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THE CONTROL: An Arranged Marriage Romance (4Horsemen Series) Kindle Edition

4.6 out of 5 stars 31 ratings

My demons will ruin whatever is left of her halo.

BOWEN
I was living on borrowed everything: time, feelings, motives, even these stale breaths.
I was expired in every way.
No saving me.
He should have lived instead.
He deserved to squeeze every drop out of life and rub it in my face the way he always did.
I was stuck here as half of a person and Eve expected me to be whole enough to fix her.
We were too shattered to ever be put back together again.
I was her demon.

EVE
I was wasting every second of every day trying to make time move faster.
I was ready to throw away this life as the Princess of Denmark and go back home where Bowen would be waiting for me. There was no stopping me.
I had been promised to Bowen since our births.
I was determined to save myself for him and only him - my life line.
I may be bruised and broken but that only dirtied up my angel wings.
Nothing he couldn’t handle.
I would always be his angel.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B091BGXPJC
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.7 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 442 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 31 ratings

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Elena Monroe
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Elena Monroe grew up in Florida scribbling down stories from a very young age. These stories were really just wavy lines filling the paper, but she knew each word, each emotion, each character's name, and there was no tricking her into forgetting what each line signified. Just like her unconventional way of writing as a toddler Elena is setting her own rules and just telling stories.

Much like her debut novel, The Best Years, life certainly imitated art. Transplanting from the South to the East Coast, Elena currently lives in Connecticut with her new husband, reformed bad boy.

Find her on her social media through Twitter at @elenamonroe, Instagram at @elenamonroewrites, Facebook at @elenamonroeauthor, and more!

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Top reviews from Australia

  • Reviewed in Australia on 8 May 2021
    Where do I even begin with a book like this. This book had me gripped with anxiety in anticipation of what was to come because I knew this book was going to be up their in the emotion and the darkness.

    From the moment I started this book, I could not put it down. It held my attention from the get go and for the life of me could not get over the twist and turns because I didn’t expect the book to be the way it was and I say that in the best way possible.

    Both of these characters held so many demons that they needed to terms with head on. The one thing I loved about this and the author did such an amazing job at was showcasing their journey of how they come to terms and learn to deal with those demons was absolutely incredible. Theirs no getting rid of demons, they will always be there but it really goes to show by having your soul mate their with you who is also going along the ride and understands what it’s like, makes it somewhat easier.

    These two needed saving and their was a point where I thought that they wouldn’t be able to save each other in a way that they could when they were younger because when you think back on it, they have faced too much but it was these two that needed each other to survive, they just needed to learn how.

    I am just so utterly obsessed with Eve and Bowen as I knew they each had their very own story to tell.

    Their chemistry and connection was so incredibly strong and it seemed to have grew strength to strength and they simply become the power couple of the group. Their love was truly something else compared to the other couples we have met in this series, these are two that you knew from first meeting that they were destined to be each other’s soul mate.

    Don’t even get me started on the STEAM in this book. It was pure fire..

    This author just keeps slaying her stories and I absolutely loved all that she did with these two characters. She captured their story so perfectly and being that this is the last book in the series she went off with a bang and left me with tears in my eyes. It left me with such a bittersweet feeling that words cannot express how I feel.

    I feel like this review doesn’t give this book justice but it’s gonna have to do, it’s my raw and rough thoughts and to be honest I wouldn’t have it any other way.

    Hold onto the edge of your seat because your in for a ride that’s filled with emotion, steam, darkness, heartbreak and will leave you speechless.
  • Reviewed in Australia on 10 May 2021
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    What a intense journey bowan and Eve took me on !
    Firstly if you haven’t read the first 3 books before this one you should because it gives you a lot more context of the horseman and even a pre conceived idea of Bowan that gives his character development and journey a lot more meaning . (IMO obviously )
    Having said that the character development of both bowan and Eve is really well done !
    In terms of the bigger picture story we finally get some answers about Grimm that I felt were missing from the end of his book and an epic ending to something in the clave however a mother of an opening for retribution and payback and a last minute surprise at the end makes it clear this story is not over ... though the epilogue gives no clue how it turns out other then Eve have found their HEA so that keeps me satisfied haha

    Awesome series that I’m loving !!
  • Reviewed in Australia on 4 May 2021
    The Control is book 4 in the 4horsemen series and centres around our broken boy Bowen.

    "Being sad was my profession and I was nothing but professional"

    So we knew from the previous books that his story was going to be an intense journey and that's exactly what it was. I think his character is the most complex out of all of Elena's characters yet.

    Eve is unique. Strong but vulnerable and not afraid to fight for her and Bowen. She has been forced to put on a facade for too long And Bowen wants nothing more than the true Eve to show herself.

    "Desirable? Pure? Innocent?Are you so sure I didn't f her halo crooked already?"

    Nothing about this journey is easy. It's tragic, it's sad but it's theirs and it's hauntingly beautiful.

    This delivers the angst, the heat, the dark, the lot. Questions are answered but more are asked and your emotions will be feeling the ride.

    Enjoy!
  • Reviewed in Australia on 5 May 2021
    The Control was an intense dark read! The trauma both Bowen and Eve endured had me feeling so much for these two! Bowen was the silent one but was glad we got his story even with the heartache! All these men are so different, a must read series! So is this the end or is there more? Maybe a second generation or a certain someone?

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  • Burntbyhades | Gee
    5.0 out of 5 stars He always wore pain like a designer jacket even when we were younger: true to size and dry clean only.<br /><br />This was everything and more.<br /><br />I didn't think I could fall for Bowen. I thought he was a darkness not even I could reach and yet my soul sung for his. Sung for Eve.<br /><br />The 4Horseman Series has been a beautiful tragedy. I've loved learning about the Clave and how truly dark their world is. From Grimms books to Bowens I've been hooked. Elena did it again and destroyed me. I wept through most of this. I don't think I can truly put into words how genius this is. How broken and real this world feels. <br /><br />Grimm holds a special place in my book heart always will. Reading this made that tie even stronger.<br /><br />If you haven't read this series.<br />Please go do it. You won't regret it. 
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2021
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    This was everything and more.

    I didn't think I could fall for Bowen. I thought he was a darkness not even I could reach and yet my soul sung for his. Sung for Eve.

    The 4Horseman Series has been a beautiful tragedy. I've loved learning about the Clave and how truly dark their world is. From Grimms books to Bowens I've been hooked. Elena did it again and destroyed me. I wept through most of this. I don't think I can truly put into words how genius this is. How broken and real this world feels. 

    Grimm holds a special place in my book heart always will. Reading this made that tie even stronger.

    If you haven't read this series.
    Please go do it. You won't regret it. 
  • Jess McDaniel
    5.0 out of 5 stars The 4 Horsemen just keeps getting better and better!
    Reviewed in the United States on 4 May 2021
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    I have been waiting on this one and was so excited to start reading. Bowen has been a mystery since book one, he isn't around much in the other books, so we start to see Bowen in The Control. We have known since book one that Bowen has a fiancé, Evey, through an arrangement between their parents.

    Bowen and Evey are both broken souls. One of my favorite quotes proves how haunted and devoted they are: “We kill each other’s demons... or at least leave scars.”

    Evey and Bowen have both been through so, so much. They're both great at lying and hiding the things that haunt them the most. Bowen drowns his in Henny, while Evey turns a blind eye to hers, like they don't exist.

    This book is so emotional and haunting. My heart has broken so many times while reading. I have been gutted and torn apart. There is so much pain and passion in this book. The push and pull between Evey and Bowen is so intense.

    This series is amazing. Each character is developed so well, the world building is incredible, and the relationships between all the characters works so well for them. They are all incredibly protective of their group. I know there is more coming, and I cannot wait to read them.
  • Booktravert
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love
    Reviewed in Canada on 5 May 2021
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    I have loved this series and I think this is the darkest, grittiest yet. I knew Bowen was broken but he is truly shattered. It is amazing he is only a functional alcoholic with no real relationships of any kind. I didn't expect Eva to be the same but she also is completely broken. I loved seeing the bits of them as kids and thought them reuniting was so well done as it was far from quick or easy. Eva was at her best to me when standing up for Bowen and he was the same for her and when he finally did for himself. Best one yet and I look forward to the next generation.
  • Jennifer Mitchell
    4.0 out of 5 stars So much pain
    Reviewed in the United States on 15 May 2021
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    All of the horsemen have suffered through some version of hell and Bowen was no exception! I broke for him! Eve had her own demons as well! The torment was visible in the words in this story! I hurt for each of them in different ways. Bowen’s pain was so bad i felt every ounce of it!! The last 10% of this book I think hurt me the most. When some truths about Grimm that came out that he was not not aware of, I cried for him and when Bowen gave him a note that one did me in!!! (Can’t say much on it without giving anything away)
    The only thing I am not sure of was the ending. I know they have their HEA but I felt like it just ended.... I kind of wanted a wrap up for some characters especially Grimm after learning what he did.
  • Annie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly Surprised
    Reviewed in Canada on 12 May 2021
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    Out of the horsemen, I like Bowen the least going into this book. To say I came out having this be one of my favourites if the series is a big shocker for me.

    The struggles Bowen and Eve have to go through to accept intimacy and love are just breathtaking. You will cry, you will laugh and Oof the steam!

    I can’t wait to get all of the paperbacks for my shelf now that the series is complete!

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