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Synopsis:
Enraptured is a single novel love story that will warp your views on love. It will blur the fine line between love and friendship. Enraptured is about a boy and a girl, Dace and Ella, who are so wrong for each other in every sense of the word. She’s good. He’s bad. She’s innocent. He’s damaged. But through all the challenges presented, they find a way to quench the thirst of their souls when their defenses finally shatter around them, exposing them for all they are. When acceptance is all there is left, the two have to find a way to rise above the secrets kept and lies told.
Ella’s whole world is turned upside down by the sudden death of her parents – and with the flip Dace came. In an attempt to steady the reins of the financial mess left behind by her parents, Ella takes a position in a nightclub while trying relentlessly to juggle her classes at the university. Dace Demi, the infamous co-owner of the nightclub pushes his way into her life and heart despite her attempts to keep things platonic. He’s a bundle of secrets and everything she knows she shouldn’t want. He’s rumored to have a violent fist – although she’s never seen it. He’s a definite player and he discards hearts like trash. He’s everything she’s always promised her prince charming would never be – but he’s everything she can’t seem to stay away from.
DeAnna's Review:
I came across this book during a free promotion. I had never heard of the author, at the time, but I love discovering new authors. I read the synopsis and it sounded interesting so I bought, read it and loved it!
Ella, a college student, just lost her parents in a tragic accident. After she spoke to their lawyers, she discovered that her parents were in financial ruin. so she was forced to sell everything they owned and put the house, she grew up, in on the market. She doesn’t really want to do that and will do what she can to keep it. Afraid she won’t be able to afford school, she decides she really doesn’t want to go back. Her mom’s closest friend, Leah, convinces her to go back and tells her she will take care of selling the house so Ella goes back to school. She has a crappy job and and an expensive apartment and when she learns that the house is going to be foreclosed on, she‘s not sure what she’s going to do.
Dace and Ella first cross paths when Ella running to her car after class because she’s late for work. She runs right smack into him. They don’t have time to really introduce themselves because she’s in a hurry so she hops in her car and leaves. Circumstances later lead them to each other when Ella needs a job.
Ella’s friend’s don’t have very good things to say about Dace. Dace, as described by Ella’s friends Dee and Kyle, is “different”, “kind of scary”, “mean, dark and cruel”. Actually, Ella learns that not many people have a very high opinion of Dace. Dace gives Ella a side of himself that he doesn’t give to others and that leads to a friendship and special bond between the two. Their friendship has numerous ups and downs as they try to fight developing feelings towards each other. Dace also has a huge secret that he is trying to keep from Ella for fear of losing her.
Alannah did an amazing job with this book. The story line was excellent and I thought it flowed well. Knowing how everyone described Dace and then watching his and Ella’s relationship evolve was beautiful and it felt so real. Unlike so many other romance novels, the development of their relationship didn’t seem far-fetched. From the first moment they crossed paths, you could tell Dace was drawn to her. I loved how protective he was of her and how she just took that as him being a good friend. She had no clue he was in love with her because she, like most women, had some insecurities. I also thought it was cute when Ella would try and hide her true feelings for Dace. She was so into him and it was obvious. When Dace's secret finally came out, I do think Ella may have overreacted just a tad. LOL.
This is one of the books I re-read when I’m in between books (and I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve read it). Bravo Alannah! I am definitely recommending this one!
I live in Alberta, Canada, where the weather is forever changing (without warning). I am engaged to be married in August 2015 to my high school sweetheart and love of my life. There are no children in my life as of right now, but we do have a handful of rambunctious cats (four) and a testy, rescued Shepard/Husky, who take up a lot of my time.
Ever since I can remember, I’ve adored the written word. English was always my favorite class and that may be biased because I can’t count to save my life, so math was a horror! I remember the very first novel I ever read, Shocking Pink by Erica Spindler. It was the most interesting of the covers on my mom’s bookshelf (probably because it was pink) and I was way too young to be reading that novel. But I fell in love. From there, I read almost everything from V.C. Andrews.
My writing started out as poetry, which then evolved to songs, and later into novels. I was never one for the short stories as I found it too difficult to pack everything I imagined into something so small. I now have fourteen novels published independently. I write both novels for young adults and novels for adults – all romance.
Despite my favorite younger reading material, I now adore writing and reading all things romance.
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WEBSITE: www.alannahcarbonneau.com
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