The Thorne brothers have put their difficult childhood behind them and opened Six Brothers Construction. Now one brother is about to change his blueprint for living, thanks to thanks to a client who sees him as her personal fixer-upper…
Grayson Thorne learned early in life not to trust love. He knows he’s got a rep as a player, but he’s not opening his heart to anyone. The longest time he … anyone. The longest time he spends with a woman is when she’s a client and he’s got a rule against sleeping with clients. Not that he’s temped with his newest client, Contessa Madigan. Sure she’s sexy as all get out, but she’s also turning into the client from hell. Frustrated doesn’t even begin to describe what she’s doing to him.
Tessa Madigan tries to ignore her attraction to Gray Thorne because the rumor is he’s a player. They don’t call him Fifty Shags of Gray for nothing. But something about the wild, wounded soul inside him speaks to her. She knows something about a wounded soul. When her best friend jokingly says she needs a man whisperer Tessa decides she’s up for the task of taming the beast.
What is wild can never be tamed…or can it?
Tessa’s plan might just bring Gray Thorne’s heart to heel.
Can these two broken souls help heal each other?
Author’s note: While the Thorne Brothers series can be read as standalones, it is best enjoyed in order. Start with book one, Give it Up. Each book is a complete story with a hard-earned HEA. Enjoy!
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I just love this family 🙂 The third Thorne brother to take the plunge is Gray. While I had a feeling that Tessa Madigan was going to be the one to rope in the family player, everything I thought she would be like was completely wrong. And that is a good thing because I wasn’t planning on liking her much. Tessa needs a remodel of her grandmother’s house, and Gray is called in to help her design her space. I thought that Tessa was being obnoxiously indecisive because she was a total flake, but it turns out that Tessa is just really bad at convincing Gray to be in a relationship. And we find out Wyatt named the cat Chloe! Now my new problem is that I have to wait for more books to be published…I should have waited until the whole series came out!!! These are totally binge worthy!
3.5 Stars
Give a Little by Lee Kilraine is book Three in The Thorne Brothers Series. This is the story of Tessa Madigan and Grayson Thorne. I have read the previous books, but feel you can make this a standalone book if you wish to do so.
Tessa is recovering from a bad accident and working to start her life again. Grayson is a playboy who is used to women coming on to him but he isn’t one to loose his head over a women. When a mistaken identity start their first meeting it kind of keeps theme of their relationship going. I thought both had things they had to get over to see what they really wanted. Overall enjoyed their story.
Poignant, sweet, sexy and truly enjoyable with a few laughs along the way. I devoured this story in a day and loved the author’s easy writing style and fabulous characters. Oh, all the sexy Thorne brothers! This is my first story in the series and I can’t wait to read the other stories about the sexy brothers. I liked that the author didn’t give away too many details about the previous stories. This one features Gray, probably the best looking of the guys and such a player but he has his reasons. He’s a terrific hero with his hunky exterior and his even better heart and soul. His patience will be put to the test when Tessa becomes his newest client. Tessa is a fantastic character along with her wonderful family and friends. She’s still recovering from more than one tragedy but her attitude is everything as she pushes to make a new life for herself. She decides to go after what she wants and that includes Gray. This is one sexy couple with steamy chemistry! The author’s treatment of the heart-wrenching events in the story is emotional without being too heavy and gloomy. A couple of twists at the end sets up for future stories and new characters. Can’t wait for Ryker’s story. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC.
Book 3 in The Thorne Brothers Series and this is Grayson Thorne’s story , this may be a series but I do believe each book can be read as a stand-alone as each book is about a different brother. I loved the first two Thorne brothers but Grayson really stole a piece of my heart he is the one I wanted to know about and I wasn’t disappointed because Lee Kilraine gave me everything I wanted and more.
Tessa is recovering from a terrible car accident which left her with some brain trauma but that was three years ago and she is determined to get her life back on track so she and her best friend Laura dress up for the Halloween bash happening at the local bar Big Eddie’s and this is where she comes across the king of one night stands Gray Thorne…….
Gray Thorne gets sent a drink with a little blue pill in from a woman at the bar and he mistakenly thinks it was Tessa who sent it over , when he confronts her about it the attraction is instant and the chemistry sizzling but is this sweet woman capable of dealing with the man who knows his way around a woman’s body better than most……
This book is a slow burn with some perfect banter as Gray and Tessa get to know each other and I loved getting to know the real man as he becomes smitten by the sweet loveable Tessa, he loves her through the bad days as she struggles to recover from the effects the car accident left her with. Two people so opposite, Gray is anything but boyfriend material when we first meet him and Tessa will only settle for a relationship so what or who will give in this beautifully written love story I guess you will need to read the book to find that out. Looking forward to more from The Thorne Brothers and Lee Kilraine.
This story was so much fun to read. It was make you cry funny and make you cry heart wrenching. I have not previously read the first two books in this series but I honestly don’t feel like you have to. You will enjoy it all the way through. Gray and Tessa are such marvelous characters and their story so terrific that I literally read the whole thing in one sitting. I didn’t get up for anything as I didn’t want to put it down! I have not laughed with such delight or cried with such emotion in a story in a long time. This book gives you all those feels and then some. I truly got a kick out of the back and forth with Gray and Tessa and the other Thorne brothers and characters in this book. You get playful, loving, heart, heat and just an overall sense of rightness throughout the whole story.
I am ready to go back and read the first two books and anxiously await for the release of future Thorne Brothers books.
When Gray Thorne mistakes Tessa for the woman who ordered him a drink laced with a certain blue pill, she’s a bit mortified, but also really amazed by her reaction to the hot Thorne brother. The brother they call Fifty Shades of Gray because of his uh, prowess. When she, her friend, and her grandma, Gigi, cook up a plan to get Gray to notice Tessa, will it net her the result she wants? Or will both hers and Gray’s insecurities and demons get in the way of what could be something beautiful between them?
I wanted to like Give a Little as much as I liked Give and Take. Unfortunately, I just couldn’t bring myself to embrace it the way I did Give and Take. Why? Several reasons, the main being neither Tessa nor Gray were that interesting and their connection was pretty weak. I didn’t believe Gray even liked Tessa, for one, nor could I understand why he would have liked her in the beginning. Her attempts at getting his attention were laughable at best, and pitiful at worst. Her “inner voice” was annoying and obnoxious, thank God it wasn’t really used that much. So when the two of them finally acted on the attraction they supposedly felt, I was let down a lot. They connected for a brief time, then they didn’t see each other for weeks. The pace was really dragging at this point and I was highly tempted to DNF. I’m ultimately glad I didn’t, though, because finally, by the end, I could see a glimmer of light in this otherwise fairly boring story. Once Tessa opened up about her accident, and Gray opened up about his childhood, I could finally see the worthiness of their characters. But before that I was bored with them, with their story. So the first 3/4 I’d definitely give a 2 star at the most. But the last quarter was really good and the pace picked up quite a bit, so I’d 4 star it. So I picked the rating in between these two. 3 stars is fair for a mostly boring story that redeemed itself at the end. I know this author can write a good story, though, and I liked the other brothers, so am looking forward to the next installment of this series.
I am soooo loving this series and this is an amazing addition. The Thorne brothers have been through hard times but they’ve come through them strong and bonded together with one major exception and an unexpected new addition to the family. Grayson Thorne is a player and has the reputation to match. There’s always that one woman who can tame a man like Grayson and Tessa Madigan may just be the one to do it. She’s willing to give it all she’s got!
Great writing, great characters, and a fun story. Don’t miss it. I definitely recommend.
Love, love, loved this book. This was my first book from this author and I thought it was amazing. Very well written, it tugged at my heart strings and I couldn’t put it down. One of those book that you can’t wait to reach the end, yet you also hate for it to end in the same breathe. I would certainly recommend it to my friends.
Give a Little is the first book by Lee Kilraine that I have read and I am now a fan! Although this book can be read as a standalone, I want to read the other books in the series because I need to know more about these Thorne brothers.
The book was well written, the story engaging and the characters flawed but have big hearts and you will be rooting for them all to find their happy ending.
This is Gray and Tessa’s story. They are both living with guilt from their pasts that is so deeply engrained they haven’t been able to move on, but somehow they find a kindred spirit within each other which provides them the strength to finally move forward.
Lee has done a great job teasing and building up the next story in the series so get excited! I know I am!
Amazing heartbreaking story! I really love reading this unique love story between Gray and Tessa. This is the first book that I read about Thorne brothers and if the others are good as this one then I will definitely seek more from this author. I liked that story has a fun side, serious side, hot melting side, and heartbreaking side all wrapped in a beautiful story. Both Tess and Gray are really likable interesting and well developed. I really liked that Grayson although denying his feelings had done so much small but important things for Tess. I enjoyed reading it and I hope the next story will be great as this one. Recommended.
I volunteered to review an ARC of this book for Netgelly
Loved it!
What I liked:
The writing style
The characters
Dual POVs
Part of a series: The Thorne Brothers
Standalone
HEA
Epilogue
I’m ready for Ryker’s story.
I look forward to reading the other books in this series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC from NetGalley.