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Men Out of Uniform #1
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For Nash Carmichael, this downtime was meant to be like any other. Pick a random city and settle in for some much needed R&R—of the adult variety. Except Nash didn’t count on meeting Lexi. He’d written her off as too young, too blonde and too “cute” for his brand of entertainment…until her smart mouth intrigues the hell out of him.
Alexis “Lexi” Ryan might be outwardly tough and plenty sarcastic, a byproduct of her crappy childhood, but it’s pretty much all for show. Fact is, she’s got a big-ass problem—one she’s kept from everyone, one she hasn’t been able to solve on her own. So how then does the hot, gorgeous, “it’s just sex” guy manage to zero right in on it? And somehow fix it?
Nash’s only permanent place is a storage unit he hasn’t checked in over five years and that’s just how he likes it. The sex with Lexi is plenty hot and dirty—just how he likes it—but it’s sweet too, and not just that. Soon he’s trying to remember why he vowed never to be pinned down by anything or anyone.
Alexis “Lexi” Ryan might be outwardly tough and plenty sarcastic, a byproduct of her crappy childhood, but it’s pretty much all for show. Fact is, she’s got a big-ass problem—one she’s kept from everyone, one she hasn’t been able to solve on her own. So how then does the hot, gorgeous, “it’s just sex” guy manage to zero right in on it? And somehow fix it?
Nash’s only permanent place is a storage unit he hasn’t checked in over five years and that’s just how he likes it. The sex with Lexi is plenty hot and dirty—just how he likes it—but it’s sweet too, and not just that. Soon he’s trying to remember why he vowed never to be pinned down by anything or anyone.
101 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 23, 2015
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Kaily Hart
11 books147 followersKaily Hart, a seemingly straight-laced mother of four left corporate America and a high-powered, lucrative career to be a stay at home mom. Ha! That lasted about four weeks, during which time she realized she had a deeply repressed dream - to write. Romance! By day, Kaily plays conservative wife and soccer mom, but at night crafts hot and steamy tales of romance and love with gorgeous heroes who wouldn’t dream of leaving the toilet set up. Ever. She’s smart and sassy, at least in her own mind, and is trying her best to bring the alpha male solidly back to contemporary romance. Two years ago she never would have thought she’d be doing this, but now that she is? It just feels so right.
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March 20, 2017
Not what I expected from the blurb. Not sure how to explain. I liked the beginning, but then the style lost me and I thought the cursing was overdone. The side story of her stalker is mentioned but resolved "off screen"...
Anyway, not my cuppa.
Anyway, not my cuppa.
March 21, 2020
This was a great quick read. I've read and re-read this book multiple times and I love it! Nash and Lexi are complicated and sexy. There is something about this book that brings me back again and again. I think it's the H/h who are two lost souls who find what they need in each other. Nash is such a mess he has no idea how to have a relationship, but Lexi is like no one he's ever met. There were a few things that would have benefited from a longer book but overall a wonderful romantic story.
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September 7, 2015
Short read; but good. No cliffhanger. Nash connects with a young woman. There is a bit of suspense but it is just a minor, really minor, part of the story.
January 15, 2020
This one had soo many problems, I won’t even waste my time telling them. I will say that I hated the H, he was an asshole and not the likable kind either. The book has potential but didn’t pull it off. And that epilogue? Why would you even call it that?
August 30, 2024
Meh not for me
December 3, 2015
Another fabulous story by Kaily Hart!!! Oh and another hunky BBF in Nash!!!!
***I received an ARC of Pin Down by Kaily Hart for an honest review.**
I have said this before, but Kaily Hart is a genius when it comes to my BBFs!!! He men are all so different, except they are all very much the Alpha Males we all love and desire. And Nash is no different. Though he did add an element of a**hole to him initially, he was rude, and a bit selfish. But the fact that he realized all the mistakes he made on his own, I mean after he took pleasure but didn't last to give Lexi pleasure and then was a total dick. I think he was just fighting himself and had been for so long that to lose his control and focus was his undoing (and probably about time). All this attitude and being Alpha Male (capital letters) was ingrained in him from his miserable early life to being a SEAL where it's expected.
Lexi is such a different type of girl, I really liked her. To me she seemed more real, someone I could relate with because she wasn't the typical high-end, rich, snobby, I-get-everything-I-want female that is usually in these romances. Sometimes that is so overdone. Lexi is tough (from her upbringing), she's a ball buster, fiery, no-holds-barred, not backing down type of woman who is not afraid of Nash. She's blunt, straight to the point and one who deals with things her way.
When you put these two together they appear to clash, but if you really look at it, they really are the same in every respect. They are both fighting against feeling for, caring for and depending on someone else. They don't like to let their guard down because that would be a disaster and neither would be able to function. So as they continue to interact and they each slowly force their way into the other's life, they just can't help what happens, and what happens takes them both by surprise.
Now now now, did you think I was going to spoil it completely? Never!! These are just my rambling thoughts on these two characters and how I just adore Kaily Hart's style of romance !! I love to live vicariously through her stories and the characters she portrays!! I've said this in other reviews I've left for her other books, she has a loyal reader in me as long as she writes.
Now I'm on pins and needles waiting for poor Jake's story in Nail Down!!!!
***I received an ARC of Pin Down by Kaily Hart for an honest review.**
I have said this before, but Kaily Hart is a genius when it comes to my BBFs!!! He men are all so different, except they are all very much the Alpha Males we all love and desire. And Nash is no different. Though he did add an element of a**hole to him initially, he was rude, and a bit selfish. But the fact that he realized all the mistakes he made on his own, I mean after he took pleasure but didn't last to give Lexi pleasure and then was a total dick. I think he was just fighting himself and had been for so long that to lose his control and focus was his undoing (and probably about time). All this attitude and being Alpha Male (capital letters) was ingrained in him from his miserable early life to being a SEAL where it's expected.
Lexi is such a different type of girl, I really liked her. To me she seemed more real, someone I could relate with because she wasn't the typical high-end, rich, snobby, I-get-everything-I-want female that is usually in these romances. Sometimes that is so overdone. Lexi is tough (from her upbringing), she's a ball buster, fiery, no-holds-barred, not backing down type of woman who is not afraid of Nash. She's blunt, straight to the point and one who deals with things her way.
When you put these two together they appear to clash, but if you really look at it, they really are the same in every respect. They are both fighting against feeling for, caring for and depending on someone else. They don't like to let their guard down because that would be a disaster and neither would be able to function. So as they continue to interact and they each slowly force their way into the other's life, they just can't help what happens, and what happens takes them both by surprise.
Now now now, did you think I was going to spoil it completely? Never!! These are just my rambling thoughts on these two characters and how I just adore Kaily Hart's style of romance !! I love to live vicariously through her stories and the characters she portrays!! I've said this in other reviews I've left for her other books, she has a loyal reader in me as long as she writes.
Now I'm on pins and needles waiting for poor Jake's story in Nail Down!!!!
January 15, 2016
This was a poorly written book. It had potential but the editing was a travesty and the complete collapse of the plot was unacceptable. The story is about a foxy jerk military guy who is rude to a "Welcome Home" volunteer at the airport. Later in the evening he intervenes when he sees her get cornered at a club. She gives him a ride home, one thing leads to another and another falls short in delivering the goods yadda yadda yadda. Their paths cross again and there is a hint towards a stalking problem then some uninteresting sex. The stalking problem is then discussed briefly, BAM its three days later and apparently they have been together during that time and he cured the stalking problem because its mentioned in one or two sentences. There are no prose describing those 3 days - no chapters, paragraphs or sentences that describe those 3 days in real time. Just the discussion about the stalker, some kissing in the garage and then its 3 days later. It concludes with a few bits and pieces of recollection, some processing and declarations, then a few other things happen and there you go. That is the freakin book. Whatever.
August 5, 2015
I really enjoyed this book. It was a nice quick easy read. Lexi and Nate first meet at an airport. He's in the military and she there to welcome them home. Of course they don't start off on the right front because Nate is an ass to her at the very beginning. They probably thought they would never see each other and again but of course they do. Nate and her are at the same bar and he sees her dancing. Later on he rescues her from an unpleasant situation, he gets a bit injured and she takes him back to his hotel to fix him up. From there the story unfolds. You find out where Nate is coming from and what he's been through. You get a little sense of Lexi too. I actually wish this book was a little longer and we could learn more about Lexi's background. There are some nice sexy parts and some sweet ones too. If you're looking for a story where you don't have to think or a story that will not leave you emotionally drained or angry. Give this a try. No cheating and no cliffhangers. The story ends on location 1741 of 1798 on my iPhone.
February 2, 2016
I needed something quick and mindless, and Pin Down fit the bill. No major character building, but enough to keep me interested. It was decent for a novella.
April 26, 2018
sooooo disappointed..... I mean I was expecting so much internal struggle and I didn't get it, I was expecting to be gutted when he left her but I didn't. I just wasn't emotionally involved like I had expected to be after reading the first chapter or 2. I was sadly very disappointed. However the writing wasn't awful, there were a lot of grammar errors but it was little things I was able to look over. Thankfully the military part didn't get to involved so I wasn't angry with any incorrect facts.
September 17, 2017
3 Stars
Pin Down was a quick short story. The characters were interesting, Nash male lead and Lexi female lead.
I loved the humor, the sexy time but at times I was confused on which characters point of view I was getting. One minute it was Lexi's POV and the next sentence would Nash's POV. Overall good story!! Happy Reading!!!
Pin Down was a quick short story. The characters were interesting, Nash male lead and Lexi female lead.
I loved the humor, the sexy time but at times I was confused on which characters point of view I was getting. One minute it was Lexi's POV and the next sentence would Nash's POV. Overall good story!! Happy Reading!!!
November 19, 2017
A cold one and a hug
I started the series with book four and was hooked, checking this book out of the KU library to read next. It's a quick, easy read. Characters are developed slowly, the relationship follows a predictable course, and there's a nice HEA at the end. I like that there isn't a lot of 'headspace' or repetition and that the characters are likable, if sometimes insufferable. Next up is book two.
I started the series with book four and was hooked, checking this book out of the KU library to read next. It's a quick, easy read. Characters are developed slowly, the relationship follows a predictable course, and there's a nice HEA at the end. I like that there isn't a lot of 'headspace' or repetition and that the characters are likable, if sometimes insufferable. Next up is book two.
February 22, 2018
Pin Down
Love these men out of uniform books as I love an ex military man, specifically special forces!!! Nash and Lexi, it started as just sex, great, hot sex!!!! Will they find their way to commitment?? Great story, loved Nash so much and Lexi was quite sarcastic and funny, a good read, worth the five stars and more,
Love these men out of uniform books as I love an ex military man, specifically special forces!!! Nash and Lexi, it started as just sex, great, hot sex!!!! Will they find their way to commitment?? Great story, loved Nash so much and Lexi was quite sarcastic and funny, a good read, worth the five stars and more,
December 29, 2019
Cute.
Too short though and there was a heap of potential for more - her work, his work, the explicit text message sender (solved in a way we learned very little from it) and overall more from Nash, the ex special ops Seal and Lexie, the metal sculptor who offered him a hug at the airport on his return.
They were cute, I would have liked more.
Too short though and there was a heap of potential for more - her work, his work, the explicit text message sender (solved in a way we learned very little from it) and overall more from Nash, the ex special ops Seal and Lexie, the metal sculptor who offered him a hug at the airport on his return.
They were cute, I would have liked more.
September 14, 2017
Fun read
Not at all what I was expecting! Fun flirty and romantic!!! Def. Worth reading , wish it was alot longer. Can't wait to move on in this series. I loved Lexi she s great and Nash is just . whew ! Lotsa fun!!!
Not at all what I was expecting! Fun flirty and romantic!!! Def. Worth reading , wish it was alot longer. Can't wait to move on in this series. I loved Lexi she s great and Nash is just . whew ! Lotsa fun!!!
June 28, 2018
Sex or love?
What was supposed to be just a welcome home greeting at the airport turned into a week of hot sex with no strings attached. But will love play a part? Or will it remain a no rules hookup? With great characters and a cute storyline this was a great read.
What was supposed to be just a welcome home greeting at the airport turned into a week of hot sex with no strings attached. But will love play a part? Or will it remain a no rules hookup? With great characters and a cute storyline this was a great read.
October 30, 2018
Pin Down
Nash, a special services guy, meets Lexi, as she is greeting combat personnell at the local airport. Do they go out? Do they have a happily ever after? This book was so fulfilling. Read it to find out what happens.
Nash, a special services guy, meets Lexi, as she is greeting combat personnell at the local airport. Do they go out? Do they have a happily ever after? This book was so fulfilling. Read it to find out what happens.
March 8, 2019
5 BRIGHT SHINING STARS
This story got to me!! It is beautifully written, the characters seem to get into your heart.
This is the first time I'm reading Kaily, but won't be my last, infact, I'm moving on to book 2, MEN OUT OF UNIFORM.
This story got to me!! It is beautifully written, the characters seem to get into your heart.
This is the first time I'm reading Kaily, but won't be my last, infact, I'm moving on to book 2, MEN OUT OF UNIFORM.
August 16, 2019
Good
I enjoy the characters struggle in this book. Both come with chips in their shoulders, and while fighting the background they know, it's also a work in progress. Good book, not great, but I still enjoyed it.
I enjoy the characters struggle in this book. Both come with chips in their shoulders, and while fighting the background they know, it's also a work in progress. Good book, not great, but I still enjoyed it.
August 22, 2019
Loved it
Lexi and Nash it's emotional read with a few twist and turns to keep you turning the page after page to see what happens next. An interesting read . Can't wait to read the next one
Lexi and Nash it's emotional read with a few twist and turns to keep you turning the page after page to see what happens next. An interesting read . Can't wait to read the next one
May 27, 2017
Heart felt love
Different from normal romances we the readers actually share the pain of these two lovers as they battle with life and live interesting Novel
Different from normal romances we the readers actually share the pain of these two lovers as they battle with life and live interesting Novel
October 21, 2017
I really enjoyed this story, and am looking forward to the rest. It wasn't very long, it wasn't literature, but it was a great romance with two good people, and a great HEA.
November 21, 2017
Great
I really enjoyed reading this new series. I can't wait to get my hands on what comes next. This characters are awesome
I really enjoyed reading this new series. I can't wait to get my hands on what comes next. This characters are awesome
December 13, 2017
Fast
Didn't stop until I finished. Good consistent characters who interacted believably. Enough conflict and growth to keep things interesting. Loved the dialogue.
Didn't stop until I finished. Good consistent characters who interacted believably. Enough conflict and growth to keep things interesting. Loved the dialogue.
December 14, 2017
Loved
Omg the things that comes out of Lexi mouth, I loved the storyline some unexpected twists and turns. The chemistry was scorching
Omg the things that comes out of Lexi mouth, I loved the storyline some unexpected twists and turns. The chemistry was scorching
December 26, 2017
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March 7, 2018
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April 18, 2018
I love Nash!!!💖💖
Great read!! Lexi is awesome. Love Nash🔥🔥🔥 can't wait for the next book. Bring on the boys, going into the next book!
Great read!! Lexi is awesome. Love Nash🔥🔥🔥 can't wait for the next book. Bring on the boys, going into the next book!
May 2, 2018
Wow
Ok hot and heavy. No way would I thought that would happen. ok I can't wait until the next book
Ok hot and heavy. No way would I thought that would happen. ok I can't wait until the next book
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