Confession by Cara McKenna (Exotika)

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This is the fourth title in the Curio Vignettes series, follow-up stories to the novel Curio.

Caroly has waited forever to fall in love. An American now living in Paris, she’s finally found what she craved all those lonely years—a passionate, sensitive man, more gorgeous than she’d ever dreamed, and just as beautiful on the inside.
 
The only issue? Well, that small matter of him being a prostitute.

Didier’s job is more than a calling. It’s a beloved craft, a chance to soothe broken hearts. It’s also a crutch—the perfect vocation for an agoraphobe, never forcing Didier to leave the safety of his flat. Yet the role he used to cherish has soured since he met Caroly, his admirers now feeling more like enablers. It’ll take a leap of faith to cast his fear aside in favor of a future, but when the alternative is to risk losing the woman he loves, he might discover he’s braver than he ever knew.

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Confession: 4 (Curio Vignettes)

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So if you haven't been following this series, this vignette probably won't make much sense to you but it definitely could easily be a standalone short story as well but to get the full experience of this story, I'd recommend reading the series from the beginning but as such, I'll review this story on its own.
This is the one fans have been waiting for!!! This vignette is the epic one where (as the title says) Didier confesses his feeling for Caroly, out loud, to her and OMG was it wonderful!! Cara McKenna has been leading the characters and readers to this moment from the beginning and in the last story, Reversal, Didier had definite ideas on how he wanted the scene to go when he confesses his love for Caroly. What I think I loved most, was that Cara McKenna actually delivered on the romantic promise. A lot of times, life doesn't go how we envision a moment to go and that has been a recurring theme throughout the vignettes but finally, finally Didier's dream came true and as a reader, I think it was the absolute most romantic thing I have read in a very, very long time! Sometimes it's the small things that count. A lot of times in books, only the epic "will you marry me?" moment gets the big hurrah, but in the Curio series, just getting these two characters to admit out loud that they love each other is just as big a moment and Cara McKenna has done a masterful job bringing both the readers and the characters to such a moment. Love, love, loved it!
Definately check out the whole series
Curio
Coercion
Craving
Reversal
Confession

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5 out of 5 books!