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Friday, September 4, 2015

{ arc } review || FALL FAST by Zoe York

Zoe York | September 2, 2015 | Military Romance
SEALs Undone, book 5
★★★★★

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just one night...

Navy SEAL Nathan Meyers and recent divorcee (as of an hour ago) Emme Ryan both want a night of escape from their real lives, for very different reasons. A chance meeting and a single drink at an airport bar turns into a night of unexpected fun and pleasure when a freak snow storm keeps them on the ground. But when morning comes, will they stick to the rules they set out at the start of the night?

The first five chapters in this story were first published in the the LOL3 Anthology. It has been expanded significantly for single title release. Join Nathan and Emme for their long-awaited HEA!

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Side note? I did not read their little tryst in the LOL anthology but I'm glad I didn't. I don't know what I would have done with just Nathan and Emme's snowed-in night...

I swear... Each time I pick up a new SEALS UNDONE book, I'm head over heels for the newest couple. "Hands down, favorite Zoe York SEALs couple", or "Move over, Trick/Miles/Cade, your buddy took your spot".

I mean, seriously.

This novella takes place at about the same time the last 4 books happened. In this one, we see Nathan contemplate forever when Trick is proposing to Gaby. And while we don't see Miles and Cade, due to their stories, you know that all of this is happening at the same time.

And. I. Love. It.

Nathan and Emme's story is semi like Miles and Piper's, in the way that they meet one another on a trip. The difference for these two? Nathan and Emme live miles apart -- and I do mean miles.

Shut up and pay attention to the only kisses you might ever get from her...--Nathan

I loved watching their story unfold the way that it did. Zoe uses the great element of time to her advantage with Nathan and Emme's story -- much of their earlier relationship, where they were getting to know one another, was done via email and phone. Between Nathan being on deployments and Emme being a flight attendant, their schedules were tricky to work with but the moment both started thinking of spending time with the other as 'home', aw man...

There was a very real risk that he was over-sentimentalizing their connection. Letting his dreams of Emme fill the gaping hole in his chest.

She might break his heart.

That would have to be okay. It was hers to break.

And in the meantime, he'd do his damnedest to keep it safe for her.--Nathan

Nathan proves again and again what a good guy he is -- from notes with sweet sentiments when she thinks she's walking away forever, to allowing her to take the time she needs to decide if the next step is right for her, to being possessive yet only in a protective sense... He respects her space and when they're together that first time, using nicknames M and Sailor, when he has the opportunity to look at her name -- he chooses not to. Not because he doesn't want to know, but because he respects that wall she put there, and hopes she'll eventually take it down.

...and their proposal? I mentioned it briefly in one of my other reviews this week -- I love how normal it is, how semi-spur-of-the-moment, but how much love these two have between them.

{ previous reviews in series } .

FALL OUT 5★

FALL HARD 4.5★

FALL AWAY 5★

FALL DEEP 5★ { review } .

FALL BACK 5★ { review } .

FALL DARK 4.5★ { review } .

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GOODREADS updates

Dirty Saint: A Secret Baby Sports Romance by Vesper Vaughn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book almost failed to get my attention. Why?

The hero.

He is the exact public person I despise. You know the type -- all biblical with publicized praying and verses all over his public persona. Great. Good for you. Bet you're not like that behind closed doors...

Which is exactly what Esther thinks of him.

Saint and Esther attend the same super religious college. Esther is on the fast track to becoming a nun, and no I do not kid, and Saint, given name Francis, can do just about whatever he wants, because he is the star athlete and the school knows he has connections. What in the world can these two have in common? The actions of their parents.

But where Saint does what his father says, usually, because his father is pushing him toward a pro-football careers, Esther follows her parents (father) because if she didn't... Her life would literally be a living hell.

I really enjoyed these two, once we started to get to know Saint a little bit better. My only drawback with the book would be the last half goes by in super-fast time. While it helped to keep the story moving, I would have liked to see more of that time drawn out so the feelings and emotions of our two characters felt more genuine and real -- rather than simply a two month courting that their lives demanded.

I'm giving the book the full 5 stars because it came out of left-field for me. It was a book that I didn't expect to like, but the author wove it in a way that I fell hard for our characters both as individuals and as a couple. I liked watching Esther grow and find her voice in life, just as I liked watching playboy, always for the chase Saint, settle down and find a person to be terribly protective over. I loved him most in the last two chapters.

*ARC received in exchange for an honest review

Everything by Erin Noelle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Here's something you may know about me if you've followed my reviews -- I'm an epilogue reader. I will almost always read the epilogue first. Call me a spoilsport or no fun, or whatever but that's how I've been reading books for years. It's no wonder that when I write books, I tend to have the epilogue all figured out before I even start with "Once upon a time...".

That said... I read this epilogue and while I liked it, I just couldn't get past the ages of our characters. Couldn't do it. So I read the beginning. Still... If anything, the age of our characters was even more pronounced. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to read this. You see, I have an issue with "Happily ever after" and the hardly-twenty crowd, let alone an eighteen year old.

But that's my hang-up.

Another thing you may know about me? I will sometimes read a book in what I call a inside-out fashion. I jump all over the place until I find a snippet of story that absolutely grips me. And people -- there are a few of those parts in Everything. So because I found those gripping parts, I put my faith in Erin Noelle, and I started from page one -- and I gave Everett and Belle a chance.

And I'm so glad I did.

Everett and his twin sister have been making music forever -- literally. They're the children of a rockstar; music has always been their life. When their father's group decides to get back together (dad always said he'd go back when the twins were done with school), Mason tells the label -- if you take me, you're taking my kids: thus, giving Everett and Ashlynn the opportunity to take their music to a larger level than they have before.

Along the way, with a local gig, Everett meets Belle -- and so begins their story.

This is a story about growing up. This is a story about following your heart -- be it for a person or a career, or even both. It is about learning to trust the person you are giving your heart to, and about taking the ever-looming jump into unknown feelings. When you put your life, your wants, your desires in someone else's hands, the world opens up -- and it certainly does for Everett and Belle.

The part I most appreciated was that the author made Everett true to his age and situation. Belle was too, yes, but it was Everett and his new lifestyle that had me wanting to see true characterization for. He's a guy; he's a musician; he's new to love. He makes mistakes. And for those mistakes, I truly got on board with this story.

Everett and his Tinker Bell were incredibly cute. I liked that there's a decent time jump at the end, further allowing -- you guessed it -- growth of our characters. I'm excited to watch more of them when (if?) Ashlynn's story comes out.

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