* Amazon Top 50 Bestseller * #1 Bestseller in Military Romance. * Derek Alexander is a retired Marine, ex-cop, and the top investigator in his field. Melissa Jones is a small-town girl trying to escape her troubled past. When the two intersect in a bar in Arizona, their sexual chemistry is off the charts. But what is revealed during their “one week stand” only complicates matters. Because she’ll do everything in her power to get away from the past, but he’ll do everything he can to hold her. A STAND-ALONE, ONE TO HOLD NOVEL. Adult Contemporary Romance: Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18. (M/F)
So many feels! The feels! This book gave me so many of them.
One to Hold? Not So Much. Perhaps I read a different book than the other, more enthralled reviewers. The One to Hold book I read was neither enthralling nor riveting. I found the storyline old news, the characters almost caracatures, and the sex… Well, okay, the sex was good. I didn’t like Melissa; she was wimpy and naive. I kept imagining her tied to a railroad track and calling, “Help!” In a breathy voice. Sloan may as well have had a moustache to twirl, he was such a stereotypical bad guy. Derek was…
Easy Afternoon Read On a business trip Derek picks Melissa up at a hotel bar while she’s on a spa retreat with her friend. They get to know each other physically throughout their week while carefully guarding their own personal information and her identity.