I thought all I wanted in my life was to succeed at football and one day take over my grandfather’s ranch. Nothing else mattered but those two things. Why suddenly did she appear every single night in my dreams? The faceless woman who had me waking up each morning soaked in sweat with my heart nearly pounding right out of my chest. Who was she? Where was she? And why was she the one thing I …
And why was she the one thing I desired more than anything?
Prequel to Wanted
more
I loved reading about Gunner, Josh, and Jeff way back before they met all their significant others and how it all began. It was funny to read about how they all acted when they were in college and before they were all married.
* A review copy was provided by the author/publisher via Netgalley for the Blog Tour *
Let me start by saying this is NOT a standalone novel. Desired is a PREQUEL (In my opinion) to Kelly Elliott’s Wanted Series.
This story tells of what the Wanted Men were up to before they met their ONES!!! So for this story to make sense to people you might want to have read Wanted (Book 1) first or just know that the ending is like a cliffhanger. You are left wanting more, so reading Wanted right after is recommended.
I truly enjoyed this story and the background that this book filled in about the guys from the Wanted Series. I still stand by the fact that Gunner Mathews is my favorite Hero in this series.
In this book we follow the guys and their antics as they enter their last year of College. This is only told in Gunner, Jeff and Josh’s POV. I thought this was a great addition to the Wanted Series and filled in some of the holes and questions that might arise while reading that series. If you haven’t read the Wanted Series (what are you waiting for??) this sets up those books and where their stories go. I love that we get to see how and when they each fell for their women.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has read the Wanted Series or is a fan of Kelly Elliott’s work. If she is new to you then this is the perfect place to start your Wanted journey with.
Another amazing read from Kelly Elliott!
As soon as I heard about this novel, I knew it was going to be one that I had to pick up! I fell head over heels in love with her Wanted world, and this novel was no exception. Gunner is one of those characters, that you can’t help but fall for. He has this aura about him, that leaves readers swooning from his country boy charm. Throughout this story, we get to see his side of things, and that allows us readers to fall even more in love with him than we already were.
I honestly cannot say enough amazing things about this read. I highly recommend you go and pick it up today.
5/5 Stars!
I am such a fan of the ORIGINAL Wanted books!!! So, to add any other book into the series tends to bother me. If I am being honest, I was not a fan go this book. I like ho the series ends, and it didn’t need more, in my opinion.
I know that is a short review, but it is what I continue to circle back to when I think of this book. The writing is still there! But I wish that the storyline could just be.. Keep the pretty red bow on it and let it be. It was perfect the way it was!
I love this series and so happy to get to see what the guys did before they meet the Girls of their Dreams. We get to revisit Gunner, Jeff, Josh and Brad. These boys are something else but to be able to see them fall at Ellie, Ari, Heather and Amanda’s feet is super exciting. Kelly Elliott has a way of pulling you into her stories and I personally fall in love with each and every one. She hit this story out the park.
Whether you’ve recently read the Wanted books, or you’ve been a long term fan, like me, that’s really missed those sexy cowboys, then now is the perfect time for you to dive into Desired. Just please don’t read it until you’ve at least read Wanted, I’d hate for you to get spoilers for the series and miss out on getting the first, full experience of falling in love with Gunner. Because you will. Gunner will forever be everyone’s book boyfriend.
This gorgeous little novella takes place the months before Gunner meets Ellie, and those beginning parts during the graduation. You get to experience the banter, support and friendship between Gunner, Jeff, Josh and Brad, some majorly hilarious drunk situations, and the classic Kelly Elliott charm. I’m about to reread the Wanted series because I’m all in love with it all over again and missing their love stories. So later nerds, I have a series to binge read for the millionth time!