I lost my love two years ago. But now I have to find her, because she’s been kidnapped.Spencer Rolfe doesn’t get much in his life wrong. As a rising prosecutor in New York City, he’s carving out a name for himself and if Spence keeps it up, he’s on track to become District Attorney. Everything for him, it seems, is perfectly tailored for success.When his ex-fiancee, Emme, is kidnapped, Spence’s … his ex-fiancee, Emme, is kidnapped, Spence’s carefully crafted world unravels. Not because he’s making mistakes, but he can’t seem to leave it alone. Spence is stuck in a tailspin of what ifs, and if Emme isn’t found, he’ll never know if it was because of him she was taken in the first place.
Emme’s life hangs in the balance of Spence’s choices. Will Spence find Emme in time? Or will the sins of their past come back to kill them both?
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD is Ketley Allison’s stunning new release. It will heat you all the way through, then chill you to the bone. Grab it today.
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Flippin’ Awesome!!! From the first page until the last page, this authors writing and storytelling ability had me riveted and completely invested. Gorgeous prose and depth of character are always winners for me. Ketley Allison is a new to me author, so of course, I read the sample first and what I read had me one-clicking and extremely excited to continue the story. It’s a rare thing for me to find a book that stirs this level of excitement, especially right out of the gate like it did. Ms. Allison has gained herself a stalker of her words.
I especially appreciate that the heroine, Emme, didn’t wait around for the hero to rescue her. She knew that if she was going to survive, she needed to step up to plate and save herself or die trying. And the hero, Spence, is complicated with definite flaws and a mysterious past that gave him enough edge that labeled him neither as a bad-boy nor a good-man. He felt real, flawed but with heart. Well, a heart when it counted. I love a character that doesn’t easily fit into a mold.
The suspense and chills this story delivered kept me on my toes through out the book. The author has a real talent for ratcheting up the suspense and also knowing when to level it off, keeping me from exploding with anticipation or being to blase. I’ve been so excited over this find, that I’ve already bullied a few friends into picking it up and reading. I highly recommend this book to lovers of thrilling suspense and to those who just love a great story no matter what form it takes. If you demand a high heat factor from your romance you’ll need to look elsewhere but you’ll be missing one hell of a ride. 😉
Wow. If you like your romantic stories dark, bloody, and dangerous, this book by Ketley Allison is definitely the one for you. What an enormous amount of pain and suffering she puts her characters through. Is the kidnapping because of Love? Hate? Betrayal? or Revenge? The reader will find out the answer in the pages of this excellent tale, that to me was definitely a romantic story in heavy disguise. It was also a book that exposed every nook and cranny of its characters’ lives, showing all the skeletons in their closets, and then standing by and letting the ensuing mayhem determine the final outcome. (03/21/2018 – This is a voluntary review of an Advanced Reader Copy of this book from Hidden Gems Books.)
Oh My Goodness… This is wonderful. From the very beginning I was hooked and never let go until the very last word. Ketley Allison wrote an amazing romantic suspense book that was everything I was hoping for and more. This is the story with a plot that was phenomenal and a little bit of romance that made the story perfect.
Emme is a heroine. She was kidnapped but never gave up. She pushed her kidnapper, she taunted him, and she stayed strong during the entire time. It would have been easy for her to just give up and hope someone else would save her but she never did that. Although there was one person in her head and heart that kept her pushing to get out, Spence, she kept his voice with her during every step of the way. Spence is the hero of the story. He was difficult, he wanted to be a good guy, he knew it was up to him to save Emme but could he do it? Would he follow the correct clues in time?
To Have and To Hold is an amazing book. I could not put it down, I could not stop reading. This is a suspenseful story with amazing thrills, twists, and turns. This is a book that I will be looking to read again since I know that I will get more from it the second time around.
(4.5)This is a dark read, but could easily be based on things happening in the world today. I loved the strength of Emme even as I recoiled from the happening. I wanted to know more about Spence. He was wrapped tight and Emme was his sunshine. This is a suspenseful, thriller of a mystery. Wrapped in layers. Lines of right and wrong become blurred. What would one do to save the one you love, what would you do if you were the victim? Told from both POV , very well written. Thank you Hidden Gem for the opportunity.