Book Title: The Closer You Get (A Fidelity Novel)
Author: Carter Ashby
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions
If there’s one thing Rye Holcomb hates, it’s small, tight-knit towns with high virtues and zero tolerance for outsiders. Fidelity is just such a town. And Rye is just such an outsider. So when he and his brother, Cash, take jobs in Fidelity, Rye decides not to get too comfortable. Which is why he is avoiding some rather confusing feelings for his new boss, Cora McKay.
Cora was born, raised, and baptized in Fidelity. She owns a thriving construction business, has a close circle of friends, and is the breadwinner for her mother and four sisters. The one thing she lacks is a sex life, something she’s never longed for until now. One conversation with Rye sparks her sexual awakening, and, in spite of his reputation as a man-whore, Cora can’t resist giving in to his advances.
As Rye enjoys initiating his virgin employer, and Cash experiences a relationship with a man for the first time in his life, they begin to think of Fidelity as home. But small towns have brought them trouble in the past, and it appears Fidelity holds trouble for their future. Can their new found relationships be enough to overcome a past that relentlessly follows them? Can two men who have been burned by love learn to trust again?
He took one step toward her, closing the distance between them a little bit. “I’m sorry I hurt you, Cora. I’m sorry for what I did Sunday. That was just really shitty of me, and I got no excuse. But I figured out that I’ve done this to myself. You have every right to think badly of me. I walked into this town figuring it was just like any other town, so I might as well get mine while I could. I already had my mind made up, so when something sweet and amazing came my way, I didn’t have a fucking clue how to handle it.”
Her heart pounded hard in her chest, and she found she couldn’t keep staring into his eyes.
“Cora, when you smiled the first time, you changed my life. I haven’t been able to get you out of my head this whole time. I’ve been praying to God all week that I haven’t messed things up for good.”
Now she felt she could barely breathe.
“Did I? Did I mess things up for good?”
She couldn’t even turn to look at him. He must have sensed it because he touched her chin with the tip of his finger and turned her head toward him. His eyes were so incredibly beautiful and earnest.
She cleared her throat and in a husky voice, asked, “What is it you want with me?”
“Just a chance. Let me prove to you that the guy you’ve known the past month isn’t really who I am. It’s just who I became after giving up on people. I can fix this, Cora.”
She opened her mouth to answer though she didn’t know what to say. Thankfully, the sound of trucks approaching interrupted them. She turned toward the noise. “We should get back—”
He spun her into his arms and pressed his lips to hers as he smoothed her hair off her forehead, leaving his hands to gently cup her face. The urgency and sincerity in his kiss undid her. She fisted her hands in his shirt and held on.
“I want you,” he whispered against her lips. “I’ve never wanted anyone like I want you, Cora.”
This book was great. Cash and Rye are brothers that
having been moving frequently for the last 10 years. Fidelity is the
latest small town they have moved to. They both get a job at a local
construction company. Rye is standoffish at best. He has this
constant worry about small towns and they people that live in them. He
really just wants to find a place to belong. Cash has his own baggage to recover
from and Rye is determined to not let anything bad happen to him again.
They both find things they weren't expecting in Fidelity. They find
relationships and friends they haven't had in years. Cora is the owner of
the construction company and isn't sure what to think of Rye at first
really. She knows there is more to him than what you first see.
Cora has lived a kind of sad life. She has 3 older sisters and feels like
she isn't as good as them. They are more attractive, outgoing, just
better than her. She is still a virgin and has never had a boyfriend or a
relationship but she is attracted to Rye. Her best friend Adam is not as
helpful as he usually is. As Cora grows and changes throughout the book I
find that Adam is more upset than happy for her. Adam hates Rye because
he feels he is taking things away from him. I was mad at Adam for most of
the book. At first he seems really nice but then as Cora grows and needs
a friend most he does the opposite for her. To me at times he is mean to
her more than nice, like she should just stay the same so he doesn't have to
change either. This book was well written and the characters were
fantastic. The story pulls you in and you feel for the characters.
I can't wait to read more about these characters and hope there will be more
books about them. I will be looking for others book by Carter Ashby in
the future.
Carter Ashby is a hardworking housewife and homeschool mother by day, and a romance reader and writer by night. She lives in rural Missouri with her husband, three children, and two dogs.
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