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Welcome to Mia’s travel nightmare. Distraught that her long-distance engagement might be on the rocks, Mia Flowers needs a polar vortex diverting her flight to Montana like she needs a hole in the head. She’s determined to get face-to-face with her philandering fiancée, but her too-sexy host, Quinn Kingfisher, soon has her rethinking not just her final destination, but everything else in her life. All it takes is one stripping-her-naked glance from him, and suddenly her world goes boom. Quinn’s got a hell of a lot on his plate. He’s opening Whiteout Mountain Ski Resort in a couple of weeks, and if it’s not a success he’ll be wiped out. Added to that, his family and girlfriend abandoned him when he left the dynastic Kingfisher casino life to build his dream. He’s learned the hard way that he can’t rely on anyone but himself, so he’s not exactly in the mood to play host to a stranded traveler. But the tall redhead that fell out of the sky and into his lap has Quinn re-evaluating his priorities. Suddenly his biggest problem is how he’s going to keep Mia from flying away from Whiteout Mountain forever. 88,000 words ***This is a standalone contemporary romantic comedy, complete with HEA. No cliffhangers, cheating or love triangles. Not intended for readers under the age of eighteen due to adult language/swearing, and several explicit sex scenes***
250 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 19, 2015
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February 2, 2016
He knew what he wanted and tripped her to get it.
Look, I'm not the sort of person who believes in love at first sight, but I do believe that an instant attraction can be the foundation for a relationship. Boom could be seen as love at first sight or insta-love. I think it was more about two people attracted to each other's looks first, then seeing beneath the surface and finding them even more appealing on the inside.
Quinn, sees a beautiful, tall redhead and it's the first time in two years that he is seriously drawn to a woman. When she then makes him laugh, he thinks he's found his perfect woman. Quinn has had a ROUGH two years. He decided to step away from the family business and that decision cost him his family and his girlfriend. Determined to still go ahead with his plans, he works his butt off making his dreams a reality. When he meets Mia and gets to know her, he decides that her brand of loyalty and devotion is what he wants for himself...he just has to convince her.
Mia was making the journey from Chicago to Seattle to confront her fiance and find out where they are at with their relationship. Her plane has to make an emergency landing when bad weather nearly causes them to crash. After a very stressful and dangerous landing, the passengers find out they're stuck in Montana. For Mia, the situation goes from bad to worse and she gets separated from the other passengers. Luckily, she gets separated and left with the sexy resort owner who's willing to take her in and let her stay with him. She's attracted to Quinn, but she's engaged. Unfortunately, Mia is the only one who thinks she's engaged.
With the two of them being forced to spend their time together, they learn more about each other and the situations that have lead them to where they are now. Mia and Quinn must work through some of their issues before they can even think of having a relationship, but Quinn is determined to keep his prize that fell from the sky into his lap.
Boom was a story that I could sit back and just enjoy. It hit my radar because it was mentioned as being similar to a Kristen Ashley story, which was a big draw card. Yes, I could see some similarities, but there were enough differences to not be a duplicate. I like to read a story where the hero only sees the heroine. Boom was pretty low in angst too, which was a positive. The hero was a bossy Alpha and the heroine was intelligent and well spoken. The sexy times were steamy, frequent and not over the top. Basically, Boom was a great light hearted romance that left a smile on my face. It was exactly what I needed.
I will definitely be reading more from this author in the future.
To buy Boom from Amazon - http://amzn.to/1QOCAJq
I’m an Aussie chick who loves to read and review romance, drink coffee, be a Style Setter and stalk David Gandy. To see more of my reviews, fashion, food and pervathons -
Look, I'm not the sort of person who believes in love at first sight, but I do believe that an instant attraction can be the foundation for a relationship. Boom could be seen as love at first sight or insta-love. I think it was more about two people attracted to each other's looks first, then seeing beneath the surface and finding them even more appealing on the inside.
Quinn, sees a beautiful, tall redhead and it's the first time in two years that he is seriously drawn to a woman. When she then makes him laugh, he thinks he's found his perfect woman. Quinn has had a ROUGH two years. He decided to step away from the family business and that decision cost him his family and his girlfriend. Determined to still go ahead with his plans, he works his butt off making his dreams a reality. When he meets Mia and gets to know her, he decides that her brand of loyalty and devotion is what he wants for himself...he just has to convince her.
Mia was making the journey from Chicago to Seattle to confront her fiance and find out where they are at with their relationship. Her plane has to make an emergency landing when bad weather nearly causes them to crash. After a very stressful and dangerous landing, the passengers find out they're stuck in Montana. For Mia, the situation goes from bad to worse and she gets separated from the other passengers. Luckily, she gets separated and left with the sexy resort owner who's willing to take her in and let her stay with him. She's attracted to Quinn, but she's engaged. Unfortunately, Mia is the only one who thinks she's engaged.
With the two of them being forced to spend their time together, they learn more about each other and the situations that have lead them to where they are now. Mia and Quinn must work through some of their issues before they can even think of having a relationship, but Quinn is determined to keep his prize that fell from the sky into his lap.
Boom was a story that I could sit back and just enjoy. It hit my radar because it was mentioned as being similar to a Kristen Ashley story, which was a big draw card. Yes, I could see some similarities, but there were enough differences to not be a duplicate. I like to read a story where the hero only sees the heroine. Boom was pretty low in angst too, which was a positive. The hero was a bossy Alpha and the heroine was intelligent and well spoken. The sexy times were steamy, frequent and not over the top. Basically, Boom was a great light hearted romance that left a smile on my face. It was exactly what I needed.
I will definitely be reading more from this author in the future.
To buy Boom from Amazon - http://amzn.to/1QOCAJq
I’m an Aussie chick who loves to read and review romance, drink coffee, be a Style Setter and stalk David Gandy. To see more of my reviews, fashion, food and pervathons -
July 28, 2016
3.5 Stars
This was a decent sweet read for me. I really liked Quinn, he was a sweet, slightly alpha hero. Mia was OK, there wasn't anything specific about her that was annoying. I just thought the whole thing with her fiancee/not really fiancee thing went on way to long. She was suppose to be this super smart person, but really came off as super naive (or super brain dead) about Jackson.
The plot flowed nicely, but I did find parts of the book dragging, and I had to fight myself from skimming. The secondary characters were interesting, and apparently will eventually get their own books. It is fairly low angst, besides her fiancee/not really fiancee drama, there is a short scene with some OW drama, but I love how Mia put the OW's Kim Kardashian ass (author's words..not mine) in it's place.
Overall, it was a good read, just not great, and could have been a bit shorter. :)
Side note: This is pertaining to the crazy OW, who I get was made to look over the top crazy for the sake of the book. But, twice in the book Quinn says some pretty nasty things about her, or at least I found them offensive. He says "That bitch got her CHUNKY ass over here" and another time he calls her a "COW" OK, I get it, she is OTT nuts, we all hate her, but can we find a way to express that hate that doesn't body shame someone?? I know, I know, I am being picky...but seriously!
This was a decent sweet read for me. I really liked Quinn, he was a sweet, slightly alpha hero. Mia was OK, there wasn't anything specific about her that was annoying. I just thought the whole thing with her fiancee/not really fiancee thing went on way to long. She was suppose to be this super smart person, but really came off as super naive (or super brain dead) about Jackson.
The plot flowed nicely, but I did find parts of the book dragging, and I had to fight myself from skimming. The secondary characters were interesting, and apparently will eventually get their own books. It is fairly low angst, besides her fiancee/not really fiancee drama, there is a short scene with some OW drama, but I love how Mia put the OW's Kim Kardashian ass (author's words..not mine) in it's place.
Overall, it was a good read, just not great, and could have been a bit shorter. :)
Side note: This is pertaining to the crazy OW, who I get was made to look over the top crazy for the sake of the book. But, twice in the book Quinn says some pretty nasty things about her, or at least I found them offensive. He says "That bitch got her CHUNKY ass over here" and another time he calls her a "COW" OK, I get it, she is OTT nuts, we all hate her, but can we find a way to express that hate that doesn't body shame someone?? I know, I know, I am being picky...but seriously!
August 3, 2016
3.5 RATING- I stuck it out (even with a heroine I didn't respect much in the beginning) and am glad I did. The hero was definitely alpha but there was a light heartedness about him too. Kind of sappy at times, a bit cheesy too. Definite fluff but the kind that is easy to enjoy. I think this might be too chick lit/sweet for some of my friends but I liked it. I'll definitely read more in the series when available.
July 27, 2017
3.5 Stars
Overall Opinion: This was a super sweet read. I didn't have any frustrations with how things went down. I think my main hang-up was the ending. I wouldn't say it was bad, but it wasn't enough for me. I wanted to see them happy in a big jump ahead epilogue. I know -- that's all my personal bias, but I know what I like ;). The H reminded me a lot of one of KA's good heroes. He was alpha in the best way (possessive but not OTT, loyal where nobody else existed, knew what he wanted and took it, protective by not letting anyone do anything bad to the h - even herself, and knew what to do in bed) and would have sweet monologues about all the appealing things about the h that just made her (and me) melt. Even with the OW and OM drama, I would call this an easy and low angst book. I think it's a good one to read after a heavier book to lighten you up, but I wouldn't pick this up expecting a super deep read.
Brief Summary of the Storyline: This is Mia and Quinn's story. Mia is on her way to confront her fiancé who she hasn't seen in 7 months. He recently started posting Facebook pictures of himself with another woman, and has been avoiding her calls and texts. On the flight there they have to emergency land in Montana due to a winter storm. She ends up with Quinn at his new and soon to opened mega ski resort. The sparks fly between them, but she is hesitant to do anything because she is still engaged in her mind. There is some family drama, some ex drama, some sexy times, and some sweet moments...and the couple get their HEA ending.
POV: This alternated between focusing on Mia and Quinn in 3rd person narrative.
Overall Pace of Story: Good. I had a little issue with the ending being more abrupt than I prefer, but otherwise it flowed well and I didn't feel the urge to skim at any point.
Instalove: I would say yes. The story took place in less than 2 weeks, so they fell in love really quick. It wasn't the annoying instalove though where it doesn't feel realistic.
H rating: 4 stars. Quinn. He was pretty hot. He knew what he wanted, and he wanted Mia. He was really alpha, but in the good way.
h rating: 4 stars. Mia. I thought she was sweet, super smart, and sassy. I liked how loyal she was, but I was frustrated with her putting up with the jerk ex for so long (especially for being portrayed as someone so smart).
Sadness level: Low. No tissues needed.
Heat level: Moderate. They have some hot chemistry. There were enough, but there weren't so many scenes that it took away from the story.
Descriptive sex: Yes.
Safe sex: Yes. Condoms are mentioned.
OW/OM drama: Yes
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Closure: This had a little bit of an abrupt ending, and even though though it was a cute epilogue I wanted more! I would (hesitantly) call this a HEA, because there is a commitment made between them.
How I got it: I paid the $0.99 on Amazon for it.
Safety: Safe
Overall Opinion: This was a super sweet read. I didn't have any frustrations with how things went down. I think my main hang-up was the ending. I wouldn't say it was bad, but it wasn't enough for me. I wanted to see them happy in a big jump ahead epilogue. I know -- that's all my personal bias, but I know what I like ;). The H reminded me a lot of one of KA's good heroes. He was alpha in the best way (possessive but not OTT, loyal where nobody else existed, knew what he wanted and took it, protective by not letting anyone do anything bad to the h - even herself, and knew what to do in bed) and would have sweet monologues about all the appealing things about the h that just made her (and me) melt. Even with the OW and OM drama, I would call this an easy and low angst book. I think it's a good one to read after a heavier book to lighten you up, but I wouldn't pick this up expecting a super deep read.
Brief Summary of the Storyline: This is Mia and Quinn's story. Mia is on her way to confront her fiancé who she hasn't seen in 7 months. He recently started posting Facebook pictures of himself with another woman, and has been avoiding her calls and texts. On the flight there they have to emergency land in Montana due to a winter storm. She ends up with Quinn at his new and soon to opened mega ski resort. The sparks fly between them, but she is hesitant to do anything because she is still engaged in her mind. There is some family drama, some ex drama, some sexy times, and some sweet moments...and the couple get their HEA ending.
POV: This alternated between focusing on Mia and Quinn in 3rd person narrative.
Overall Pace of Story: Good. I had a little issue with the ending being more abrupt than I prefer, but otherwise it flowed well and I didn't feel the urge to skim at any point.
Instalove: I would say yes. The story took place in less than 2 weeks, so they fell in love really quick. It wasn't the annoying instalove though where it doesn't feel realistic.
H rating: 4 stars. Quinn. He was pretty hot. He knew what he wanted, and he wanted Mia. He was really alpha, but in the good way.
h rating: 4 stars. Mia. I thought she was sweet, super smart, and sassy. I liked how loyal she was, but I was frustrated with her putting up with the jerk ex for so long (especially for being portrayed as someone so smart).
Sadness level: Low. No tissues needed.
Heat level: Moderate. They have some hot chemistry. There were enough, but there weren't so many scenes that it took away from the story.
Descriptive sex: Yes.
Safe sex: Yes. Condoms are mentioned.
OW/OM drama: Yes
Sex scene with OW or OM:
Cheating:
Possible Triggers:
Closure: This had a little bit of an abrupt ending, and even though though it was a cute epilogue I wanted more! I would (hesitantly) call this a HEA, because there is a commitment made between them.
How I got it: I paid the $0.99 on Amazon for it.
Safety: Safe
February 1, 2016
This was the perfect book for the mood I was in. The romance was sweet and sexy.
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April 7, 2016
3.5 stars
February 5, 2016
I was in a book slump when I picked up this gem and BOMB I was hooked. I loved everything about it and I hope the author is serious about giving me more of Honey Pot. This is the first book I have read by Miss Gail and I am hooked.
January 11, 2016
Hellllo, Quinn. There's something about a sexy man who has NO PROBLEM with casual, affectionate touching that works SO FREAKING WELL for me. So, HELLLLO, QUINN! I wouldn't mind seeing more of you!
(And, boy, do I want to know about his bother and cousins. Those guys have stories to tell. LOTS OF STORIES!)
*ahem* Now that the capslocking is out of the way, I want to talk about Quinn and Mia. I like Quinn and his drive. I like his dedication. I like how, despite not being a morning person, he made an effort to get up early just to spend time with her. Also, bacon. I think the bacon might have added to her allure.
And Mia had some serious issues about relationships. While part of me wanted her to gleefully drop her fiance so she could get horizontal with Quinn, I also admired her loyalty. Given her past, her actions make sense. Once she gives her loyalty, she gives her all.
I loved Quinn and Mia. I loved Quinn's family. I loved SO MUCH about this book. *big thumbs up* all around.
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
(And, boy, do I want to know about his bother and cousins. Those guys have stories to tell. LOTS OF STORIES!)
*ahem* Now that the capslocking is out of the way, I want to talk about Quinn and Mia. I like Quinn and his drive. I like his dedication. I like how, despite not being a morning person, he made an effort to get up early just to spend time with her. Also, bacon. I think the bacon might have added to her allure.
And Mia had some serious issues about relationships. While part of me wanted her to gleefully drop her fiance so she could get horizontal with Quinn, I also admired her loyalty. Given her past, her actions make sense. Once she gives her loyalty, she gives her all.
I loved Quinn and Mia. I loved Quinn's family. I loved SO MUCH about this book. *big thumbs up* all around.
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
May 19, 2016
OMG I want a Quinn Kingfisher
This story was awesome I won't go into a lot of detail because you should read this goodness for yourself.It has a totally different feel than the House of Payne series which I love.This story was Sweet and Funny as heck with hot love scenes.I adored Quinn and loved Mia she was feisty and smart and the secondary characters were very enjoyable I'm hoping for more Kingfisher men
This story was awesome I won't go into a lot of detail because you should read this goodness for yourself.It has a totally different feel than the House of Payne series which I love.This story was Sweet and Funny as heck with hot love scenes.I adored Quinn and loved Mia she was feisty and smart and the secondary characters were very enjoyable I'm hoping for more Kingfisher men
January 26, 2017
I loved this book!!! Funny, feisty, sexy, heartwarming -it had it all. The only reason I didn't finish it in one night was a flat battery because I completely lost track of time.
August 13, 2023
1.5
This book started out really good, I was hooked the first chapters! But then, it just took a dive. The insta-love and its development unfortunately bored me. And the last quarter I absolutely hated. Quinn ”Alphamale” Kingsfisher was NOT my favorite character. A lot of eye-rolling from my side. Oh and the ex-girlfriend storyline was not very good. Honestly, I was more on her side after experiencing Quinn’s ridiculous bossiness and jealous behavior. Nope nope nope.
This book started out really good, I was hooked the first chapters! But then, it just took a dive. The insta-love and its development unfortunately bored me. And the last quarter I absolutely hated. Quinn ”Alphamale” Kingsfisher was NOT my favorite character. A lot of eye-rolling from my side. Oh and the ex-girlfriend storyline was not very good. Honestly, I was more on her side after experiencing Quinn’s ridiculous bossiness and jealous behavior. Nope nope nope.
April 19, 2021
Boom! I have a new fave author
This author was recommended on a couple of FB pages. I decided to give herva try with a KU book. Great decision. Quinn is the perfect book boyfriend and Mia is a combination of intelligent spitfire and sweetness toward others. I loved this book and will be buying more.
This author was recommended on a couple of FB pages. I decided to give herva try with a KU book. Great decision. Quinn is the perfect book boyfriend and Mia is a combination of intelligent spitfire and sweetness toward others. I loved this book and will be buying more.
August 8, 2024
As previous reviews will show, I adore Stacy Gail's work. Her characters and their stories seem to hit all my happy places in just the right way, even when there is angst I can sympathize understand and ultimately forgive, because she shows both her characters struggles and humanity with an often heart wrenching clarity that you can't help but be pulled into their story.
That said, this story is not my favorite of her's sadly I think it fell just shy of her usual depth. Quinn was great, and Mia was truly cute, and scary... but mostly cute.
That said, this story is not my favorite of her's sadly I think it fell just shy of her usual depth. Quinn was great, and Mia was truly cute, and scary... but mostly cute.
January 31, 2016
I picked this up on a whim when an author recommended it on their Facebook page and I am so glad I did. It was a super sweet and fun read. Quinn is the perfect type of alpha, strong and dominate without being a jerk about it. Mia is fiesty and quirky. Their banter is funny. And early morning Quinn, adorable! It is the perfect light read without heavy angst. I really liked it and I can't wait to delve into more of her books!
December 29, 2015
LOVED it!! I had a smile on my face the whole time I was reading this. the characters came to live on the pages and the pace of the book was awesome. I could't put it down and had to keep reading.
Definitely keeping Stacy on my list of auto-buy authors and can't wait until the next one comes out.
Definitely keeping Stacy on my list of auto-buy authors and can't wait until the next one comes out.
December 23, 2015
This was a fun read with lots of crazy shenanigans and an interesting cast of characters!
March 17, 2016
Great to short read :))
January 30, 2016
3.90 ✭
dropped
February 3, 2016DNF @ 29%
February 4, 2016
Cute but not particularly memorable. Nice that both the hero and heroine have such execrable taste in ex's.
May 17, 2016
I hope we get more stories from this world eventually.
February 8, 2016
Just a little long winded but never the less a good story
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