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Rogue Wave: A Cake Series Novel (The Cake Series Book 5) Kindle Edition

by J. Bengtsson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Keith
Yeah, I’m screwed up. I’ll admit it. People think they know why. After all, my superstar brother’s past looms large. Don’t I wish it were that simple? It would be so easy to blame all my problems on the childhood tragedy that ripped my family in two…but it would also be a lie. Sam knows the truth. She’s always known and yet, she’s loved me from the start. I try so hard to hold onto her but I’m messed up. And she’s not going to wait forever.

Samantha
No one saw us coming. I was the quiet, smart girl on track to college. He was the aimless high school surfer/stoner on track to expulsion. We helped each other. We fell in love. We were supposed to live happily ever after. But with Keith McKallister love has never been enough.

An epic tale of growth and love and family – a truly great read!” Christy A.
“A perfect second chance romance.” Melanie
“Keith is probably one of the funniest, irreverent, and sarcastic characters I have ever read.” – Cali Gals Blog
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07N8R8MVS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ JBengtssonBooks (19 March 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4345 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 356 pages
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J. (Jill) Bengtsson is the bestselling author of the Cake Series. She writes contemporary love stories centered around 'real' people who live extraordinary lives. You will root for them. You will love them. You will embrace their families as your own. But, most of all, you will remember them. Jill's heroines are strong, nurturing, and quirky while her heroes are what dreams are made of - gorgeous, committed, and in need of a little saving. Set under the glittering lights of the West Coast entertainment industry, her novels are for the dreamer in all of us.

Jill resides near the coast in Ventura County, California. She’s married to the Swedish boy she met as an exchange student in Sweden her junior year of college. They have three children together.

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Jennifer Hakim
5.0 out of 5 stars Humour and Heartbreak
Reviewed in Australia on 16 February 2020
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I’ve been on the family McKallister band wagon from the beginning. This book shines a light on Keith, the joker, the misfit, the stoner. We learn what drIves him, we see his flaws, his self destructive nature, the lack of self esteem, but also his humour, loyalty and his love. At times, as he makes yet another wrong choice, I found myself screaming at my kindle. We are given front row seats to the life altering repercussions that one horrific event had on Keith, and his entire family, changing forever how they deal with people. We come to see that one thing really did lead to another where he was concerned, Keith, the King of poor decisions, and why, when Sam the female romantic interest, comes into his life when he needs her, and even though they have different outlooks and experiences, they are slowly drawn to each other and develop a deep connection that time and distance do not change. This is a story full of ups and downs with the two main characters undergoing real personal growth, as they stumble towards their HEA. This story also displays the importance of family ties and deep friendships. I loved reading about the other siblings and parents, and seeing another snippet of Jakes story. Loved the epilogue as well. Well done, I loved this book. Can’t wait to read Quinn’s story.
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Monique Cashmere
4.0 out of 5 stars 🏄🌊🏄🌊🏄
Reviewed in Australia on 30 March 2019
4.5🌟s

I have been on this journey with the McKallister’s from the very beginning, so I was super happy when Keith’s book was released and we got more details on his take of the family’s events and his life moving forward. This is a standalone book, and you won’t feel left out by reading it by itself, but I do recommend you start from the beginning for a fuller experience.

Keith has the same sense of humor that his brothers do, and it’s debatable if it has gotten him into more trouble than done good. What he lacks though is confidence, in himself, that he can be more than just average and make something of himself. It takes hanging with Samantha that Keith realizes maybe he can earn his diploma and graduate after all. Then the unthinkable happens to Jake, and Keith is thrown into despair with worry for his closest brother.

The stars are just not aligned for Sam and Keith, issues on both sides mean that they aren’t meant to be together at this time. Maybe sometime down the track when Keith has his demons slain and Sam is in a more productive environment, but there are plenty of twists that they need to overcome to be able find each other and their HEA.

Being a McKallister, Keith loves the banter and is very quick witted, which I love. Even though I wanted to shake him silly at times, mostly I wanted to hug him and console his heartache. And he was dealing with plenty at different stages throughout the book. Samantha, Sam or Sammy as she is getting used to being called, is the perfect companion for Keith. She didn’t let him get away with much, even if she blushed with most of his antics. I loved her transition from a shy teen to blossom into a beautiful young woman. I wanted to shake her a few times too but I could fully understand her state of mind. I will cherish the epilogue as it had every sibling in there with their significant other and the patriarchs. I’m in two minds as to what we saw here..... a complete ending to the series or is it setting up the time frame for Quinn’s book? 🤞🏼
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Rosie
5.0 out of 5 stars CAKE Series Book 5
Reviewed in Australia on 29 October 2021
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The books in this series form parts of a larger series of stories with interconnecting characters from family and friends in common. They all cover the same span of years, but from different people's experience of it.
Book 5 - Rogue Wave is about oldest brother Keith.
When he first came to the high school, he didn't know how to fit in with the different cliques, until he realised the least trouble would come from the stoners. Being exposed to their drug taking and careless attitude to school did him no favours, though.
Being on his last chance, he is buddied with Samantha Anderson in Chemistry lab. At first she is withdrawn, nerdy and serious. Getting to know her over time, he also gets to like her and respect her.
Samantha's home life is hell, with a crazy mother, who is unpredictable and violent. Sam's only way out will be to ace her scores and get a good scholarship far away from home. Babysitting the devastatingly handsome Keith is another kind of hell. What starts with her crush, turns into real friendship when Keith makes a huge effort to clean up his life.
But just as they are happily looking toward a successful graduation, terror strikes the McKallister family when Keith's brother is kidnapped. Suddenly Keith is radio silent and Sam has to cope with life alone. And when her own home life explodes, Sam has no option but to move towns.
Five years pass and Keith sees Sam at Jake's concert. It's as if they pick up where they left off. All seems happy until Sam's mother leaves her a final F you. Sam runs scared.
Much as Keith is hurting, his family and friends urge him on and with their help and Jake's nuptials, the pair are reunited.
It's one crazy on-again, off-again love story that spans the years.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rogue Wave
Reviewed in Australia on 22 February 2022
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A very intense read that was both heartbreaking and heartwarming. Keith and Sam's story is absolute rollercoaster that kept me turning pages.
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Becca
5.0 out of 5 stars wow
Reviewed in Canada on 25 April 2022
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This one.. wow. Just wow. What an emotional rollercoaster. Made me cry so much but I loved it and can’t wait to find out what fate awaits our little Quinn
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Bren Brookes
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2021
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This series of books have been the most amazing, funny and emotional roller coaster, I have ever read, it has made me laugh out load and my heart melted ♥, I have loved every one of the characters felt there pain and cheered when they all got there HEA, I highly recommended this series, thank you Jill Bengtsson
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Isabel
5.0 out of 5 stars <3 Großartig
Reviewed in Germany on 23 March 2019
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Ich liebe die komplette Serie, alle Bücher sind ein Muss. Eine der wenigen Serien die ich mehrfach gelesen habe. Große Liebe
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Sowmya D'navis
5.0 out of 5 stars Another masterpiece by J Bengtsson
Reviewed in India on 19 March 2019
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Keith & Sam's life

We all knew Keith was a pothead & never taken seriously. Who also happened to have an amazing girlfriend Sam. In this book we get to know their lives, their struggles, their love for each other & their Happily Ever After.

One kidnapping which changed Jake's life forever had a domino effect on his family. Each and every McKallister is affected by his trauma. We know the nightmares of Kyle, fears of Emma, in this book we get to know what happened to Keith. A carefee beach bum with wrong habits and a heart of gold trying to make things right goes back to all the demons he wanted to slay.
Does he become a victim or comes out a winner is the story.

The book shows us 5 years after a time of the l lives of Keith & Sam. Their teenage the way they fall in love, their breakups & finding eachother and finally their HEA.

This book made me fall in love with another McKallister boy. Keith is such a sweetheart but always assumed as a recluse, but he is so much more than what we thought of him.
Sam also has major issues, she is not exactly the perfect girl I thought her to be but she was once an insecure scared girl who evolves as a beautiful woman. Overcomes all her fears and hurdles. Her love for Keith is fierce, loyal to fault. More than once they push eachother away not because they fell out of love because they loved them and didn't want the other to spiral down.

This a must read book. There is so much of love, hate, angst and love again.

This is the 5th book in the Cake Series, read the other 4 books to understand the storyline better.

Epilogue has some serious wow moments.
This a book which is not to be missed.

Another masterpiece from our J Bengtsson.
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Pinklisar
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2021
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Another 5 star book by this author. I will admit, in previous reads of this book I have talk favoured Sam but I think I finally understood her reasoning.
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