Keeping
secrets is a horrible way to live. Sloane Davis should know.
She's
kept her son a secret from his father for almost a year.
Now,
her worst nightmare is coming true. Her ex is re-entering her professional life
in the midst of the biggest project of her career. She's about to come face to
face with the only man she's ever loved - her son's father.
Gates
McCall is a brash man. He hasn't always been this way, but when Sloane walked
out on him, something inside him broke. When his company's newest acquisition
brings the two of them together once more, little does he know seeing her will
bring back a flood of memories, feelings, and an unexpected surprise.
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Railyn Stone hails from the Tar Heel State and is a romantic at heart.
She believes you can find romance in the simplest aspects of life and enjoys
letting her imagination run wild. Trying new restaurants, listening to music,
playing golf and writing over the top stories about ordinary people are the hobbies
she cherishes most.
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Railyn definitely reels the reader in with a hook of a title and plot line. I jumped at the opportunity to review this novel through Loving The Book. I love the friends of the main characters in this novel, and their down to earth appeal and advice to Sloane and Gates, who both desperately need some wisdom in their lives. I also appreciate the interracial couple...with so much hate in the world, I LOVE a story that shows unity among individuals no matter the skin color or background.
I do say, as a Jesus follower, I wish there were spiritual elements, though, Railyn does not profess to be a Christian Author. Her characters, Sloane and Gates, were intimately involved before marriage, which, God can totally redeem all situations, circumstances etc, if she'd allow. Both main characters have internal struggles that are very real, and I applaud Railyn for being so honest with her characters thoughts/feelings. That whole "I do what I don't wanna do" thing discussed in the Bible is definitely going on in this book, but without a God factor. The pacing was a bit too slow, however, I really did want to know how the book ended, so Railyn kept me hanging in there! :)
I give this book 3 stars.
I do say, as a Jesus follower, I wish there were spiritual elements, though, Railyn does not profess to be a Christian Author. Her characters, Sloane and Gates, were intimately involved before marriage, which, God can totally redeem all situations, circumstances etc, if she'd allow. Both main characters have internal struggles that are very real, and I applaud Railyn for being so honest with her characters thoughts/feelings. That whole "I do what I don't wanna do" thing discussed in the Bible is definitely going on in this book, but without a God factor. The pacing was a bit too slow, however, I really did want to know how the book ended, so Railyn kept me hanging in there! :)
I give this book 3 stars.
Top 10 Movies I love:
1) Pretty Woman
2) The Color Purple
3) Pirates of the Caribbean (All of them)
4) Fast & Furious (All of them)
5) The Wedding Date
6) What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
7) Goodfellas
8) Gone in 60 Seconds
9) Purple Rain
10) The Usual Suspects
Character Casting
Sloane Davis - Tamera Mowry Housley
Gates McCall - Matt Bomer
I have a Pinterest board that shows all of the
people I would cast for the entire book. :)
Excerpt
“Hey, come back to the
here and now. Sloane come on, we have to focus. Are you going to be able to do
this?” Liyah snapped her fingers in front of Sloane to get her attention.
“Sloane? Sloane?”
“Oh, Liyah, I’m sorry. What were you saying?” Just
as Liyah was about to answer her, she quieted and Sloane followed her gaze
toward the door where her unbelievably handsome ex-fiancé stood.
“Santo cielo.” Liyah breathed and stood
straighter, adjusting her jacket.
“He’s just a man in a suit,” Sloane said, trying
to convince herself more than Liyah that he was
just a man in a suit. She busied herself by stacking and reorganizing an
already organized stack of papers. She could feel one single bead of sweat
slowly meander its way down her back. But Gates’ magnetic pull soon had her
staring at his deep-set hazel orbs. She tried to look away, but there was something
about this man who was able to suck her in like cake flour through a sieve.
“He is so
not just a man in a suit.” Liyah swallowed hard, shaking her head at
Sloane’s dismissal of him. “I’m beginning to understand why you’re so nervous
about this. Wow. You know, I didn’t realize how much Brayden looks like him.”
“Shh, keep your voice down.” Sloane tried to move,
to blink, to do anything, but her body betrayed her wishes and she could only
stare as Gates mingled through the room before he stopped near the two of them.
She felt the individual hairs on her neck called to attention as his deep voice
rumbled over her.
“Liyah, hello. It’s been a while. Sloane.” Finally
regaining her faculties Sloane pulled herself up to her full height of 5 feet 6
inches and smiled. The unmistakable maleness of him filled her senses as she
looked into those familiar eyes. Prickly chills scampered up her spine as she
stood face to face with the father of her baby boy.
“Hi, Gates.” Liyah interjected, trying to break
the obvious awkwardness.
“Gates, it’s good to see you again.” Sloane
stammered while inwardly cowering under his intense gaze.
“Is it really?” Smirking, Gates continued past her
to meet and shake hands with a few of the representatives from the various
companies with bids on the table.
“Okay, so that went well.”
Both ladies turned to watch him weave through the crowd of people as he headed towards
the front of the room before Liyah turned to Sloane. “You up for this?”
“I don’t have much choice, do I? I guess he really
does hate me.” Sloane swallowed the big lump of nerves in her throat and tried
to pull herself together for what she knew was going to be the fight of her
life. She and Liyah took their seats as the meeting got underway and she was
never so glad to sit down. Her legs felt weak and her stomach was queasy. If it
weren’t for the fact she hadn’t been with anyone since Gates, she would have
sworn she was experiencing morning sickness all over again.
“Maybe not so much hate, as maybe severe dislike.”
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Sounds really intriguing....but like you, Hannah, I am interested in deeper, more spiritual themes. It's interesting to me that you can apply something from scripture to the struggle that the characters face ("I do what I don't want to do") though the novel is secular. Must be a little bit of God everywhere, huh?
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