He only cares about money. She’s fighting for history. Will a surprise delivery unite two opponents in love?Property developer Kyle Hicks’s playboy lifestyle couldn’t be better. He’s overcome his impoverished past, his new resort is under construction, and he’s free of any ties. But when he’s given custody of a baby he didn’t know he fathered, he has no choice but to turn for help to the one … turn for help to the one person who hates him.
Single mother Violet Ellis can’t seem to catch a break. Between the failure of her business and a greedy developer ruining Cliffside Bay’s small-town charm, she feels her life is in tatters. So out of work and desperate for a home for herself and her son, she reluctantly accepts a job offer from the man she despises caring for his out-of-wedlock infant.
Trading his bachelor nights for midnight bottle feedings, Kyle is stunned when he falls for the blended family under his roof. And as her revulsion turns to desire for the mogul she once loathed, Violet fears compromising her principles if she gives Kyle her heart.
Will an unexpected bundle of joy turn these enemies into lifelong partners?
Marred: Kyle and Violet is the fourth book in the emotional Cliffside Bay women’s romantic fiction series. If you like headstrong characters, opposites that attract, and alluring suspense, then you’ll adore Tess Thompson’s captivating story.
Buy Marred: Kyle and Violet to turn the tables on this relationship today!
more
I want to move to Cliffside Bay, or at least visit. TESS Thompson has made this Oceanside town and its characters come alive for me. I met the Dogs, five men who are there for each others through thick and thin, in book one. In Marred, book four, Kyle, who is fighting his old childhood demons, meets Violet, who came back to the town she grew up in to make a new life for her and her son. I love how the group interacts and holds each other up. I love that each of the confirmed bachelor’s have found their soulmate. I can’t wait for book FIVE!!!
I loved this book and the series. Tess Thompson is a wonderful storyteller. She makes her characters lovable and/or not so lovable. I loved the story and feelings of the people, both good and bad. I can hardly wait to read the next book in this series. Well done!
I absolutely LOVE the Cliffside Bay series written by Tess Thompson!!! As I finish reading each book in this wonderful series I say to myself, “It can’t get any better than this. This book is my new favorite,” but Tess Thompson pleasantly surprises me with each new book she releases. This morning, I just finished reading, Marred, Kyle and Violet, and I am blown away….another new favorite! This book is her best yet as Tess Thompson draws you right into the characters’ lives. As I am reading her books, I feel as if I am living in Cliffside Bay alongside each individual watching, feeling, empathizing, dreaming and remembering with them. Thank you, Tess Thompson, for providing me the opportunity to be a part of an amazing adventure in your novels. They make me feel so lucky to be part of the Cliffside Bay ‘family of friends’! I can’t wait to read my next favorite novel in this series!
This book brings ALL the emotions. Be prepared to FEEL.
Two Thumbs Up
I love the Cliffside Bay Series. I read this book in one sitting. I couldn’t put it down. A story not only about love, but about friendship, family, and overcoming obstacles that seem impossible to overcome. Tess Thompson has outdone herself with this series!
Just when you think Tess Thompson can’t beat her previous book, she does it again! Never would have thought Kyle would get his happy life and out of his pack-and-play life! I couldn’t put it down! Looking forward to see what happens next!
Every time I read another book in this series, the more I fall in love with the characters, the settings, the stories, and Tess Thompson. Kyle and Violet’s story is beautiful, and the way they overcome their own tragedies and backgrounds to find love makes me have hope for the future.
I can’t wait to read more!
Author Tess Thompson touches on some subjects that goes on in everyday life and that’s bullying and single parenting! She tackles them head on in the 4th installment of her Cliffside Bay Series “Marred” a story about Kyle and Violet who both have been marred by society and by people they trusted and loved! They unexpectedly find themselves in situations and end up coming together and help heal each other! It’s a very nice story, one I’m sure you’ll love
This book was amazing. The way that Tess exposed the layers of violet and kyles pain and heartache was amazing! Definitely is a must read! The bond that this group of friends have definitely proves that you don’t have to be blood related to be a family!
At the beginning of the day, one thing was certain, there was no love lost between Kyle and Violet. The contempt between the two was thick. Kyle Hicks was a man of wealth and ambition, and Violet Ellis was a single mother with convictions towards saving the environment.
With neither willing to bend on their convictions, anything beyond fren-emy status is not likely. But a shocking twist of fate forces the unlikely duo to look past their convictions and see each other in a whole new light. There’s more to Kyle Hicks than good looks and women, and Violet has secrets of her own.
Each installment of the Cliffside Bay series is more addicting than the last…you won’t want to put this book down
Ms Thompson pulls you into Cliffside Bay and makes you part of the family! I’m excited for each new book in this series and I HOPE they NEVER end!!!
Tess Thompson writes GREAT stories, and this one is no exception. Kyle & Violet’s Story is the 4th in the Cliffside Bay series, but don’t worry. Even if you haven’t read the first three you’ll love this book….but fair warning, you’ll want to go back & buy the first three as well! Rich, real estate developer Kyle and struggling single Mom Violet seem like the ultimate mismatch, but the way Tess writes them, you’ll see that they are absolutely perfect for each other…Get the book, you won’t regret it!
Wow! I just put this book down and so many many feels!
This is Kyle and Violet’s story and a return to Cliffside Bay ! Where it truly is a village. A village of lifetime friends, who are there for each other in all sorts of ways and who with every book their family expands!
Kyle grew up poorer than poor , over the years he has reinvented himself and does not lack for money these days, however under all his layers he is still a poor boy at heart!
Violet has had to raise her son by herself, since her parents disapprove of everything about her
These two need each other more than they can admit, when one is weak the other is strong.
I absolutely loved this book as I have loved this entire series !
Thank you, to this incredible author , Tess Thompson for such a magical place like Cliffside Bay and for characters that I love to see
grow and evolve with every book ! Every book is like one big family reunion!
Better and better and better! This is book 4 in the Cliffside Bay series and Tess Thompson has done it again by writing a book that’s amazing! It’s un-put-downable! I was anticipating this book so much since reading her last one, Jaded: Zane and Honor. The wait was worth it! Like opening a gift and getting what you wanted but it’s even better than what you expected.
I love family reunions and coming back to Cliffside bay was like reconnecting with family I hadn’t been with for awhile. This book is Kyle and Violet’s story. Two people who are “marred” by pasts that they carry hurts and insecurities from. Pasts that are hard to forget and believe they are worthy of a future and happiness. Tess Thompson pulls the reader into the lives of her characters and you become attached to them like they are your family and friends.
There is romantic tension that was woven throughout the story and I just couldn’t help but feel the love Kyle and Violet had for each other but just couldn’t release it from inside to tell each other. I was yearning for them to trust and believe in each other. The way their pasts intersected with their feelings through the book brought out feelings of anguish in me that made me cry in places for the hurting they had gone through. I also felt great joy in the family they were wanting so much and the way they wanted to complete it.
There were parts of the book that broke my heart. Parts that made my heart soar. Parts that were satisfying….but the whole book was amazing. There just aren’t words…it’s a book that you have to read to appreciate the talent of Tess Thompson in writing a story you can’t put down.
It was great having the whole cast of characters from previous books involved in this story, too. Like I said….it’s a family reunion! There were some things completed in this book that had been started in earlier books. I like that! One reason I love series.
There was a passage that touched me so much:
” ‘What do you see when you look into my eyes?”
“Love.”
“Absorb it. Let it heal all the broken parts. Use it to absolve yourself. We can’t ever make the past disappear, but we can use it to inform how we live now.’ ”
It takes time to heal and this passage was so wise and true. Love heals so much.
I want to thank Tess Thompson for the honor of reading an ARC copy of this wonderful book. I can’t begin to rate it as many stars as it should have other than the 5 stars that it more than deserves.
I have been a Tess Thompson fan since I read River Valley, the first of the Riversong series. I have love watching her grow as a writer.
The Cliffside Bay series offers all the things I want to read about in a book. There is of course romance, but more than that there is the struggle to overcome adversity and become a better person. There is friendship that goes beyond to family. There is a wonderful setting that anyone that has ever lived in a small town can understand and enjoy and crave.
This is Kyle and Violet’s story, and it is the best one yet. I started it at 10 p.m. and put it down when I was finished at 1 a.m. this morning. It made me weep, it made me smile and it made me sigh with the sweetness of the story.
I can’t wait for the next book in the series.
Thank you to the author & publisher for allowing me to read an ARC of the next book in the Cliffside Bay series. My day was well spent sitting out on my deck reading this magnificent book. 4 books in I feel invested in these characters, as if they are my friends and family. I laughed, I cried. Got all choked up during the wedding scene ( not a spoiler if you have read the first 3 books). Tess Thompson is by far the best author in her class for this genre of books. Her books should appeal to all people. Heartwarming. Original. Genuine. She digs deep into characters and we get to know them better & see why they are who they are. Fabulous !