We set the rules… to make the dream for her boutique to become an international retail brand come true.
While in the States, her overprotective brother insists she have a fulltime security detail. This complicates Ella’s plans in more ways than one.
Alex Robertsen’s life is in shambles. After losing the woman he loves to his brother, he’s been on a steady diet of booze and easy women in an effort to make himself numb. Things needed to change.
Change is good.
Good, that is, until Alex finds himself thrust into an all too familiar situation.
He’s obligated by a professional oath to protect Ella at all costs.
She’s vowed to not let distractions, even the ruggedly handsome ones, keep her from her goals.
But old habits die hard…
We’d broken the rules… more than once.
We were bound to… and we agreed it was worth the risk.
He left before it shattered us both… or so we thought.
Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.
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Can I ask for Alex to be my bodyguard? Ella is so damn fierce and I love her personality. These two make me smile and I could read their story over and over.
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5 stars
*ebook generously provided by the author and I’m leaving an honest review*
I liked and enjoyed everything about this book and writing. The writing just flowed and had me engrossed to the story from start to finish wanting to find out what happens next. This is my first book by this author but certainly will not be the last. Now I need the next two books in this series and to catch up on Ronan’s story because he definitely intrigued me in this one. I loved that it was written in dual POVs. Such a beautiful, amazing, forbidden, sexy story.
I love reading about bodyguard and forbidden romance. This book was amazing. It had elements that I really love. Alex and Ella are so special and I was smitten with them from the start. I love the way they randomly met and the flirtation between them. They thought they will never see each other again, but fate stepped in. Alex and Ella are complex, passionate, loyal, protective of the people they care about. Alex is so protective of Ella from the moment he saw her. He is obligated by a professional oath to protect Ella at all costs. But the attraction and pull between them is evident from the beginning even though they were trying to ignore it. They both have fears. I loved the forbidden friendship between them that lead them to more. And I loved that despite everything was going against them they succedeed and got their happiness. The epilogue was amazing. I wish I could have read about them forever.
I really fell in love with Alex and Ella’s forbidden story because it was beautifully written, characters were engaging and I never wanted it to end. Recommend it. Can’t wait to catch up on this series.
This is one amazing book, one that is so awesome! This is going to be one of the best books of 2017!!
This is a spin-off of the scripted series and we have the main couple Ella and Alex. Ella is so sweet and you can tell she is misunderstood, that she had some bad things happen to her in her past but she doesn’t let that get her down. She picks herself back up and makes herself go on and do what she can to be the best person she can. When the story starts, these two meet up it was in a most unique way and it was awesome. Yet they didn’t think they would meet up again but they did when her brother introduced her new bodyguard- Alex. These are two broken people who have had some bad things happen to them in their past and its made them wary, and hard to trust. For Alex, you can empathize and feel his pain and want to hug him . For Ella, you can feel her pain and sympathize and want to protect her from further pain. These two complement each other perfectly . Ella is all light even when she has those dark moments and Alex is all broody and dark , that is ok, for Ella is there to lighten him up with her personality –with all she went thru, she still has that sweet personality, that lightness in sprit. The reason Ella has a bodyguard does get delved into in this story and there is a lot of action and angst at times and trust me, danger lurks for Ella.
There is a lot of steamy scenes and a lot of angst that is worked thru in this book which I completely loved. Ms. Pastore has a way of writing her books that makes you feel as if you are right there with the characters, in the scenes. I was so engrossed in this book that I couldn’t stop until I finished and then have gone back and re-read this book over and over because it is THAT GOOD! There is humor and there is emotional angst that will grab your heart and squeeze; there is action and adventure, there is love and joy…oh the ending of the book brought tears to my eyes. I cannot wait to read the next book by Christy Pastore for anything she writes, even her grocery list, I would love to read (smile).
My Rating: 5.0 stars *****
“I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***
Wow, this book was unbelievable. I read it in one day. You will love Alex and Ella’s story. If you are looking for a amazing read, this it it, look no further.
Several friends have recommended Christy Pastore over the past year so I finally took the plunge. This book totally drew me in and I couldn’t put it down. This book had me believing in fate, biting my nails in suspense, and obsessed with the connection Ella and Alex shared. I haven’t read the books that these characters first appeared in but I’m definitely adding them to my TBR.
Ella Connolly is in NYC to find a storefront for her shop. Wanting to bring her successful little boutique to Manhattan. Having a few things go wrong in her dating life, her protective brother insists on hiring a body guard for Ella while she is in NYC.
Alex has quite the background. Seems like if anything can go wrong, it has for him. After traveling and trying to find himself, he is settling down and concentrating on getting his life straightened out. He agreed to take on a new job of providing security detail to a young lady visiting NYC.
The story unfolds, Ella and Alex both have stories to tell each other. Backgrounds that need to be disclosed before moving on. But can both accept the history of each other? Or will their past come back to tear them apart.
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Bound to Me has the absolute best final quote. I couldn’t stop giggling. I may have started the series backwards but it doesn’t change how much fun it is. I do however realize in order to have the 411 on everyone I should have started with Unscripted.
Even so, Bound to Me is a sweet second chance romance with a lot of naughty in the mix.
The temptation of the one night stand…
The reality of the next day…
These two are in for a world of lust and trouble but they wouldn’t have it any other way.
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O-M-G…let me find my words!!!
What an amazing story! Beautiful mastery of descriptive words by Christy Pastore! I was interested from page 1, and by 6%, I could hardly focus on work every day. All I wanted to do was find out what happened next. Complete page turner!
Ella, what a beautifully portrayed English cup of tea! She surprises you with the right amount of sass that comes out of her always luscious red lips. She has a past, being known as a party girl who at one point, had lots of not so savory photos taken of her. Find out how this past comes back, threatening to complicate her life.
Meet Alex, ex military special ops, with a past of mixing his business of protection, with pleasure. You find out that Alex isn’t just all beef, he is a real man with a real big heart. He’s just made some choices in the past, that’s left his heart aching. In turn, he likes to run away from anything that could open old wounds. How will his past effect his future?
One night, no names, and the best mind blowing orgasm you’ve ever had…only to wake up, and only be left with the scent of her on your pillow and shirt. Will he ever find out who this woman is???
This is a must read! Find out how Ella’s past makes Alex face his own. Can he love her, and protect her at the same time? He has a pretty bad track record when it comes to mixing protecting and loving.
I was fortunate enough to be given this ARC, and can hands down say, this is the best book I’ve read ALL year! Author Christy Pastore has gone above and beyond just a little research to make this story come to life. I felt like this book was not only worthy of a movie being made from it, but the entire thing can be related to real life. I felt like I was inside this book, literally. This is what men really struggle with when it comes to relationships. A real life depiction of what goes on inside a man’s thoughts. Thanks for making this story about Alex just as much as Ella!
Magic, simply magic! The perfect amount of sexy, sassy, suspense, and love. You can’t go wrong with this read! Loved it!!!!!
**This book does contain adult sexual content and language**
Rules…schmules… Rules were made to be broken and Alex and Ella seem to break every single rule they place on themselves! Alex and Emma are two people who have had past relationships that ended badly and are trying to keep the to the rule of being single and having the other sex and reality at an arm’s length.
However, once their paths cross, they realized that they were bound together – through thick and thin, and the lesson to live and love fearlessly was better together than apart from each other.
4.5 Stars
If you’ve read the Scripted Series by Ms. Pastore, then you already know about Ronan’s little sister Ella. Don’t get your knickers in a twist, you don’t have to read it first, but you should eventually … because Ronan. Anyhoo, so Ronan being the overprotective big brother, hires Alex Robertsen as her shadow. Oh wait, guess what, they had a little bow-chic-a-bow-bow moment the night before they met.
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Can I say how much I adored Ella! She was extremely sassy which made me love her even more. She’s in the U.S. trying to get her clothing business up and running, now if she only find the right place. Alex is seriously yummy from the start. I will admit, reading the Prologue, I thought I was going to get a very distant and brooding Alex, but he really took his duty in protecting Ella seriously, and of course, he also took his duty in loving her as well. But will Alex’s past as a special operative get in the way of really giving his all to Ella? Will Ella’s party girl ways from back in the days come to haunt her now in the present?
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Ms. Pastore’s words are refreshing and insightful. I did love the element of suspense she threw at me, so unexpected, but she did it and wrote it well. I loved how NYC and Montauk was visually appealing and wanting me going for a 2 hour drive just to go hang out in Montauk. If you’re looking for a strong independent heroine with a bit of sass and a sexy alpha hero, then Bound to Me is just for your reading pleasure. This is by far my favorite of Ms. Pastore’s books. Her writing keeps getting stronger, and I look forward to more of her words and writing chops in the near future.
“It seems, I keep breaking all my rules for you,”
What happens when someone who lives to be in a controlled situation , is alpha and-use to giving the orders come across an adventurous, spontaneous party girl?
“I was slipping into deep trouble. That kind of trouble that you know will lead to no good, but you so want to see how far you can take it.”
This book is filled with twists, humor, steaminess, attraction, guilt, tears, hope and fear.
“A long time ago, I gave away my heart and today it was returned to sender. Complete and whole and full of love—love for him.”
Just when you think you understand the characters and where the story is headed you are faced with several twist. You’ll be frustrated, hopeful, uncertain, confused and at the edge of your seat.
“Dreams of a knight in shining armor are nice, but scars tell deeper stories.”
I was hooked on this story right from the start. I loved the characters, storyline and am hopeful for more amazing moments in the rest of the series. I can’t wait to dive into Healed by You ~ book two of the Harbour Series
I really enjoyed reading this book. I loved the story between Ella and Alex. This book had a lot to offer – sweetness, love, steamy scenes and some suspense. It was a quick read that captured my from the beginning.
Really Good
He meets a breast girl walking down the street in Manhattan, spends the night having incredible sex. But she is gone when he wakes up. Little did Alex know it was going to be her he was going to be protecting. Ella is looking to opening a branch of her store in the states.