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Holding On #2
Holding On To Us
* For Adult readers 17+ Only. Not recommended to read as a standalone, please read Holding On To Love first*
Kennedy Allen, hasn't always had the best luck with her relationships. She's been jilted, and the fear of becoming attached has left her tone deaf to the idea of true love. She's promised herself to never become emotionally involved with the men she sees. Because--what the would consequences be if she actually did fall in love?
Zac Monroe is the sexy bassist for the band, #HashTag. He's made the best of his bad boy reputation. But after a long, unhappy run of encounters with the band's groupies, he's decided he's done. He set his mind on the woman he's never allowed himself pursue, the only one he's ever really wanted: his sister's best friend, Kennedy.
Kennedy and Zac are dysfunctional in every sense of the word. After giving into lust-fueled temptation, their relationship fast becomes more intense than either of them can handle-- and they choose to walk away. But with each step away from each other, they find themselves wanting to be closer together.
Now the only question is: how long can they actually resist each other?
Kennedy Allen, hasn't always had the best luck with her relationships. She's been jilted, and the fear of becoming attached has left her tone deaf to the idea of true love. She's promised herself to never become emotionally involved with the men she sees. Because--what the would consequences be if she actually did fall in love?
Zac Monroe is the sexy bassist for the band, #HashTag. He's made the best of his bad boy reputation. But after a long, unhappy run of encounters with the band's groupies, he's decided he's done. He set his mind on the woman he's never allowed himself pursue, the only one he's ever really wanted: his sister's best friend, Kennedy.
Kennedy and Zac are dysfunctional in every sense of the word. After giving into lust-fueled temptation, their relationship fast becomes more intense than either of them can handle-- and they choose to walk away. But with each step away from each other, they find themselves wanting to be closer together.
Now the only question is: how long can they actually resist each other?
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First published May 26, 2014
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May 27, 2014
OMG...I love this!! It was so emotional,I cried way to many times,lol. Zac & Kennedy were ment to be but it sucked when they went their seperate ways knowing how they felt. I liked Decon with her but hated Kirstin with him,didn't like her since the start,oops.. she was crazy!! I felt a bit bad for Decon when Kennedy left for Mexico but all that disappaired when Zac sang Keep You,I knew it was going to be him singing,I also had a feeling Kennedy was pregnant. When Zac told Kennedy he loved her..swoon & when Kennedy told him,I had to laugh,loved it!!I was happy that the baby was Zac's, :) But how Decon found out it blows,I felt bad for him & hope he gets a book with his own HEA :D The babys name,Oh Gosh,my heart stopped & I had to blink away the tears so I could see the page,loved it!! <3 Still can't believe Kennedy won't marry Zac yet :( Hopefully next book it will be a double wedding,Zac & Kennedy & of course my love :) Brody & Ally :) Speaking of Brody,I nearly lost it when he got hurt & thank god he was going to be ok!! He had me laughing throught the book along with Zac & Alex :) I could go on & on about this book ,I loved it so much! I was one of the lucky ones to win an Arc & I have to Thank -You again AE Neal :) & Thank-You for sharing Zac & Kennedys Story :) <3
A TBR Book for sure!!
A TBR Book for sure!!
May 22, 2014
I loved Holding On To Love, so was very excited to read another book by AE Neal with the returning characters, and a new love story. This book was a complex wonderful love story. This story and characters made me swoon at times, laugh at times, frustrated a few times, hot n' flustered a few times, and tear up at times. I really enjoyed Zac and Kennedy's story. I found these 2 main characters to be quite endearing and perfectly imperfect for each other. Enjoy :)
May 21, 2014
I absolutely loved this book . I thought holding on to love was going to be impossible to beat but this one brought them all together. Kennedy and Zac .... were awesome characters.they both needed a head smack a few times but it was an awesome story overall. and bonus that Ally and Brody are in this a lot so we were able to catch up with them :)
July 29, 2017
[0.5 star] the book is just plain baddddddddd. both zac & kennedy are just so fucking stupid.
1) the author just wrote "they have been hooking up every since zac was back in town", SO? how did they hook up in the first place, shouldn't there be some catalyst that in turn change into a hookup?
2) i don't feel any connection between them that runs from their teenage years to lead into this hookup either
3) why kennedy doesn't want to be in a relationship? has she been hurt before? has she went through a series of jerk boyfriends? author, why isn't there any explanation? you keep iterating she doesn't want to be in a relationship but no explanation on the "why"
4) there is nothing much about kennedy's parents either. why is she not close with them? why is she shock that her parents are still together? like what????
5) kennedy doesn't wanna get hurt but she can go on to hurt real nice people like deacon. doesn't transmit a good message to girls out there.
6) zac deserve it that she got a stalker like kirsten on his ass because he is a jerk who uses the head in his pants to think, when will people know that random fucking is not gonna fuck your problems away?
7) kirsten went to greatttt length to take photographs of zac & her having sex and wanna use it to threaten zac, and suddenly the author just "two months later - after kirsten sent the 17th email of her & zac having sex, zac reported her to the police and got a restraining order. "end of story about kirsten". i mean the author specially add in a stalker but suddenly decide to end her part in the story in a crappy way, like WTF.
overall, the book doesnt have any character development, no substance and a waste of my time to read and finished it. one of the shittiest book i have ever read.
1) the author just wrote "they have been hooking up every since zac was back in town", SO? how did they hook up in the first place, shouldn't there be some catalyst that in turn change into a hookup?
2) i don't feel any connection between them that runs from their teenage years to lead into this hookup either
3) why kennedy doesn't want to be in a relationship? has she been hurt before? has she went through a series of jerk boyfriends? author, why isn't there any explanation? you keep iterating she doesn't want to be in a relationship but no explanation on the "why"
4) there is nothing much about kennedy's parents either. why is she not close with them? why is she shock that her parents are still together? like what????
5) kennedy doesn't wanna get hurt but she can go on to hurt real nice people like deacon. doesn't transmit a good message to girls out there.
6) zac deserve it that she got a stalker like kirsten on his ass because he is a jerk who uses the head in his pants to think, when will people know that random fucking is not gonna fuck your problems away?
7) kirsten went to greatttt length to take photographs of zac & her having sex and wanna use it to threaten zac, and suddenly the author just "two months later - after kirsten sent the 17th email of her & zac having sex, zac reported her to the police and got a restraining order. "end of story about kirsten". i mean the author specially add in a stalker but suddenly decide to end her part in the story in a crappy way, like WTF.
overall, the book doesnt have any character development, no substance and a waste of my time to read and finished it. one of the shittiest book i have ever read.
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June 12, 2014#hash tag rocks
This book had me cracking up! Kennedy and Zach now have their story. Kennedy is a carefree young tattoo artist. Zac, a rocker with a cocky attitude. Mix the two together and you get one hell of a couple. Although they have some trouble a long the way, they still find each other not only as friends but lovers.
All in all, I enjoyed reading their story however, I felt the ending left me wondering how they end up. Kennedy and zac really didn't get an HEA. It just felt a little rushed at the end??? I'm not quite sure how to explain it. I almost need more of them. I don't want to giveaway any spoilers.
Cute love story and a cuter couple. Recommend this read if you want a great weekend book. This is definitely a book for you!
This book had me cracking up! Kennedy and Zach now have their story. Kennedy is a carefree young tattoo artist. Zac, a rocker with a cocky attitude. Mix the two together and you get one hell of a couple. Although they have some trouble a long the way, they still find each other not only as friends but lovers.
All in all, I enjoyed reading their story however, I felt the ending left me wondering how they end up. Kennedy and zac really didn't get an HEA. It just felt a little rushed at the end??? I'm not quite sure how to explain it. I almost need more of them. I don't want to giveaway any spoilers.
Cute love story and a cuter couple. Recommend this read if you want a great weekend book. This is definitely a book for you!
July 1, 2014
I just finished in record time. I absolutely loved this book. The author did a great job bringing these characters to life. You felt sad when they did and happy when they were happy. There were times when I would laugh out loud because the author was able to use a good sense of humor in this book but at the same time kept it gritty.
Great job...I only wish there were more to this series. Tell me about the other band members or what happens to Zac & Kennedy down the road especially with Zac starting to hit the big times.
Great job...I only wish there were more to this series. Tell me about the other band members or what happens to Zac & Kennedy down the road especially with Zac starting to hit the big times.
June 12, 2014
This is the 2nd book in this series by Author A.E. Neal. But it can be read as a stand alone as well. Absolutely loved this book!
With a well written story line you will so fall in love with Zac and Kennedy! With the twist in this story you will want to smack a character or two! If you haven't read this yet, I highly suggest you do!
With a well written story line you will so fall in love with Zac and Kennedy! With the twist in this story you will want to smack a character or two! If you haven't read this yet, I highly suggest you do!
July 29, 2015
5 stars
Is book was fantastic. Kennedy and Zach mAke such a cute couple..I love how they were best friends dsl turned lovers.. I also like that zac stuck by Kennedy's side through out the whole unplanned pregnacy
Is book was fantastic. Kennedy and Zach mAke such a cute couple..I love how they were best friends dsl turned lovers.. I also like that zac stuck by Kennedy's side through out the whole unplanned pregnacy
June 14, 2016
3.5 - I did like this book better than the first ..... but Kennedy and Ally calling each other "friend" really really distracted and annoyed me. "Hey Friend can I come over", "Yeh that's great friend, see you soon" .... NOONE talks like that!!! Drove me mad
June 2, 2014
Just plain bad. I just wanted to finish and see about Brody and Ally.
October 4, 2014
Enjoyable read and great plot. Kennedy annoyed me a touch throughout but overall I loved the book and the characters. Great story/plot. Recommended read.
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