like I'm in a minority on this one, Don't get me wrong. I liked the story, I just didn't love the story, It may have something to do with teaching middle school, being surrounded by boygirl drama all day, and knowing that most of it is BS anyway, so what does it truly matter This one is packed with drama, not the suspenseful kind.
Nope, it's the "if they'd only communicate" kind, It still held my interest, That's mainly due to Cole, he's about the only character with real depth and he's interesting to figure out, The rest They will be much more interesting when they growup a little, They were getting there by the end of the book! While the story picks up where Live for You ended, this one gives you a lot of the missing pieces of both Cole's and Rae's past.
It wasn't hard to stick with and I didn't get frustrated reading it much, It's worth picking up if you've read Live for You first, WARNING If you have not read Live For You this review will contain major spoilers, For your enjoyment of this series, read Love For You before reading this review or starting Only For You
Rae is on top of the world, she has Cole by her side and is about to sing in his bar for the first time in months.
Shes in the back and her past and her future collide together when none other than her cheating ex boyfriend Jaxon Hunter walks through the door with Everett Cole and Jaxons dad.
Jaxon has his sight set on one thing, and thats getting Rae back, But in doing so he knows that he must tell her the truth about what he allowed her to believe about their past,
Secrets are revealed about his family that will rock Coles entire world, making it impossible for him to be unaffected by everything that has happened and changing after that night that Jaxon and Rae perform together on stage.
Rae wants nothing more than to leave and forget about Jaxon, but Everett has threatened to sue her for breach of contract if she doesnt not only go on stage and sing with Jaxon but go on tour with Jaxon and her ex best friend who just so happens to be Jaxons fiance.
Things change that night in the bar, things that Rae has no control over, Cole has a secret and that secret will rip her entire world apart, To make matters worse, Jaxon is hell bent on getting Rae back, That is until Bliss joins the tour and changes Jaxons view on everything,
Two men fighting for the same woman, one from her past the other from her future, When Rae learns the truth about the secrets Jaxons been hiding will it be enough to save the relationship they lost or has Rae moved on and found her future in Cole
I had a lot of mixed feelings about this book.
I absolutely loved Live For You, but this book had me on such an emotional roller coaster that I just couldnt wrap my head around everything that was going on.
One minute I loved Cole, the next I hated him, Then I like her friends one minute and the next I wanted to throw something at them, Then of course theres Jaxon, Jaxon makes you want to reach through your reading device to shake some sense into him, Just when you think one thing is going to happen, the complete opposite does, One thing I do love about this book, is that it gives the secondary characters a chance to shine through and have books later on in this series.
Jaxon nearly stole the show in this book with his story also playing in the background and coming together on tour with Rae, I look forward to the next book in this series and the direction it will go, But for me I just cant give it a rating onbecause even though I finished this book yesterday, the story just couldnt reel me back in after everything was said and done.
For that reason I have to give itstars,
ARC provided by author in exchange for a honest review,Stars
Source: eARC for Honest Author
I was so looking forward to rainbows and sunshine for Cole and Violet Rae but sadly that is not what happened.
Instead it was doom and gloom for these two due to Cole's insecurities and Cole's dad being a royal douche,
But for Violet Rae she knows what she wants and needs, which is Cole.
"For what it's worth, you're everything to me, Cole Morgan, Everything. "
Unfortunately things aren't easy for these two and while Violet is holding out for Cole, Jax makes his play to get Violet back.
At the same time Cole is finding out more about himself and his family,
Finding happiness and love is not always an easy journey but when something is meant to be it's worth the journey,
This series is turning into one of those that has captured my intrigue and heart,
I can't wait to find out what happens next with Jax and Bliss True for You Oct,, West and McKenzie Nov,and Wyatt and Lacey January,
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Lord Marquita you filled my heart and then you ripped it out and stomped all over it, Man the secrets the lies and the ending was like OHMyEFFINGGod!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay now the rant is over I have to say that this is going to be a series I read and reread till I can't read it no more.
Rae went to live with her grandmother after needing a break from the crazy life she was leading and the paparazzi, While there at her grandmothers she meets Cole, She is leery at first because she has not gotten over Jaxon and what he did to her, Man I wanted to reach in that book and slap the ever living life out of Jaxon, Lord who does what he did and for him to turn around and say that he loved Rae really made my blood boil, But anyways she meets Cole and he is every the gentlemen and he brings her out of her shell and shows her what it is like to have real love.
But as we all know with love comes pain and secrets
and lies and so much more, So Rae and Cole have to fight through the drama, the family secrets, the family lies and form a strong bound if they are ever to survive this crazy world.
If things could not get worse Jaxon comes back into Rae's life and wants her back and is ready to explain what happened and why, But Rae is beyond happy she is having the time of her life and all Jaxon reminds her of is what he did and how he took her heart and ripped it out and stomped all over it.
So Rae is caught between a rock and a hard place because she will have to choose Jaxon or Cole, Who she chooses is amazing and this story is amazing and the ending totally EPIC! Blog Tour Post: sitelinkThe Shadow Realm
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This book.
Dear god this book. I went through so many different emotions while reading this, I adored Live For You so I couldn't wait to jump into Only For You, I was so happy that I didn't have long to wait between books,
This is the conclusion of Rae and Cole's story and my god does their relationship go through the ringer in this, Nothing is ever plain sailing and that is definitely the case for these two, They go through so much in this and I just kept hoping and praying that they will get their happily ever after, I love these two and I so wanted them to be happy,
I have to say, Ms Valentine is evil! How could you start a book like that! I had to reread the prologue twice to make sure I was reading it right.
Don't do that to my heart! I was so tempted to just skip straight to the end to see if it ended the way I hoped it would.
Luckily I was able to restrain myself, And my god was my heart put to the test, I alternated between wanting to scream in frustration, cry in sadness, and laugh with happiness, The characters frustrated me to no end, I wanted to reach into my kindle and shake some sense into them, It was like watching a car crash, You know whats coming, you know you should look away, but you just can't, This book is just so gloriously addictive,
In Live For You we only got Rae and Cole's POV but in Only For You we are also given Jaxon Hunter's POV, I was all set to hate Jaxon, I really was. But that sneaky little fecker managed to worm his way into my heart, Even though I wanted to bash him across the head so many times, I still grew a soft spot for him, He was so intent on winning Rae back that he was blind to something that was right in front of him, Seriously, why are guys such fricking stubborn idiots He managed to pull his head out of his ass long enough to do the right thing though.
And then at end I find out he's getting his own book Hell, Yes. I can't WAIT for this, especially to find out more about Bliss Davenport, who we meet in Only For You,
Also, what the hell is with the parents in this series First Cole's mother, now his Dad I seriously wanted to punch that SOB in the face.
I get that the music industry can be ruthless and what not but this guy takes it to a whole other level, The things he has done is horrendous, especially to Jaxon, and I felt so much worse for him and Cole,
I can't recommend this book enough, This series is becoming a new favourite of mine, Full of drama, angst, backstabbing, heartbreak, and some seriously hot southern boys, Your love of all things country will increase and make you dream of finding your own boy from the south, Title: Only for You
Author: Marquita Valentine
Series: Yes
Cliffhanger: No
Release Date: September,
Rating:,
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This is the sequel to Live for You and completes the story of Cole and Rae.
Rae is completing her contractual obligations and is on tour with her ex Jaxon Hunter, The Jackson Hunter who in the first book we learned was Coles brother that his mother ended up selling to their dad,
I don't know why this book has a higher review than the first one, In my opinion the conflicts and people were so over the top that it makes the book worse, In my review of the first book I ended up with another long review of what I did not like, I am hoping to make this one shorter and just hit some highlights so well see,
My first issue with this book was the addition of Jaxons point of view, Normally I like different points of view because you see more sides of the story, This is obviously to involve Jaxon more because his book is next, Unfortunately this just showed me that he his even more of a self absorbed asshole than Cole and I will never read his book, He was trying to convince himself that he wanted Rae and was going to do whatever it took to get her back, What he did was sleep with groupies and have feelings for the assistant wardrobe person Bliss, He was an ass from start to finish with no backbone and was stupid just like Cole in financial and professional decisions, If I were him I would have fired my dad years ago and made sure that he hadn't stolen money,
Jaxon sucks but enough about him, Let's talk about the side characters like Everett, his dad, Everett is abusive and the biggest asshole in the entire two books, I think he is also blackmailing people as well as a sexual pervert sleeping with young women and at least once a too young woman, I don't understand how so many women would sleep with him, And I didn't like him at all at any point, The addition of a villain can make a story better, In this case there were enough people creating enough conflicts that this guy was not needed, He was so over the top horrible that I wish he never existed, It's one thing to make him a bad guy but to give him so many bad qualities was too much, This is all I can say about him because he is such a bad character that it is not worth my time,
The next person is Crystal, There isn't much to say except she was unnecessary, She had not changed from the first book, She is still horrible to Cole and her added storyline was space taken away from the core story for no reason,
What I noticed in the first book about Parker is the same in this book, He was also not needed, He did not add any real value to the book except to be a babysitter for Kelly so that Cole could do something, I barely felt the brotherly love, Parker as a character was not utilized and so not needed in the book,
Finally for Cole and Rae, Because of all the extra characters and drama that was not needed we don't see them as much as we should, They are also apart for most of the book because Everett threatened Cole to break up with Rae, Rae is on tour, sad, and hoping to get Cole back, That and attempting to protect Bliss from Jaxons advances is the only this she really does in the entire book, Cole is sad the he had to break up with Rae and is his usual ass self who is too stupid to make any smart or rational decisions.
Honestly I would have been ok without this entire book, When Rae and Cole were together they would fight and then have makeup sex and then fight again,
There are other bad parts in the book but it is not worth mentioning, I think I hit at least the main points of what I did not like, Overall I obviously did not like the book, Like the first one the story had potential, The execution was not good, What most of these bad stories need is the characters to be just a little smarter and less over the top drama and people just for the sake of conflicts.
It seems like a lot of the books I have read recently have never heard of KISS, Keep it Simple Stupid!,
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