Made for Romeo, the fourth book in Natasha Madison’s Made for series, delivers a second chance romance where forgiveness and reconciliation are the major themes. A romance where the hero seeks to make amends for past actions and hopes to gain the heroine’s forgiveness.
Gabriella Stone Moving to LA was my dream since I was thirteen. By the time I was twenty, I was sought out by some of the most beautiful people in the world to take their pictures. No one cared that I came from a hockey dynasty. Everything was perfect. Then I met him. It was supposed to be a one-time thing. But it ended up being more. So much more. Until he betrayed me. I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. This post contains affiliate links you can use to purchase the book. If you buy the book using that link, I will receive a small commission from the sale.
Title: Made for Romeo
Author(s): Natasha Madison
Series: Made For #4
Also in this series: Made For Me , Made For You , Made for Us
Published by Self Published on June 2, 2023
Pages: 254
Genre(s): Contemporary Sports Romance
Source: Publicist
Format: eArc 
Purchase: Amazon|Audible
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Romeo Beckett Growing up in LA, everyone knew I came from Hollywood royalty. Following in my father's legendary footsteps, I learned early on not to fall for the shallow shine of this city. When I met her, I didn't know she was what I'd been looking for. In one night, I ruined everything. She left without a second thought. I've spent every day since becoming the man she deserves. She thinks it's over. She's wrong. It's time to win her back.
As a huge fan of the author’s work, I had high expectations for this installment. Unfortunately, it did not go the way I hoped. The story maintained the humor and family banter as one expects from the author, but the romance fell flat.
From the moment of the hero and heroine’s introduction, it was clear they had history. Readers receive background information regarding their history. While this Information helped to colour my perception of the hero, it failed in getting me to buy into their relationship.
Made for Romeo picked up eight months after the couple broke up. Romeo came to Dallas hoping for a reconciliation. After what he did to Gabriella eight months ago, getting a second chance will not be easy. There was a lot of groveling on his part. It took me sometime to accept him given what he did. However, I did eventually warm to up to him as he seemed genuinely apologetic.
Gabriella is calm and not one to make waves. A trait we see played out throughout the story. Also, as it relates to her past with Romeo, the story tells readers how calmly she reacted regarding the situation which led to their breakup.
As mentioned earlier, the romance did not work for me. I didn’t feel their connection, and it lacked the authenticity that I expect from the author’s romance stories. The one thing which remained constant was the steamy moments Gabriella and Romeo shared.
Now, while I had major issues with Romeo’s role in the breakdown of their past relationship, I appreciated his growth throughout the story. Here is a man who willingly acknowledged his mistake and took responsibility for it.
Although not my favorite, Made for Romeo was still a likeable read.
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About Natasha Madison
When her nose isn’t buried in a book, or her fingers flying across a keyboard writing, she’s in the kitchen creating gourmet meals. You can find her, in four inch heels no less, in the car chauffeuring kids, or possibly with her husband scheduling his business trips. It’s a good thing her characters do what she says, because even her Labrador doesn’t listen to her…
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Great review, Nadene! Sorry it didn’t live up to your expectations.
Thanks Heather. Yeah, it is what it is.
I’m sorry that this one wasn’t as good as you were hoping it would be and that the romance fell a little flat. That’s disappointing.
Yes the romance was disappointing.
Bummer you couldn’t feel the romantic connection. The part about him working toward a reconciliation after his big wrong does sound like it was really good.
Yeah the romance was a let down. The rest was good though.
I totally agree with Nadene about her review this book is not my favorite also.