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Rescue My Heart #2.5
Bad Case of Loving You
She loves weddings
As a romance author, Paisley Parish is a hopeless romantic. Seeing her friends exchange promises of forever does her heart good--even if the whole thing does highlight her own regrettably single status. But that's what cake and champagne are for. She just has to escape the douchecanoe who won't take no for an answer.
He hates weddings
Former Army Ranger Ty Brooks is happy to see his brother-in-arms starting his new life. He just wishes he was out of this monkey suit and miles away from the seemingly endless parade of guests. All this happily ever after isn't for him, but he's determined nothing's going to ruin Harrison and Ivy's special night. Especially the asshat who's cornered one of the female guests.
A blast from the past
The knight in a tux who shows up with a glass of champagne pretending to be Paisley's date is none other than the first love who broke her heart. Ty's older, hotter, and shocked to see her. It's clear the old chemistry is alive and kicking, and as they take a walk down memory lane, so are the feelings they both thought long dead and buried. Will the night be the closure they never got...or the start of a second chance?
Author's note: This short story is a prequel to the novel MADE FOR LOVING YOU.
As a romance author, Paisley Parish is a hopeless romantic. Seeing her friends exchange promises of forever does her heart good--even if the whole thing does highlight her own regrettably single status. But that's what cake and champagne are for. She just has to escape the douchecanoe who won't take no for an answer.
He hates weddings
Former Army Ranger Ty Brooks is happy to see his brother-in-arms starting his new life. He just wishes he was out of this monkey suit and miles away from the seemingly endless parade of guests. All this happily ever after isn't for him, but he's determined nothing's going to ruin Harrison and Ivy's special night. Especially the asshat who's cornered one of the female guests.
A blast from the past
The knight in a tux who shows up with a glass of champagne pretending to be Paisley's date is none other than the first love who broke her heart. Ty's older, hotter, and shocked to see her. It's clear the old chemistry is alive and kicking, and as they take a walk down memory lane, so are the feelings they both thought long dead and buried. Will the night be the closure they never got...or the start of a second chance?
Author's note: This short story is a prequel to the novel MADE FOR LOVING YOU.
46 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 16, 2021
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Kait Nolan
146 books1,367 followersKait Nolan is a RITA® Award-winning Mississippi author who calls everyone sugar, honey, or darlin', and can wield a 'Bless your heart' like a Snuggie or a saber, depending on requirements. She believes in love, laughter, and that tacos are the world's most perfect food. When she's not writing, reading, working the evil day job, or wrangling family (both the two-legged and the four-), you can find her obsessively watching The Great British Bake Off.
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March 16, 2021
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Bad Case of Loving You is the prequel novella for the Rescue My Heart by Kate Nolan.
Retired Army Ranger Tyson “Ty” Brooks has come to Eden’s Ridge to stand up for his brother in arms as he marries and starts a new life. When he sees one of the lady guests being cornered by an unruly male guest, he comes to her rescue. What he didn’t know from across the room was the lady is none other than Paisley Parish, a former love…
We take a walk down memory lane which leads them to sparks reignited and a night to remember but…will it lead to more? Only time will tell.
Bad Case of Loving You is the prequel novella for the Rescue My Heart by Kate Nolan.
Retired Army Ranger Tyson “Ty” Brooks has come to Eden’s Ridge to stand up for his brother in arms as he marries and starts a new life. When he sees one of the lady guests being cornered by an unruly male guest, he comes to her rescue. What he didn’t know from across the room was the lady is none other than Paisley Parish, a former love…
We take a walk down memory lane which leads them to sparks reignited and a night to remember but…will it lead to more? Only time will tell.
July 6, 2024
Audio-very short set up for book 3.
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December 7, 2024
**MINOR SPOILERS**
This book is the prequel to the Rescue My Heart series. It can be read as a standalone, but it introduces characters who later get a full book, Made for Loving You, that is part of the series.
This is a quick bite of a story. It chronicles what happens when two lovers meet again years later. Both are scarred by their past but are able to find peace in a night together. Some people would not like this story because it would probably feel incomplete. You have to take it for what it is – how two people reconnect after years apart and their decision to try again. If you want more than that, don’t buy the novella or buy it planning to read the follow up book.
Paisley is brave and bold. She has optimism about life in general and writes romances with happily ever afters. When she and Ty were teenagers, they fell in love. Neither of them got over it. He broke up with her because he was going into the military and did not want to burden her with the fear and anxiety of being a military wife.
Paisley married twice in the years since and both marriages failed. She limits herself to short term relationships now. When she meets Ty again, it brings back feelings of wanting a relationship with him.
Ty missed her in the intervening years and tells her that he read her books and they gave him peace because they was always had a happy ending.
I liked both characters a lot. They seemed like a good match for each other.
A lot was packed into a few pages. When their night together is over, they agree to keep seeing each other. Spoiler… this is not easy for him as he still suffers from grief and guilt because a friend of his died during his time in the military and Ty blames himself for not preventing it somehow. It left the friend’s wife a widow.
This book is the prequel to the Rescue My Heart series. It can be read as a standalone, but it introduces characters who later get a full book, Made for Loving You, that is part of the series.
This is a quick bite of a story. It chronicles what happens when two lovers meet again years later. Both are scarred by their past but are able to find peace in a night together. Some people would not like this story because it would probably feel incomplete. You have to take it for what it is – how two people reconnect after years apart and their decision to try again. If you want more than that, don’t buy the novella or buy it planning to read the follow up book.
Paisley is brave and bold. She has optimism about life in general and writes romances with happily ever afters. When she and Ty were teenagers, they fell in love. Neither of them got over it. He broke up with her because he was going into the military and did not want to burden her with the fear and anxiety of being a military wife.
Paisley married twice in the years since and both marriages failed. She limits herself to short term relationships now. When she meets Ty again, it brings back feelings of wanting a relationship with him.
Ty missed her in the intervening years and tells her that he read her books and they gave him peace because they was always had a happy ending.
I liked both characters a lot. They seemed like a good match for each other.
A lot was packed into a few pages. When their night together is over, they agree to keep seeing each other. Spoiler… this is not easy for him as he still suffers from grief and guilt because a friend of his died during his time in the military and Ty blames himself for not preventing it somehow. It left the friend’s wife a widow.
May 3, 2021
I’ve been in a bit of a reading funk. I started last month off two books ahead of my Goodreads reading schedule, and now I’m three books behind. So when I saw Kait Nolan - an author who consistently writes heartwarming stories filled with lots of southern sass - just released a prequel novella and then the full book of a story with a second-chance romance...I dropped what I was reading and dove in.
Bad Case of Loving You and Made for Loving You are about romance author Paisley Parish and the boy she loved in high school, former Army Ranger Tyson Brooks.
In Bad Case of Loving You, Paisley and Tyson have a chance run-in at a wedding eighteen years after Tyson broke Paisley’s heart by ending their relationship before he left for the Army. It was re-meet-cute perfection! Sparks fly between them immediately and after they spend a steamy night together, they decide to go their separate ways. They do, after all, live four hours away from each other. Yet they part on good terms and in possession of each other’s phone numbers.
Made for Loving You picks up two weeks after Paisley and Tyson go their separate ways. They’ve done some texting and talking, but neither wants anything serious. When a stalker begins escalating his contact with Paisley, she turns to Ty (who is now a deputy police officer in Eden’s Ridge) for protection. And of course, over the course of their forced proximity situation, Ty and Paisley are forced to confront the fact they both still love each other deeply.
But as most romance stories go, both have baggage from the past. Paisley’s been twice divorced and Ty’s still dealing with guilt over the loss of his childhood best friend who died while they were serving in the Army. When Paisley’s danger follows her from Nashville to Ty’s home in the middle of nowhere, it not only puts Paisley’s life in danger it causes trouble for their new relationship.
These two books were a great way to spend a couple evenings. The novella was particularly sweet and steamy. And I loved watching Paisley and Ty come to the conclusion that they didn’t want to walk away from each other a second time. There’s nothing really earth shattering, no new ground being written in these stories, but the characters are fun and the dialog is effortlessly entertaining. Sometimes there’s comfort in the predictable, especially when it’s heartwarming and humorous with sufficient amounts of sweetness and steam, so I know I can reach for a Kait Nolan story to get me out of a slump. Add in the bonus of getting a glimpse of characters from one of the many companion series written by this author, and these two books were exactly what I was needing!
Bad Case of Loving You and Made for Loving You are about romance author Paisley Parish and the boy she loved in high school, former Army Ranger Tyson Brooks.
In Bad Case of Loving You, Paisley and Tyson have a chance run-in at a wedding eighteen years after Tyson broke Paisley’s heart by ending their relationship before he left for the Army. It was re-meet-cute perfection! Sparks fly between them immediately and after they spend a steamy night together, they decide to go their separate ways. They do, after all, live four hours away from each other. Yet they part on good terms and in possession of each other’s phone numbers.
Made for Loving You picks up two weeks after Paisley and Tyson go their separate ways. They’ve done some texting and talking, but neither wants anything serious. When a stalker begins escalating his contact with Paisley, she turns to Ty (who is now a deputy police officer in Eden’s Ridge) for protection. And of course, over the course of their forced proximity situation, Ty and Paisley are forced to confront the fact they both still love each other deeply.
But as most romance stories go, both have baggage from the past. Paisley’s been twice divorced and Ty’s still dealing with guilt over the loss of his childhood best friend who died while they were serving in the Army. When Paisley’s danger follows her from Nashville to Ty’s home in the middle of nowhere, it not only puts Paisley’s life in danger it causes trouble for their new relationship.
These two books were a great way to spend a couple evenings. The novella was particularly sweet and steamy. And I loved watching Paisley and Ty come to the conclusion that they didn’t want to walk away from each other a second time. There’s nothing really earth shattering, no new ground being written in these stories, but the characters are fun and the dialog is effortlessly entertaining. Sometimes there’s comfort in the predictable, especially when it’s heartwarming and humorous with sufficient amounts of sweetness and steam, so I know I can reach for a Kait Nolan story to get me out of a slump. Add in the bonus of getting a glimpse of characters from one of the many companion series written by this author, and these two books were exactly what I was needing!
April 17, 2022
Short prequel to Made for Loving You
Paisley and Ty dated and were lovers for 2-1/2 years, from midway in their sophomore year through their senior year in high school. Immediately after graduation, Ty informed Paisley that they wanted totally different things from life, since he planned to make a career in the military. And without allowing her any say in the matter, he walked away from her without a backward glance, breaking both of their hearts.
They have not seen or heard from each other for 18 years when they run into each other at the wedding of her best friend to a close friend of his from the military. They have a blazingly passionate one-night stand, and Ty walks away from Paisley once again, telling himself she deserves far better than a broken wreck like himself. He is convinced that he deserves nothing but lonely, alienated misery the rest of his life because he has a serious case of PTSD survivor's guilt. He blames himself for the death of his closest friend in the military, because of which he aborted his military career. He has obviously never received any therapy.
It is important to continue with Made for Loving You, because otherwise, this prequel is a real letdown, with an extremely sad ending.
For those who care, there are loads of F-bombs in Ty's dialogue and thoughts throughout this short piece.
I experienced this prequel as an audiobook, which is performed by Amy McFadden, who does a good job.
Paisley and Ty dated and were lovers for 2-1/2 years, from midway in their sophomore year through their senior year in high school. Immediately after graduation, Ty informed Paisley that they wanted totally different things from life, since he planned to make a career in the military. And without allowing her any say in the matter, he walked away from her without a backward glance, breaking both of their hearts.
They have not seen or heard from each other for 18 years when they run into each other at the wedding of her best friend to a close friend of his from the military. They have a blazingly passionate one-night stand, and Ty walks away from Paisley once again, telling himself she deserves far better than a broken wreck like himself. He is convinced that he deserves nothing but lonely, alienated misery the rest of his life because he has a serious case of PTSD survivor's guilt. He blames himself for the death of his closest friend in the military, because of which he aborted his military career. He has obviously never received any therapy.
It is important to continue with Made for Loving You, because otherwise, this prequel is a real letdown, with an extremely sad ending.
For those who care, there are loads of F-bombs in Ty's dialogue and thoughts throughout this short piece.
I experienced this prequel as an audiobook, which is performed by Amy McFadden, who does a good job.
April 30, 2021
I have been provided with a review copy of Bad Case of Loving You by the author for an impartial review. This is a prequel short story to Made For Loving You that is the third book in the Rescue My Heart series. This prequel short story used to be a part of the Love Is In the Air Volume 1 Anthology and has since been republished by itself. This in an introduction to this couple so be prepared for this story not to have a proper ending. I just absolutely had so much fun with this short story. I was just drawn in and I was so disappointed to turn the last page. I can’t wait to read their full story.
April 15, 2024
The glimmer of a second chance
This is a teaser lead in to Made for Loving You. We get to see when Paisley and Ty, each other’s first loves, meet again for the first time in 18 years at the wedding of friends. We witness the overwhelming chemistry and some spice, plus we get just enough of their backstory and their interactions to be invested in hearing the rest. As long as you understand that this is not a HEA but just a prequel to the next book, you’ll enjoy it. Despite being short, the novellette was well written, the characters had depth and the storyline is engaging. I am definitely hooked in and I cannot wait to read the continuation of Paisley and Ty’s story.
This is a teaser lead in to Made for Loving You. We get to see when Paisley and Ty, each other’s first loves, meet again for the first time in 18 years at the wedding of friends. We witness the overwhelming chemistry and some spice, plus we get just enough of their backstory and their interactions to be invested in hearing the rest. As long as you understand that this is not a HEA but just a prequel to the next book, you’ll enjoy it. Despite being short, the novellette was well written, the characters had depth and the storyline is engaging. I am definitely hooked in and I cannot wait to read the continuation of Paisley and Ty’s story.
April 19, 2024
This novelette reunites former high school sweethearts Ty who is a former Army Ranger and romance author Paisley at the wedding of mutual friends 17 years later. I enjoyed their chemistry, their walk down memory lane, and the myriad feelings that made Ty walk away years ago. I was amused by Ty’s confession that he read Paisley’s romance titles while he was a Ranger because I’m such a huge fan of them. Both characters are appealing, their chemistry is off the charts, and the storyline is wonderful. It has me wondering about the rest of Ty and Paisley’s story and thanks to the highly entertaining narration performance of Amy McFadden I’m looking forward to listening to Made For Loving You.
March 13, 2021
Do not pick this book up to read late in the day. It will be a sleepless night. You will not be able to stop turning the page as Ty, a broken, pain filled, bossy former special forces hottie finds his soft side and his ability to love deep as he struggles to protect Paisley, a strong, self-sufficient, independent woman. And, don’t think you already know the story. You will be surprised. Be prepared to read to the end!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
May 4, 2022
A very quick read, a prequel to Made For Loving You.
Ty and Paisley have a history, and rediscovered one another at Harrison and Shu's wedding. They proved they had great chemistry, and Paisley did her best to control her feelings for Ty.
I was surprised by Ty's behavior, but felt like I was missing something important. I got the sense that Ty didn't feel worthy both in the past or currently.
This was just enough to entice a reader to continue with the full story and uncover all of the secrets.
Ty and Paisley have a history, and rediscovered one another at Harrison and Shu's wedding. They proved they had great chemistry, and Paisley did her best to control her feelings for Ty.
I was surprised by Ty's behavior, but felt like I was missing something important. I got the sense that Ty didn't feel worthy both in the past or currently.
This was just enough to entice a reader to continue with the full story and uncover all of the secrets.
May 14, 2025
This little teaser of a prequel is about romance writer Paisley and former Army Ranger Ty who run into each other at a wedding of friends. Eighteen years prior, they were high school sweethearts before he up and joined the military leaving her broken hearted. We get enough of their backstory to want a full book about them which will come later.
The characters are delicious, the chemistry is hot, and the wonderful writing by Kait and terrific narration by Amy McFadden definitely left me wanting more!
The characters are delicious, the chemistry is hot, and the wonderful writing by Kait and terrific narration by Amy McFadden definitely left me wanting more!
February 17, 2022
Ty and Paisley reunite for one night after 18 years apart. He left her to enlist in the Army, not wanting her to wait for him. He loved her enough to not put her through the anguish of wondering how he fared. Now he's back and she has to convince him to stay for more than one night. She didn't pine for him, but her two divorces are telling. He is the one who got away. Time to reel him in. A good prelude to Made for Loving You.
January 28, 2024
WTH kind of name is "Paisley"?
So this is a novella in the middle of the Rescue My Heart series, and I didn't have trouble reading it as a standalone, but not a whole lot goes on and it is very short.
Paisley and Ty were high school sweethearts. They were separated years ago and meet up again at their friends wedding. He saves her from an overzealous guy at the wedding and they have a. night together. That's about it.
So this is a novella in the middle of the Rescue My Heart series, and I didn't have trouble reading it as a standalone, but not a whole lot goes on and it is very short.
Paisley and Ty were high school sweethearts. They were separated years ago and meet up again at their friends wedding. He saves her from an overzealous guy at the wedding and they have a. night together. That's about it.
August 18, 2022
Whatever you do, please make sure you read this prequel first.
This little book is an intro to a great big story by Kait Nolan. This gives you the background you need to walk right into the lives of Ty and Paisley. It is well written, not overly wordy, and full of romance. And I think that's why we read Kait Nolan.
This little book is an intro to a great big story by Kait Nolan. This gives you the background you need to walk right into the lives of Ty and Paisley. It is well written, not overly wordy, and full of romance. And I think that's why we read Kait Nolan.
April 11, 2023
What's not to like about a second chance between high school sweethearts? She's an author, a hopeless romantic, he's former military. This is all right up my alley! I loved the setting of how they reconnect. Fun short story. Made For Loving You is on my TBR to continue reading Ty and Paisley's story!
October 8, 2024
This is just a teaser, but there's enough substance to make me read the rest of the story. Good thing I have the entire series. Ty and Paisley run into each other at a wedding, years after their relationship ended. nianight of passion ensues, before he leaves her again. Looking forward to the rest of their story in Made for Loving You.
June 13, 2021
I wanted to read Made for Loving you and saw that this one was before so I started it.
I liked, really cute and endearing.
But It’s been a while since I read it though and I don't remember much aside from the fact that I liked this one a lot lol
Great prequel!
I liked, really cute and endearing.
But It’s been a while since I read it though and I don't remember much aside from the fact that I liked this one a lot lol
Great prequel!
September 19, 2022
18 years have passed since Paisley and Ty last met but time means nothing when their encounter turns into a reunion of old feelings for both without a solid ending just yet.
Nice prequel and happily diving into their full length tale shortly.
Nice prequel and happily diving into their full length tale shortly.
January 1, 2023
A good start...or is it?
Meet two characters who have history from long ago before life happened.
More questions about them come flooding. Do we want to know the details? These are my questions as I was introduced to them, Paisley and Ty, in this prequel. We shall see.
Meet two characters who have history from long ago before life happened.
More questions about them come flooding. Do we want to know the details? These are my questions as I was introduced to them, Paisley and Ty, in this prequel. We shall see.
March 14, 2023
A short and sweet look at a surprise meeting between Ty and Paisley. They were sweethearts in highschool for a while but parted when Ty signed up to serve his country. They have decided to revisit their relationship with a no strings fling.
September 4, 2023
A short but sweet second chance romance with lots of steam. Paisley and Ty reconnect at a wedding and spend a steamy night together. Their story doesn't end and I look forward to reading the next book.
January 14, 2024
Romance author, Paisley Parish is surprised to meet up with former Army Ranger Ty Brooks at her friends wedding. They were young and in love as teenagers but he joined the service and left. Can they reconnect?
May 21, 2024
Bad Case of Living You
This is going to be a great lead into the rest of Ty and Paisley's story. Can't wait to see how their story will progress. This series has been outstanding so far so the final book of these Army Rangers should be the worth waiting for!
This is going to be a great lead into the rest of Ty and Paisley's story. Can't wait to see how their story will progress. This series has been outstanding so far so the final book of these Army Rangers should be the worth waiting for!
May 1, 2025
Excellent!
You can't go wrong with a Kait Nolan book!
I love this series!
Paisley and Ty are meant to be together! I just know it!
I can't wait to read the full story and follow their journey!
You can't go wrong with a Kait Nolan book!
I love this series!
Paisley and Ty are meant to be together! I just know it!
I can't wait to read the full story and follow their journey!
May 11, 2025
Ahhh, first love...
Isn't it fact that your first love always stays special, no matter where your life leads? These two are no different, except for the possibility of a second chance that most of us don't get.
Isn't it fact that your first love always stays special, no matter where your life leads? These two are no different, except for the possibility of a second chance that most of us don't get.
March 20, 2021
I loved this little intro to Ty and Paisley.
It was sweet, short, and sexy - the perfect little prologue.
It was sweet, short, and sexy - the perfect little prologue.
March 20, 2021
A second start
I so enjoy these short stories that introduces how the characters meet and give little incites into who the are. Definitely a good one.
I so enjoy these short stories that introduces how the characters meet and give little incites into who the are. Definitely a good one.
April 13, 2021
Not bad as a prologue to the full length story that follows it. I wouldn’t enjoy it on its own since the story is essentially unfinished.
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