Wake Me Up Inside has a great balance of romance, sweetness and angst.

I loved this book! When Abel and Kai reunite and talk through their misunderstandings you can see these two Alphas are meant to be together. The tender care Abel shows towards Kai and the passion between them will melt your heart! As usual, Cardeno C., captured me from page one, and kept me enthralled until read I the last page.

The story was told from Rafi's point of view, and he was a great character with a sarcastic sense of humor. Rafi is intelligent, hard-working, and a bit lonely. Although he has some good friends, he hasn't fallen in love yet. Isaac might be a major star, but he wasn't arrogant. Instead, he was kind, loving, and a bit possessive. At first glance, it didn't make any sense that Isaac liked Rafi based on how he treated Rafi in high school. However, as Rafi starts to remember some of the nice things Isaac did for him, the story took on a different feel. It was almost like a reminder to the rest of us not to let negative feelings cloud our pasts and block the good memories. There were several extremely steamy sex scenes during which these two continued to grow their relationship. The conversations were wonderful, and I really felt like I got to know the characters. The story takes place over a reasonable period of time, and we get a glimpse into what their future would be like together. I really enjoyed this wonderful steamy relationship story with a great sense of humor and interesting characters!

So let us just say that once again, Cardeno C. managed to surprise me with this Slow-Burning-Romantic-Comedy-With-A-Touch-Of-Erotica-That-Made-Me-Blush! ... As the two men's lives, developing friendship and dependence on each other unfold through the read, the more I saw that they were just two men who wanted to live a little. When they started falling in love with each other in the course of several months, then things got a little sexier ... I never thought that these two imperfect men could be so Perfect together and with each other. It was easy to fall in love with them.....so very, very easy. I can't seem to let these two go....

What followed was a story of healing, letting go and learning to trust once again. .... I loved Chase! He was adorably, sweet, quirky and a hell of all lot of fun. .... Hell yeah, Cardeno C came through for me, yet again! .... I appreciated that Cardeno didn't just wrap it all up with a pretty bow. Nope, Cardeno made all of them work through their issues until they could move forward. ...As a fan of Cardeno C this book was everything I was expecting and as a hopeless romantic this story brought about the tears, the smiles and the "awww" moments I've come to expect from a fantastic romance.