Synopsis
Paige Abram
never faces a problem she can’t solve until her high school sweetheart comes
back into her life, and she’s bombarded with memories of their relationship.
His presence is almost suffocating, but he’s still just as beautiful as she
remembers.
His heart beat differently after its first love.
The moment Drake Wilkins sees her again, the numbness he’s felt since he walked away disappears. But she’s not the same girl he fell in love with back then. She’s colder, not as easy going; she’s a complete stranger now.
Her heart nearly quit after its first loss.
When a funeral has them returning to their hometown, a secret she’s kept from him all these years is revealed. She expects him to push her away but he doesn’t; he tests her just like when they were kids.
Their hearts resuscitate, but in the city, their love will face its biggest challenge of all: survival.
His heart beat differently after its first love.
The moment Drake Wilkins sees her again, the numbness he’s felt since he walked away disappears. But she’s not the same girl he fell in love with back then. She’s colder, not as easy going; she’s a complete stranger now.
Her heart nearly quit after its first loss.
When a funeral has them returning to their hometown, a secret she’s kept from him all these years is revealed. She expects him to push her away but he doesn’t; he tests her just like when they were kids.
Their hearts resuscitate, but in the city, their love will face its biggest challenge of all: survival.
Review
Challenged by You is the fifth book in the Love in City series by
Author Steph Nuss. This book tells the story of Paige and Drake two childhood
sweethearts who allow each other to go their separate ways at high school graduation.
When Drake walks out of Paige’s life she’s forced to bury her feelings for the
only boy she’s ever loved and face her current reality.
Years later Drake walks back into Paige’s life and forces her to truly
evaluate the decisions that she has made. She knows she needs to let him into
her life but that would cause her to reveal the skeletons in her closet.
We all have skeletons but Paige’s affect more than just her. Is she
strong enough to do that? Will Drake accept the changed woman that stands
before him when he left the innocent girl behind? Or has her past damaged her?
Paige and Drake's story is a tough story to
read. I'm not going to lie to you. Don't think that you can go to your
doctor's office for a routine check up and sneak some reading in. You will be
crying when you least expect it. The older couple sitting across from you will
be staring at you wondering what the hell is wrong.
Not that I am speaking from experience or anything. Seriously that didn’t
happen to me. I didn’t break down sobbing and have to excuse myself from the
waiting room. Oh wait…yes I did.
If you are looking for a book that will cause you to cry and I mean UGLY cry, this is your book. My heart was an emotional mess while reading this book. Was it worth it? 100% yes and I don’t generally enjoy books that gut me.
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Wanted by You (#1):
Carter was captivated by Ellyson Evans the
moment he laid eyes on her, but she was the one girl who didn’t beg for his
attention.
He
wanted her.
Ellyson vowed to never fall in love, because
love can destroy you, but then she met Carter Jennings.
She
wanted him.
Unwilling to risk their comfortable
friendship, neither confessed their desires.
Losing touch after college, a chance meeting
reconnects them.
They
want each other.
But love in the city is never quite that
easy.
Fantasized
by You (#2):
Celebrity fashion designer, Harper Jennings
is only months away from turning thirty, and her dream of living a happily ever
after has yet to come true.
She’s
given up on her fantasy.
Personal trainer and gym owner, Maverick
Jones isn’t thrilled about having a designer mentoring in his new clinic, but
after meeting the brunette beauty face-to-face, he dreams of having his way
with her.
He’s
ready to turn his fantasy into reality.
But when their fantasies collide, love in the
city becomes more complicated than they ever imagined.
Pleasured
by You (#3):
One
night of pleasure turns into a summer full of lust.
Fletcher Haney owns several businesses all
over New York City, gaining him access to tons of beautiful women. He has no
intentions of stopping his womanizing ways, until he sees her again.
She’s
the ultimate heartbreaker he can’t forget.
Pastry chef bombshell, Bayler Jennings knows
she can have any guy she wants, but when her only memorable one-night stand
confronts her, she breaks all of her rules.
He’s
the love ‘em and leave ‘em flavor she craves.
But as the seasons change, this two-of-a-kind
pair fights falling in love in the city, and they’ll soon realize that with
pleasure always comes pain.
Cherished
by You (#4):
“Move
in with me,” he said.
Being cherished is how Tessa Wilder always
imagined falling in love. But for years, she’s always gone for the wrong guys.
Now that she’s fallen for one of the good ones, she fears rejection.
“I
can’t,” she replied.
Justin Jameson quit looking for a woman after
being used so many times for his brains. A bit of an introvert and completely
oblivious to women’s advances, he can’t even see that his friend cherishes
everything about him.
When Tessa needs a place to stay, Justin’s
the first to offer her a room. Hearts are opened; feelings are ventured.
They’ll finally know what it’s like to be cherished in the city until one
moment threatens the relationship they’ve built.
“I
can’t lose you.”
About the Author
Steph Nuss was born and raised in rural
Kansas, where she currently resides with her black Labrador son named Gunner.
She grew up with a passion for reading and writing. When she’s not immersed
into the land of fiction, she enjoys listening to music that came before her
time, watching movies and reruns of her favorite shows, and hanging out with
her family and friends. She also has a bachelor’s degree in psychology that
she’ll never use…unless she’s profiling her characters of course.
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