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All That We Are
Holly knows that sitting behind her computer isn’t going to bring one of her romance heroes to life. And despite her matchmaking friend’s attempts, she’s still lonely, looking for her Mr. Perfect. Fairytales happen, right?
As a bestselling author, Ashton Noir doesn’t need anyone or anything in his life other than his imagination. That is until he comes across Holly’s Promotional Services’ website. Further exposure for his books can’t hurt.
Communicating through the Internet and then phone calls, professional interests turn personal. Realising they lack trust and confidence in different ways, can they have a future as a couple? Or are their dreams forever going to be their safe haven?
As a bestselling author, Ashton Noir doesn’t need anyone or anything in his life other than his imagination. That is until he comes across Holly’s Promotional Services’ website. Further exposure for his books can’t hurt.
Communicating through the Internet and then phone calls, professional interests turn personal. Realising they lack trust and confidence in different ways, can they have a future as a couple? Or are their dreams forever going to be their safe haven?
388 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 2016
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Holly J. Gill
31 books274 followersWife, Mum and a nana, lives in the UK, enjoys writing and getting her heart lost in characters and following their journey.
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June 28, 2016
3.5 Best-Selling Stars
This book was pretty good. I enjoyed the banter back in forth between main characters Holly and Ashton, and I related to Holly in so many ways. As an individual with low self esteem and someone who was bullied throughout my school years, I feel for her. I wish that the plot had moved a little faster, but I truly enjoyed the complexity of both characters. And the sexy time scenes together were H-O-T!! Overall a great story, that I would recommend to fellow romance loving friends!
*ARC provided by Author in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewed by Shannon from Alpha Book Club
This book was pretty good. I enjoyed the banter back in forth between main characters Holly and Ashton, and I related to Holly in so many ways. As an individual with low self esteem and someone who was bullied throughout my school years, I feel for her. I wish that the plot had moved a little faster, but I truly enjoyed the complexity of both characters. And the sexy time scenes together were H-O-T!! Overall a great story, that I would recommend to fellow romance loving friends!
*ARC provided by Author in exchange for an honest review.
Reviewed by Shannon from Alpha Book Club
August 8, 2016
All That We Are is a story that kept me clinging on every sentence. Trying to occupy the kids during the school holidays was even more of a task as I found I couldn’t leave this book alone; grabbing at my Kindle in-between busy periods just to read another page or two wherever I could! Needless to say, I LOVED this contemporary, erotic romance.
Told in third person, we follow the lives of two very lonely people who lack confidence in different ways. Although Holly has a day job, friends and runs her own book blog helping to promote authors and their work, her past is a little haunted with bullying she experienced at school. This is something that held Holly back for many years. Meanwhile, Ashton is a hugely successful erotic romance author, hiding behind a pen name while leading an extremely lonely life as he shuts himself from the world in his huge home.
The fun begins when Ashton comes across Holly’s book blog and decides a little further promotion wouldn’t hurt. This opens the door to plenty of e-mail exchanges, professional at first, and it ultimately leads to intense phone conversations as the two characters begin to discover more and more about each other. It becomes so that Holly can’t get Ashton out of her mind, even when her best friend tries to set her up on a blind date!
The reader is just as in suspense as Holly is as each phone call becomes a little more personal, sexier, and even kinky! And, after reading his books, Holly wonders if the eroticism in them is something that Ashton would like himself. Does he long to be a Dom? Her Dom? She doesn’t seem to mind submitting to him in her thoughts. The conversations are playful and fun.
Although there are some mild twists, and a ‘will they, or won’t they’ eventually meet at a book signing event they both hope to attend, I felt that the story grew more and more intense with the idea that they really could face each other. The build-up to the final chapters was tremendously powerful and, as a first insight into Holly J. Gill‘s writing, I certainly want to read more.
It has a great contemporary feel and written in an area that Holly J. Gill knows only too well as she details the communication with authors and bloggers, the writing, promoting, author events, as well as using e-mails and texts within the story. The book also has a welcoming use of the main characters talking on the phone at length and, as they haven’t met, details the hearing of the other’s voice, their pauses, the tones, sighs, etc. The reader almost hears the receiving end of the phone through the author’s writing. The use of the phone also allows Holly and Ashton to sense how truthful the other is being, growing a trust between them.
Another area that All That We Are ‘wowed’ me on is the bullying aspect. Holly clearly still feels the after-effects of being bullied at school. Thus, the lack of confidence she has in herself. Whereas, Ashton has always been popular with the girls, but on an over-whelming scale, and lived isolated from many people partly because of this. It’s superbly written how these two characters build up their trust in each other, their feelings for each other, and ultimately their confidence in themselves and their future.
Despite Holly never wanting to see her school bully again, I would have loved it if they had crossed paths at a time when Ashton would be on her arm, and to see the face of disbelief and jealousy, and Holly walk pass with her head held high – or is that me being too cruel?
Either way, I think you may sense just how All That You Are has touched me emotionally. A very exciting read, and I can’t wait for book 2!
A copy of All That We Are was provided by the author in return for a fair and honest review.
Told in third person, we follow the lives of two very lonely people who lack confidence in different ways. Although Holly has a day job, friends and runs her own book blog helping to promote authors and their work, her past is a little haunted with bullying she experienced at school. This is something that held Holly back for many years. Meanwhile, Ashton is a hugely successful erotic romance author, hiding behind a pen name while leading an extremely lonely life as he shuts himself from the world in his huge home.
The fun begins when Ashton comes across Holly’s book blog and decides a little further promotion wouldn’t hurt. This opens the door to plenty of e-mail exchanges, professional at first, and it ultimately leads to intense phone conversations as the two characters begin to discover more and more about each other. It becomes so that Holly can’t get Ashton out of her mind, even when her best friend tries to set her up on a blind date!
The reader is just as in suspense as Holly is as each phone call becomes a little more personal, sexier, and even kinky! And, after reading his books, Holly wonders if the eroticism in them is something that Ashton would like himself. Does he long to be a Dom? Her Dom? She doesn’t seem to mind submitting to him in her thoughts. The conversations are playful and fun.
Although there are some mild twists, and a ‘will they, or won’t they’ eventually meet at a book signing event they both hope to attend, I felt that the story grew more and more intense with the idea that they really could face each other. The build-up to the final chapters was tremendously powerful and, as a first insight into Holly J. Gill‘s writing, I certainly want to read more.
It has a great contemporary feel and written in an area that Holly J. Gill knows only too well as she details the communication with authors and bloggers, the writing, promoting, author events, as well as using e-mails and texts within the story. The book also has a welcoming use of the main characters talking on the phone at length and, as they haven’t met, details the hearing of the other’s voice, their pauses, the tones, sighs, etc. The reader almost hears the receiving end of the phone through the author’s writing. The use of the phone also allows Holly and Ashton to sense how truthful the other is being, growing a trust between them.
Another area that All That We Are ‘wowed’ me on is the bullying aspect. Holly clearly still feels the after-effects of being bullied at school. Thus, the lack of confidence she has in herself. Whereas, Ashton has always been popular with the girls, but on an over-whelming scale, and lived isolated from many people partly because of this. It’s superbly written how these two characters build up their trust in each other, their feelings for each other, and ultimately their confidence in themselves and their future.
Despite Holly never wanting to see her school bully again, I would have loved it if they had crossed paths at a time when Ashton would be on her arm, and to see the face of disbelief and jealousy, and Holly walk pass with her head held high – or is that me being too cruel?
Either way, I think you may sense just how All That You Are has touched me emotionally. A very exciting read, and I can’t wait for book 2!
A copy of All That We Are was provided by the author in return for a fair and honest review.
July 5, 2016
This is a fictional romance story about two very lonely people who find one another over the internet. More than anything, Holly and Ashton’s story is about learning to trust and love someone beyond the appeal of physical appearances.
Holly has deeply rooted self-esteem issues. Despite owning her internet business and being a talented artist, she lacks confidence and only trusts a few close friends. Ashton is a bestselling author who comes to her for her professional services and finds himself attracted to the woman behind the work, but he also has trust issues due to his financial status and fame.
All That We Are is a different kind of story, but left me with mixed feelings about it. The plot was interesting and has a few good twists. The dialogues, especially the phone calls between the main characters, are rather smart, the sexy scenes are definitely hot and it was altogether a pretty story. Personally, if found it a bit redundant at times and think it could have been shorter.
3.5 stars
*A review copy was provided in exchange for an honest review*
Holly has deeply rooted self-esteem issues. Despite owning her internet business and being a talented artist, she lacks confidence and only trusts a few close friends. Ashton is a bestselling author who comes to her for her professional services and finds himself attracted to the woman behind the work, but he also has trust issues due to his financial status and fame.
All That We Are is a different kind of story, but left me with mixed feelings about it. The plot was interesting and has a few good twists. The dialogues, especially the phone calls between the main characters, are rather smart, the sexy scenes are definitely hot and it was altogether a pretty story. Personally, if found it a bit redundant at times and think it could have been shorter.
3.5 stars
*A review copy was provided in exchange for an honest review*
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