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Shurrn

September 22 2014

Steamy with a an angsty Alpha-Male POV <img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1421623270ra/13394334.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> <blockquote> "Nothing kicks the shit out of you like love." </blockquote> There's noting quite as satisfying as an Alpha-Male falling hard. Patrick's journey from jaded to love-sick was emotional with just the right amount of humor and a heaping helping of HOT sex. This book can be read as a stand alone, but I think you might appreciate it more if you read <a href="https://goodreads.com/book/show/18306388.One_to_Hold__One_to_Hold___1_" title="One to Hold (One to Hold, #1) by Tia Louise" rel="noopener">One to Hold</a> first - and there's really no excuse not to, it's currently <a href="http://www.amazon.com/One-Hold-Tia-Louise-ebook/dp/B00FP4R0TU/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=thesmut-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=LO3SCUNAQW4IDYEY&creativeASIN=B00FP4R0TU" rel="nofollow noopener">free for Kindle</a> and most other eBook retailers... See, One to Hold was about the whirlwind romance of Derek & Melissa - and this book is about Patrick (Derek's Business partner) and Elaine (Melissa's best friend). A large portion of this book overlaps the timeline of the previous book, but there was no redundancy - everything was fresh and new with this couple. As a side note, I really enjoyed being able to see how Derek handled the aftermath of his vacation affair with Melissa. Patrick Knight <img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1414978012ra/11713121.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> <blockquote> It was a dangerous place to be; out of control in my line of work was a career killer. I was the watcher, the thinker. The closer. And here I was committing frat-boy fuckups with would-be porn stars. Something had to give. </blockquote> Patrick Knight had the single POV of this novel, and I think he handled that responsibility beautifully. The man had quite a bit of baggage to begin with, and his antics early in the book only added to his list of (not entirely insurmountable) character flaws. What he needed was a woman who could break through to him. Someone who could make him forget his cheating ex-fiance... Who could grab his attention for longer than casual sex... Someone who challenged him intellectually and is close to his age... Someone like Elaine, apparently. Elaine Merritt <img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1421807849ra/13418648.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> <blockquote> "I've never been like this," she whispered. "Everything in me wants you." </blockquote> If we don't count Patrick's cheating ex, Elaine was the THIRD woman that Patrick hooked up with in this book. Even though we knew that they would wind up together (because the first book in the series revealed their relationship) Elaine was kind of a throwaway character for me... We didn't even lay eyes on her character until the 30% mark. Patrick's baggage increased and became more complicated throughout the book (I know that's a bit vague, but I'm trying to avoid spoilers) so Elaine really had her hands full if she wanted to pursue a relationship with a man she barely knows... Perhaps if the POV was split, and I had a better understanding of Elaine's thought process, I would have enjoyed her character more... As it stands, however, I couldn't really see the reason Elaine chose to continue seeing Patrick. He was kind of a hot mess... Emphases on the HOT... so I guess that's something? OK, so that's the "Rational" Shurrn talking.. The "I love to read Fiction" Shurrn firmly believes that a Hot Mess Alpha Male makes for a fabulous story - so many little twists and turns with all the women in his life. It was a little bit crazy and a lot entertaining! I'm thrilled to hear that Kenny will be getting her own book later in the series. She was such an intriguing character, and I look forward to learning more about her. If you read and enjoyed <a href="https://goodreads.com/book/show/18306388.One_to_Hold__One_to_Hold___1_" title="One to Hold (One to Hold, #1) by Tia Louise" rel="noopener">One to Hold</a>, then I definitely think you should read this book. It appears that the third book in the series, <a href="https://goodreads.com/book/show/20577157.One_to_Protect__One_to_Hold___3_" title="One to Protect (One to Hold, #3) by Tia Louise" rel="noopener">One to Protect</a> continues the story of both couples (with a primary focus on Derek & Melissa) so it looks like there's lots more in store for us! ***I was provided with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review***

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J Too Many Books Too Little Time

October 29 2013

2--I Connected With the Wrong Girl--Stars!!! Unfortunately this one didn't work for me at all. And I hate to do it, but I have to be honest. The first 25% of the book was actually quite good. The remaining 75% was a hot mess. The entire book was told from the hero, Patrick's, POV. The first 25% we haven't even met the heroine. Patrick has moved to Princeton and is working with Derick (who we met in One To Hold). We find out Patrick's torn up over catching his ex cheating on him. He adopts a "you only live once" lifestyle <img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1389634545i/8044825._SX540_.jpg" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> and proceeds to hook-up with Kenny (from the tattoo shop) and Star (the new secretary). Honestly, I felt more of a connection to Partick and Kenny then I did Patrick and Elaine, the actual heroine. Had I not read One to Hold I would have thought it was Patrick and Kenny's story. But alas, it's not...Kenny and Patrick remain friends. Star turns out to be a psycho stalker and in order to get away from her, Patrick ends up in Arizona where we finally meet Elaine. That whole storyline with Star.... <img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1380436226ra/881631.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> I didn't get it. I don't think it added anything to the story. Unfortunately, things really go downhill from here. For starters...this was absoulutely the worst case of insta-love I have read to date. I didn't feel one iota of a connection between Patrick and Elaine. Not one. <img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1389628382ra/8044423.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> Somehow when they meet Patrick already knows her name. <img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1386130529ra/7297555.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> How is that possible??? I kept going back to the previous chapter. Searching her name. Maybe I missed it. Something. And then they were immediately in love. <img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1387011445ra/7507921.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> One To Keep takes place pretty much at the exact same time as One to Hold. And I kid you not, it was maybe a few weeks before Patrick was wanting to move to be with Elaine. Then we have our conflict. Which again....I'm shaking my head. I had a feeling that <input type="checkbox" class="spoiler__control" aria-label="The following text has been marked spoiler. Toggle checkbox to reveal or hide." onchange="this.labels[0].setAttribute('aria-hidden', !this.checked);" id="8c1da1a0-2f38-441a-a9ac-a5f21d24a0c1" /><label aria-hidden="true" class="spoiler" for="8c1da1a0-2f38-441a-a9ac-a5f21d24a0c1">Kenny was going to end up pregnant. I mean <img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1389628654ra/8044431.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> </label> But it was how it all played afterwords that had me really baffled. Of course once Elaine finds out, she's hurt. Afterall, she thought Kenny was a dude. But Patrick keeps telling Elaine how she's the most important thing to him. He doesn't care about anything else. Nothing else matters. <img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1389628382ra/8044424.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> <input type="checkbox" class="spoiler__control" aria-label="The following text has been marked spoiler. Toggle checkbox to reveal or hide." onchange="this.labels[0].setAttribute('aria-hidden', !this.checked);" id="bf026c41-d17e-4dbd-8d83-1897e5b9e564" /><label aria-hidden="true" class="spoiler" for="bf026c41-d17e-4dbd-8d83-1897e5b9e564">What about your freaking baby?????</label> Coupled with the fact that they were both just so cavalier about the whole situation. <img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1389628382ra/8044425.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> I really wanted to like this one....but I just couldn't get past the insta-love. I never connected with Patick and Elaine. ARC kindly provided by <a href="https://goodreads.com/author/show/7213961.Tia_Louise" title="Tia Louise" rel="noopener">Tia Louise</a> in exchange for an honest review </["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]>

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Jennifer Kyle

October 29 2013

2.75 ~ 3 Stars I thoroughly enjoyed the first 40 % of this story. It is told in all male pov of Patrick Knight. This story starts before the first book of this series. A reader learns of Patrick's broken engagement and enjoys his first weeks working along with Derick. I really loved his time with Kenny and found that there was a lot of depth to their connection. Patrick and Elaine's INSTANT LOVE, I just didn't buy it...Sorry. <img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1384460957ra/6880442.gif" width="325" height="320" alt="description" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> It appeared that he knew her name already etc, it just felt like Elaine and Patrick's first interaction was left out? There is a a whole "set up" to uncover which the reasons behind was just a bit odd to this reader but the pace of the story was strong so I read on. My main issues in the story is... I just didn't buy Elaine and Patrick's connection, feelings, etc. The ending? Really she gave up .... like it was handing a pencil to a friend in class. <img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1389625906ra/8044247.gif" width="325" height="320" alt="description" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> Overally, this was a fast paced story which could have easily been a high four star read, if more was done with Elaine or just eliminate her and stick with Kenny as his love interest. ARC provided by Tina Louise in exchange for an honest review.

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Jamie

October 24 2013

3 Stars.... This one ended up being a little hard to rate and I had to wait a few days to think about it.I really loved the first book in this series One To Hold which is Derek and Melissa's story and I was looking forward to this on a lot. We met Patrick and Elaine in book one and that's where we saw them get together..although we didn't get any time with them as a couple.. we still knew they were together and how they met. It was around the 30% mark that this story begins where the first book began. With Derek and Patrick at the same spa resort where Elaine and Melissa are. The first part of this book was strictly all about Patrick and how he became the man he was before he met Elaine. Patrick got cheated on and it turned him into a total man ho.. screwing anything and making all kinds of bad decisions with women. He's just joined Derek's business, taking over for his brother who has left. He's a bit closed off and I thought he was pretty douchy to be honest. But of course he was still sexy but it was just a little hard to like him a whole lot. Patrick's attitude starts to change the night he meets a sweet tattoo artist that seems to have demons behind her eyes just like he does. She becomes a close friend and for one night..they were more than friends. He had a real emotional connection with her. Although him finding a friend in her was sweet, it actually bothered me a bit. I wanted him to save this emotional connection for when he met Elaine.. I wanted it to be Elaine that ended up being the one to show him the error of his ways. Patrick <img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1390085402i/8141122._SY540_.jpg" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> Patrick meets Elaine at the spa resort where her and Melissa are staying. From this point on, this book is kind of a companion to book one. It's insta-attraction and they fall hard for each other right away. Elaine is sweet and funny, but we really didn't get a real feel for the type of person she was in this one. I think we got to know Elaine a lot better in book one. That being said, although this is a stand alone book, I think reading book one first would help the reader be able to connect with Elaine a little better. Plus, not meeting Derek would be a serious mistake.. :) Elaine <img src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/c2/a0/08/c2a00822aacb5eaf78a157b512d386e5.jpg" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> OK, the hard part.. I never really felt the emotional connection between Patrick and Elaine like I did between D and M in the first book. I had already seen Patrick and Elaine hit it off in book one and maybe if they hadn't got together in book one this one would have been better. I think it took to long to introduce Elaine in this one and spent too much time getting to know Patrick and watch him screw around so much. Again, usually this doesn't bother me, but with Patrick for some reason it just did. We did finally get a little angst when they separated at the spa, Elaine not believing they could have a long distance relationship, but Patrick was going to prove her wrong. He fell hard for Elaine and wasn't going to let her go. He finally gets her on board with things, showing her they can be together and then... the past comes back to bite Patrick and breaks Elaine's hart. This was probably my biggest problem with this story. That connection he formed early on with the other woman.... well she came back. I never wanted to see her again but she was back and she had news.... unfortunately, this just made my heart hurt. I was already struggling with the connection between Elaine and Patrick and this issue just made it harder.. and it sucked. I was mad and frustrated. I do think this book had serious potential for me. I might have not finished it if it was another author.. but I LOVE Tia's writing style and this really wasn't a bad story. It was me that couldn't feel a connection. I know so many people will love this book and I will certainly read the next book that Tia puts out. Girl has serious talent. It was just that this story didn't work for me on an emotional level. I kept feeling like either something was missing or there were things going on that didn't need to happen. I would have preferred for Elaine and Patrick's story to start fresh or completely start over from where we knew they were in book one. So that's my thoughts.. and although this one didn't totally work for me, I'll still read Tia's next book and look forward to what she gives us next. ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review

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Pam

February 20 2014

4 stars <blockquote> ”You’re not safe. You’re dangerously sweet.” </blockquote> <img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1393305095i/8691802._SY540_.jpg" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> Patrick Knight is trying to find his footing after his ex-fiancé royally fucked him over, now he is in a new city with a new job, totally alone and completely horny. But thinking with his smaller head only finds him in much more trouble than he ever expected. <blockquote> I was the watcher, the thinker. The closer. And here I was committing frat-boy fuckups with would be porn stars. </blockquote> <img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1393305095i/8691803.jpg" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> His own fuck-up has him avoiding his home and his office, so his partner Derek sends him off on a week-long business trip to Scottsdale Arizona and hopefully by the time he gets back they have everything straightened out. Who would of thought, miles away from home he would meet a sweet little thing that knocks him off his feet. Have you ever met someone where you knew from the moment you met that this was it, they were the one, and every minute spent with each other just solidifies that fact? Elaine doesn’t do long distance relationships, so how could this possibly work, he can’t just walk away and leave it all to his memories… Plus he has unfinished business that he needs to sort out before he can truly give Lainey all of him. One To Keep was told from Patrick's POV, I always get a kick from being in the guy’s head, it just makes this much more entertaining. He was such a naughty boy, digging his hole of fuck-ups deeper and deeper. The whole time I was reading <a href="https://goodreads.com/book/show/19237304.One_to_Hold__One_to_Hold___1_" title="One to Hold (One to Hold, #1) by Tia Louise" rel="noopener">One to Hold</a>, I wanted to know what kind of fun Patrick and Elaine got themselves into and I got my wish, although it was didn’t go deep dive, making us relive the entire week in Scottsdale, it was enough to satisfy my curiosity. I had fun with Patrick, he totally stole the spotlight, even from Elaine. Super stoked that there is more to come in the One to Hold series :D ***I just want to thank the Author, <a href="https://goodreads.com/author/show/7213961.Tia_Louise" title="Tia Louise" rel="noopener">Tia Louise</a> for giving me the opportunity to read and review <a href="https://goodreads.com/book/show/18715170.One_to_Keep__One_to_Hold___2_" title="One to Keep (One to Hold, #2) by Tia Louise" rel="noopener">One to Keep</a> in exchange for an honest review.***

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Linda ❤️ Sassy, Classy && a Little Bit of Nasty

December 26 2013

ARC provided by Author in exchange for an honest review. ~ 3 Stars ~ One to Keep, companion to Tia Louise's debut, One to Hold is a story about Patrick Knight, private investigator and Elaine Merritt, middle school English teacher. The story starts out with Patrick relocating to Princeton to take his brother, Stuart's, position at his P.I. firm. Stuart, a retired Marine, took a position in Saudi Arabia and put in a good word with Derek Alexander for Patrick as his replacement. After Patrick's failed engagement, he finds the move to be ideal. Patrick's ex-fiancé, Stacy, was the only girl Patrick was with. He adored her and he was the "nice guy", the "rule-follower". Till one day he comes home to find Stacy having dinner with their neighbor from 24B. Not so bad right? Wait, I failed to mention that..urm..the neighbor was...urm..the neighbor was the only one eating.... <img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1388465316ra/7841695.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> Talk about a punch to the gut. So after that fateful day, Patrick vows that he wasted his time being the nice guy. And so becomes his new motto: YOLO <img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1388465860i/7841742.jpg" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> But Patrick thinks that the cure to heartbreak is to not have a heart at all. So we find Patrick burying his doggy bone in the dirt where ever he can. And when I say dirt, I mean it. He gets his tattoo of Stacy's name covered up and asks the girl who did the cover-up for him for a drink. He finds himself at the bar with her one night drowning in his sorrows, and later on drowning in her. He manages to shag a temp receptionist on her first day in the office, but turns out her see-saw is a little off balance. <img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1388520611i/7858799._SY540_.png" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> With concerns resulted from his fatal attraction, he has to fess up to Derek what happened within their office while he was away. Derek agrees that there could be a threat and sends Patrick on a project in Arizona. That's where he meets Elaine. Patrick thought his heart was closed. He thought when he finally ended things with Stacy and was digging his way through his many girls, that he was no longer the nice guy. But something about Elaine cracked that door open just a bit. Elaine is there with Melissa from One to Hold and so she finds that she has a week to spend with Patrick. They instantly click. Elaine is able to coax the good Patrick out of him and they fall in love. And then the week is over. Patrick wants more and Elaine says she can't do long distance, so they part ways and live miserably for the next week. After the agony and tears, they reunite. Patrick and Elaine are on the road to redemption when one of Patrick's doggy bones he buried is unearthed. And it shatters his world. Patrick knows that Elaine was his One to Hold, but will she be able to be his One to Keep? <img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1388523025i/7859251._SY540_.jpg" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ All in all this was a good story. I felt like I didn't connect with Elaine and Patrick very much; I don't have a very good picture of what they look like. Also, male POV is great, but I think that in this one, Patrick had a lot of....sensitivity in him. Don't get me wrong, a sensitive man can be good. But not a crybaby. Safe to say, I enjoyed One to Hold a lot more. Regardless, thanks and great job Tia! **Also, Kenny's dad was called Byron and then Boyd...

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Tia Louise

October 24 2013

•♥•.¸¸.•♥• BOOK TRAILER LOVE •♥•.¸¸.•♥• LOVE this HOT new Book Trailer by The Book Nuts~ Check it out: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="http://vimeo.com/88268296">http://vimeo.com/88268296</a> <3 ✥✥✥ EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT!!! ✥✥✥ ► Why is Patrick so angry? Read the DELETED PROLOGUE: ONE TO KEEP and find out: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="http://wp.me/p3C5Uj-2iD">http://wp.me/p3C5Uj-2iD</a> ► Exclusive ALT POV--Find out what Elaine thought of her first night with Patrick: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="http://www.angiesdreamyreads.com/2014/01/exclusive-alternate-pov-from-one-to.html">http://www.angiesdreamyreads.com/2014...</a> <3 Patrick's journey to Elaine is complete, and it is crazy and bumpy and sexy and he comes out swinging... I hope you love one secondary character Patrick meets in particular, as she has a book in her future. (Another has a cameo in the Derek + Melissa novella~) OTK is a standalone book, but it features characters from ONE TO HOLD. (Readers who wanted to see the *other* side of Derek meeting Melissa will like it--betas said they liked it A LOT!) Umm... I updated the warning, because I guess if you haven't read ONE TO HOLD, you might not expect it... This is a VERY sexy book. And Patrick's on a *journey.* I'll say no more. (Other than smile! It's meant to be a fun read! *wink*) <3 <3 ★★★ EXCLUSIVE CHAPTER REVEAL! ★★★ ➜ Read Chapter 1 of ONE TO KEEP on Natasha is a Book Junkie HERE: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="http://wp.me/p2YIUs-3eI">http://wp.me/p2YIUs-3eI</a> <3 Please enjoy this fan-made teaser--I LOVE it: <img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1394122858i/8811187._SY540_.png" width="400" height="606" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> Be sure to keep up with all developments on my Facebook page, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorTiaLouise">https://www.facebook.com/AuthorTiaLouise</a>! <3

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Carvanz

August 09 2019

Audiobook: Narrators – Christian Fox and Lucy Rivers I really enjoyed this performance. The male narrator brought an extra edge to the hero that would have been missing if this book were read and I love when that happens. The female narrator has very little part in this book, but what she had was spot on and exactly as I expected this heroine to act and sound. I was looking forward to Patrick and Elaine’s story. I loved that from the moment he met her she was pretty much all he thought about. Unfortunately, a long distance relationship is not what Elaine wants. But as time passes she can stand it no longer and reaches out to him. <img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1565351945i/27962060._SY540_.jpg" width="450" height="550" alt="description" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> They are determined to make it work, but bad choices and a past that comes back to haunt Patrick causes all kinds of drama that affects what he is building with Elaine. This is mostly in the hero’s point of view so I felt a bit disconnected from the heroine. I still enjoyed her innocent view of life and her appreciation of everything around her. She was exactly what Patrick needed. I wasn’t a huge fan of Patrick. This story goes into a lot of details of his actions with a couple of other women and while I understood how those actions affected him and Elaine, I really didn’t need all the details. However, he stood up to his responsibilities and he took care of business to clear the field for them. Elaine’s presence in his life helped him to become the man he never thought he could be. I loved that their relationship helped him in that way. This has a lot of drama, a bit of mystery, and is pretty steamy. It’s a fast read/listen and if you don’t mind the hero being with other women then you’ll enjoy this one a lot. Listened via Audible Escape Mostly hero POV with a tiny bit from heroine at the end Safe <input type="checkbox" class="spoiler__control" aria-label="The following text has been marked spoiler. Toggle checkbox to reveal or hide." onchange="this.labels[0].setAttribute('aria-hidden', !this.checked);" id="b3cf4f5e-63e7-4b95-9e6e-96da695ef277" /><label aria-hidden="true" class="spoiler" for="b3cf4f5e-63e7-4b95-9e6e-96da695ef277">not safe; ow drama; H is with ow although before he meets h – once he meets the h he is faithful although he still takes note of other women’s assets but is not aroused by them; ow he had a one night stand with and then became friends with announces she is pregnant with his child – this announcement arrives after he is with the h and they are working on a long distance relationship – it does cause drama and separation between them; h not a virgin; H is a manwhore</label> Triggers <input type="checkbox" class="spoiler__control" aria-label="The following text has been marked spoiler. Toggle checkbox to reveal or hide." onchange="this.labels[0].setAttribute('aria-hidden', !this.checked);" id="6d80ba6a-cce7-42fa-9823-82e9ec50bca6" /><label aria-hidden="true" class="spoiler" for="6d80ba6a-cce7-42fa-9823-82e9ec50bca6">no apparent triggers </label> </["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]></["br"]>

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Holly

November 15 2013

SOLID BEAUTIFUL 4.5 STARS!! Let me just start by saying that I loved Patrick & Elaine's book as much as Derek & Melissa's. It was for personal reasons that I had to knock off a half star. Even though it's been a little while since I read OTH I spent the first half of this story not fully engaged in Patrick and Elaine because I couldn't stop thinking about Derek and Mel, I fell hard for them ya see! Now that said, I eventually felt myself fall 'all in' and I just devoured this story. We get a little taste in book one of them being blissfully happy and then having some issues, but HOLY SMOKES is there a lot going on there. There is never a dull moment in this story! It's safe to say before Elaine that Patrick is what we'd call A HOT MESS! But it's amazing what a good woman and her love can do. The chemistry between these two is electric. It is not an easy road for them but the pull is too much for either of them to deny and they both know they belong in each others arms. I am not going to give anything away since this was an ARC graciously provided to me by Ms. Louise, all I will say is if you enjoyed OTH you will love One to Keep and if you haven't read either one, seriously...what are you waiting for??! I will leave you with my favorite part. It made me swoon a bit! "Everything that was wrong with me, all the pieces that were broken or that I tried to force into the wrong spots were fixed. Your smile, your touch....everything about you made me want to be a better person. You put me back together, Elaine, and not just that, you're beautiful and sexy...You're the only woman I wan. You're the only person who completes me. None of the other stuff matters. Nothing matters to me as much as you do." My voice was a cracked whisper. "Nothing." ~Patrick <img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1388244017i/7777878._SY540_.jpg" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy">

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Aleatha Romig

January 06 2014

Love Tia Louise!!! Great fun book with all the right ingredients: hot man, independent woman, intrigue, fun, and hot sex! For a fun light read...I highly recommend the ONE TO HOLD series!!!!

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J Too Many Books Too Little Time

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