Mme Maddox

Beautiful #1.5

by Jamie McGuire

Fêter la Saint-Valentin ? Abby et Travis ne sont pas contre… mais pas de n’importe quelle manière. Exit les soirées Sigma Tau, ils ont désormais d’autres projets…
Un an après leurs retrouvailles, embarquez pour une folle virée avec les héros de Beautiful Disaster !

Genres: Romance, New Adult, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Short Stories, Novella, College

15 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 14, 2013

About the author

Jamie McGuire was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She attended Northern Oklahoma College, the University of Central Oklahoma, and Autry Technology Center where she graduated with a degree in Radiography.

Jamie paved the way for the New Adult genre with the international bestseller Beautiful Disaster. Her follow-up novel, Walking Disaster, debuted at #1 on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists in all four categories. Beautiful Oblivion, book one of the Maddox Brothers series, also topped the New York Times bestseller list, debuting at #1. In 2015, books two and three of the Maddox Brothers series, Beautiful Redemption and Beautiful Sacrifice, respectively, also topped the New York Times, as well as a Beautiful series novella, Something Beautiful. In 2016, Beautiful Burn made an appearance on the New York Times and USA Today, and was also named iBooks' Romance Book of the Year. The same year, A Beautiful Funeral also topped the New York Times bestseller list.

Novels also written by Jamie McGuire include: apocalyptic thriller and 2014 UtopYA Best Dystopian Book of the Year, Red Hill; the Providence series, a young adult paranormal romance trilogy; Apolonia, a dark sci-fi romance; and several novellas, including A Beautiful Wedding, Among Monsters, Happenstance: A Novella Series, and Sins of the Innocent.

Jamie is the first indie author in history to strike a print deal with retail giant Wal-Mart. Her self-published novel, Beautiful Redemption hit Wal-Mart shelves in September, 2015.

Jamie lives in Steamboat Springs, Colorado with her husband, Jeff, and their three children.

Find Jamie at www.jamiemcguire.com or on Facebook, Twitter, Google +, and Instagram.

Reviews

[Kath · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing!!! Awww... Mrs. Maddox.

[Nasty Lady MJ]

WTF another one of these? Seriously. So whose POV is this one going to be the dog's, the bratty kids, the cafeteria lady who has to witness Travis trying to get his Troy on?

I honestly don't care. Since it will obviously be some variant on the same shitty story.

[RomanceBookVixen · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 -Mrs. Maddox -Stars

I can never get enough of Maddox. It left me wanting more. For those of you who wants to read the novella. This is the link via the authors website. Enjoy
http://www.jamiemcguire.com/blog/2013...

[♥ℂĦℝΪՖƬΪℕÅ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 First Valentine’s Day ★'s

“Perfection takes time.”
“If you saw yourself in the morning, you would know that's not true.”

This was way to freaking short! Seriously though just 5 pages 😭? It was a complete and utter tease lol. There wasn't enough Travis Maddox, but when is there ever?! That being said it was very sweet and just another reminder as to why we all love this couple so damn much. Especially Travis!!! Always Travis! Although I'm kinda annoyed, Travis's gift was so thoughtful and perfect but we didn't even find out what Abby got him...

“It doesn't matter what it is, Pigeon. You've already given me everything I've ever wanted.”

[Kristen Hope Mazzola · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I saw that this was out and I had missed it for almost a year, I was a little mad at myself! I have to say...I love Abby and Travis! They changed my mind about contemporary romance and opened my eyes to this amazing genre and to this amazing author. And then once I was able to find it online to read, I was so freaking excited!



My only complaint with this story is that it is short and it leaves me with a question at the end. I really wanted to story to continue...



But...I loved it! I am a sucker for love and romance. Travis is so sweet with his rough edges that I can't help but simply swoon every time he does something so sweet for Abby.



The beginning was a little slow, but a back story was needed since it takes place a year into their marriage. I was happy to learn about parts of their life and that they are making their marriage work.

By the end I was teary at how sweet and wonderful this story was!


Simply awesome!!

[Chan · Rating 1 out of 5]

I believe that Jamie McGuire's views of the world are very different than mine, and she is not someone that I will choose to support any more.

FREE ON JAMIE MCGUIRE'S WEBSITE

Short and cute.

It was nice to take a stroll down memory lane with Travis and Pidge. But what the heck was in that red sack?!

[Kinsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 REMARKABLE STARS

Any book/whatever you wanna call it, that has Travis Maddox in it, I'm game for! I love that Jamie McGuire is giving us snippets of their life after the conclusion of Beautiful Disaster. Even if it's only 9 pages..it's still better than nothing!

“Pigeon,” Travis said, almost the same time as he said the word in my memory.“This is where it all started.Where I saw you for the first time."

This story takes place 1 year after they've been married. It also takes place on Valentine's Day. Of course Travis being the awesome guy he is gets the perfect gift for Pidgeon!

~

Beautiful Disaster has always stuck with me. There's something about it that puts it so far above other books, and I'm betting nothing will compare for a long time. This "epilogue" just puts the icing on the cake. Also, what an adorable gift!! I want a charm bracelet from Travis Maddox.


“There’s room for more charms. These are just the beginning of our story, Pidge.”

Download story here!

[Luciana Gomez Mauro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lo leí hace años, justo cuando había terminado de leer "Inevitable Desastre", y la verdad si les gustó mucho la historia de Travis y Abby, tienen que leer este "extra* de pocas páginas.

[KristenReviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

How did I miss this?! Great little peek into Travis and Abby's future as a married couple. Fun little Valentine's treat. LOVED it!

http://www.jamiemcguire.com/travispal...

[The Translation Abbey · Rating 4 out of 5]

-“Got a ring yet?”
-“Hell no.”


En esta ocasión, McGuire nos ofrece un breve cuento sobre el primer San Valentín de Travis y Abby como pareja casada.

Jamie lo escribió en Febrero de 2012 antes de lanzar Walking Disaster, aunque no es un adelanto del mismo ni un capítulo eliminado de Beautiful Disaster.

Les contamos que también se puede leer antes o después A Beautiful Wedding.

Ya ha pasado casi un año desde que se casaron en Vegas y este es su primer Día de los enamorados como pareja casada. No aporta mucha información, pero es una pequeña continuación de su historia, es cortita, simple, linda y tierna. :)



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[SueBee★bring me an alpha!★ · Rating 4 out of 5]

★★★★! A quick chapter & reminder just how adorable & unforgettable Travis Maddox is….!

http://www.jamiemcguire.com/travispal...

[Kath S]

No way!!







p.s. I'm bored... I couldn't help it!

[Veronica Alvarez · Rating 1 out of 5]

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OMG! I totally hated this book I literally struggled to get through and it's way too short so NONONO!
This whole thing about them getting marriage in COLLEGE! not seniors by the way, and that suddenly way out if nowhere the main books all of that are literally bullshit, with that being said:
They say they are financial struggling so why get freaking married? Whatever they do illegal things yeah! ILLEGAL THINGS! Why? Because and I quote "get better payment"...
They have a reservation so he's like C'mon it's getting late (hurrying her up) and when they arrive they realized it's full like where are we going to eat? But I was like didn't you guys get reservations? And you must know because that restaurant is so popular that it should be so crowded well, he's like fuck up! We're leaving WTF?
So they leave and go to OMG! A freaking burned place where the illegal fights where? Why just why? And he planned to do that why don't just go straight there without having to go to the restaurant? Well they don't care so much about gas I think
He kind of decorated the place but C'mon a burned and illegal place to your first Valentine's Day? Uhm...
Well he gave him a bracelet (so original) and that's basically it
I would read it again? No totally trash!

[NiCoLeTa E. {Addicted To Books} · Rating 5 out of 5]

So small but so lovely!!!
It reminded me why the hell i loved so much Travis Maddox!!!!

[ily · Rating 1 out of 5]

And when a Maddox boy falls in love, he loves forever.

Queridos Travis y Abby:


Los aguanté por tres libros y una historia corta. Tuve que soportar sus estupideces, peleas y reconciliaciones. Ustedes siempre pelean, tienen sexo y luego se juntan de nuevo; se enamoran y desenamoran. Su relación no es sana. Y ya me cansé. Me cansé de su mierda. Desearía poder retroceder el tiempo y nunca haberme topado con ustedes.

Con amor, Yonaily.

[NinaReader · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun check-in with this addicting couple! I'm reminded at how utterly captivating these two are and how sweet Travis is to his wife!!!

I'm just sorry it took me this long to read this.


http://www.jamiemcguire.com/blog/2013...

[Bèbè ✦ RANT ✦ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet Valentine's Day short story




More Abby & Travis!! How in the hell does McGuire makes me feel so much emotions in 3-4 pages?? I thought I was better than that! But I loved the Valentine's Day story... and Travis!!!

LOVE ME TRAVIS!!!

[Angigames · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stelle e mezzo (ma solo perché avrei voluto mooolte pagine di più!)
Ogni lettore ha un suo punto debole e ho scoperto che Travis Maddox (ma anche l’intera famiglia Maddox) è il mio.
Sarà egocentrico, geloso, iperprotettivo, confusionario e a tratti violento, ma è stato il mio primo Bad-Boy, il primo che mi ha fatto battere il cuore, che avrei voluto tutto e solo per me! Sia chiaro, Travis non è un Santo, ha un milione di difetti, ma nell’atmosfera NA brilla di luce tutta propria.
Con una sola parola riesce sempre a sciogliermi!
WOOOWWW…
Grazie Garzanti per aver condiviso (gratuitamente) questa piccola perla con noi!

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick trip down memory lane ... Travis Pidge

[Shannon The Co-Captain · Rating 3 out of 5]

How Charming!



I love things that are sentimental :)

[♥ The Book Snob ♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

“It doesn’t matter what it is, Pigeon. You’ve already given me everything I’ve ever wanted.”

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!



♥ XOXO ♥

[Carmen de la Rosa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Honestamente no veo la necesidad de este "libro", es una escena en realidad. Tal vez sea para explicar cosas que la autora se saca de la manga en los libros posteriores y aunque según recuerdo no sucedían así.

[Lindsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was sweet. I always love seeing more of Travis. I just wish it had been from his POV.

[Abby · Rating 1 out of 5]

Stupid little story
Hate this series, and was so ridiculous and unplausible.
Pigeon. Pigeon. Pigeon. Pidge. Pidge. Pidge. NO. GO AWAY

[Veronika · Rating 1 out of 5]

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You know how I felt while reading the story? Like I didn't sign up for this, it's just a few pages long but nearly half of the book is about how Abbey is getting ready and some boring stuff about America and Shepley, I don't think a 'Valentine's Day from Abby's POV' should consist these thing. Oh, and here comes my favorite part:

I smiled. Coordinating our school schedules made it easier to carpool and to study, but I wasn’t clueless. Putting a ring on my finger let Travis relax some, but he hadn’t done a total one-eighty. Any passes made at me were few and far between, but Travis was Travis, and whatever respect he demanded toward me as his friend, and later his girlfriend, was tenfold as his wife.



I mean I guess it's totally okay that your husband wouldn't even let you go to class alone... it's not controlling not a least bit... it's kind of cute on some levels... yeah, definitely cute!



Travis gets home, a bit talking about the dress then they're ready to go! I was still waiting for the cute romance to kick in but as they sit down at the restaurant Travis decides it isn't good enough so he takes Abby to the place where they first met at Travis's fight. Romantic, huh? Not so much.



Now I would have accepted this if Travis had had the idea and I don't know just made the place a bit more romantic somehow... with blankets or candles or anything dammit. But bring Abby down there without anything...



Okay, so I thought maybe either Abby or Travis will say something adorable, at this point I wouldn't minded even the cheesiest thing because anything was better than this mess.

And then... Travis speaks:

"Where I saw you for the first time. When you turned my whole fucking world upside down"



"my fucking world" because he can't go without cursing even for the time of his great monologue in which he tells Abby how much he's loved her from the very first moment.



“For the time we spent apart. The darkest time of my life.”

Okay, fine that was kind of cute...

But at this point there was no going back to good-bookland (or even acceptable-bookland).

[Floripiquita · Rating 2 out of 5]

No veo la necesidad de este libro. Bueno si, para explicar cosas que la autora se saca de la manga en los posteriores y no eran así en el primero.

[Rose · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a pretty short read, probably no more than ten minutes max for the time that it took me, so I figured I'd reflect about it since it was a story that I saw linked to on its book page - I didn't realize this was a short story on a blog post, not a major release - so basically I changed my mind about reading it and dived in.

This was a read that left me neutral about it, and so I gave it a neutral rating. If I'm being technical, there are a few grammatical errors (you for "you're"), but nothing too major.

A year after Travis and Abby are married, Abby's preparing for a night out with Travis once he comes home from work. Abby has a brief convo with America over the phone, catching up with life details. It's more of a slice-of-life story that's supposed to showcase Travis and Abby's married life. It technically takes place after the events of "A Beautiful Wedding" if you're keeping up with the story timeline, so Travis doesn't fight anymore - they're not rolling in the big money since the club shut down, so they're living the way of normal with student loans and such (*rolls eyes* Welcome to the real world). For the most part, the character construction is consistent. Motivation, even in this short piece, is still a problem. One thing that bothered me was the note that Travis demands respect from Abby "10x" more since they are married - I wasn't sure what to take with the inclusion of that statement. It also bothered me that Abby had to get off the phone so fast with America because Travis would be home any moment.

But then I wondered - was that because she was eager to greet him, or is it that Travis possesses her just that much for control? Would he be mad at Abby for talking to America on the phone if he caught her? That really shouldn't have been an issue, and I'm not sure what to take from that detail. The ambiguity in the narrative gave me pause.

The rest of the story shows them going to a party and reflecting on past scenes that were in the original novel, where they met, when they were separated, etc. It's supposed to be nostalgic, but it didn't really do much for me personally. Fans of the series might find more value in it than I did.

Overall score: 1.5/5 stars

[MELISSA *Mel Reader* · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a short 5 page story that takes place almost a year after they're married on Valentine's Day. It kind of updates you as to what they have been up to and shows Travis's romantic side. My only complaint is I wish it was longer. Can't ever get enough Travis! :)

-Nothing about today would be rushed. I would savor every moment with my husband.


http://www.jamiemcguire.com/travispal...

[⊱ Poppy ⊰ · Rating 3 out of 5]

OH MY !! THIS BOOK WAS NOSTALGIC. BROUGHT SO MANY MEMORIES BACK <3
I Missed Abby And Travis Together!!
A little bit more of Travis is Always better.

[* Meli Mel * · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aww..... Loved it! It was really cute. Travis is so freaking perfect and so...so SWEET! ♥♥♥ Wish it was a bit longer.

Here's the link to read it:

http://www.jamiemcguire.com/blog/2013...