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Cloverton #1
Lost Without You
A dark past…
Grace Witherspoon’s old life in New York was slowly killing her. Daily abuse at the hands of her fiancé forced her to do the unthinkable: Fake her own death and leave the ballet world behind. Now with a fresh start in small town Tennessee, she finally feels safe— as long as no one finds out who she really is. The last thing she needs is the local cop hanging around trying to make-nice. Even if he is the hottest thing in the South, Grace is done with men.
A bleak future…
Policeman Sloan Jackson is done with women. After catching his fiancée with another man, Sloan decides it’s best to focus on crime rather than love. Too bad his match-making sister doesn’t agree, determined Grace is perfect for Sloan. Despite his fear of being hurt again, Sloan can’t deny the instant desire he feels for Grace and asks her out. But as they grow closer, the past comes back to haunt them. And as secrets bubble to the surface, their new relationship is threatened, along with Grace’s safety.
When Grace’s true identity is revealed, can Sloan ever forgive another woman who’s deceived him?
Grace Witherspoon’s old life in New York was slowly killing her. Daily abuse at the hands of her fiancé forced her to do the unthinkable: Fake her own death and leave the ballet world behind. Now with a fresh start in small town Tennessee, she finally feels safe— as long as no one finds out who she really is. The last thing she needs is the local cop hanging around trying to make-nice. Even if he is the hottest thing in the South, Grace is done with men.
A bleak future…
Policeman Sloan Jackson is done with women. After catching his fiancée with another man, Sloan decides it’s best to focus on crime rather than love. Too bad his match-making sister doesn’t agree, determined Grace is perfect for Sloan. Despite his fear of being hurt again, Sloan can’t deny the instant desire he feels for Grace and asks her out. But as they grow closer, the past comes back to haunt them. And as secrets bubble to the surface, their new relationship is threatened, along with Grace’s safety.
When Grace’s true identity is revealed, can Sloan ever forgive another woman who’s deceived him?
- GenresRomance
150 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 7, 2015
About the author
Jodi Vaughn
64 books339 followersJodi is a USA TODAY bestselling author of the RISE OF THE ARKANSAS WEREWOLVES series and writes paranormal romance as well as contemporary romance. Born and raised in Mississippi, her deep Southern roots and love of the paranormal led her to write Southern Paranormal novels. When she is not conversing with characters in her head, she can be found at her home in Northeast Arkansas with her handsome husband, brilliant son, a temperamental swan, and yellow lab that is fond of retrieving turtles when duck season is over.
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December 8, 2015
My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Ok Wow. Jodi Vaughn, the princess of paranormal, has written a contemporary romance that will knock your socks off or at least make you spill your wine.
Lost Without You, book one in her Cloverton series is beautifully written as one would come to expect if you have read her Rise of the Arkansas Werewolves series. If you haven’t what rock have you been hiding under???
The heroine, Grace Witherspoon, is broken but strong, reserved but confident. Moving to a new town to escape her past and hell bent to make it on her own (thank Garth Brooks for that line lol). She finds herself in Cloveton. A quaint small town where everybody knows EVERYTHING about EVERYBODY. Boy she picked the wrong town is she wanted to go incognito lol. Anyway where was I? Oh yes well one day walking into the local grocery she realizes that is can not stop a moving car with her ass and gets clobbered.
Behind the driver seat is Allison. Oh Allison I loved her she is super sweet but clearly does not know how to drive lol. She feels horrible about hitting Grace and sends her brother to check on her.
In comes the Hero, Sloan Jackson, (I love that freaking name!) Allison’s brother and town cop with his own troubled past. He is instantly smitten by Grace and her fierce independence. But Grace is understandably guarded and Sloan is understandable reluctant to pursue her.
So with some coaching (and wine) from Allison and her friend Tabitha (love her!) the two strike up a friendship but quickly realize that they are not meant to be friends. They are meant to be together.
She starts a job teaching dance and things look like they are finally improving for her but when secrets are revealed the town (and Sloan) turns their back on her. Will he forgive her or will she be left beautifully broken? Ok that sounded cheesy but I just want to hug this freaking book!
Favorite Scene: The snake
Favorite Quotes:
In a small town everyone is family.” Tabitha plopped down in her seat and pulled out the chair next to her. “Sit next to me, Grace. That way I won’t have to pass the wine.”
”It’s been an hour and thirteen minutes since I’ve kissed you.” Her heart caught in her chest. “You counted the time?” “No, I counted the minutes.”
Something in her shifted, cracking the barrier she had so carefully erected to keep others out of her heart. One hot cop comes along with a sledgehammer of tender words destroying all those walls she’d built.
December 14, 2015
Read the full review on Bookaholics Not-So-Anonymous.
Note: This ARC was provided by Inkslinger PR in exchange for an honest review.
Lost Without You is the first novel in the Cloverton contemporary romance series from bestselling author Jodi Vaughn and is set in the fictional town of the same name in the state of Tennessee. This series starter has a woman introduced to readers as Grace Witherspoon on the run from her abusive ex-fiancé, and leaves her life behind in New York by faking her own death. As much as Grace wants to live a solitary life--partly because she doesn't want to call attention to herself and risk someone trying to find out who she is, and partly because she wants to be self-sufficient and not lean on anyone for help--she quickly learns that life in a small town has people naturally curious about the newcomer and offering all kinds of assistance.
There's an instant spark between Grace and Cloverton police officer Sloan Jackson, and while both try to deny it for a good while, they give in to what they're feeling. I liked that the progression of their attraction and the resulting relationship wasn't rushed, allowing it to feel more real and not something that's based solely on lust. They've both got issues with trusting the opposite sex, so the fact that they hesitated time and again made absolute sense. Then there's the story line regarding Grace's ex-fiancé, which went in a direction I wasn't expecting, and I liked how it wasn't the main focus of the book, though the resolution to the whole thing did feel somewhat anti-climactic when we finally got to it. But overall, I was pretty content.
It's easy to like Grace and Sloan, both as individuals and as a couple. Grace doesn't play the victim, showing what she actually is: a survivor. This plays in quite nicely with the side story concerning her student and her student's boyfriend and I appreciated how that connected with everything that followed. Of course, Sloan was the nearly ideal guy, but his flaws merely make him more human and easier to relate to, which are all good things. There were also supporting characters that stood out, specifically Allison Jackson, Tabitha Miller, and Mitch Woods, so I look forward to them getting their own stories in the future. While the ending did feel slightly abrupt, Lost Without You was a good four-starred series starter. ♥
Note: This ARC was provided by Inkslinger PR in exchange for an honest review.
Lost Without You is the first novel in the Cloverton contemporary romance series from bestselling author Jodi Vaughn and is set in the fictional town of the same name in the state of Tennessee. This series starter has a woman introduced to readers as Grace Witherspoon on the run from her abusive ex-fiancé, and leaves her life behind in New York by faking her own death. As much as Grace wants to live a solitary life--partly because she doesn't want to call attention to herself and risk someone trying to find out who she is, and partly because she wants to be self-sufficient and not lean on anyone for help--she quickly learns that life in a small town has people naturally curious about the newcomer and offering all kinds of assistance.
There's an instant spark between Grace and Cloverton police officer Sloan Jackson, and while both try to deny it for a good while, they give in to what they're feeling. I liked that the progression of their attraction and the resulting relationship wasn't rushed, allowing it to feel more real and not something that's based solely on lust. They've both got issues with trusting the opposite sex, so the fact that they hesitated time and again made absolute sense. Then there's the story line regarding Grace's ex-fiancé, which went in a direction I wasn't expecting, and I liked how it wasn't the main focus of the book, though the resolution to the whole thing did feel somewhat anti-climactic when we finally got to it. But overall, I was pretty content.
It's easy to like Grace and Sloan, both as individuals and as a couple. Grace doesn't play the victim, showing what she actually is: a survivor. This plays in quite nicely with the side story concerning her student and her student's boyfriend and I appreciated how that connected with everything that followed. Of course, Sloan was the nearly ideal guy, but his flaws merely make him more human and easier to relate to, which are all good things. There were also supporting characters that stood out, specifically Allison Jackson, Tabitha Miller, and Mitch Woods, so I look forward to them getting their own stories in the future. While the ending did feel slightly abrupt, Lost Without You was a good four-starred series starter. ♥
December 8, 2015
**I recieved an ARC in return for an honest review.**
This book is unlike any of the others wrote by Jodi Vaughn , that being said I was not disappointed at all. On the run for so long Grace finally finds the perfect home to start over new. It was time to put some roots down after being on the run. While bringing the house she just bought back to life she also finds herself. Sloan just wants to live life in his small town without the shade of his heartbreak. Little did he know that he would be finding just want he was looking for in the new girl in town.
Grace is strong, independent, caring, and everything you could ask for. I love how fearless she is. When things became difficult in her fresh start she did not run , but instead stood up and did what was necessary to protect what she had. Sloan was just what Grace needs to break down her carefully gaurded heart. He is the perfect heroine. Restoring Grace's heart and trust. In the end two lost souls found exactly what they need with each other.
This book is unlike any of the others wrote by Jodi Vaughn , that being said I was not disappointed at all. On the run for so long Grace finally finds the perfect home to start over new. It was time to put some roots down after being on the run. While bringing the house she just bought back to life she also finds herself. Sloan just wants to live life in his small town without the shade of his heartbreak. Little did he know that he would be finding just want he was looking for in the new girl in town.
Grace is strong, independent, caring, and everything you could ask for. I love how fearless she is. When things became difficult in her fresh start she did not run , but instead stood up and did what was necessary to protect what she had. Sloan was just what Grace needs to break down her carefully gaurded heart. He is the perfect heroine. Restoring Grace's heart and trust. In the end two lost souls found exactly what they need with each other.
October 18, 2023
All Grace wanted was a fresh start, to find herself again amongst the terrible life that she was now on the run from. With her personal skeletons locked away, she was able to find her safe haven in little abode in Cloverton, Tenn.
Jodi Vaughn’s characters will never come across as victims, she will highlight their strengths before she gives you a peak at their weakness. I loved Graces fearless and independent nature, living a double life isn’t easy, but for Grace it’s a necessity. She has to start a new life but destiny has a way of showing face and won't allow Grace to do it on her own. Soon she finds friendships in Allison, Tabitha and Sloan.
I will not give this story away …. Because you need to enjoy the full ride like I did. You need to get pulled in and feel Graces unease and trepidation with just allowing people into her life again. You certainly need to get fully engrossed with the budding relationship between the towns handsome- most wanted bachelor, Sloan Jackson and Grace. The scene in the park…….make sure you have some ice next to you, it’s going to be needed!!
“There are no small secrets in a small town”
Which is true, but just sit back and watch how everything unfolds…..you will be in complete utter shock!
I can't wait to read the next book in this series!!
Jodi Vaughn’s characters will never come across as victims, she will highlight their strengths before she gives you a peak at their weakness. I loved Graces fearless and independent nature, living a double life isn’t easy, but for Grace it’s a necessity. She has to start a new life but destiny has a way of showing face and won't allow Grace to do it on her own. Soon she finds friendships in Allison, Tabitha and Sloan.
I will not give this story away …. Because you need to enjoy the full ride like I did. You need to get pulled in and feel Graces unease and trepidation with just allowing people into her life again. You certainly need to get fully engrossed with the budding relationship between the towns handsome- most wanted bachelor, Sloan Jackson and Grace. The scene in the park…….make sure you have some ice next to you, it’s going to be needed!!
“There are no small secrets in a small town”
Which is true, but just sit back and watch how everything unfolds…..you will be in complete utter shock!
I can't wait to read the next book in this series!!
December 10, 2015
WOW I was blown away by this book, and I LOVED IT! Grace Witherspoon has run away from her life in New York. She was a ballerina, but her boyfriend was abusing her and she knew if she didn't get away from him, he would kill her. A new life in a small town is just what she needs, as long as no one finds out who she really is. Policeman Sloan Jackson is done with women after finding his fiancee' in bed with another man. He's sole focus is fighting crime now, however, his match making sister doesn't agree. When he meets Grace, he feels an instant attraction, and finally asks her out. As they grow closer, the past comes back to throat punch them. Will Grace be able to let Sloan in before it's too late?
Lost Without You is a short, but powerful read. The character development is great, with secondaries that need their own stories. A fast paced, sweet, and well written story line flows smoothly. The author does a fantastic job at hooking me from the beginning, while keeping my on my toes throughout the whole story. The sexy scenes are hot, and the love is sweet. I cannot wait to read more by this author, and I happily recommend!
Lost Without You is a short, but powerful read. The character development is great, with secondaries that need their own stories. A fast paced, sweet, and well written story line flows smoothly. The author does a fantastic job at hooking me from the beginning, while keeping my on my toes throughout the whole story. The sexy scenes are hot, and the love is sweet. I cannot wait to read more by this author, and I happily recommend!
December 12, 2015
I received this ARC in return for an honest review…
Nothing like a Southern Gentleman… no plot spoilers here!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The writer drew me in from the first chapter with the promise of a backstory of the life of Grace. There was enough conflict and plot twists to keep me reading and enough sweet love to keep me warm and fuzzy…
Grace is terrified to make friends and put down roots because of her past, but southern hospitality wins out in the form of apology baked goods and a hunk of a local cop named Sloan. After an adorable game of cat and mouse they come together in a believable love story that is complicated by his ex and a past that that she thought was behind her. There was humor, hot sex and sweet love...It's a relatively quick read that I will most definitely read it again. NO cliffhanger with a beautiful happy ending…. I am hoping that the stories of some of the secondary characters will be released in the future. You cannot go wrong with this book!
Nothing like a Southern Gentleman… no plot spoilers here!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The writer drew me in from the first chapter with the promise of a backstory of the life of Grace. There was enough conflict and plot twists to keep me reading and enough sweet love to keep me warm and fuzzy…
Grace is terrified to make friends and put down roots because of her past, but southern hospitality wins out in the form of apology baked goods and a hunk of a local cop named Sloan. After an adorable game of cat and mouse they come together in a believable love story that is complicated by his ex and a past that that she thought was behind her. There was humor, hot sex and sweet love...It's a relatively quick read that I will most definitely read it again. NO cliffhanger with a beautiful happy ending…. I am hoping that the stories of some of the secondary characters will be released in the future. You cannot go wrong with this book!
January 24, 2016
I received this ARC in return for an honest review…
Nothing like a Southern Gentleman… no plot spoilers here!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The writer drew me in from the first chapter with the promise of a backstory of the life of Grace. There was enough conflict and plot twists to keep me reading and enough sweet love to keep me warm and fuzzy…
Grace is terrified to make friends and put down roots because of her past, but southern hospitality wins out in the form of apology baked goods and a hunk of a local cop named Sloan. After an adorable game of cat and mouse they come together in a believable love story that is complicated by his ex and a past that that she thought was behind her. There was humor, hot sex and sweet love...It's a relatively quick read that I will most definitely read it again. NO cliffhanger with a beautiful happy ending…. I am hoping that the stories of some of the secondary characters will be released in the future. You cannot go wrong with this book!
Nothing like a Southern Gentleman… no plot spoilers here!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The writer drew me in from the first chapter with the promise of a backstory of the life of Grace. There was enough conflict and plot twists to keep me reading and enough sweet love to keep me warm and fuzzy…
Grace is terrified to make friends and put down roots because of her past, but southern hospitality wins out in the form of apology baked goods and a hunk of a local cop named Sloan. After an adorable game of cat and mouse they come together in a believable love story that is complicated by his ex and a past that that she thought was behind her. There was humor, hot sex and sweet love...It's a relatively quick read that I will most definitely read it again. NO cliffhanger with a beautiful happy ending…. I am hoping that the stories of some of the secondary characters will be released in the future. You cannot go wrong with this book!
February 6, 2022
POV: Mostly dual.
Descriptive Sex: Yes.
OW/OM: Yes.
Content Warnings: physical assault, domestic abuse.
★★★
Descriptive Sex: Yes.
OW/OM: Yes.
Content Warnings: physical assault, domestic abuse.
★★★
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