Title: Everything
Author: N.B. Baker
Genre: Contemporary, Romance
Synopsis
Love could prove fatal in N.B. Baker’s thrilling debut, Everything. A seductive tale of romance and deception, its twists and turns lead to a shocking finale that proves no secret is left buried forever.
Ella Stone hasn’t had it easy. Abandoned by her parents when she was an infant, she was lucky to be raised by her grandparents on their vast ranch in Wyoming. But when they both pass away within a year of each other, Ella is forced to think about the future for the first time in her life.
Deciding that her new beginning lies in Detroit with her two best friends, Ella makes the big move. There she meets Hunter, a man whose passion for art immediately fascinates her. Their steamy relationship comes to an abrupt end, however, when she catches him in bed with another woman.
Despite Hunter’s seeming inability to take “it’s over” at face value, Ella struggles to move on. While exploring the city, her coincidental run-ins with a man named Chance St. John seem comical at first. That is, until one night when Chance rescues Ella from a brutal attack—then it seems like fate.
Ella and Chance embark on a whirlwind romance, becoming closer with each passing day. Their passionate exploits both in and out of bed give way to a deeper connection that Ella has never before experienced. But despite his obvious feelings for her, Chance remains tight-lipped about certain areas of his life. His frequent nightmares and inexplicable explosions indicate to Ella that he’s hiding something from his past.
The situation only gets stranger as Ella falls victim to a string of bizarre attacks; it appears as though someone is out to get her.
Danger seems to close in around Ella—little does she know that it is only beginning as Everything builds to an explosive climax. When Chance’s dark past is finally revealed, will it destroy them both?
Ella Stone hasn’t had it easy. Abandoned by her parents when she was an infant, she was lucky to be raised by her grandparents on their vast ranch in Wyoming. But when they both pass away within a year of each other, Ella is forced to think about the future for the first time in her life.
Deciding that her new beginning lies in Detroit with her two best friends, Ella makes the big move. There she meets Hunter, a man whose passion for art immediately fascinates her. Their steamy relationship comes to an abrupt end, however, when she catches him in bed with another woman.
Despite Hunter’s seeming inability to take “it’s over” at face value, Ella struggles to move on. While exploring the city, her coincidental run-ins with a man named Chance St. John seem comical at first. That is, until one night when Chance rescues Ella from a brutal attack—then it seems like fate.
Ella and Chance embark on a whirlwind romance, becoming closer with each passing day. Their passionate exploits both in and out of bed give way to a deeper connection that Ella has never before experienced. But despite his obvious feelings for her, Chance remains tight-lipped about certain areas of his life. His frequent nightmares and inexplicable explosions indicate to Ella that he’s hiding something from his past.
The situation only gets stranger as Ella falls victim to a string of bizarre attacks; it appears as though someone is out to get her.
Danger seems to close in around Ella—little does she know that it is only beginning as Everything builds to an explosive climax. When Chance’s dark past is finally revealed, will it destroy them both?
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Ella Stone is looking for somewhere to lay her roots down. After losing everyone in her family and left financially stable for life, she decides to leave Wyoming where her grandparents raised her. She decides to move to Detroit, to be closer to her two best friends Sarah and Justin and start over.
Ella is returning home early from a recent trip back from Wyoming and decides to surprise her boyfriend early. What she was about to find out was the surprise is on her when she catches him in bed with another women! Ella leaves immediately and never looks back. She shortly recovers from her breakup and she finds it's odd how quickly she gets over him. Her best friend Sarah tells her she will know when the right one comes along because she will feel a "Zing" for them!:)
A couple of months pass and Ella is getting her life back in order. She is so grateful that her friends gave her a place to stay and always have her back. Ella is out one day doing some grocery shopping when she literally runs into the back of someone.
I look up to see where the deep,sexy male voice came from. My gaze traces long, lean legs covered in dark denim; a T-shirt that fits in just a way to emphasize each muscle under it without being too tight, a five o-clock shadow covering a strong jawline, ice-blue eyes, and dark brown hair. I know my mouth is hanging wide open, but I can't seem to close it as I look at this god standing before me.
That's just the first we see of Chance. Ella runs into him again and he ends up saving her from a horrible situation. Ella and Chance start seeing one another and instantly she feels the "Zing" with him. Chance is so different from any man she's met. He's romantic, caring, attentive, loving and affectionate.
He seemed to good to be true!
He seemed to good to be true!
Ella and Chance are so amazing together! They can't get enough of each other! These two are hot and heavy in the sheets! They are flirty and playful and everyone around them sees how much these two are falling in love! Ella is waken one night to Chance having a horrible nightmare. When she ask Chance about it she can see the fear and hurt in his eyes.
"El, I don't want to lose you, I care about you, but there are things in my past...dark things.
Things happened that no one should ever have to experience, to have to live with the rest of their life. I don't have what it takes to share that right now. I don't want to taint you, to taint us. They are my demons, and I will work through them. Being with you, it helps me so much; you have no idea how much. I hope you understand. Please, baby, please understand."
Ella doesn't push him to tell her. She sees how it could tear him apart. So she decides she will show him he can trust her and she will be here for him when he's ready to share, if ever.
Shortly after, Ella's apartment is broken into and vandalized and she starts getting random phone calls from an unknown number. The phone calls turn into threatening voice mails that lead to someone attempting to kill Ella.
As the story starts turning I couldn't put my kindle down! I love a good romance story with suspense and I wanted to know who was doing this and why? I kept thinking I knew who it was, but I was way off!
I'm gonna warn you now that when you find out who it is and why, you better grab you a Kleenex because your heart will break!:(
I'm gonna warn you now that when you find out who it is and why, you better grab you a Kleenex because your heart will break!:(
Oh and the Epilogue!!! Gave me goosebumps and I shed some more tears there too!!
I'm gonna miss Ella and Chance and I loved her best friends Sarah and Justin too!
They had me cracking up! You will love that couple!
This book made me laugh, sad, happy, cry, shocked, surprised and just Wow!!!
I definitely recommend this book! You need to take a "Chance" on this book!:)
★★☆ 4 Stars ☆★★
Reviewed by Ashley Lenderman
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About the Author
N. B. Baker is Iowa born; twelve years ago, she moved to Wyoming where she resides with her husband and children, including their four legged children, Kiera and Jade. She loves to write in the spare time she has after working forty hours in the financial world and playing wife and mommy (a.k.a. chef, doctor, housekeeper, taxi driver, zookeeper, homing device, and much more).
N. B. Baker has always believed in the unbreakable bond between best
friends, love at first sight, and happily ever after.
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N. B. Baker is Iowa born; twelve years ago, she moved to Wyoming where she resides with her husband and children, including their four legged children, Kiera and Jade. She loves to write in the spare time she has after working forty hours in the financial world and playing wife and mommy (a.k.a. chef, doctor, housekeeper, taxi driver, zookeeper, homing device, and much more).
N. B. Baker has always believed in the unbreakable bond between best
friends, love at first sight, and happily ever after.
Please feel free to visit my author page on facebook
Follow the author at these links
sounds like I need to read this.... yup.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds EXTREMELY addictive! Plus, I really do love the cover, if only it went a bit further down :P Just added it to my TBR, must definitely read this one!
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