The Hardest Fall,
an all new tantalizing contemporary romance by Ella Maise is NOW LIVE!
Blurb
The first time you meet someone, you make eye contact. You smile, say hello. Should be simple, if you’re anyone but me. The first time I met Dylan Reed, I found myself making eye contact with a different part of his body. You see, I’m very good at being shy, not to mention extremely well-versed in rambling nonsense and, unfortunately, rather highly skilled at making a fool of myself in front of a guy I’m attracted to.
At the time, I knew nothing about him and thought none of what I said would matter since I’d never speak to him again. Turns out, I was very wrong. He was the star wide receiver of the football team, one of the few players expected to make it into the NFL, and I ended up seeing him all over campus.
I might have also propositioned him, run away from him, attacked him with a cooking utensil…and…uh, maybe I shouldn’t tell you all of it. It’s pretty normal stuff, things you’d expect…from me. Eventually, the time came when I couldn’t hide anymore—not that he’d have let me even if I tried.
Before now, he never knew I was secretly watching him. Now that we see each other every day, he knows when I have a hard time looking away. It doesn’t help that I’m not the most subtle person in the world either.
He smiles at me and tells me he finds me fascinating because of my quirks. I can’t even tell him that I think my heart beats differently whenever he’s around.
He thinks we’re going to be best friends. I think I have a big thing for him, and the more I get to know him, the more I don’t care that I’m not allowed to be his friend, let alone fall for him.
The thing is, that’s exactly what I’m doing—what we’re doing, I think.
Falling.
Hard.
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Excerpt
I stopped speaking when Dylan’s gloved hand—his huge gloved hand—cupped my cheek and gently tilted my face up. The world around me slowed down, and I stood still. I swear to you, I watched his eyes roam my face in slow motion.
“I like having your eyes on me, Zoe.”
I managed to force a nervous smile. His thumb moved on my cheek, rendering me…basically completely helpless.
Forgetting myself, forgetting where we were, I whispered, “I like watching you.”
His tongue peeked out and touched his lower lip. “I know.”
Oh, Dylan, why did you do that?
“I meant I like watching you—liked watching you play tonight. I didn’t mean it to sound like I like watching you when you’re not playing. I definitely wouldn’t watch you if you were just standing there, or I don’t know…I wouldn’t watch you when you’re working out, and I would never watch you if you were—”
“You know why I like watching you?”
The question shut me up pretty quickly, which was probably for the best; who knew what else I would spew out.
“Because I can’t take my eyes away from you. Everything else…it all disappears, and…”
And… And…
“And?”
I tried my best not to look eager for his answer—or let’s say not too eager, because there was no way he couldn’t tell I was very interested and invested in hearing what he was about to say.
He let out a heavy breath and decided not to finish that particular sentence. I’d seen it in his eyes, a slight change, there and gone.
Goddammit!
Review
This is my first book by this author and I'm happy to say it was a good experience.
This is a slow burn romance story between two college students, Dylan Reed and Zoe Clarke. They meet in a very unorthodox manner, but she makes a good impression on Dylan. She wants to know more about her but he doesn't even know her name. The second time they meet is a bit of a mess but he's completely smitten with this mysterious girl. The third time leads to a beautiful friendship and the start of a romantic relationship. While Dylan thinks he has it all figured out a storm has been brewing in Zoe's life for a few years now and the aftermath of that storm will be what decides if their relationship crashes and burn or if it will soar.
I LOVED Dylan, he is a football player and most people would think he's a womanizer and full of himself, but he is completely the opposite, he is an honest to goodness great guy dedicated to his school, his career as a football player and his family. Zoe was hit and miss for me, they were aspects of her that I adored and admired, the love she had for her father, her honest feelings she had for her mother, the dedication she showed towards her friends, on the other hand, the being so extremely shy just got on my nerves a little bit, being so indecisive and letting someone manipulating her for the course of three years was a bit unnerving to me.
Like I said before this is a slow burning kind of romance, but the beginning of the story was slower than usual for me. That said, once it got going I really enjoyed the relationship between Dylan and Zoe. It's a very sweet, tender and captivating story. The author did a great job with the twists she included in the story and this made the book more attractive to me.
I really hope Ella gives the rest of the characters (KayKay, Jared, JP) their own stories, they were secondary characters that infused a lot of heart and a dose of reality to Zoe and Dylan's journey.
This is a slow burn romance story between two college students, Dylan Reed and Zoe Clarke. They meet in a very unorthodox manner, but she makes a good impression on Dylan. She wants to know more about her but he doesn't even know her name. The second time they meet is a bit of a mess but he's completely smitten with this mysterious girl. The third time leads to a beautiful friendship and the start of a romantic relationship. While Dylan thinks he has it all figured out a storm has been brewing in Zoe's life for a few years now and the aftermath of that storm will be what decides if their relationship crashes and burn or if it will soar.
I LOVED Dylan, he is a football player and most people would think he's a womanizer and full of himself, but he is completely the opposite, he is an honest to goodness great guy dedicated to his school, his career as a football player and his family. Zoe was hit and miss for me, they were aspects of her that I adored and admired, the love she had for her father, her honest feelings she had for her mother, the dedication she showed towards her friends, on the other hand, the being so extremely shy just got on my nerves a little bit, being so indecisive and letting someone manipulating her for the course of three years was a bit unnerving to me.
Like I said before this is a slow burning kind of romance, but the beginning of the story was slower than usual for me. That said, once it got going I really enjoyed the relationship between Dylan and Zoe. It's a very sweet, tender and captivating story. The author did a great job with the twists she included in the story and this made the book more attractive to me.
I really hope Ella gives the rest of the characters (KayKay, Jared, JP) their own stories, they were secondary characters that infused a lot of heart and a dose of reality to Zoe and Dylan's journey.
About Ella
I’m a big dreamer. And that’s how it all started for me, really. Reading and dreaming. I love nothing more than to escape real life to find those very few magical moments in a book. I love how it has the power of stealing your worries away, putting a smile on your face even when smiling is the last thing on your mind. Crushing on fictional characters is also another bonus. Through my words, if I can manage to make even one-person smile, it means I’ve done my job well.
Writing became my world and I can’t imagine myself doing anything other than creating new characters and telling their stories. You know how some things simply makes your heart burst with happiness? A really good book, a puppy, hugging someone you’ve been missing like crazy? That’s what writing does to me. And all the hard work, all the sleepless nights, all the anxiety that comes with publishing…everything is worth it at the end.
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