(Second-chance romance, forbidden love, older brother’s best friend)
A promise written on a coaster.
A lost night in a dark room.
Grayson Bennett was my brother’s best friend.
He was all of my firsts.
Then he went away…
Drew Harris was just a kid, a senior in high school, my best friend’s little sister.
They said she was too young to know her feelings.
I was too old to have them, so I left to … know her feelings.
I was too old to have them, so I left to join the military.
Four years passed.
Loss, injury, angry words I can never take back…
I’m home, but I’m not the same.
Neither is she.
Now she’s a woman with flashing blue eyes, long blonde hair, and gorgeous curves.
Still, she’s the same sweet smile, the same sassy mouth…
I could never say No to her before.
I should for her sake.
She deserves better than what I’ve become, scarred and damaged.
“They told me to stay away from you.
I went away to try… God, I tried.
Now everything has changed. I’m back, and
I’ll do whatever it takes to make you mine…”
(A full-length, STAND-ALONE CONTEMPORARY romance about first love, redemption, and finding your way home. No cheating; No cliffhangers.)
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Make You Mine provides all the feels! A hot hero with a heart of gold, a feisty heroine who never gives up and everything I want in a romance.
“An emotional roller coaster, MAKE YOU MINE, is filled with highs and lows that made my heart beat faster as I rushed to turn the pages. Grey and Drew’s love had me hooked from the beginning. 5 shining stars isn’t enough for this beautiful and unpredictable story of devotion through unimaginable circumstances.” ~NYT bestselling author Aleatha Romig.
This was Grayson and Drew story. It was sooooo freaking awesome…..once again it was really emotional, really made my tears fall through out the whole book. This one was gripping from the first page all the way to the last page.
Their road to happiness and success at love was a tuff one, in-between family meddling, war wounds, self doubt of being worth of the person they love the most, plus more surprised, it was really heartbreaking to see. But in the end the stars aligned and they stayed together.
It was one of my favorite from the series……loved it. Thank you to the incredible author Tia Louise
This is my second time reading and it was just as incredible as the first. Drew and Gray’s story is so raw and real. A military brother’s best friend romance with all the feels. All. Of. Them. Make You Mine is an easy to get lost in book that I give a well deserved, full five stars. I have, and doubt I ever will, give less than 5 stars for any of Tia’s books.
Tia Louise never lets me down when I’m in a mood for a book that will make me feel all possible feelings. Her stories are full of emotions and after reading these stories my heart is full of them. It’s the same with Make You Mine.
Drew and Gray’s romance began when Drew was still in high school. They kept their relationship secret because Gray was her brother’s best friend. In addition, the boy was “from the wrong side of tracks”. Nothing, however, was able to suppress the feeling that was born between these two. However, after completing his studies, Gray and Drew’s brother enlisted in the marines and left for the war, leaving behind a promise that he would return to her.
Loss, regret, remorse and unfulfilled promises. Will it be possible to glue down shattered hearts after years of separation?
Only great, unconditional love is able to survive the storm that is Drew and Gray’s lifes. My heart breaks at the thought of what the two of them had to go through. However, as they say – after the storm the sun always shines and this couple like anybody else deserved a happy ending. The road to happiness is however bumpy, because they still have to deal with many unpleasant matters and situations.
Tia Louise first warmed my heart, then unceremoniously shattered it into a million pieces. Later she glued it together piece by piece, so that it could finally beat with redoubled power. Make You Mine is a beautiful story. The book contains everything I like – we have here brother’s friend’s trope, forbidden love and a second chance romance.
I definitely recommend it!
I would highly recommend this story. I’m a sucker for second chance romance so I knew it was a winner for me. Throw in a sexy military guy a lil bit of a forbidden luv and I m hooked. I really like this authors writing. The stories alway flow so well. I was dying to know how things would work out for this pair. They were just meant to be together.
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Tia Louise
Firsts days of December want to ruin my bookish heart…. So many amazing books have been published… Make You Mine by Tia Lousie obviously is not exception. This author knows exactly how tu use her words, that could left every reader with shaking hands and huge emptines in heart. I have no words to describe how sad I feel that my date with Tia and her love couple ended.
From first pages I was lost for Drew and Grey. They were everything what I would love to see in my perfectly matched bookish world. Maybe they needed more time to find each other, maybe they make some stupid mistakes…. but stilll Make You Mine is one oh the bests second chance romances I’ve ever read.
Togehter they take my breath away, make me blush and heart beating fast.
I could write long and propsbly in more literary way…. but I think that every reader need this book, this author in life. Make You Mine definetly had to be on Must Read List.
Dear Readers all kinds don’t waste time, grab Make You Mine and dive in with Drew and Grey in this amazing story!!!
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Grayson Cole and Andrea ‘Drew’ Harris had loved each other since they were kids. He was her brother’s best friend and she was most definitely off limits. But that didn’t stop them. As a matter of fact, no one in their small town was going to keep them apart. They were destined for one another. If only Gray could get out of his own way.
I felt for Gray. I truly did. He joined the military to make something of himself, to prove that he was good enough for Drew. Going to college and achieving honors didn’t seem to be enough. So off he went to war with his best friend at his side. But the horrors they faced changed him and his pain and grief were almost insurmountable. With the help of Drew’s love and patience and his own determination to find himself back to her, there was no doubt that Gray would be okay.
I’ve loved many a Tia Louise story. I recommend her work to every book lover I know because she writes everything from royal romance to romantic suspense. I find it very easy to become consumed wiht her words, to live out the events she describes, and to fall in love with her characters and the worlds she creates. Unfortunately, this story won’t be added to my favorites list. It dragged a bit and I found it extremely difficult to pay attention. The heroine was annoying, the plot was a bit too predictable and yet all over the place, and the extra oomph I was looking for was nowhere to be found. But I won’t let this deter me. I will still read anything this author puts out because as much as I didn’t love this story, I did like it and so far, if this can be categorized as her worst, it ain’t half bad.
Make You Mine is Tia Louise at her best! An incredibly powerful story, it’s an emotional and heartbreaking second chance love story. Life has kept Gray and Drew apart, but fate might just have other plans.
Oh, how I wanted this couple to find happiness. Grayson is everything a book boyfriend should be…strong, broody, loyal, sexy…I could go on and on. He’s nearly broken by their shared tragedy, but Drew’s gentle spirit and caring touch gave him peace, her resilience and inner strength gave him hope for a future. My Lord, I loved the emotional rollercoaster this couple rode throughout the story.
Tia Louise ripped my heart apart with this book, but I truly hated for it to end.
I haven’t met a Tia Louise book I haven’t liked so it’s no surprise that I loved MYM as well! I want to be Drew! I want to know what it feels like to have soo much faith in another person that you can put your life on hold, no matter how long it takes, for them to come back to you because you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are your one and only. I want to know what it feels like to have someone love you so much that they will set you free because they feel like they are not worthy, only to come back because they just can’t live without you.
I have been ruined for future relationships. My heart has been broken and put back together all by this one story so be ready for some tears! There is something about a forbidden romance that gets your heart racing too so be ready for the steam! Just be ready….Tia knows how to take her readers on a joyride!
This may just be my favorite Tia Louise book to date! Make You Mine gave me all the feels. I had to stop reading to catch a breath a few times as my heart ached for Grayson and Drew! Their love was forbidden, but the heart wants what the heart wants. Their love was pure and full of emotion. Drew has such a pure soul. She doesn’t allow people to affect the way she thinks and sees people for who they are. She saw Grayson. She loved Grayson even when he was stubborn and pushed her away. Gray only pushed, because he thought it was the right thing to do. He believed he wasn’t good enough for Drew even when he did everything he could to prove to be the man she deserved. I’m just so glad Drew wasn’t afraid to push back!
Make You Mine is another great read by Tia Louise. Second chance is one of my favorites and this book did not disappoint! I loved Gray and Drew. Gray was so possessive, a little vulnerable and all alpha! Drew was sweet and sassy. Gray and Drew had an intense and captivating connection. I loved their love! Definitely recommend this book!
Make You Mine is like the author took all of my favorite things and put them into one sexy, fun, heartwarming book. Military romance, second chance romance, older brother’s best friend and a little bit of forbidden romance. I’m a big Tia fan but this one is definitely one of her best.
Tia give me so much emotions while reading this book. I laughed and cried all by myself. Fell in love with Grayson, cheered for Drew to never give up!!! I’m a sucker for second chance romance and HEA…
5 star Review Make You Mine by Tia Louise
Where do I start? Grayson Cole and Drew Harris stole my heart and I think they have kept a piece of it. What an emotional roller coaster of a ride Make You Mine is. There were times when I cried, I sighed, I laughed and throughout it all I kept saying, just one more chapter. I was riveted from the first to the last page, such was the writing from Tia Louise.
Of course there were plenty of swoon worthy moments and plenty of sizzle between Gray and Drew which I have come to expect from a book from Ms.Louise.
I fell hard and fast for the alpha Gray and I loved how devoted he was to Drew, he made me swoon on so many occasions and yet there were times when I ached for the heartbreak that occurred.
Throughout it all Tia Maria kept me absolutely on the edge of my seat as I read and cheered for Gray and Drew to achieve their happily ever after.
Hot. Sexy. Make you Mine brought tears to my eyes and love into my heart.
I loved Make You Mine, the bond between Gray and Drew is tested through war and judgment, and the one who want them apart.
Gray is sexy and broken, a man who has lost almost everything except the one thing he is fighting to stay away from.
Drew is determined and beautiful, a woman who fights for what she believes in, even if it costs her everything.
Ahhh Grayson
I really enjoyed this book. Grayson and Andrea’s story is cute sweet but heart breaking at the same time. Grayson just didn’t feel good enough for his best friends younger sister. But the attraction between them as always been there between them. Fighting it at times was just to hard. But everyone telling you your not worthy of this gorgeous caring girl starts to wear on you and with Gray it did. The only thing that kept him thing ing he might stand a chance was Andrea. She luvd Gray so much he was perfect to her her what’s made her life good. But things didn’t go easy for them from the start it was a struggle but they had to fight for what they knew was right and it was them.
I had so many mixed emotions throughout this book. Both characters had to deal with some pretty crappy times. They didn’t have each other to count on. Even though it was what they both needed. They knew there relationship was goin to be hard but it was other people that annoyed me. I luvd Gray and Andrea together. They both brought out the best sides in each other. I just wish that Gray wasn’t so hard on his self. The feelings this guy had to deal with daily was scary. I just wasn’t to hug him throughout the whole story. He just underestimated how strong Andrea was she could fight anyone when it came to Gray she had his back no matter what.
I would highly recommend this story. I’m a sucker for second chance romance so I knew it was a winner for me. Throw in a sexy military guy a lil bit of a forbidden luv and I m hooked. I really like this authors writing. The stories alway flow so well. I was dying to know how things would work out for this pair. They were just meant to be together. I did luv Andrea’s best friend Ruby. She is just wild and so funny. I m dying for more of her, so glad she is getting her own book. Looking forward to Make me Yours.
Make You Mine is a wonderful friends to lovers and military romance. Drew is my kind of kickass and strong heroine. Her love for Gray, her family and friends knows no bounds. Even though Gray tries to push her away she still hangs on for dear life. She loves! She fights. Gray is such a swoon worthy guy who’s emotionally broken. The trauma he experienced has left its mark. Mentally. But he won’t give up. He’ll do anything for his woman.
Their love and shared history is unbreakable. Gray is Drew’s first in every which way and it feels when they’re together or just around each other. Their bond and connection is palpable. I enjoyed getting to know their history and experiencing how strong their love is. Gray wants to do the right thing which isn’t the right in Drew’s eyes. He fights too. To forgive himself. To get himself back on track and to be worthy of Drew. It’s a tough journey which shows the repercussions of being at war.
Drew’s friend Ruby is hilarious and an incredible friend, support and colleague. They confide in each other. As fun and light as Ruby can be there’s also a serious side to her. I can’t wait to get her story. There’s more to her than meets the eye.
Make You Mine delivers on all fronts. Lovely romance, hot and yummy scenes and a fabulous story. I couldn’t ask for more.
4 Promises Stars
Make You Mine by Tia Louise
I love this book, it’s full of emotions – love, anger, depression, hurt, lust.
Gray is the friend of the brother (Danny), from the wrong side of the tracks (at least they think so), and in love with Drew (the sister). Drew is the sister who has been in love with Gray since she was four and he rescued her from seeing a snake. They have a lot working against them but are determined to weather through the storms. Their passion for each other are off the charts.
I laughed, cried and swooned reading this book, it is a must read. Tia Louise never fell to deliver a passion, good feeling, emotional read. Please keep them coming.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. Tia Louise does it again!
I absolutely LOVED this book!
Drew & Gray’s story will give you all the feels. If you love second chance romance you will want too one click this book. Looking forward to Make me Yours.