Kip Taylor is everyone’s dream. His one downfall is that he’s a player. He can have any woman he wants in town—state, even—and he knows it. There’s only one woman Kip wants. Trouble is, he hasn’t met her yet. Until then, he’s going to fill his dance card with the Johnson girls: Maggie, May, and Missy.Shelby never thought she’d see Rison, Arkansas, again. She’s been estranged from her extended … estranged from her extended family for over a decade. Things happen and sometimes the only place you can find solitude is the very place that has raised so many questions in your life.
She was looking to start her life over.
He was looking for his to truly begin.
Neither one of them understood the power of kismet until the day their eyes locked. From that moment—in their heart of hearts—they knew that the other was The One.
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Wow! This is my first book by this author. It was so good. It has all the feels. I rrally liked meeting Kip and Shelby and their families.
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This book had a lot of potential but it dropped the ball far too often. First, Kip wasn’t likeable for about half of the story. He was a three-timing jerk sleeping with sisters who he thought bad things about- which we’re supposed to forget about because he says he cares for, likes, and respects them after his instantaneous 180. His change from that character to typical romance novel hero was too abrupt. He sees a beautiful girl and suddenly is a one woman Romeo who touches a rape victim without consent more than once. Her response? Thinking he’s hot and being turned on. That doesn’t ring as realistic. Neither does the fact that practically no one – including the three sisters – are upset with him for how he played them. Then Shelby’s background was far to intense and dramatic for a novella. The length of the story would have allowed for one or two parts but all together it overwhelmed the story which actually made each seem shallowly written instead of powerful.
This novella is an emotional roller coaster. The story draws you in from page one with Kip’s sexual escapades. I originally thought it was going to be a smutty read but boy was I wrong. The introduction of the feisty Shelby brings the plot in a different direction. Packed with wonderful characters, a hot romance and plenty of twists that I guarantee you won’t see coming it is a perfect way to spend a few hours.
This one took a bit to get into for me.
I mean let’s be honest, I don’t really care to read about the hero with other women that aren’t the heroine…especially when these other women do play a big part to the actual story. Literally the entire first 20% (I think) is about Kip and his relations with the 3 sisters that live next door. Then if that isn’t bad enough, when he does finally get with the heroine he has random thoughts about the women before hand when he’s about to get busy with her. Like WTF dude?
At this point, I honestly was thinking this book was a lost cause. But…
Kip doesn’t redeem himself a bit and does finally come clean with Shelby about having relationships with her 3 cousins.
Shelby has had a rough couple of years since her mother died. Her step-father has really turned into someone that she fears and she’s now lost her only living relative that she loved. Her mother always told her to return to Rison, Arkansas if something happened to her. But after not seeing her relatives for a decade and always having questions that are related to this place, things are a bit strained and awkward.
In Shelby’s life, Kip wasn’t the only one keeping secrets from her. She soon is going to learn so much more about her family that will change so many things. But will Kip still be by her side when she discovers these truths? Will she even want him once she learns his secret?
Kip is a player. He is currently with three sisters, but they’re only for the time being. He’ll commit to his ‘one’ when he finds her. Shelby’s living with her extended family. Kip meets her and is hooked. Can she find her solitude here? Can he get his forever?
The first thing you read is Kip talking to himself about himself, he admits he’s cocky, good looking and how he needs to find a “good woman”. He’s dating 3 sisters (who knows nothing about him dating each other). But the day he meets Shelby , something changes with him, there is something about her. Shelby has had a terrible life after her mother died and is sent to live with her aunt Bea and her husband (he’s an ass). This is wonderful sweet story about two people coming together in a way they don’t expect. Plus we learn secrets that almost everybody seems to have. Your going to love the ending, because you’ll never expect it to happen.
A western romance between a playboy cowboy and a girl with a tortured past. I enjoyed the bit of mystery with Shelby’s past but I just couldn’t get into the story itself.
The One
Some of the story had me shaking my head as I was reading it, it took me through several twists in the storyline before the end
31/2 out of 5 stars
Kip well he is a dreamboat and a player he can have any woman he wants and is playing 3 sisters . Until the day the girl of his dreams walks into his life . Shelby didn’t want to come back in RIsan Arkansas and her extended family .But there are moments where the place to start something new is the place you don’t want to go back to . Will they be able to come over the barriers that are between them and will Kip be able to over come his playboy tendacies to find the girl of his dreams .
Kip is the type of guy you want to keep your daughters away from . he is good looking and a player. He can have any woman he wants and usually gets . He also wants to have the three sisters from the neighbours ranch. He actually drove me crazy reading him . I really wanted to hit him over the head a few times . He came off cocky and kind of a know it all even after he met Shelby he would still talk and fantasize about the three sisters . He did kind of change at the end and fell hard for Shelby . Shelby has had a hard life , her mother and her little brother dying really left deep wounds in Shelby’s heart. She has a rough life and when she gets to Arkansas it gets even worse. There are moments that i felt i couldn’t connect with her and I did feel sad for her.
This is a book that is hard to get into at the beginning . I honestly had trouble with the whole Kip playing the sisters . He was just arrogant and needed to be brought down a bit . the author does redeem him later on in the book when he and Shelby get together . The story was good it had some horses in it so I was happy for that .The author really does take us on a joy ride that is emotional through out . Over all i did enjoy this story and will read other books from this author . So check it out .
Man oh man did I hate kip at the beginning of this book. That boy and his 1 track mind! So thank the heavens for Shelby because if it wasn’t for her that boy would still be lost. I’m so happy that after all she has endured that she found her safe place again in the world.