Rachel wants one thing in life, a family of her own. But she’s not going to get it without a man. Or can she?
They may have ruined their chances in the past, but Matt and Trevor know Rachel’s the woman for them. When they discover her plans, they tell her they’ll give her exactly what she wants. The old fashioned way. Because once they get their hands on her, they’ll hold her close and never let … never let go.
Warning: Panty melting! Hold Me Close is book 4 in the wildly dirty series where two obsessed alpha cowboys give the woman of their dreams exactly what she desires. This standalone HEA is all about her – no M/M.
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This is the fourth book in the Bridgewater County series, and ties in with the Bridgewater Menage series (a historical series set in the same world).
Rachel is a strong woman, determined to meet her life goals on her own terms. Matt is a former pro baseball player, turned guest ranch owner who seems to have the best of intentions, but they always come out the wrong way. Ethan is Matt’s business partner, and is a laid back kind of guy on the surface. But both men have their fair share of dominance. And they use that dominance to get Rachel to come around to their way of thinking about things.
This story is a menagerie of hurt feelings and misunderstandings. It is fast paced and has all of the yummy elements of Insta love that we have come to expect from a Bridgewater Romance. It is definitely worth a read (and hot enough to warrant a reread! It just might set your Kindle on fire!)
I appreciated this story. Rachel is insecure about her desirability and her ability to let go and enjoy sex. Matt & Ethan are attracted in a major way but misunderstand her reticence. As I think this happens more often than not. It is good to see how they resolve it.
Another instalment from the folks of Bridgewater, get yourself introduced these people.
An intriguing series that you will either enjoy or not be in agreement with.
I enjoy – live and let live.
The fourth book in the Bridgewater County series but can be read as a standalone. As far as this goes within the series it is a good book however in my opinion it wasn’t as strong as the first three. The book starts out with what seems to be a normal introduction but ends up scaring our heroine, Rachel, away from one of the two men that are pining for her. Due to her past with an emotionally scarring man, this is too much for her and she can’t think about him in a romantic way. It also causes for a lot of miscommunication for the first half of the book. I’m all for fighting for your girl, and having to win a girl over for a mistake but this seemed to drag out and be infuriating at some points. Once the two men of the story get through to Rachel that they really do like her and want to be with her forever, the book gets much better. The scenes get a little steamy like in all of Vanessa Vale’s works and they go on the rollercoaster of starting their relationship. However, the miscommunication from the first part of the book and the mistrust steaming from her past come up again and drive a wedge in the relationship. When it was brought up this time it felt more natural and wasn’t as irritating as it was presented in a way that would occur in a genuine relationship. Overall, I’m glad I read the book, however I definitely wouldn’t say it’s my favorite in this series.
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Talk about an insta-love affair! Hold me close gets right to the point. The story focuses on two alpha men who know what they want from their woman, they only have to convince her to let them give it to her. Vale writes and amazing story of how polyamory is possible and also fulfilling if it is between the right people.
Having had a traumatizing past, Rachel feels as if her dreams of being married and having a large family will never happen, that is until she meets Matt. Matt is instantly attracted to Rachel and decides that she will be his forever, but in an attempt to make her his he inadvertently scares her away. Ethan also wants to be with her , lucky for him they are both Bridgewater men. Bridgewater men are unique they will love, honor, and in this case share their woman, as long as their woman are happy. Will Rachel’s past trauma and insecurities get in the way of them all being together or can they all find their happily ever after?
Although this story is short, Vale does an amazing job giving her characters depth and conveying their feelings for one another through her words. Matt and Ethan are very dominating characters, but they are able to sense what Rachel needs at all times. My one issues with the story is Rachel. I completely understand the insecurities that she has, but with a story this length having to constantly be reassured of Matt and Ethan’s love made her character undesirable to read on my part. We want to see woman that are submissive yes, but I believe this character was on the far extreme of the spectrum. By writing the character in this manner, Vale makes her into more of a distraction at times taking away from main point of the story.
For the most part this was an amazing insta-love story with the perfect alpha male characters. Although the character of Rachel was kind of a disappoint for me, I would still recommend this book to anyone who loves and good alpha insta love story.
Anything by Vanessa Vale is going to keep you reading from start to finish without stopping. She is impossible to read, put down and forget.
Each of her series leaves you begging for more and you will fall in love with her characters.
She is like potato chips, more, more, more.
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I absolutely loved it and i would definitely recommend it.
When Rachel moves back to Bridgewater to take over her sister’s job as the office manager for the Hawk’s Landing guest ranch, she never expected to run into one of her new bosses at the rodeo. She also didn’t expect their first encounter to go the way that it did.
When Matt and Ethan first ay eyes on their new office manager, they know she is the one for them . . . however, after a sour first encounter with Matt, they may have lost their chance with Rachel. When Bridgewater men know what they want, they make sure they get it . . . and Rachel is what they want.
When the duo realizes Rachel wants a baby, they let her know that they will be happy to give her one . . .the old-fashioned way! What ensues is a whirlwind romance with panty melting scenes enough to make any girl know that having two cowboys is definitely better than one.
All is not smooth sailing, however, and when Matt receives an offer for his dream job, will it break the trio apart for good or will they be strong enough to weather the life changes they are faced with.
I have enjoyed all of the books in Vanessa Vale’s Bridgewater County series, and Hold Me Close was no exception. I enjoyed that while Matt and Ethan felt insta-love, they had to pursue Rachel and win her over to the idea of a relationship. These characters felt very real to me, and it was enjoyable to watch them go through the learning curve of navigating a new relationship as well as dealing with the curveballs that life threw at them.
If you are looking for some hot and steamy bedroom scenes with a fun plot that leans towards the sweet side, one click Hold Me Close for another Bridgewater couples HEA. 4.5 stars.
If you enjoy steaming hot romantic meneage stories then this is the read for you. I have purchased several of this authors work and have enjoyed each one of them. Please keep them coming……
Really enjoyed this book, but really like the whole series and look forward to more
Vale is still going strong in this fourth installment in the Bridgewater County series. Just like the previous three books, Hold Me Close keeps that main plot of two cowboys looking for their wife while each book brings its unique spin on the trio’s stories. In their own way, Rachael, Ethan and Matt all had to overcome their own internal struggles to be able to have their HEA together and I enjoyed the way Vale gives her readers such great details that you can clearly picture the characters and places as if it were happening right in front of you. This story was excellently written with enough conflict and steamy romance of the well-developed main characters that it will leave you begging for more. Now if only I could find my way to this Bridgewater County!!
Sexy fun with characters with personality.
Vanessa Vale is the absolute Queen of steamy Mènage!
This Author is so good at hitting all the right spots in her stories. She did it again, with hold me close. There was a very little bit of drama, but a whole lot of sexy naughtiness l!
Rachel has her hands full with her sexy Bridgewater Cowboys, Matt and Ethan. Those two men are scorchin and they set Rachels body on fire.
I 100% recommend this dirty, sexy, mènage romance!
***I voluntarily reviewed this advanced reader copy.***
Laura Redmon
Cutting Muse Blog Review
Hold Me Close is a quick read, easily finished in a couple of hours. It’s fast-paced and overall, a fun story, but it does require quite the suspension of belief. I’m not talking about the menage part of this story – I knew that going in and while I’m pretty sure it doesn’t happen quite so often, I can enjoy the story. My problem was with how fast this romance took off. I’m not a huge fan of instalove, but usually expect it in a book of this length. This one, however, was even faster than the norm for our cowboys, Matt and Ethan. Instant attraction, I could’ve been fine with, but one look and knowing she’s the one is a bit much. Rachel’s complete acceptance of this once it’s revealed to her was another irksome detail for me. She did at least know a little something about them at that point, more than I can say for the heroes of this tale. It is a fun story and light on the drama, the characters are likable, the story flow is good, and the sex is over-the-top hot. Oh, and two sexy cowboys! If instant, and I do mean instant, love with lots of steamy goodness is something you enjoy, then this one is for you.