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Kiss a Falling Star
How far can you fall? Caspar had once shone brighter than any star in the sky. He led an exciting life, had a good job and the love of his family. Now he barely survives in a village where he’s shunned by everyone, even his parents. Unemployed, unemployable, he consoles himself with stringless sex—lots of it.How hard can you land? Ally escapes death by a whisker when she falls in front of a train. Not an accident, someone pushed her, and she doesn’t hang around to give them another shot. But she finds herself falling in a different way when she meets Caspar, and she plummets hard and fast. He’s dark, he’s brooding, he’s hotter than any man she’s ever met, and she wants him—bad.How high can they soar? With Ally’s adversary closing in, plus Caspar’s tendency to screw things up, if they don’t open their arms and catch each other, they’ll burn up in an atmosphere determined to keep them apart.
288 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2011
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Barbara Elsborg
100 books1,677 followersBarbara Elsborg lives in Kent in the south of England. She always wanted to be a spy, but having confessed to everyone without them even resorting to torture, she decided it was not for her. Volcanology scorched her feet. A morbid fear of sharks put paid to marine biology. So instead, she spent several years successfully selling cyanide.
After dragging up two rotten, ungrateful children and frustrating her sexy, devoted, wonderful husband (who can now stop twisting her arm) she finally has time to conduct an affair with an electrifying plugged-in male, her laptop.
Her books feature quirky heroines and bad boys, and she hopes they are as much fun to read as they are to write.
After dragging up two rotten, ungrateful children and frustrating her sexy, devoted, wonderful husband (who can now stop twisting her arm) she finally has time to conduct an affair with an electrifying plugged-in male, her laptop.
Her books feature quirky heroines and bad boys, and she hopes they are as much fun to read as they are to write.
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March 25, 2015
This is a story about Ally, who moves to her brother's cottage after someone tries to kill her in London.
She goes to the local pub and meets the broody Caspar, the black sheep of the town.
Even though the whole town warns her not to, she goes on a date with him, and their first kiss ends up beneath the stars, outside of his house, and damn it was HOT!
BUT! Ally still has someone who wants to kill her, even though no one believes her, and she's trying to make things right with Caspar, ultimately making the town like him again :)
Plus, they have some ultra-sexy hot scorching times while trying to figure everything out :D
The writing - Loved it! This is a new author for me, and I didn't need time to adjust or anything :) I even loved it more because of the British thing ehehehhe I love the different expressions and all, so...
The story - It took me a while to get into it, about 10-15%. It was kind of weird for me in the beginning, the fact that he's broke and basically living off his parents, but then it was discovered he was in jail, and the whole town hates him and no one wants to give him a job or any kind of chance :( I felt bad seeing him struggle.
"Ally watched him leave the store and her shoulders slumped. Well, that was that. There was only so much rejection a woman could take.
“He’s not worth it, love,” said the lady serving her.
Except Ally rather thought he was."
Ally's part of the story was the suspense thing, someone wanted her dead and she was hiding out in the country.
There's a filming of a new Jane Eyre mentioned, and the famous actors come to the same town so we get a bit of a storyline with them too :)
The suspense - We get to see a lot of potential suspects, and a few more attempts on Ally's life, but it isn't very tense and dramatic, I guess it's because of the feel of the whole book, it ends up on the light side and funny, cause Ally's got a great sense of humor :D
I predicted who could be the bad guy though :D Could've been more challenging, but oh well :)
The humor - It isn't in your face humor, just light and funny, mostly coming from Ally :) Loved it :))
"Ally couldn’t sever her relationships by brute force. Instead, she spent hours trying to be kind and unravel the affair with words while she lied through her teeth.
It’s not you, it’s me. It’s definitely you.
I need time to find myself. And you keep getting in the way.
You’re too good for me. You’re crap in bed.
Things are moving too fast. You’re crap in bed."
The sex - Very hot!!! That man must have a magic d*ck or something, to always be up ahahhahahhaha but really, seriously hot, hot sex!
"Caspar was in imminent danger of coming all over his stomach. He sent a silent threat to his balls, threatening to wrap them in tight leather if they let him down.
They tingled in response.
Shit, seems they like the sound of that."
The characters - Wow! Loved them both and that's a hard thing to accomplish! What I loved most was the fact that they thought with their own heads, figured out what was happening, what they did wrong, there was no unnecessary drama because of a misunderstanding, and they didn't need to suffer until the other character revealed what it was in the first place that got them apart! Anyway. They have actual brains and think like actual people would. So yeah. Absolutely loved them both :))
"She’s doing this for me. In a moment of clarity, Caspar realized how much Ally wanted to make the others accept him and his heart swelled with…something he didn’t want to give a name. He wasn’t used to people being on his side. He’d spent so long feeling isolated he’d forgotten the pleasure of having a friend. More than a friend."
Caspar
I have a huge crush on him <3 He's all brooding and stuff *sigh*
He's been in jail for four years, and since he came back, he hasn't been able to get anywhere with his life. His parents don't know what really happened, and next to their judgment (mainly father's), the whole town hates him as well. No one wants to give him a job, and since he has to write on every application that he's been in jail, it doesn't end well.
He's used to having one night stands, women falling for the bad boy they see in their heads, not the real person behind the facade.
When he meets Ally, she's the first person who doesn't judge him from the start, she wants to know him, and figures out what happened to get him into jail (poor guy :( ).
He wants this to work, and at the same time he's afraid it will work :D
"Ally was different. He could feel something taking hold inside him, wrapping fingers around his heart. Fear? Panic at the thought that once he had her, he might not be able to let her go?
Something else?
He could stop it now before it went any further. Walk her home and never kiss her again.
Yeah, right."
It was great to see him stepping out of his comfort zone, trying to work things out with Ally. He isn't used to people believing in him and standing up to him, but that's exactly what she does.
They have a few misunderstandings, but it's always figured out, like I said, no unnecessary drama here :)
I think this is my first BROKE hero :D Kinda refreshing with all those gazillionaires about :D
He has no money, and what he does have he saves, and it was so sweet when he tried to make her dinner and cleaned his house ahahhahah :D Just uber-sweet <3
He, of course has one of those magic c*cks that can perform about a dozen times a night :DDDD MMM me wants one of those ahahahhahahah
Anyway, great in bed, brooding and British... SOLD!
Lust?
Then why couldn’t he stand to be apart from her? Why did he feel “right” when he was with her? Why did he want to protect her to the death?
Love?
If it was love, should he fight it or embrace it? Did he want to do either?
Caspar cuddled her tighter. He was afraid of letting her down, getting it wrong, destroying her dreams. If he fucked up, how could he live with himself?
Ally
She thinks she has bad luck with all the accidents, but when someone pushes her in front of a moving train, she realises those were just failed murder attempts.
The first thing Ally does is to move in her brother's Stone Cottage in the country. There she meets Caspar in the pub and is immediately intrigued by him, even though everyone tells her he's no good.
They start seeing each other and bit by bit, start trusting each other. She tells him about the attempts on her life, and in the meantime, tries to up his status in the town, to get people to like him, because he doesn't deserve all the hate from everybody.
“Be gentle when you’ve had enough of me,” she blurted, and then bit her lip. Not a good idea to show herself as needy.
Caspar dried her with infinite care, landing kisses after the pass of the towel. He knelt in front of her, looped the towel around her butt and pulled her closer.
“I could never have enough of you,” he whispered, and pressed his face into her stomach.
Ally knew he lied to her again. She stroked his head and thought she’d kill anyone else who tried to hurt him.
Ally goes to one of my favorite female character shelf :D I don't have it yet cause I only have like 3-4 that would fit the profile, but you know what I mean :D
She's funny, just loved her humor, even in the tough situations she manages to break the ice a bit :D
That scene when he told her about his past, and the fact that she figured it out by herself... *clapping*
Loved that, and I loved that she was so protective over Caspar, always trying to help him. When they looked for jobs together! Awesome scene, just loved it! And the final interview! Ahahaahah such a great scene, one of my favorites from the book :D
“He’s not my type. A rich and privileged superstar who doesn’t live in the real world? No thanks.”
Give me a moody, impoverished masochist any day.
I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this book :D well, if you saw any of my statuses, you could take a wild guess :D
It was light, funny and hot, emotional at some parts too, just great :)
This was my first book by this author, but I am definitely reading more!
I recommend this to everyone who likes a great romance, with some hot sex, British humor and a brooding hero :D
*A copy of the book provided by the author in exchange for an honest review*
November 28, 2018
Final rating: 5/5 stars
Five stars because this book was sooooo amazing!!!
Seriously freakingamazing!!! And hot, really really hot! Loved the story, loved the characters, i loved everything! I didn't expect to love it so much, but i just did. I just read and read and read because it is devastatingly addicting. Not to mention all the humor, the heartaches, mystery.
The story is about a normal average girl called Ally. Except someone really wants to kill her, but Ally always survives. Before Ally gets seriously injured or kileld, the last attempt on her life being "i was almost killed by a train because someone pushed me", escapes to another town. And there she meets walking disaster, aka, Caspar. But is he really as disastrous as everyone thinks or is there another soul hidden deep in the shell of his body? Ally wants to find it out, unless someone kills her before it happens.
♦ Ally:
Ally's sense of humor is priceless. Every time she said something i laughed so much. Anyway.... expect for her sense of humor, she is cheerful, and she is generally wonderful and awesome. But...does she think all the time? No!! She even successfully screwed up something because of what she thought. But! She is also the one who sees the best in people, who does not judge before she meets the person. She is the type of person who will make you want to confess what you never planned too. She is also the type who is capable of driving someone to kill her. And it freaks her out. So she escapes before the killer finds her. But why would someone want to kill someone who had done nothing wrong?
♦ Caspar:
Caspar...Caspar...Caspar... He is in short a criminal, hated and avoided by everyone in freaking town. That is, until Ally changes his life. Anyway... in long, he went to prison because he confessed. But did he do what he confessed? He is quickly judged by whole town and is basically an outcast. He can't find any work, he doesn't have anything - his own family shut him out, he doesn't have any money, he is completely and utterly broke. And, the only way to cope with all of that is to have meaningless sex with random women. Until Ally messes up his life. He is totally loveable and huggable person <3
♦ The usual suspects:
Soooo...who would want to kill Ally? Jack - her former boss? Mark - her ex boyfriend? or her best friend Emma? The book is told from their points of view as well, and you can't help but suspect everyone of them. They all have a thing for Ally...So...who is the killer?
♦ everyone else:
Hm......Caspars parents i wanted to slaughter for being such bastards and turning away from their only son. Annnnnnnnnnnd, everyone else in the town pissed me off with their quick judgments until Ally opened their eyes...
this must be one of the best books i have read this year. I love the story, love the characters and i love how it gripped me from the start and didn't let me go. And thank Blacky, my love, for recommending the book to me ^_^
◈ The Story of Us
◈ Edge of Forever
◈ Kiss a Falling Star
◈ Give Yourself Away
Five stars because this book was sooooo amazing!!!
Seriously freakingamazing!!! And hot, really really hot! Loved the story, loved the characters, i loved everything! I didn't expect to love it so much, but i just did. I just read and read and read because it is devastatingly addicting. Not to mention all the humor, the heartaches, mystery.
“Hello, star girl,” he said. “Enjoy that?”
“It was fantastic.” Ally threw herself into his arms and hugged him. “I’m still alive.”
Caspar grinned. “I thought I’d come and make sure you didn’t need CPR.”
The story is about a normal average girl called Ally. Except someone really wants to kill her, but Ally always survives. Before Ally gets seriously injured or kileld, the last attempt on her life being "i was almost killed by a train because someone pushed me", escapes to another town. And there she meets walking disaster, aka, Caspar. But is he really as disastrous as everyone thinks or is there another soul hidden deep in the shell of his body? Ally wants to find it out, unless someone kills her before it happens.
►►► STORY & CHARACTERS:
♦ Ally:
“Typical. What’s Ally short for?”
“Alexandria. That means defender of men or mankind. I’m waiting for an attack by aliens. Not quite sure what my superpower is yet, but I’m probably the only thing that can save us from destruction.”
Ally's sense of humor is priceless. Every time she said something i laughed so much. Anyway.... expect for her sense of humor, she is cheerful, and she is generally wonderful and awesome. But...does she think all the time? No!! She even successfully screwed up something because of what she thought. But! She is also the one who sees the best in people, who does not judge before she meets the person. She is the type of person who will make you want to confess what you never planned too. She is also the type who is capable of driving someone to kill her. And it freaks her out. So she escapes before the killer finds her. But why would someone want to kill someone who had done nothing wrong?
♦ Caspar:
“You’d better be good in bed,” Ally said, and Caspar almost broke his teeth with the spoon.
“What?” he blurted.
“Fabulous food. Gorgeous face. Sensitive, sad and funny with more history than me, which just about makes you the most interesting guy I’ve ever met. It would be too cruel if you were a disappointment between the sheets.”
“Define disappointment,” he said.
Caspar...Caspar...Caspar... He is in short a criminal, hated and avoided by everyone in freaking town. That is, until Ally changes his life. Anyway... in long, he went to prison because he confessed. But did he do what he confessed? He is quickly judged by whole town and is basically an outcast. He can't find any work, he doesn't have anything - his own family shut him out, he doesn't have any money, he is completely and utterly broke. And, the only way to cope with all of that is to have meaningless sex with random women. Until Ally messes up his life. He is totally loveable and huggable person <3
♦ The usual suspects:
Soooo...who would want to kill Ally? Jack - her former boss? Mark - her ex boyfriend? or her best friend Emma? The book is told from their points of view as well, and you can't help but suspect everyone of them. They all have a thing for Ally...So...who is the killer?
♦ everyone else:
Hm......Caspars parents i wanted to slaughter for being such bastards and turning away from their only son. Annnnnnnnnnnd, everyone else in the town pissed me off with their quick judgments until Ally opened their eyes...
►►► OVERALL:
this must be one of the best books i have read this year. I love the story, love the characters and i love how it gripped me from the start and didn't let me go. And thank Blacky, my love, for recommending the book to me ^_^
►►► OTHER REVIEW(S) FROM THIS AUTHOR:
◈ The Story of Us
◈ Edge of Forever
◈ Kiss a Falling Star
◈ Give Yourself Away
August 21, 2011
This is the second book I have read from Barbara Elsborg and both have been big hits with me. I love that she can write knock your socks of erotica with a meaty story and characters you fall in love with.
Caspar is the brooding hero that the whole town hates. He is the son of an Earl, has zero money, zero potential to get a job because of a past tragedy that the town holds him responsible for and he can't forgive himself for the incident either. He uses women, one night stands only, and he tries to do things to make people hate him even more... but he is the most beautiful man Ally, the heroine, has ever seen and there is an instant connection when they see each other. Ally is on the run. She hides away at her brother's house in the country because she has had a series of mishaps, the last one could have killed her. Now she thinks maybe someone is out to get her so she is looking to start over. Ally is so likable and the scene stealer from the book. She has so many funny lines that she had me smiling throughout. What I really enjoyed was that eventually after she broke through Caspar's grouchy demeanor he started to smile and laugh and added some of his own sarcastic comebacks.
I really enjoyed the story, it was a fast read, yet a lot of things were happening. I loved the bachelorette party they had for Ally's friend, everyone should have one that is that creative. The sex scenes were phenomenal and plentiful, there was an oral sex scene that was probably the best I have ever read- it makes me blush just thinking back on it.
I would highly recommend this book! I love the authors writing style. The two books I have read by her had similar patterns which I just loved in a book; wild, bad boys with bad reputations that are good, decent, protective and possessive when they meet their "one", jealousy because there are other women/men involved (no cheating just misunderstandings), spicy sexual connections, comfortable dialog and some tender, choke up moments. My only disappointment I had was a few unanswered questions about the final conflict and Ally's father. Also there was a real exciting character introduced in the last few pages and I would have loved to learn more about him.
August 23, 2011
4 1/2 stars!!Oh how I love this author!
Another engaging, heartwarming, funny and very erotic book by Barbara Elsborg. You just get drawn into her stories from the first page, they grab you and don’t let go. She just has a way with lost souls and uses humor and passion to weave a compelling story. This one had a little more of a suspenseful feel as someone one was trying to kill the quirky, delightful, good-to-the bone, Ally. I wanted to reach into the pages of the book and wrap my arms around the pitiful, but scrumptious Caspar. Not to worry, Ally did a great job of consoling him by wrapping her arms, legs, lips…oh just her entire body around him. HOT STUFF!! So much fun dialogue, terrific secondary characters, a plot filled with trademark craziness, and of course passion galore!
My reason for detracting a half a star was that the ending was a bit too abrupt for me and I wish there was some more closure where some of the characters were concerned. Still in all a great read by one of my favorite authors. You can’t go wrong with a Barbara Elsborg book!
August 31, 2012
Story Rating 5 Stars
Character Rating 5+ Stars
Romance Rating 5 Stars
Heat Level 5 Stars
Overall Rating 5 Stars
MY GOSH I'M ON A ROLL!! This book was FANTASTIC from beginning to end. The story line was REALLY good but what got me was the character's. The heroine Ally and the hero Casper were fabulous characters. I have to say that Ally was my favorite. She said the most witty and funny things. I loved how her life was a mess and she just kept on going never really giving up. Casper on the other hand was the outcast. No one liked him or would give him a job. He was down on his luck, no money, no friends, nothing to look forwards too that is until Ally came into his life and made him feel alive again. The sex/love scenes were VERY sensuous getting a 5 star rating from me and that means they were SCORCHERS!
We get some good suspense too that added to the story. There were a few unanswered questions in the end making me hope and wish that Barbara would write a sequel.
All and all a VERY good read and I look forwards to trying more of her book's.
Thank You Kris and Karla for telling me about this book :-)
I've since found out that we do get a sequel of sorts, it's Adam's book and it's already released. It's called Girl Most Likely to and I've already bought and loaded it on my Kindle :-)
Character Rating 5+ Stars
Romance Rating 5 Stars
Heat Level 5 Stars
Overall Rating 5 Stars
MY GOSH I'M ON A ROLL!! This book was FANTASTIC from beginning to end. The story line was REALLY good but what got me was the character's. The heroine Ally and the hero Casper were fabulous characters. I have to say that Ally was my favorite. She said the most witty and funny things. I loved how her life was a mess and she just kept on going never really giving up. Casper on the other hand was the outcast. No one liked him or would give him a job. He was down on his luck, no money, no friends, nothing to look forwards too that is until Ally came into his life and made him feel alive again. The sex/love scenes were VERY sensuous getting a 5 star rating from me and that means they were SCORCHERS!
We get some good suspense too that added to the story. There were a few unanswered questions in the end making me hope and wish that Barbara would write a sequel.
All and all a VERY good read and I look forwards to trying more of her book's.
Thank You Kris and Karla for telling me about this book :-)
I've since found out that we do get a sequel of sorts, it's Adam's book and it's already released. It's called Girl Most Likely to and I've already bought and loaded it on my Kindle :-)
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October 12, 2012
I loved this book…loved it, loved it, loved it! Whew, now I can get on with my review. British author Barbara Elsborg is a wonderful story teller. Her wit and dialogue (especially Ally’s internal dialogue) are reminiscent of Marian Keyes’ Walsh sisters, but with the steam, intrigue, and bad-boy flavor of Lora Leigh’s Nauti Boys.
Ally is fantastic, or shall I say brilliant. Ab-so-freaking-lutely brilliant. Ally has every reason to be sullen, sad and gloomy, but she just pulls up her big girl pants and faces the day with a smile and skip in her step…wearing pink stilettos of course. She is funny, quick witted, delightful and is just the thing warm up any curmudgeon. Speaking of curmudgeon’s, Casper had it all: the life of entitlement, wealth, private schools, a wonderful family and a sister that adored him. But one false step took everything from him. Now, unemployed, shunned and living a life of penury, Casper is but one step from oblivion.
Ally is running from a string of accidents or “co-incidences” as the police believe. The last straw for her was being pushed into the metro tracks during rush hour. But the lovely little Ally-Cat has quite literally nine lives. She managed to tuck into an air duct and survive. Not one to hang around and wait for the mystery person to try to kill her again, she flees up-country to her brother’s vacation home. I loved how Casper is immediately drawn to her, like fresh wind in his face or in this case hurricane-Ally.
Ally is so charming and kind she won me over before she left London and it takes less than a day for the whole village that shuns Casper to embrace her. With her friendship and belief in him, Casper starts to believe that he can heal and that perhaps for the first time he can be with a woman for more than one night. Ally is his champion, his promoter and his confidence, but with someone trying to kill her, I was rooting that Casper seize his nerve and claim her before the killer does.
Loved, loved, loved it! Enjoy!
Ally is fantastic, or shall I say brilliant. Ab-so-freaking-lutely brilliant. Ally has every reason to be sullen, sad and gloomy, but she just pulls up her big girl pants and faces the day with a smile and skip in her step…wearing pink stilettos of course. She is funny, quick witted, delightful and is just the thing warm up any curmudgeon. Speaking of curmudgeon’s, Casper had it all: the life of entitlement, wealth, private schools, a wonderful family and a sister that adored him. But one false step took everything from him. Now, unemployed, shunned and living a life of penury, Casper is but one step from oblivion.
Ally is running from a string of accidents or “co-incidences” as the police believe. The last straw for her was being pushed into the metro tracks during rush hour. But the lovely little Ally-Cat has quite literally nine lives. She managed to tuck into an air duct and survive. Not one to hang around and wait for the mystery person to try to kill her again, she flees up-country to her brother’s vacation home. I loved how Casper is immediately drawn to her, like fresh wind in his face or in this case hurricane-Ally.
Ally is so charming and kind she won me over before she left London and it takes less than a day for the whole village that shuns Casper to embrace her. With her friendship and belief in him, Casper starts to believe that he can heal and that perhaps for the first time he can be with a woman for more than one night. Ally is his champion, his promoter and his confidence, but with someone trying to kill her, I was rooting that Casper seize his nerve and claim her before the killer does.
Loved, loved, loved it! Enjoy!
March 12, 2013
I really loved this book! 5 shiny stars! I thought the heroine, Ally, was hysterical, quirky and sweet, all while being very sexy. Caspar, the crowding misunderstood, self-punishing outcast was wonderfully drawn, as was the entire cast of characters, of which there were many.
It was nice to see characters that weren't rolling in the dough and found the beauty in what they had; laughter, stars, an intense sexual connection, friendship.
All of the miscommunications and misunderstandings became funny. But the spats never lasted for long, it was very real. Add to that someone may be trying to kill Ally or she might just be seeking attention and you have a great plot.
It's been a while since I've read Elsborg. I don't know why I haven't read her entire catalog by now. She write a lot of humor in her book without it being a turn off. And the sex! OMG the sex is steamy and hot and adventurous. I'm talking ketchup bottles and ejaculation time limits. I'm totally stealing some stuff from this book.
I highly recommend this book to pretty much everyone.
It was nice to see characters that weren't rolling in the dough and found the beauty in what they had; laughter, stars, an intense sexual connection, friendship.
All of the miscommunications and misunderstandings became funny. But the spats never lasted for long, it was very real. Add to that someone may be trying to kill Ally or she might just be seeking attention and you have a great plot.
It's been a while since I've read Elsborg. I don't know why I haven't read her entire catalog by now. She write a lot of humor in her book without it being a turn off. And the sex! OMG the sex is steamy and hot and adventurous. I'm talking ketchup bottles and ejaculation time limits. I'm totally stealing some stuff from this book.
I highly recommend this book to pretty much everyone.
September 15, 2012
5 Stars and add the Constellations;)
oh the Suspense, it got me Again E.V.E.R.Y.T.I.M.E not only in this book I think all of her books.Amazing!
Damn Ms. Elborg is Brilliant. BRILLIANT!:)
she can make a sudden twist at last chapters and it keeps turning never boring...
Caspar is a catch and his name says it all...Master of Treasure..he's a Treasure you can keep:)
he's a vulnerable man who keeps a secret and that got me curious.
Ally is so awesome, she has nine lives and you will love her on how she protect and defend Caspar, her quick wit will make you belly roll hahah..her version of "she's climbing round the mountain" is a crack hahaha.
the suspense on who's trying to kill her will tie you to the story..
the relationship is sweet. just too sweet when they first met and the Stars ooh...
Definitely re-read on this book...
Still my favorite and best is "Strangers" Charlie and Kate grows on me I can't even let them go or Replace:)
oh the Suspense, it got me Again E.V.E.R.Y.T.I.M.E not only in this book I think all of her books.Amazing!
Damn Ms. Elborg is Brilliant. BRILLIANT!:)
she can make a sudden twist at last chapters and it keeps turning never boring...
Caspar is a catch and his name says it all...Master of Treasure..he's a Treasure you can keep:)
he's a vulnerable man who keeps a secret and that got me curious.
Ally is so awesome, she has nine lives and you will love her on how she protect and defend Caspar, her quick wit will make you belly roll hahah..her version of "she's climbing round the mountain" is a crack hahaha.
the suspense on who's trying to kill her will tie you to the story..
the relationship is sweet. just too sweet when they first met and the Stars ooh...
Definitely re-read on this book...
Still my favorite and best is "Strangers" Charlie and Kate grows on me I can't even let them go or Replace:)
March 23, 2013
You know how you feel when you come across one of those books that has everything you look for in a story...
Well this was one of them.
There was so much going on in this story that I struggled to put it down.
It was a fun and sexy with a plot line that kept you guessing till the end
I'm keeping this review short and sweet
Ally I just loved her, she had a smart mouth and was funny, sexy and had me laughing out aloud with her quirky personality.
Casper He gave me some of the hottest sex scenes I'd read for a while. Casper had been down on his luck but meeting Ally was going to change that.
With all the books around at the moment with the same stories and plots, this made a welcome change
I just loved this book and I'm excited to read more of Barbara Elsborgs stories
Well this was one of them.
There was so much going on in this story that I struggled to put it down.
It was a fun and sexy with a plot line that kept you guessing till the end
I'm keeping this review short and sweet
Ally I just loved her, she had a smart mouth and was funny, sexy and had me laughing out aloud with her quirky personality.
Casper He gave me some of the hottest sex scenes I'd read for a while. Casper had been down on his luck but meeting Ally was going to change that.
With all the books around at the moment with the same stories and plots, this made a welcome change
I just loved this book and I'm excited to read more of Barbara Elsborgs stories
September 26, 2016
Ally Everton has been having a run of bad luck. Accident after accident has her leaving London and heading to the countryside to her brother's weekend cottage. There she meets the town's bad boy, Caspar. Caspar has had his own run of bad luck. The town looks down on Caspar due to his past but Ally sees something they don't.
I saw a review of this and it intrigued me so I got it and I really liked it. The characters were delightful. The story had a mystery element that was interesting. The romance was.... Well, it was hot. There were a few elements that were uncomfortable for me personally and a few issues I didn't feel were completely resolved but I really did like it. It had romance, suspense, mystery, drama, adventure, and humor.
I saw a review of this and it intrigued me so I got it and I really liked it. The characters were delightful. The story had a mystery element that was interesting. The romance was.... Well, it was hot. There were a few elements that were uncomfortable for me personally and a few issues I didn't feel were completely resolved but I really did like it. It had romance, suspense, mystery, drama, adventure, and humor.
January 15, 2015
4.5 stars
This was a great romantic story, with mystery and some truly funny moments. The heroine, Ally, is witty, smart and funny, probably one of the best contemporary heroines I've read about in a while. Her comebacks made me laugh. The hero, Caspar, is brooding, mysterious and broken. There were a few misunderstandings but they were quickly resolved because both the H and h had a brain. The mystery added to the story. Some of the secondary characters were a bit flat, but I was having such a good time reading about the MCs that it didn't really bother me. There are several steamy scenes that also contributed favorably to the story. Overall a sweet, sexy, and fun book.
This was a great romantic story, with mystery and some truly funny moments. The heroine, Ally, is witty, smart and funny, probably one of the best contemporary heroines I've read about in a while. Her comebacks made me laugh. The hero, Caspar, is brooding, mysterious and broken. There were a few misunderstandings but they were quickly resolved because both the H and h had a brain. The mystery added to the story. Some of the secondary characters were a bit flat, but I was having such a good time reading about the MCs that it didn't really bother me. There are several steamy scenes that also contributed favorably to the story. Overall a sweet, sexy, and fun book.
August 29, 2012
I just love the characters, the story and the steam that Barbara Elsborg writes. This is the third book I have read by Ms. Elsborg and I look forward to reading many more.
December 14, 2015
Really a fun read. Funny, slightly goofy heroine and bad boy brooding down on his luck hero. A little bit of mystery, a little bit of angst. What else could you ask for? I did have a bit of trouble believing that EVERYONE in town hated the hero. But his crime did seem sort of truly bad so maybe... The sex scenes were really well done although there might have been a few too many of them. I'm always the person saying "how about only 2 or 3 sex scenes and let's turn those other 3 scenes into plot!" But these sex scenes were well enough done and different enough and conveyed some realistic feelings between the couple that I'm not going to count off for them.
July 17, 2012
My third Elsborg novel, and my favorite so far. Ally was the hook for me. She was real. Her quirks–der…left or right?–her wobbling confidence, her ingenuity and humor, her persevering attitude. Too often, characters mull over misguided half-truths and drag out resolutions by not communicating. Ally does some of this, but the difference is we get to be a part of her stream-of-consciousness as she quickly works through her misconceptions, laughs at herself and rectifies it. These moments only make her more loveable, more relatable. As for Elsborg’s writing style, it is polished and inventive, the wit is original and so much fun, and the sexiness is portioned just right.
February 25, 2023
The moment I started reading Girl Most Likely To I was like: Adam? and Caspar and Ally? Oh boy, those characters sounded familiar and I realized I never wrote my review for this one!
LOL, I love when Barbara Elsborg writes novels about other characters in her books.
Kiss a Falling Star is a wonderful novel. There's great chemistry between the main characters, and I enjoyed all the sub-plotlines running through beneath the main storyline. Witty dialogue and non-stop excitement. Wonderful!
LOL, I love when Barbara Elsborg writes novels about other characters in her books.
Kiss a Falling Star is a wonderful novel. There's great chemistry between the main characters, and I enjoyed all the sub-plotlines running through beneath the main storyline. Witty dialogue and non-stop excitement. Wonderful!
May 5, 2013
What can I say...it was a lovely read..with lots going on..really liked the couple the heroine was quite witty adn funny...good banter..i laughed til i cried on a few occassions...well written..a good solid read :)...thre were a few parts that got under my skin like the one too many times they failed to communicate to avoid misunderstnadings but they were new to this relationship so i guess it was understandable...but still enjoyed the book.
August 7, 2016
Had been curious about this author for a while so tried this out but it fell flat and struggled to finish. The writing itself wasn't bad, but I didn't connect with either of the main characters nor the story. There were a lot of pov's. Almost every character in the story had a pov, and wasn't a big fan of that. It felt a bit all over the place at times.
May 9, 2012
I would say this heroine is one of the laugh-out-loud funniest I have read in a long time. The plot was a bit over the top, and the female villains, pretty bitches...this book gets this rating from me for the female character alone!
July 2, 2013
One of the best book I've ever read! I laughed and cried so much reading this one! I'm definitely a Caspar and Ally shipper!
This book is so amazing and scorching hot! Caspar and Ally are both great heroine.
Really a great and epic job, Barbara Elsborg.
This book is so amazing and scorching hot! Caspar and Ally are both great heroine.
Really a great and epic job, Barbara Elsborg.
March 10, 2013
This was a really HOT book! Loved it!!!!
December 8, 2015
2.5 Stars
July 10, 2011
Kiss a Falling Star was a cute, fast moving love story about two lost and lonely souls who find themselves when they find one another. Ally is a fun loving woman who leaves the city of London when she determines that a series of accidents that have befallen her aren't accidents at all... someone is trying to kill her. Caspar is a grouchy loner whose only solace is found in the bed of a different woman just about every night. When Ally and Caspar meet they are instantly attracted to each other, sparks fly and after a short time they individually realize that they love the other.
My favorite part of Kiss a Falling Star was Ally. She was so fun... The witty comebacks and antics that flew out of her mouth had me giggling more than a few times. She was kind and thoughtful and even though she did a few things that I thought were really intrusive and stupid, I absolutely loved her. Caspar as a character came in a distant second as my #2 favorite part of the book. He was cranky and I thought he had a bit too much self pity to make him a great hero. After a while though he came around and I really liked him as well.
The story line of Kiss a Falling star was good. It kept me entertained the wide open bedroom door scenes were steamy and the love story was heart melting for the most part. Where I felt the book fell a little short was the suspense portion and the plot to kill Ally. This part was a bit weak and on occasion it seemed as though it was just thrown in kind of running parallel to Ally and Caspar's story instead of weaving into it.
This is the second book by Barbara Elsborg that I've read, and though it didn't grab me quite as much as Strangers did I liked it. I'm going to continue to work my way through Ms. Elsborg's books. My goal now being to read one that I love as much as I did Strangers.
My favorite part of Kiss a Falling Star was Ally. She was so fun... The witty comebacks and antics that flew out of her mouth had me giggling more than a few times. She was kind and thoughtful and even though she did a few things that I thought were really intrusive and stupid, I absolutely loved her. Caspar as a character came in a distant second as my #2 favorite part of the book. He was cranky and I thought he had a bit too much self pity to make him a great hero. After a while though he came around and I really liked him as well.
The story line of Kiss a Falling star was good. It kept me entertained the wide open bedroom door scenes were steamy and the love story was heart melting for the most part. Where I felt the book fell a little short was the suspense portion and the plot to kill Ally. This part was a bit weak and on occasion it seemed as though it was just thrown in kind of running parallel to Ally and Caspar's story instead of weaving into it.
This is the second book by Barbara Elsborg that I've read, and though it didn't grab me quite as much as Strangers did I liked it. I'm going to continue to work my way through Ms. Elsborg's books. My goal now being to read one that I love as much as I did Strangers.
December 31, 2012
I'm beginning to think I'm easy for Ms. Elsborg, but she sucks me in time and again with her incredible characters.
Ally has had a rash of bad luck lately... flowerpots almost falling on her... getting locked in basements... The latest event, she's *certain* someone attempted to kill her by pushing her onto train tracks, has prompted her to leave London for her brother's home in Derbyshire. Said brother isn't home, so she figures it'll be a way for her to get away for a couple of months without spending a lot of money. She had just lost her job in London anyway, so it's not like she even has to worry about that.
Soon after arriving in Derbyshire, she goes to the local pub for a bite to eat and meets a few of the locals. Casper, the resident love-em-and-leave-em guy nobody likes, is also there, but he tries very hard to just ignore her. Until her personality draws him, as it does everyone else. He walks her home and that's that.
Casper was in prison in Albania. For some reason unknown to him, Ally doesn't just accept that he did whatever he was jailed for just because he says he confessed. And it totally throws Casper for a loop. As does just about everything else Ally does as well. She's not willing to let him be the village pariah just because he's played the role for a while now. But who could have foreseen why he played that role. And how much Ally would make him want to be better than others see him. For her.
One thing I didn't expect was that this is the story before Girl Most Likely To, but I'm really glad I got to see why Adam's assistants were so very much in love.
Another great story with twists and turns and heartbreak and heart swelling.
Ally has had a rash of bad luck lately... flowerpots almost falling on her... getting locked in basements... The latest event, she's *certain* someone attempted to kill her by pushing her onto train tracks, has prompted her to leave London for her brother's home in Derbyshire. Said brother isn't home, so she figures it'll be a way for her to get away for a couple of months without spending a lot of money. She had just lost her job in London anyway, so it's not like she even has to worry about that.
Soon after arriving in Derbyshire, she goes to the local pub for a bite to eat and meets a few of the locals. Casper, the resident love-em-and-leave-em guy nobody likes, is also there, but he tries very hard to just ignore her. Until her personality draws him, as it does everyone else. He walks her home and that's that.
Casper was in prison in Albania. For some reason unknown to him, Ally doesn't just accept that he did whatever he was jailed for just because he says he confessed. And it totally throws Casper for a loop. As does just about everything else Ally does as well. She's not willing to let him be the village pariah just because he's played the role for a while now. But who could have foreseen why he played that role. And how much Ally would make him want to be better than others see him. For her.
One thing I didn't expect was that this is the story before Girl Most Likely To, but I'm really glad I got to see why Adam's assistants were so very much in love.
Another great story with twists and turns and heartbreak and heart swelling.
June 4, 2011
Kiss A Falling Star is a moving mountains type of read. Caspar was hard to read at first, all I saw was a playboy who wanted nothing to do but screw anything moving. He didn’t make himself too easy to like or to want to get to know. It was even hard to feel sorry for him, because I didn’t know what led him to the dire straits he found himself in.
When Ally shows up and immediately falls for the sexy brooding testosterone driven man, my protective instincts reared up. I cringed thinking he’d end up breaking her heart…and then the most interesting thing happened. Something in Ally broke through the steel iron door preventing me from seeing the possibilities our hero could have. She defied the community and made her own observations.
Through the accidents that weren’t accidents at all I grew to fall in love with Ally and how she loved a man and saw the depths of a man no one else took the time to, not even myself the reader. I wasn’t sure what was happening in Ally’s life for anyone to wish her ill and the villain did a damned good job staying out of the limelight to the point I thought it must’ve been a series of accidents.
I really enjoyed all aspects of this story and plan on revisiting it on a rainy day when I need a good thriller yet satisfying, finding love in obvious places.
When Ally shows up and immediately falls for the sexy brooding testosterone driven man, my protective instincts reared up. I cringed thinking he’d end up breaking her heart…and then the most interesting thing happened. Something in Ally broke through the steel iron door preventing me from seeing the possibilities our hero could have. She defied the community and made her own observations.
Through the accidents that weren’t accidents at all I grew to fall in love with Ally and how she loved a man and saw the depths of a man no one else took the time to, not even myself the reader. I wasn’t sure what was happening in Ally’s life for anyone to wish her ill and the villain did a damned good job staying out of the limelight to the point I thought it must’ve been a series of accidents.
I really enjoyed all aspects of this story and plan on revisiting it on a rainy day when I need a good thriller yet satisfying, finding love in obvious places.
December 1, 2013
LOVED this book! I couldn't put it down! A great read that kept me on the edge of my seat and I HAD to know what happened next!
Ally's had an interesting week. Is it a series of bizarre coincidences or is someone trying to kill her? After the shove off the platform she knows for sure which it is. But why? And who could it be? Not wanting to hang around London any longer to find out, she heads out to the countryside where her brother Finn has a house. He's in the States so staying there shouldn't be a problem.
Caspar is the town perahia for reasons that don't get sorted out til later in the book. But Ally sees through him and figures out what the entire town and his family have overlooked. She makes him feel alive again, even if she is a bit confused about her own life.
The book is full of twists and turns and there are points where miscommunication could end everything but Ally is too smart and sees through Caspar and realizes in the end he is only trying to protect her. She believes in him, but does he believe in her?
I adore Barbara Elsborg's use of dialogue. Just when you expect a character to say one thing, they say something completely different and the whole scene changes. Another fabulous read!
Ally's had an interesting week. Is it a series of bizarre coincidences or is someone trying to kill her? After the shove off the platform she knows for sure which it is. But why? And who could it be? Not wanting to hang around London any longer to find out, she heads out to the countryside where her brother Finn has a house. He's in the States so staying there shouldn't be a problem.
Caspar is the town perahia for reasons that don't get sorted out til later in the book. But Ally sees through him and figures out what the entire town and his family have overlooked. She makes him feel alive again, even if she is a bit confused about her own life.
The book is full of twists and turns and there are points where miscommunication could end everything but Ally is too smart and sees through Caspar and realizes in the end he is only trying to protect her. She believes in him, but does he believe in her?
I adore Barbara Elsborg's use of dialogue. Just when you expect a character to say one thing, they say something completely different and the whole scene changes. Another fabulous read!
January 10, 2013
4.5 stars
This is my first Barbara Elsborg book. Sure won't be the last.
The main characters were likeable, funny, and frustrating. I liked the humor in the book with and the constant joking around. Ms. Right, left, right. Cracking me up. The plot is really good and turned out to be a great story. The sex is to perfection, couldn't get enough of it. Can not wait to read more of this author.
This is my first Barbara Elsborg book. Sure won't be the last.
The main characters were likeable, funny, and frustrating. I liked the humor in the book with and the constant joking around. Ms. Right, left, right. Cracking me up. The plot is really good and turned out to be a great story. The sex is to perfection, couldn't get enough of it. Can not wait to read more of this author.
January 14, 2013
LOVED these wacky characters and the winding tale that was this book. But, the lovin...ohhh, my, the lovin was the best! Ok, second only to some of the things that came out of Ally's mouth. What a great bunch of fun this book was!
September 14, 2013
A fun, hot read.
Nothing new, but done well :)
You always know what you're gonna get with Elsborg & it's nice to have a book of hers to fall back on when you need a feel good, laugh out loud story with plenty of sexy times. And I love how she changes it up, no two sex scenes are ever the same.
Nothing new, but done well :)
You always know what you're gonna get with Elsborg & it's nice to have a book of hers to fall back on when you need a feel good, laugh out loud story with plenty of sexy times. And I love how she changes it up, no two sex scenes are ever the same.
April 4, 2016
**3.5 stars**
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