Predicted

by Louise Murchie

Shy Ellen meets protective Nick when Nick's nephew barrels into their life and classic cars will never be the same again! Ellen is persuaded to take a chance by her teenage daughter, after all, what harm will a text do? As witnesses to an insurance scam, things heat up when Ellen becomes the offender's target of intimidation, something Nick will not stand for. Can he capture Ellen's heart and keep her safe? This is a Sweet with Heat romance, suitable for 18+ with a happy ever after

276 pages, Paperback

First published August 2, 2021

About the author

Louise hails from the west coast of Scotland, but doesn't live there any more. Her husband and family keep her firmly rooted in the West Midlands.

As the saying goes; you can take the girl outta Scotland, but ye can never take Scotland outta the girl.

She loves writing steamy second-chance romances with a more mature age to them (35+) especially when the heroes encourage the heroines to save themselves.

Influencers are N Dune, Claudia Burgoa, Jolie Vines, Catharina Maura, Delta James, Lily Baines, Brooke Burton, Nora Roberts... to name a few.

You can contact Louise via her social media, which can be found at louisemurchie.com - she'd love to hear from her readers.

Reviews

[N. Dune · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely sweet romance with heat, another great addition to this wonderful series. This group of friends will worm their way into your heart. Each book centres around a different lady, but you still get to see all the others as well. This one I was lucky enough to read in its infancy, and I loved it. Nick is so caring not just with Ellen but with her daughter too. I loved watching their relationship blossom as they tackled life, work and living a fair distance from each other with a little crime fighting thrown into the mix. Low angst, this book has steam and is equally sweet and romantic—a must-read.

[Mina · Rating 5 out of 5]

*I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
What a sweet love story!
I was confused at the begging with all the names and characters but quickly caught up to who each one was (I should have probably read the first book for a better background story). I loved Ellen, she was shy and had her heart broken once, and how Sam (her daughter) helps her get out of her shelf and take a chance at love. Nick is sweet, caring, and patient. He knows that Ellen is a catch and will do anything to make sure she is comfortable and safe in his arms. There is a drama of course - I think it was well played and keep the angst of the story rolling!.
I am now going to get the first book Gone Dutch for Harek and Shauna's story.

[Alexa Jaye · Rating 5 out of 5]

You are going to laugh! You are going to cry! Add suspense and sigh! 💖

☀️⛱️ It takes a special man, Nick, to free a shy and feeling-broken soul, Ellen. A lady gingerly embarking on her second chance with her nearly grown daughter, Sam. A modern day knight in shining armour... Add spice, fun, and suspense…

Oh and… you know what Shauna would say!? And you know what you need to do if you don't! 🌻💖

I received an ARC to read and give my honest review… (I might be up to the fourth reading… nevermind!🤔🤭 Have you read Gone Dutch? I am now impatiently waiting for #3… I love these girls!!)

Happy Reading! 💖🌻

[Jennifer Peer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ellen is painfully shy. It's going to take a special man to win her over. Enter Nick- honest, patient, kind, caring, protective and hot as hell. As their relationship progresses, we learn the two of them together can set the sheets afire.

Can Ellen let go of her fears and overcome the past in order to embrace Nick and the future he could offer Ellen and her daughter Sam? No spoilers here but this is a sweet, spicy and engaging read that I highly recommend for anyone who enjoys reading not so tame romance. You won't be disappointed.

Waiting for more from Louise Murchie.

[Irene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Meet Ellen. Single parent and a shy person. And then meet Nick. Charming, handsome, patient, protective and...hot. After reading this book you definitely wish you were Ellen. So just read it and you know what I mean.

Well written and easy to read. I simply love the way Louise writes, especially
because English is not my mother language.

[Annie Voguer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received an ARC by the author in exchange for an honest review.

This second chance romance is book 2 in the series Going Dutch. Divorced Ellen is out with her teenage daughter when she meets Nick. The chapters alternate between Ellen and Nick’s voices and is written as if we are peeking into their diaries and reading their text messages which is kinda cute. How they feel about the romance as it progresses, her nerves, his protectiveness.

For rating content - it does contain sexual content and some swearing.

I applaud any indie author that puts a book out there, knowing from experience how it feels, so well done Louise.

[K. Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sweet love story that heats up between the sheets. The characters are relatable and you will find yourself rooting for a happy ending. But the unexpected twists will keep you on edge wondering what is going to happen next and if a lasting love is in the stars for these two.

[caffe.and.books (Aimee) · Rating 4 out of 5]

𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝗆𝗒 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗋 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖽. 𝖨𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝖺 𝗌𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗍 𝗋𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖺𝗆𝗒 𝗌𝖼𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎.

𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗇𝖾𝖼𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽𝖺𝗅𝗈𝗇𝖾𝗌- 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝖨 𝖽𝗂𝖽 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗀𝗈 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝖨 𝖺𝗆 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗂𝗊𝗎𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌.

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖽𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖺 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍 𝗃𝗈𝖻 𝗈𝖿 𝗐𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝖥𝖬𝖢 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗁𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗎𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾- 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺 𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗂𝗌 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗁𝖾𝗋. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖾𝗇𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝖽𝗋𝖺𝗆𝖺 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝖽𝖽 𝖺 𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗍𝗅𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝗌𝗉𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖺 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒. 𝖨𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝖾𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗍𝗈𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋. 𝖦𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍 𝗃𝗈𝖻! 𝖨'𝗆 𝗌𝖾𝖼𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗅𝗒 𝗁𝗈𝗉𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖱𝗎𝗍𝗁'𝗌 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒 𝗇𝖾𝗑𝗍.

I am voluntarily reviewing an advance complimentary copy of this book. The opinions expressed are my own and I have not been compensated for this review.

[Bethany Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet with heat is the perfect description! This was a lovely read filled with romance, steamy moments, and relatable, lovable characters who you can’t help but root for. As someone who is shy and anxious at times, I related strongly to Ellen’s character and I appreciated that Nick was endlessly supportive and always trying to love her in the way she needed to be loved. Their relationship was easy to root for right off the bat. If you like sweet and sexy romances, give this book a read, you won’t regret it.

[Sarah Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this easier to get into then the first one for several reasons. The first being that it was written in first person which meant we got to explore the characters perspectives more in depth than the first, which was in third person. The second i found Ellen a lot more relatable to Shauna with her being a bookworm and quite introverted. Overall this was quite a good read and i really enjoyed. Thank you for my copy even if my review was late.

[Catherine Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet, warm story

This book makes for a great holiday read! It's a little sweet for my taste but I enjoyed it. If you like your romance warm and fuzzy, you will love this book, and indeed the series.

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was gifted an arc by the author in exchange for a honest review. Unpaid promotion.

This book was really enjoyable. It does contain sexual content and some swearing.

It tells the story of Ellen, a very shy woman who is raising a teenage daughter and she meets Nick. Their relationship grows and its a lovely romance.

Ellen is extremely relatable. For myself I really connected to her as I'm shy myself and find it hard to trust and open up to new people. Nick is just an amazing guy. He treats Ellen just how she should be treated.

If you like romance with a bit of spice to it I'd recommend checking this one out.

It is technically the second book in a series, but I've not read the first one yet and I was able to follow this really easily.