He Said Never

The Lost Corisis, Book 2

By: Ruth Cardello

Narrated by: Rock Engle, Amelie Griffin

From New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello comes another burning Corisi romance about family crises, dark secrets, and unforeseen love.

Riley doesn’t want her mom to know that she’s been seeing her newly discovered family, the Corisi clan. Riley’s biological father made her mother’s life hell, and even though he’s dead, her fear of anyone who shares his last name lives on.

After attending two funerals, Gavin’s father has decided Gavin needs a wife and children to be happy. Rather than inheriting his family’s company, Gavin now must earn his way back into his father’s good graces by producing a fiancée.

Everything with Riley would have gone easier if he had just lied to her about his meeting with her brother Dominic. The truth would have hurt her, and that was the last thing he wanted.

He never wanted a relationship, but when he is forced to choose between business or a future with her, he realizes he’ll choose her every time.

©2021 by Ruth Cardello. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Readers will root for this mature, open-minded, and fun-loving couple.”—Publishers Weekly

Love me some Gavin

Love Gavin and Riley's story and having it read to me is just bonus. Rock Engle andAmelie Griffin bring life to the characters and allow you to just sit back and enjoy the story,

Surprised Me

This novel did not unfold as I expected. But that's great, because it caught me a bit off guard and gave me a beautiful story. Riley and Gavin are an adventure, for lack of a better term. Gavin is quick to assume, which creates some fun scenes as he adds 1 plus 1 and gets 3. Riley finds him extremely irritating and judgmental. He earned it.

This read has an interesting pace. It has the feel of a leisurely walk in the rain as opposed to the quick jog of so many novels. The author allows the story to spool out as the characters get to know each other and the circumstances they find themselves in.

This is a sister piece to the first "Lost Corisis" book and brings back the characters from that first novel. That's awesome, because those characters are delightful, entertaining, and fun. This book can be read as a stand-alone, but the first book is so good I'd recommend starting with it.

Readers can expect some adult language and plenty of scorching scenes as Riley and Gavin finally come to terms with their red-hot attraction.

Laughing and crying!

The way this story just reels you in and keeps you is just a perfect example of Ruth Cardello's great appeal! The storyline brings this entire family in closer, and we love the Corisi's and all their love and angst even more. This is a great series, but also, stand alone, and I will definitely be rereading them all!

Another fun and easy read

This was another easy and fun read. I really enjoyed getting to know Riley and Gavin throughout this story. This is the 2nd book in this series and is interconnected to other series about the Corisis so there are familiar characters that we get to catch up with as well as seeing Riley in the last book. I loved watching her move forward with the new family connections and pushing Gavin in the right ways. She had a great personality that I really enjoyed and it brought out a lighter, fun side in Gavin. This story was well written, flowed well, and was easy to read because of it. It pulled me in from start to finish and I had to see what was going to happen next. I really enjoyed it and am excited for the next book and to see Kal (Riley's brother) come back around and deal with the connection to the Corisis.
The narrators did a good job with this story and characters. I enjoyed it and the extra dynamic that they created.

Such a sweet story

This book made me smile at so many points throughout! Can't wait for the next part of the story!!!