There’s no going back to what we had before… The crunch of steel stole the baby I’d always wanted. It also left my career derailed and my body scarred, all thanks to a stalker no one believes in. And Murphy Etsam, the man I thought would love me forever, shot to international rock stardom on the pure fury of the song he wrote when I ran away in an effort to save his life. I just want to talk to … to save his life. I just want to talk to him one last time so I can finally let go of my past…
Don’t miss the chance to lose your heart to Mila and Murphy in this steamy saga of second chances and love from a USA Today bestselling author.
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Murphy and Mila’s story is as good as it sounds in the description! It’s filled with so much emotion, beauty, misunderstanding, joy, pain, fearfulness, and hope. There’s a lot going on in these pages and I couldn’t put it down! Characters I’ve grown to love in this series abound and make this an even better book. It is well-written and a very enjoyable read.
I was happy to open this one up because so far this series has been a good read. This one is also a second chance which is a plus in reading for me. The challenges make for more intrigue to see which way it will hang. Milla and Murphey will whisk you away right from the beginning on this one. It will pull out a variety of emotions which is another plus for a novel. Oh and that stalker business adds the spice to this one that keeps us on edge them too. Shake this all together and we are given a superb read once again.
Hold You Close, Book Three of the Seattle Sound Series by Alexa Padgett
Murphy Etsam is the lead singer for the Australian band, Jackaroo. He drinks too much and sleeps with different women on every stop of the tour, but he does all this to cover a broken heart. You see, fourteen months ago the love of his life decided to leave him for another man. Or so he thought.
Mila Traske has had a rough life. Following her mother from one man to the next, never knowing if they would have a roof over their heads and food in their bellies. She has a tough exterior, but it hides the heart of a woman who is tired of running.
Ten years ago, Mila’s mother took in a man named Jordan Jones, who took an extreme liking to Mila. He gave her the creeps and kept coming onto her. Mila ran and met a man that would love her more than that she thought possible, Murphy. When Jordan comes back into her life years later and starts to threaten those she loves, she does what she thinks will save them and herself. She runs.
Okay…We met Murphy in Book two, Between Breaths, and I must admit that I hated him in that book. I was wondering how he would become likeable. Of course, he redeems himself and more. You get his background and why he became, well let’s face it, an ass. Mila was the love of his life, but she felt that in order to protect him, she had to leave. Mila is angry with him for not fighting for her after she leaves, and Murphy is angry with her for not trusting him to protect her. You know, your usual problems. Just like the Alexa Padgett’s books, Hold You Close, has a great deal of emotion and well thought out characters.
Can Mila and Murphy have a second chance after how things ended one year ago? But when Jordan, the man that destroyed their relationship and almost killed Mila is back in Seattle trying to destroy Mila again, they need to find a way to stop him helping each other. A rollercoaster of emotions and action
I am reading my way through this fantastic Seattle Sound series and enjoying it so so much. Every story is so different but they all have a common thread around the superstar Australian band Jackaroo.
This book is Mila and Murphy’s story. They meet and fall in love in Austalia, and just as Murphy is about to propose Mila disappears. Unknown to Murphy Mila has a stalker who will stop at nothing to get her, even causing her to lose their unborn child. Mila moves to Seattle and builds herself a new life. Murphy, furious and devastated by her betrayal writes a song for his band that launches them into the stratosphere.
Fate brings them back together when Murphy’s band play in Seattle. Mila goes to the bar where they are playing to hear Murphy’s hateful song hoping that it will bring her the closure that she needs. What she doesn’t expect it to be attacked by her who has followed her to Seattle. Murphy is shocked when he sees this happen to Mila but before he can do anything she disappears. With the help of his Mum Murphy finds out that what really happened to Mila and the reason why she left. Now he desperately needs to find her and ask her forgiveness for the song, and protect her from her attacker.
A lot of water has passed under the bridge for both of them while they have been apart, and there is much to forgive. While they are trying to repair their relationship the stalker is getting more dangerous and determined which makes for a fast paced story that is both thrilling and scary in parts. It is so realistic that you may have you looking over your shoulder!
This really was a roller coaster ride, well written with great characters and sexy love scenes, what more can you ask for?
This was Book 3 in the “Seattle Sound” series and this author continued with the impeccable storyline and the well developed characters kept me totally captivated as I turned each and every page!
Wow… sometimes when I’m reading a book in a series I always compare to the first book, which is usually the best. But Alexa Padgett wows me with Hold You Close. What a page turner- brilliant story from start to finish and I love seeing characters from the first two books turn up in this third book. And I loved how Murphy showed his true colours in this one. Well worth a read
Alexa Padgett’s Seattle Sound Series has been an astounding emotional roller coaster of a series and now, in Hold You Close(Book 3) we once more hot s traumatic peak before coming down for the most satisfying of landings. This “Bad Boy Rockstar Romance” is indeed that, and fans of that genre will love it, but Mila and Murphy’s story is so much more. This is powerful stuff and thoroughly satisfying on so many different levels. But for the fact that I’m literally dictating this review to my husband from my hospital bed I could go on and on with praises. The book definitely deserves it. Since I can’t do that I will simply note that the book is most definitely one to read, and it is easy to highly recommend.
Holy Hello Kitty Alexa you friggin’ rocked Mila and Murphu’s story!!!!! I FLOVED it!!!!!!
Hold You Close is a high tension, suspenseful romance, with a terrified Mila and an angry rock star, Murphy. As danger closes in on Mila, Murphy finds that he can no longer hold onto his bitter anger, but has to move to protect Mila from the dread she has been living under. Stalkers by nature are mentally unbalanced and in this situation he has gone from being predatory to downright insane. As Mila’s story unfolds, Murphy finds his heart softening towards her and he can no longer turn his back on the girl who had left him without an explanation. They both start to experience healing from the trauma of their past, but there is doubt as to whether they will ever get their second chance.
Hold You Close kept me at the edge of my seat, anxiously biting my nails as the stalker evades capture and draws closer. The attraction between Mila and Murphy has never diminished, despite the hurt they both carry, and it is this attraction that gives them the motivation to fight for their love. I received a copy of this book as a gift and this is my honest and voluntary review