Six months until my new life was going to start.It was going to be amazing. Dramatic. Perfect.But sht happens, and to me, it happened all at once.You can’t make this sht up or read it in a book.Two bags, a one-way ticket and a promise to a dying woman.I didn’t need anything or anyone else in my life.I left it all behind. It was either sold, thrown away or abandoned.Time to start over.Then he … or abandoned.
Time to start over.
Then he showed up and decided to tag along.
I didn’t need a companion.
I certainly didn’t need a tour guide or chaperone,
But Gage Hawkins had a way of growing on me.
The way he looked at me,
the way he wanted to take care of me,
And he seemed to have all of the answers, even before I asked the question.
But behind those stunning good looks is a secret…
Southbound is a steamy hot billionaire romance with a happy ending and absolutely no cheating.
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.5-Stars for Southbound, I unconsciously lean toward favorite authors but Ellie Danes certainly deserves the 4.5-Stars with this sweet, entertaining, quick read. Aspen starts out on one journey only to be entwined into a whole other journey with Gage. As the saying goes it will happen when your not looking or least expect it; Aspen & Gage meet as Aspen is on her own personal journey for closure after losing her grandmother. During her journey Aspen ends up needing to lean on the ever considerate Gage & the friendship grows. Even though neither were expecting their friendship grow into something more, it seems they couldn’t fight the draw to each other. Gage is sweet, considerate & swoon-worthy, but when Gage changes his plans to allow Aspen to honor her grandmother, call me done because there is no way this one could end in anything but a HEA for these two! Definitely one-click to join Aspen & Gage on the journey Southbound.
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Aspen is close with her grandmother. Her grandmother has been a strong influence in her life. She constantly talks of love and how she and Aspen’s grandfather found love in Key West. Reading through the journals of her life with Aspen has been their most favorite past times.
When Aspen’s heart is broken, the first person she wanted to talk to was her grandmother. Her grandmother tells her to reach for a journal of her life before she fell in love. She tells the story of how her heart had once been broken as well and that Aspen will find that love one day. She makes Aspen promise if anything happens to her that she will not settle. That she will live life and enjoy all it has to offer. She wants her ashes to be spread in Key West in the place she met her grandfather. Then for Aspen to live. Little to Aspen’s knowledge that time came too soon.
Aspen has sold the estate her grandmother left and packed up for her mission. Good things are coming her way as her trip begins. Along her way into her journey she meets a handsome man on the plane named Gage. He is friendly and helpful. When tragedy strikes again in Key West, Gage is there to rescue her. Gage helps Aspen on her mission to find the place where she is to spread the ashes. But what happens when that is accomplished? What will she do and where will she go?
This book was an amazing and sweet love story. A steady paced read full of emotion and wonder. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and fell in love with the characters. Aspen was sweet and very independent. She was very determined yet innocent in the ways that matter. She had a stubborn streak and backbone like you won’t believe.
Gage was not only handsome, friendly and sweet. He was sexy and in control. Even though his journey was not an easy one, he was still able to open up and let down his protective walls.
Together these two embark on an amazing journey.
Overall this book was a wonderful sweet love story. This is a steady paced read that flows nice and smooth. With sweet and amazing characters you are sure to fall in love. A story that will make you laugh and make you cry. So if you are looking for a feel good romance, then this book is perfect for you.
This was such a good story and I read it in one sitting! Just when Aspen thinks her luck can’t get worse it does and she basically rearranges her life (cause she also needed a massive change)to oblige her grandmothers wishes and in that she meets Gage on her way to Florida. Gage also has a very sad story but can’t help but notice the feelings that he hasn’t felt in a long time when it comes to Aspen. These two together were impossible to ignore and root for and there stories add some much to this book.
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This was a nice sweet read.
I enjoyed reading this one. There were a couple of sad moments in this one. But a very interesting storyline. Aspen is trying to finish school and take care of her grandmother. She goes to surprise her boyfriend but instead gets her own surprise. Than shortly later she suffers a huge lose in her life. She decides to go to Key West to do what her grandmother asked her to do. While on the flight she meets handsome sexy Gage. He knows Key West like the back of his hand and offers to help Aspen if she needs it. Little does she realize that she will end up needing his help in more way than one. I absolutely loved the chemistry between these two. Aspen is searching for that special place and what she is going to do in her life. Gage is searching for the girl that will help him move on even if he doesn’t realize it. Great chemistry between these two. A well written enjoyable storyline.
what a amazing cute read that will grab your heart and have you floating through out this book.
When you think you have it all figured out and then everything starts to fall apart, what do you do? you take an adventure to fulfill you grandmothers last wish and return to the spot her grandparents meet. not knowing were exactly to is going, Aspen uses her grandmothers journal. AS she continues she meets Gage, who offers to help. Each have their own history they are dealing with but can fate win? Can they both have the happiness they both so deserve?
An easy read with a slow build romance and great characters that found their connection on a mission of love. Gage was there to help when Aspen needed it the most. Great locale for a romance. 3.5 stars
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Her life was going to be prefect and then she found he was cheating with her best friend. Now she will not trust her heart to anyone. She will be in for a shock when he appears and seems to be chipping away at all her walls. What will happen between them? See how they will get on
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This is my first book of Ellie Danes but it definatly won’t be my last, this heartwarming story had me finishing it in one sitting, it’s was beautiful and emotional and I loved it.
A brilliant love story about 2 broken people getting their HEA.
I really enjoyed reading this story. My only complaint is I wanted more. It was a very well written and enjoyable story. The characters were easy to like and it was a good storyline.
Highly recommended.
Aspen is at her wits end when she catches her cheating boyfriend, and losing her grandmother all in the same week. In order to fulfil a promise she had made to her grandma, Aspen takes off travelling where she meets the sexy Gage on the plane. No spoilers; this is a must read, you will not be disappointed. This is a well written story which is heartbreaking and a sweet read. I look forward to reading more from this talented author, whose work I recommend for all.
This is a quick and easy read. The storyline is well-crafted, intriguing, suspenseful, has drama and steam. The characters are defined, and likable with sizzling chemistry. I liked it.
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Within a matter of a few weeks Aspen finds her fiancé cheating on her with a friend and then loses her grandmother when she passes away. Her life changes drastically. She sales everything that she doesn’t want and does what her grandmother asked of her. To take her ashes to where she spread her grandfather’s down in the Keys. On her way she meets Gage when she gets upgrade to first class on her flight. Gage is drawn to Aspen but isn’t looking for a relationship. He offers to help her if she wants his help and leaves his card with a number to call him. Everything seems to spiral down hill from the moment she arrives. So when she runs into Gage the next day she reluctantly takes his help. Its not long before they both give in to their attraction. But when someone from Aspen’s past shows up could that derail their budding romance?
This is a great story that will captivate you from beginning to end. The chemistry between them is off the charts hot. This is a well written and very entertaining story. I would recommend this book to any book lover.
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Southbound by Ellie Danes is another story that is touching, captivating and a page turner. The storyline is simplistic but is beautiful and heartwarming. The characters are endearing and charming. It is well written and a sweet romance story where the characters will find their way into your heart. Ellie’s vivid descriptions of Key West makes the story pop off the page and makes it easy for the reader to see each and every sight, sound and history. There is a little drama, a lot of self discovery and a lot of love.
Aspen is leaving life as she knows it behind and is embarking on a journey that her grandmother gone on years before and what she finds is far more than she ever could have imagined.
Gage is a gentleman who is sweet and adorable and every woman’s dream but still living with ghosts of the past. Together they are hilarious and so so sexy mexy and hot, hot, hot.
This is an easy, and fun read but there are also tears. Make no mistake this book absolutely needs to be on your read list.
I enjoyed all the feels Southbound gave me as well as the charming small town setting. Both Aspen and Gage each have a few scars from their pasts but when they meet there’s an instant connection neither could deny. Though finding love is the last thing on Aspen’s mind when she sets out to honor a promise life throws her a bit of a curveball in the form of Gage. I loved the history woven throughout this story and seeing Key West through both the eyes of Gage who loved it and Aspen who was seeing it through both her eyes as well as with her grandmother’s fond memories. Southbound was a heartwarming read full of great times and lots of laughter.
Southbound, the new release of Ellie Danes is one of her master works, she has taken the story smoothly and neatly making the readers fall in love with book. This book is a journey of Aspen who travels to Key West on a adventure in finding the place to dissolve her grandmother’s ashes as she promised to her. Aspen is a strong headed independent woman, who finds her boyfriend cheating on her with her friend on the day of their second anniversary but tries to moves forward according to her grandmother’s advice before her death. On her Journey she meets Gage, a billionaire real estate mogul and a widower, who lost his wife few years back. Fate makes them meet again and again for them to find their destiny. I loved and enjoyed this book, this was an amazing piece of work, kudos to the author.
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Aspen had all she wanted it needed a at this point in her life. Or so she thought, before catching her boyfriend, who was supposed to be working on his Thesis, banging one of her coworkers in the middle of the day on her and Brass second anniversary together. She lives with her grandmother and told her what happened,she was sympathetic but made her promise to go travel, leave her heart open and to be sure to bury her ashes with her husband where they met.
Gage is a billionaire who worked hard, he was on his way back to Florida when he first noticed Aspen. Upon finding out where she was going he offered his help in anything that she needed.
This couple is a very cute couple who end up on an adventure of their lives long before they find where it was that grandma wanted her ashes spread.
I loved how independent Aspen was from the beginning to the end, her identity of who she was was not defined by who she was with. Great job on not smashing her confidence the moment she caught Brad.
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A cheating boyfriend, a close family member dies, a stranger who helps you, and so much more. This was a good easy read with great characters. Aspen wants to surprise her boyfriend only to find him cheating on her. She meets Gage on the plane to Key West and he helps her find the location her grandparents met so she can spread her grandmother’s ashes.
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Aspen needs a fresh start after the death of her beloved grandmother and uses her last request to get started on it. Key West is her destination to deposit her grandmother’s ashes alongside her grandfather’s, but she has no idea where on the island that is exactly. On the plane ride down, she meets a local who is more than happy to help her in her search as well as solve several of her other problems. She wasn’t looking for love in they Keys, but has it found her?
Gage is a widower who has been living alone in his home on Key West for years and isn’t in the market for a relationship. While traveling for business, he meets Aspen and offers his help after hearing her story. She initially turns him down, but comes around when he comes to her rescue when a local tries to cheat her out of her deposit on a sub-par room. Will he pass up the opportunity for their relationship to develop to honor his wife’s memory?
Great story with great characters.
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