastiche but this sometimes felt a bit forced.
I would have loved for that storm to have been the force that drove them together rather than a keg.
Ok. Now good stuff.
Super cute, great dialogue, consistent and engaging tone and the family vs. practicality and the many forms of love intimacy and sex all confusingly jumbled really made for an excellent read. Thanks!
Great Story... I loved it. The one thing is the common misconception about workers comp. While workers comp does only pay a percentage (set by the state), the thing that people don't realize is the because it is not subject to federal taxes it usually works out close to normal wages. Forcing the hotel to pay 100 percent would gain her very little of anything because that would have to be paid outside of the workers comp system and would be taxable.
Nicely done. Might have shortened it a bit, but all’s well that ends well. Good job!
this is well written. I have not read your other stories but if this is any indication of your abilities you need to considered becoming a romance novelist for a living. I honestly believe women would go crazy over your work of this style.
Not my usual thing but I have to say I loved it.
Will be looking at more of your stories.
With anticipation.
I really enjoyed this story. I just stumbled across it and the title sort of grabbed me. There's so much to like here. Thank you... and keep writing! BRB
Well that was lovely. I liked the style of alternating between the protagonists periodically, offering more than just one viewpoint as the events unfolded. I also felt the acceleration towards the end, which built anticipation quickly. Very enjoyable style. I do wish there was a bit more to the story but hey, it's a happy ending it seems.
Yessssss. I'm going to Party Hard, staying drunk as much as possible. Screw as much as the resulting Budweiser Droop allows. Damn the STD's! Then settle down and be the model husband. What a nasty little sod.
Really liked this. Perhaps you could get help with the grammar aspect? The errors distract from the story telling… still gave it a 5, though.
Wonderful. Thank you for one of the best love stories I’ve read on this site. After seven years of courtship and 61 years of marriage, I know something about love and commitment. This was as close to the evolution of love as a story could be. Thank you. I’ll now share this with my wife and sweetheart. Five stars.
Beautiful story. The only part that has me scratching my head is the first time they had sex. He was stroking in to her and increasing the depth 2 inches per stroke and it took 10 strokes to give her it all. That means 20 inches total. Oh my!
Great story Read all your work and looking for more, you are a great writer keep up the great work mate!
Truthfully, I found it hard to believe Carson's quick turnaround from womanizes to one-woman-man.
I wondered how someone with so little respect for the woman he was dating at the beginning of the story could flip so quickly into super-Dad.
I'm wondering what the HR manager's beef was with Tina? All in all, a great story.
Stop looking for a fly in the ointment.
It's a story and, like life, it can be illogical.
I like the story
This is a 5 star story. Thanks for sharing. I am going to follow up the comment by Anonymous 9 months ago with regard to Workers' comp. Work comp is a no fault system, which any HR director would know and wouldn't have made some big deal about negligence of the employee. I am a workers comp lawyer. I have seen cases where the worker decided the best way to clear out an obstruction in a machine is to stick his hand in there to get it out, thereby losing fingers, sometimes even the whole hand. If stupidity of the worker was a defense, those would be the cases that wouldn't get paid, but it is not. Doesn't matter whose fault the accident is, the claim gets paid. And any national big chain hotel would have HR people who would know that and would also know it is very ILLEGAL to do what the HR person did in this story. Nonetheless, as I said at the beginning the romance in this story is top notch and this is a 5 star story.