DEACON: Unfinished Hero 4 (Kristen Ashley)

BEFORE reading the book,  I suggest downloading the songs Say Something (by A Great Big World)  and Let Her Go (by Passenger or try Tyler Ward's Cover) and then playing them as they are mentioned in the story.

CASSIE
Say something, I'm giving up on you
I'll be the one, if you want me to

Cassie met Deacon when she was just starting her dream. Restoring cabins in the mountains of Colorado, she was intrigued by the scary stranger on cabin eleven. Years past, and he remained that aloof man, even through her efforts to reach out. 

Few years after, when Cassie had a run in with danger, they CHANGED.

Anywhere I would've followed you
Say something, I'm giving up on you

There are a lot of things Deacon has not shared Cassie, will not share, according to him. And Cassie, because (in her own words) she is stupid like that, hoped that what Deacon gives is, and will be enough.

And I am feeling so small
It was over my head
I know nothing at all

Until that amount of something seemed so minuscule compared to the secrets, and the lies.

Say something, I'm giving up on you
I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you

Say Something. The only thing  Deacon could not give.

And I will swallow my pride
You're the one that I love
And I'm saying goodbye

So Cassie said goodbye.

DEACON

Well you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow

For years, Deacon resisted his attraction to Cassie. Burned by love that shattered and destroyed the man he was, he cannot let go.

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you’re missin' home

No one to call his, no home to call his own, except that cabin. Cassie resurrected him.

Only know you love her when you let her go

But still, he cannot let go of his past. So he let Cassie go.

And you let her go.
Will you let her go?
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In the end, Kristen Ashley also gave a song, but for me, the song I listed to was All of Me by John Legend.

OKAY. The series Unfinished Hero always come with a WARNING. They are not for everyone. The men here are not your typical run of the mill heroes. THEY ARE NOT. Do not expect roses (though you will get them). Do not expect prince charming. But they have a story to tell. A story, that made them the men they are. No apologies. Love them as they are. I'm so happy Deacon got to tell his. 

I still love CREED and SYLVIE most, but Deacon, with Boss Lady and Priest, well, you cannot resist THAT.

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What do you do when the person you love most in the world breaks your heart… twice? Grant’s solution is avoiding relationships. Four years since the last time he saw Rachelle, his heart still can’t take another break. 

“You’re not marriage material.” From the time he’d first heard those words spoken by the woman he loved, Grant Carpenter believed them.

When a woman he’s known for years shows an interest in him, he starts to question Rachelle’s words about marriage material, wondering if he might need a second opinion. Someone in the present, someone who has always been in the periphery but who he never gave a second glance, starts to take over his every thought. 

Grant is armed with plenty of reasons to ignore what he’s feeling, but someone who should remain off-limits is suddenly overshadowing his obsession with his past. She’s making him want a future that he thought he’d written off, but he isn’t sure that she wants a future with him.

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Jennifer Hayward - The Magnate's Manifesto

Expected Publication: November 18, 2014

BILLIONAIRE PLAYBOY IGNITES INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT WITH HIS MANIFESTO ON WOMEN

Jared Stone: Visionary, rebel, the tech world's golden boy…and now the most hated man on the planet! 

Bailey St. James: Survivor, powerful female executive, the only woman who refuses to bow down to Jared Stone…and the only woman who can save him? 

When Jared's manifesto makes him public enemy #1 the only way out is to make Bailey an offer she can't refuse—a very public promotion to VP! Now, with a major deal on the line and tensions rising, can it be long before Jared and Bailey move from spreadsheets to bed sheets?

Tere's Review:

ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely love this story! I am so thankful that netgalley was able to provide me an advanced copy. I am such a sucker for office romance and this kind of plot just tickled my fancy. For sure, Jennifer Hayward is now one of the HP writers that I am looking forward to!

The Hero, Jared Stone is one of Silicon Valley's golden boy in the tech world, then one day he wrote a manifesto on his views about women which is only meant to be an inside joke among his friends but apparently somebody leaked this manifesto online and now the world just hated him, sales are slowly sinking and its not good esp he has a contract that he needs to secure in France.

Entered Bailey St. James. She worked for Jared for about three yrs and she wanted to be promoted for a VP position but unfortunately all her effort just wasn't enough. Now Bailey is the only chance that Jared had to salvage his sinking career. He has to promote Bailey otherwise he's just going to be branded as a sexist male chauvinist pig for eternity.

All sparks sizzle when they work together as a team to secure the contract in France. Slowly Jared realized that he is falling in love with Bailey. but Bailey has secrets. and she refuse to share it with Jared.

I just love how the story evolves, as a Harlequin Presents reader, all the elements that I love in an HP is there, fast paced, hot, beautiful scenery, chemistry. all is there. I love how strong Bailey was, though she has flaws but I still like her. a lot.

I highly recommend this to the people who loves reading office romance and HP.

4.5 stars.