Rachel Hill is struggling to get out of the life she was raised in. With only two more semesters to go, she’ll have her college degree and her ticket out of town. But, it seems as though bad luck is raining down on her and when the company she works for goes out of business, her income goes from meager to nothing. She’s desperate to find a way to pay for school.Even if it means baring her body to … her body to a room full of strangers.
Liam Bennett’s career as an artist exploded in college but his roots are still in his hometown and he returns there to settle down. Despite having watched each of the Mayson brothers and his best friend find their boom, he doesn’t think it will happen to him. When the new model for his painting class steps into the room, everything changes. He doesn’t believe in soul mates.
Until the lightning strikes and he finds his BOOM!
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Until the Lightning Strikes is the story of Liam and Rachel. This book is apart of the Happily Ever Alpha Series. This book can be a standalone book, but the previous characters do intertwine from the previous books. Rachel is trying to put herself through college but her one job has let the workers go…so her friend this she could model for art students for money. Lima is a famous artist but also helps teach at a college. When Rachel shows up to model…he shuts that down fast because she is his now.
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Another great addition to the Until world! I enjoyed the art aspect to this story. Liam and Rachel had the Boom factor and just enough suspense for a little extra makes this story a nice, quick read.
This was definitely an awesome story written by this wonderful author! I absolutely loved Liam and Rachel’s chemistry and sexy as hell intimate scenes were awesome! Also, loved their happily ever after <3 This was a great addition to the "Until Series" from the Happily Ever Alpha World!
This story is an absolute whirlwind of explosive sexual energy. Liam and Rachel are everything you want romance to be. They are the very definition of fate.
This is a fast paced, electric romantic story featuring an sexy, addictive alpha, and his girl. Liam has all the intensity needed to keep you turning the page desperately. Rachel is both strong and independent. You find yourself truly excited when Liam sets his sights on her, and you swoon right a long with her as she gives in to him.
I loved this story, and I would consider it an absolute must read.
Really enjoyed the story and the characters. Great read!
The Until series is one of my favorites so to have one of my favorite authors, Elle Christensen, write a story in the Happily Ever Alpha world, I was ecstatic. Also, I couldn’t wait to see who was going to get their BOOM!
In Ms. Christensen’s story, Until the Lightning Strikes, we meet Rachel, a student who is overwhelmed by her expenses and has just lost her job, which is vitally necessary for her to continue going to school. Finding out her BFF, Rosa has been posing nude for their college’s Art department, Rachel decides to do the same to replace the income she recently lost. Fate steps in and Rachel finds herself posing for Liam Bennett’s class.
Liam is an artist from the Mayson family’s hometown and he has returned after great success to settle down. In addition to knowing the Mayson brothers, Liam is also Nick’s best friend. We met Nick at the very beginning of the Until series when he greets November at the Stumble In where she and Asher have their first date. More recently, he found his own BOOM with Rayne. So, Liam is no stranger to seeing people find their soulmates in an instant although he doesn’t believe he will find his own.
That changes in the moment he sees Rachel Hill. He knows immediately she is his and will NOT be posing nude for anyone. From the second they meet, we get the sexy swoony heat present in all the Until books and no one does it as well as Elle Christensen. I won’t tell anymore of the plot, but be ready for suspense, love, passion, humor, alpha males, etc.
I give Liam and Rachel’s story 5 stars and look forward to more of Elle Christensen’s work!
The title of this one is 100% appropriate — when the boom hits Liam it’s exactly like getting hit by lightning! His reaction is almost more than the Mayson men, I’d wager. The moment he sees Rachel, he just can’t stop his reaction. At first, I wasn’t sure how I felt about these two together, but after just a few pages, I was totally rooting for them.
I identified with Rachel a lot. She was working hard to make a new life for herself and she could only rely on herself for support. Although I’ve had quite a bit of help along the way, I do remember having so many financial worries while in college. When she meets Liam, who is in the throes of his “boom,” I wondered if she would let down her walls enough to ever fully let him in or let him support her. On an unrelated topic, her best friend is AMAZING and I want one.
I can’t hide my enthusiasm for this world. Every story brings an element with it that makes ARR’s BOOM even more magical <3
Rating: 3.5 “Totally OTT” Stars
In the mood for a super OTT, bossy H in the best Alexa Riley style? If so, you need to check out Elle Christensen’s Until the Lightning Strikes.
Rachel is set on falling as far away from her family tree as possible. She needs to find a new job stat so she can finish college. And if being a nude model for an art class is her only choice, she will do whatever it takes.
It only takes one second and one look for Liam to realize what Rachel is to him, and that same time for all his caveman, possessive tendencies to come out. He’ll stop at nothing to make Rachel his in the least amount of time possible, and that’s exactly what he does.
I liked both Rachel and Liam, she was hardworking, focused and really sweet. Liam was an artist but that didn’t mean that his alphaness and OTTness was understated.
While I wasn’t completely blown away by this novella as it all felt a bit rushed, I still had lots of fun watching Liam lose his mind over Rachel. It had a splash of suspense, but Until the Lightning Strikes is mostly hot shenanigans and OTTness.
*I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book*
Elle totally understands what the BOOM is all about. I love her writing.
The moment Liam sees Rachel, he becomes this alpha, hot, possessive man towards her. He claims her and the rest is history. I find it totally sexy when a man goes after what he wants and has this fierceness and protectiveness over her.
Liam is totally swoon-worthy!!! I will totally be reading more from Elle!
I really loved this book. Liam knew Rachel was his BOOM as soon as he saw her and I loved that he was such alpha, and protective towards Rachael. He knew she was his and he waited no time to make her his. This was definitely a page turner and although short it was great. Fast paced insta-love and happily ever after. I am glad Elle Christensen was part of the ARR world and gave us such a great book. Can’t wait for more from this author.
What a great addition to the Happily Ever Alpha books! This story stayed true to the BOOM in all of the books. Elle Christensen did a great job intertwining her series with Aurora Reynold’s Until Series. It was great seeing glimpses of the characters from the other books, but still seeing what developed between the main characters in this one. Elle Christensen developed a great read, wonderful characters with a definite BOOM you don’t want to miss!
I loved this insta-love story about a professor and a student but not his student or her professor. Rachel needs income while going to college and when the opportunity comes up to pose nude for an art class, she jumps on it. Liam is a well-known artist and teaches and mentors at the local university. He sees his newest model for his class and his alpha instantly comes out. Love the chemistry and the relationship between Rachel and Liam. Great story, quick, fun and hot!
Lightning struck for me when I read this story. When Liam meets Rachel, he realizes she is his BOOM, and sets out to win her heart. These two have quite the chemistry and steamed up my kindle. Rachel and Liam are cute together. I enjoyed Until the Lightning Strikes.
Fun and steamy novella, with a bossy alpha and insta-love going on! What more could you ask for?
Liam is sexy and talented. Rachel is strong and determined. Together they are mind-blowing. When you get hit with the “BOOM”, you can’t fight it.
I loved this sweet and sexy novella. I couldn’t put it down. I read it from start to finish straight through.
Sexy and romantic. Full of passion and love. Until the Lightning will jolt you to life and fill your heart with all the feels!
This book was a great addition into ARR’s extended “Until” universe. The scene where Liam, the H, sets eyes on Rachel, the h, was a great Boom moment as well as a great display of the classic jealous and possessive behavior I love in a hero. I would have totally loved to watch his meltdown if she HAD made it to the other job interview she was setting up on the phone. That would have been delish.
I loved that Rachel was independent, determined, smart and sassy without ever crossing the line into unlikable and strident. I, of course, appreciated how unabashedly *gone* Liam was for her and how supportive he was. He saw and appreciated her talents, not just her beauty and spirit. I loved that. Wow, I am realizing how often I am using the word “love” in this review….and I’m not sorry.
Although there was, of course, slight ow drama as well as the conflict, it went in a direction that I was not expecting, which I appreciate. I also appreciated that the sprinkling of familiar faces didn’t detract from the central characters and THEIR story. It is great to catch up with old friends, but I’ve read too many where the reunion seems to take over rather than enhance, particularly in shorter length books. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone looking for a shortish, steamy, sweet read.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.
I absolutely love this series, and I love it even more when the Happily Ever Alpha World books come out, to see which of my favorite authors are writing who’s book in this world that I love so much. And since I am a big fan of Elle Christensen, I was very excited to get to read this book too.
Liam is a famous artist and a college professor. Rachel is a college student that is down on her luck, and decides to do nude modeling for an art class…lmao, he gets one look at her and demands everyone in his room to leave. His exact words were “Get out”, not gonna lie, it cracked me up. And then he went all caveman and told her, out loud even, “The second you came in the room; you became mine.”…his BOOM. He does not waste anytime and I loved it. I also loved that we get to see many characters in this world, including is bestie Nick Stevenson, and everyone in this world believes in the boom.
Great storyline with a little suspense, I mean what is an Until book without the police involved…just sayin. Lots of our favorite characters popping in. This was a safe read, with a dirty talking caveman alpha and his equally dirty talking virgin. The word cherry may have been used a few times *winks*. No om drama and a tiny bit of ow, he shuts that down lightning fast…sorry couldn’t resist that one. These two were hot af, with lots of baby batter…did I mention baby batter. This had one of the sweetest epilogues I’ve ever read, I loved it and the hea…made my heart happy.
A fabulous quick read. I was hooked from the first page and could not put it down until I was finished. I love alpha males and Liam was all this and more! A beautiful story of love at first sight and first loves. I hope you enjoy it much as I did!
Rachel has had a hard life. But just short of finishing college; bad luck strikes again and she loses her job. Now what she.ll pose nude at school for the art students. Its not great but it’ll pay tuition. Liam is well acquainted with the BOOM. Being friends with the Maysons and his friends.However, Fate has a surprise for these two. it thunder and lightening rainstorm. But when the nude walks in and drops the sheet; the lightening BOOM has nothing to do with the weather. Fabulous read. Highly recommended!
What a fantastic insta-love story this was. This was a very sweet quick read that I enjoyed immensely. I enjoyed reading about the characters in this book and the chemistry between them. Another brilliant edition to the BOOM collection.
GAH!!! I LOVED THIS BOOK! I devoured this book! Elle Christensen is one of my favorite authors, so I was beyond excited to be able to read her newest book in the Happily Ever Alpha World! So sweet and sexy, with a touch of drama. Liam and Rachel have a great boom – and I loved that we got to see Nick and Rayne (from last year’s HEAplha World book). FIVE STARS!!