My big brother was my favorite person in the world.
He was my friend, my ally, my protector all my life.
Everyone loved him, looked up to him almost as much as me.
My big brother’s best friend, though?
He was my nemesis, my tormentor, my least favorite person on earth.
Ashton Hunter was a complete jerk.
And yet, like my brother, everyone loved him.
Not me, though.
No way.
Not after a lifetime of … though.
No way.
Not after a lifetime of his snide comments and not-so-subtle jabs.
Years of treating me like the bratty little sister he barely tolerated.
But I refused to let him deter me from seeing my brother.
I’d just have to ignore him.
Like I always had.
Or—more accurately—like I always pretended to.
I was used to pretending when it came to Ash.
But some feelings refuse to stay hidden forever.
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My best friend was better than all the other friends on earth.
Hands down.
My partner in crime, my ride or die, my brother in every way that counted.
His little sister, though?
She was an entirely different story.
Blair Martell was…complicated.
Where her brother acted like she was made of glass,
I tried to make her shatter.
When others bowed to her wishes,
I challenged every word out of her pouty little mouth.
She wasn’t meant to be on some pedestal.
And I made sure she knew it.
Maybe she hated me for the way I treated her,
But I knew exactly what she needed.
Even when she didn’t know.
And after so many years of biding my time,
I was finally going to be the man to give it to her.
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****4 stars****
Holding Out for You by Anna Paige
This book is about an unspoken crush between a girl and her brothers best friend and how they went about finally admitting that there was more there between them. The author does a wonderful job of character development and creating a story that takes you through many emotions. Holding Out for You was sexy, romantic, and suspenseful. There are misunderstandings which cause hurt feelings, but the entire time you knew the characters truly loved one another. This story will have you riding a rollercoaster and not wanting to get off. Nice story.
This is an great brother best friend romance, it keeps you hooked from the first page. The characters are so well written you can’t help but love them.
Blair and her brother Becker has a really close bond and all through their lives both have had best friends in Ashton and Charli.
All through the year Ashton has made it his life’s mission to annoy and terrorize Blair. Even though she has been head over heels with Aston for years she thought he hated her.
That was until a drunken confession where both of them admitted their attraction to each other and their love for each other. On a high from the revelation Blair carried on her night until it took a horrible turn for the worst.
Is their new found love and attraction enough to help them recover from what happened.
The romance is lovely, growing steadily, taking into account events that happened and also Beckers feelings about his best friend being in love with his sister.
Holding Out For You is a fantastic ‘brothers bff’ romance that will have you hooked.
The story revolves around Blair, her best friend Charli, her brother Beck and his best friend Ashton.
Blair and Beck have a sibling relationship that is stronger than most, after a childhood illness made Beck realise what it would be like to lose his little sister, and he has gone to great lengths to protect her ever since. Ashton has a completely different type of relationship with her, and they are constantly bickering and fighting. But as she’s going to find out, he’s just as protective as her big brother.
One night at a beach party things take an horrific turn when Blair’s blind date ends badly, but from this awful situation come new relationships and bonds as Blair and Ashton finally admit their feelings. Of course these things never run smoothly and there are a series of twists and turns ahead of them, and unfortunately a face from the past turns up to potentially cause more hurt.
The story is well written and kept me hooked from the start. I love the relationship between Blair and Ashton, but also the potential for a story between Charli and Beck. I would definitely love to hear more from these guys.
This was the first time reading a book by Anna Paige, but I’d look out for more in the future.
Holding Out for You by Anna Paige. This book is amazing. Once I picked it up I could not put it down! Its the story of Blair who has a brother named Becker and they are super close! While growing up Becker’s best friend Ashton was always around but he and Blair hated each other. They have all graduated and gone off to college and come back home as young adults. As Blair and Ashton are around each other as adults things have changed. They are looking at each other in a totally different light! Maybe they need to look at their relationship again and see what happens. Ashton had always had a crush on Blair but couldn’t act on it because of Becker but now they are adults and things are different. This story is amazing. I loved the brother/sister bond was awesome and the romance was hot!
Its been a bit since a book has ticked all my need boxes in one story.
I am a sucker for brothers best friends books and I love a book that makes me laugh and just suck me in. Real life got put on hold a bit, sorry kids!
Blair and Ashton were great, everyone in this story played an important role and brought something to the table.
I will be rereading this again soon as I am sure I missed little things in my first read. Amazing!
Holding Out For You
By Anna Paige
5 stars
I have read a few books by this author so I was looking forward to reading this new release form her and it was as I expected, a wonderful story with characters who I loved from the start! I find Ms Paige’s writing such a pleasure to read, the pace and flow of her books is just perfect, I lose myself in her stories easily. I love a brother’s best friend romance- it’s a bit taboo but also usually really romantic and sweet with a bit of passion thrown in! I loved Blair! She was so awesome! Asher was a fab character and I loved what was happening between him and Blair – but I have to say along with the romantic side of this story I absolutely adored the friendship sides to it! Blair and her besties Charli and Blair’s brother Beckett and his friendship with Asher! The connection the friends had with each other was great! I absolutely loved everything about this book! I can’t wait for more from this author in the future!
Holding Out for You by Anna Paige was definitely a book I couldn’t stop reading. Blair and Ashton have been circling around their feelings for each other for years. Blair is under the impression that Ashton only sees her as her brother Becker’s annoying little sister. She has had feelings for him for years and she feels like she hid it well from everyone, except for her best friend it seems. Asher has been harboring feelings for Blair ever since her near death experience, but has only recently come to terms with them. He finally feels like it is time to get everything out in the open and see where things lead. They are barely getting things rolling when Blair goes through a tragic event in which Asher and her brother save her life. Misunderstandings arise when they run into an old school buddy who is under the impression that Asher is hooking up with a girl all the guys wanted while in high school. Can things be mended so they can have a happily ever after or are they destined to pine after one another for the rest of their lives?
Holding Out For You was a pleasant surprise in this uncertain world we currently live in. Anna Paige is a new author to me and she was a delightful discovery. I love nothing more than a story of a love that began early and just continued to grow through the years. The main characters have known each other forever and all the emotions, ups and downs are acutely felt when getting to know the characters. This story kept me strung tight with tension from the beginning, with unexpected thrilling turns to create mesmirising suspense. Their story had a beginning, a gutsy middle, and a dramatic and worthy ending. This author has a definite flair for dragging the drama out to add an intense element to a sometimes predictable genre. Anna Paige delivers nothing predictable, and everything electric, and while I love a traditional love story, a dash or two of drama is always exquisite. 5 stars.
There is something about a brother’s best-friend romance that I love to read…and this story was great one. Becker and Asher have been friends for years. They graduated, went off to college, and came back home to wait to see where they would go for work. Blair is Becker’s younger sister. As long as Becker and Asher have been friends, Blair and Asher have been the thorn in each other’s sides. Whether they are making fun of each other or picking on each other, they always seem to more enemies than friends. However, one night, everything in Blair’s life changes in an instant…including the way she sees her relationship with Asher.
As the story progresses, Asher and Blair must figure out what they mean to each and what that means for everyone around them. There are so many other relationships going on in this story that (I hope) will someday get a book of their own. This story is so real feeling. The things that Blair and the gang go through break them down while making them stronger. I found myself easily sucked into the story and didn’t come up for air until it was finished. Such a great story!
Anna Paige has created a brilliant ‘brother’s best friend romance’, Holding Out For You. I have always been interested in reading this type of genre of book and so glad that I started with Paige as an introduction.
This book follows the story of Blair Martell and Ash Hunter who are in simple terms: enemies, with only one thing connecting them – Blair’s brother (Becker). Becker means everything to Blair, he is her best friend, protector and the person she could go to for anything – and the fact everyone else loved him just as much showed what a great guy he was. Then there was Ash, he was Becker’s best friend and made it his mission to knock Blair down when he could.
Of course, they don’t always end up knocking each other down but it develops into something else, but you will have to read on to discover what.
These characters are lovable, funny and true to life. The storyline flows so well and is interesting which keeps the reader engaged from start to finish. Anna Paige is an author to follow and her writing is so lovely and fluid you cannot help but get involved in the story and invested in the characters. I would 100% recommend this book and if someone is looking for a book to get them involved in the romance genre this will definitely be the one to choose.
This book follows Ash Hunter and Blair Martell, enemies with a common denominator between the two: Blair’s brother, her everything and his best friend. Her brother was her favorite person on Earth, her best friend, protector and everyone else loved him just as much as she did. Ash Hunter was her brother’s best friend and he was always there knocking Blair down a notch. He wanted to knock her down at every turn that is until he decides to give her what she never knew she wanted.
This book seems like a movie as it takes us on a magic ride with these lovable characters. I’m here for all of it! I’m a hopeless romantic who loves to follow where these books can lead me. I love to follow the direction of which the characters bring us into their lives. I was hooked from page to page as we see these relationships develop into something so sweet.
Holding Out for You by Anna Paige. This is the first book that I read by this author and I ABSOLUTELY loved it!!! I could not put this book down and I flew through it. I went through a series of emotions while reading this book, I cried and boy did I laugh!! I was on the edge of my seat the entire book. I can not wait to read more by this author.
So I started reading this book and for the first few chapters I felt like this story was familiar, and by the 6th chapter I realized I’ve read this book before! I still could not put it down, its worth reading mulitple times. The story is unique, and reading the light banter between all four of the friends makes you jealous of their friendship if you don’t have it or value what you realize you do have. My favorite character of course is Ash because every girl wishes to be spoiled on and he’s extremely caring and sweet. Charli is the worlds best girlfriend and it’s only natural she end up with who she does. Now that I’ve fallen for this book and author all over again I’ll be getting more of her books!!! Worth the read – but I warn you, make time to read it all at once because you will not be putting it down!!!
Wow! This read was brilliant right from the start! This is my first read from this author but after reading this I will most definitely be looking for more books from this author to dive into!
This read has romance, passion & friendship, banter, it has raw emotion, upsetting scenes but nothing about this read makes you want to put it down! I was emotionally invested in the read, I was invested in the characters’ stories, the incredible storyline, the developing connections and chemistry between the characters.
This read is realistic, captivating and really makes you connect with each character, you can’t help but love each and every one of them, and to have it written in dual POV’s really makes it so much better! I love knowing what a character is actually thinking and feelings as it helps me connect and love them even more!
I absolutely loved everything about this read and so glad that I picked this read up! I can’t wait to read more from this author and experience more of what she has to offer from her incredible reads!
I normally don’t need a reason to instantly one-click an Anna Paige novel but this one was extra tempting with the gorgeous cover that graces this fabulous read! I knew I had to find out what would be behind it and I am so glad that I did! This is the type of book that will consume you completely. I found myself getting nagged for suppertime and snacks a lot while reading because I couldn’t tear myself away from the story. Thank goodness for doordash lol. I felt the gambit of emotions while reading and would find myself one moment laughing and then tearing up almost the next. These are the kind of books that often stick with me long after finishing the last page. Holding Out for You is the perfect example of one of those novels. I know this will be a reread for me in the not so far off future, and one that will grace my bookshelf.
Holding Out for You is a brother’s best friend, sorta enemies turned lovers, story. Ashton is Blair’s brother’s best friend and the last person Blair could ever see herself ending up with. They couldn’t stand each other as younger kids but now that adulthood and life has molded them and changed them to the adults they are today things may need to be reevaluated. These two have some awesome and perfect chemistry that will keep you glued to the kindle from beginning to end. My only sadness came with the story ending! I can’t wait to see what will come next from the ever talented mind of Anna Paige.
Holding Out for You by Anna Paige was a really good brother’s best friend’s romance. There was a ton of emotion and there is so much to dissect while reading. I loved Blair from the get go. She has a great sense of humor and is really quick witted. Ashton comes off as a jerk but the more you get to know him the more you understand his point of view. I enjoyed the dual point of views, it can be rough to read sometimes but this was well done and both sides were relevant. It helped shed a lot of light without distracting you from the story.
Blair I adore her she a very well written character. I adore how each chapter has a dedicated character so we get to know them better. I was hooked from the start to the end this is a bittersweet novel and definitely worth the read.
Holding Out For You by Anna Paige was an incredible novel! Definitely 18+ with language and steam, but I instantly fell in love with this novel! It grabbed me from the first chapter, and I had trouble putting it down. Blair was a very comedic MC (main character) to me. Or at least I found myself laughing several times throughout the novel. Loved the content, loved the characters in this novel. I highly recommend this book and can’t wait to read more from Paige in the future!
Holding Out For You by Anna Paige is a fantastic book that genuinely had me hooked from page one. This is exactly the type of story that I love – brothers best friend, enemies to lovers, it has it all.
Anna Paige is a new author to me I was blown away by her writing style. She knew exactly how to draw the reader in and have you captivated by the characters.
Blair and Ashton has such a chemistry between them. I could feel it on every page. I was glued to their story.
This is a brilliant book and I cannot wait to read more from this author.
Holy hotness! Ashton and Blair – what a fantastic and captivating ride this book took me on. From beginning to end I couldn’t read it fast enough. I loved reading their story and watching the push and pull. Just a fantastic read. Cannot wait to read more from this author!