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A fresh start is finally in view for Arden Winters after escaping an abusive relationship, but settling in a new town, with a new job, and a two-year-old son has its fair share of obstacles. When her car throws a fit on the way to work and dies in the parking lot, her manager offers a solution--in the form of a broad-shouldered hunk who just happens to be in the restaurant having a couple of drinks with his boss. Dash Hardt gave up on love years ago, but with one look at Arden, the shadows of his past shrink away. He begins to wonder if there's something to this "boom" his bosses have always gabbed about but cracking away the chip on Arden's shoulder that seems to weigh more than the crappy car she's driving won't be easy. Can he win her trust before the threat of her ex sends her running to another state--again? Until Arden is part of the Aurora Rose Reynolds' Happily Ever Alpha World. If you loved Until Talon and Until Jax, then you will want to read Until Arden.

112 pages, Paperback

Published January 11, 2022

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Skye Callahan

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"Skye's writing takes darkness and gives it spice and romance." ~ Pepper Winters, NYT Bestselling Author

Named a Rising Star in Romance by iBooks in 2015, bestselling author Skye Callahan uses fiction to explore the darker aspects of human nature. Skye's first dark romance Irrevocable was named a Top Read of 2014 by Shayna Renee's Spicy Reads, and continues to be a fan favorite.

Skye's love of reading and writing started at a young age when she was inspired by fellow Ohio native, R.L. Stine, to release her imagination by putting her own pen to paper. Prior to pursuing writing full-time, Skye received a B.A. and M.A. in History and participated in numerous local history projects including a full-length Civil War documentary for Western Reserve PBS.

If you want to know what Skye is working on next, head over to her website, skyecallahan.com, where you can also pick up a free ebook just for signing up to her mailing list. You can also connect with Skye on Facebook /SkyeCallahan, Twitter /Skye_Callahan, or Instagram /authorskyecallahan.
Skye also writes paranormal urban fantasy and romance as S.J. Callahan.

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Profile Image for Somia.
2,065 reviews170 followers
July 12, 2022
Everyone knows what to expect from one of the books in the Happy Ever Alpha series but this was missing something between the MCs, I didn't find myself sinking into my sofa in delight.

Acquired via KU, won't be re-reading.
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3,152 reviews25 followers
July 29, 2022
Sweet

A sweet romance that starts with a chance encounter. I love how she’s a single mommy and he’s all in!
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5,446 reviews50 followers
May 6, 2022
This is an okay read for me. At first, I did feel the chemistry and attraction between Dash and Arden. But the way their relationship progresses didn't feel quite fleshed out. Not sure if it's just me or their story is just short that it's not long enough for it to develop. But I do love Dash and Holden's relationship, it was so cute. I wished their story was longer to see more of their shenanigans.
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11.7k reviews188 followers
May 7, 2022
Arden has finally escaped an abusive relationship & landed near a friend hoping for a new start with her adorable scene stealing tiny human. Things still aren't so simple as things tend to not always go so smoothly, and when her car breaks down, she ends up getting help from Dash, a man with some demons of his own. See Dash isn't quite the believer in the BOOM, but all that changes when he meets Arden but she's got some steel walls up. Dash was perfect in this story as he patiently showed Arden that not all men were bad, and man I fell for him so hard, especially the scenes between him & her tiny human. However, the past never seems to be at rest, and when Dash learns about hers, he's determined to protect her. Until Arden had all the feels, quite a bit of sweet, and some suspense all wrapped up in a perfect bow so you seriously don't want to pass it up! HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
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2,272 reviews13 followers
May 6, 2022
Arden has moved into town with her two year old following an escape from an abusive relationship. Because she is starting anew, everything seems to be going wrong including her car breaking down. Her friend and boss at the bar she works asks the gorgeous Dash to help her out. Arden doesn't take help well, not wanting to rely on anyone. Accepting help opens her up to the potential to be manipulated and controlled again.

Dash is the kind of guy that men should aspire to: patient, compassionate, protective, helpful, loving and so much more. He is the perfect man for Arden following her last disastrous relationship. He is there for Arden and accepts that she is a package with her daughter. Despite her efforts to push him away he is quietly there when she needs him to be.

I did enjoy this book very much - I did fall in love with the characters and their journey together, as well as the way that the past came back to test their burgeoning relationship. A great addition to the HEA series.

***Reviewed for LBM Book Blog***
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1,336 reviews18 followers
May 7, 2022
Another good story from the Boom Factory for the Until spin-offs. Arden was just wanting to find someplace new to settle down with her son…away from her abusive ex. She thinks she’s found that place but she feels like she just can’t get ahead of life when her car breaks down. Lucky for her Dash is friends with her boss and can also work on cars.

Dash has heard all about the Boom from his boss, Talon. He thinks it’s crazy talk, until he sees Arden walking around the bar he’s having dinner at with Talon. Immediately he is drawn to her and later decides the Boom isn’t so crazy after all. Dash instantly falls for Arden and her son Holden. I absolutely loved the connection Dash created with Holden. These two were so cute together.

Dash will do anything to keep Arden and Holden safe when her ex comes back to cause even more trouble. I enjoyed how these two handled everything that was thrown at them. Between her ex and even his ex.
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6,131 reviews57 followers
August 17, 2022
𝐹𝒾𝓇𝓈𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈 𝒻𝒾𝓇𝓈𝓉; 𝐼 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓀!
𝒰𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓁 𝒜𝓇𝒹𝑒𝓃 𝒾𝓈 𝒶 𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒾𝓈 𝒶 𝓅𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 ‘’𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓅𝒾𝓁𝓎 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝒶𝓁𝓅𝒽𝒶 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓁𝒹’’ 𝒸𝑜𝓁𝓁𝑒𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃.
𝒯𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎 𝒾𝓈 𝓈𝒽𝑜𝓇𝓉, 𝒻𝒶𝓈𝓉 𝓅𝒶𝒸𝑒𝒹 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒶𝓃 𝑒𝓃𝒿𝑜𝓎𝒶𝒷𝓁𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝒹. 𝐼 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝒾𝓃 𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝓈𝒾𝓉𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝓈𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓈𝒻𝒾𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝓇𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓉. 𝐼 𝒻𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝓇𝒾𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓈𝓉𝓎𝓁𝑒 𝑒𝒶𝓈𝓎 𝓉𝑜 𝒻𝑜𝓁𝓁𝑜𝓌, 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓇𝒶𝒸𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒𝒶𝒷𝓁𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑒 𝑒𝓃𝒿𝑜𝓎𝒶𝒷𝓁𝑒. 𝒜𝓇𝒹𝑒𝓃 𝒾𝓈 𝒶 𝓈𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓁𝑒 𝓂𝑜𝓂 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓇𝓊𝓃 𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝒹𝒶𝓃𝑔𝑒𝓇𝑜𝓊𝓈 𝑒𝓍. 𝒮𝑒𝓉𝓉𝓁𝑒𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝒶 𝓃𝑒𝓌 𝓉𝑜𝓌𝓃, 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝑔𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒶 𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝒶𝓈 𝒶 𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝒶𝓉 𝒾𝓉? 𝒟𝒶𝓈𝒽 𝒾𝓈 𝒶𝓉𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒸𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝑜 𝒜𝓇𝒹𝑒𝓃. 𝒜𝒻𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓅𝒶𝓈𝓉 𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝑜𝑒𝓈𝓃’𝓉 𝓉𝓇𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒽𝒾𝓂𝓈𝑒𝓁𝒻. 𝒲𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒷𝓁𝑜𝓈𝓈𝑜𝓂 𝒷𝑒𝓉𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝒜𝓇𝒹𝑒𝓃 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒟𝒶𝓈𝒽?
𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝒽𝑒𝓂𝒾𝓈𝓉𝓇𝓎 𝒷𝑒𝓉𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝒜𝓇𝒹𝑒𝓃 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒟𝒶𝓈𝒽 𝒾𝓈 𝒸𝓁𝑒𝒶𝓇 𝓉𝑜 𝓈𝑒𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐼 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓂 𝓉𝑜𝑔𝑒𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇. 𝐼 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒾𝓉 𝑔𝓇𝑒𝓌 𝒷𝑒𝓉𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓂 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒟𝒶𝓈𝒽 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝓅𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒜𝓇𝒹𝑒𝓃.
𝐼 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒𝒹 𝒟𝒶𝓈𝒽’𝓈 𝒷𝑜𝓃𝒹 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝐻𝑜𝓁𝒹𝑒𝓃.
𝐼 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑒𝓃𝒹𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑒𝓅𝒾𝓁𝑜𝑔𝓊𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎.
𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝒾𝓈 𝑒𝒶𝓈𝓎 𝓉𝑜 𝒻𝑜𝓁𝓁𝑜𝓌 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝓉 𝒾𝓈 𝒶𝓃 𝑒𝓃𝒿𝑜𝓎𝒶𝒷𝓁𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝒹.
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1,965 reviews3 followers
December 5, 2024
Dash & Arden: triggers-domestic abuse, stalking, kidnapping. So this book was severely lacking for me. It's very jumpy, meaning the author would jump from scene to scene without a smooth transition. It was like jumping from letter A to letter D without smoothly walking us through B and C first. The entire book felt rushed. Also, the author didn't exactly follow the ARR formula for her “Until Him/Her” series and the “Happily Ever Alpha” world. There's a mention of the “BOOM” by other characters but there's no actual “boom” between Dash and Arden. No automatic love at first sight. The suspense aspect of the story was a bit anticlimactic, I expected way more than what the author gave us. Overall, this book was ok but not one of the best in the series.
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4,184 reviews50 followers
May 6, 2022
4.5 Stars
This was a real good book. I couldn't put it down. I fell for Dash rather quickly. He had me swooning big time. He may think he needs redemption for his past, but he doesn't see the great guy he is already. Arden thinks it's one bad thing after another, but the night her car gives her fits changes her life forever. Little Holden is so adorable. The scenes with him and Dash just melted my heart. With everything that Arden went through she deserves all the happiness, but it's too bad the past won't stay there. Her nasty ex won't go away quietly. There are parts of this book that kept me on the edge of my seat. It has a great mix of heart and suspense.
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June 18, 2022
Ugh, bad h made me def at 21%. Just to nitpick, I had to go back and read scenes because she starts out saying it’s the 1st anniversary of the H’s moms death later it’s a couple of years ago. When he first sees the h her hair is in a messy bun then it’s in a ponytail.
I would not even let it bug me if either of the mcs were likable.
I read these HEA books because they are supposed to be in the style of ARR, I don’t expect them not to have the authors touch but at least give me the feels and an Alpha hero.
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619 reviews26 followers
August 10, 2022
Not the best…

I appreciate that Dash had a rough past and was trying to be better. And he is always there for Arden. But I didn’t love how he has an ex from high school that he got pregnant come back in the picture, and that he cheated on his ex-fiancée with her. Or that his ex-fiancée is Arden’s boss and friend and Arden is never worried or jealous or has feelings about that.

That coupled with Arden’s ex drama and the quick pace of the story made me not totally feel their connection, and there was always too much drama for me to love them together.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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2,407 reviews20 followers
May 7, 2022
Dash & Arden

Loved it! Another new to me author thanks to Aurora Rose Reynolds and Boom Factory Publishing and the Happily Ever Alpha World!! It’s like magic how Dash and Arden fit right into the Maysen world. I couldn’t put this book down. Dash and Arden each had their own personal trauma and were able to find happiness with each other (and Holden). But not without some bumps along the way. So good!
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1,810 reviews45 followers
May 10, 2022
Dash has seen his buddies fall for their, "BOOM". he just doesn't think it's in the cards for him. That is until he sees the beautiful, Arden, with her young son. Now he just has to convince her of it.

Dash and Arden have an immediate connection. You can see it from their first encounter. Full of passion, suspense, love, and forgiveness. It is a love story of learning to forgive and trust again. 5 stars!
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3,592 reviews36 followers
May 7, 2022
Dash & Arden

How much fun is this story?! So much! I love Dash & Arden, & little Holden steals many a scene. From the BOOM between our H & h, to Dash's bond with Holden, this story delivered lots of good feels!

We get steam & suspense, as well, AND some Mayson pop ins!😉

Thumbs up!!

😍😍😍
Profile Image for Maria.
503 reviews
January 7, 2023
Dash and Arden are amazing

Single mother Arden needs help with her broken down car. Her boss mentions it to Dash and her helps her out. Slowly they developed a friendship that helps the boom grow. Her ex is back to make their lives miserable but to what extend? You will love these 3 boom. Can't forget Holden.
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492 reviews1 follower
January 27, 2025
Great addition to the Happily Ever Alpha club

This was my first Skye Callahan book, and I was not disappointed. There's always a different rhythm to how a book progresses when you read a new author for the 1st time, but this was very easy to get into and become immersed in the story.
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181 reviews
May 6, 2022
so good

Arden, Dash, and Holden make the cutest little family I’ve read about in a while! He was so patient and loving and the way he cared for Holden brought out all the emotions ❤️
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1,502 reviews18 followers
May 8, 2022
Arden and Dash

Until Arden was another great addition to the Until family. Their journey to trust, move on from the past and lean on each other was beautiful. There was chemistry, suspense and plenty of Mayson’s to keep you satisfied. Great story!
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1,209 reviews
May 16, 2022
Loved it

What an amazing book. Two people who never expected to fall in love. One running from her ex. And the other thinking he is a confirmed bachelor. They never expected to find each other. Great book
825 reviews5 followers
May 31, 2022
Omg!

What an incredibly boring book! With ever page l turned, it seemed to get worse and worse. I think l started skimming about half way though, stopped ,read a few pages and went back to skimming. I love most of the "boom" books but this one horribly awful. Shirley
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1,673 reviews22 followers
August 6, 2022
Good

Until Arden was a fast paced read. I love the single patent troupe and both characters were likable but I felt the story was just ok. There wasn't really anything memorable or grabbed me. It was a solid 3 and kept me entertained
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2,166 reviews5 followers
November 28, 2022
Awwww

Wow, I haven’t read a bad book from Boom Factory. I’m in love with this whole series. Dash was down to earth and honest. He owned his past and was really hard on himself. He genuinely loved Arden and her baby right away. They were such a cute family
9 reviews
May 6, 2022
Quick and no angst.

I read this in about 2 hours. It was cute, slightly sexy and a great way to fill an afternoon.
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5,234 reviews44 followers
May 7, 2022
Dash

Dash has meet his Boom in single Mom Arden. But Dash is living with past trouble as he helps Arden deal with an Ex.
787 reviews5 followers
May 8, 2022
entertaining

I enjoyed the story of Dash and Arden plus young Holden. It fits into the Boom world well and I loved how the Maysons were included.
4,096 reviews18 followers
May 10, 2022
I love Dash and Arden together! Such a sweet and beautiful love story! I absolutly loved it!🥰🔥❤😍
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