Book Blurb:
He’s cautious…
Trent Thatcher doesn’t realize just how empty he is until he returns home to Southlake Park to participate in a bachelor auction to raise money in an effort to help revive the place he once called home. So many memories exist for him here, including the one of being crushed by the only woman he’s ever loved. Three years hasn’t diminished his feelings for his ex-best friend and lover, Macie Shaw. And when their paths cross, the fire that used to burn scorching hot between them reignites. His head says run, but his heart is far more courageous.
…but she’s determined.
Years ago, Macie made a horrible decision, causing her to lose the one person in her life who had always been real and true. Trent Thatcher. Now he’s back, and a winning bid just might give her the chance to make things right. But can she rid Trent of three years of heartache in one week? Especially when he seems to hate her.
Release Date: April 4, 2019
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I’ve been looking forward to the novellas in this series for a few months now. Although the books are connected via the bachelor auction, each novella is independent of each other.
This author is a first for me and I must say , no pun intended, a Joy. Macie and Trent’s story is very relatable. Trent wants to give Macie the world, but in doing so alienates her. Macie just wants to be with Trent and help him conquer the universe, but is resentful of the time he spends away from her. Instead of telling him, she pushes him away when she needs him the most.
Trent’s pain was palpable on the pages. He refused to let Raina get past his defenses because of how she hurt him. You can also tell that Raina has matured herself. She owns up to what she did and her part in their break up. She allows him the space the make the decision about their future, even if it is to go separate ways. Fortunately, the love and desire they had for each other was stronger than the hurt their breakup had caused.
I enjoyed this little nugget and will read more from this author is the future.
Funniest Scene: Chapter 3
Macie couldn’t help but smile as Mama Peaches gushed over her Gents and how happy she was that they would all be in town at the same time. When she’d stated some had resorted to kicking and screaming when they’d learned their roles, Macie wonder if one had been Trent.
“Send them my way,. I’ll sooth ’em. They’re grown men now. I can teach them a thing or two,” Ms. Geraldine said.
Mama Peaches turned from the stove and rested a hand on her side. “Your hip bad. Your knee bad. Your back bad. Whatcha gon’ teach ’em? How to apply liniment?”
Macie nearly spit out her tea.
Ms. Geraldine rolled her eyes. “Umph. Grease me up, and I’ll run like a well-oiled engine for hours.” She gyrated her hips in the chair. “Them young boys don’t want known of this.” She eyed Mace. “Ruin it for all you young girls.”
~A Bid on Forever / Joy Avery
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