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From her short hair to her preference for men's clothing, Ally Nevins is the type that stands out. She’s loud, impulsive, and can’t stop teasing her quiet, gorgeous co-worker Ryan, especially now that they’ve both been promoted to co-supervisors at the water park.
Shy, beautiful Ryan is the last person anyone would expect to be in love with the aggressive pool tomboy. But he is, and this summer is his chance to show her how much she has underestimated her quiet friend.
But between Ally's dark past, and her insistence that she doesn't want a ‘good guy’, Ryan’s realizing that winning Ally over may be harder than he thought.
Then again, the best things in life don’t come easily.
Shy, beautiful Ryan is the last person anyone would expect to be in love with the aggressive pool tomboy. But he is, and this summer is his chance to show her how much she has underestimated her quiet friend.
But between Ally's dark past, and her insistence that she doesn't want a ‘good guy’, Ryan’s realizing that winning Ally over may be harder than he thought.
Then again, the best things in life don’t come easily.
189 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 12, 2013
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Blue Ashcroft
8 books131 followersI finally have something new coming. Something with a billionaire, three hot guys, a pro gamer...and oh yeah, it's a serial with a cliffhanger at the end of every episode.
Each episode will be more than half the length of one of my typical novels, and should come every 2 to 3 weeks. It helps that two parts are fully written and I'm not releasing number 1 yet.
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I'm not giving official release dates. I'm just getting this out as quickly as I can and allowing myself to be flexible, so if you want info on the series, you'll want to be on my newsletter.
Not only because the minute an episode is ready they are the ones who get the first notification, but because I also may do early releases, ARC offers and flash sales for loyal readers.
I just want to have a lot of fun with this series.
I'll also be watching out for potential readers and reviewers I may want to offer an early ARC of the next episode to. You are welcome to write me at blueashcroft(at)gmail.com if you are interested in being an early reader, but I give priority to active reviewers, so your best chance would be attaching or linking to your review so I can see your style.
Now I gotta go pull some teaser excerpts!
Each episode will be more than half the length of one of my typical novels, and should come every 2 to 3 weeks. It helps that two parts are fully written and I'm not releasing number 1 yet.
You'll want to click here to sign up for my newsletter because...
I'm not giving official release dates. I'm just getting this out as quickly as I can and allowing myself to be flexible, so if you want info on the series, you'll want to be on my newsletter.
Not only because the minute an episode is ready they are the ones who get the first notification, but because I also may do early releases, ARC offers and flash sales for loyal readers.
I just want to have a lot of fun with this series.
I'll also be watching out for potential readers and reviewers I may want to offer an early ARC of the next episode to. You are welcome to write me at blueashcroft(at)gmail.com if you are interested in being an early reader, but I give priority to active reviewers, so your best chance would be attaching or linking to your review so I can see your style.
Now I gotta go pull some teaser excerpts!
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April 25, 2017
3 stars for the book and Ryan, -1 million stars for Ally.
I loved this book and the H, but I HATED the h ally. She was a bitch, she jerked Ryan around, and pushed him into things he didn't want to do. I wanted him to say to heck with her and find someone else so bad. She literally made me so mad. I don't understand how Ryan still wanted to be with her after how she treated him. Like, she can't be with Ryan because she can't "rely" on someone again, but when her ex comes back she can contemplate and still love him???Ugh. Other than that though I liked the book.
I loved this book and the H, but I HATED the h ally. She was a bitch, she jerked Ryan around, and pushed him into things he didn't want to do. I wanted him to say to heck with her and find someone else so bad. She literally made me so mad. I don't understand how Ryan still wanted to be with her after how she treated him. Like, she can't be with Ryan because she can't "rely" on someone again, but when her ex comes back she can contemplate and still love him???Ugh. Other than that though I liked the book.
March 6, 2014
the story got better when I discovered and learned about the characters.
I was a but confused by them, and maybe more since it was my first book and this is somehow a bit of a serie but I wasn't lost at all. it could be read as a standalone. jusy don't expect more about the others characters.
Yep, back to my confusion, it was based on their age. they felt pretty young but not immature. still searching but responsible and not over acting so it felt realistic.
Beside that little ick on the age, I liked the story there were many topic and I learned a lot. sign language it's more real (I had a few classes so that remind me) you have to make yourself understood there are no other way. sign and emotion. with words sometimes too much just give more openness no widening thing. moving further from what we feel. but speaking is also pretty good you could express many things for a single thing.
And there was this little drama : I want you but no so get hitched while I'm suffering and making your life a living hell. It could be a bad thing but the author made it short a reasonable.
And lastly, moving on and controlling by giving control.
I was a but confused by them, and maybe more since it was my first book and this is somehow a bit of a serie but I wasn't lost at all. it could be read as a standalone. jusy don't expect more about the others characters.
Yep, back to my confusion, it was based on their age. they felt pretty young but not immature. still searching but responsible and not over acting so it felt realistic.
Beside that little ick on the age, I liked the story there were many topic and I learned a lot. sign language it's more real (I had a few classes so that remind me) you have to make yourself understood there are no other way. sign and emotion. with words sometimes too much just give more openness no widening thing. moving further from what we feel. but speaking is also pretty good you could express many things for a single thing.
And there was this little drama : I want you but no so get hitched while I'm suffering and making your life a living hell. It could be a bad thing but the author made it short a reasonable.
And lastly, moving on and controlling by giving control.
January 13, 2020
DNF at 10%
h is tomboy and I'm not interested in that type, so I just didn't feel like continuing it. H is adorable and has a crush on h but she is too dumb to notice.
The storyline is good but I just don't feel connected to the h, and I can't enjoy it unless I feel connection to either one of the characters. Here though, none.
h is tomboy and I'm not interested in that type, so I just didn't feel like continuing it. H is adorable and has a crush on h but she is too dumb to notice.
The storyline is good but I just don't feel connected to the h, and I can't enjoy it unless I feel connection to either one of the characters. Here though, none.
December 15, 2022
Oke leuk dat ze een tomboy is. Maar ze houd hem wel echt aan het lijntje.. hij is 20 , zij? Weet ik niet maar ze is zelfs getrouwd geweest wow.. dus veel emotionele schade door relaties en familie? 60 procent volgehouden. Het was niet schattig meer dat push en pull
August 12, 2014
As the first part of this series had me hook so did this. I cannot put into words how amazing Blue Ashcroft is writing, and that she makes you feel apart of the story from the first letter till the last full stop. I just love her work. I really enjoyed Ally's and Ryan's story. Harder is less intense than Deeper, but does not lose quality in an way. Ally is just so adorable and Ryan is a Hot piece of man, they make a wonderful couple as you will find out if you read their story. I would highly recommend that you read this book.
December 20, 2013
2.5 stars....pretty easy read, though the characters... while they're not your typical H and h, they seem younger than their ages...actually the whole book has a "young" voice to it. Not bad, and like I said, pretty easy to read, though I'm undecided if I'll give BA's other titles a chance.
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January 26, 2014Another wonderful read by Blue Ashcroft
A great story of how opposites attract, of learning to trust and learning to listen and see how love grows even if you think you don't want it.
A great story of how opposites attract, of learning to trust and learning to listen and see how love grows even if you think you don't want it.
March 11, 2014
3.5 stars.. This was a really good book about a tomboy with a dark past and a boy who falls in love with her!! Goes to show you opposites do attract!!!
September 3, 2014
I am on the fence about this author sometimes I am so bored them other times I am not I think she could have cut slit if stuff out and still had an ok book
November 5, 2014
3.5 stars
January 25, 2015
Awesome!!!
February 4, 2016
Loving this series, book 2 was great!
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