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A hero facing a HIV diagnosis. 
A wheelchair bound heroine forced to work with her high school bully. 
5 steamy romances, unlike any you've read before. HEA guaranteed.

Only the Positive

All she wanted was one night. That, I could do. I'm the king of casual. Love them and leave them, before they leave me. With chemistry off the scale, we couldn't even make it home, both of us too impatient, ripping each other's clothes off in the alleyway outside the bar.

Then my phone buzzed, and one text message stopped everything. I couldn't think. Couldn't breathe. All I could do was run. I'm toxic, but I can't tell her why. I can't bear the look of horror I know would cross her face. But I also don't know how to keep something so life altering from the woman I'm falling for. Not when I need her just to survive it.


Only the Negatives

The boy who once made my life a living hell is now the only way to save my family from living on the streets.

In my weakest moment, he arrived like some knight in shining armour. One I never wanted or asked for. I should have run him down with my wheelchair. Because the things he once said can’t be unheard. The hell he put me through can’t be forgotten. The man he is now can’t be forgiven for the boy he once was.

And yet, I want him.


Only the Perfect

When I walked in on my girlfriend screwing another guy, I never would have thought I’d be sitting at their wedding less than six months later.

But at the back of the room, at the rejects table, I’m captivated by the woman sitting next to me. She’s gorgeous and smart, and I can’t work out how she’s single. Until I realise she’s the groom’s ex.

This single mother and I are about to turn this wedding into a night our cheating exes will never forget.


Only the Truth

Doctor Damien Farrow is a douchebag.

Sure, he’s sexy as sin with his armful of tattoos and Clark Kent vibes. But after a lifetime of douchebags, my celibacy vow is safe with him. Which makes him the ideal fake date I need on my arm when I face my high school sweetheart—and the back-stabbing woman he dumped me for.

Seeing my sister again after all these years is going to be…interesting.


Only the Beginning

Are you still friends with benefits if you aren’t really friends?

For the past ten years, Riley and I have done nothing but f**k and fight. Long gone are the I love you’s of our youth. Now all we are is arguments and burning attraction, that occasionally (okay, often) ends up with the two of us getting naked. But guess where that sort of behaviour lands you?

With a sex tape gone viral and your snatch on display for the world to see.


The Only You box set is now available for a limited time! Five of Elle Thorpe’s best-selling romances for less than the price of three! Scroll up and download today!


"Elle Thorpe is the Australian version of Colleen Hoover. If you've ever fangirled over the Queen, you'll need to add Elle to your TBR asap. Elle is a master at sexy, tear-your-panties-off, crazy heated, angsty, "open-door" love scenes that leave you breathless and begging for more.

1028 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 15, 2019

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Elle Thorpe

57 books4,551 followers
USA Today Bestselling author Elle Thorpe is the author of over thirty romance titles, including Amazon top ten books, Start a War and Locked Up Liars. She is best known for her dark reverse harems, and sexy small town romances.

When she's not writing, she's probably out on her family's alpaca farm in rural Australia.

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Profile Image for Cee Cee Houston.
1,341 reviews27 followers
September 9, 2020
For those of you late finding Elle Thorpe's amazing 'Only You' series. This collection will take you on a roller coaster of highs and lows. But, you'll be so glad you went along for the ride. I've just re-read them all and they are still a fabulous read.
Has it really been 2 years???
Elle, you are one of my favorite authors.


BOOK#1 ONLY THE POSITIVE

Only The Positive is the first in Elle Thorpe's ‘Only You’ series. It doesn’t feel like a newbie’s book. The writing is powerful, skilled and at times heart-wrenching in its poignancy.
Reese has moved away from home, running from a mistake she made and the devastation left in its wake. She’s drawn to the job as a bartender at Lavender Fields racecourse and it’s here she meets Low. Their attraction is instantaneous, and they have some sparky banter during her first day, but Low likes to play the field and someone else captures his eyes before they can take their interest in each other any further.
At least until the next night.
Things are going great until Low gets a phone call, and everything changes.
And these changes aren’t as simple as a crazy ex or not wanting a relationship. They are deep and life-changing. I was pretty stunned when the author went with this topic, but she made a fantastic job of making it real. There were tears, and painful decisions for both of them while they worked through their growing desire to be together. The story was fairly slow-burning as far as the sexual aspect went, but it worked for this particular topic. It allowed their love and true affection to shine through and take the reader with them. They had a small collection of friends that helped see them through the hard times and now one of those friends is about to get their own story.


BOOK#2 ONLY THE PERFECT

Only The Perfect is the second book in the ‘Only You’ series, it follows Low’s best friend Jamison whom we met in Only The Positive and the woman who will capture his heart. Elodie Chalmers. These two have the unwanted pleasure of being at the wedding of their respective exes.
Jamison hated the way his ex treated him, especially after the way he discovered she was cheating on him, and then she had the nerve to invite him to the reception? Well, Jamison would never say no to free food and booze!!!.
Elodie was shocked when her high school sweetheart up and left her just a few weeks earlier, and now she’s at his wedding… with their six-year-old son in attendance. It’s crazy and wrong, but what can she do?
Suffer in silence until she can leave. Not for one minute did she think she’d meet anyone there. Never mind her ex’s new wife’s ex-boyfriend or end up leaving with him
Not quite the normal way to hook up, but that’s what they did, only to realize they have more feelings them either of them expected.
Jamison is ready to give his all, almost from the get-go, but Elodie is more gunshy and even though they share an explosive chemistry and can’t get enough of each other, she’s wary of getting in too deep, too fast. It’s not just her she has to worry about, she has a young child who could get hurt too.
Jamison is hot and sweet, he’s sex on legs but when pushes for more than Elodie is ready to give, she backs away, knows her baggage is not what he signed up for.
Jamison is made of stronger stuff than she knows and isn’t ready to give up.
I loved Jamison, and I was pretty fond of Elodie, especially when she finally found her voice. This was a quick, fast paced and sexy read.
As I was reading the end, I knew that one of the secondary characters was about to get their own story and I thought to myself. Oh, no, no way can this person be redeemed. But, you know what? This is the attraction of Elle Thorpe’s writing, and proof of how good an author she is. Because, I do want to read the next book and I’m actually looking forward to it.


BOOK#2.5 Only The Truth

I have to be honest here. I went into this book with all kinds of doubts and preconceptions about Bree. After all, she hadn’t done much to endear herself in the previous two books. To be brutally honest, she was a bitch, a nasty, horrid, and I thought, irredeemable one at that.
But, you know what?
I was wrong, and I don’t mind admitting it. Not one bit.
Bree had her issues and yeah, maybe she handled some of them badly. LOL. No maybe about it, but, you know, sometimes we just can’t face up to our mistakes.
Sometimes, we just need a little help. A push in the right direction. Thankfully, Bree got that because she needed to be set on the correct path.
Damien was a sweet and sexy, nerdish doctor and this first meeting was anything but ‘cute’. Bree wanted nothing to do with him after that, only she couldn’t get away from him as he was her new neighbor.
There’s some snarky banter, a fake relationship, and some steamy scenes before the end.
We all want a HEA, do we?
Did Bree get hers??
Find out today when you grab this little gem.


BOOK#3 ONLY THE NEGATIVE

It feels much longer since I first read Elle Thorpe’s debut book, Only The Positive, in September last year. She has grown in leaps and bounds since then, her writing only getting better with each successive book. Now on her 3rd book of the ‘Only You’ series and it’s time for Gemma and Ryker’s story.
We first met a younger version of Gemma briefly in her sister Reece’s book Only The Positive, but here we get to met her as a grown-up. Ten years have passed since that time and although Gemma still lives and works on her parents farm, she longs to get ‘out there’ on her own. But, even though that’s what she wants, she lacks confidence in her abilities to be able to care for herself alone.
When Adam Ryker comes back into her life, working on the farm, she wants nothing to do with him. He was once her friend in high school, but then he did a despicable thing and it left it’s indelible mark on Gemma’s soul.
Adam knows he made a mistake all those years ago. He wants to make it up to Gemma but she’s not going to make it easy for him.
I loved watching this tentative relationship as it flourished into a true connection, one that could last a lifetime. Elle has a true grasp on the emotions of her characters and her words flow beautifully across the page. For an author who work spans less than six months in publishing, this is a real feat of accomplishment.
If you’re new to Elle, make sure to pick up Only The Positive first, before diving in Only The Negative. It’s not totally necessary but will give you some insight into the background of this amazing, heartwarming story.
And of course, it needs to be said. I can’t wait to read Bianca and Riley’s story. They’ve been secondary characters since the beginning, so it’s about time for them to shine.

BOOK#4 Only The Beginning

This is my fourth book by Elle Thorpe set in the ‘Only You’ series. It’s like a single dad and enemies to lovers crossover. Riley and Bianca have known each other for a long time. They were a couple once, but now they just fight or have sex on the few occasions they find themselves in the same room.
They have a burning chemistry but their past history fights against them. Once they get over that burden then it should be plain sailing, right?
Well.... that would be giving away the whole story. You need to read this for yourself and find out if this was a sure fire disaster or a sweet surrender. I know what my money was on.
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916 reviews17 followers
April 6, 2020
Only You Series in a Complete 5 Romance Books Box Set by Elle Thorpe. I've read every single one, but now you can own them all in one box set.
1) ONLY THE POSITIVE is not your usual love story. It starts off with Reese at a very sad and lonely place in her life, looking forward to starting a new job. It was as a bartender at Lavender Fields Racecourse. She always loved being around horses and Lavender Fields reminded her of home. A flicker of excitement lit within her for the first time in so long, when she met Low the bar manager and her new boss. This is what she needed. A new job. A new beginning. A new guy to lose herself in for a while. The past year had been one mess after another. She had barely kept her head above water. It was time for a turning point.

It was one of the longest bars that Reese had ever seen. She worked the section right next to her delicious and sexy-looking boss. She had trouble paying attention to her job, and needed to stop staring at him. He was flirty and his section was the most popular with both the woman and the men. His tip jar was over-flowing, but Reese learned from the other female employee, that they shared tips at the end of the day. By the end of her first day, she was hoping that Low would want to go home with her. They had been flirting with each other all day. But he left with someone else, and he would eventually wish he would have done differently if he only could go back.

2) ONLY THE PERFECT: We met Jameson in that 1st book, and this is his story of him finding true love. We also had the displeasure of meeting his cheating girlfriend Bree, who now is his Ex.

Jameson met Elodie at the wedding reception of his ex-girlfriend Bree & Elodie's ex-husband, just happened to be the groom. They both were seated at a far away table with other 'leftovers'. Elodie was there because she was a newly single mother and divorcee. She was there in support of her young six-year-old son Nathan. She felt she should do everything in her power to make this separation amicable, because Nathan deserved parents who could speak civilly to each other. Jameson was there to have a free meal and booze. Now that he had met Elodie, maybe also some free dancing. They had such a good time together, they actually got tossed out by an enraged jealous bride. It must have been that really hot kiss they shared that set her off.

3) ONLY THE TRUTH: Bree needs a date to face her high school sweetheart. Mainly because he will be with that backstabbing woman he had dumped her for. Dr. Damien Farrow will make the perfect fake date. He is good looking, intelligent, and well mannered. Too bad he is a sleazebag. Then imagine her surprise when it turns out he isn't.

4) ONLY THE NEGATIVES: We met Gemma Lawson, in ONLY THE POSITIVE as the paraplegic little sister, of Reese Lawson. ONLY THE NEGATIVES finds Gemma all grown-up and a very independent young woman. Her world is turned upside-down when her father suffers a life changing stroke.

Imagine when her family was at the lowest point and in danger of losing their family horse farm, the one person to be able to save the family from losing everything is Adam Ryker. The same person who made her life a living Hell as a teenager. Time changes people, and now he has changed into the person who is the answer to their prayers.

5) ONLY THE BEGINNING: Is a very complicated love/hate romance. Riley Clarke & Bianca James relationship has been in limbo for the past ten years. They have a chemistry that is off the charts. They had a magnetic pull toward each other whenever they are in the same room. It was almost painful if they couldn't touch. It was a physical ache that hadn't let up for even a minute since they had broken each others hearts ten years ago. There had always been something between them. Something so strong it had a force of its own. Something strong enough that it had withstood ten years.

Every time they saw each other they ended up in an argument, that led to them ripping each others clothes off. They couldn't seem to find any middle ground. They had nothing solid to build on. Just the glimmering memory of something magical they once had that now had turned sour. In frustration because they couldn't seem to stay away from each other, they made a decision to try again. To start out with a fresh new relationship, and leave all the baggage from the past behind. If it could only be that easy.
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1,073 reviews4 followers
January 15, 2023
Real and raw and a fabulous read!

Only the Positive
I’m positive I want this. I want us. Always.

This book was nothing I expected it to be - Elle Thorpe's debut novel confronts some big topics in Low and Reese's love story but I enjoyed the way that everything was treated, with respect and love. A really good read.

Only the Perfect
Who needed perfect when I had all of this?

Jamison and Elodie have a great meet cute - at the wedding of both of their exes! This story was funny, sweet and super sexy. I really enjoyed it.

Only the Truth
“We’re not fake, Bree. We never have been. And that’s the truth.”

I enjoyed seeing Bree find her strength in this novella. Plus this has another great meet cute followed with a second misunderstanding. A great story.

Only the Negatives
The man he is now can’t be forgiven for the boy he once was.
And yet, I want him.


I was so thrilled to see Gemma - who is Reese's sister from Only the Positive and played a big role in who Reese was - find love. Adam Ryker is Gemma's elementary school friend who turned into the reason she was bullied throughout high school and Gemma doesn't forget easily. But Ryker ends up back in Gemma's life and is hoping for the chance he never got when they were young. A beautiful story which I really enjoyed.

Only the Beginning
We kissed until words I wasn’t ready to say, and she wasn’t ready to hear, fought to break free.

This was a great ending to a brilliant series. Bianca and Riley have been sidestepping each other since the first book and to see them fight for a happily ever after was beautiful. A story that had be captivated from the first page to the last.
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3,441 reviews113 followers
December 28, 2020
This series is packed full of absolutely terrific characters who Elle Thorpe molds and shapes into terrific couples. They're all lovable in their own unique ways, and once you've met any of them, you'll want to know the rest, which makes a boxset completely perfect. Each story has its own brand of emotion, angst, steam, and chemistry. The stories are engaging, the characters are rich and colorful, and the dialogue is witty. The boxset is 1000+ pages of swoony romance that is perfect for getting lost in and forgetting this crazy old world for a bit.
802 reviews
February 1, 2021
Lord, have mercy - I cried

I happy cried, I broken-hearted cried, I dammit boy cried and enjoyed the hell out of this series! What an amazing set of stories, group of friends, and a few crazy kids in the mix! Loved the whole shebang!
Thank you for your time, talent and the stories !!
241 reviews
November 26, 2021
Well worth it

I have already read and enjoyed the cowboy series by this author, so seeing this box set on special offer was a no brainer to buy. Five lovely stories, a group of friends working at a bar on an Australian race course. Each story different, and not afraid to be hard hitting. Yep, definitely worth reading and l can’t recommend this author’s work enough.
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1,276 reviews21 followers
April 8, 2022
Fantastic Box Set

You will fall in love with all the amazing men & women of this series. They are all amazingly head strong and loving in their own way. This group of friends have seen each other through so many battles yet their love and commitment for each other and for family is demonstrated in each story. You will not be disappointed reading about these lives or Aussies.
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1,418 reviews15 followers
April 17, 2022
Great Series!

Each of these book are full of heart, heat, emotion, love
as well as some twists and turns to keep you guessing. These stories kept me entertained and captivated until the end. Totally addicted to all the Aussie jargon and the different settings in these books. A great series! Get yours today!
150 reviews1 follower
April 21, 2022
A MUST read

What a lovely series this was. I'd already read a different series by Elle Thorpe and had thoroughly enjoyed that, so thought I'd read more of her books and these certainly didn't disappoint.

I will definitely now look to see what other books she has so I can read them

Definitely a five star review.
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Author 2 books24 followers
October 6, 2020
Heartfelt

Each one of these stories really touch your heart and get you blood pumping with the heat between characters. She did so amazing with each charcter stories. You wont be dis6
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49 reviews
August 19, 2023
The Only's

Absolutely amazing series. I love that the books could be stand alone reads but are also intertwined stories of friends. Elle Thorpe is an absolute genius when it comes to love, friends, family, fighting and f***ing!!
Absolute MUST READ
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188 reviews1 follower
October 30, 2023
Easy Read!

This is an easy to read series with real-life scenarios and conflict. Still has lots of spice. Lost and found love with trials and sacrifice. I gave it a 4 star only because it's a lot more tame than the St. View series that made me so intrigued with Elle's writing.
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Author 3 books12 followers
November 4, 2020
Beautifully written each and every book in this series. I couldn't put them down. She had me wanting tor was more even after this set was finished!
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867 reviews1 follower
March 30, 2021
Loved

Riley and Bianca are fire! Best friends turned enemies turned lovers! Took them a while but they finally got it right!

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755 reviews2 followers
June 20, 2022
Good

This author is new to me. I really enjoyed reading these books. I will be reading more of her books.
1,373 reviews4 followers
July 28, 2023
Super great series

Loved each one of these stories. It was great to have them in a bundle to continue the momentum with the characters. Lots of steam, all the feels.
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59 reviews3 followers
December 18, 2024
If Elle wrote it I am reading it. As with all of her books these are amazing and elicited so much emotion.
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1,321 reviews11 followers
Read
February 22, 2024
Only Read First Story

This series wasn’t what I was expecting. I only read the first story and chose not to complete the series. I was expecting lighthearted, romance but read and angst filled tale. I’m sure this content is what some readers are looking for, but it wasn’t for me, at least at this point in time. The 2 stars is based on me only reading one of the 5 stories. I do not plan n reading the rest.
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Author 16 books148 followers
December 29, 2022
This boxset has been sat in my kindle for a while, I’m not sure why I waited so long to read it because it was fantastic. I loved each and every story. The characters were all so likeable, and relatable, by the time I finished the last book I felt like I was part of the gang.
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