Synopsis
Nine lives. Nine stories. One last, best hope. But will they find it in time? The introductory volume to the Love Under Construction Series, this quick read introduces you to the major characters in the series. The books within the series are not stand-alone, and reading this one will help the reader understand them better. All other books in this series are full-length novels. This volume is free!
Meet the Walters family of Louisville, Kentucky, and their extended family and friends. This introductory volume introduces the reader to the major characters in the series and gives some insight into what makes them who they are in a series of vignettes from their pasts. From Tony, the owner of the family construction business who's still dealing with his mentally-unstable ex-wife, to Steve, his attorney who also owns a security firm (and a BDSM club too) while he holds everyone at arms-length, to a widow, Nikki, who thinks her life is pretty well over, there's plenty of drama, fun, and white-hot, sex-filled romance to keep readers entertained for hours. There's Kelly, working in the insurance industry while no one knows her past; Jose, a former cage fighter-turned-personal security specialist; and Molly, a woman spurned in the worst of ways. Laura's clothes cover a painful secret that could get her killed, and Peyton, the wholesome boy next door, struggles with an injury from his service in Kandahar. And don't forget Vic, Tony's cousin and the manager of the construction company's Lexington office, who's six feet and eight inches of the hottest Italian the United States was lucky enough to find on their shores. This introductory work introduces readers to the major characters in the series and is a quick read; the four volumes to follow are full-length novels. None of the volumes are stand-alone and are written to be read in order to get the most enjoyment from them. Use The Groundbreaking as your portal - jump in and find out who lives, who dies, and who finds the love of their life. It's a rollicking good time, between the sheets and out!
Meet the Walters family of Louisville, Kentucky, and their extended family and friends. This introductory volume introduces the reader to the major characters in the series and gives some insight into what makes them who they are in a series of vignettes from their pasts. From Tony, the owner of the family construction business who's still dealing with his mentally-unstable ex-wife, to Steve, his attorney who also owns a security firm (and a BDSM club too) while he holds everyone at arms-length, to a widow, Nikki, who thinks her life is pretty well over, there's plenty of drama, fun, and white-hot, sex-filled romance to keep readers entertained for hours. There's Kelly, working in the insurance industry while no one knows her past; Jose, a former cage fighter-turned-personal security specialist; and Molly, a woman spurned in the worst of ways. Laura's clothes cover a painful secret that could get her killed, and Peyton, the wholesome boy next door, struggles with an injury from his service in Kandahar. And don't forget Vic, Tony's cousin and the manager of the construction company's Lexington office, who's six feet and eight inches of the hottest Italian the United States was lucky enough to find on their shores. This introductory work introduces readers to the major characters in the series and is a quick read; the four volumes to follow are full-length novels. None of the volumes are stand-alone and are written to be read in order to get the most enjoyment from them. Use The Groundbreaking as your portal - jump in and find out who lives, who dies, and who finds the love of their life. It's a rollicking good time, between the sheets and out!
My Review
Quick read to familiarize you with the backgrounds of the characters in the Love Under Construction series.
The short story moves quickly, giving you enough background on each character to see how they all ended up in Kentucky working for Steve.
I developed an attachment to a few of these characters and am looking forward to the series to see how they move on in their lives.
The short story moves quickly, giving you enough background on each character to see how they all ended up in Kentucky working for Steve.
I developed an attachment to a few of these characters and am looking forward to the series to see how they move on in their lives.
Synopsis
LONG DESCRIPTION:
First full-length installment in the Love Under Construction Series following the introductory volume, The Groundbreaking. Tony Walters operates a successful construction company in Louisville, Kentucky; he's anything but successful in his personal life, thanks to a mean-spirited, mentally ill ex-wife. Nikki Wilkes has lived for five years with almost no life, thanks to a drunken driver's mistake that took her husband and children from her. It seems the universe has aligned to make sure they meet, and their shy and sweet attempts to build a relationship blossom just as an ecoterrorism group begins to threaten the construction business. But as time goes by, it becomes clear that the threat is directed personally at Tony, and as the group's efforts escalate, it looks like answered prayers for a special someone in their lives might morph into not having a prayer for a "happily ever after." Through it all, family and friends stand by them and add to the madness, mayhem, and hilarity, while the bedroom smokes with enough scorching, crazy, adventurous sex to set everything on fire. The main characters are all over the age of thirty-five, and most are well over forty. A fun, mature, erotic romp with enough danger to leave the reader hanging. Not a stand-alone; the four novels are designed to be read in order for greatest enjoyment. It'll make you say, "I didn't see that coming!" more than once and leave you smiling!
First full-length installment in the Love Under Construction Series following the introductory volume, The Groundbreaking. Tony Walters operates a successful construction company in Louisville, Kentucky; he's anything but successful in his personal life, thanks to a mean-spirited, mentally ill ex-wife. Nikki Wilkes has lived for five years with almost no life, thanks to a drunken driver's mistake that took her husband and children from her. It seems the universe has aligned to make sure they meet, and their shy and sweet attempts to build a relationship blossom just as an ecoterrorism group begins to threaten the construction business. But as time goes by, it becomes clear that the threat is directed personally at Tony, and as the group's efforts escalate, it looks like answered prayers for a special someone in their lives might morph into not having a prayer for a "happily ever after." Through it all, family and friends stand by them and add to the madness, mayhem, and hilarity, while the bedroom smokes with enough scorching, crazy, adventurous sex to set everything on fire. The main characters are all over the age of thirty-five, and most are well over forty. A fun, mature, erotic romp with enough danger to leave the reader hanging. Not a stand-alone; the four novels are designed to be read in order for greatest enjoyment. It'll make you say, "I didn't see that coming!" more than once and leave you smiling!
My Review
I don't do spoilers, just know that this is an amazing love story, Very well written, characters you can identify with, no whiny heroines and believable relationships.
Good, strong characters dealing with circumstances that are real to life, not some out there made up kind of thing that nobody would believe.
Laying a Foundation is an emotional story, I recommend reading The Groundbreaking to get acquainted with the characters and their stories, it's a big help getting to know the history behind each secondary character when you meet then in this story.
If I could give it 10 stars I would, this is the best book I've read all year.
Laying a Foundation is an emotional story, I recommend reading The Groundbreaking to get acquainted with the characters and their stories, it's a big help getting to know the history behind each secondary character when you meet then in this story.
If I could give it 10 stars I would, this is the best book I've read all year.
Synopsis
You're a successful businessman. A molten-blooded Italian hunk. And the newest, hottest, most in-demand service Dom/top in a 500-mile radius, with dozens of women falling at your feet. So, which woman? How do you choose?
That's easy - you pick the one who can't stand you.
And that's exactly what Vic has done. He's tried desperately to get the wrong woman out of his heart, and it looks like he may have succeeded. And just when he thinks everything in his life is falling into place, Cupid plays a nasty joke on him and he falls for the one woman who doesn't want to be anywhere near him, Somehow it isn't already bad enough that he has a secret keeping him from having a loving, long-term relationship; to make matters worse, if he wants to have a chance with the ice princess, he has to keep her alive long enough to tear down the walls she's built around herself.
Laura is as prickly as they get, but there's a reason. Her clothes hide a secret that she's sure would make any man run, and that secret is about to get her killed. The trauma she endured during her service to her country left her unable to feel any emotion or trust anyone, and the idea of ever letting a man touch her is out the window. When she returned home from Bosnia, her family shunned her and her harsh personality, so she's dealt with her demons alone and on her own for too long. But Laura didn't expect to meet a man who would promise to keep her safe and would die to keep that promise. That makes him a man worth trusting. And when her past wants to kill her to keep her quiet, can she open up to him before it's too late?
The second full-length novel in the Love Under Construction series, Tearing Down Walls is a fun, erotic, romantic, and suspenseful romp that takes you back into the world of the Walters family of Louisville, Kentucky. It features many characters over the age of 40 and contains too many steamy, hedonistic sex scenes to be suitable for anyone under 18 years of age. Step into the Walters' world and have some fun!
That's easy - you pick the one who can't stand you.
And that's exactly what Vic has done. He's tried desperately to get the wrong woman out of his heart, and it looks like he may have succeeded. And just when he thinks everything in his life is falling into place, Cupid plays a nasty joke on him and he falls for the one woman who doesn't want to be anywhere near him, Somehow it isn't already bad enough that he has a secret keeping him from having a loving, long-term relationship; to make matters worse, if he wants to have a chance with the ice princess, he has to keep her alive long enough to tear down the walls she's built around herself.
Laura is as prickly as they get, but there's a reason. Her clothes hide a secret that she's sure would make any man run, and that secret is about to get her killed. The trauma she endured during her service to her country left her unable to feel any emotion or trust anyone, and the idea of ever letting a man touch her is out the window. When she returned home from Bosnia, her family shunned her and her harsh personality, so she's dealt with her demons alone and on her own for too long. But Laura didn't expect to meet a man who would promise to keep her safe and would die to keep that promise. That makes him a man worth trusting. And when her past wants to kill her to keep her quiet, can she open up to him before it's too late?
The second full-length novel in the Love Under Construction series, Tearing Down Walls is a fun, erotic, romantic, and suspenseful romp that takes you back into the world of the Walters family of Louisville, Kentucky. It features many characters over the age of 40 and contains too many steamy, hedonistic sex scenes to be suitable for anyone under 18 years of age. Step into the Walters' world and have some fun!
My Review
I fell in love with Vic in Laying a Foundation, hoped he would find his way and this book did not disappoint!
I don't do spoilers, if you have read the first book then you know this one is a must read!
We've seen Tony & Nicky overcome their issues and learn to live again, now it's Vic & Laura's turn.
I couldn't have loved a book more than I did this one, I was begging for more Vic in the first book, and finally we get to know all his secrets, his history, why he is the man he is.
As well as Laura, who's life quite frankly sucked for so long, until Vic comes up with something he thinks may help her overcome her past and be whole again.
I can't really come up with the words to describe this book adequately, it's the most amazing of the series so far. Both Vic and Laura's pasts are more tragic than Tony and Nicky's were and they both chose their paths to deal with it.
I'm so grateful for their story, Vic was my favorite secondary character and I loved reading his story.
I don't do spoilers, if you have read the first book then you know this one is a must read!
We've seen Tony & Nicky overcome their issues and learn to live again, now it's Vic & Laura's turn.
I couldn't have loved a book more than I did this one, I was begging for more Vic in the first book, and finally we get to know all his secrets, his history, why he is the man he is.
As well as Laura, who's life quite frankly sucked for so long, until Vic comes up with something he thinks may help her overcome her past and be whole again.
I can't really come up with the words to describe this book adequately, it's the most amazing of the series so far. Both Vic and Laura's pasts are more tragic than Tony and Nicky's were and they both chose their paths to deal with it.
I'm so grateful for their story, Vic was my favorite secondary character and I loved reading his story.
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~Series Intro~
Welcome to a world
that could be yours . . .
Characters who could be your neighbors or friends. Stories so realistic that you start to believe you're really there. Situations you hope to never find yourself in. Friendships, romances, working relationships - and all the white-hot sex you could possibly handle. Sound like fun?
Come with me to Louisville, KY, and meet the Walters family and their friends. They're serious about their work, and just as serious about their play.
~The Groundbreaking~
Character Introduction Novella - This prequel to the series, The Groundbreaking, introduces you to nine characters you'll love. A cage fighter, wounded warrior, widow, cagey attorney, construction company owner, and more give you lots of reasons to love them and to wonder who'll wind up with whom and how!
THE GROUNDBREAKING IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE A FREEBIE!
~Laying A Foundation~
Over thirty years of being run into the ground by a crazy wife can ruin a man, and Tony Walters thinks he just might be ruined. He's got a successful business and a large, beautiful family, but is it even possible that he could trust a woman enough to let her pick the lock to his fortress of a heart? When you've gone sixteen years without sex, things look pretty bleak. But there was that one time a couple of years ago . . .
When the pain of everyday life gets to be more than she can take, Nikki runs to the gym to calm her mind and keep herself together even if she's already permanently fallen apart. Since her husband and children were killed in a tragic accident, she's come to the conclusion that her life is pretty much over. Every evening at the gym, she sees the gorgeous guy she's nicknamed The Italian, but a guy like that would never give her the time of day. Would he?
But while love blooms and grows and the sheets sizzle, trouble brews. And when things fall apart, will everyone survive the anger and violence working against them?
~Tearing Down Walls~
It's hard to believe that a guy as big, beautiful, and over-the-top sexy as Vic Cabrizzi would be afraid of anything, but he has secrets that would kill most people. Sure, he's got a great job with his cousin Tony's company, more than enough cash for anything he wants, and a spot as an in-demand service top/Dom at a friend's BDSM club, but he's got a bruised-up heart that he's given to the wrong woman. And with the problems he brings into a relationship, he's resigned himself to being alone - forever.
Laura's got secrets of her own. Not only is her clothing hiding a painful tale, but it doesn't help that someone from her past is actively looking to kill her. She'll make it simple for them by being unable to tell or trust anyone. But she meets a man who is determined to keep every promise he makes to her, no matter how impossible that might be. Will that be enough to thaw her icy heart and save her life?
Can Laura finally open up enough to stay alive? And when the right woman comes along, can Vic give up the no-strings-attached sex and the silence he hides behind to give her what she needs?
~Renovating A Heart~
Releasing May 19, 2014
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Deanndra Hall is a working writer living in far western Kentucky. A free spirit and chronic jokester, she and her partner of over 30 years enjoy visiting their two adult children and their partners and playing with their three crazy little dogs. When she's not writing, Deanndra can be found kayaking, working out at the gym, cooking something healthy, or reading. After writing for business, industry, academia, and non-profits for years and having her work credited to others, she jumped into the fiction realm, particularly erotic fiction and erotica, and had so much fun she never looked back. Look for her on Twitter and Facebook and on her website and blog.
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