#alana castillo

[lighthousepigeons]

Cal: You're cute when you're angry.

Alana: *glares at him*

Cal: But not when you're angry with me.

[lilvcalloway]

Final Offer (2023)

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[jessread-s]

✩🏰💰Series Review: 

⋆ Dual pov

⋆ Contemporary romance

⋆ Different protagonists each book

Asher’s “Dreamland Billionaires” trilogy swept me off my feet and found its way into my heart. 

Typically when I read series that feature different protagonists each book I find myself invested in certain characters more than others, but Asher made it impossible not to fall in love with all of the fictional couples she created. Each individual story within the series is compelling in its own way, has its own set of tropes, and is intertwined by the Kane brothers’ joint goal of receiving their inheritance. 

I look forward to reading the spin-off series,  “Lakefront Billionaires,” starting with “Love Redesigned” in November!

➤ The Fine Print: 4.75 stars ➤ Terms and Conditions: 4.25 stars ➤ Final Offer: 4.5 stars

➤ Overall Series Rating: 4.5 stars

Cross-posted to: Instagram | Amazon | Goodreads | StoryGraph

[books-and-draws-eclectic]

My favorite animal is Camilla Castillo-Kane whenever she hustles hundreds of dollars from the Kane brothers

[momhwa117]

JUST FINISHED THE WHOLE OF DREAMLAND BILLIONAIRE SERIES!!!!!!

Tbh....FINAL OFFER is the best book for me.....TERMS AND CONDITIONS...was nice but like not at par with Final Offer...I thought it couldn't get better after Rowan BUT...CALLAHAN PERCIVAL KANE....takes the biscuit.......and the Quote- "THAT'S THE THING ABOUT FALLING IN LOVE.YOU DON'T EXACTLY EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN UNTIL YOU'RE CRASH LANDING INTO SOMEONE'S ARMS, WONDERING HOW THE HELL YOU LOST THE BATTLE AGAINST GRAVITY IN THE FIRST PLACE.">>>>than most other stuff I have heard about love...

[raelovesbooks]

tbh, I'd let these women step on me

[wittybibliophile]

Happy Sunday.

It is Quote Time! " Painkillers. Alcohol. Sex. Cal used all of them to escape the demons in his head, and i was too stupidly in love". - Final Offer (Lauren Asher) "It took me a long time to realize loving someone didn't mean accepting them for all their faults, but to call them out on their issues because you care enough to not want them to suffer" - Final Offer (Lauren Asher) Xoxo, Ironically Witty!

[lighthousepigeons]

Alana: Good romance starts with good friendship.

Cami: And what does bad romance start with?

Cal: Ra ra ah ah ah, ro ma, ro ma ma, ga ga ooh la la.

Alana: No-

[thatpunkmaximoff]

[Book 3 of 3]

Storyline: 3.5/5 Smut: 2/5

Don't get me wrong, this book was just as good as the other two.. but it was the alcoholism that got me. I know becoming sober is a journey, but I just wanted Cal to be better. Especially once a child became involved.

It was obvious Cal wanted to be sober, and it sucked to see him give in to his addiction over and over. But the good times he had, god were they good.

Now enjoy my rollercoaster of thoughts as I read the book:

Right off the bat.. I’m not sure how I feel about Cal. Alana, on the other hand, is a total badass and I’m here for it.

Brady Kane be playing matchmaker from beyond the grave 😂

Oohhh. Alana is raising her niece- a niece who only knows her as ‘mom’.

Cami getting $200 out of Cal for two swear words is hilarious. And then Cal practically running away from her.. omg.

Now she’s at $500 🤣

$600! She totally fucking conned him. I love this little girl.

Something seriously needs to be done about Seth Kane. Fuck, that man doesn’t deserve any share in the family company.

Damn, Cal. You’re overly jealous over a woman you left over six years ago. Even if Alana isn’t screwing Wyatt.. you have no right.

Wow. Alana’s sister is a bitch.

“You taste better than I remember.” — Cal, you little shit! Lmao. Licking the icing off Alana’s finger and then acting like a smug little shit is about to get you slapped upside the head.

Whoa. That kiss tho 🥵

The tension. Oh god, the tension between these two!

I really hope Cal gets help soon. He needs it.

Cal and Cami interacting makes me so happy, but I know this little girl is going to get her heart broken and that kills me.

I knew the fucking sister was going to show up! Fuck her.

“Where do you want me?”

“Plenty of places, but on your knees is good enough for now.” — And the third brother is a goner. A round of applause for the 3 women who got the Kane men down on their knees 😂

Goddamn. Cal eats pussy like a champ 🤣

“I wished you can be my new daddy.” — and now I’m crying.

“I don’t deserve you.”

“Then become the man who does.”

“There truly is nothing prettier than watching you on your knees.” — holy hell.

Fuck. Alana found out about the inheritance. I knew the good times were only going to last for a little while. What’s next? Cal relapsing and getting blacked out drunk again?

“I dare you to wait for me.” — I’m fucking crying again.

Seth Kane got what he fucking deserved. Finally!

Cal, Alana, Cami.. I’m so fucking happy he got sober and got the family he always wanted.

And there goes Cami making me cry again by asking Cal to adopt her 😭

[aesthetic-solar-space]

Final Offer by Lauren Asher

Feb 2nd -15th 2023 Five Stars This was the final book to the dreamland billionaires triliogy and i can say beyond a doubt that this series only gets better and better with each book. Everytime a new one came out, I would put it off because there was no way it could be better than the one before, right? wrong. everytime i would kick myself for awhile for waiting so long. This one I would say even though it is said to be a standalone, it really wouldn't give you the full effect without without the two before it. Callahan and Cami are literally the best, this girl could take over the world and I would gladly let her. she had him wrapped around her finger from the first second. If you haven't read this series please do so!! Then come back here and tell me all of your thoughts, feels, and vibes.

7/30

[jessread-s]

✩🧁🐈‍⬛ Review:

The conclusion to the Dreamland Billionaires trilogy is bittersweet!

Cal and Alana’s relationship is everything! Their alternating viewpoints allow the reader to piece together their joint pasts, the moment their childhood friendship turned into something more, and the fallout that tore them apart. Asher makes it clear, however, that the two still have lingering feelings for each other in the present, no matter how bad their reunion was. I appreciated how Asher naturally intensified these feelings over the long summer period Cal spent in proximity to Alana at the family lake house as part of receiving his inheritance. Though agonizing, the slow rekindling of Cal and Alana’s romance is worth its weight in hundred dollar bills. 

“Final Offer” proves that it is much more than a romance novel by broaching topics like substance addiction. Asher takes great care in capturing Cal’s dependence on alcohol to overcome his grief and anxiety. Through his point-of-view, the reader is exposed to Cal’s internal battle with himself and the commitment he makes to stay dry. I appreciate Asher for not sugarcoating reality by taking her time detailing Cal’s road to recovery.

Like her other novels, “Final Offer” features diverse characters. Alana was born in Barranquilla, Colombia before moving to the United States with her mother and sister when she was seven. Asher showcases how Alana’s culture is an integral part of her identity by writing her dialogue in Spanish and familiarizing the reader with Columbian dishes she is fond of making. I enjoyed learning about this piece of Alana’s identity and region of the world I did not know much about prior to reading “Final Offer.”

Another piece of Alana’s identity is being a single parent. Cami, her adopted daughter, is her world. I loved how Asher uses Alana and Cami’s relationship to show that family isn’t always comprised of parents and their biological children, but can simply be the people we choose to be in our lives. Alana’s devotion to her daughter’s happiness over all else really moved me.

I’m sad to say goodbye to this series, but equally excited to dive into the spin-off, “Love Redesigned”!

➤ 4.5 stars

Cross-posted to: Instagram | Amazon | Goodreads | StoryGraph

[rebbsbabe]

MY RELIGION. listening to this gave me clear skin for my hot girl summer

<3

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closed starter feat. ELENA (@effervcscentx)

" i swear to you .... if i cooked like that i'd be married already , " the femme comments as she takes another bite of the food . " and if i were any less straight , i'd be on my knees for you too , " an addiction , somewhat pure one , as she gives elena a smile . " what is this called again ? because i usually don't like spicy food but this is marvelous , "

[wittybibliophile]

"DREAMLAND" BILLIONAIRE - LAUREN ASHER 💕💲🏰🖋🏈🧁⛵👨‍👩‍👧‍👧👨‍👩‍👧‍👧

(Little spoiler alert!!! ⚠️) Okay so the little kane children are adorable.... ( Declan/iris - illona ; Rowan/Zahra - Ailey ; Cal/Lana - Cami/ esmeralda and Lana is pregnant with twinssssss💘💘)

Overall, I would like to say that these three installation of Lauren Asher makes me think of life deeply. Each character made me learn a little bit about the world and maybe a little about myself too.

I love their family bickering, specially grandfather the God.. I want to say that their father was a "HIJUEPUTA" for real. He is so self-consumed and greedy that he does not have the capability to realize that he is a father to three great boys. Kane brothers had so much hate for their father, that they did not want to be like him, and somewhere in the process they had lost themselves ( until grandfather and their women make them understand).

I have a reason to believe that whatever a person goes through in life, how much ever he suffers , it should not affect the lives of others (especially their own children). To act ruthlessly, or out of humanity is not correct and to blame the situation and conditions using them as excuse is a disgrace in my dictionary. It is a big question that one should ask to themselves before acting upon the rage. Remember to be as good as you can be.

And Hopefully you will also have the opportunity to read about Kane family and i am sure you will absolutely love them all.

PS- Sorry NOT Sorry, i ramble a lot about life in between writing these reviews.. because i feel that reading is a way of travelling yes, but also a way of experiencing life. There are lot of people who do not go around the world, hell not even around their cities, and when u do not then you miss out on some or the other experience of life. Books make that happen, it might be just a romance novel for some but at last a book can make you understand what is life, what can you expect from it, or from people in your life at of course different situations ( uff!!! not literally guys, people have lot of different opinions on different things , not necessary that what we read is what is right okay? its okay u can feel more or less than what is written.). But what is most important is understanding what is it that you do not want, or what you do not expect from people around you or even from urself. And that is why villains are the best, they tell you what not to be!... And our heros are broken and hurt in some or the other way. This all to make us understand that all that glitters is not gold, not in our dreamland and hell not in real life for sure... I hope who ever will read or go through my profile will like it and just enjoy it as it is... Here with me we can enjoy and question our choices, our hero and heroine's choices and it is all good... We are learning.. and we'll keep learning 🤭😉

Xoxo,

Ironically Witty!