~Synopsis~
Saving myself for marriage, not hardly.
Saving myself for someone who will make my heart race, most definitely.
In theory it's a good plan, however even the best-laid plans fall through. Seeing him, being around him, alerts all my senses and I dream about being his, wrapping myself in his arms and never letting go. The only problem – he sees me as his sister.
My name's Ava Evans and I'm in love with my older brother's best friend, Nate Garrison.
Burying myself in work for the past two years, avoiding any thought of her, has worked, until now. She's everywhere, in my dreams, in my gym, and in my heart. I'm not sure when I fell in love with Ava Evans, but I am completely in love with my best friends baby sister.
At first she was too young for me and that made it easy to stay away. Now, it's a struggle to keep my distance.
How am I supposed to resist her when I can’t escape her? If he ever found out, it would ruin our friendship. Even with that knowledge all she would have to do is...
Just Say When.
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3.5 Stars
Ava Mae Evans and Nate
Garrison have been crushing on each other for years. When their paths cross
again, they find the same pull they had since their teen years.
This is a pretty sweet,
angst-free story of two old “friends” that get the chance to reconnect and have
a real relationship, their only perceived obstacle being her older brother, his
best friend.
I have to be honest; their “perceived
obstacle” grated the feminist side of me. Ava is a college student, turning 20—an
adult. Why she needs her big brother’s approval on whom to date simply felt archaic. I get that most brothers don’t want to see
their little sister taken advantage of, but this was simply not the case here
nor were we given any indication that Nate had been a man-whore in the past to
which he wouldn’t be trustworthy with her heart. On top of that, her brother isn’t even
around, and when he does show up…well to avoid spoilers I’ll just say he’s not
someone, based off his attitude, whose opinion I’d value.
If you enjoy a bit of an
old-fashioned love story, then you won’t have any issues with this one.
However, if you prefer a strong female lead who doesn’t let her life be run by
putting other people’s overbearing ideas ahead of her own feelings, then Ava
Mae will certainly disappoint you. As
for Nate, his personality was a little too “she’s mine” right off the bat—I think
I craved either a little more background or build-up— but as the story reached its
climax, he seemed to be the one with the most common sense. Overall, an okay
read.
~Excerpt~
I reach the table just in time to watch as Kara pulls Ava to the dance floor. They stop right at the edge as if they cannot wait a second longer to move to the beat. We watch them in silence, enjoying the show they’re putting on. That is until two guys join them. At first, it looks innocent enough, but when the one closest to Ava puts his hands on her, I know I have to squash this.
“We can’t let them have all the fun.” I motion to the dance floor. I’m pissed off this guy is mauling her, and I’m pissed off at Zach. I can’t believe he let his groupies pull him away from Ava. He doesn’t deserve her.
Tanner grins. “You don’t have to tell me twice.” He places his now empty water bottle on the table and heads straight for Kara.
I’m hot on his heels. I stop in front of Ava and she smiles hesitantly just as the song changes to “Talk Dirty.” The guy who was trying to make his move on her is no longer touching her, which is in his best interest. Ava seems nervous as to where she should touch me. This is new for us. I take her hands and rest them on my shoulders as I move my hips to the beat. I keep an eye on the jackass to make sure he knows she’s unavailable. I don’t want him touching her again.
I pull her tight little body close to mine, not caring that this is Ava Mae, my best friend’s little sister. She’s forbidden, but for tonight, for this time in which I actually have her in my arms, I don’t let it stop me. Instead, I pull her close and pretend she’s mine. Ava rocks her hips against mine and I tighten my grip. Her big brown eyes find mine and her stare is intense. If I didn’t know better, I would think that she wants me just as fiercely as I want her. Pulling her as close as I can get her, I bury my face in her neck and match the rhythm of her hips as they grind against mine. I wish like hell she were mine.
can find Kaylee hanging out with friends and family. She loves all genres of music, and enjoys scrapbooking. She lives in Ohio with her husband (her real life happily ever after) and their rambunctious little boy.
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