Stay with me.Three simple words.One impossible request.I’ve loved Allie McCallister for as long as I can remember. Her happiness and well-being mean more to me than anything else, which is why when the opportunity of a lifetime presented itself, I had to take it. Three months was such a short amount of time to be apart to provide the financial stability we needed to start our lives. It wasn’t … financial stability we needed to start our lives.
It wasn’t supposed to catapult my band to stardom, and it sure as hell wasn’t supposed to set off the chain of events that pushed my relationship with Allie to the brink. Our hearts were shattered, our love tested, and when everything fell apart she begged me to leave.
Eight years ago, tragedy broke us. Now we’re back in the same little town where we once dreamed of building our future.
She’s a divorced, single mom.
I’m a damaged country music star.
There are a hundred reasons for us to stay apart.
But all it takes is one look, one touch, one kiss to know our story isn’t over. Now I have to convince her to let me stay.
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Allie and Jackson were once a young, small town couple who had some really big life curveballs thrown at them all at once. Their relationship fell apart because of those huge circumstances, but changes bring them back together after a number of years and their chemistry is still just as powerful as it always was.
I really enjoyed this read. There was no overly dramatic for no reason moment that pushed them apart. It was all about the really intense, lasting chemistry these fated partners had from their teens giving them another go as more mature people. Completely well done! Jackson is totally swoony and Allie is a wonderful example of a working single mom. I love this little town and the people in it – recommend this read!
Stay With Me is the newest release from KL Grayson featuring a second chance love story between high school sweethearts, Allie and Jackson.
Allie and Jackson’s love story is a sweet, swoony, heartfelt one that’ll tug on your heart from beginning to end. Grayson’s second chance romance will dig deep into your heart as she tells the story of how these two fell in love, lost their way, only to come back together years later.
Grayson’s story goes much deeper than just love and passion between characters. Allie and Jackson share a bond unlike most romance characters. Their heart break is palpable. Their story remarkable. Stay with Me is a beautifully written story that feature love, loss and everything in between.
Allie and Jackson fell in love young but had different dreams so went their own way. Allie got married and had a son. Jackson followed his music dreams and did a lot of touring. Allie eventually moves back to town to help her mom. Jackson needs a break after tragedy. Will being in same place allow for second chance? Can they make it work this time?
I just love second chance romance. They have a way of making you feel like anything is possible. And the story between Allie and Jackson is exactly that.
They share a lot; they were each others first love, first heartbreak but they were also meant to be together. And this story shows us how sometimes you need to spend a “little” time apart in order to see and understand what’s the best thing for you. I did like the drama that was added but what I loved is that they settled it like adults and put someone elses feelings before their own.
I really enjoyed myself with this book and I’m looking forward to see what happens next in this small town
***Review copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads Blog***
This book was just what I needed to get me out of my reading funk.
Allie and Jackson are meant to be together. When their world gets rocked, Allie (understandably) pushes Jackson away. Will these two ever be able to get it right? Will time heal wounds?
This was a great book! I truly enjoyed this one!
This was a sweet second chance romance that had some unexpected depth to it. Allie and Jackson are teenagers in love, but life choices force them apart. Eight years later, they get the opportunity to try again. The characters were real, the plot was interesting, and there were more than a few unexpected occurrences. I liked how the author thought out the repercussions of the choices of some of the characters. There was no melodrama (as sometimes happens in romance novels); every incident had meaning and purpose. I also appreciated how the author avoided the usual “should we or shouldn’t we” and allowed the characters’ doubts to be natural. Nothing felt forced. Oh, and Mason is the cutest book kid I’ve “met” in a long time. I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it, especially if you’re looking for a quick HEA read. This review was written based on a pre-lease copy.
K.L.Grayson has written an emotional love story that is from my favourite trope. Starcrossed lovers. Childhood sweethearts. Second chance. And she put the exact amount of heartbreak and drama to make my heart ache.
Jackson and Allie were destined to be together but life sometimes throws curveballs. And they lost their path. Now years later, Jackson is back to his home town after an exhausting life in limelight as a rockstar. Allie is back to run her family’s B&B after her bitter divorce with Richard, her husband. The place may be same. But the regret of the past and the obstacles of present are standing between them. They have never stopped loving each other. But is it enough?
Second chance love stories always sing to me. Jackson and Allie went through some very painful and heartbreaking time. Those parts were very well written. Jackson’s character was well balanced. He is a good man who cares and protects Allie. He tolerates everything and still stands tall. I wish Allie’s character was a bit more consistent. Her reaction to Jackson’s decision to go on tour was a bit exaggerated. Same goes for the trauma that happened to both of them. She gave in to Jackson’s attempt to reconcile a bit too easily. She did have her strong and beautiful moments. But I didn’t love her completely. I loved the kid! He was most loving and entertaining part of the story!
K.L.Grayson’s writing was beautiful. The story was captivating and emotional. I may have some issues with the lead characters, but overall the story was amazing.
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KL Grayson has written a story full of emotion that twists and turns your heart inside out. The characters have a depth that makes them feel like old friends. Everything I love about second chance romance is in these pages. Love hurts and the author will test your limits but she will also put you back together again. This was a beautiful second chance love story of childhood sweethearts reconnecting that had me hooked from the start.
Oh my happy heart. Though it took a while for K.L. Grayson to make it that way with Stay With Me, it was so worth the emotional roller coaster. The opening alone had me rubbing my chest. There is nothing like teenage love (and hormones) to get the feel train moving. But what stood out the most was that I could feel the love between Allie and Jackson. It jumped right out of the pages.
I liked Allie. She was resilient and patient. Kind and gracious. But also determined and dedicated to her son. And then we have Jackson. Talented and respectful. Generous with his time. Simply put, he is perfect book boyfriend material. And these two together were electric. Time didn’t diminish their chemistry one bit.
It took time and tears and talking but Jackson and Allie were able to move forward from the pain of their past and build hopes for their future. And when Allie’s happiness is threatened, Jackson gets a bit too hot headed and things take a turn. I loved the way Allie handled the ridiculous situation- with maturity and class.
From start to finish, Stay With Me was an emotional joyride. Jackson and Allie’s story was full of pain but also so full of love. Their second-chance romance pieced together the broken bits of their hearts and they were stronger together for it. And that ending, had me wiping the happy mist from my eyes.
If “Stay With Me” was on a restaurant menu, it would be the meat, potatoes and dessert with whipped cream on top! This story is full!!! So many stories are built around sexual encounters, but “Stay With Me” takes you on a journey in the lives of Jackson and Allie. The past is tastefully shared, as their present lives unfold with changes in Jackson’s life and struggles in Allie’s. Mason is such a cute little guy that you just want to hug him! I also enjoyed the balance that Allie’s Mom, Jackson’s parents, sister, and a few of his friends bring to the story line. Author Grayson did a great job of painting a picture of the town in my mind! It sounds like a great place to raise children! Overall, a wonderful book!
Stay With Me is one of my top ten favorite books I have read this year! Jackson and Allie are fantastic characters. K.L. Grayson knows how to write stories that have her readers going through every emotion, and never wanting the book to end. This is a couple who experienced love, heartache, heartbreak, and second chances. Their story is one of inspiration. If you want something badly enough, you fight for it, despite obstacles that you may experience along the way. I loved this book, and I highly recommend it!
5 Finding Their Missing Pieces Stars
This book is absolutely hands down one of the BEST second chance love stories I’ve ever read. Jackson and Allie were high school sweethearts with big plans and one day those plans changed when they found out they’d created a life. While this was a curveball they weren’t expecting, they embraced it moving forward with becoming a family. And then the unthinkable happened and everything changed on a dime.
This book starts almost ten years later when Jackson has retreated from being part of one of the best selling country music bands moving back to their small town and Allie is back running her family’s B&B while raising her cute as can be son Mason.
There’s no denying the attraction is still there between Jackson and Allie, but oh my heart, there was so much pain too. I could feel how hard it was for Allie to want to deny her feelings for the only man she’s ever loved…yes, there’s an ex-husband but he doesn’t measure up to this man. And Jackson is grappling with his own demons.
I’m in love with how our H/h came into their love again. They dealt with their history and made a commitment that going forward their love would get them through the ups and downs of being adults in love and everything that comes with it.
Ms. Grayson does a phenomenal job of not staying away from tough and touchy situations just like real life. The characters are so well developed and the book moves at a great pace. I found myself feeling empathetic to what they’ve been through but also so excited for their future and what this new love looks like for them. I admired Allie’s determination to stand on her own even though Jackson could end a lot of her burdens. And oh how Jackson loves Mason. This little boy is at times a cuddly little bear and other times ALL BOY. There’s no denying he needed the connection he developed with Jackson. There’s just the right amount of angst in this book too. It wasn’t overwhelming at all.
I completely devoured this book and when I got to the very end, I wanted more about this new couple in my life and really hoping a couple of the secondary characters will get their own stories!
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Heartbreaking and emotional tale of second chances and never giving up on true love. Circumstances kept Jackson and Allie apart, taking them from a high school romance to avoidance in their small town. Can the past hurt be overcome? Can you truly find love again after denying yourself for so long. K.L. Grayson takes the reader on a journey that at some points will make you laugh and at other points will leave you breathless and in tears. With wonderful characters and a true and honest romance this was an awesome read that I highly recommend.
Second chance romance with little to no drama?! Count me in. Jackson and Allie were high school sweethearts that suffered a terrible heartbreak caused them to go their separate way but it was amicable. Eight years later he’s a famous country star and she’s a single mom of the most adorable little boy. He returns to his old town and after clearing the air they both pick up from where they left off. It was adorable how Jackson connected with her little boy and how everyone in their small town was rooting for them to get back together. There was a slight hiccup where I thought Jackson was going to bail but Allie wasn’t having it and of course they came out on top. These two deserved their HEA and it was tearful going thru memory lane with them.
Grab some tissues ladies. Allie and Jacksons History man some people are just meant to be together. First they need to grow up and learn life lessons. When you been gone so long trying to figure out. Did you take to long will they even want the person you are now.
Allie let the one go she was crushing under heart ache and felt she was bring Jackson down with her so she pushed him away. To marry a man she shouldnt have but given a gift that helps her everyday with choices she made
Jackson let the one push him out they both didnt know how to deal with a loss. He left till another heartbreaking loss brought him back home to face what he ran from. Now can he win her back but he also has to win someone else too
Mason just adorable cutie P. Butter and Jam Together makes you SWOON
“You only bite your top lip when you’re nervous.”
“We’ve never been good at following runs. At least we finished high school.”
“Fame isnt what its cracked up to be.”
“You want it? Come and get it”
“There isnt a rewind button in life, but every once in a while, we get a do-over. Sometimes, if we’re lucky, we get a chance to do it right the second time what we got wrong the first time.”
“And after all this time, you still look at her with stars in your eyes.”
“I love you , too. I always will. But right now, loving you hurts.”
“I’ve kissed every inch of your body,and you can’t pee in front of me?”
This. Book!! All. The. Feels!! Tears before the end of the prologue! I love Second Chance love stories and this one is a heartbreakingly beautiful story of lost loves and second chances.
I don’t know what else to say without giving anything away, Jackson and Allie are everything to each other until the unimaginable happens. Eight years later and Jackson is back in his home town and the connection they had is stronger than ever. My heart! In parts I was a hot mess, in others, just plain hot!!
Another fantastic read by KL that I could not put down and which took everything from nee but gave it back in spades!
Stay with Me absolutely blew me away. I knew KL Grayson would write a beautiful story, but I was completely taken back my Jackson and Allie.
“He’s thunder, and I’m lightning, and in the past, when we came together, our love was a giant storm. It’s consuming, and it floods me to the point of no return.” Allie
The story is a beautiful second chance romance that will absolutely pull at your heartstrings. KL Grayson absolutely nails Jackson’s POV. Her writing and description from the male side is so in depth and it will take you right there with the couple.
“And now I have you, and you make everything not hurt as bad. You make me want to be a better man.” Jackson
This book is more than 5 stars. I simply devoured Jackson and Allie and I will be rereading this story in the future.
5 STARS
From the first page of the prologue from Stay With Me, I was hooked. From the first chapter, Line. Third chapter, Sinker. Just like that, hook, line, sinker. It was inevitable, that I would fall head over heels for this one of a kind couple. Jackson and Allie are such a rare couple, with amazing qualities and talents, that it made it such an easy fleet, to fall face first in love with every aspect of their story. This author did an amazing job of weaving the past into the present, without missing a single important detail. Stay with me was such an emotional book, but this author made sure that it wasn’t weighed down. She showed such grace, and perseverance, in such a hard time, that it made Stay With Me the BEST INSPIRATIONAL BOOK OF 2019. Jackson and Allie are such powerful characters, that show great maturity in every aspect of their lives. Many people could learn a thing or two from them.
K.L. Grayson just wrote, not only an amazing book, but one heck of humbling experience. I am forever grateful she choose to share her talents with the world, because without it, my life would be dull, and void of real life experiences.
Allie shows such class and elegance. She is a rare breed, with determination that just pours out of every single molecule of her skin. She is kind and gracious and the mother that I have always dreamed to be. She has so much love to give, which made for a humbling experience.She doesn’t let the past fester into excuse after excuse. She makes reading what it is supposed to be.
Jackson is so perfect it hurts. I can only pray tell, my son becomes half the man he is. He is respect, and maturity, the kind you do not see often. To have a career that he has, he remains as humble as he was before the fame. He may be a character in a book, but to me he is human, a human that feels things and is not afraid to show it.
Eight years after Jackson left Bear Creek, Jackson is back in the same town, with the same girl he has loved since the third grade. Can Jackson and Allie rewrite the future? Or are they too burdened with the past?
*I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK.
*REVIEWED FOR REVIEWS FROM THE HEART