One night in Vegas. One shot at a second chance.When I fell in love with Brinley Knox, she was the spoiled daughter of the wealthiest family in Orchid Valley. I was the troublemaker orphan, brought to town to find the straight and narrow.She was the homecoming princess. I was the hired help.She was the perfect daughter. I was the cautionary tale.We were young enough to think we could beat the … young enough to think we could beat the odds. Naïve enough to think the world would make room for true love. Neither of us was prepared for the bitter cold of reality.
I haven’t seen her for ten years. Until tonight.
Face-to-face with a woman who should be a stranger, I recognize the heart of the girl I never stopped loving.
She’s giving me one night. I’m betting everything on making it more.
From New York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan comes a sexy and emotional new story. Every Little Promise is a 28,000-word prequel to Every Little Piece of Me.
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Every Little Promise was the perfect morsel to introduce readers to the all-new Orchid Valley Series!
This short story holds so much within its pages…young love, heartbreak, sorrow, hidden truths, and second chances. It’s dual-POV story line along with the glimpses into Marston and Brinley’s past has an intensely emotional narrative that feeds the reader’s curiosity for more. The chemistry between the characters is wicked hot. But no matter how strong their connection is, you begin to wonder why now?…after so many years have passed, what held them back from reconnecting?…and what secrets are we about to find out?
This quick-read novella sets up perfectly for Every Little Piece of Me! And after the cliffhanger I was left with, I’m ALL IN with discovering what’s still to come. I cannot wait!
Every Little Promise is a cute novella of the back story about Marston and Brinley. Rather unique names I thought.
It shows us the hard times Brinley goes through under her parents thumb and how they perceive Marston. There is a real sense of sizzling chemistry between the two and I did like how their past shaped who they became ten years later. I am definitely intritgued to see what the outcome of their story will be in the next book. I really like how the author combines the past with the present in this novella. How will the boy from the wrong side of the tracks get the girl???
Every Little Promise is a prequel so expect to be left needing more.
This book introduces us to Marston and Brinley when they meet again for the first time in years. I loved getting the background and history of these two. It’s easy to tell from the start that these two have got something between them, I could feel the connection and the need pouring from them. I really don’t want to go into the story, it’s always best to experience it for yourself so I’m going to just say this is a fantastic book with characters that are really easy to like and with a ending guaranteed to leave you wanting more. I can’t wait for more from these two. I need to know how their story ends.
So hot!! This is the perfect start to Marston and Brinley’s story.
Every little promise gives you a sneak peak into Marston and Brinley’s world when they were younger and when they see each other again after 10 years apart. I can’t wait for Every Little Piece of Me to get more of them.
So excited for this new series! I was so excited when Lexi let us know that she was creating a new series, and even more excited when she surprise released this novella as a prequel to it! While it gave us some backstory, it totally left me with a lot of questions I’m dying to get answered in the first book. We meet Brinley and Marston, who meet as teenagers and are essentially from opposite sides of the track. Brinley is the rich girl while Marston is the bad boy, and they have a chance meeting that sparks their relationship that’s provided in flashbacks. Focusing in the present tense is the pair meeting up after years apart where they also lost contact, and seeing how things have drastically changed for each other. I’m so excited and interested to see where this storyline turns during the full novel!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
What a great read, between two past lovers. These two were so perfect for each other, and holy the chemistry between them was off the charts. Could feel it thru the pages. Brinley and Marston finally reunite after years apart, and it’s like they didn’t miss a beat.
Way back when Brinley Knox captured his attention and his heart, but he was the boy from the wrong side of the tracks… one who would never gain the support of her parents, so he did what he thought was best and walked away.
But things have changed now, he is not that poor boy anymore, and this time there will be no walking away. They have been given a second chance and Martson isn’t about to waste it…
Every Little Promise tells the story of a couple who had love once, but weren’t able to hold on to it. Family and other things got in the way and ultimately drove them apart, but that didn’t stop them from thinking of one another for the last ten years. A chance meeting in Vegas reunites them, and Martson hopes it is the beginning of something wonderful, the part where he finally gets his girl and his happily ever after. I absolutely loved this introduction to this couple, they welcomed me into their world instantly and left dying to know how their little reunion is going to play out. I cannot wait to get my hands on the rest of the story in Every Little Piece of Me!!!
I requested an advanced copy of this title from the publisher and I am voluntarily leaving my honest opinion.
Omg this little tease is everything I needed and wanted!! I need the entire book pronto!! wow just wow Lexi Ryan outdid herself with this! I’m so excited!
I loved this surprise prequel for Marston and Brinley’s story coming soon in Every Little Piece of Me! I am a huge fan of forbidden and second chance romance and this is perfect for me. Marston and Brinley have an unexpected reunion one night in Vegas ten years after they split up, completely brokenhearted. Back in high school, they were both each others first loves, seeing more in each other than anyone else. But he was the hired help, bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks, and she was the untouchable, privileged princess. They had an instant firery connection that was doomed from the start. Now they have a second chance to reconnect and they feel the sparks that never died. They only have one night together, and now that Marston is a successful businessman, he feels he is finally worthy of Brinley and is determined to make this night into so much more. But Brinley has secrets that hold her back, no matter how her heart yearns for him. I loved the way Ryan told this story is flashback sequence, giving us a peak into their lives, past and present, along with their blossoming love. I was completely captivated and it only made me crave tier story even more! I can’t wait to read the rest of Marston and Brinley’s story!
Every Little Promise by Lexi Ryan is a surprise release and a prequel to Every Little Piece of Me coming in May. I absolutely loved getting a taste of what’s to come in Brinley and Martson’s story. It was a bit of a tease of what’s to come that was fun, emotional and steamy. We see a bit of how they met and fell in love years ago. Young love with so much promise and how they meet again years later. And nothing has changed between them and yet we get the sense there are still so many obstacles between them. But Martson knows one thing, Brinley is his and it’s time to show her. I cannot wait for their full story!
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5 Star review of Every Little Promise (Orchid Valley #0.5) by Lexi Ryan
I know this will shock a lot of people, but I am relatively new to Lexi Ryan and I have absolutely no idea why that is. I absolutely loved this insight into Brinley Knox and Marston Rowe’s history and it only has me excited for Every Little Piece Of Me which is releasing in May.
I was fully invested in the story that Ms. Ryan wove and fell hard and fast for both of them and was disappointed when I was finished reading this quick novella.
All I can say is I am looking forward to reading their full second chance at love story.
I recieved this ARC in exchange for an honest review
You can not even imagine how delighted I was to wake up on Saturday morning to the surprise of this novella on my kindle!! I grabbed my coffee and headed to my swing where I devoured every page of this book in one sitting.
I loved this short sweet prequel and loved getting to know Marston and Brinley before book one arrives in May!! Seriously how can we wait that long, I can not wait for that one to arrive.
I love a steamy novella and this one was off the chart steamy!! The chemistry between this pair was just amazing. I really can not wait to see that develop (hopefully) as we go.
Marston and Brinley have a shared past, and now we get to see in to that past along with their present. They come from two completely backgrounds but that doesn’t stop them trying to make things work.
Seriously you need to read this book, you will not be disappointed.
Thanks for this book.
Escape into a tale of lost love, new hope and perhaps a chance at forever. Brinley and Martson get off to a spellbinding start. Ryan captures the best and worst of what a heart has to offer with deep thought, mesmerizing emotion and unpredictable characters to beautifully, flawed, irresistible journey.
What a way to start a new series !! This little bit of information was just enough to drive you CRAZY !! I said it is a post yesterday that Marston was the CUTEST but I think now that I finished he is the cutest, smartest, caring..est, sexiest man ever. You can tell that deep down Brinkey and Marston are true and first loves and they deserve to be with each other BUT we all know families sometimes get in the way and there’s are no exception !!
I am betting in them each breaking each other’s hearts before they see the truth in the meaning of .. First Love !!
Can’t wait for May 19th !!
WOW. What a start to a series. If this is just the beginning I cannot wait to see it through. Most novellas are too short and I feel leave out so much. Not this one. Yes there are some things that are not given away in this novella, like who is Cami. But this novella is the perfect start. You learn who and what these characters are about. Marston and Brinley come from totally different backgrounds. But they are so perfect together. If you don’t fall in love with him there is seriously something wrong with you. Don’t get me started on the ending. PERFECT. I cannot wait for more.