Welcome to Kill Devil Hills.Sex on the beach. Check.Movie Star. Check.The town manwhore. Check.Second chance pregnancy . Check.Book 1: KILL DEVIL HILLSNoah is determined to escape his past and keep his life under control. Then he saves the life of his best friend’s little sister, Georgina Turner — who is battling her own demons. He can’t get her out of his head, even if Georgina tears down the … his head, even if Georgina tears down the emotional walls he so carefully built.
Book 2: CHANGING TIDES
For years Ellie Turner’s had a crush on television actor, Nate West. But it doesn’t matter because Ellie’s always strictly been into women and Nate doesn’t exist in real life. In real life Ellie has her own issues to worry about. So when the pair meets on an airplane, nothing life changing should have come from it.
Book 3: PULLED UNDER
When Sydney Michaels’ lifelong crush—Ben Turner—dies and she struggles to get through her grief, she decides to give up her virginity to Rhett Morgan, the most promiscuous guy in town, in hopes that he’ll be the ultimate distraction. Only problem…Sydney wants one night. Rhett wants more.
Book 4: ADRIFT
Ben Turner is back! After unsuccessfully faking his own death, he’s forced to come home to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. With no plans for college or the future, and hated by the town that once loved him, Ben feels like he’s drowning. Until he meets the girl next door, pregnant and running from her psycho ex, and protecting her changes everything.
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**Due to adult language and sexual situations, these books are intended for mature audiences.
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This is one of my favorite series of all time!
Here are my thoughts for each book:
Kill Devil Hills
This is an incredible story! Kill Devil Hills is that kind of book that you cant stop reading and don’t want it to end!
I LOVE Noah! Damn! I might have found another BBF 😉
This man is everything you ever wanted in a man! He’s sweet, confident, hot and sexy, possessive, strong, he CLEANS! LOL, has smart moves and gives O’s like no other! Seriously… I love him!
Georgie is this cute, sweet young woman that you want to hug and kiss and spend time with.
The author gives us an emotional story that will make you want to read it non stop. The main subject of this story is a very important and difficult, but the author took it and transformed it into something beautiful, hopeful.
The characters are strong, real, funny, and the plot excellent, descriptive and totally hot!!
I really cant wait to read Ellie’s story! Loved it!!!
Changing Tides
This is a story you want to read, no no you NEED to read it!
Everything in this book is excellent! The plot, the characters, the writing… everything is so wonderfully detailed that you might think, while reading it, that you are living it!
You can feel the emotions from the characters, the insecurities, the lust, the strength, the confidence. I loved Kill Devil Hills, the first book in this series, but as that one was more serious in a dark perspective, this one is everything light, emotional, trustingly, beautiful, exciting and oh so sexy!
In the beginning of the book you are presented with something that will kick you in the chest! Unbelievable! And that, in some way, will bring Ellie and Nathanial together!
Ellie is a badass woman! She knows what she wants and she wants Nathalial! Period!
Nathalial is a confident man that knows what he wants and he wants Ellie!
And what happens when two strong characters are brought together? Sparks start flying everywhere and you get on your hands the most exciting book!
But Ellie was a lesbian, so how could she just want Nathalial? This is where the author excelled and wrote in the most exquisite way, that when love and attraction steps in there’s no labels!
You simply feel it and act on it! And believe me, oh they acted on it alright! The most believable sex scenes I ever read! This is what Sarah Darlington’s writing is about, even known is fiction you get the reality, the excitement of the story in a way that you feel like you are living it!
I’m still going through the WOW factor and of course, can’t wait to know more about these two!
Pulled Under
Another Fantastic story in this series!!
Please read this book after Kill Devil Hills and Changing Tides or else you will get spoilers and this series is absolutely amazing and a Must Read in order!
Rhett… I loved his character in the other books and I really was anxious to read his story!
He’s a manwhore. He loves women and sex. He’s also sweet, confident and sexy and he’s been thrown off by Sidney, this cute green eyed girl that took his breath away with a kiss and after some years she’s back. To “use” him. Again.
Sidney is in love with a ghost, she cant believe Ben is dead and she cant move forward. She regrets everything she didn’t said to him before he left and now the only thing that can take her mind away of Ben is a one night stand with Rhett… the same man that gave her her first kiss.
This is a story about a love that starts as a fun one night stand and as we say – we only want what we cant have – that’s exactly what this story is about. I loved the way Rhett “worked” to make Sidney his, how they fell in love for each other, everything they had to go through to be happy.
Adrift
Finally Ben’s story is out! I’ve been waiting for this book for so long, the author plotted this series around him, giving us the other characters stories before this one, so she have been building the anticipation for this one quite good!
I LOVED this series. Every book brought a smile to my face.
[Adrift it’s Ben and Juniper story. Both of them with a past they want to forget, difficult and scarring.
They become friends, true friends with that little lust in between, until one day they couldn’t take their hands off each other anymore.
I also think that this could have been a huge angsty read if his reasons for fake his death were more realistic. They aren’t. Also, after everything Georgie went through, I thought they had more interaction with each other… that’s where I think this could have been more deepened.
But it’s a great read and I loved it!
This box set were my second reads by Sarah Darlington and while I enjoyed a couple books more than the others, overall, it was still a pretty enjoyable read. I binged the entire thing in one sitting.
In the Kill Devil Hills series, there are 4 interconnected standalone stories. I’m a huge fan of interconnected stories within a series, I love seeing characters in previous stories and what they’re up to. With this series, all the books are surrounded one incident and that’s the death of Ben Turner.
There’s a lot of emotion in each of the stories and all cover a sensitive topic. They’re all quick reads and they’re actually pretty light even with the themes that Sarah talks about in each story.
I definitely enjoyed this series and would definitely love a novella catching up with everyone!
**I RECEIVED A COMPLIMENTARY READER’S COPY FROM THE AUTHOR IN CONSIDERATION FOR AN HONEST REVIEW. **
I really enjoyed all the books in this boxset. The author did a great job drawing me into the Turners’ world and making me feel as if I was a part of it. I loved getting to know the Turner family and going on their journeys with them. There are a lot of emotions and feelings packed into each of their stories. I cried and laughed right along side of them. My heart ached for them as they try to figure out how to move forward after suffering a devastating loss. Then it rejoiced when each of them began to heal and find happiness again.
I would recommend this boxset. Just be sure to have some tissues handy.
4.5 stars
This is the first book I have read by this author and what a treat to have four in one. Kill Devil Hills is one box set that you cannot put down once you start. The stories are built around a tragedy that has taken place with one heck of a twist. The first book, “Kill Devil Hills,” is about a young girl, Georgie, on the threshold of womanhood and the challenges she has in dealing with the loss of her brother but is fortunate to have the support of her parents, sisters and her older sister’s best friend Noah. The second book, “Changing Tides,” is Ellie, Georgie’s older sister’s story and what a tale it is. Ellie has been tasked with a secret that she is able to keep up to a point which takes her, Georgie, Noah, Rhett, Sydney and Luz to California. While there, Ellie meets the sexy actor Nathaniel and the sparks are flying. The only problem is that she prefers women. Can Ellie just forgo her attraction to Nathaniel or will fate step in? The third book, “Pulled Under,” is Rhett and Sydney’s story. Rhett is a womanizer who is bewitched by Sydney. She is in love with a ghost….the dearly departed brother of Ellie and Georgie. When the two have a one-night stand, Rhett is unable to forget her and Sydney never thought she would see him again. What happens when forces collide to put them together? The fourth story, “Adrift,” is Ben’s highly awaited story of why he did what he did and the repercussions of his actions. I loved the way the author connected each of the stories to make them flow beautifully. Each one has a happily ever after but it was not without a hard, fought road. Adding to the overall drama is the way the author penned the individual flaws that are relatable to realistic situations that one may find him or herself in. Each story leaves the reader wanting more until the last word. Thoroughly engrossing and well written characters enhance the theme of love that bleeds through every page.
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I read and reviewed the books separately so here are all of them:
Kill Devil Hills
Amazing love, heartbreak and loss story.
Georgina is overtaken by a terrible loss and makes a horrible decision of ending her life, lucky for her Noah is there and saves her.
She gets a second chance, and starts to live her life with a whole different perspective.
We travel with her through her difficult times after her breakdown and when she starts to realize that the way she was living was not living at all.
She understand that she has people who love her and that although it seemed that her future was black and grim, there was actually light all around her, but she couldn’t see it.
With this different perspective on life she lets herself be free and loved.
Noah has a hard time understanding what’s happening to him when it comes to Georgi but soon realizes that love sees no age or situation, when it finds you, you just have to let it take you.
Changing Tides (Kill Devil Hills, #2)
Funny and thrilling story!
I got this book for an honest review and it was amazing!
Ellie has been through a lot during this last couple of months, but there’s still more surprises to come.
An impromptu travel to LA shocks everyone not only for the returned of someone thought to be lost, but also because of this weird thing going on between Ellie and Nathaniel.
Nate is a TV star, and as shocking as it may seem, extremely attractive in Ellie’s eyes.
Everything she ever thought she was, or liked is changing, and she is scared to death, because she starts to question her identity.
Finally she decides that what she likes doesn’t define who she is, that she doesn’t need to put a label on everything, and that life can always surprise you.
Beautiful story of self discovery and love , loved it!
Pulled Under
** spoiler alert ** I got this Arc for an honest review and I fell in love with it!
Rhett intrigued me in the first books and in this one, his story, I just fell in love with him.
He knew there was something special about Sydney and even though he couldn’t tell what it was exactly, he understood it right away the second time they saw each other.
But he is scared of losing, he won’t put her heart out there that easy.
She was a shy little girl the first time she kissed him and somehow I knew she couldn’t have let feeling that he ignited go so easily.
But her mind and heart where blinded by the loss of Ben, so she never doubted her reasons for the proposal she planed.
But life had other plans and after Rhett shows her how good they are together, she realizes that she was a girl when she felt love towards ben, now she is a woman, life changed her and it appears her heart wants something else.
Captivating book, the sex scenes drove me crazy, he was perfection in every way, who knew he had it in him!
The first time they see each other was totally a “meet cute” until the punch! The same happened at the bar, they just clicked!
I can’t wait to read Ben’s story!
Adrift
Another amazing story by the author!
I feel like I have become close to this whole Kill Devil Hills bunch and I have to say Ben was not the guy I thought he was.
In this book we get to see what really happened to him and what pushed him to fake his own death. He is lost and has been for a while and after all this time just seeing her changes everything. Now there’s something catching his attention and he is no longer only thinking of running.
Juniper has had a hard time in life, and now she is on the run; she has no idea what will become of her, but being homeless is not new to her.
The moment they meet everything changes, they will both sacrifice all for this new feeling they have found.
Love can do a lot of things and in this book we get the proof of how it can change peoples lives, help them overcome their fears and find a new purpose.
A beautiful story!
The ‘Kill Devil Hills’ series consist of 4 books and now you can get all the books in one box!
I have read and enjoyed all the books in this new adult series. One of the things that intrigued me about this series is the fact that the writer took one event (the dead of Ben Turner) and then wrote stories about the people (sisters and friends) who loved him and how this affected them and how they dealt with it, each in his own way. (It’s a bit like throwing a stone into the water and then see how it influences the water all around it.) But don’t worry, this is still a romance series.
Each story in this series has his own emotional, sensitive theme in it but that doesn’t mean that the stories are dark. Not at all!! That is one of the things that I like very much about these books, the writer writes about difficult things but always in a light way. The stories are easy to read and told in both POV’s.
Kill Devil hills (book 1) – 5 stars
This is the story about Ben’s younger sister Georgina. I really loved this story of Georgina and Noah. Georgina takes Ben’s dead very hard. But luckily there is Noah, who first saves her and then later helps her to deal with it all. Both character were lovely and it was great to see how they were together and how they both respected the other, just the way that he/she was.
Changing tides (book 2) – 4 stars
This story is about Ellie, she’s Ben oldest sister. I must confess that I was really curious about this book. Especially after knowing that Ellie is a lesbian but here she falls for a man, that had me wondering and intrigued.
And the writer wrote a wonderful story about Ellie and her conflicted feelings about the fact that she suddenly is attracted to a man and not a woman. I loved Ellie and Nathanial together. It was also lovely to see the characters from the first book again.
Pulled under (book 3) – 4 stars
This story is about Sydney, a girl who had a huge crush on Ben and is now heartbroken from his dead. In the previous two books you could read (on the background) that there was something happening between Sydney and Rhett but the question was what?! So that got me very curious for their story. ‘Pulled under’ is a sweet story and Rhett and Sydney were great together. I loved how Rhett felt for Sydney and their chemistry together.
Adrift (book 4) – 4 stars
And big surprise, this book is about BEN!!!! Yes, Ben is still alive!
After reading the first 3 books in this series, I was very curious about Ben Turner. Because his ‘death’ (which was fake) was the cause for some emotional reactions in the previous books. So, I really wanted to get to know Ben and his reasons for doing it. Because there has to be a good reason to let your family and friends believe that you’re dead! And I can imagine that it must be very hard to come back to them and deal with their hurt and pain.
This story isn’t only about Ben, it’s also about Juniper and her problems. It was wonderful to see how both felt a connection from the first moment, how they respected each other feelings, even in the beginning when they were strangers to each other, they took care of the other one. I liked that.
‘Kill Devil Hills’ series is a great new adult series that I enjoyed it very much.
The Kill Devil Hills boxset is a set of four unique romances. The first, Kill Devil Hills, is about a young girl Georgina, who goes through a terrible loss and decides to commit suicide. Fortunately, she is saved by her sister’s best friend Noah. After that night these two are bonded. The second book, Changing Tides, is about Georgie’s sister Ellie who has always thought she was only attracted to women. After she meets Nathaniel, a popular and hot actor, she has to come to terms that what she always thought of herself is changing. The third, Pulled Under, is about resident playboy Rhett who wants something more and Sydney who thought she was in love with Ben, Ellie and Georgie’s brother. The fourth and final is Adrift. This book follows Ben, the brother everyone thought was dead and Juniper who is fleeing an abusive relationship. I love that each of these books are so different from each other, but still connected. Not one of these couples have an easy road to their HEA. Each storyline is original to me and I loved the “outside of the box” romances and the paths these couples take to realize what is right for them. All of the characters are flawed and make mistakes that are realistic and not added for over the top drama. They all seem like people I could know in real life with real struggles. Amazing story with interesting characters. Very well written with good flow and no stilted storyline or dialogue.