ETHAN: I know I messed up. What I did was wrong, and for ten years, I did not have the courage to face up to it. Leah is my first love. The only woman for me. Our connection is deep . . . and our sexual chemistry is off the charts. But how do I convince her that I’m here to stay? How do I win her heart so she gives me a second chance?
LEAH: I knew coming back to Charleston would be good for me. I needed to be around family. But I did not count on Ethan. I did not know that after what he did ten years ago, my body would still tingle from his caress. But that is just my body. Even if I surrender to the passion, I don’t think I would ever surrender my heart to this soldier again. Will I ever get my happily ever after I always wanted?
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⭐⭐ONE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE⭐⭐ Flaming fritters! Alexis dives in headfirst with this remarkable thrill ride, laying out some blazing facts, scorching lessons and explosive drive, grabbing you from the start and holding steady until the end, hurling this jewel to staggering heights. Attributes and perception in layer upon layer that you peel back with each page your drawn into this tangled web so thoroughly till everything else ceases to exist, blasting this bad boy into the eye of the hurricane, bursting it into a tailspin with astonishing results, secrets confessed, revelations unmasked and promises made, hurling this baby to life brilliantly. The attraction and chemistry collides with such intensity, exposing boundless emotions and infinite affections, drawing our characters closer, binding them to one another perfectly. The characters are complex, genuine and realistic with traits and qualities that balance and blend, with amazing depth and diversity and enough spice to add an extra kick to the mix. Throw in 100% on point realism, raising the stakes with such graphic scenarios that are so colorfully descriptive and vividly detailed its like you're living it with them instead of on the sidelines. Incredible job Alexis, thanks for sharing this little treasure with us.
Ethan is a Lieutenant in the Marines, a Raider. Leah is a lawyer. After ten tears will the sparks still fly?
Ethan sees his ex-love Leah at Marcus and June's wedding and he wants to speak to her. However, he sees an engagement ring on her finger. He knows he is still in love with her but now he thinks it's too late. So he asks her to dance to explain his reasons for leaving, but she shuts him down. So he has to find another way, and it arises when Marcus asks him to go help her set up her law office instead of him. She is shocked seeing him show up, so he had to do some fast talking and make a sincere apology. Now they both know what went wrong and the answers were not what the other expected. Eventually their chemistry got the best of them, they started dating again, a few months later he asked her to marry him again. And she accepted.
I really love the story and can't wait to hear about their wedding. First Marcus, then Ethan. Which Trenton man is next? Five stars.
I received a free ARC copy in exchange for my honest review. This is my own opinion and was not influenced by anyone.
Ethan Trenton is the next brother featured in the Trenton Family Heroes series. This story is about a second chance at love, to try again with the one who never should have gotten away, and to trust enough to allow love again.
Ethan hasn't seen Leah Beechwood in ten years. They were high school sweethearts until he broke her heart. Now they are both back in Charleston and neither has stopped loving the other, although Leah isn't ready to admit that yet.
Since their romance was started so long ago, I don't mind this story being shorter. They already have the history established. Ethan shows quite a romantic side when he decides he will do whatever it takes to be with Leah again.
Leah for her part did a pretty good job at holding Ethan at bay. She is a strong, confident lawyer but still crumbles at the chemistry she still has with Ethan.
Sweet rekindling romance with a great family of characters. The book does have a happy ending for the most part but it does provide the lead in to the next brother Sean.
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I received a free ARC copy in exchange for my honest review. This is my own opinion and was not influenced by anyone.
Ethan Trenton is the next brother featured in the Trenton Family Heroes series. This story is about a second chance at love, to try again with the one who never should have gotten away, and to trust enough to allow love again.
Ethan hasn't seen Leah Beechwood in ten years. They were high school sweethearts until he broke her heart. Now they are both back in Charleston and neither has stopped loving the other, although Leah isn't ready to admit that yet.
Since their romance was started so long ago, I don't mind this story being shorter. They already have the history established. Ethan shows quite a romantic side when he decides he will do whatever it takes to be with Leah again.
Leah for her part did a pretty good job at holding Ethan at bay. She is a strong, confident lawyer but still crumbles at the chemistry she still has with Ethan.
Sweet rekindling romance with a great family of characters. The book does have a happy ending for the most part but it does provide the lead in to the next brother Sean.
Fantastic short read about second chances with forgiveness, lots of banter, chemistry, love and family interactions. Ten years ago Ethan broke Leah's heart and walked away, leaving her to pick up the pieces. Neither have ever gotten over the other one and now with both of them back in town, Ethan has a second chance and with help / interference of his family as he helps Leah out by providing manual labor as she sets up her new practice in town, all while trying to beg forgiveness and romance her at the same time. It was such an engaging sweet story that I read it in one sitting and I am left totally excited for the next brother's book. Highly recommended read.
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Fantastic short read about second chances with forgiveness, lots of banter, chemistry, love and family interactions. Ten years ago Ethan broke Leah's heart and walked away, leaving her to pick up the pieces. Neither have ever gotten over the other one and now with both of them back in town, Ethan has a second chance and with help / interference of his family as he helps Leah out by providing manual labor as she sets up her new practice in town, all while trying to beg forgiveness and romance her at the same time. It was such an engaging sweet story that I read it in one sitting and I am left totally excited for the next brother's book. Highly recommended read.
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Ethan made a mistake 10 years ago and lost the love of his life. When he sees Leah again at his brother's wedding, will he get a second chance with her? I liked this small town romance. The situations feel realistic and the dual POV make the characters motivations and actions clear. The reader is drawn into the emotions of anguish and longing felt by both these likable people and its easy to wish them a HEA. This is a short, emotional, thoughtful and passionate story. 4 stars
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Ethan made a mistake 10 years ago and lost the love of his life. When he sees Leah again at his brother's wedding, will he get a second chance with her? I liked this small town romance. The situations feel realistic and the dual POV make the characters motivations and actions clear. The reader is drawn into the emotions of anguish and longing felt by both these likable people and its easy to wish them a HEA. This is a short, emotional, thoughtful and passionate story. 4 stars
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Ethan and Leah are long time friends and lovers but along the way they got hurt. Ethan had asked Leah to marry him but prior to he sent her a text message saying he doesn't to get married and this crushed Leah. Ethan sees Leah again after ten years and wants to make up for what he did. Leah is not having any part of it. Every time he sees her he tries real hard to talk to her but she brushes him off. One day while working on her new office things change and she starts treating him nicer and he asks her to have dinner with him at his house reluctant to stay she Ella him is not a good idea until he tells her what he made for dinner and that changes her mind. While showing her his house, she can't take it any longer and does him what she wants and needs.. Ethan always wanted to marry Leah but not when they were so young and had their whole life in from of them. After spending all their time together, Ethan asks Leah to finally marry her for good it is time around. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Ethan is an LT in the Marines and is back at home. Leah is a lawyer that moved away when she went to college and is now back home 10 years later to open her own Law Office. Ethan and Leah were high school sweethearts and engaged to be married. But just before the wedding Ethan called it off and skipped town. Ethan has never stopped loving Leah but didn't feel it was the right time to marry her all those years ago. Ethan sees her at his brother's wedding after so long and wants to make amends for what he did. Leah is still very much pissed off at him for leaving her as he did. Ethan has a lot to do to make up for his prior mistake. He will do anything to get Leah back. Leah fights him along the way to keep her heart from getting broken again by her first and only love. Will Leah give in and give Ethan another chance? Or will she keep him at a distance. You need to read this story to see the prior things done and the outcome of Ethan's hard work to win Leah's heart back.
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Ethan and Leah were a couple in school, got engaged but separated just before they were to get married. Leah headed to college, law school and has worked as a lawyer, still so mad at him for leaving without a reason. Ethan continued in the marines and has advanced quite far in ten years. Suspense builds as they meet at their best friends wedding, but she would not even dance with him. Moving back home to start up her own practice, Ethan crosses paths with her a lot, because of their family and friends. They can be quite pushy sometimes. Nature takes its course and their emotions and feelings are back to full strength quickly. Lots of talking and spending time together builds the bond back up that they had, and at one simple baseball game it all breaks into a future they both want desperately together. Such a wonderful ending. Can not wait for the story of the next brother.
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ONE INTENSE READ!!! Whoa! Fast and furious is definitely the way to go. Yep, talk about falling hard. I do not even know where to begin. I thought the last book was fantastic. Again, this is an unexpected delight in itself. I know, I can not make up my mind. So choose them all. You can not go wrong here, trust me on that. This is a page-turner, smooth flowing wild ride with all the thrills and explosions you can handle.
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ONE INTENSE READ!!! Whoa! Fast and furious is definitely the way to go. Yep, talk about falling hard. I do not even know where to begin. I thought the last book was fantastic. Again, this is an unexpected delight in itself. I know, I can not make up my mind. So choose them all. You can not go wrong here, trust me on that. This is a page-turner, smooth flowing wild ride with all the thrills and explosions you can handle.
I received this ARC for a review. I enjoyed it, it was good but Marcus was a little better. As always I love how these series follow a family, the Trenton brothers and how they find their happily ever after's.
This one is about Ethan, he is a decorated marine. He made some mistakes in his youth with his childhood sweetheart. Now she is back in town and he wants to right his wrongs and hopefully win back her heart. Leah is a successful lawyer who went to some prestigious schools. She is so nice and everyone in town believes that she is too good for Ethan.
I just love the Trenton brothers and their parents, who raised them so well.
You have to know the wrongs Ethan has made and how he is going to fix them and win Leah's heart...again!
This is the second book in this fun fast series each book only takes about thirty minutes to read and centres around the Trenton boys five brother that all joined the military
Ethan thought he was doing the right thing when he walked away from schoolyard sweetheart just maybe his timing could have been better Now they have both returned to their home town to attend his brothers wedding he is on leave and she is going to open a new law office in town after having had enough of the city life Machinations from his brother and new SIL has him helping her with her renovations which gives them a chance to talk through their past and realise what they still mean to one another This time they met get the HEA they deserve Read to see
ETHAN is the second story in Alexis Ashlie’s Trenton Family Heroes and one of second chances to right hurtful and heartbreaking wrongs. A good storyline and plot with plenty of angst, but not so much drama that is consumes the book. Once again family are a huge element to this story and their presence plays a pivotal part. I did however struggle again with the poor editing and the multitude of missing words which became distracting. These stories could definitely be extended, but first they need better editing or some Beta readers.
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Their Second Chance To Get It Right - It felt really wonderful reading this feel-good story on the train to work, as it put me in a great mood to start my day. If you are a sucker for stories about second chances at true love, then I suggest you download this heartwarming book immediately, as you will definitely be happy that you did. It grabbed my attention in the beginning and didn’t let go until the end, but left me wanting more.
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Second chance for Lieutenant Ethan Trenton and Counselor Leah Beachwood. 10 years ago Ethan broke up with his fiancée a week before walking down the aisle. No apology, no explanation no nothing. Now Leah is back in their small town opening up her own lawyer office hoping never running into Ethan at all but fate is a fickle lady. Ethan is all too happy to help Leah with her new office but.... Will Leah get her closure she’s been needing to get on in life or will that spark of attraction be their undoing???
I loved how fiery Leah was and didn't give in to Ethan easily but wow you can't fight that type of attraction they have for long. I enjoyed getting to know them and seeing them dance around their feelings and at times I just wanted to shake them both and get them to realise that they are soo meant to be together. Even though it is a quick read there are plenty of laughs, steamy attraction, frustrations and a story that has you turning the page to make sure they do get their happy ever after!
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I was so very excited to have received a arc copy of Ethan book #2 in the Trenton family series . Alexis is becoming one Of my very favorite authors. This series keeps getting better with every book . Ethan and Lea , I absolutely loved them together , so much chemistry and love between those 2 as well as a deep connection. One of my favorite things about this series so far is how important family and Love Is to these men . This is a very steamy , second chance romance . With a curvy woman and a very hot soldier . I loved this book so much 📚📚📚📚📚
This was a cute second chance romance. To be honest, I understand totally why Leah doesn't want to give Ethan a second chance. And Ethan really needed to work harder to regain her trust. However this was a sweet story without any new drama. And I did love the sense of family and friends in this novel.
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A good short read with an interesting story line. Had the author wished it could easily have been padded out to make a longer novel but all the key parts were there, the romance just seemed to progress rapidly. Interesting characters, love the idea of the Trenton family and I’m keen to read the remaining brothers stories.
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Ethan, book 2 in the Trenton Family Heroes Series is an interesting story with an OTT Alpha male protector and a sweet, curvy woman. This is a steamy, curvy woman, hot soldier, second chance romance. I absolutely love the the characters and the storyline. This must reas story is a well-written Second Chance book with characters with history and and a good scenes. I cannot wait for the next book.
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This was a rather quick read. I found it to be a rather decent story with a great plot, fantastic backstory and decent characters. I zipped through this story rather quickly and was a little sad to see it end. There were hints to the next installment in the series. I look forward to the next story.
I give this a four out of five stars. I enjoyed the plot and characters.
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This was a great second chance romance between high school sweethearts. Ethan is a marine and Leah is an attorney now. They reconnect when Leah moves back to their hometown but is she ready to forgive Ethan for their past? This book is sweet, funny, and steamy. Loved getting to know these characters and I look forward to more books about the Trenton brothers.
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This story is the 2nd in the Trenton Family Heroes series. It’s a short and easy to read second chance romance Ethan and Leah meet again after ten years and their reunion is rocky but love wins out and they get their HEA. This was very entertaining and sexy. I enjoyed it. I received a free pre-release copy from the author and this is my honest review
Nice story about second chances. Leah is an attorney and decided to move back home. Ethan is in the military and home on leave between missions. When Ethan left her at the altar when they were 18, she never forgave him. But becoming friends and working together helps. HEA. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Ethan by Alexis Ashlie is an awesome story to read. This is book number two in this awesome series that I have loved reading very much and can not wait to read the rest. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about contemporary romance in their stories.
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This is the 2nd book in the Trenton family heroes series. Ethan left Leah 10 years go but now he has a second chance will things work out this time? I voluntarily reviews this ARC
I enjoyed Ethan & Leah's book. Good characters. It was a fun, entertaining read. I received a free copy of the book. And am voluntarily leaving my honest opinion.
It was ok, too short. He breaks up with her a week before the wedding by text...we don’t get to read that moment...the story is like the first superficial with zero depth