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Forever Flames: Padraig & Stevie by Kaylene Winter-review tour

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💚🍀Forever Flames: Padraig & Stevie (Charming Irish 4) by Kaylene Winter-review tour💚🍀

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 13, 2025

Twenty years. One unforgettable flame. Some love stories never burn out.

I never wanted fame.
All I ever needed was her.

Stevie Hayes set my world on fire from the moment we met.
First kiss. First love. First time. The girl next door who became my whole future.

Late-night rehearsals. Promises whispered in the dark. A fire so intense it felt eternal.
She believed in me when no one else did.
Then life pulled us apart.

Different paths. Different cities. A slow unraveling I never saw coming.
I thought letting her go would set her free.
Instead, it broke us.

Years later, tragedy brings us back together.
Older now. Scarred. Still burning for something we never stopped wanting.
Old wounds resurface. Hard truths come to light.

The spark? It never left.
We were never supposed to fall apart.
Now I’ll fight like hell to put us back together.

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REVIEW: The next installment in the Charming Irish series; Forever Flame is a fast paced, second chance romance. As always, I recommend reading a series in order to get the most out of it, but this book can be read as a stand alone in an interconnected series.

In Forever Flame we get Padraig and Stevie’s story, and what a story it was. These two have history together, when we first start their story we start in the present and throughout the book we get flashbacks to when they dated in high school. As each other’s first loves, they thought they would be together forever, but sometimes you find the right person at the wrong time. Padraig goes on to live his life in fame, but Stevie has her own dreams she wants to fulfill and goes on to do just that. Though they stay somewhat in each other’s lives due to the connections of their families, they aren’t together. But Stevie has always been Pad’s one, and that has never changed. When fate gives them a second chance, Pad grabs it with both hands.

Stevie and Padraig were just a joy to read, both have such drive for family, but stand out as individuals as well. Both have dreams and goals, and nothing would stop them from reaching them. I have to say, Liam played such a big role in their relationship and I wasn’t sure how their reconnection was going to affect that. Overall the plot and storyline was engaging and easy to keep up with, having characters from previous books drop in was a nice addition and the spice was just enough to carry the characters to the next level. Stevie and Padraig were a fun read and I look forward to seeing what comes next from this author.

Reading Order and previous reviews
Tender Temptation
Daring Destiny
Wistful Whispers

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Reviewed by Sarah

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Kaylene Winter is an Amazon best-selling author of steamy, contemporary romance.

Each character-driven novel is filled with snappy dialogue, pop-culture references and enough steam to make you fan yourself. Kaylene weaves authenticity, emotion and angst into a turbulent rollercoaster ride of love, passion and soul-searing romance always ending with a delicious HEA.

Kaylene lives in Seattle with her amazing Irish husband and gorgeous Siberian Husky. She loves creating art of all kinds.

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Tender Temptation (Charming Irish 1) by Kaylene Winter-review

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Tender Temptation (Cillian & Ivy: Charming Irish 1) by Kaylene Winter-review & giveaway

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RELEASE DATE: October 22, 2024

Tender Temptation is a scorching tale of age-gap, insta-forbidden-love, hidden identities, coming of age, and second chances.

I’m a master at rebuilding structures, yet my own life is a constant work in progress. As the middle brother in a family of superstars, I’ve battled alcohol addiction and shoulder the hefty challenge of taking over the family business.

My world makes a seismic shift when I fall hard for Ivy Bright, a vibrant, enigmatic firecracker whose captivating energy makes me feel invincible.

Ivy is more than just a spark in my shadowed world—she’s a blaze. Her luminous presence ignites a clandestine desire in me that I can’t resist. But Ivy harbors deep secrets and a tragic past that keeps her trapped in a life she never chose. Despite our undeniable chemistry, her decision to conceal her age and identity backfires spectacularly, threatening to unravel both our hearts.

Years later, will our rekindled passion withstand buried secrets that come to light, or will the truths of our past push us apart forever?

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REVIEW: What a fantastic new author! Tender Temptation is the first installment in the Charming Irish series. This author is new to me, and I was hooked from the get go.

Cillian is the CEO of McLoughlin Construction, he is first and foremost a workaholic. On the nights he does take a break he goes to a local pub to knock a few back and relax. One of those nights he meets birthday girl Ivy. His reaction to her is visceral, the draw he feels toward her is one he can’t explain. Ivy has a broken story that she doesn’t share with many people, but this year is the first time in nearly a decade she decides to celebrate her birthday. (There is some background to this, but I don’t want to spoil it for future readers, but it plays a big part) On this very special night Ivy and Cillian find themselves sharing a few drinks, and then something else as well.

I was really surprised with this author and the way she made real, daily problems that people experience come through the plot of the story. While Cillian and Ivy start to fall in love, they also deal with their own issues and trauma still. Ivy’s family is…difficult, and as the book processes Cillian starts to develop a (bigger) issue with alcohol. I truly am very impressed with the story and how the characters develop as they deal with the issues they have, they learn to lean on one another as more and more things come to the surface.

This story is intense, filled with a whirlwind of emotions, passion and suspense. I can’t wait to see what the rest of the Charming Irish series has in store for us.

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sarah

Social Media: Amazon Author / Goodreads / Website / Facebook / Twitter (X) / Instagram /

Kaylene Winter is an Amazon best-selling author of steamy, contemporary romance.

Each character-driven novel is filled with snappy dialogue, pop-culture references and enough steam to make you fan yourself. Kaylene weaves authenticity, emotion and angst into a turbulent rollercoaster ride of love, passion and soul-searing romance always ending with a delicious HEA.

Kaylene lives in Seattle with her amazing Irish husband and gorgeous Siberian Husky. She loves creating art of all kinds.

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