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The Witness #2
Forsaken
Ryder and Maya's story continues in Forsaken where Maya confronts the demons of her past and discovers even more sexual pressure under Ryder's instruction.
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You followed the journey with Maya, Ryder & Nate in Witness Protection. Now they are back, and hotter than ever.
Come along as Maya find out the truth about her parent's, struggles with her feelings for Ryder and Nate, and learns a new side to herself.
Fall in love all over again with the two beautiful men, and the one brave woman, as their story concludes.
updated:
You followed the journey with Maya, Ryder & Nate in Witness Protection. Now they are back, and hotter than ever.
Come along as Maya find out the truth about her parent's, struggles with her feelings for Ryder and Nate, and learns a new side to herself.
Fall in love all over again with the two beautiful men, and the one brave woman, as their story concludes.
168 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 18, 2013
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Bec Botefuhr
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G'day, I'm Bec Botefuhr and I'm a 25 year old Aussie girl. I love writing, I love horses, I love the outback. I am Australian born and bred and proud! I came up with my books from dreams and I love each and every one of them, I know my characters and I live them each day. My belief is that all Authors are great, no matter what they write.
"True blue, is it me and you? Is it mum and dad? Is it a cockatoo? Is it standing by your mate, when she's in a fight? Or just Vegemite? True blue."
G'day, I'm Bec Botefuhr and I'm a 25 year old Aussie girl. I love writing, I love horses, I love the outback. I am Australian born and bred and proud! I came up with my books from dreams and I love each and every one of them, I know my characters and I live them each day. My belief is that all Authors are great, no matter what they write.
"True blue, is it me and you? Is it mum and dad? Is it a cockatoo? Is it standing by your mate, when she's in a fight? Or just Vegemite? True blue."
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March 15, 2019
Loved this conclusion too maya , Ryder and Nates story ;)
April 5, 2013
"Thick and thin hardly covers what we have been through, but I can safely say we have been tested with everything a couple can be tested with. I find myself loving you more each time you flash that beautiful smile at me, and no matter what has happened, it only gets better."
I literally jumped right into this as soon as closed the first book and I devoured it as if it was the air I need to breath. It still had that cute, easy love like the first book except with this book I didn't have a third to run to when it over!! I think I fell in love with Nate and Ryder alittle more then I was already in love!! We also meet new characters in this book, yes they are also sex on a stick!!
"I know; Nate's beautiful."
She sighs, "Uh huh...."
"Don't dream little sister, he's taken."
"With the ken doll?"
"Trey is not a ken doll."
Sandy gives me a look, "Totally a ken doll."
This book unlike book 1 gave us an inside look we normally don't get, what happens after the drama goes away. How do you live in real life? How does a relationship survive? Where do friendships fit together? Does LOVE conquer all? Yes these are all questions I asked myself well reading and in the end I got every answer!!
"These two men are my glue, though they will swear that I'm theirs."
"we have the kind of friendship that goes beyond normal expectations, we complete each other. Each and every one of us have a place in each others lives and that's just how it will stay, forever."
"I love you guys," I whisper.
They both respond at the same time, "Yeah, well, right back at ya."
Yeah I LOVE THEM TOO!!!
I literally jumped right into this as soon as closed the first book and I devoured it as if it was the air I need to breath. It still had that cute, easy love like the first book except with this book I didn't have a third to run to when it over!! I think I fell in love with Nate and Ryder alittle more then I was already in love!! We also meet new characters in this book, yes they are also sex on a stick!!
"I know; Nate's beautiful."
She sighs, "Uh huh...."
"Don't dream little sister, he's taken."
"With the ken doll?"
"Trey is not a ken doll."
Sandy gives me a look, "Totally a ken doll."
This book unlike book 1 gave us an inside look we normally don't get, what happens after the drama goes away. How do you live in real life? How does a relationship survive? Where do friendships fit together? Does LOVE conquer all? Yes these are all questions I asked myself well reading and in the end I got every answer!!
"These two men are my glue, though they will swear that I'm theirs."
"we have the kind of friendship that goes beyond normal expectations, we complete each other. Each and every one of us have a place in each others lives and that's just how it will stay, forever."
"I love you guys," I whisper.
They both respond at the same time, "Yeah, well, right back at ya."
Yeah I LOVE THEM TOO!!!
April 28, 2013
Gah this book was SO GOOD. I loved every minute of it! It was so much better than the first one and I thought the first one was great! I love Ryder and Maya! No spoilers so I can't say a lot but this one shows what life is like after the first book. I'm in love! 5 stars!
Favorite part of book...
Favorite quotes:
"Thick and thin hardly cover what we have been through, but I can safely say we have been tested with everything a couple can be tested with. I find myself loving you more each time you flash that beautiful smile at me, and no matter what has happened, it only gets better. Marry me Maya, because my life without you is empty. I want to make us a family, I want you forever, Marry me?"--Ryder
"You owe me nothing; I have everything I want in you Maya. You are my life now and I would do anything for you. The day you walked into that unit and challenged me, was the day you changed me. You became my everything; I would walk over broken glass, I would take a bullet, I would do anything for you."--Ryder
Favorite part of book...
Favorite quotes:
"Thick and thin hardly cover what we have been through, but I can safely say we have been tested with everything a couple can be tested with. I find myself loving you more each time you flash that beautiful smile at me, and no matter what has happened, it only gets better. Marry me Maya, because my life without you is empty. I want to make us a family, I want you forever, Marry me?"--Ryder
"You owe me nothing; I have everything I want in you Maya. You are my life now and I would do anything for you. The day you walked into that unit and challenged me, was the day you changed me. You became my everything; I would walk over broken glass, I would take a bullet, I would do anything for you."--Ryder
April 26, 2013
Spoiler Alert
I just thought the relationship between the three of them was very odd. And Maya wanting to have sex with Nate and being upset not getting it. And why didn't it upset Ryder??? I swear I was waiting for a threesome the whole time!! And seriously, I don't think there apartment is a good place to take in battered women. Seriously!
Loved when Maya took charge and became the Madame, loved that!!! I wonder if Ryder is a switch???
The whole being kidnapped, finding parents, being a twin was unexpected. And I thought it was odd that it took so long for Ryder to meet her parents.
And why the heck didn't her brother kick Mark's butt?? He would have raped her!!
I just thought the relationship between the three of them was very odd. And Maya wanting to have sex with Nate and being upset not getting it. And why didn't it upset Ryder??? I swear I was waiting for a threesome the whole time!! And seriously, I don't think there apartment is a good place to take in battered women. Seriously!
Loved when Maya took charge and became the Madame, loved that!!! I wonder if Ryder is a switch???
The whole being kidnapped, finding parents, being a twin was unexpected. And I thought it was odd that it took so long for Ryder to meet her parents.
And why the heck didn't her brother kick Mark's butt?? He would have raped her!!
February 27, 2013
I was VERY happy with this book, the follow up to the 1st in the series, Witness Protection. It continues on with Ryder, Maya, and Nate.....I just love all 3 so much. I love the depth and dynamic of their friendship. And for all the troubles and suspense that the 1st book held, this one was more about the relationships, life, death, real everyday issues that can come up...and how you can make it to the other side. There were a few twists and turns I didn't anticipate and I loved it! And the end...oh, how awesome!! I just loved it!
April 4, 2013
"I don't think I'll ever understand the friendship between you three, but its beautiful. I have never seen three people work so well with each other before. You have two men in your life that will be there til the end."
Perfect quote for Maya, Ryder & Nate! You will fall in love with these 3 all over again in this book.
"I would go to the ends of the ear for you Maya, that much you know."
"I'll make you come so many times your body will hate me."
LOVED THIS SERIES!!
Perfect quote for Maya, Ryder & Nate! You will fall in love with these 3 all over again in this book.
"I would go to the ends of the ear for you Maya, that much you know."
"I'll make you come so many times your body will hate me."
LOVED THIS SERIES!!
February 20, 2013
I was disapointed with this book. I would of liked to seen more. I would like to seen a weddng. Everything was going good and then she just stopped the book.
March 12, 2013
Liked the 1st better. This one went by fast. Storyline is a span of a couple years.
March 10, 2013
I was super excited about reading FORSAKEN to get the skinny on super hot relationship dynamics between Maya, Ryder and Nate and it started off with a bang!
I was very pleased with how the dynamics between the trio morphed, but I won’t say how ;-) Relax, no ménage, but just as fulfilling!
I couldn’t help but feel that the second half of the book was like a race to the finish – with too much happening and all the conflicts resolving at warp speed… It really diminished my initial feelings about the story as a whole. The timeline was difficult to follow towards the end as it was progressing at a much faster pace than the beginning of the book – not sure if there was a max word count or just a rush to meet a deadline, but the rating will unfortunately suffer with the ending as it is. With a little expansion, I would easily give this book a 4 or maybe even a 5 star rating, but as it stands, it’s a solid 3.
I also felt that there were a few plot holes that bothered me. The main hole I just couldn’t get past was:
Although I like the author’s writing style, the two works I have read are in dire need of an editor or at the very least some experienced beta readers to help with missing/wrong words, grammar and punctuation. Again, the second half seemed to suffer more that the first half. For instance if you are using “my mother” in a sentence, mother should not be capitalized unless it is replacing the mother’s name – maybe that rule is different with British English? That just about drove me nuts! Also the constant mix up of words like: doing/going, to/too/two… the list goes on.
I loved the story and characters enough to give this one another read if it is ever expanded. Author Bec Botefuhr definitely has a gift when it comes to creating sexy and desirable characters and I will definitely read more of her work!
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I was very pleased with how the dynamics between the trio morphed, but I won’t say how ;-) Relax, no ménage, but just as fulfilling!
I couldn’t help but feel that the second half of the book was like a race to the finish – with too much happening and all the conflicts resolving at warp speed… It really diminished my initial feelings about the story as a whole. The timeline was difficult to follow towards the end as it was progressing at a much faster pace than the beginning of the book – not sure if there was a max word count or just a rush to meet a deadline, but the rating will unfortunately suffer with the ending as it is. With a little expansion, I would easily give this book a 4 or maybe even a 5 star rating, but as it stands, it’s a solid 3.
I also felt that there were a few plot holes that bothered me. The main hole I just couldn’t get past was:
Although I like the author’s writing style, the two works I have read are in dire need of an editor or at the very least some experienced beta readers to help with missing/wrong words, grammar and punctuation. Again, the second half seemed to suffer more that the first half. For instance if you are using “my mother” in a sentence, mother should not be capitalized unless it is replacing the mother’s name – maybe that rule is different with British English? That just about drove me nuts! Also the constant mix up of words like: doing/going, to/too/two… the list goes on.
I loved the story and characters enough to give this one another read if it is ever expanded. Author Bec Botefuhr definitely has a gift when it comes to creating sexy and desirable characters and I will definitely read more of her work!
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February 18, 2016
I have read this book I believe around 2 years ago, and sometimes I just look at my read list and think why the hell not lets read this book again.. So this time it was Forsaken.
I liked the first book better, Maya still is in my opinion to Clingy.. sometimes to immature and whiney, but I learned to live with it in book 1 and decided that it is just her personality.
I do love the relationship between Ryder Maya and Nate. I love that friendship and closeness.. I also believe that it has a lot to do with the fact that Nate is gay.. It would never have worked if Nate would not be gay.. Like they said in the book (it went something like this) I am okay with it because you know it could never work with Nate because he is gay.)
Book 2 this one I liked it but did not love it. There was just to much going on.. First with Maya and Sandy and their parents, then with Nate and Maya (fight), then with Heather, then with Nate and Ryder(fight) then with Nate's accident. When the first problem was resolved the next came and it was messy, it was to crowded. unlike book 1 where it was more about one thing this was all over the place..
so 3 ratings... Although I am not sorry I read the series again!
I liked the first book better, Maya still is in my opinion to Clingy.. sometimes to immature and whiney, but I learned to live with it in book 1 and decided that it is just her personality.
I do love the relationship between Ryder Maya and Nate. I love that friendship and closeness.. I also believe that it has a lot to do with the fact that Nate is gay.. It would never have worked if Nate would not be gay.. Like they said in the book (it went something like this) I am okay with it because you know it could never work with Nate because he is gay.)
Book 2 this one I liked it but did not love it. There was just to much going on.. First with Maya and Sandy and their parents, then with Nate and Maya (fight), then with Heather, then with Nate and Ryder(fight) then with Nate's accident. When the first problem was resolved the next came and it was messy, it was to crowded. unlike book 1 where it was more about one thing this was all over the place..
so 3 ratings... Although I am not sorry I read the series again!
November 20, 2014
So, the book starts off a year after the first one ended and in one year our heroine, Maya, has gone from 19 years old to 23 years old. Um, dog years?
And, I'm pretty sure all the characters lived in Manhattan (NY?) but Manhattan has magically transformed to being LA for the purposes of this book. Um, okay?
There is a city called Manhattan Beach just south of LA, but it's never called just Manhattan.
Anyways, I was entertained. Even if Maya is a big spoiled brat who instigates a bunch of problems between her, Ryder and Nate, but then acts like the victim.
And the way Ryder was talking with Heather? Never okay. In fact, Maya DID actually have the right to sulk about that one a lot longer.
SPOILER!!!!!
Too bad the baby thieves never got caught.
And, I'm pretty sure all the characters lived in Manhattan (NY?) but Manhattan has magically transformed to being LA for the purposes of this book. Um, okay?
There is a city called Manhattan Beach just south of LA, but it's never called just Manhattan.
Anyways, I was entertained. Even if Maya is a big spoiled brat who instigates a bunch of problems between her, Ryder and Nate, but then acts like the victim.
And the way Ryder was talking with Heather? Never okay. In fact, Maya DID actually have the right to sulk about that one a lot longer.
SPOILER!!!!!
Too bad the baby thieves never got caught.
April 28, 2019
This book is book two in the witness series. I have read this book a handful of times and never grow bored of it. I did write a review for this book in the past but it seems to have disappeared. The love between Maya and Ryder is stronger than ever in this book. I liked that the friendship with Nate was still as close as it was in the first book, if not closer. My favourite part of this book is the scene between Maya and her long lost father and family. That scene gets me every single time.
The storyline for this book is easy to follow and an enjoyable read. I would recommend reading the first book before reading this book. I want more books from this series.
The storyline for this book is easy to follow and an enjoyable read. I would recommend reading the first book before reading this book. I want more books from this series.
February 24, 2013
As the story continued for Ryder and Maya, things heated up even more and few curve balls were thrown in as well.
I have to say I had high expectation for this one, following the first. However, I found a lot of grammar errors and the editing was horrible. I recommend another round.
I story was great and I hope there will be another to the series but if there isn't I can truly say I am happy with the ending.
Maya, Ryder's and Nate's connection only grew stronger and the love between them all bought such great happiness in the end.
I have to say I had high expectation for this one, following the first. However, I found a lot of grammar errors and the editing was horrible. I recommend another round.
I story was great and I hope there will be another to the series but if there isn't I can truly say I am happy with the ending.
Maya, Ryder's and Nate's connection only grew stronger and the love between them all bought such great happiness in the end.
March 28, 2013
Again Ryder just gets hotter and hotter! And I fell even more in love with Nate!! When I thought he was gonna die I was ready to stop reading it cuz I just couldn't deal with that! But he pulled through and all 3 of their relationship was stronger than ever! I have to say the twists and turns in this book threw me for a loop but I'm so glad it ended with a HEA!
March 4, 2013
I love Bec and I loved her first novel too. This one was great, right up until the ending, then I found it to be way too fast. I think it could of easily been another two novels cause of the rushing at the end. However I did think it was pretty great I would most definitely read all of Bec's novels. She's awesomesauce.
February 20, 2013
Sooo I loved it BUT I was still holding out hope that Maya,Ryder and Nate would end up in a ménage together all that being said it rocked and is great 2nd book!!! I would love Bec to write a dream scene with Ryder and Nate together with Maya watching them!!!!
February 25, 2013
I wanted so much to hear the rest of their story it was sad that it was rushed.. Though some parts didn't feel like it the last 1/2 of the book did... I know she rushed to finish because readers wanted it and she wasn't feeling it... Al in all still a good story
May 14, 2013
Twists and turns in the story very good read as are all of Bec's books I've read them all as they have released I'm not that good with writing reviews as I would end up giving something away so it's just easier to say read the bookss they are so well written action packed right through.
August 11, 2013
Forsaken continues on from where Witness Protection finishes. Just as good as the first one. I loved this book as much as the first one.
Maya, Ryder and Nate relationship is rocky the whole way through this book but that just makes it better.
I love this book and would recommend it.
Maya, Ryder and Nate relationship is rocky the whole way through this book but that just makes it better.
I love this book and would recommend it.
February 27, 2013
I love this author!!!
March 19, 2013
Loved this story, reading the next journey of Maya, Ryder & Nate going along for the ride as life throws more and more obstacles again!
March 7, 2013
I was happy with the way it ended. Personally I liked the first book better. This book seemed too rushed.
May 8, 2013
AWESOME...........
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February 19, 2013Should be live on Amazon by morning, 2/19/13
February 20, 2013
Loved this series's ,loved the happy ending
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 21, 2013
this was a perfecting ending to a great story.....I'm absolutely in love with Nate and Ryder :)
March 1, 2013
loved it! thought it was an amazing continuation and a bitter sweet ending I loved it!
April 3, 2013
Amazing story!! It kinda felt a little rushed to me tho..maybe a third book would have worked...but as always I LOVE Bec's books!! On to her next series!
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