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Stand Close 2
Now repackaged and available only in "You Don't Know Me" under the author's real name. Once a 3 part serial; now a 338 pg. novel.
77 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 28, 2014
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Sabrina Lacey
38 books141 followersSabrina Lacey was the pen name for author Faleena Hopkins when she was shyly first becoming an author. Since then, all of her works have been repackaged and republished under her own name, save for the I Love My...novels.
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October 6, 2014
What a superb sequel to book1. That was a 5*read and so is this. The heroine RUE kicks over the traces and thumbs her nose at her new brothers however Jack has a devious plan to bring her down. Sexy and fast moving a most to read you'll not put it down
October 16, 2014
This is a trilogy with each novella being just under 80 pages.
There are four main characters in the series with the heroine really being who the story is concentrated on.
At the age of 21, Rue Calliwell keeps getting dealt hardships many can’t imagine. As the daughter of a nanny, money was always tight. She never met her father because he died in the war and then her mom passed just a couple of years ago from cancer. Now all alone with only her best friend, she continues to pursue her dream of dancing but keeps a night job in a local grocer.
Sean and Jack Stone are millionaire socialites. The “it” boys have grown up with wealth but also in the media’s eye. They like to party and jet set to the hottest clubs and are seen with any number of beauties on their arms. Sean, the older of the two, is more subdued and a bit of gentleman mostly because he has his own secret to hide from the rest of the world. Jack, on the other hand, enjoys being ostentatious. He’s more of an acquired taste with an ego the size of Texas but the money and looks to back it up.
Alec Gabriel is best friends with Jack as he spent much of his childhood with the Stone boys while his unconventional parents fluttered about with disregard to raising their son. Alec has money in his own right as a successful rock star.
Rue is thrust into a world she’s only seen in the tabloids when she finds out she has inherited millions. Suddenly her surreal circumstances set her off on a new and very different reality. She has to deal with the fact that her mother lied to her about the identity and personality of her father for her whole life. Now with her mother deceased, she has to try to get as many answers as possible from attorneys and a family she didn’t know she had. She is completely naïve but not in an unlikeable or annoying way. She truly just finds herself in a whole new dynamic from top to bottom. She has to learn to navigate the public and the media as well as deal with the sudden ability to afford anything.
Sean seems to quickly take to the role of a big brother and is protective of her. He’s likes to guide her knowing how brutal life in the limelight is. Jack manages to fulfill that of a villain. He is jealous and doesn’t understand why their father would never mention this child much less give her $50 million. Fleetingly he devotes his energy into making life miserable for his new sister. To take things one step further, he talks Alec into wooing her with the end goal of breaking her heart. It’s like a twenty-something acting like a toddler throwing a fit.
Alec is something else. He seems like he’d act much in the same way as Jack but he doesn’t…maybe it’s the sensitive rocker in him. He had initially agreed with Jack’s plan but upon meeting Rue instantly felt an attraction to her. At some point it’s even admirable how he decides to remove himself from the situation, forgoing his wants for that of essentially what he views as family.
Overall this isn’t a romantic driven series and isn’t meant to be. It is young adults being put in abnormal, yet completely plausible situations and how they react. I think Rue is one of my favorite female protagonists, she has a genuine innocence and approaches nearly everything encounter with hope but still enjoys challenging matters along the way. It’s an endearing tale of loss, changing, and finding new.
Rating: 4.5 Stars
To see more reviews like this, go to Smut and Bonbons.
~Complimentary copy received in exchange for honest review.~
There are four main characters in the series with the heroine really being who the story is concentrated on.
At the age of 21, Rue Calliwell keeps getting dealt hardships many can’t imagine. As the daughter of a nanny, money was always tight. She never met her father because he died in the war and then her mom passed just a couple of years ago from cancer. Now all alone with only her best friend, she continues to pursue her dream of dancing but keeps a night job in a local grocer.
Sean and Jack Stone are millionaire socialites. The “it” boys have grown up with wealth but also in the media’s eye. They like to party and jet set to the hottest clubs and are seen with any number of beauties on their arms. Sean, the older of the two, is more subdued and a bit of gentleman mostly because he has his own secret to hide from the rest of the world. Jack, on the other hand, enjoys being ostentatious. He’s more of an acquired taste with an ego the size of Texas but the money and looks to back it up.
Alec Gabriel is best friends with Jack as he spent much of his childhood with the Stone boys while his unconventional parents fluttered about with disregard to raising their son. Alec has money in his own right as a successful rock star.
Rue is thrust into a world she’s only seen in the tabloids when she finds out she has inherited millions. Suddenly her surreal circumstances set her off on a new and very different reality. She has to deal with the fact that her mother lied to her about the identity and personality of her father for her whole life. Now with her mother deceased, she has to try to get as many answers as possible from attorneys and a family she didn’t know she had. She is completely naïve but not in an unlikeable or annoying way. She truly just finds herself in a whole new dynamic from top to bottom. She has to learn to navigate the public and the media as well as deal with the sudden ability to afford anything.
Sean seems to quickly take to the role of a big brother and is protective of her. He’s likes to guide her knowing how brutal life in the limelight is. Jack manages to fulfill that of a villain. He is jealous and doesn’t understand why their father would never mention this child much less give her $50 million. Fleetingly he devotes his energy into making life miserable for his new sister. To take things one step further, he talks Alec into wooing her with the end goal of breaking her heart. It’s like a twenty-something acting like a toddler throwing a fit.
Alec is something else. He seems like he’d act much in the same way as Jack but he doesn’t…maybe it’s the sensitive rocker in him. He had initially agreed with Jack’s plan but upon meeting Rue instantly felt an attraction to her. At some point it’s even admirable how he decides to remove himself from the situation, forgoing his wants for that of essentially what he views as family.
Overall this isn’t a romantic driven series and isn’t meant to be. It is young adults being put in abnormal, yet completely plausible situations and how they react. I think Rue is one of my favorite female protagonists, she has a genuine innocence and approaches nearly everything encounter with hope but still enjoys challenging matters along the way. It’s an endearing tale of loss, changing, and finding new.
Rating: 4.5 Stars
To see more reviews like this, go to Smut and Bonbons.
~Complimentary copy received in exchange for honest review.~
September 17, 2014
***I received an A.R.C. in exchange for an honest review***
Oh man! I loved part 2! Kept me on the edge of my seat, while pulling at my heart strings at the same time! The story just keeps getting better!!!! Impatiently waiting for part 3. ;-)
Oh man! I loved part 2! Kept me on the edge of my seat, while pulling at my heart strings at the same time! The story just keeps getting better!!!! Impatiently waiting for part 3. ;-)
October 17, 2014
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I read this series are a bundle of the three books so my review is posted on part 1 heres the link https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read this series are a bundle of the three books so my review is posted on part 1 heres the link https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
April 20, 2015
Passable as a way to waste an evening with a book that doesn't require too much effort :p
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