Marry Me
by Karen Stivali
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Pub Date Mar 24 2016 | Archive Date Apr 17 2017
Tule Publishing | Holiday
Description
When British drummer Ben Davis lost his childhood sweetheart, he vowed to never love again. He immerses himself in his music, which propels him to international stardom and a lavish lifestyle, but has left his heart cold—until he meets creative and sexy clothing designer Julia Jones.
Julia’s career may be skyrocketing, but her personal life tanked when her last boyfriend crossed the line from controlling to violent. Certain that romance is not in the cards for her, she focuses on her career. Then devastatingly sexy Ben strolls into her life and his intoxicating charisma is impossible to resist.
Once Julia allows Ben into her bed and her heart, they fall hard and fast. But when Julia’s life is endangered, Ben’s reaction terrifies her. They both must confront their past demons if they want a chance at a future together.
A Note From the Publisher
Karen’s lifelong fascination with people has led her to careers ranging from hand-drawn animator, to party planner, to marriage and family counselor, but writing has always been her passion. Karen enjoys nothing more than following her characters on their journey toward love. Whether the couples are m/f or m/m, it’s guaranteed that Karen’s novels are filled with food, friendship, love, and smoking hot sex—all the best things in life.
When Karen isn’t writing (and often when she is), she can be found on Twitter attempting witty banter and detailing the antics of her fruit-loving cat, BadKitteh. She loves to hear from readers (and other writers), so don’t hesitate to contact/follow/like her!
Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9781944925208 |
PRICE | $2.99 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Ben and Julia both have a second chance at love in this short, fast paced and sexy novella from Karen Stivali.
Ben, a drummer in a rock band, married his first love while still very young then lost her and their unborn child in a car crash. Since then he's been happy to play the field, having convinced himself that he'll never find anybody to fill the hole left in his heart. Sinfully sexy, he has been jokingly asking Julia to marry him since they first met.
Julia has escaped a violent relationship and is not keen to risk getting hurt again, but Ben is persistent, and seriously cute. When she finally weakens and lets him take her out for a burrito she finds it hard to keep her defences up.
These two are likeable characters and I found it easy to warm to them both. There's plenty of sex in the book so if that offends you, maybe steer clear of this one, though I found it was appropriate to the story and well written.
All in all, this has been a light fun book to read, perfect for winding down after a long day or relaxing with on a lazy afternoon.
Really enjoyed this one! Ben Davis may be drummer for a rock band but he's not your typical bad boy rocker. He's suffered a tremendous loss in his life and to recover he threw himself into the music. While there has been many women, no one has tempted him until Julia. With her he can see himself once again having the life he's always wanted. Now he just has to convince her to give him a chance.
This is a quick, light, sexy read that is perfect for a lazy afternoon read. I highly recommend it.
ARC received for review
3.5 stars
Very sweet romance with nice bedroom scenes. He wasn't a bad boy rocker at all. Little bit of angst, but overall just sweet.
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This is a short, sweet, sexy read. Julia is a fashion designer. Ben is the drummer in a rock band. When they are together he always teases her by asking her to marry him. he is pretty cute and so sweet. After losing his wife and unborn child to a car accident he stays away from relationships. There is something about Julia that makes him smile. Julia is still getting over her last relationship that ended badly. So they both must let down their guards to find happiness. the book is not a big dramatic, angst filled story. It is It is a good read for a quiet afternoon or a rainy day. I liked both characters, especially Ben. The writing was good, the plot was a little predictable but still I enjoyed it.
Quick Summary: Very hot & insanely sweet
Rating: 4/5
Recommend: Yes
Audience: Adult
Status: Contemporary Romance
Grade: M, R
Chemistry/Intensity: Yes
Conflict/Drama: Yes
Humor/Wit: Yes
Family Dysfunction: N/A
Marry Me is a sort of insta love, sweet and sexy rocker romance. Ben is the drummer in a famous band and Julia is the band's fashion designer/costumer. Ben is instantly drawn to her and proceeds to sweetly woo her. She falls pretty quickly, but she has walls around her heart from a past abusive relationship and Ben is still dealing with a grieving heart after his wife and unborn baby were killed in a car accident years previous.
Ben and Julia's chemistry is hot and watching them fall in love is sweet. It's a little rushed, and there is no epilogue, but I really enjoyed Marry Me. It's more realistic and less sex, drugs and rock and roll, and I like that.
If you like your rocker romances with sweet rockers, rather than bad boy womanizers, and sweet, strong heroines, then Marry Me is the one for you.
I really enjoyed this book. Ben and his antics right from the first few pages were so outrageous that you had to see where this was going to take you. I would think he was joking too, a rock star asks you to marry them, I would think I was on candid camera.
Julia seemed closed off in the beginning. Yet she blossomed under Ben's undivided attention. I found there witty banter, there simple touches, and the slow burn made this couple easily relate able. I laughed at antics, I was intrigued by the past, I teared at moments, I screamed at the characters. Marry Me is well written, with complex characters, and a story line that kept me interested. I didn't want it to end. I hope to see more of Ben and Julia.
3.5 Stars
Marry Me was a cute, quick read. At novella length it's hard to say much, but it was a sweet book that was okay to spend a hour in the sun with.
Of course, because of the length things move quickly. The story starts where Julie and Ben already know each other and from there things take off. It did lead to a bit of a unbelievable relationship, yet it kept things lighthearted.
The only other thing was some of the sex description pulled me out of the book. A times it wasn't sexy and I found myself thinking 'what the hell?'
Besides that it was an easy and cute read. It broke up me day so if anyone is looking for a fluffy romance that you don't have to think too deeply over you might want to try this.
Cute short read, there was no real drama but I throughly enjoyed reading this story it just made me feel good.
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