After years of waging a losing battle, Megan’s resigned herself to kicking the bucket.Discovering that the rural retreat of her childhood is now a crazy town full of Doomsday Preppers is a surprise, but whatever. It’s as good a place as any to wait for the end of her world. If the universe would be so kind as to send a hunk to make the transition bearable, she’d be good to go.Alec can’t believe … go.
Alec can’t believe the woman he just rescued is the same girl who saved him all those years ago, when he was nothing but an angry street thug. She’s not the doe-eyed teenager he crushed on so sweetly, but she still draws him like a magnet, and by God that he’s not going to allow fate to take her away a second time.
Megan was Alec’s starting point. Now they’ve come full circle- and he vows to be hers.
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I usually do not buy stories about cancer patients, because(shallowly), I don’t want to be depressed when I’m trying to destress. Starting Point is as it’s name says, and at no time while reading did I feel depressed. The character Megan, though resigned to her fate, is fatalistically upbeat.The story is realistic its truths about cancer patients, and yet hopeful through her love interest, Alec, without being sappy.
I didn’t read this shorter novel straight through in one sitting, but it was endearing enough that I kept coming back to it. Even though it was free on Bookfunnel, I will be purchasing a forever copy soon.
I really enjoyed Sky’s the Limit and I was hopeful Starting Point was just as good. It was! It was funny and the secondary characters were so interesting as well as all the “prep” talk. Megan was such a strong individual with the cards she was dealt. Alex was the man I would want on my side fighting my battles. Elle Aycart did a suburb job in balancing humor with such a hard and emotional subject. It was truly one of my fave reads of the year.
Starting Point by Elle Aycart an amazing five-star shower read. This is 0.5 of the Doomsday prepper series and I need more, what a kick-off to the story, it was amazing. How crazy and fun NoName sounds, it sounds like a place I would love to visit but maybe not live, as much like Megan and Jess I also have a fondness for small town America, and romance novels, so for me meeting Megan was like meeting a new friend. There are so many amazing characters in this story and Elle Aycart has a way of making you fall in love with even the most crazy of characters, I cant wait to hear more about the crew, now I am off to get my emergency kit.
So many stars. This is one author, if you haven’t read her books…you need to nowish. They’re filled with so much heart, character and originality. I love this prepper world and so excited to read another book in it. We get to go back in with the Doomsday Prepper’s of NoName and I couldn’t have been more excited and they did not disappoint.
I absolutely adored these two. Megan aka Boss and Alec aka Bonehead, met when they were 13 and 15, and hung out all summer, fishing with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, sounds like the perfect romantic start to me. Fast forward a lot of years later, and they never forgot each other.
This was such a beautiful and unique storyline full of all the emotions. These two had my heart for sure. This book was funny, sweet, sad, and the heat between these two was off the charts. I felt every emotion and all the love between these two. I really can’t say enough about this book, besides it’s one of my favorites this year. An epilogue and hfn.
Starting Point the prequel to the Doomsday Prepper series was a great and emotional read. It has been over a year since I read book 1, Sky’s the Limit, but I remember reading snippets of Megan and Alec so it was wonderful to get their story.
Megan and Alec’s journey was heartbreaking yet so heartwarming at the same time. Megan had basically given up continuing to fight her cancer. She had been in remission for 18 months but that unfortunately did not last. She was now done, no more tests she was just going to live out whatever time she had left. This latest stop in NoName, Minnesota, is a place she remembers fondly. She had spent a summer there when she was thirteen and where she had met the hero in this story. Alec considered himself a delinquent 18 years ago, the only good thing he remembers was the young teenager with the opaque eyes. I loved when they reminisced about their time together. Alec was amazing with his determination to keep fighting. He found her again and was keeping her.
Overall I really enjoyed this book. We see a few of the local preppers and they are as hilarious as they were in book 1. I am looking forward to more in this series.
First off, this book had me very emotional. I cried through at least 45% of it. That wasn’t why it only got 3 stars.
No.1) I do not like the heroines in the books I read to be dominant in the bedroom. If she wants to assert herself outside of the bedroom that’s one thing but not for the sex part. I don’t even mind if they have equal parts in the bedroom but the heroin being the dominant that’s a big turn off for me.
No. 2) that ending was not really a HEA. I need to know 100% that they definitely get their HEA.
This story was well written and I usually love Elle’s writing style. I did not care for this book though
The couple was very likeable and strong but yeah… a lot of things still up in the air. There needs to be a follow up.
Megan was Alec’s starting point at a time he needed someone. When Alec finds out that Meg now needs someone in her corner he decides he is that person. The characters are great and the storyline flows easily from the beginning to the end.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Loved visiting NoName. The main and secondary characters were very interesting and varied. Story was steady paced. Enjoyed the prepper living information. So many stories possible by some of the other characters. Fast read. Can’t wait to read the next.