Stranded but not Alone

by Cora Blu

Four months after having her heart ripped open by Ronald, Simone’s best friend Kim urged her to embark on a two-week vacation to Austria. Having lost her baby, she needed time away. She never saw the adventure coming. Now all she wants is to get back to America. Seth Dragoslava would find his twin brother, stolen from his parents thirty years ago, if it kills him. Never having his mother’s full attention as she mourned his twin, all he wants is to give her closure one way or another. In the mountains of Austria, he’s tracked down the family. Only someone does not want him to find his brother. When these two find themselves stranded in the mountains, will they survive the flying bullets, hungry wolves or each other’s attraction long enough to make it back to the hotel alive? When he finds his brother, will he have another wolf licking its lips at the beautiful American by his side? When does the real adventure begin?

Genres: Interracial Romance, Romance, Military Fiction, Mystery

216 pages, Paperback

First published July 20, 2012

About the author

Multipublished author, Cora Blu writes romance from within a marriage to her best friend. So if her heroes appear fantastic, blame it on her husband, her muse. In Michigan they live and love with three girls and a dog that refuses to believe he's not human. Cora can be found gardening, cooking, painting, camping, and riding horses. Enjoy.

Reviews

[DivasoftheSerengeti_Lioness · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great read. I have read a few books by this author and I am impressed with her writing Style. Simone and Seth are a couple waiting to happen from their first interaction in the book. There is romance, mystery, intrique, and a couple of overprotective Alpha men thrown into the mix. I enjoyed reading the book and look forward to many more stories from this author. Highly Recommend, 5 star read.

Tasha ~ Divas of the Serengeti Book Club

[Faye Brinkley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it

I hope you write a story about the twin brother is book is so very sexy and I love it more soon

[Kiru Taye · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the action and suspense packed into this romantic story. Simone was such a feisty character and Seth was just TDF. More please

[Joyce Daniels · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good.

This was a very good book I will read the others by this writer. I read it in two days.

[Ace Kynq · Rating 3 out of 5]

'Stranded but not Alone' is the story of an ex-militia Russian male and an African American woman who's looking for a good vacation. As the title and cover portrays very boldly (You can't miss it with a 2 inch ruler), the two become stranded in the winter worn mountains by no fault of their own.

This title gives you mystery/suspense and romance and the main character, Seth and Simone, whip into a loving if not fast paced tale of a middle-aged couple who have experienced the trials of life and are still running through them (literally). Troubles attract them like flies to fruit and they have to find a way through it. It is a story filled with a dangerous passion and a man who learns about himself and his woman in the process of finding family.

IN TOTAL:
It wasn't all good. When I finished this book, I thought it was well written but I found it very hard to suspend my disbelief in this story. The plot wasn't as disbelievable as some romance and I really enjoyed the heroine's courage and mouth. It was difficult to find this story believable because it was all over the place, correction, so much was going on with the plot that we found ourselves trapped in different places at different times and though she skipped no dramatic time stamping, it wasn't long enough or detailed enough as it should have been for the author's writing talent to have shown through.

[AKA · Rating 3 out of 5]

If I had to describe this book in one word, I would choose convenient. Everything was WAY too convenient. I am not even talking about the insta-love or insta-family.
They both could have been stranded alone because they were fierce. She was the child of a military man who took his kids camping. This made her the love child of Xena and MacGyver. He was ex Russian military. Add to this, all of the bad guys... No spoilers but it was like a bad version of "this is your life".
Not a bad book but much too predictable and unoriginal to be a Cora Blu novel.

[Zina Barnum · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first book I read by Cora and i was not disappointed at all. it offered a love story with suspense and mystery themes thrown in. Simone and Seth make a great couple. This is one of the first IR books I have read and I have been hooked on IR books ever since.

[D. · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful story of love and overcoming. Simone and Seth draw you in and you'll never want their story to end. I had a hard time putting this down! Definitely a book to read.

[Teri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this story, two people in need of love and healing. It was a love story with a bit of danger thrown in.

[Shaquaila · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hot read, can't wait to see what happens next.

[Dona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

I enjoyed this book and all the characters. The drama between these two was cute. I loved that the heroine was tough and a fighter! Can't wait to read more!

[Carolyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story was very good and pulls you in right from the start. The characters Simone and Seth are drawn well, and are strangers at the beginning of the story. They meet on a bus tour in Austria. They are thrust into an adventure when their bus falls off a cliff while they're still outside looking around. They soon find that they're running for their lives,and of course growing closer together. It was a very good story, that was full of action, drama and romance.

[Connie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great story. Ms. Blu can definitely entertain. The story would have been marked higher, but the grammatical errors made it too difficult to read this suspense with ease as it needs to be in order for the story to flow as it should have. There was chemistry and there was a good plot, I wish there was better editing because this could have been a 4 1/2 to even a 5 star, but I will only rate it 3 1/2.

[Nancy L Thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great story

The only complaint I can find with this book is realisation. Black women do not wash their hair as often as Sim does in this book. But other than that I liked the story.

[Rose Ann]

The story was too short. Good story line. Sim and Seth had good chemistry. Howevefr it felt the ending was rush.

[Hasien · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable read - re-read this boook. I really enjoyed the characters and story line.

[Sharon L]

The book I read was Alone but not Alone - very good read with
lots to ponder.

[postcrdprincess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Actually 3.5 stars

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book

Wow tons of action plus a hot Russian lover. Loved how the heroine wasn't helpless and was such a badass