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    One to Keep: One to Hold, #2
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    One to Keep: One to Hold, #2

    By Tia Louise

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    "All the right ingredients: hot man, independent woman, intrigue, fun, and hot sex!" -Aleatha Romig, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

    * International Bestseller * #1 Bestseller in Military Romance eBooks. *

      

    There's a new guy in town...

    "Patrick Knight, single, retired Guard-turned private investigator. I was a closer. A deal maker. I looked clients in the eye and told them I'd get their shit done. And I did..."

    Patrick doesn't do "nice."
    At least, not anymore.

    After his fiancée cheats, he follows up with a one-night stand and a disastrous office hook-up. His business partner (Derek Alexander) sends him to the desert to get his head straight--and clean up the mess.

    While there, Patrick meets Elaine, and blistering sparks fly, but she's not looking for any guy. Or a long-distance relationship.

    Patrick's ready to do anything to keep her, but just when it seems he's changed her mind, the skeletons from his past life start coming back.

    A STAND-ALONE, ONE TO HOLD NOVEL. Adult Contemporary Romance: Due to strong language and heavy subject matter, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTLM Productions LLC
    Release dateJan 16, 2014
    ISBN9781501476075
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    One to Keep: One to Hold, #2
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    Tia Louise

    Tia Louise is the USA Today best-selling, award-winning author of the “One to Hold” and “Dirty Players” series, and co-author of the #4 Amazon bestseller The Last Guy. She loves all the books as long as they have romance, all the chocolate as long as it’s dark, strong coffee and sparkling wine. After years as a teacher, a book editor, a journalist, and finally a magazine editor, she decided to start writing love stories and never stopped. She lives in the Midwest with her trophy husband, two teenage geniuses, and one grumpy cat. Learn more at www.AuthorTiaLouise.com

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    • 4/5
      Just finished this and I really liked it. In my honest opinion its not quite as good as One to Hold. Maybe that's because I prefer Derek to Patrick, the hero rather than the bad boy. A well, this is still a great book and I'd highly recommend it!
    • 4/5
      I am not sure many want to hear this, but I found this story kind of cute. Your're typical play boy, Patrick, plays center-stage to scandals and a love affair he never thought possible.

      The relationship that evolves with Elaine and Patrick is typical but yet not typical. Between his mishaps and miscommunication, there are a lot of misunderstandings and lots of drama.

      I can't really go too deep into the relationship area. I think I would be spoiling some things that aren't necessarily apparent right away.

      I can, however, tell you that I liked this story a lot. I never found it lacking or dull. It was quirky, sometimes witty, sad, happy and sexy. That is a lot of adjectives? Well, the more the adjectives, the better the book, right?

      All I will leave you with at this point, is this is a story that should be at the top or close to the top of your to-read list.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed the characters from One To Hold, but because the characters are all the same I feel that this is more of a series than a series of standalones. So of course I had to read this one. It fills in some things from the first one, but yet it's different enough to not make you feel like you are just rereading the first one all over again. Patrick is the guy that all girls would want. His devilishly handsome features catch you, and his nice, charming, funny demeanor keep you. Patrick goes through so many trials in this book that you just feel for him and hope that everything happens well for him in the end.A couple of things caught me off guard, and towards the end, so did the other characters. The ending was spectacular, and could not have been any better.I read these books based on the order they were posted on through Goodreads, however, I feel that I should have read the first one One To Hold (#1), then One To Protect (#3), then this one One To Keep (#2). But it's all good. I can't wait to get back to Derek and Melissa in One To Protect.
    • 5/5
      Love the series. Specially how the author follow a group of friends on the journey to true love