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Taking the Fall #5

Fall Into Place

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Story 1: Mary & Anthony

Mary has belonged to Anthony since the day she was born. They’ve known each other their whole lives, but he won’t touch her until she says, ‘I Do.’

Their parents' story should have been a cautionary tale, but when Mary finally agrees to Anthony’s proposal, they run away to Vegas to tie the knot.

But what do they do when things don’t go according to plan and they find themselves caught between a Russian sniper and his runaway daughter?

Easy! Lock themselves in a hotel room and pop some cherries!

Story 2: Samuel & Nika

Samuel’s twin sister, Mary, is off to Vegas to marry his best friend, Anthony. Samuel’s heading to Sin City with them to give her away, but trouble in the form of a sneaky brunette stops him dead in his tracks.

Nika’s on the run, and she’s found herself backed into a corner. But she’s been trained on how to defend herself, especially against a big beast like Samuel.

From the first look, he was finished and had no intention of ever letting her go.

You begged for the story of Mary and Anthony, and here it is! The final chapter in the Taking the Fall series closes with two short stories on the children of Carter, Layla, Saint, and Jeanette.

Warning: These stories are just as fierce, just as strong, and just as steamy as the rest of the series. These novellas can be read as standalone but will be enjoyed even more after reading the Taking the Fall series.

103 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 15, 2015

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Alexa Riley

281 books16k followers
Alexa Riley is two sassy friends who got together and wrote some dirty books. They are both married moms of two who love football, donuts, and obsessed book heroes.

They specialize in insta-love, over-the-top, sweet, and cheesy love stories that don’t take all year to read. If you want something SAFE, short, and always with a happily ever after, then Alexa Riley is for you!

Feel free to follow us each on twitter @smut_sasshole & @SassNSmut

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Profile Image for Gi's Spot Reviews.
1,133 reviews1,361 followers
November 28, 2015
Basic Info

Standalone or Part of a Series:
MF, Ménage, etc.:
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Triggers:
Cheating:
Descriptive Sex with OW/OM:
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Personal Overview

Like I have said many times before, I love Alexa Riley’s books. I take them for what they are and what she assumes them to be.
“I’m here to give you a quick fix of filthy dirty smut. Got a few hours to kill? Then I’m what you’re looking for.”(Alexa Riley)

She remains true to herself and the loyal MCs she creates are an example of it. This is what makes me immediately buy any book she publishes.

This book tells the stories of stories of children of The Taking the Fall characters.
The first story is about Anthony (Tony), son of Saint and Jeanette, and Mary, daughter of Carter and Layla - aka Cherry, they have been together since they were born, and have wanted for nothing more than to be together. They are completely devoted to one another but Tony refuses to take their virginity unless she accepts to marry him, so this is the story of how they get married, tell the parents and have sex for the first time.It was a fun read but am glad she complemented it with the second story otherwise it would be a bit bland.
The second story shows us how Samuel, son of Carter and Cherry and Mary’s twin, after looking at Nika’s picture, daughter of Viktor (who also appears in Taking the Fall 4), is attracted to her like nothing he felt before, after meeting her he knows she is the one for him. He just needs to show her that.She feels the connection to so it isn't so hard for him (actually it is pretty hard for him, pun intended, LOL), so we are show their first time to and all that.


“I said I’d never done it before. I didn’t say I’ve never watched porn. A lot of porn. And maybe a few instructional YouTube videos.” She blushes and covers her face with her hands. “I don’t want to know.” I hear the shy smile in her words as she tries to close her legs. Pushing them back open, I kiss the top of her pussy, feeling the softness against my lips. “I just wanted to be a good husband.”(Samuel to Nika)


OMG, could he be any sweeter? (Glazed eyes and sighing...)
Some authors could really learn this with Alexa Riley, you don’t need to create Hs with a sexual past bigger than a Manifesto to justify what a great lover he is going to be or that the h was a game changer. For some of us readers that just puts us off the book, and want to take a bath and a STD test (or better yet, both!). Ok, let me stop this never-ending ranting.

Short and Hot stories, and I’m now waiting for my next Alexa Riley fix. ;)
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3,790 reviews490 followers
September 3, 2017


Mary and Antony.

This is a beautiful sweet smutty read.

Mary and Antony have always been together

....Mary and I were always together. From the time we were babies we didn’t like to be separated. We were told stories about how I would stand outside her crib and cry until they picked me up and put me in with her. I knew from the beginning she was mine, and I needed her even before I knew I needed her.

It's their twenty-first birthdays and while they're living together they are both still virgins. Tony is determined to marry her first and he's slowly wearing her down.

Samuel and Nika

Samuel knows the first second he sees a picture of Nika that she's his one now he just has to find her and convince her of this.

Nika has an overprotective father (a blast from the past for us) and while he's taught her to look after herself he's also hidden her away behind bodyguards and walls and she wants freedom a chance to experience life.

This was cute funny sweet and of course smutty.

These two reads are short and should really be 3* (by my system anyway) but I enjoyed them so much I'm pushing them up to 4*
Profile Image for Cyndi.
354 reviews278 followers
December 6, 2015
Another wonderful book from Alexa Riley! I loved these stories! Seeing Carter and Cherry's kids and Saint and Jeannette's son was awesome. Tony and Mary were so sweet together! And I loved Samuel and Nika. I think I liked Sam the best because he was so much like Carter!! My favorite part is Sam telling Nika he was still a virgin because his father told him that he wished he had saved himself for Sam's mom- that he wouldn't have been with OW if he knew Cherry was out there. It was so swoon worthy that Sam chose to save himself for "the one". I wish more authors would go this route. My only complaint is that I wanted more!
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606 reviews6 followers
November 14, 2015
4.25 stars! All virgins and alpha hero's! nothing else to say:) yes it's lacking in a storyline and for Samuel it's really insta love but I love it! can't wait for more of Alexa's books! you can always count on OTT crazy Alphas and safety! safety gang safe!
Profile Image for Bookloverme.
620 reviews609 followers
October 17, 2017
First Story
5+++ Stars


The first story is about Anthony and Mary.

He's Saint and Jeanette's son and she's Carter and Layla's daughter.

Their love story was so cute! I loved it! They were born the same day and from the time they were babies, they didn't want to be separated. They're perfect for each other.

It has a lovely epilogue.


SAFETY:




Second Story
5 Stars


Another cute story. I loved both stories!

It's about Samuel and Nika.

He's Carter and Layla's son and Mary's twin brother. She's Viktor's daughter.

She ran away from home wanting to be free. Not that she had bad parents. Her father was just overbearing and controlling. He didn't want something bad to happen to his family so he did what he thought was best for them and kept them sheltered. But he trained her to protect and take care of herself in case something goes wrong.

Samuel and Anthony were hired to find her. Samuel found her but had no plan on giving her back to her father. He's been waiting for his soulmate and now that he found her, he'll never let her go.

It has a nice epilogue.


SAFETY:
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208 reviews192 followers
November 17, 2015


description

Title: Fall into Place
Series: (Taking the Fall, #5)
Author: Alexa Riley
Genre: Adult Contemporary Erotic Romance
Rating: 4-Stars
Cliffhanger:
HEA:
Review on Blog: HERE



♥ (Taking the Fall, #1) Taking the Fall: Vol 1
♥ (Taking the Fall, #2) Taking the Fall: Vol 2
♥ (Taking the Fall, #3) Taking the Fall: Vol 3
♥ (Taking the Fall, #4) Taking the Fall: Vol 4
♥ (Taking the Fall, #5) Fall into Place
♥ (Taking the Fall #1–4)Taking the Fall Complete Series

description

(Taking the Fall, #5) Fall into Place is the final chapter in Alexa Riley's Taking the Fall series—and it is a sugary-sweet ending, with not one but two candy-coated stories of Carter, Layla, Saint, and Jeanette's children.

STORY 1:
♥ is about the son of Saint and Jeanette—Anthony—and the daughter of Carter and Layla—Mary—who have been together for years and years, since they were children. Inseparable since forever and always, they were made for each other...and never doubt that fact for a moment.

Completely devoted and utterly in love, Anthony and Mary keep their relationship under wraps in fear of her parents' reaction. And because of their secrecy, Anthony refuses to lose his and Mary's virginity to each other...until they're officially a couple, becoming husband and wife once and for all.

But Mary is getting impatient with Anthony's patience between-the-sheets, and Anthony is getting restless with Mary's contentment with their hush-hush relationship—so Story 1 in Fall into Place is the revealing of Anthony and Mary's love, and everything that CUMs afterward. *wink*
"It's not luck, princess. It's fate. You were born for me, and I was born for you."

I liked Anthony and Mary's relationship; how they were born and raised together, and since forever they've been in love...as well as well-and-truly devoted to one another, which was heart-warming and *le sigh* inducing. Their story was adorable, sweet, and swoon-worthy.



STORY 2:
♥ is about Mary's twin, and the son of Carter and Layla—Samuel—as well as the daughter of Viktor—Nika. Once Samuel sees a the WANTED picture of Nika, he is captivated and instantly possessive of her. He doesn't know why, but he knows that something inside him is pulled in her direction...

...so it's not about the one-million-dollar bounty that Samuel tracks Nika down and locks her pretty little wrists with handcuffs. Oh, no. It's for himself that he captures her, that he hold her close, that he makes her his in all ways.

Story 2 in Fall into Place is the budding and blooming relationship between Samuel and Nika—and all that follows their instant connection.

Samuel and Nika's relationship might've had a wham-bam-thank-you-maam love and sex—but their story was deeeeeeeeeeply steamy, hot and heavy, rough and hard, but no less sweet and sensual.
He pulls me into his arms, taking my mouth in a hard kiss. I bite his lip, but he just moans and holds me tighter...



Overall, Story 1 and Story 2 in (Taking the Fall, #5) Fall into Place might've lacked in storyline, but it was classic Alexa Riley—and every reason why we read her: insta-love, virgin heroines & Heros, dirty dialogue, kinky sex, and sweet, sweet, romance.

A GREAT KIND OF NONSENSE:

Profile Image for Chantal ❤️.
1,361 reviews896 followers
June 6, 2016
I loved the first story more then the second because of the history between the two hero and heroine. I loved hearing about how they connected even when they were babies and how they respect each other enough to wait until they get married to have sex or rather make love. Cause these two really loved each other. It was in everything they did. Awesome just awesome. 5 stars.
The second for me was not as good after reading the first one in terms of character and relationship. It read like drama and smut to me. I did not like the heroine much either, she just got on my nerves. Rated separately I would say this is a 3 star.
Profile Image for Polly.
684 reviews244 followers
November 13, 2015
Now LIVE!!
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Fall into Place is really two books in one. We finally get the stories of the kids from the Taking the Fall books.

I LOVED every minute of this one. In typical Alexa fashion there are virgins, hotness, pure smut, soulmates, and even insta love.

Mary and Anthony have been inseparable since they were born. They knew they were meant to be together.

"It's not luck, princess. It's fate. You were born for me, and I was born for you.

Samuel and Nika meet up under not so normal circumstances. They hit it off right of the bat.

"It's like she's sucking the life out of me, and if this is how I die, I'm totally okay to go"

I really enjoyed catching up with these two families and I'm sad to see their stories concluded.
Profile Image for Laura.
1,644 reviews14 followers
December 4, 2016
The story continues with the children from Taking the Fall. You get two for one in this book. The stories are short, action packed, alluring, and so naughty. The males are very alpha, but supremely devoted to their ladies. Their women have the right amount of spunk you can help but admire them. The steamy scenes are very "HAWT" and even though you don't get a long wind up I felt the love connection between the characters. If you've read this series, it's a great ending to a sizzling series. It was definitely a playful entertaining read.
Profile Image for Michelle.
2,103 reviews1,407 followers
November 14, 2015
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review

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Fall Into Place by Alexa Riley is a bonus treat for all those readers who love those insta-love romance!!! Not only does Alexa Riley treats her readers to one virgin romance but to two. I think when reading an Alexa Riley book, you can alway expect a virgin character and this time we are treated to two virgin heroes and two virgin heroines. So if you love those virgin smut romance, then Alexa Riley will satisfy that need.

In thie first story, we are introduced to Mary and Anthony who are practically soul-mates and attached to the hip. They are your childhood friends who knew that they were meant to be together. Anthony is ready to claim Mary and make her officially his and so they head off to Vegas to get married!!!!! While in Vegas, Anthony and Mary are ready to pop their cherries and begin their married lives together.

In the second story, Samuel is a bounty hunter and it was his job to bring in Nika, a daughter of a Russian sniper. Well Samuel not only captures Nika but he also claims her virginity when he makes her his in a quick Vegas wedding.

Overall, Alexa Riley entertains her readers with another virgin insta-love/lust romance!!!! As always, don't expect a great literary romance but do expect a smutty HEA that will satisfy any readers who needs a quick hot erotic read.

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Review can also be found on Four Chicks Flipping Pages: http://fourchicksflippingpages.weebly...Alexa Riley
Profile Image for Sybil aka Lala.
478 reviews231 followers
November 16, 2015
Alexa Riley Cocktail Recipe : The Cherry Popper – A Sweet Treat!

Ingredients:

1 Part Night in Vegas

2 Parts Story

2 Parts Wedding

4 Parts Virgin

1 Generous Amount of Sexy



Garnishing:

2 x Over the top , obsessed alphas

1 x sassy heroine on the run

1 x couple who have been meant to be since birth



Method:

Fill a short novella with two stories.

Gently stir 4 virgins into Vegas, add in 2 weddings and blend together until steamy.



Slowly pour mixture over a generous amount of sexy.



Add 2 over the top, obsessed alphas to taste.



Garnish with 1 sassy heroine



… and 1 couple who have been meant to be since birth



Sit back.

Enjoy responsibly.





About the cocktail:

This cocktail is a sweet and classic Alexa Riley treat. With her usual fare of obsessed heroes who only have eyes for their virginal princess and lovers who will be together no matter what, this one definitely does not disappoint. Those who partake will enjoy the dash of spice she’s known for and enjoy the sugary sweet romance on the way down.

Cheers!

(ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review)
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1,033 reviews92 followers
November 16, 2015
ARC was provided by Ardent Prose.

Two short stories that were not only hot but sweet.

The 1st story was about a couple who grew up together and was each other's one and only.

The 2nd story was about a couple who fell in love at first sight in Vegas.

If you want a short sweet read, then go for it. Can be read as standalone.
Profile Image for  B.E.Love.
1,371 reviews131 followers
November 25, 2015
4 1/2 stars I loved this whole series so I was really excited to see this book, and it did not disappoint. I loved it from beginning to end, it was fun, quick, and hot. The perfect addition to this series.
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224 reviews123 followers
May 24, 2016
This rating is actually for the first story :)
yep 4 stars loved it ! Anthony and Mary : sweet couple ^^

Not that i did not enjoy the 2nd story , i did
but not as much as the first one :s
so Sam and Nika :huhhm 3stars maybe :S :)


Profile Image for Alba M. .
1,724 reviews150 followers
March 11, 2019
Estas son dos historias sobre dos de los hijos de Carter y Cherry y uno de los hijos de Jeannette y Saint. Son las historias de cómo se enamoraron y como son ahora de adultos.
Me ha gustado, todo lo que sea de estas autoras ya lo sabéis pero como que se me ha quedado demasiado corto para lo que normalmente son ellas. Pero vamos que aún así ❤️
Profile Image for Sheila.
404 reviews75 followers
November 23, 2015
In order to get the full story, I'd recommend reading Taking the Fall first. This book follows the story of their children.

Mary and Anthony grew up together always at one another's sides. They've been in love as long as they can remember but they've been waiting for Mary's 18th birthday to tell their parents. If you know Carter, Mary's dad, then you'll understand their reasoning. They've also both saved their virginities for the other and Anthony refuses to have sex until she agrees to Mary him. It's so sweet, and I love how you can see parts of Saint in Anthony. He's been raised to love his woman fiercely and completely and that's what he does. We get to see their wedding and get a glimpse into their future with their own perfect family.

Samuel has always been single and has never been the type to sleep around, his father (Saint) has told him how he wished he had waited for his wife and been able to share that experience with her, so that's what Samuel's waiting on. It turns out his "one" is someone he's called to pick up as a bail jumper ad comes from the family of the most dangerous hit-man around. But Samuel has his dad's determination and when he wants something, he gets it!

Needless to say, the sex scenes are fantastic! Alexa writes the best "first times" and the fact that it was the first time for each of them only made it sweeter and hotter. Alexa Riley proves time and time again she's earned her spot on my automatic buy list!
Profile Image for Seon Ji (Dawn).
1,051 reviews268 followers
June 19, 2016

5 Stars - (The 5 stars are based on comaprison to AR's other books)

I really enjoyed both stories in the novella but I liked Anthony and Mary's story best.

This one had more of a story to it, more intimacy between the MC's and the characters seemed to be more developed.

Safety

OW-NO
Cheating-No
Rape-No
Both heros & heroines are virgins
Violence-no
Cursing-yes
Insta love-always
Sex- YES
Profile Image for amanda.
3,095 reviews95 followers
November 29, 2015
So sweet! I loved it! Though I was hoping for more trouble, more glitch and more drama. But overall, I enjoyed it. Especially if you've read the entire series. Ugh, need more!!!! I thank God everyday because Alexa Riley keep releasing new books! ;)
Profile Image for αиgєℓα.
574 reviews3 followers
September 14, 2018
AMO las historias donde los chicos se conocen desde ninos
y como ellos son hijos de dos grandes amigos y amigas fue perfecto
como anthony cuido a mary y asu gemelos y les dio su casa de ensueno

estoy leyendo el de sam y nika jajjaa jamas imagine que la que ayudo a encontrar a victor era su hija crei que era una mujer jajaja pobre lo que le espera a sam ♥
Profile Image for Chastity Poeschel.
146 reviews3 followers
November 14, 2015
I have been patiently waiting for this book. I was so excited to read this book after reading Taking The Fall series. This is my favorite series of alexa's and for it to end with the kids could not have been a better book. This book starts out with Mary and Anthony, who have a love like no other, what a emotional story to be the one true love from the start. It has all the the feels. I just loved them together. Then u have Samuel and Nika, these two had me laughing at there antics. It was a real treat reading about them and how much alike they are. I always enjoyed the little surprises the author leaves in her books. I especially loved getting to revisit Carter,Cherry and Saint , Jeanette .
It was a bitter sweet for me cause this is my all time favorite series coming to a end. Please read the whole set u will not be disappointed !!!
Profile Image for Carmen Rae.
1,656 reviews184 followers
March 20, 2016
This was absolutely the perfect end to this series. All the ribbons wrapped up in pretty little bows.

I just so love Alexa Riley. Absolute go to for loads of sex and insta love quickies to cut through all the angst and drama.

Check out my reviews at Readers Retreats

Profile Image for Varied Books.
1,186 reviews54 followers
November 28, 2015
On my smut scale book gets 4 smokin I want H stars.

2 very short smut filled stories. Fun to read and the in both stories the h's were everything to H. They were all alpha but never abusive.

Profile Image for Book Loving Fairy-Blog.
1,263 reviews31 followers
November 20, 2015
Review: Fall into Place
By: Alexa Riley

I was given an ARC of Fall into Place by Alexa Riley for a honest review. WOW can you say sex and lots of sex with a little story. This is only the second book I have read by Alexa and I will be a fan for life. Its really 2 stories in one book. the first one is about Anthony (Tony) and Mary. They are childhood sweethearts that know what they want and go after it. Tony and Samuel (Mary's brother) are bounty hunters who go on a job to Vegas, so they come up with the bright idea to go and get married, so that is what Mary and Anthony do. While in Vegas Samuel sees and falls in love with Nika, the person he is suppose to bring in. Which brings us to the second story in the book and its about Samuel and Nika and of course Nika wants nothing to do with being taking back to her father, the person who has hired them. As soon as Sam sees Nika he knows she is he one for him. If you want a quick hot and steamy read, this is the book for you so go and get it. Once I started I finished reading this 4.5 star read in one setting...Thanks for the fast paced book.

Review by: Patti Craft for Book Loving Fairy Blog
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