Hiding behind her high-end fashion and even higher heels, Grace LeBlanc returns home to Crystal Cove, Maine to escape the scandal she’s created in Europe. Her relationship with her sister is rocky at best, and the last thing she wants is for her to learn about the string of stupid mistakes—-intentional and unintentional—-she has floating behind her. It doesn’t seem to matter what decision Grace … Grace makes, it always end up being the wrong one.
Brady Marshall enjoys his simple life tending to his family’s blueberry farm and minding his own business. As the oldest son, it is his duty to keep their farm running after his father’s death. Now at thirty-six, he’s still living in his childhood bedroom in his mother’s house. It never bothered him until the LeBlancs’ wild child returns to town.
When his mother falls ill and Grace comes to their aid, Brady begins to see another side of the superficial pinup girl he’s never respected or cared for. Somewhere behind her false eyelashes and spiky heels, there’s a caring heart. If only he can get her to see her own value and worth.
As they spend more and more time together, something deeper than friendship forms between them.
But when Brady discovers the secrets she’s keeping go against everything he values, he has to decide if Grace is worth giving his heart to.
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A well written perfectly paced story pulling you in from the start. A past that Grace is trying to forget about and find out who she is now. Brady being best friends with Grace’s sister Alexis and deals with his feelings for Grace finally. Not a lot of action or adventure in this story but you keep turning the pages to get to the end.
Here With You by Marianne Rice is the 4th book in the Well Paired Series and is by far my favorite! Author Marianne Rice does a wonderful job captivating her audiance from page one. She transports here readers to the small town of Crystal Cove to dig deep into the lives of Grace Le Blanc and Brady Marshall. She describes the story in such a way that you feel all of the raw emotions each character is going though. You will not want to put this book down!
Grace Le Blanc has the reputation of a spoiled and selfish woman who has never fit in with her family or the small town of Crystal Cove.
When Grace returns to Crystal Cove emotionally battered and bruised from her extended stay in Europe she is in search of the real her.
Brady Marshall is a hardworking family man who has always held a special place in the town of Crystal Cove. The only thing missing from his life is a special someone to share his life with.
Will both Grace and Brady be able to break down the walls they worked so hard to put up in order to find their happily ever after?
Her books are the best!!!
Here With You is an excellent addition to A Well Paired series. Marianne Rice is a talented author who never disappoints. Grace is still trying to find herself and what she wants to do with her life. She realizes this is the first time she has had real friends and that helps her grow, gain confidence, and find herself. Brady has always known what he wanted out of life and is content. At first glance, the only things Grace and Brady have in common are growing up in Crystal Cove and having families who work the land. Not much to build a relationship on until they dig deeper and find common goals, wants, and needs. Their chemistry is HAWT!
I didn’t like Dorothy very much. She had no real reason to be so hateful to Grace–especially since Grace was going out of her way to help the Marshall family. I know she explained her behavior but it didn’t make up for the way she acted. Alexis was always so spiteful when it came to Grace. It was like she resented her for simply being there. I felt they made amends too quickly after years of Alexis’ bad behavior. I’m glad they could mend fences but it just happened too abruptly, IMO. I also found the secret that caused a rift in their relationship to be a bit anticlimactic.
I urge you to read Here With You. Each story in the series is a standalone but I still urge you to read the entire series as it is excellent.
Here With You is a sweet small town romance about Grace and Brady. They are opposites and although it does take time to get there they are great together and they have steamy chemistry. Love the emotional ride this story took me on and I even shed some tears. I can’t wait to read the next book in this series and find out which of the single friends will get their book next.
Grace was not a nice person in the past including having an affair with a married man. But she’s come home from Europe to Crystal Cove, Maine to have a new start and open her designer clothing shop. Farmer Brady and older brother to her classmate Carter never approved of her and thought he wanted a woman who was a farmer at heart to settle down with and help him run his family farm. He didn’t expect to fall for Grace and think of a future with her. But her past comes back to haunt her and Grace runs before she can ruin Brady life even though she leaves her heart behind. Brady was a good guy taking care of everyone including his ill mother. Grace was a caring person too; who was hurt that others still saw her by who she was in the past. This was an opposites attract romance with plenty of drama.
Well Paired!
Here With You by Marianne Rice is the 4th book in the Well Paired Series. Marianne Rice is a new to me author, and I really enjoyed this book. Although this is the 4th book, I read it as a stand alone. I assume I didn’t miss much by not having the background from the previous books, and I wasn’t too lost, too often, or I quickly caught on regarding other characters.
I loved the small town community of Crystal Cove. There we meet Grace, who has a reputation of a materialistic, selfish woman who never fit in Crystal Cove. When Grace returns from from Europe, she is trying to find herself, and she is still uncomfortable with everyone in Crystal Cove including herself and her own family. Brady is also from Crystal Cove, but in his case, he is a hard worker who is loved by all. But he wants someone special to share his life and experiences.
This was a roller-coaster ride to HEA love. Can’t wait for the next book in the series.
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HEA is a road with many ups and downs and fighting against the odds for what you truly want. This story was so heartwarming you can’t help but love the characters.
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This is my favorite Well Paired Novel so far. Yes I love them all but this one feels extra special. The message of family and the journey of finding and forgiving oneself was beautiful.
I love Grace who is full of heart. I felt so sad when she allowed others to talk poorly about and to her. I understood because she has struggled with self worth. I still wanted her to tell everyone off. Yep feeling a bit protective. Eek!
Brady is an amazing son and hardworking man. He isn’t perfect by any means and has his own insecurities but he has such a good heart. His physical description didn’t hurt either. Can you say “drool worthy”?!
Grace and Brady together are so nummy. This story’s telling took me on an emotional journey. What really resonated was even when I didn’t like someone’s behavior it didn’t mean they were a horrible person. I saw this when this couple dealt with family members who were not always on board with their relationship.
Swoon worthy quote: “It is like the perfect storm of happily ever after.”
Love this feel good story and I definitely am looking forward to the next in the series. Wink. Happy Reading!
Another great novel about the fabulous people of Crystal Cove, Maine! Ms. Rice does such a nice job of showing you what friends are all about. You come to care about them. This story is an opposites attract but the chemistry between the couple were as good as she always writes. And oh, the feels. If you’ve ever felt like you’ve let your family down or aren’t good enough, you’ll have some tears welling up strolling through Grace’s world! There are still a few single friends left. Can’t wait for the next one!
It’s so awesome to read a book that’s hot and sexy but spares us the intimate details of people doing things I can only dream of making my body do. This author does it well. You feel all the emotions, the pain and anguish, embarrassment, the digs from her sister and others. And Brady!! A gentle man whose world is turned upside down by her appearance and him finding out she wasn’t the same girl who he saw the night of graduation. Small towns are hard on people like Grace, yet comfortable for people like Brady. This story has it all and yes I just teased you with a few hints of what’s to come. You will probably give Grace the stink eye because of her past, but Brady saw thru it all and even with the other distractions in their story, they somehow, possibly, against all odds, may be able to make their hea a reality.
This is the fourth book in the series and another great read. It is well written and the storyline well written and it grabbed me and had me reading all through the afternoon I really liked both Grace and Brady although she does take a little to warm to. While these two at first don’t seem like a good match by the end of the book you just know they are perfect for each other. A really good read.
Another Well Paired Couple In Small Town Maine
In this episode, another unlikely couple becomes well-paired. This book is based on the other books but is written to stand alone. There are plenty of ups and downs in this relationship, but the outcome is never really in doubt. The journey to happiness is full of up and downs and drama. This is a moderately clean story with on-screen lovemaking that is not overly graphic. More R rated than sweet and clean. This story takes place in
a small and rural community that thrives on fruit orchards, wineries, fishing and tourism. I received this ARC book for free and this is my honest review.
I absolutely loved this spicy, surprising love story of opposites attracting and can’t wait to read more in the can’t put down Well Paired series. I was given an ARC with the request of an honest review upon completion.
I just can’t get enough of This Well Paired series!
Marianne Rice is such a fantastic story teller.
When you feel invested in a story, can’t wait to see what happens next, and who is going to fall in love, you know you’ve stumbled upon a pot of gold. While the novels could technically be considered stand alone stories, you will immediately set out to find the accompanying novels.
Brady and Grace seem to be on different ends of the compatibility scale, and yet, they gravitate towards each other and work quiet nicely.
If Grace can just share and overcome the secrets she has kept and if Brady can overlook them, they may have the best pairing yet.
She is going home to hide from the scandal she has caused in Europe but she does Not tell her sister. She will meet a man who is not impressed with her until she helps him when his mother falls ill. His thoughts about her are changing until the scandals become more common knowledge. Will he stay by her side? Will he push her away? How will she deal with it all? See if he stays with her
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I enjoyed reading this book more than any book in a while. This has got to be my favorite series hands down. I loved Grace and Brady’s story and was on edge of my seat trying to figure out how Grace’s secret would affect Brady. Can not wait to read the next book in the series which will be right now.