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The First The Last:
It’s been six long months since the kaleidoscopic mess that was Alfie’s wedding day. As heartbreaking news brings Zadie King back home to California, she is faced with a dilemma; be the angry, heartbroken girl she left behind in New York or be the girl who can still be a friend to the love of her life. As she prepares herself for a new life on the road, Alfie must use what time he has left with her to prove his ability to love her unreservedly. With one last hurrah, Zadie and her group of friends embark on an eventful trip; one filled with stormy summer nights, truth revealing games, magical first times and tumultuous revelations.
Join Zadie and Alfie as they weave through time and space, and explore their love for each other over the past twenty-two years.
This is the second book of a two-part series.
Warning: this story includes graphic scenes of an intimate nature.
Join Zadie and Alfie as they weave through time and space, and explore their love for each other over the past twenty-two years.
This is the second book of a two-part series.
Warning: this story includes graphic scenes of an intimate nature.
107 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 22, 2018
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About the author
Mel Wildes
2 books8 followersMel Wildes was born in Sydney, Australia. Mel has gained an MA and BA in Creative Writing and Literature. She has worked in the advertising industry as a Content Writer and the publishing industry as an Editor.
It is her goal to create fictional worlds that are customised for women who don’t often see themselves or their voices represented in literature. She has a keen interest in writing a variety of novels including contemporary romance, erotic romance and speculative fiction.
For more information about Mel Wildes and her upcoming projects:
www.twitter.com/melwildes
For business inquiries:
melwildesinfo@gmail.com
It is her goal to create fictional worlds that are customised for women who don’t often see themselves or their voices represented in literature. She has a keen interest in writing a variety of novels including contemporary romance, erotic romance and speculative fiction.
For more information about Mel Wildes and her upcoming projects:
www.twitter.com/melwildes
For business inquiries:
melwildesinfo@gmail.com
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December 30, 2018
Alfie and Zadie have been best friends and neighbors since they were 6 years old. Zadie knew Alfie was the only one for her as soon as they pretended to get married in his backyard after watching Cinderella. Unbeknownst to Zadie, Alfie has loved Zadie just as long.
In the first book Alfie drops a bomb on Zadie, he’s getting married and he wants her to be his best man. Devastated and tired of the back in forth with Alfie, Zadie leaves New York to travel the world. This leaves Alfie devastated and lost.
Now in this second book, tragedy has struck and Zadie comes back home to support Alfie. She’s only going to stay in the country for two weeks before she leaves for good.
This was a really sweet series that would have benefited from being just one book instead of two. The story is well written and I actually liked the flashbacks that gives you more insight into the couples history. There’s no doubt that Alfie and Zadie were in love but I thought Zadie should have been stronger in the first book and that her character overacted to things that didn’t matter in the second.
Great first effort by this author, she has an engaging writing style that keeps you invested in both characters. I enjoyed that you could hear both Zadie and Alfie’s point of view in the past and present.
Look forward to reading more stories from this author.
In the first book Alfie drops a bomb on Zadie, he’s getting married and he wants her to be his best man. Devastated and tired of the back in forth with Alfie, Zadie leaves New York to travel the world. This leaves Alfie devastated and lost.
Now in this second book, tragedy has struck and Zadie comes back home to support Alfie. She’s only going to stay in the country for two weeks before she leaves for good.
This was a really sweet series that would have benefited from being just one book instead of two. The story is well written and I actually liked the flashbacks that gives you more insight into the couples history. There’s no doubt that Alfie and Zadie were in love but I thought Zadie should have been stronger in the first book and that her character overacted to things that didn’t matter in the second.
Great first effort by this author, she has an engaging writing style that keeps you invested in both characters. I enjoyed that you could hear both Zadie and Alfie’s point of view in the past and present.
Look forward to reading more stories from this author.
December 29, 2018
A + Z= Happily ever after
Well Alfie and Zadie story concludes after all the doubt,second guessing,self imposed separation...and more importantly maturity....It's such a sweet story of two best friends growing through childhood.....teen years...young adults and possibly growing old together...I enjoyed the new Zadie...finally self assured and comfortable in her own skin....realizing that she is a beautiful woman who does not fit the typical slim....thin....blonde...flat...boyish....oh I could go on...figure that certain society only accepts as the beauty standard for women....I am glad Alfie loved her unconditionally....looking for to the next novel....Penny and Matthias...maybe
Well Alfie and Zadie story concludes after all the doubt,second guessing,self imposed separation...and more importantly maturity....It's such a sweet story of two best friends growing through childhood.....teen years...young adults and possibly growing old together...I enjoyed the new Zadie...finally self assured and comfortable in her own skin....realizing that she is a beautiful woman who does not fit the typical slim....thin....blonde...flat...boyish....oh I could go on...figure that certain society only accepts as the beauty standard for women....I am glad Alfie loved her unconditionally....looking for to the next novel....Penny and Matthias...maybe
December 30, 2018
Sweet ending
I was really waiting on the follow up and it was worth the wait. It did drag a bit at the begging of this story but once it picked up, it explained a lot of why Alfie was the way he was. Zadie finally put her foot down.....sort she ran, which she did a lot. Once, they both came to some hard truths about their life long relationship, things fell in place. The ending was really sweet...nice story
I was really waiting on the follow up and it was worth the wait. It did drag a bit at the begging of this story but once it picked up, it explained a lot of why Alfie was the way he was. Zadie finally put her foot down.....sort she ran, which she did a lot. Once, they both came to some hard truths about their life long relationship, things fell in place. The ending was really sweet...nice story
March 18, 2019
Not as engaging as the first, but still nice.
I don’t think this book and the first in the series needed to be two separate books. There wasn’t much that needed to be resolved between Alfie and Zadie that warranted an entire second book, but the writing was lovely and I’m glad that this story was wrapped up nicely. It ended a bit abruptly but I still enjoyed. Looking forward to more from this author!
I don’t think this book and the first in the series needed to be two separate books. There wasn’t much that needed to be resolved between Alfie and Zadie that warranted an entire second book, but the writing was lovely and I’m glad that this story was wrapped up nicely. It ended a bit abruptly but I still enjoyed. Looking forward to more from this author!
June 1, 2023
swoon…
These 2 books were such an amazing heart wrenching story. I got all the feels reading about Zadie and Alfie it took them 22 years but they finally got their shit together. I so happened to come across this author and I’m so glad I did.
These 2 books were such an amazing heart wrenching story. I got all the feels reading about Zadie and Alfie it took them 22 years but they finally got their shit together. I so happened to come across this author and I’m so glad I did.
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