I stopped reading a book because it was making me cry too much. Here's hoping Hayden Hall doesn't do the same. Here's "Mad for Madison." Its the fourth and final novel in his new series: The Boys of Hudson Burrow.
["Madison Masters is everything I want to be.
He’s confident, good-looking, and beyond popular. Wherever he appears, he’s the center of attention. It’s his natural charisma that pulls every gaze to him. Mine especially.
I have been in love with Madison since the moment I met him. The only trouble is he has no clue that I exist. Sure, he shoots me a smile when I pour him a drink, winks at me like we’re in on a joke when he flirts with guys right in front of me and does unspeakable things to me when I am all alone with nothing but imagination and free time. But he doesn’t know me.
And even if he knew me, it would never work.
I’m the father of a little troublemaker, the happiest accident of my life, and Madison is…not family material. I know his secret. I know where his popularity and money come from. I know what he does in hotel rooms when cameras are on and when the show begins.
We can never be together. We are worlds apart. We’re like two pieces of vastly different puzzles.
But when Madison Masters urgently needs a nice, anonymous boyfriend for an evening, there’s no better choice than the invisible old me. And as the night of work turns into the most magical date of my life, I soon forget we’re only pretending to dance, smile, and flirt.
If only my stupid heart wouldn’t beat so fast. If only Madison weren’t so convincing. If only we didn’t follow this fantasy all the way to his hotel room.
If only he didn’t ruin everyone else for me in a single night of unrestrained passion…"]
Well, I did cry a little bit, but I wasn't full-blown sobbing (which I still see coming in the other book I have open). Then again, this series (and Hayden in general) is really good at that third-act-break-up cry.
These two were adorable and devoted and awe-struck. Neither thought they were good enough for the other, neither thought they deserved (or had time for) love. But they let themselves try anyway.
Like Bradley said, life isn't about what you deserve, it's about what you fight for and what makes life worth it.
And I'm still over here yearning for a Lane and Oakley book, especially after the developments that took place in here.
Trigger Warnings: toxic ex, past parental abandonment, minor homophobia, and more
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