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Tasting Never #5
Never Let Go
Never Let Go, a New Adult Romance Novel Recommended for Ages 18 and Up
Book #5 in the series beginning with "Tasting Never"
Book #6: Never Did Say Releases July, 2015
“You can't just turn off love, Zella.”
I'm going home with my head held in shame. I let the anger get the best of me, watched my heart get shattered in two, and had the audacity to ignore my mistake. Love is pain. It can be beautiful, sure, but beauty always fades. I should've known better. How am I supposed to tell my sister, Beth, that all of her hard work was for nothing? That my scholarships are gone, that the money she's been sending me is gone? I've given myself no choice. I have to go home. I have to face Noah. I have to look in the mirror and face the one person that scares me the most: myself.
“Humans were made to love.. It's the only thing our species is really good at.”
*Never Series Reading Order*
Book #1: Tasting Never
Book #2: Finding Never
Book #3: Keeping Never
OR Books #1-#3: Tasting, Finding, Keeping: The Story of Never
Book #4: Never Can Tell
Book #5: Never Let Go
Book #6: Never Did Say
Book #5 in the series beginning with "Tasting Never"
Book #6: Never Did Say Releases July, 2015
“You can't just turn off love, Zella.”
I'm going home with my head held in shame. I let the anger get the best of me, watched my heart get shattered in two, and had the audacity to ignore my mistake. Love is pain. It can be beautiful, sure, but beauty always fades. I should've known better. How am I supposed to tell my sister, Beth, that all of her hard work was for nothing? That my scholarships are gone, that the money she's been sending me is gone? I've given myself no choice. I have to go home. I have to face Noah. I have to look in the mirror and face the one person that scares me the most: myself.
“Humans were made to love.. It's the only thing our species is really good at.”
*Never Series Reading Order*
Book #1: Tasting Never
Book #2: Finding Never
Book #3: Keeping Never
OR Books #1-#3: Tasting, Finding, Keeping: The Story of Never
Book #4: Never Can Tell
Book #5: Never Let Go
Book #6: Never Did Say
208 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 26, 2014
38 people are currently reading
1685 people want to read
About the author
C.M. Stunich
165 books14.2k followersC.M. Stunich is a self-admitted bibliophile with a love for exotic teas and a whole host of characters who live full time inside the strange, swirling vortex of her thoughts. Some folks might call this crazy, but Caitlin Morgan doesn't mind - especially considering she has to write biographies in the third person. Oh, and half the host of characters in her head are searing hot bad boys with dirty mouths and skillful hands (among other things). If being crazy means hanging out with them everyday, C.M. has decided to have herself committed.
She hates tapioca pudding, loves to binge on cheesy horror movies, and is a slave to many cats. When she's not vacuuming fur off of her couch, C.M. can be found with her nose buried in a book or her eyes glued to a computer screen. She's the author of over thirty novels - romance, new adult, fantasy, and young adult included. Please, come and join her inside her crazy. There's a heck of a lot to do there.
Oh, and Caitlin loves to chat (incessantly), so feel free to e-mail her, send her a Facebook message, or put up smoke signals. She's already looking forward to it.
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She hates tapioca pudding, loves to binge on cheesy horror movies, and is a slave to many cats. When she's not vacuuming fur off of her couch, C.M. can be found with her nose buried in a book or her eyes glued to a computer screen. She's the author of over thirty novels - romance, new adult, fantasy, and young adult included. Please, come and join her inside her crazy. There's a heck of a lot to do there.
Oh, and Caitlin loves to chat (incessantly), so feel free to e-mail her, send her a Facebook message, or put up smoke signals. She's already looking forward to it.
Stalk me, please!
www.cmstunich.com
www.facebook.com/cmstunichauthor
www.twitter.com/CMStunich
I'm also on Goodreads, Spotify, Google +, Instagram, and Pinterest.
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November 2, 2014
*3.75 ~ 4 Stars*
”Space travel is complicated. This, this right here, this shit is easy. Humans were made to love, Zella.”
Zella is Never’s sister who has a great friendship that slowly developed into more with her sister's boyfriend after her sister disappeared. Never left town and never contacted anyone including Noah. Noah was thrown when Never returned in the previous books and Zella was crushed that he still loved her sister. Noah Scott is loyal, handsome, sweet, generous and a poet. Never is now happily married to Ty McCabe but Zella won’t settle for second place in anyone’s heart.
”Noah Scott is perfect in every way but one: he’s in love with my sister.”
Zella has been in a toxic relationship at college with Tobias the football team’s wide receiver. They are physically abusive to one another and when he is found with drugs in his possession she is kicked out of school as the scape goat. Tobias is a character I think I’m supposed dislike but I just couldn’t. He follows Zella to Noah Scott’s cabin where her whole family is there celebrating the holidays to make things right. Zella doesn’t turn him away all the while Noah is trying to win her heart and getting very intimate when they have stolen time together.
”Why now and not before, when I told you to stop pursuing Never, when I kissed you for the first time? Why did you wait until after she was no longer a possibility to fall in love with me?”
Zella won’t let Tobias go because he is like a shield against Noah and all she really wants is for Noah to say he loves her best.
”You can’t just turn off love, Zella,” Noah whispers, breaking my heart into a million pieces. “I will always love your sister, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love you, that I’m not in fucking love with you.”
In true C.M. Stunich fashion, this story ends with a cliffhanger with everything up in the air between Zella, Noah, Tobias while Never is rushed off to the hospital. If the author actually reads this review I hope she gives Tobias a shot to grow because I found him to be a very interesting character. Although he’s not a saint like Noah Scott, neither is our Zella. I’ll be anxiously awaiting the next book in this series which is due to release on January 7, 2015.
July 10, 2015
★★★ 3.5 Stars ★★★
It's been two whole years since I read the last book in the series and although I have forgotten certain elements and plotlines, It didn't take me long to remember all the characters that I grew to love.
Whilst the previous books have focused on Never and Ty McCabe, this is the story of sister Zella and Never's ex-boyfriend, Noah.
Zella and Noah became very close whilst Never was missing, and Zella has always had feelings for Never's Ex. When Never returned home with Ty in tow, Noah had conflicting feelings, he was both relieved and confused. After their one night stand a year prior, Zella left to go to college and vowed that she would not be second best to anyone.
Now with an abusive boyfriend blackmailing her, she is spending Christmas with the rest of the Regali family at Noah's cabin where she is trying to resist the blond haired blue eyed poet, and on top of that, she is trying to keep her failures at college a secret.
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I still heart the fuck out of this series, it's full of flawed characters and drama and angst but it's not over the top drama for dramas sake. It's a really addictive series with a set of interesting and diverse people who you can't help liking.
I really felt Zella's pain, she was determined to do well for herself and not be like her mother, and she was in love with a man who would always call her sister his first love. A tricky situation but I am really excited to see Noah's protective and dominating side come out in the next book. He needs to fight for her and I am confident that he will do a good job.
Also, there was lots of Ty in this one, I still love him loads<3
This is book five of the Tasting Never Series told from Zella's POV. Ends on a cliffy.
Review copy gratefully received from the author in exchange for an honest review
It's been two whole years since I read the last book in the series and although I have forgotten certain elements and plotlines, It didn't take me long to remember all the characters that I grew to love.
Whilst the previous books have focused on Never and Ty McCabe, this is the story of sister Zella and Never's ex-boyfriend, Noah.
Zella and Noah became very close whilst Never was missing, and Zella has always had feelings for Never's Ex. When Never returned home with Ty in tow, Noah had conflicting feelings, he was both relieved and confused. After their one night stand a year prior, Zella left to go to college and vowed that she would not be second best to anyone.
"Noah Scott is perfect in every way but one: he’s in love with my sister."
Now with an abusive boyfriend blackmailing her, she is spending Christmas with the rest of the Regali family at Noah's cabin where she is trying to resist the blond haired blue eyed poet, and on top of that, she is trying to keep her failures at college a secret.
_ _ _ _
I still heart the fuck out of this series, it's full of flawed characters and drama and angst but it's not over the top drama for dramas sake. It's a really addictive series with a set of interesting and diverse people who you can't help liking.
I really felt Zella's pain, she was determined to do well for herself and not be like her mother, and she was in love with a man who would always call her sister his first love. A tricky situation but I am really excited to see Noah's protective and dominating side come out in the next book. He needs to fight for her and I am confident that he will do a good job.
Also, there was lots of Ty in this one, I still love him loads<3
This is book five of the Tasting Never Series told from Zella's POV. Ends on a cliffy.
Review copy gratefully received from the author in exchange for an honest review
May 26, 2015
3.75 Stars
I can't tell you what it is about this series that has me so engrossed. It could be the sex god that is Ty McCabe, it could be the crazy Regali sisters or it could just be that I Heart the f*ck out of it.
It's Zella's turn to get her story and it's one I've been dying to see unfold. There's nothing but complication when it comes to this family and this book is no different.
Zella has been in love with her sister Never's ex boyfriend for as long as she can remember, but knows she'll always be second best to the girl that got away. After sleeping with a confused and heartbroken Noah she runs off to collage. 12 months later, when life snowballs out of control and she's forced to spend Christmas with her family, it's Noah she's most concerned about letting down.
This was kind of like watching a train wreck, you know the sort, the one that has you shouting obscenities at you're kindle, because no matter what Noah tells her, no matter what deceleration of love he shows, Zella just can't come to terms with the fact that he loves her just as much as she loves him.
This fast paced, roller coaster is told from Zella's POV. It comes with a messy as hell love triangle that ends on a drama filled cliffhanger, which has left me anxiously biting my nails for more......
I can't tell you what it is about this series that has me so engrossed. It could be the sex god that is Ty McCabe, it could be the crazy Regali sisters or it could just be that I Heart the f*ck out of it.
It's Zella's turn to get her story and it's one I've been dying to see unfold. There's nothing but complication when it comes to this family and this book is no different.
Zella has been in love with her sister Never's ex boyfriend for as long as she can remember, but knows she'll always be second best to the girl that got away. After sleeping with a confused and heartbroken Noah she runs off to collage. 12 months later, when life snowballs out of control and she's forced to spend Christmas with her family, it's Noah she's most concerned about letting down.
This was kind of like watching a train wreck, you know the sort, the one that has you shouting obscenities at you're kindle, because no matter what Noah tells her, no matter what deceleration of love he shows, Zella just can't come to terms with the fact that he loves her just as much as she loves him.
This fast paced, roller coaster is told from Zella's POV. It comes with a messy as hell love triangle that ends on a drama filled cliffhanger, which has left me anxiously biting my nails for more......
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August 21, 2013
May 3, 2015
Having just finished book 5 of this amazing series, I'm still as engossed in the trials that beset Never, Ty & their family circle, as I was from the start. C. M. Stunich writes a solid, complex & captivating story filled with with real people dealing with real life. This is a must read series.
October 30, 2014
YOU'RE KILLIN ME SMALLS!!!!! Between HRR and this I wanna slit my freakin throat...ughhh, January? REALLY?????? KILLING - ME!!!!!! (What an awesome way to go though!)
Want to read
October 27, 2014Suddenly!! BAM! and IT's OUT!!!!!! OMG!!OMG!!OMG!!!
August 10, 2015
This was so frustrating!!!! The story is so dragged out, once it starts getting good, we end with a cliffhanger!!! This really should have been a novella.
January 18, 2018
Brilliant
July 20, 2019
I only read this to see what was happening with Never and Ty
October 10, 2024
Such a good book! The never series is so well written! From the story to the spice to the characters and their raw emotions. I loved reading this!
October 30, 2014
What an emotional roller coaster!! The Regali women certainly don’t have an easy time of it. They all seemed doomed to making bad choices. In the previous 4 books we saw Never finally break away from those and find true love in an unconventional way. Now its her sister’s Zella time. To understand the pain Zella’s in you really need to have at least read Never Can Tell. She has always been in love with Noah Scott but he was so deeply in love with her sister she knew the only thing she could ever be was second best. She went off to college to both get away from Noah and to try to break the Regali curse and get an education to become someone. But even at college she let her past define her and was involved in a turbulent relationship that ends with her getting kick out of college.
Zella broke my heart so many times with how she thought of herself. She knows deep down what she really wants but is so afraid to reach out and take it – and due to this she just keeps making bad decisions. Noah – here is the perfect man – my heart broke for him in Never Can Tell even though Never and Ty truly belong together. He tries so hard in this book to make Zella see that he does really care for her but she refuses to believe him.
If you been a fan of this series since the beginning you know each of these books are left with huge cliffhangers and this one was no exception. Yes it’s cruel and unusual punishment but its so worth it.
Zella broke my heart so many times with how she thought of herself. She knows deep down what she really wants but is so afraid to reach out and take it – and due to this she just keeps making bad decisions. Noah – here is the perfect man – my heart broke for him in Never Can Tell even though Never and Ty truly belong together. He tries so hard in this book to make Zella see that he does really care for her but she refuses to believe him.
If you been a fan of this series since the beginning you know each of these books are left with huge cliffhangers and this one was no exception. Yes it’s cruel and unusual punishment but its so worth it.
October 28, 2014
Even though this is supposed to Zella and Noah's story Ty still worms his way in there and I loved it, "hey, sorry, I was eavesdropping," he says, like it's no big deal. Never rolls her eyes but slides her fingers around his neck, pressing her face to his chest. Ty looks over at me, eyes searching. I nod my head, almost imperceptibly and his hands tighten around her waist. "let's go feed Noah," he says softly, laying his cheek against the top of her scalp. "Baby Noah that is. There's no way I'm letting Big Noah put your t** in his mouth." Noah he can be a hard character to figure out and Zella she's been hurt deeply, and is in her own la la land. Noah though sure doesn't mind about being honest about a few things, "I guarantee it," he whispers back, voice still kind of gentle, even though his arms are squeezing me tight, almost too tight. "Haven't you noticed? I spent the last year working my sexual frustration out in the gym." In his own way Noah can be possessive, "Noah takes a deep breath and presses his lips against my neck. "If you ever had a baby, it'd have to be with me." The ending cut deep not knowing what's going to happen.
July 15, 2015
Although this is Zella and Noah's story, Never and Ty are still quite front and center. And even though I love Never and Ty, it kind of distracted from the main story.
The lack of communication was so frustrating, and it's one of my pet peeves in romance books. Zella dances around the subject without just talking to Noah, and even when he finally spells it out to her (really, he couldn't make it more clear) she still doesn't believe him. It made me crazy! Add Tobias into the mix, who I loathed, and the whole situation was so messed up. I really hope Tobias isn't in any more books, he's an abusive asshole and I don't want to read about him (although I did love it when Never punched him).
The book ends on a massive (Ty and Never) cliffhanger, so I feel a bit cheated that Zella and Noah aren't resolved. Is there going to be another Zella/Noah book? Or are they going to get their ending in the next book (about Ty and Never) as secondary characters? Either way, I'll definitely be reading it.
The lack of communication was so frustrating, and it's one of my pet peeves in romance books. Zella dances around the subject without just talking to Noah, and even when he finally spells it out to her (really, he couldn't make it more clear) she still doesn't believe him. It made me crazy! Add Tobias into the mix, who I loathed, and the whole situation was so messed up. I really hope Tobias isn't in any more books, he's an abusive asshole and I don't want to read about him (although I did love it when Never punched him).
The book ends on a massive (Ty and Never) cliffhanger, so I feel a bit cheated that Zella and Noah aren't resolved. Is there going to be another Zella/Noah book? Or are they going to get their ending in the next book (about Ty and Never) as secondary characters? Either way, I'll definitely be reading it.
July 13, 2015
Never Let Go was a great read and gives us Zella, Noah and Tobias story. Zella puts herself in a bad situation with Tobias and soon learns that instead of making a better life for herself than most of the members in her family, she's right back where she started. Tobias looks out for himself and his future and Zella has no one in a high position to help her except maybe Noah. Noah is everything Zella wants but she feels he's still in love with Never and she won't be his second choice. Noah does everything he can think of to make Zella believe she can be his first but old habits die hard. We get the whole family again in this book and things for Ty and Never are going okay but Never tries to act stronger than she is at the moment and it may cost both her and Ty more than she thinks. This book was another great read and addition to the series and I'm not only excited to read the rest of Zella and Noah's story but also find out what will happen with Ty and Never.
November 11, 2014
I really love this series with Ty and Never and throw in Zella and Noah and I couldn't put my kindle down. I wanted to slap Zella so bad and say wake up. I can understand where Zella is coming from with Noah but damn he is so much better then Tobias. I can't wait to read what will happen next with Ty, Never and Zella and Noah.
Merged review:
Love this series.
I really love this series with Ty and Never and throw in Zella and Noah and I couldn't put my kindle down. I wanted to slap Zella so bad and say wake up. I can understand where Zella is coming from with Noah but damn he is so much better then Tobias. I can't wait to read what will happen next with Ty, Never and Zella and Noah.
Merged review:
Love this series.
I really love this series with Ty and Never and throw in Zella and Noah and I couldn't put my kindle down. I wanted to slap Zella so bad and say wake up. I can understand where Zella is coming from with Noah but damn he is so much better then Tobias. I can't wait to read what will happen next with Ty, Never and Zella and Noah.
July 21, 2015
This is the story of Zella and Noah and oh what a story there is. Zella made some bad choices at school and now is heading home to try and figure out what her next move is over winter break. She needs to tell her family about school but also needs to sort her feelings out for Noah as well. Never decides that she needs to intervene and make it happen once and for all for Zella and Noah.
Of course Ty is still there adding his words of wisdom and of course it was spot on. This man makes no excuses and tells it like it is. Just love it. Be warned though, the ending has a huge and I mean huge cliffhanger that involves Never, Ty and baby.
Of course Ty is still there adding his words of wisdom and of course it was spot on. This man makes no excuses and tells it like it is. Just love it. Be warned though, the ending has a huge and I mean huge cliffhanger that involves Never, Ty and baby.
April 26, 2015
I didn't like Zella's character at all. She was very immature & had no self-confidence. Constantly feeling like she wasn't good enough to start a relationship with Noah because of his history with Never.
She has this volatile & unhealthy relationship while at College with a football player named Tobias.
So Noah is supposed to be like the most caring & sweetest guy ever yet it doesn't stop him from having sex with Zella even when he thinks there's a possibility she may be pregnant with Tobias baby!!!!!
She has this volatile & unhealthy relationship while at College with a football player named Tobias.
So Noah is supposed to be like the most caring & sweetest guy ever yet it doesn't stop him from having sex with Zella even when he thinks there's a possibility she may be pregnant with Tobias baby!!!!!
July 21, 2015
Zella seemed like the Regali sister who had it together the most... not so much. Angelica did a number on her self esteem too, and she definitely deserved more than her stupid boyfriend was giving her. I loved the interactions between her and Noah. and of course the bits of Never and Ty as well. I knew that there was a cliffhanger, and i tried to wait until the next book came out to read this one but the temptation became too great :)
July 29, 2015
Call me BIAS but this series is one of my top five favorites and it's only because of one person, Ty McCabe!!!! I don't know how but I fell in love with his dirty ass. I can't get enough of this series. So this book is a nust read and the next one and the one after that.
This book is in Zellas point of view and it also has Never and Ty in it along with the other characters in the series. But this story is mainly about Zella and Noah. Read it and enjoy it!!!
This book is in Zellas point of view and it also has Never and Ty in it along with the other characters in the series. But this story is mainly about Zella and Noah. Read it and enjoy it!!!
October 30, 2014
It is 3:10am!!!! I couldn't put it down, even when I have to be up at 6am. I just love C.M. And all her book characters :) Ty is my favorite. If I had read this series 11years ago my daughter would be named Never! C.M. PLEASE PLEASE NOT MAKE ME SNOT RUNNING DOWN MY FACE CRY. January 7th is sooo long away.
July 10, 2015
are you kidding me you can't leave it like that and I have to wait till January .this is a great series a must read as you can tell by my reaction to this I need the rest.lol
Merged review:
Dam good
Are you kidding me you leave it like that and I have to wait till January. This is a great story a must read as you can tell by my reaction to this .I need the rest.lol
Merged review:
Dam good
Are you kidding me you leave it like that and I have to wait till January. This is a great story a must read as you can tell by my reaction to this .I need the rest.lol
July 17, 2015
Amazing
I really love this series with Ty and Never and throw in Zella and Noah and I couldn't put my kindle down. I wanted to slap Zella so bad and say wake up. I can understand where Zella is coming from with Noah but damn he is so much better then Tobias. I can't wait to read what will happen next with Ty, Never and Zella and Noah. The ending omg...
I really love this series with Ty and Never and throw in Zella and Noah and I couldn't put my kindle down. I wanted to slap Zella so bad and say wake up. I can understand where Zella is coming from with Noah but damn he is so much better then Tobias. I can't wait to read what will happen next with Ty, Never and Zella and Noah. The ending omg...
July 31, 2015
In this installment we learn about Zella, Never's sister. I enjoyed this book, it was new insight into Never's life from her sisters perspective. I wish Zella didn't fall into the same traps as her sister and the rest of her family, but it happens. The story line is fast paced, leaving us on a big cliff hanger.
March 16, 2021
Best in series
I love Never and Ty and have enjoyed their story so much, but this is actually my favourite book in the series so far. I love Zella and Noah’s story and have been rooting for Noah to get his HEA! I hope that happens!!
I love Never and Ty and have enjoyed their story so much, but this is actually my favourite book in the series so far. I love Zella and Noah’s story and have been rooting for Noah to get his HEA! I hope that happens!!
July 19, 2015
OMG that was fantastic. Very emotional story.,I think I cried the last half of e book. I can't wait to see this ending. I love These two,together.
November 9, 2014
Love this series! I liked seeing Zella's perspective and getting to know Noah more. I can't wait until the next book in January, L.O.V.E Ty McCabe!
November 11, 2014
Great
I love this series and am so glad it's back. I really enjoyed reading Zella and Noah's story...Even though it's not over ;)
I can't wait for the next one!
I love this series and am so glad it's back. I really enjoyed reading Zella and Noah's story...Even though it's not over ;)
I can't wait for the next one!
July 12, 2015
I LOVED this book! I need book 6 right now!
July 11, 2015
what an ending.....I really need to know what is happening....and oh God......I still love Ty........Big Noah is making a place in my heart too....Love this series!!!
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