Providence Trilogy Bundle

Providence #1-3

by Jamie McGuire

Now available in a single volume, Jamie McGuire's best selling trilogy has been hailed by Tough Critic Review's Mollie Harper as 'Beautifully talented writing". Beginning with Night Owl Reviews' Top Pick, Providence, the Providence Trilogy will ignite your curiosity, break your heart, and have you looking over your shoulder.

This bundle includes the following novels:

#1- PROVIDENCE (Published November 2010): In the old world shadows of Providence, Rhode Island, Nina Grey finds herself the center of a war between Hell and Earth.

Struggling with her father’s recent death, Nina meets Jared Ryel by chance…or so she believes. Although his stunning good looks and mysterious talents are a welcome distraction, it soon becomes clear that Jared knows more about Nina than even her friends at Brown University. When questions outnumber answers, Jared risks everything to keep the woman he was born to save—by sharing the secret he was sworn to protect.
When her father’s former associates begin following her in the dark, Nina learns that her father is not the man she thought he was, but a thief who stole from demons. Searching for the truth behind her father’s death, Nina stumbles upon something she never expected—something Hell wants—and only she holds the key.

#2- REQUIEM (Published December 2011): Dreaming of the dead might mean a restless night for anyone, but for Nina Grey it was a warning.

Still healing from her last run-in with Hell, Nina struggles with not only her life as a Brown University student, but also as an intern at Titan Shipping, her father's company. Recurring nightmares about her father's violent death have become a nightly event, but being overwhelmed with guilt from Ryan's unexpected departure to the Armed Forces, and heart ache over Claire being across the ocean to protect him, Nina believes her sleepless nights are the least of her problems—but she's wrong.
Worried about Nina's declining health, Jared must steal back Shax's book for answers. Fighting new enemies, and with the help of new friends, Jared's worst fear comes to fruition. Desperate, he is faced with a choice: Fight Hell alone, or start a war with Heaven.

#3- EDEN (Published May 2012): She had seen the unspeakable. She had learned the unknowable. Now, she would fight the invincible.

In the third and final installment of the Providence series, Nina Grey will marry the wrong man, carry the child that was never supposed to be born, and fight a war she can’t win.
Faced with the impossible task of protecting his new wife and unborn child against the throes of Hell, Jared Ryel is allowed no mistakes. Pressured to return the Naissance de Demoniac to Jerusalem, he revisits St. Ann’s to learn the answers were in front of him all along.
Together, they must survive long enough to let their child save them—and the world.

Genres: Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy, Angels, Paranormal Romance, New Adult, Young Adult

832 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 15, 2012

About the author

Jamie McGuire was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She attended Northern Oklahoma College, the University of Central Oklahoma, and Autry Technology Center where she graduated with a degree in Radiography.

Jamie paved the way for the New Adult genre with the international bestseller Beautiful Disaster. Her follow-up novel, Walking Disaster, debuted at #1 on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists in all four categories. Beautiful Oblivion, book one of the Maddox Brothers series, also topped the New York Times bestseller list, debuting at #1. In 2015, books two and three of the Maddox Brothers series, Beautiful Redemption and Beautiful Sacrifice, respectively, also topped the New York Times, as well as a Beautiful series novella, Something Beautiful. In 2016, Beautiful Burn made an appearance on the New York Times and USA Today, and was also named iBooks' Romance Book of the Year. The same year, A Beautiful Funeral also topped the New York Times bestseller list.

Novels also written by Jamie McGuire include: apocalyptic thriller and 2014 UtopYA Best Dystopian Book of the Year, Red Hill; the Providence series, a young adult paranormal romance trilogy; Apolonia, a dark sci-fi romance; and several novellas, including A Beautiful Wedding, Among Monsters, Happenstance: A Novella Series, and Sins of the Innocent.

Jamie is the first indie author in history to strike a print deal with retail giant Wal-Mart. Her self-published novel, Beautiful Redemption hit Wal-Mart shelves in September, 2015.

Jamie lives in Steamboat Springs, Colorado with her husband, Jeff, and their three children.

Find Jamie at www.jamiemcguire.com or on Facebook, Twitter, Google +, and Instagram.

Reviews

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Sweet potato fries"

Jared Ryel is a guy you would hold onto tight and never let go! *sigh*
I really liked this trilogy! Oh my, Jared Ryel ...the gorgeous hunk...what an amazing character; Mysterious, passionate, caring, loving, protective, faithful, and sweet. He draws you in and I LOVE every thing about him! He's become my favorite HERO!!! Great combo of Romance and parnormal.

[T.L. Gray · Rating 3 out of 5]

It needs a good editor. Being an author and an editor, I found it hard to overlook all the typos. McGuire is a good storyteller, but she needs some work and discipline on plot and character development. The storyline reminded me of similar parallels with E.L. James' (50 Shades of Grey) and Stephenie Myers' (Twilight) series. It's like they all were part of the same Twi-fan-fic club, using the same formula, and making the same elementary plot mistakes, especially with the whole "special-one-of-a-kind-offspring), as if the answer to all their relationship problems are wrapped up in an unplanned and out-of-this-world pregnancy. However, if you really LOVED and salivated over those types of shallow and emotionally erratic stories, this one fits right into the mold. Hormonal teenagers would love it.

I didn't hate it, and I think the whole Guardian Angel/Telah idea was a GREAT story idea. I just think it could have been executed with a better plot.

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I REALLY LIKED THIS SERIES BUT I WISH THERE WAS SOME SEXYT IME IN IT... LOL THAT WOULD HAVE MADE IT AWESOME!!

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this series! I definitely recommend reading these books!

[Lisa Twilighter · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely LOVE this series!!! Jared is wonderful and amazing!!! I was completely hooked and sucked in from the very beginning!!! There were parts where it reminded me of Twilight. Jared is very strong, smart, gorgeous, protective and would do absolutely anything for Nina. She is his whole world and together they are a force that is so strong and amazing to see. I loved getting to know both of them and follow them on their journey. Of course it wasn't always easy and it took some time but once they got it all figured out their were inseparable. It's a beautiful story that I enjoyed. I have also listened to the audio book for the first two books which are equally amazing. I love Carly Robins. She is a great narrator and enjoyable to listen too. Her voice reminds me of Kristen Bell from Frozen. I highly recommend all three of these books and the audio.

[AnnaLisa Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

What an unexpected story! I read this book on the recommendation of a friend who said I would love it and then said not much more. I had NO IDEA that the story was going to take such a turn!

I always think it's interesting when an author creates a new world and then has to write the rules to that world. It seems like it'd be super easy, but it's not. There's a lot of if/then rules and the continuity must be steady throughout the whole story. McGuire did a great job at creating this world and leading us through it.

In order to love this story you have to suspend your disbelief and just enjoy the fantastical ride that McGuire has set. If you can't do that, then you will not enjoy these books, and the paranormal genre is probably not for you.

All in all I thought McGuire's first books out of the gate proved to be great! In a market where everyone and their brother is trying to write about vampires, werewolves, and other paranormal activity, McGuire found something that wasn't already saturating the market and gave us a story we could enjoy from beginning to end!

[Sue Parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want a good story/book set you can sink your teeth into this is it! Nina and Jared are wonderful! In the first book Jared meets Nina just after her father has died. Little does she know he has known her all her life. He is her Guardian Angel so to speak. So we have Angels, half Angels, Demons and a prophecy yet to be discovered. Nina wants normal but Jared is anything but normal. We get to know his family and how they are all protectors. The story progresses thru the three books. Nina and Jared's love gets stronger the the prophecy is revealed. I absolutely loved this series!

[Ashley Mcdougal · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series was GREAT!!,although it definitely needed to be edited a little better.I kept stopping midsentence in chapters noticing mistakes.The plot and the characters were great.New twist on an angels and demons story.I loved the trilogy and can't wait for Jamie McGuire's next book.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVED this trilogy. Not read anything before with Arch angels, Hell, Demons in before but thoroughly got into this one. Beautiful love story with lots of twists and turns along the way. One of my favourites definately re-read again. Brilliant.

[Emily Carver · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read through these three books so fast, they were that good! I love when books have drama, mystery, suspense AND love. It's really the best of both worlds. Nina and Jared are such an adorable and real couple, I enjoyed learning all about them in these three books.

[Diane Madore · Rating 5 out of 5]

L.O.V.E!!!!!!!

[Samantha Boisclair · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series! I wish it didn't have to end.

[J Heyes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delightful

A blast of an edge of your seat fairy tale. A beautiful tale of good versus evil told in a new and exciting way. A very enjoyable read. Loved it and well worth a read.

[Jessica Montes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Angel's, demons, love and some epic battles. What's not to love

[Lucy (why do I bother to read chicklit) · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fast-paced ya romance, suspense and action. The heroine gets quite annoying on the second book but the story is so nice it can be overlooked. For me, by her her best ya book

[Michele · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF

[Kerstyn Rhodes · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVE

Beautiful storyline and unexpected twists and turns. I’ve read these books twice now and love them just as much as the first time. Highly recommend.

[Fabiana · Rating 4 out of 5]

really good books actually. never thought Jamie would be good at fantasy

[Yianna Yiannacou · Rating 4 out of 5]

See individual book for review

[Victoria Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just like the rest of Jamie McGuire's work this one sweeps you up and keeps you interested the entire time.

[Elaine Rogers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just wow

I've never read this type but did because Jamie is fantastic! I loved all the characters. It was very unique.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I initially really struggled with this series. I absolutely adore Jamie McGuire and her beautiful books (beautiful disaster, beautiful redemption etc), I especially loved red hill so I think I was expecting big things from this series.

So, this series centres around Nina, a college kid who has just lost her father to what she believes to be a car accident. Following her fathers death, she comes across a guy named Jared who is kind to her initially, but then keeps showing up unannounced. Throughout the book, we learn that Jared is a half-breed, half angel and half human, and his family are assigned to Nina's family. Jared's father was responsible for Nina's and Jared is responsible for Nina. His angelic abilities ensure he is able to keep all things Hellish from Nina, and he's being doing this for many, many years. However, Jared falls in love with Nina and Heaven & Hell forbids any relationship with her.

I'll try not to drone on unnecessarily and leave out as many spoilers as possible....but, what I will say is the first book was really difficult for me to get my teeth into. I have no idea if this is early Mcguire writing but it seemed to be lacking her normal sparkle. Nina seems whiny, the other characters seem a bit underdeveloped, the scenes are a bit cliche.....I wasn't a massive fan, and I'll be honest, it took some effort to get through it which is disappointing as her other books are just SO good.

It well worth persevering with because books 2 & 3? Wet your pants, stay up for hours into the morning reading kinda good. Absolutely LOVED books 2 & 3, the pace was quicker and the characters better developed. We are also introduced into interesting characters, we're taken out of Providence, so much good stuff going on. Can't gush enough how much better the later books are.

Was very torn about the star rating I should award. I eventually settled on a high 3 but not quite a 4 star, I would have awarded much higher based on books 2 & 3 alone.

[Rebecca Gates · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is AMAZING!! Once I started, I couldn't put it down. No seriously, my children and husband got ignored and I barely slept for 3 days while I read them.
Jared is our half angel, gift from God. This man is amazing. He really does have the lips of an angel ;) and his love for Nina is outstanding.
I loved watching Nina grow through the books. This couple has to through Heaven and Hell to be together, literally!
Providence, is all about first. First date, first kiss....we are left with some questions but they get answered in Requiem. Nina has grown a lot as a person in the second book and I loved that. We are not left with a cliffhanger but you still can't wait to start Eden. I, seriously, was biting my nails, saying Holy Shit, or wanting to reach through my iPad and slap Nina through parts of Eden lol. It's very action packed and does what it's supposed to as the last book. Eden gives us closer and completes this amazing series/story.
All of the characters in this series make it what it is. They all bring different cards to the table and it wouldn't be complete without them all.
This wasn't my first book/hooks that I had read by Jamie McGuire but if it had I would've been addicted to work from this point on, the same way I have been since Beautiful Disaster. To know these were her first books, completely blows my mind. The talent that Jamie possesses is outstanding.
If you're on the fence about these books bc they are paranormal or for any other reason, don't be. Jump on over and join the rest of us that are obsessed with Jamie's work and you won't be disappointed. 

[Najah Parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow

What great writing and an absolute wonderful story. The theme was so unique and contagious, I couldn't put the book down! You'll love it!!

[Anna Cole · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Great YA Paranormal Romance
The Best Series I Have Read All Year
I spent a week in July reading this series because of a recommendation from my best friend. That is literally all I knew about the books, that my bestie loved them. I stayed up until 1 a.m. reading more than one night. This whole series was a “oh I will read one more hour” “okay, okay one more chapter” … “one more page” and then it would be 1 a.m. I could not put this series down. It was amazing from start to finish, which is so often not the case for series.
I admit to finding myself smiling at the happiness of the characters at certain moments in the story. Then, I’d be sobbing. There is sadness and death. There was also crying from happiness. I felt a lot of emotion from this book and I really think it is because of the writing style of Jamie McGuire. I have never been in love so it is not like I could relate to Nina and Jared that way, but you fall in love with the characters. You not only fall in love with Jared and Nina, but you fall in love with Jared’s family and Nina’s friends. This is an above 5 braincells (stars for those not in the know yet) and there is only a scale of 1-5 so I’m singing this books praises. Okay, not singing I don’t hate you all that much. Pick this series up and read it!
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[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

So.So.

I wanted to love this book but sadly I did not. Major Spoiler warning. Non readers beware.... So where to begin. I cried within the first 3 pages. Her last moments with her dad were sad. But then you find out the truth about him. It didn't really even explain his reasoning behind what he did. I also felt a lot of things were started but not finished. Like Mr.Dawson and Sasha. After their deaths nothing happened afterwards. I also thought it was super weird how Ryan could love Nina so much and just fall out of love then instantly fell in love with Claire. Wait. Where the hell did that come from? He only met her like 2 times then thinks he saw her when she saved his life and instant love! I really liked Ryan... a lot. Then he came back from war and was a completely different person. Yes I get it. War does terrible things to people. But I didn't like he went from a sweet boy next door to a crazy man running around with guns. Next Nina. Liked her throughout the books. Last 3 or so chapters killed it for me. She was so freaking selfish and ungrateful. She literally got her best friend killed then told Jared he would save her like he usually did. Wow. Just wow. On a better note. Loved Jared to pieces and Lillian was such a sweetie. But my favorite character was Bex. Lol just absolutely loved that boy.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow - I love book series - I like to keep the story alive for a few books so Trilogys are definitely my thing.

This series is definitely one of my all time favorites. I fell for Nina and Jared right from the start. The torment that Jared has went through for most of his life while trying to protect the one he loves (without her actually having a clue about him) was so intense my heart nearly broke.

I have to admit I found Nina's character increasingly frustrating - the very end of the third book really got on my wick - I felt the ending was very very rushed - it was all over so quickly and I didn't find a good enough reason as to why she had to force her way out of the room they were in - I realize they had been in for a while but what was making her so intent on leaving - it was so stupid and irritating I found myself screaming with frustration at her!!!!! (Deep breaths - it still annoys me)That would be the only thing I would change though it wouldn't make me take off a star - it definitely opened up the whole Guardian/Protection genre for me - I'll definitely be looking out for another similar trilogy to lose myself in.

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

ANGELIC & SUSPENSEFUL!!

Its all about a battle to essentially save the woman he loves...and lets just "kill two birds with one stone" and save the world while we are at it. :)

Out of all three..I would have to say Providence was my favorite and Requiem was my least favorite. I loved Providence, and how the whole love story comes out between Nina and Jared!! Requiem...just felt like an in-between book for me, and didn't have as much impact for me. Still good to get to Eden...but not the best.

I loved the characters in all three though...Ahhh Jared!! If only a man like him really existed...just too good to be true! I loved Claire and Bex too...they were so fun! Claire kicks ass, and Bex just seems like a giant teddy bear...who could most likely kill you with one finger. ;)

Overall story line really keeps you going and you won't want to put it down. Lots of drama, suspense, and love....these books have it all! The only thing that disappointed me a bit would be the writing not being the best. I felt things tended to jump around a bit and noticed a lot of typos. Despite that...totally worth the read!

[Jeanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just finished the Providence trilogy. I thought it was quite good for Jamie McGuire's first works. The writing, spelling and grammar improved with the series, so I think she found an editor or beta reader to correct punctuation/grammar/spelling mistakes. I was gripped by the book and wanted to find out what happened to Nina, Jared, and their friends. It reminded me a bit of the Twilight series in that our heroine winds up with some unexpected "powers" if you will, and evil is chasing after Nina and Jared which could turn into an all-out war.

I discovered Jamie McGuire with Beautiful Disaster, so I just can't like this series as much as I love BD/WD/ABW. I enjoyed reading about Providence and Rhode Island as I've visited there quite a bit. I think she nailed the descriptions of the New England life/flora and fauna.

I think this series is geared more to the New Adult audience and not so much the YA audience, mainly due to the sex, violence, and religious undertones. My 13yo DD could read this, but I doubt she'd appreciate the religion in it as would an older reader.

[Season · Rating 4 out of 5]

okay so here is the thing with this series it has a great plot really well written characters but not enough was done with it for me. it really was like reading a few different series wrapped up into one actual series.

the first book started out fantastic and grew on that for a little while then dragged on but end very well. this is where the series got a little slow for me. parts that I thought should have been discussed with further detail kind of got skipped over and parts that I thought really didn't belong in the story were concentrated on more.

I would have liked to see more with Nina and Jared interacting more with nina's friends etc.

overall it was a very good read and I kind of hope there are more so we know what happens with Clair and Ryan and hex.