All For This (Here & Now #3) by Lexi Ryan Release Week/Review

Publication: August 4, 2014

Publisher: Ever After, LLC.

Source:  AToMR Tours / Author

**ALL FOR THIS is book three in the Here and Now series. It is not a stand-alone and it’s intended to be read after LOST IN ME and FALL TO YOU.** What if you would never remember the day you made the most important decision of your life? That’s what they’re telling me about the day of my accident—the day I put on Max’s ring and chose him over Nate. I’m counting on the wisdom behind a decision I don’t remember making. Max is amazing—sexy, sweet, and kind. I was starting to believe happily-ever-after might be in my future after all. Then the unthinkable happened and my world imploded. If I’m going to make this work with Max, I need my missing memories, or at least answers from about those five days before my accident. But what does my future hold if those answers aren’t anything like I imagined?

Thankfully, All For This picks up exactly were the previous book ended...with Nate showing up at Hanna's house when she's with Max. She is still conflicted about her feelings. And as always she is worried about making other people happy. Her complete memory hasn't returned yet, but she is still piecing together the days leading up to her accident, little by little.

The events that occurred when she had her fall, was a little surprising, but I don't think I was really shocked when i found out the truth.

I felt like the whole time I was reading, my heart was in my throat. I wanted some sign on which way she was leaning. I got so caught up in the story that I only put it down when I had to go to sleep because I had work later on. It pulled me in and refused to let me go.

The town of New Hope sort of reminds me of the town of Mayberry on the Andy Griffith show. I loved to watch that when I was younger.  And here's why:

1. You could rarely do anything in town without someone seeing you.

2. People have a tendency to be in your business, even if it doesn't relate to them in any way.

3. The family togetherness is sweet and comforting. It makes you want to either live in a town like that or have relationships like these people.

And that is were I think Lexi Ryan did a really good job. Making me care about not just the main characters, but pretty much every one. I was so conflicted about who I wanted Hanna to end up with. This time I wanted both guys to get the girl, but of course that wouldn't be possible. It was the perfect ending. I can’t picture things going any other way.  

And much to my delight, it looks like Liz and Sam will be getting their own story-line come December! I am excited for them.

RATING: 5 out of 5.

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Once a college English professor, I now write full time. I live in rural Indiana, where, when I’m not writing, I get to hang out with my husband and two kids–a six-year-old boy and a two-year-old hellion, er, girl. Not surprisingly, reading and writing remain my favorite activities, though both come in bits and pieces these days, not the big hunks of time I enjoyed before I had children. When I’m feeling virtuous, I like to go running (I use that word liberally. I’m really, really slow) or do yoga. Don’t worry, I’m always careful to balance out such activities with a hearty serving of ice cream or a chocolate martini.

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Releasing August 4, 2014

New Adult Contemporary Romance

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**ALL FOR THIS is book three in the Here and Now series. It is not a stand-alone and it’s intended to be read after LOST IN ME and FALL TO YOU.** What if you would never remember the day you made the most important decision of your life? That’s what they’re telling me about the day of my accident—the day I put on Max’s ring and chose him over Nate. I’m counting on the wisdom behind a decision I don’t remember making. Max is amazing—sexy, sweet, and kind. I was starting to believe happily-ever-after might be in my future after all. Then the unthinkable happened and my world imploded. If I’m going to make this work with Max, I need my missing memories, or at least answers from about those five days before my accident. But what does my future hold if those answers aren’t anything like I imagined?

The following excerpt from ALL FOR THIS by its very nature contains spoilers for the first two books in the Here and Now series, LOST IN ME and FALL TO YOU. If you hate spoilers and haven’t read the first two books, I recommend you don’t read any further.

EXCERPT: Max “How are you holding up? Did it go okay with Nate last night?” She stiffens at his name. “He asked me to move to LA.” Of course he did. “And what did you say?” She blinks at me. “I’m not leaving New Hope. This is my home.” “He wanted more than for you to move to LA.” I take a step closer. I need to touch her. I wonder if she knows she’s pulling away from me, if she can feel it like I can. It’s as if we’re connected by a thousand little threads like those in a woven rug and they’ve been breaking one at a time since the moment Nate came back into town. With every breath, I feel another thread snap. “He wanted you.” She shrugs. “I’m already taken.” I draw in a deep breath. She lifts her hand to my face and skims her fingers along my jaw. I groan softly and slide my hand into her hair as I lower my mouth to hers. She’s soft and sweet, and I need more of her. Taking a fistful of her skirt, I yank her dress up around her waist and find the cotton of her panties. She gasps, and I rub her through the fabric as her fingers curl into my back. My lips find her neck and the skin in the sensitive juncture of neck and shoulder. “Max,” she says. But it’s not the normal breathy, needy whispering of my name. The word is a warning. A yield sign. “Max.” My hand stills and I pull back to look into her eyes. I’m blindsided by the apology I see there. “Let’s move in together.” “What?” She blinks at me. If she’s thinking I have the world’s worst timing with important proposals, she’s not wrong. “We could rent out our apartments and use the money to rent a little place together. Someplace without those stairs that scare the living shit out of me every time I think of you climbing them. Someplace we can make our own.” I take her hand and squeeze. “You didn’t want to move in together last spring because you knew your mom would flip if you lived with a guy before marriage, but we’re not trying to maintain appearances anymore, are we?” She looks at the floor, and I tilt her chin back up so her eyes meet mine. “I could give two shits about appearances. I want to wake up with you in my arms, Hanna. I want to know I’m going to be right there when you need me, every time you need me. You and Claire are all that matter in my world. I want everything that matters to be what I come home to every night.” “I’m sorry.” She steps back. “I just can’t. I’m too confused right now.” My lungs burn as I fill them—it hurts to breathe in a world where Hanna isn’t mine. “I know it’s not fair. And I want a future with you, but…” “But you can’t stop thinking about him.” “I can’t move in with you right now,” she says softly. “That wouldn’t be fair to either of us. It’s not that simple.” “You keep saying that.” I swallow back the rest of what I want to say right along with my anger, frustration, and the betrayal I’ve never allowed myself to feel. While I was waiting for her to take my ring, she was with another man, and I was never allowed to be angry because that man died and she needed to grieve. I drag a hand through my hair and look at the ceiling. “Was it that simple when you made love to him?” “Can we not do this?” Torment is etched across her face, and I can’t stand to know I’m the one who put it there. I pull her against my chest. “I won’t rush you, but remember something for me,” I whisper into her hair. “You put on my ring.”

About the Author

Once a college English professor, I now write full time. I live in rural Indiana, where, when I’m not writing, I get to hang out with my husband and two kids–a six-year-old boy and a two-year-old hellion, er, girl. Not surprisingly, reading and writing remain my favorite activities, though both come in bits and pieces these days, not the big hunks of time I enjoyed before I had children. When I’m feeling virtuous, I like to go running (I use that word liberally. I’m really, really slow) or do yoga. Don’t worry, I’m always careful to balance out such activities with a hearty serving of ice cream or a chocolate martini.

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Fall To You by Lexi Ryan Book Release/Review

New Adult Contemporary Romance

Release June 2, 2014

Fall to You is the second book in the Here and Now series. It is not a stand-alone and is intended to be read following Lost in Me. Hanna’s story concludes in book three, All for This. Torn between two men… When I woke up after the accident, I couldn’t remember anything from the last year—including my relationship with Max Hallowell or anything about Nate Crane. Now my memories are returning, but instead of answering my questions, they’re leaving me with more. The man who broke my heart and wants to be my future… Max is all I ever wanted, and now he wants to marry me. He’ll do everything he can to fill my life with love, family, and security. I need those things now more than ever. But can I trust him? The man who stole my heart and wants to let me go… Nate never made me promises, and I never asked him to. I’d been on the rebound, looking for a distraction, and he made me feel beautiful and wanted when I needed to feel those things most. He says he has to let me go, but what if I can’t let go of him? With every revelation and every passing day, I feel more like Alice down the rabbit hole. I’m falling. Who will catch me?

Fall to You continues with Hanna attempting to remember the events of her past leading up to her accident. And after that bombshell ending in Lost in You, I was dying to find out what was going to happen next with her. The story begins roughly three months before Hanna’s accident. We go from the past to the present like in the previous book. I liked being able to piece all of the information from Hanna’s past together right along with her.

Just when Hanna thought her life could not get anymore complicated or confusing….it did. And in a major way. I felt bad for her, but I also wanted to smack some sense into her at times. I knew she was insecure, but she ended up letting her insecurities override some of her decisions. Especially when it came to her and Max. She is beyond confused right now; her emotions and heart all over the place. I would not want to be in her shoes.

And this love triangle? It is a complicated one for sure.  She’s made mistakes…Max has made mistakes. How can they overcome that? And what about her feelings for Nate?

Just when I thought I knew who I wanted Hanna to end up with, I had to go and change my mind after reading Fall to You. I was all about Nate in the first book, but then I changed my mind and wanted Max to get the girl. Well now after I finished this book, I am a little torn on who she should pick. I don’t want either of these guys to get hurt, but I know that someone will. And that sucks. But thankfully the third book All For This releases sometime in August 2014! I’m so glad I don’t have to wait a year or more to see how all of this plays out.

P.S. In case you have yet to read the first book Lost in You, it is on sale for 0.99 cents for a limited time only!  And Fall To You is on sale for $2.99 for this week only! So grab both of them while you can.

RATING: 4 out of 5.

**I received this book on behalf of the Author and AToMR Tours as part of this book release event. Thank you.**

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About the Author

Once a college English professor, I now write full time. I live in rural Indiana, where, when I'm not writing; I get to hang out with my husband and two kids--a six-year-old boy and a two-year-old hellion, er, girl. Not surprisingly, reading and writing remain my favorite activities, though both come in bits and pieces these days, not the big hunks of time I enjoyed before I had children. When I'm feeling virtuous, I like to go running (I use that word liberally. I'm really, really slow) or do yoga. Don't worry, I'm always careful to balance out such activities with a hearty serving of ice cream or a chocolate martini.

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Lost in Me (Here & Now #1) by Lexi Ryan

Publication: April 6, 2014

Publisher: Ever After, LLC.

Lost in Me is the first book in the Here and Now series, a spin-off of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling New Hope series. This sexy amnesia love triangle is intended for mature readers. The last thing I remember is having drinks at Brady’s and trying to avoid eye-contact with my life-long crush—the gorgeous, unattainable Maximilian Hallowell. They tell me that was a year ago, but I have no memories of anything since then. What I do have is this ring on my finger that Max says he gave me, and this much-thinner body I’ve dreamed of most of my life. Aside from a case of retrograde amnesia, everything seems almost...perfect.  But the deeper I immerse myself into this new world of mine—planning a wedding to a man I don't remember dating, attempting to run a business I don't remember starting—the clearer it becomes that nothing is as it seems. Do I have the life I’ve always wanted or is it a facade propped up by secrets I don't even know I have? I need answers before I marry Max, and the only person who seems to have them is the angry, tatted, sexy-as-sin rocker Nate Crane. And Nate wants me for himself. Lost in Me is not a standalone novel, as the story continues in Here and Now book two, Fall to You, releasing in June.

I’ve always been intrigued when it came to stories of women losing their memories and then suddenly finding themselves in a difficult situation. Which is why this particular story got my interest.

Hanna wakes up in the hospital bruised and battered from a supposed fall down the stairs with an engagement ring on her finger from fiancé Max. The guy she has longed for since she was a teenager. As if having an accident wasn’t enough, she wakes up with no memory of the past 11 months.

Hanna is a great character. She is sweet, loyal, would want others to feel better before herself, and someone I would want to know in real life. But she is also insecure about her weight…which she lost a lot of over the last few months, and she’s insecure about her relationship with Max. It’s tough trying to move forward in relationship when you can’t remember any of it even occurring. But Hanna is determined to make the best of the situation.

“I feel like the universe wants me to see everything, to not take it for granted. The doctor said my memory will probably be back soon, so maybe this is the luckiest thing that’s ever happened to me. How many of us get to step back from our lives and see how perfect they really are?” “No one’s life is perfect, Hanna.” “You know what I mean.” “I do know, and it worries me. You’ve got stars in your eyes about your life, and in a couple of days you’re going to start living it again. I just don’t want you to be disappointed if it isn’t everything it seems.”

To make matters further complicated, there is a mysterious and sexy rocker that she shares a connection with…one she can’t stop thinking about. Plus her mom is very determined to make this wedding between her and Max take place very quickly. But she is equally determined to remember.

There is an air of mystery to this story as we get to see flashbacks of Hanna’s life months before her accident and try to fill in the blanks of what happened. I really enjoyed the story-line. More than I thought I would. The ending surprised me with something I in no way saw coming. At. All. So if you are a reader who can’t stand cliff hanger books, then at least hold off until the second book comes out in June.

RATING: 4 out of 5.

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