Reading the Paranormal: Well Acquainted by Laney Hatcher [Review]

Well Acquainted (London Ladies Embroidery #2) by Laney Hatcher
Format: ebook
Source: provided for review
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Date read: October 10, 2022

London Ladies Embroidery
1. Neanderthal Seeks Duchess
2. Well Acquainted - Paperback | Kindle
3. Love Matched

Laney Hatcher
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

There are three things you need to know about Lady Eliza Morgan:
1. In addition to being a busy physician, she’s an accomplished seamstress.
2. She’s the victim of a broken heart.
3. The man who shattered it is the one man she can never have.

Some things are better left in the past, but Eliza has spent years running from hers. When the man who upended her life re-enters it in the most unexpected way, Eliza must decide if reacquainting herself with Nicolas is worth the heartache. He’s charming and irritating and makes her realize there is so much more than the life she’s been living. But first she must confront her painful past if she and Nicolas have any hope for a future.

Thoughts on Well Acquainted: It's time for Eliza and Nicolas to find their HEA and I am here for it! I mean, the shy, reserved lady who bucks society's norms and doctors those who need it most and the (almost) larger than life man who entertains and draws people to him with ease. They don't seem like they'd fit, but they do. THEY DO.

To say Eliza and Nicolas have a somewhat tangled past would be understating things. Eliza blames herself for driving Nicolas from his family while also distancing herself from (and essentially losing) the surrogate family she'd come to adore. She'd basically given up on finding happiness and instead dedicated herself to helping those who needed her most.

Meanwhile, Nicolas had never forgotten Eliza and unexpectedly running into her did NOTHING to quench those flames. These two might have had a fair amount of baggage to work through, but they certainly didn't lack in unrequited desire. And then that desire became requited and RAWR!

A close-knit group of friends who support one another like champs, a family that dealt with one hit after another, a rowdy group of actors, a sweet little girl, and a couple who managed to find one another despite long odds and plenty of issues. *thumbs up*

Excerpt

Awareness came slowly. I didn’t open my eyes just yet. I could feel the sunlight brightly warming my face though. Our limbs were tangled beneath the covers. Nicolas’s body heated my skin where we were anchored to one another. He was awake. I could just tell.

“I can feel you staring at me,” I accused, lids still shut against the morning.

“It’s called gazing. And it’s romantic.”

I smiled before opening my eyes and bringing him into focus. Nicolas was facing me on his side, elbow bent, head propped on his hand. His jade green eyes sparkled with amusement, a brilliant grin gracing his full lips.

“Is it romantic to stare at an unconscious woman? Is it really?” I teased.

And in a rare moment, he abandoned the easy banter he typically favored for honest solemnity. “I just can’t believe you’re really here. I fear that if I take my eyes off of you for even a moment that you’ll disappear like a dream upon waking.”

I swallowed. His admission made guilt rise uncomfortably. I hadn’t stayed the night in his bed after the first time we’d made love. I’d been nervous and worried, so I’d returned home despite Nicolas’s obvious disappointment. Waking up together now and spending the remainder of our busy night in each other’s arms was a revelation. I wanted to sleep with Nicolas every night.

Nicolas leaned forward and dropped a lazy kiss on my shoulder. “Can I kiss you?”

“You already have,” I said, both relishing the sensation of his warm lips and the rough scrape of his morning stubble.

After another sensual kiss to my collarbone, he replied, “Can I kiss you more?”

I nodded my agreement.

Nicolas brought his free arm to my waist and rubbed his thumb against the soft skin there. His mouth descended once more to my neck, my shoulder, my chest. He murmured words of praise between kisses, telling me how soft I was, how sweet. He breathed the compliments into my skin where they heated and ached. I squirmed beneath the bedlinens before bringing my hand to his back, nails scoring and encouraging his attentions.

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About Laney Hatcher

Laney Hatcher is a firm believer that there is a spreadsheet for every occasion and pie is always the answer. She is an author of stories that have a past, in a language of love that’s universal. Often too practical for her own good, Laney enjoys her life in the southern United States with her husband, children, and incredibly entitled cat.

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