Born and bred in Sydney Australia, Kat T. Masen is a mother to four crazy boys and wife to one sane husband. Growing up in a generation where social media and fancy gadgets didn’t exist, she enjoyed reading from an early age and found herself immersed in these stories. After meeting friends on twitter who loved to read as much as she did, her passion to write began and the friendships continued on despite the distance. “I’m known to be crazy and humorous. Show me the most random picture of a dog in a wig and I’ll be laughing for days.”
“In one lifetime you will love many times, but one love will burn your soul forever.”
4.75 ★
the story of Amelia and Will continues here. Only 5 years later will is running his company in London & Amelia is engaged. Finding out the news of the engagement, Will plans a return to win Amelia back.
the way these two have stolen my heart omg. I adored their story sm. I literally couldn’t put it down. there was angst here & plot twists. the tension between both of them was everything. Ohhhh and the jealousy between them !! Yess. now the only thing I did not like was there is cheating here & I felt like it could’ve been prevented if a certain someone followed her damn heart but overall I enjoyed this story.
it’s crazy bc I felt like Charlie & Lex’s story has repeated with their daughter. I’m not really into love triangles but the way this book had me hooked.
I loved how this concluded Amelia & Will’s story. What a journey.
Read this if you like :
- second chance - she marrying another man - it’s always been you - love triangle
TW’s :
- cheating - miscarriage
🎧 songs to listen to while reading this :
- timeless (taylor’s version) - all these years - camilla cabello - back to december (taylor’s version)
Spoilers he ain’t the baby daddy of his One night stand but………
So I had a feeling that I wasn’t gonna like this second story of the duet but yet I downloaded it and read it only to confirm my suspicion. So Will has a one night stand with someone who’s having an affair with her married boss and just when he and Amelia look like they’re getting back together her parents say he’s the father of the flings premature baby and she’s dead. Of course it turns out that he’s not the dad but in the end, the happily ever after? Amelia is attached after only three days of seeing this baby in a hospital and decides that she wants to adopt a child from his one night stand. Of which he’s not the biological father at all. Of which he had no connection with this woman beyond a one time drunken hookup. And her reasoning? I want to make sure the baby goes to a good family? She is a STUDENT and newly reconciled with Will, this is not a good time for a decision like this???? So immature and strange plot twist. And honestly this entire book was all about rich peoples problems lots of affairs And while I love it down and dirty, a lot of the dialogue was just stupid smut with no real spice. Like what did the one night stand even have to give to this story? Other than to give them a baby to adopt? Like this is kind of stupid honestly I’m always up for a new author but I don’t think I’ll ever read another one of her books again.
STOP right now if you have not read THE TROUBLE WITH LOVE"
"Love will make you do crazy things, and jealousy is a beast when it comes out to play."
Love triangles must be a part of the Edwards family. First Kat T. Masen gave us Lex, Charlie and Julian, and now we have Amelia, Will and Austin. Amelia has agreed to marry Austin, but has she given him her heart, or does it still belong to Will? From beginning to end THE TROUBLE WITH US brings out every emotion possible: anger, frustration, jealousy, hurt, joy and love. There's romance, plenty of angst, heartbreak, heaps of laughter (I mean Rocky and Eric ... I say no more), forgiveness, and some really sexy , hot moments. Kat has brought it all ... and more.
"Amelia Edwards is the piece of forbidden fruit dangling in front of me, ready to poison me with just one bite.
Four years ago Will Romano broke Amelia Edwards' heart by doing what he thought was the right thing. After suffering both mentally and physically, Amelia has moved on with her life and now finds herself engaged to Austin, her high school sweetheart. Has she made the right decision? Upon finding out Amelia has become engaged, Will immediately flies home. It's time to claim the only woman he has ever loved before it's too late. will his actions and jealousy push Amelia further away, or will Will be able to show her just how much they really need and love one another?
"... my eyes are a moth drawn to a flame. The more I admire how sexy he looks, the more my body craves to touch him."
History is repeating itself, the tension could be cut with a knife, three people, yet only two are destined to be together. Will and Amelia struggle with the decisions they made in the past, decisions that have caused both friends and loved ones to be hurt. Their desire to be together is going to break hearts, it's going to require heartfelt apologies and need forgiveness from the one man they both love, respect and admire. Their journey is not an easy one, there are many bumps on the road, unexpected twists, and truths that must be faced. Will and Amelia are the next generation Lex and Charlie, their love, desires and needs have been written in the stars from the day Amelia was born, when Will held her in his arms. The only thing that has changed over the years is the depth of their love.
"You can fight it and tell yourself it's nothing, but in the end, the heart only wants what it wants."
THE TROUBLE WITH US is the conclusion to a love story that has grown and developed over the decades. From childhood to adulthood the connection, the spark, has always been there. The time for Amelia and Will wasn't right ... until it was. With the help of family, they are able to ensure that their love was given the opportunity it deserved. Speaking of family, everyone (and I mean everyone) makes an appearance, ensuring there are plenty of laugh out loud moments (Rocky's birthday speech comes to mind), and tender moments (Lex's speech had me in tears), and then there are the antics of all the cousins ... this is one awesome family.
"We all made mistakes, but the one thing we were trying to do was protect the one we have. It didn't kill us. It made us stronger."
THE TROUBLE WITH US was an emotional journey, a beautiful conclusion to Amelia and Will's story. This is the perfect example of Kat T. Masen at her very best ... angst, romance and emotions.
Now to that SNEAK PEEK ... what the????? Girl, my mouth was on the floor!!!! Now I have to wait (not so patiently) for the next story in this series ... The Trouble With Him.
Little disappointed. I didn't care for the odd family members and their crazy dynamics. Wills Dad is a total creep. Just a lot of unnecessary dialogue and incidents that weren't needed. Like Amelias car accident added zero value to the story. Even though I was rooting for Will & Amelia to reconcile they did it rather quickly after she just breaks off her engagement. The whole one night stand, baby drama didn't fit the story. It was like the author was compensating for Amelias miscarriage in the first book.
4.5 Loved this couple!! If you love a good age gap/forbidden romance this will hit all your buttons. Amelia and Will grew up together as their family’s are bonded friends since before they were born. There is a 10 yr age gap between them but were close early on. Will a bad boy CEO and business associate of Amelias dad, lives and works in NYC. Amelia just moved across the country to starting her first year of college at Yale to follow in her moms footsteps to become an attorney. Will’s parents also live In the city so while visiting Wills mom she suggest she go visit Will knowing they haven’t seen each other in quite a few years. Great angst, great chemistry everything that makes for a page turning forbidden romance. There is a book 2 to their story so cliffhanger beware.
історія сподобалася: насичена пристрасна🔥🔥двоє людей віднайшли свої споріднені душі, але багато фактів вбили клинок між ними. а ще родичі, які вважають, що знають краще. бє.
дуже сподобалося, як розкрилися герої у критичній ситуації наприкінці: як підтримали одне одного. гарненько це.
з мінусів: по-перше, бісив Лекс щодо відношення до стосунків Вілла та Амелії через їх різницю у віці. ніби він весь такий святий і не старший більше ніж на десять років за свою власну дружину, а по-друге, оці постійні потрахушки з іншими вилилися у відповідні наслідки. чого ще вони очікували?
загалом, непогано, але дуже схоже на серії про їх батьків. якось шаблонно, але красиво😍
The only reason why I still reading this is because the first book have a unfinished ending. And well the story of Amelia and Wil continues here and it wasn't a big deal. Not only the situation of be true and have the balls to accept the love between them. Probably I would like the story but I feel lost when the other characters mentioned the past and how I probably liked reading first their story but the author doesn't tell you that. Well I hope feel with the energy the read the series of Lex and Charlotte and the others but now i just want read other stuff.
I love reading age gap and second chances, I’m all about conflict. This one is a little difference because they’re family not blood related, (mothers are besties) but they call each other parents aunty and uncle. There were feelings of betrayal mainly from Lex. How could he, a boy who he thinks of as a son betray him like this. There was animosity between them both. A bit of resentment and also disappointment. Hurt feeling from both. The truth, their connection couldn’t be denied. Life wasn’t fair to them, they shouldn’t have to be apart and feel ashamed because it was uncomfortable for everyone. I absolutely loved how their story ended. It was beautiful moment. Now on to real trouble. Miss Ava Edwards, please step on up. I love how Lex says ‘she’s going to be the death of me’. I love her and I know I’m going to love her story.
It’s a love that was written in the stars. Amelia and Will’s story continues and Kat T. Masen has blown me away. This is a love triangle with a bit of history repeating itself and it has all the angst you can’t wait to sink your teeth into. I devoured this book, and with a few not so little twists and turns I couldn’t stop even if I tried. It has just the right amount of everything to keep you captivated and enthralled just to see what happens from one chapter to the next. I could feel every emotion in every page and all I wanted to do was jump in those pages and be a part of this amazing story. The whole gang is back from the Dark Love Series so you can just imagine the fun and shenanigans your going to get as well as all the emotional angst. Kat T. Masen writes with a passion that draws you into the story, and has you wanting to delve deeper into the characters and what makes them tick. It’s that passion that makes this book the gem that it is and one that for me is one of my top reads this year.
The trouble with us is the satisfying conclusion to Amelia's live story. She's been mourning the loss of her love Will and finds herself falling back into the arms of her first love Austin. Meanwhile in London, Will is ready to return home to the States but is struggling with the news that Amelia is now engaged to Will. The trouble with us highlights the struggle and angst both characters feel towards their past and current decisions. Amelia and Will have so much tension and it's easy for the readers to feel the same. This story includes plenty of scenes with the all the wacky families for humor, scenes of jealousy and life defining moments for our main characters. This series has been a joy and I can't wait to see what comes next! Hopefully Ava will be next and have a doozy of a story to keep up with her wild flair.
The characters didn’t seem to have the same level of chemistry as in the first book. The book needed more of something I can’t put my finger on. It didn’t give my the feels but it was a good story. 4.0
I received an ARC of this book in return for an honest review.
Oh my, Kat has done it again. This book gave me all the feels. There were times when I was covered in goosebumps with emotion and then tears in my eyes with the sadness. But also there were times when I was laughing out loud. Cue Eric! He is one of the best characters Kat has ever written in my opinion and I’m so glad he made a welcome return in this book. He was so funny.
I don’t know what it is about these books but I really feel like I am in the story with them, I am so invested in all the characters that I feel everything they go through. Will and Amelia are the ultimate couple. Talk about a power couple, definitely Lex and Charlie mark two! There are so many twists in this story that made the book so compelling.
I love that the message of this book is that family is everything and with their love and support you can get through anything.
They paid the price for their forbidden love, and that price set them both on different paths towards a future that would bring them back into each other’s lives and then back to each other.
There past will not stay hidden. Suddenly everything they do is pulling them together. There attraction is undeniable as it is forbidden, nothing is innocent and fun, but that is what is turns into. With secrets between them, the truth they can no longer ignore is about to implode.
What Will wanted, he was going to have, regardless of who he hurt, especially his family, in her heart and mind, Amelia knew, was forbidden, but it did not stop him, and it did not stop her, and it did not stop them, but the heart wanted, what the heart wanted, and what he wanted was her, she knew it too, and in the end, they could not deny the inevitable.
Denying their attraction to one another was hard, but when they came together it was electrifying. The way they loved each other, there relationship forbidden, there love provocative, the romance heart-warming and beautiful, there love so passionate, he desires her more than anything else.
Amelia fights Will at every turn, but she can’t help but be responsive to the way he touches her, asserting his control and his dominance, the way he makes her feel, she is determined not to feel, but she has this need inside of her that only he can satiate, for him to take her on a sensual and erotic journey, drowning her entire being in unthinkable pleasures, for her to be pleasured, to be taken in any way possible, her wants and needs taken beyond heightened passion, Will gave her all of that and more.
This love triangle was like no other, these characters will impact you in different ways, there story will have you crying, laughing, saying what the f!@# to those moments where you hated to love, but love to hate, grieving with them as they hurt, fought, healed and loved. This book had it all – love triangle, one woman, two men, family turmoil, cheating, forbidden, bone melting steam, brooding angsty yet dirty talking alpha, there love a slow burn that will break your heart and put it back together.
The secrets, the lies, the twists, the turns lead to the inevitable, the truth, each hurting their friends and family in the process, of an illicit affair that they could not deny, even though that was not their intention. There is a perplexing tangle of hurt, anger and denial, powerful in themselves, the deception, pain, and motives, which becomes all the clearer with revelation of Will and Amelia’s relationship.
The different point of views told a telling story, it holds so much mystery, adrenaline seeking suspense, slow burning passion, revenge, friendship, lust, loyalty, trust, it will hook you, have you turning the pages to find out more. The backstory of our characters defines who they all are now in the present, it enables the readers to really connect with the characters.
Their story was raw and sensual, as it was powerful and confronting. It was fast paced and thrilling, it made my heart race and soar to unfathomable heights. The author knows how to write, to ensnare her readers to ensure they will come back for more, if I could come back for more I would.
And those s€x scenes, in and out of the bedroom were down right sensually erotic, the filthy dirty talk and language an absolute turn on, daring, explosive, taboo, physical, provocative, possessive, controlling, oh so steamy, deliciously wicked, dirty, hot, beautiful, dark, naughty, raw, powerful, passionate, wet, dominating, and wild, and that happily ever after is everything a reader could want and more.
Let's begin! So I kept seeing this book pop up on ads on Facebook & on Instagram so I decided to finally take the plunge and read this!
This review will serve as a review for both books!! I enjoyed this little series a lot! I loved Will (though he had some manwhore-ish tendencies & was a bit of a dick at times) I loved Amelia! I loved them separately and I love them together!!
There is a 10 year age gap happening here between these two and just a little bit of taboo love happening as well. I also really loved the family dynamic happening in this book. From Amelia sister Ava and her relationship with her mom. Her dad was a bit much at times and then Will's parents were a hoot especially his dad!!
These two went through hell to get there HEA, but im glad they did there's a good amount of twists and turns to get there at times I was ready to punch Amelia in the head and vice versa with Will. All in all they got their heads outta of their asses because true love always wins my friends!! Also the smut in this book was done tasteful and not super overboard! Also I really appreciated not drawing out the separation and not adding unnecessary drama at the end!!
This is the book Teo for Amelia and Will. I read out of order and started with Austin’s and Ava’s story, but I am glad that I circled back. Now I understand better why these two were so in love but struggled so much with trust issues. They had been in a secret relationship that really didn’t help their love but instead it stressed it (in book one) too much where they almost did not recover. Add to their situation that they were forced to give their relationship up by outside sources. Now in this book two, it’s about four years later for both Amelia being in NYC and Will being in Europe. Both of them had suffered life changing losses when they broke up but neither of them knew what the other had gone through since they never communicated either. Now Will was determined to head back to the USA after his forced departure and after seeing a post the the love of his life, Amelia, was engaged to be married to Dr. Austin Carter. Will is determined to get back the love of his life. The tangled web that this story weaves will flow into Ava’s life too. Read On!
Loved this duet I’m really not a fan of age gap romance but as i had read the previous stories of previous characters i just couldn’t not read this and i am so glad i did.
I loved Amelia and Will they had grown ip with each other, fought with each broke each others hearts but these two couldn’t be more perfect for eachother. It was a long road for these two just like Amelias mum and dad but it was such a great story.
I loved how much Will was like lex even though they weren’t related they were just the billionaire power team and i loved how head strong Amelia was and even though she had been through so much she really new where her heart lay.
Another awesome book in this series and i can’t wait for the next story even though i have no idea who it’s about that snippet at the end has me hanging on for the next book.
If your a fan of Kat t Masen and this series you won’t be disappointed and if you haven’t read anything of hers yet it’s a must i couldn’t recommend this author or series enough
I am binge reading this series because I am in the mood for trashy romance books that I can hate. That is the only reason I am tolerating this nonsense. Because I am just in such a hateful mood.
FOR THE RECORD, i dont care what else happened in this book. THEY CHEATED. One star for that. Hell, zero stars if I could. Disgusting. I read this book just to pass time and suspected that there might be cheating but despite knowing that still makes me wanna punch these characters. And all this unnecessary drama. Cheating MCs and then OW pregnancy scare? Then turns out that it was not Will's child in the first place.
They treated Austin so horribly. Especially Amelia. She did not even have the courtesy to properly break up with him. Pathetic charcaters. I guess the writer lacks imagination since she has to reuse plots from previous books, uses cheating and other cheap events such as OW pregnancy drama as plot devices.
As for the characters, they are unoriginal, unattractive, snobbish, selfish, shallow, superficial, horrible pretentious rich pricks. Every single one of them.
I have been eagerly awaiting getting my hands on the conclusion to Will & Amelia's story, and even though it seemed to take forever and a day until it reached my kindle, but boy was it worth the wait. So many questions were answered and my heart did break for Austin - he is a genuine good guy and I do hope he does end up with his own book & HEA - but by the end of the story I was basically fist pumping that Will & Amelia overcame all their obstacles to be together. There are plenty of twists and turns throughout the book that had me flipping the pages just to see how it all unfolded, and it was honestly worth that roller coaster ride of emotions for me. Now that epilogue has me beside myself with what & who the next book will be about - and I cannot wait!! I voluntarily reviewed an advanced readers copy of this book
The Trouble With Us By Kat T. Masen Forbidden Love Series — Book 2 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• R E V I E W 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🌶🌶🌶 Book 2 of the series. So good. Starts out with Amelia engaged to ex-boyfriend, Austin. Her high school sweetheart. After 4 years from Will’s departure to London … leaving her heartbroken, just having a miscarriage, and getting into a car accident… she fell back into the arms of her first love. BUUUUUUT…. Once Will found out… he was back! This love story adds on to the spark and desire Amelia and Will once had for each other. Book 2 throws some twists and turns into their love story, yet they prevail. An emerald ring. A baby that’s not either of their’s. A love that gets through it all. #kindleunlimited #planereads #smutreads #series #bookstagram #booksbooks
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
i came here expecting drama but that’s not was i got. also, this was supposed to be a love triangle but that lasted like 2 seconds.
the first book ended with a cliffhanger, of amelia ending up in a car crash and then book 2 starts 5 years later with her engaged with austin (her high school boyfriend), like ??????? what was that for. girl, you don’t even love him, wtf are you doing
and lets not talk about the plot and the way the author thought it was a good idea to throw millions of tropes out of nowhere. the baby plot ??????????? no thanks. it felt forced af.
also, why there are so many characters and why is uncle rocky (i think that was his name) so weird. if i had an uncle like him i would never talk to him.
After 4 years Will would know that hand anywhere but his girl can't be engaged! Amelia is ment to be his forever, true love is suppose to win & Will won't stop till she's his again.
Such a tense part of their story from beginning to end, never quite knowing in which direction it was going to take.
As much as I feel for Austin, he was the one daft enough to not see how hesitate she was. Everyone else could see the spark, he just choose to ignore it. Absolutely love Uncle Rocky, he's the embarrassing, horny brother in the dad role 🤣. How Nikki puts up with him is anyone's guess.
This just may be my favorite story and couple in the Dark Love/Forbidden Love generational saga by Kat T. Masen. Will & Amelia are Lex & Charlie 2.0.
I was pulling for them from start to finish. Everything about Will & Amelia's story was love & passion personified. And I appreciated that both characters evolved from Book 1 to Book 2 in The Forbidden Love Series, growing separately and together.
All the spice, sass, & steam of Kat T. Masen's previous books in this saga, but somehow even more dynamic and compelling. The more Masen I read, the more I love her work.