For Everly by Raine Thomas

Book: For Everly

By: Raine Thomas

Source: Net Galley

I so enjoyed this book... It was the perfect mix of Love, drama and heart break. Everly and Cole had me on the edge of my seat anticipating what would come next. I loved that even though it took Cole a while to admit how he felt, it never lacked in his actions.

Everly is a student studying physical therapy about to graduate; she also works at a restaurant while she takes care of her sick grandfather “Pee Paw”. See Everly has been through something, she walked in on her brother committing suicide when she was only 14 and then witnessed her mother die of a heart attack right before her eyes. She was fragile; her father never gave her the love he deserved as he was always trying to live “his dream” through her brother Aiden, battered and bruised; she was left with the only other person she loved in this world (Her grandfather).  Working since she was 16 to make ends meet, Everly promised that she would make something of herself.

Cole is a pitcher for a major league baseball team, His brother Wyatt is a doctor and professor who introduces him and Everly. What Cole didn’t expect when he allowed his brother to set him up with a student physical therapist was that he would fall madly in love with her. But would he be able to stick with her through all her hurt and heart break…. Would she even want him to? With his “play boy status”, crazy ex-girlfriends and opening up to each other would their relationship last through all the hardship or are they doomed from the start.

5 Stars

Wanted by Kelly Elliott

Book: Wanted

Author: Kelly Elliott

I so heart Ellie and Drew (Gunner), with this book I never knew what to expect going in. But by the end of book 1 I am so a fan of Kelly Elliott. The love and dedication that Gunner showed towards Ellie was just amazing. I would so add him to my book boyfriend list (along with Josh, Jeff and Brad) they were all so dreamy J

Well Wanted starts off with Ellie as a child where her mother has verbally abused her since she was a small, about to graduate and head off to college and her mother still degrades  her in the worst way possible. Jeff her big brother and guardian angel has been there for her all her life; 3 years her senior he has always gone out of his way to try to protect her from their mothers hatefulness when their father walked out on them. Ellie’s mother has always told her she would never be wanted by any man and even though she knows her mother is a mean spirited person at this time, she takes that to heart and believes what her mother has told her. When boyfriend after boyfriend cheats on her she has had it with men, she has vowed she will never give her heart again. Until she meets Gunner.

Drew Matthews is Jeff Johnson’s best friend and football team mate. They have been friends for their 3 years of college and Drew (or Gunner as he likes to be called) has yet to meet Jeff’s little sister…. Until the day that she sends a text all hysterical stating she needs Jeff to come get her; Jeff knows something must be wrong and takes off in search of his sister. *Queue hero music* Jeff and Gunner find Ellie in a world of hurt as she finds out her currently boyfriend in the act of cheating on her. In the moment Gunner sees Ellie, he feels a very strong connection to her, no not one a big brother should have for a little sister, but one where when a man has strong feelings for a woman and feels the need to protect her; what he felt for her, he had never felt for anyone before. But what should he do about these feelings as this is his best friends little sister. Gunner and Ellie start to connect in a way that they both never thought possible; with Jeff’s blessing Gunner has expressed his feelings to her letting her know how much he cares about her, what he feels for her is a something he’s never felt before.

But will Ellie’s insecurities hamper what she and Gunner could potentially share? The love that they feel towards each other, is it strong enough to withstand Ellie’s self-hate and Gunner’s past? Will true love win out in the end? Read on to see.

I gave this book 5 starts, I was captivated from beginning to end. Ellie’s best friend Ari also stands out in a major way in this book…. But you’ll see a lot more of her and Jeff in Book 2 “Saved”.