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RELEASE DATE: January 20th
Twenty-two year old Samantha Anderson lost her husband to
an IED in Afghanistan just two months after their vows. Two years later, Sam is
full of regrets—that she didn't move
with her husband to Alaska; that she allowed her friends to drift away; that
she hasn't taken many chances in life. Now, she's met Gray and taking a risk on
this Marine could be her one opportunity to feel alive and in love again. But
how can she risk her heart on another military man who could share the same
tragic fate as her husband?
Although
these could probably be read as standalone, if you have not read Undeclared
(Book 1) and Unspoken (Book 2) of the Woodlands series, you really should.
Woodlands has quickly become a favorite series of mine and in turn, Jen, a
favorite author. Not only are her men extremely BBF list worthy but the woman
are equally well written and endearing. They are the girls you wish were your
BFFs. Jen does an amazing job drawing you into the characters and their
stories.
Unraveled
tells the story of Gray and Samantha “Sam”.
Gray
is at a crossroads in his life. Some of his best mates, guys he knew as
'players', are settling into relationships and forever-afters. He looks around
and sees men and women his own age finishing up college, moving in to careers
and starting families. All he’s ever known is the Marines. All he’s ever
thought about was being a career Marine like his father and grandfather before
him. He has found himself with a promotion that has him in charge of the care of
men and women who he once stood next to and now would be under him. He’s unsure
of whether he can handle the responsibility it comes with. Standing next to his
fellow Marine, he would always have their back…that wouldn’t change but the
responsibility would ten fold into looking at their mind/body/soul “state of
mind”, not only on the battlefield, but off. His family is at odds…should he
take the promotion and re-enlist or leave it all behind? If he walks away then
what does he do? With his training, he’s limited. In an effort to figure it all
out, he takes an extended leave and visits his Marine buddies, Noah and Bo.
Hoping time away from his family and the pressures of the re-enlistment, he’ll
be able to make a decision. Maybe even consider re-entering college. Gray also
is not a relationship guy. He was burned while serving his country and has some
screwed up ideas about the realities of being a Marine and being in a
relationship. He’s since done friends with benefits only…but that’s all about
to change.
Sam
is a young widow who has lost her way a bit. She lives with regrets about her
life with her husband and all the “what ifs” and “should haves”. She’s never
thought about whether she was ready to start letting him go and moving forward
instead of standing still. She still sees her husband’s parents for a regularly
scheduled lunch where she is faced with the memory they have created of him
versus the one that really was. She feels it’s her duty to her husband to keep
him alive for them…or at least that’s the sense I got from it. She works as a
bartender and has zero interest in men, despite getting hit on, on a regular
basis. It's not until she meets Gray one night at the bar where she works that
she realizes that she’s alive, that this whole time she was telling herself no
when she should have been saying yes. She’d convinced herself that she didn’t
need someone, didn’t need that connection, human touch….but even with just a
look, she’s captivated by Gray. Their first encounter is OMG H-O-T…like
up-against-the-wall-I-NEED-to-rip-your-clothes-off-and-be-inside-you-NOW-HOT. A
misunderstanding, figuratively, douses them with a great big bucket of ice
water; which leaves them in their stolen moment, frustrated, pissed and
confused. The misunderstanding does get cleared up and the wanting of each is
back on big time.
I
really loved watching Gray and Sam come together. They were so fun and sexy in
their flirtations, directness, and....well sex. I think Sam is surprised at the
ease of which she finds herself wanting and giving in to Gray. She feels safe
with him, she trusts him, and isn’t embarrassed to tell him what she wants. She
tells herself that he’s just what she needs to get back in the game of dating
and relationships. After all he’s only there for forty-five days. The same goes
for Gray, Sam is his exclusive for the time he’s in the Woodlands. He’ll just
walk away. Um…yeah right! I think even early on these two realize it wouldn't
be that simple. Their pasts intertwine their presents – they understand each other
like no one else does.
I
can’t express how much I love these books; there will never be enough words. It
simply is a “can’t miss” series. All three books have made me laugh,
giddy-cheesy-grin, get all misty-eyed, fall in love, get pissed and death grip
my kindle and then end with me wanting to start all over.
FYI for Bo fans – which
this girl is TEAM BO 100%, even more after reading this – but watch out, Gray
definitely makes him work for it a little. Go get your copy of the Woodlands
books and fall in love with this series…you won’t regret it.
"You do this before?" I asked Bo as we surveyed
our work. The mattresses had been laid end-to-end and covered much, but not
all, of the drive. The pressure of one end of the mattress on the other was to
keep them in place, like a stacked set of blocks. The tarps, which would ordinarily
go beneath the tent, were stretched across the top of the mattresses tautly.
Bo, Finn, Noah and I had worked in pairs to drive in the stakes to hold down
the tarps while Adam and Mal, the other two roommates, made sure that the
bouncy house was set up securely down at the base of the hill.
"Nope."
Bo flipped the hammer in his hand. "Haul up the
hoses." We'd also had to buy to extra hoses to make sure that we could
hoist one to the top of the drive. The bill for all the supplies was
astronomical but Adam paid without a blink. Bo told me in the car ride back
that Adam's dad would think this was the best use of his money ever. I
shrugged. Not my dime and it did look fun as hell. We'd also bought a couple of
gallons of baby oil. Bo threw one at me. "Time to lube up. I'm sure you're
familiar with this."
"Oh I am," I replied. "I always apply lube.
It's the only way any chick can take my monster cock."
"Is that the pick-up line you're using now? Because it
seems like you'd end up disappointing them when you get home."
"No girl has ever left my bed unsatisfied. That’s
probably something you don't know a lot about."
"If you have to use lube, then I'm worried you don't
know what you're doing in bed."
"Don't worry about me. I'm using lube because I'm going
places no man has gone before."
"You're fucking their earhole?"
"Bo, I thought for sure we'd taught you a few things
when you were in the service, but now it seems like you don't know your earhole
from your asshole."
"That's not what AnnMarie was saying last night,” he
said smugly.
"Actually, AnnMarie told me that she didn't realize
dicks were longer than her hand and wondered if mine was bigger than
average." I squirted more baby oil on the tarps. "I told her no, that
you were just really small. Poor girl. Good thing she isn’t required to do a
lot of math.”
Cover:
Undeclared (Book One)
For four years, Grace Sullivan wrote to a Marine she never
met, and fell in love. But when his deployment ended, so did the letters. Ever
since that day, Grace has been coasting, academically and emotionally. The one
thing she’s decided? No way is Noah Jackson — or any man — ever going to break
her heart again.
Noah has always known exactly what he wants out of life.
Success. Stability. Control. That’s why he joined the Marines and that’s why
he’s fighting his way — literally — through college. Now that he’s got the rest
of his life on track, he has one last conquest: Grace Sullivan. But since he
was the one who stopped writing, he knows that winning her back will be his
biggest battle yet.
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Unspoken (Book Two)
Whore. Slut. Typhoid Mary.
I've been called all these at Central College. One drunken
night, one act of irresponsible behavior, and my reputation was ruined. Guys
labeled me as easy and girls shied away. To cope, I stayed away from Central
social life and away from Central men, so why is it that my new biology lab
partner is so irresistible to me?
He's everything I shouldn't want. A former Marine involved
in illegal fighting with a quick trigger temper and an easy smile for all the
women. His fists aren't the danger to me, though, it's his charm. He's sliding
his way into my heart and I'm afraid that he's going to be the one to break me.
Impulsive. Unthinking. Hot
tempered.
I allow instinct to rule my behavior. If it feels good, do
it, has been my motto because if I spend too much time thinking, I'll begin to
remember exactly where I came from. At Central College, I've got fighting and
I've got women and I thought I was satisfied until I met her.
She's everything I didn't realize I wanted and the more
time I spend with her, the more I want her. But she's been hurt too much in the
past and I don't want to be the one to break her. I know I should walk away,
but I just can't.
Bonus Content: Upon reaching the USA Today Bestselling milestone, I wrote
a 10,000 word epilogue as a thank you to the readers who loved and supported Unspoken. I posted it for free on my blog but at the
urging of readers, I have added it to the original version.
Note: This is a New Adult Contemporary Romance with mature
content and sexually explicit scenes. 91,000+ words. Standalone novel.
Jen
Frederick lives with her husband, child, and one rambunctious dog. She's been reading stories all her life but
never imagined writing one of her own. Jen loves to hear from readers so drop
her a line at jen@jenfrederick.com.
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