🔖 RELEASE BLITZ 🔖 I'll Always Be With You by Monica Murphy {REVIEW}

I'll Always Be With You by Monica Murphy

Release Date: May 18, 2023

Series: Lancaster Prep #4

Pages: 437

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Weston Fontaine is the hottest senior at Lancaster Prep.

And he knows it.

He’s gorgeous. Confident. Smart.

Too smart.

Everyone loves him. He could have any girl on campus, except for one.

Me.

I’m a Lancaster, meaning I’m basically untouchable–or so I thought. It’s my family who owns this God forsaken private school that I don’t want to attend. But according to my parents, I have to endure my senior year at Lancaster Prep before I can return to what I love the most: ballet.

West doesn’t make my time here easy. He’s arrogant. Crude. Insufferable. He torments me in the worst way, to the point that I can’t stand him. Yet he’s the only boy I’ve ever let touch me…

You see, West and I? We share a secret. On a hot summer night in Paris, we hooked up. And I never do that. Ever. I revealed parts of myself to him I’ve never shown anyone else. He’s seen me at my most vulnerable. I told him my secrets. And he told me his. In Paris, he was sexy. Protective. Even dare I say…sweet.

Now he’s the villain in my story, yet I can’t help but chase after that feeling only West can give me. Despite our hatred for each other, we somehow burn brighter when we’re together. So what happens when you helplessly fall for the one person you know is bad for you?

If you’re like me, you go ahead and fall for him anyway.

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My Review:

Murphy delivers a page-turning and sizzling romance in I’ll Always Be With You, the fourth book in the Lancaster Prep Series. A must-read!

At the beginning of the story we are introduced to West Fontaine, a high school student who is spending the summer in Paris. It’s his last summer before finishing his high school year at Lancaster Prep. A private school who is just as elite as the family who owns it. The Lancasters are well known everywhere he goes and he has heard of every single family member, including of Carolina Lancaster. A prima ballerina that has become very successful as such a young age, captivating audiences in London. So he is surprised to see her dancing at a club in Paris, but West quickly learns that Carolina is rude and standoffish. Yet, there is something about her that draws him to her. Spending the night going to her favorite places in the city was all it took for him to like her even more. Saying good bye to her was for the best, little did he realized that he would end up seeing again back at Lancaster Prep. This is the last year where he is supposed to rule the school alone and having Carolina at close proximity was not in his plans. Soon West finds out that there is so much more to Carolina than what people truly know about and he has to make her his once and for all.

Carolina Lancaster might have her last name to back her up, but that doesn’t mean that she hasn’t worked hard to get to where she is at as a ballet dancer. As the principal dancer at the London Dance Company, Carolina works day and night to be the best. After all, dance is all she has that is truly hers. Being away from her family has given her the independence that she needed, but that doesn’t change the fact that she doesn’t have the best relationship with her family. Being a Lancaster comes with a lot of responsibilities, so she doesn’t mind letting go in Paris. West is gorgeous when they meet, he exudes a confidence about him that is hard to ignore. Then everything changed the minute her parents sent her study her last year of high school at Lancaster Prep, not realizing just how much her life was about to change forever. From bullies to new friendships, Carolina is about to embark on a journey of self discovery while she deals with how to be in school again.

I absolutely loved reading I’ll Always Be With You, there are so many cute moments spread throughout the book that had me swooning for the characters. West doesn’t make school easy for Carolina at the beginning, though she secretly loved/hated every minute of it. She soon realizes who her true friends are and how much West has affected her in every way. He understands her, but there is something about him that hasn’t truly let her into his life. There are secrets that could tear them apart and they have figure out a way to be together before it’s too late. I loved the secondary characters, made the story that much more interesting to read. The ending was perfect for them, everything comes full circle which was perfect. All in all, I would highly recommend checking out this book as well as any others by the author! :)

***I received an advanced copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.***

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Meet Monica

Monica Murphy is a New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling romance author. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and have sold over two million copies worldwide. Both a traditionally published and independently published author, she writes young adult, new adult and contemporary romance. She's also known as USA Today bestselling author Karen Erickson.

A native Californian, she lives on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere with her husband, two kids, one dog, and four cats. When she's not writing, she's an assistant coach for her daughter's high school cheer team, which is a two season sport. Meaning, she's at practice with a bunch of teenage girls all the time. Or she's at a football game. Or a basketball game. Maybe someday, she'll even write about this experience.

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