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To Win a Rebel

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Molly Embers is desperate. She wants to raise money for the local school and library with a bachelor auction, but there is only one problem, no one wants to buy the eligible men available. She knows there is one man who all the women want, Nate Sinclair.

Nate does not want to be sold on any kind of date, but for Molly, he will make an exception. He'll be on the cutting block, providing she agrees to date him.

It’s one date, how could anything possibly go wrong?

Molly's had some horrible dates, but the one with Nate it was mortifying. He knows her secret, and now, he knows that she's also a virgin.

Nate intends to play out every single one of her fantasies. But, his reputation is not a good one. Will Molly be able to believe him when another woman tries to make a play for him?

89 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 5, 2024

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Sam Crescent

552 books5,505 followers
Sam Crescent is passionate about fiction. She loves a good erotic romance and so it only made sense for her to spread her wings and start writing. She began writing in 2009 and finally got that first acceptance in 2011 by Total-E-Bound.
She loved creating new characters and delving into the worlds that she creates. When she’s not panicking about a story or arguing with a character, she can be found in her kitchen creating all kinds of havoc. Like her stories the creations in the kitchen can be just as dubious but sometimes things turn out great.

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Profile Image for Sydney M Neblett.
2,661 reviews26 followers
November 9, 2024
Turn up the heat

This book was amazing, if not a little bit teasing. It was kind of a semi closed door romance. The author kept leading up to the exciting moments of heat, only for the next line to be about the next morning. Don’t worry though, we eventually get to the heat that we have come to expect from this author. And she did a wonderful job of portraying the self doubt that both partners experience in any new relationship. Overall this book was well worth reading and I am sure it will be enjoyed by me over and over again.
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439 reviews5 followers
November 4, 2024
ARC Review

To Win a Rebel by Sam Crescent has Molly hosting a win-a-date auction to raise money for the local school & library. She isn't getting much participation. She knows she has to convince the inked, tattooed mechanic heartthrob Nate to be one of the dates. He only agrees to it, if he gets a date from her - by his winning bid being the largest. (News Flash - it is.) They go on a date, not the best outcome. We find out they both have been pining for each other. Nate decides he is going to stop wasting time & actively pursue Molly and date.

Up until this point - I was enjoying the story. Before they start anything, Molly asks for a safeword. Nate tells her no safeword , *he is man enough to stop* ...umm - absolutely not! There should always be a safeword.  Their first time having §ëx - he literally freaks out that it is painful for her, there is ɓlööɗ & H.E. L.E.A.V.E.S H.E.R. while she was in her bathroom!! AND - avoids her for a week afterwards! Molly is accepting of all of his actions. That definitely shrunk the stars for me. I know Authors really put their blood, sweat, tears & creativity into writing... I am going to list it as 4 stars (as I do like a lot of other books from Sam... but I would say this is really 3 - 3.5 stars - solely from the facts of Nate's explanation of not having a safeword & how he treated Molly's virginity.)
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2,322 reviews229 followers
November 10, 2024
"I've loved her for a long time"... knowing she'd been a virgin, while he'd screwed around, had been a hard pill to swallow.

1.5✯

-dual POV
-no om drama
-ow (not an ex) tried to cause drama a few times (he had no interest in her)
-no separation
-virgin heroine (30 y/o)
-manwhore hero
-hero with others after meeting the heroine (they've known each other for a long time, it's not like they were close friends or anything but he had strong feelings for her, he said he didn't make a move sooner because he felt she was out of his league and didn't think he deserved her 😒)
-no cheating or scenes with OP
-weak pathetic heroine
-I wouldn't consider the hero an alpha, it took him a looong time to make his move, then when he took her virginity he avoided her for days because he knew it had been a painful experience for her, he'd never taken a woman's virginity before and he said the scream she let out would stay with him forever, not cool dude, he should've comforted her instead of running away like a coward while she was in the bathroom... also he saw her going out on dates with other men and still didn't make a move
-their first time was off page
-epilogue: 10 years later -married with 3 kids
Profile Image for Laura Moylan.
1,519 reviews
November 15, 2024
Nate Sinclair is a hot tattooed mechanic locally and Molly Embers tries to talk him into participating in an Auction to raise money for the school & library. She had gotten the majority of single men in town to sign up and a few women, but she really needed Nate because so many women had asked about him being there. So she makes a deal with him- he’ll go and do it, for a date with her the following night. This of course, makes her freak out mentally. I laughed a lot during this book and wanted to smack a few people a few times. Nate’s bestie, Randy, also works with him and he is married to Bethany and they have three children who Nate is sure possessed by demons. lol. To make sure he gets his way, Nate has a contingency plan and I was impressed as he has had the hots for Molly for quite some time, but always thought she was out of his league. So Nate pretty much chases Molly and knows her secret and she does like him too, but is afraid. I thought it was soooo cute and sweet. Nate is freaking hot and with Molly things got steamy and I had to put the AC on. lol. I can’t wait to see what happens next.

I received a free copy of this book via Evernight and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Profile Image for Francesca.
315 reviews
February 16, 2025
To Win A Rebel - Sam Crescent

I absolutely loved this story, it was a really good, feel good romance that warmed my heart no end.
Molly Embers is a secret author and at the age of thirty is yet to experience any of the feelings she writes about in her books. She has crushed over the town bad boy Nate Sinclair for as long as she can remember but doesn't think a gorgeous hunk like him would look at a quiet, curvy girl like her twice. When Molly sets about to raise money for the local School, library and children. She thinks running an auction will be a sure fire winner but only if she can get Nate to participate. However, Molly doesn't know it yet but Nate has a plan of his own where the Curvy beauty is concerned and he cannot wait to make her his. This truly is such a lovely story, strong characters with instant and amazing chemistry. Nate was so lovable he is definitely on the book boyfriend list. A great read that I do recommend and will read again no question. Happy reading.
Please note that I was given an arc of this book for my honest review which is exactly what I have given.
5 out of 5 stars.
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87 reviews
November 5, 2024
Had I bothered to check and realise that it was only 89 pages, I doubt I would have bothered paying for it. £3.09 is a little much for something so small.

The premise is good, the characters are likeable. But it’s such a short story you don’t get much chance to connect. The timeline can jump, annoyingly during a spice scene. So we only really get a few short spicy scenes.
You get the usual trope from the author… plus size FMC who is shy, introverted and very few friends and usually a virgin, being called names by the mean girl. And the husky tattooed MMC who is looking for something to grab on to. It would be nice for once if the author could write a plus size FMC who didn’t have self confidence issues or was a virgin with no friends. The baker, the librarian etc. there are other occupations a plus size introvert can cdo.
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1,261 reviews5 followers
November 13, 2024
The FMC, Molly, is a spicy romance author, though nobody knows, who hasn’t experienced love herself. She has a major crush on the well known town bad boy mechanic Nate and often uses him as inspiration. What she doesn’t know is that the feelings are mutual.
From there on begins a journey of ups and downs to a happy life full of love.
I loved that the story shows that life is different as often in books described, but that’s makes it not less romantic or interesting.
There was some OWD, but the MMC’s both handled that beautifully. I would have liked a bit more working through the drama, which Nate caused and I would have liked to see her immediate reaction to witnessing it, but the story was good as it is.

I received a free copy of this book via Evernight and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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2,092 reviews14 followers
October 30, 2024
Molly just wanted to raise money for the library. No biggie, have a bachelor auction. Problem is that every woman in town wants only one man, Nate Sinclair. He is the hot mechanic of everyone’s dirty dreams. Nate will do it under one condition, Molly has to go on a date with him. Nate knows all about her secret. Molly has been an author of erotic books. You have to love stories about hot guy with tattoo’s falling for the book shy girl. I love that Nate wants to fill all her fantasies but also wants Molly as his. From the beginning he has always noticed her. Now Molly gets to play out her fantasies with the man that she has been crushing on let alone writing all her books about.

I received a free copy of this book via Evernight and am voluntarily leaving a review.
499 reviews13 followers
November 3, 2024
Molly Embers is our beautiful, thirty year old, still innocent, MFC. She’s secretly an author of erotic books. And has also secretly had a crush on Nate Sinclair since she can remember.
Nate Sinclair, is a sexy tattooed mechanic and our MMC. And Nate knows all about Molly’s secret😁. A fan, read all her books. And he’s gunning for her😁. He’s going to make that girl his. Hes wanted her forever and is tired of sitting on the sideline, thinking he wasn’t good enough.
First things first, he has to make sure she follows through for winning his bachelor bid at the school charity auction.
A fun, sweet, spicy, rememberable book.👍🏻🥰.

I received a free copy of this book via Evernight and am voluntarily leaving a review.
5,026 reviews27 followers
November 13, 2024
Molly needs to raise money for the school and library, she believes a bachelor auction will be what is needed to get the funds. She is sure there is one man who will bring in a lot of money, Nate Sinclair.

Nate has been interested in Molly for months but she keeps giving him the cold shoulder. He agrees to be part of the auction on the condition that she will go on a date with him if he brings in the most money.

I love how he manages to maneuver her in to going a date with him. What he does not realizes is the she has feelings for him but have been denying them. Once they start down the road, Molly is not giving up, even when Nate missteps.

I received a free copy of this book via Evernight and am voluntarily leaving a review.
555 reviews5 followers
November 17, 2024
It's a hard NO from Nate when Molly approached him. To be in the bachelor auction, even for a charity good cause, was not to his liking until he realises it can be used in his favour..in exchange, he demands a date with her.
Things don't necessarily go as planned. Life has some very interesting things and learning secrets comes with both advantages and disadvantages. Can the rebel be tamed by the 'stick in the mud' mouse, or will he taint her clean, wholesome personality.
Engaging story well written and great characters.

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8,829 reviews63 followers
October 30, 2024
Molly wants to raise funds for the local school and a bachelor auction sounded great until the women didnt want any of the guys already signed up, they all wanted Nate, but he will only sign up of if Molly agrees to a date with him ifbhebwas the highest bid and he had a plan to win. But their date doesnt go to Nates plan, when he shares he knows her secret job he didnt expect her other secret to come out too. But can this bad boy get the girl he wants or will others come between them? Well written fast paced, opposites attract, OW drama and more
1,421 reviews11 followers
November 2, 2024
Romance, Romance, Romance

Two people who were fascinated and attracted to each other finally, finally get the chance to be together in this swoon-worthy read with a hint of a Halloween vibe.

Nate had lusted after Molly for years and now the opportunity was right in front of him and the time had come to make his stand and claim her as his.

Loved the romance, steam, banter, such a feel-good read with a wonderful HEA,.

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6,236 reviews70 followers
November 3, 2024
This was a fun and lighthearted romance that lets Nate finally give it up on not feeling worthy of Molly, and for Molly to grab her chance at seeing what her crush on Nate will lead to. Things may have started off as a 'bet' to benefit the school, but the purpose behind agreeing gives Nate the chance to pursue Molly, full-steam. With fab chemistry, these two find they're perfect together. I loved the fact Nate was a huge fan of Molly's spicy writing and that gave him insight to be successful ;P Good fun!
348 reviews5 followers
November 14, 2024
The shy innocent woman with a secret and the hot tattooed mechanic

Molly has had a secret crush on Nate for years, she is also has a few secrets, while Nate has lusted after Molly for years, and suddenly he has an opportunity to do something about it.

It was a quick read and there were only a few, short, spicy scenes, despite that, I enjoyed the book and I particularly liked how the outcome of the auction wasn't achieved in a typical way.

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4,918 reviews
November 15, 2024
This is the story of Molly and Nate. Molly desperately needs money for the library and she asks Nate for help. During the preparation neither of them realizes that they feel the same way about each other. When they give in to their feelings they spend a night together that doesn't go the way they both wanted. That's the reason Nate runs away. Will they get back together and can Nate still help her? Or has Nate closed the door by running away and leaving Molly behind and their chance at a hea together?

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545 reviews1 follower
November 17, 2024
To Win A Rebel was an recouping and heartwarming book!!! I enjoyed the original storyline it was page-turning and had me laughing and swooning all through this book. The characters had an undeniable chemistry. Nate was broody, intense and knew what he wanted. Bethany is independent, witty and stubborn. This book is a contemporary romance with a little friendish to lovers and a whole lot of spice mixed in. Sam crescent is an amazing author and I love all her books!!!.

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1,695 reviews4 followers
November 18, 2024
Another excellent book by one of my favorite authors, Sam Crescent. This book has lots of steam and spice and is the perfect HEA. Nate is the tattooed "bad boy" mechanic that Molly has secretly been pining over for a while. She doesn't know that Nate feels the same way about her. I love the plot and the building of the relationship between Nate and Molly. I especially loved how Nate defended Molly from the mean girl from Molly's past. This book will be saved in my Read Again folder! Excellent book!

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5,201 reviews
November 12, 2024
I really admired Nate. When he fell for her, she truly became his whole world, even if she didn’t realize it at first. He was the reason she struggled to connect with anyone else; she just had this special bond with him. His patience during their courtship was heartwarming, and he showed her that he was completely committed. He was determined to win her heart, and in the end, he did!.

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1,375 reviews35 followers
November 15, 2024
Molly wants to raise money for the library, and she knows for an auction that Nate would bring in money because is handsome with full of tattoos and her secret crush for a few years. Nate has had the hots for her too and knows he has to figure out to get her to go out with him. She has a secret, and he knows it too. Its full of passion and sense of humor. You are going to love it as much as I did.

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1,295 reviews4 followers
November 21, 2024
I liked this book as it had a good plot and great chemistry between its MCs. I liked the fact that the FMC was innocent yet a steamy romance author. The MMC was a bit of a bad boy who only wants his happily ever after with the girl of his dreams. All the women in town want him but he only wants his girl. I recommend this book to all romance readers.

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702 reviews
November 6, 2024
Nate and Molly, turns out they have been attracted to each other for quite some time but did nothing about it. A fundraiser auction changes that. He is so darn cute with her, caring too. He is also afraid of hurting her. Molly is a strong independent woman who has the courage to fight for Nate. I enjoyed their story. This was more of a sweet romance than the usual books from Ms Crescent
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1,316 reviews
November 10, 2024
Molly convinces Nate to join the Win a Date auction with conditions. Molly is a quiet and unassuming woman who writes spicy romance novels in secret. Nate has always had a thing for Molly but didn't feel he was good enough. He is the town bad boy that all the women want. I thought he acted a little bit ridiculous after their first time together.
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3,547 reviews16 followers
November 10, 2024
I am not sure who was sneakier: Molly for giving into Nate's charm or Nate for thinking he could slip into Molly's heart. But it started with Nate quietly allowing himself to be bought and ended with... Secrets, hopes, errors and mistakes... - all made by both Nate and Molly, but forgiveness is the hallmark of love and they had that in spades.
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3,770 reviews63 followers
November 11, 2024
3.5 stars

Normally I love Sam Crescent's stories but this one isn't one of my favorites. I didn't like Nate because of his actions towards Molly. And Molly let him basically get away with the treatment. That didn't set well with me! The story is short and a lot happens but even though this story didn't set well with me, I will still read anything Ms. Crescent puts out!
2,871 reviews3 followers
November 14, 2024
Nate and Molly’s story has them getting together when she needs his help but unbeknownst to both of them they each has feelings for the other. Some sexy time off scene and a bad one nighter has him running. Will they get their stuff together to get a hea or will it fail miserably.

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1,835 reviews24 followers
November 15, 2024
What a great quick read. I have read other novels by this author and really enjoyed them. This novella did not disappoint. I was pulled into the story from the first chapter and didn't want to put this novella down. I loved Molly and Nate. I loved their story. It was a quick read but a good one. I loved their chemistry. I can hardly wait to see what this author has coming next.
662 reviews4 followers
November 15, 2024
Ok

It was a good book . the storyline was nice and sweet. Not one of my favorites by Sam Crescent, its almost like she took a good story and took out all the parts that make her books hot hot sweet and sexy . and just wrote a normal very day romance. Hope this isn't what all her future books are going to be like
46 reviews1 follower
December 11, 2024
It was alright

The build up was good and it moved along at a nice pace. I didn't like how suddenly some of the end of scenes/chapters cut off. I felt unsatisfied at many points bc the author chose to end a scene (sometimes sexy scenes) and then skip ahead a day/week and use bits of flashbacks to cover the plot hole. I don't know if I'll read anymore from this author
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5,109 reviews628 followers
January 20, 2025
"To Win a Rebel" is the story of Molly and Nate.

Shy heroine is finally courted by the man she has a crush on when he decides enough time has passed and he is done waiting for her to realize he likes her. There's a date auction, loaaaaads of slow courting, an evil OW and HEA.

It was OK! No angst, some OW drama.

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