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Rachael Brownell!!
Holding
On
Book 1 in the Holding On series
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For five years Becca has been
struggling to hide her feelings for her best friend, Brad. Now she
finally has a chance to move on. She’s in a new city, she’s
attending a new school, and she’s met the first guy besides Brad
who’s held her attention. Not only is Ethan attractive, he’s an
amazing tennis player, and he might just be Becca’s match on and
off the courts.
Brad has loved Becca for as long as he
can remember. Now that Becca’s family has moved two thousand miles
away, Brad may finally be ready to lay his heart on the line and do
whatever it takes to hold on to Becca.
Torn between her love for Brad and the
promise of something new and exciting with Ethan, Becca has an almost
impossible choice to make, the choice between letting go or holding
on.
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Unglued
Book 2 in the Holding On series
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“Look in your heart
Becca and tell me that you don’t love me and I will walk away but I
need for you to say the words cuz I know that deep down you love me
as much as I love you .“
Becca’s life has always been
complicated when it’s come to choosing between the love of her life
and her best friend. Her decision was simple in the end: she chose
them both. That is, until Ethan is offered a job that will take them
far away from Brad. Can Becca move on with Ethan or is she unable to
give up Brad once and for all?
Once the decision is final, will Becca
finally realize who was meant to be standing by her side or will she
come completely Unglued?
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Weakness:
Ethan’s Novella
Book 3 in the Holding On series
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“I promise to love you until the
day I die. I’ve loved you since the moment I laid eyes on you, and
I’ve never stopped loving you. That’s what I can promise you,
that’s all I can promise you.”
Ethan fell in love with Becca fast and
he fell hard. When he walked away he was sure that he lost her.
When Natalie died, he was given a second chance. When he found out
Becca was pregnant, his life took on a whole new meaning. But life
isn’t as perfect as it seems.
Even though Ethan has always been
honest with Becca, there is one thing that he’s never told her.
His secret comes to light as the final chapter of their story is told
through Ethan’s eyes.
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Flawed
Reality: Brad’s Novella
Book 4 in the Holding On series
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Flawed Reality: a situation that is imperfect, altering ones
perception of what is actually happening
My reality was flawed from the beginning. I saw things one way, the way I wanted to see them, but they were never as I envisioned. I was blinded by so much that fantasy and reality started to blur together.
Sometimes I feel like I've wasted an entire part of my life waiting on Becca. Other times I feel like it was all worth it. That, in the end, the way things worked out was the universe's way of allowing me to find the path which would lead me to where I would end up, to who I would end up with.
Who would have guessed my life would come full circle? I sure as hell wouldn't have. Even when I look back now, I still have no idea how I got so damn lucky. I was such as ass back in the day. I was selfish. I didn't care if I hurt other people as long as I got what I wanted. Then, when I didn't get what I wanted, I got angry. I suppressed my anger, got drunk and liked to fight.
Like I said, I was an ass. A Grade-A jerk. I deserved to be alone. I deserved to be miserable. I caused misery. Not because I wanted others to be miserable like I was but because it was all I knew. I was desperate for what I couldn't have, for who I couldn't be with.
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The
Holding On Series Box Set
Includes the first three books in the
Holding On series
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For
five years Becca has been struggling to hide her feelings for her
best friend, Brad. Now she finally has a chance to move on.
She’s in a new city, she’s attending a new school, and she’s
met the first guy besides Brad who’s held her attention. Not
only is Ethan attractive, he’s an amazing tennis player, and he
might just be Becca’s match on and off the courts.
Brad
has loved Becca for as long as he can remember. Now that Becca’s
family has moved two thousand miles away, Brad may finally be ready
to lay his heart on the line and do whatever it takes to hold on to
Becca.
Torn
between her love for Brad and the promise of something new and
exciting with Ethan, Becca has an almost impossible choice to make,
the choice between letting go or holding on.
Follow
Becca, Ethan and Brad as they struggle with friendship, love, loss
and tragedy. Will they all find their happily ever after?
The
box set includes books 1-3 of the Holding On series: Holding On,
Unglued and Weakness: Ethan's Novella.
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A
Secret Life
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“I
think you and I were meant to meet. I think all of this was
supposed
to happen. You are my destiny.”
She never thought
her life would be this complicated. Or this dangerous. Running from
her past, Kat and her mom end up in a small Colorado town when Kat
run’s directly into her future. She changes everything about
herself to try and blend into the background, to go unnoticed. She
pushes everyone away and erects walls around herself and her heart.
As hard as she tries, though, Kat can’t seem to escape the pull Cam
has on her.
Cam has never been
so intrigued by anyone. Not only is Kat the most gorgeous girl he’s
ever seen but also the most mysterious. She’s hiding something and
he’s hell-bent on finding out what it is. The only problem is
she’s trying to shut him out which only furthers his determination
to get close to her.
When Kat learns her
past is catching up with her again she has to run, leaving Cam, and
her broken heart, behind.
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Secrets
& Lies
A companion novella to A Secret Life
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“He wants me. He wants
all of me. What he doesn’t know is that 90% of what I tell him is
the truth. The other 10% is all secrets and lies.”
MAGDELYN BECKER lost her entire family
when she was seventeen. Ever since, she’s avoided relationships at
all costs: personal, physical and emotional. She doesn’t trust
anyone and won’t allow herself to get close enough to create a
connection. It’s the way she is - take it or leave it. Her new
job as an FBI agent has her letting her guard down, and letting the
wrong person into her life, her mind and her heart.
TAYLOR DONOVAN is sexy, powerful and
dangerous for Maggie’s heart. He doesn’t show emotion and can
spot an agent a mile away. The thought of her being an FBI agent is
the farthest thing from his mind when he lays eyes on Maggie Becker.
She’s beautiful, sweet and brutally honest, and honesty is not
something Taylor is used to in his business. It’s her beauty which
blinds him though, and it might be what costs him everything,
including his heart.
No one can be honest 100% of the time,
not even Maggie. It’s her job to lie to Taylor. It’s her job to
break him down and then bring him down. The only problem is she has
to do it without Taylor realizing it’s happening. After all,
Taylor Donovan is supposed to be dead. The FBI shouldn’t be
looking for him.
(Secrets & Lies is a companion
novella to A Secret Life. It is recommended to read A Secret Life
first to fully understand Secrets & Lies.)
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Take A
Gamble
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One summer. One chance meeting. One
devastating phone call.
MacKenna Trist is not happy about
spending a month with her family in Myrtle Beach. She would rather
be at home, hanging out with her friends, before starting her senior
year of high school. That is, until she meets the guy staying in the
beach house next door.
Roe Gamble is speechless when he first
lays eyes on Mac. Normally, pretty girls are his specialty but not
this girl. From this girl, he wants more. More of everything. More
than she can give him. Most importantly, more time to show her how
he feels about her.
But time is working against them in
more ways than one.
How much time do you really need to
fall in love?
What would you gamble to hold onto it?
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Dark
Bishop
A Serial Series by Rachael Brownell &
Casey L Bond
Dark Bishop is a dark and twisted
romance that is similar to a television mini-series. There will be
five novellas that will complete the story of Jake and Sydney.
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Part 1: Pawn
A dangerous game has begun.
“Sydney, order up for table two!”
Who knew the road to Hollywood would be
so glamorous. I’ve been working in this diner for months. My feet
hurt. My arms ache. But slowly, I’m putting money away. I’ll get
to California. I refuse to wind up like my mother.
Head down. Work hard. Save money. It’s
all going according to plan, until Jake Bishop walks in to the diner…
In his game, everyone’s a pawn…
“Can I get you anything else,
gentlemen?” she asked with a smile.
I had to touch her. I had to have her.
Girls like Sydney are rare. And I will make her mine—whatever the
cost. No one will get in my way.
…and he’s never lost a game.
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Part 2: Swindle
All pawns are in play.
My roommate is missing. No one knows
what happened to her. I’m worried, but more than that, her parents
just told me that I have to move out of the apartment we shared. I’m
not on the lease, so I’m out of luck. Until Jake offers me a place
of refuge.
He manipulates the board…
I have her right where I want her,
beside me and beneath me.
…and he’s never lost a game.
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Part 3: Threat
Even the most skilled players can
make a mistake.
Callie turned up somewhere in Florida.
Jake took me there to look for her, but we never found her. At least
she’s okay. Living with Jake is…tense. Sometimes it’s
wonderful. But other times, it’s like he’s another person
altogether.
He doesn’t make mistakes…
I don’t like threats. Max Deveraux
has been sniffing around Sydney. It’s time to show him who controls
the board.
…and he’s never lost a game.
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Part 4: Trap
A trap has been set.
I’m training a new guy at work. He’s
young and sweet…and a flirt. Jake wouldn’t like that, so I keep
quiet. Lately, he’s been on edge. To tell the truth, he’s scaring
me.
He’ll watch as the rat take the
bait, as it crushes the life out of the vermin. He’s positioned his
pieces…
No one touches what’s mine. No one
double crosses me. If they do, they die.
…and he’s never lost a game.
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Part 5: End Game
I’m in trouble.
The Jake I first met is gone. He’s
been replaced with a monster. One day he’s Jekyll. The next he’s
Hyde and I think it’s time to move on. Before it’s too late. I’ve
made my plans. Now, I just have to run.
Checkmate.
No one betrays me and lives.
…and he’s never lost a game.
Author Rachael Brownell:
Rachael Brownell is the
author of both YA and NA Romance. Her titles are available on all
platforms. If you would like to know more about Rachael or her work,
she is active on most social media sites or you can always drop her
an email. She loves to hear from readers.
“Stalker” Links
Twitter:
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Interview With Rachael Brownell:
- Can you tell us a little about your books?
Here’s the short and sweet for ya…
The
Holding On series is currently 2 full length novels and one novella.
There’s going to be another addition, a novella, coming this summer
(hopefully). The books follow Becca, Ethan and Brad and they figure
out their relationships with each other, starting in high school and
moving through college and into the real world. The first book in the
series, Holding On, is free on all platforms in ebook form. (YA
Romance)
The
Secrets Duet is a full length novel – A Secret Life – and a
companion novella – Secrets & Lies. A Secret Life follows the
story of Kat, a teenage girl whose life is turned upside down as she
enters the Witness Protection Program. In Secrets & Lies you get
to see the other side of the story. Maggie works for the FBI and you
feel her struggle as she goes undercover to bring down one of the men
who Kat was running from. (NA Romantic Suspense)
Take
A Gamble is a beachy romantic read. It a story of young-love and the
struggle we all felt at that age. MacKenna and Roe meet, there’s an
instant attraction, and then they’re torn apart. He’s determined
to find her and she’s hell-bent on believing that if they are meant
to be together that they will find each other again someday. (NA
Romance)
Dark
Bishop is a serial series that I co-wrote with Author Casey Bond, my
bestie. This was probably the most fun book I’ve ever written. It’s
dark and twisted and comes with a content warning. Jake Bishop is a
prominent lawyer in the state of Louisiana and Sydney Coder is a
waitress at a diner. He has to have her and she falls for the tall,
dark, handsome man with dreams that her life can be better. Jake
isn’t what he pretends to be and by the time Sydney realizes, she’s
in too deep. (NA Romantic Suspense, 18+)
Next
(a Kiss Series novel) is coming September 1st.
I’m really excited about this one. To sum it up, it’s about
finding the one and not giving up on them no matter what obstacles
are in your way, in this case distance and time. For Reagan, she knew
Luke was the one from the very first kiss and no man will ever
compare. (NA Romance)
- Where do you get your ideas from?
I would like to think all my ideas are
inspired but that’s not really the case. Sometimes one line in a
song will lead me to write a certain scene or an idea will spark from
the way the song makes me feel. Most of the time though, they just
pop into my head. It’s always at the most inopportune times, too.
Either in the shower or while I’m driving. I guess that’s when I
do my best plotting.
- When did you know you wanted to write a book?
I’ve always written my thoughts and
feelings down. I started a book in high school but never finished it.
I found it shortly after my son started Kindergarten and it was so
awful I felt that I owed it to the characters to rewrite it. I guess
you could say it was the “first draft” of Holding On. I loved it
so much that I haven’t stopped writing since then. It’s been
almost three years now.
- Do you prefer to write standalones or series?
I never really thought about that
before. I guess I like writing series. I have a series of 4, a duet
and a serial series that’s five books. Aside from that, I have one
stand alone, I’m working on one stand alone and I just finished the
first in a different series. So, yeah…
- Do you work with an outline or just write?
I’ve tried it both ways. I outlined
my current WIP and it’s been a WIP since last July. All my other
books have been written as the ideas come to me. I’m contemplating
scrapping the outline because I have a feeling it’ll never get
finished if I don’t.
- Do you have a favorite spot to write?
I’ve tried to write in a bunch of
different places but not many work out. I have trouble concentrating
if there are potential distractions. I stick with my office most of
the time and I’ve arranged it where my back is to the door so
movement doesn’t break my concentration. I also wear earbuds and
listen to music while I write. It works out really well until someone
taps me on the shoulder and scares the crap out of me.
- What do you do when you are not writing?
I’m learning how to golf. It’s a
challenge but I enjoy it most of the time.
- What’s the coolest thing you have made with legos?
Well, that’s a tough one. My son is a
lego fanatic so we’ve built some amazing things together. I think
the coolest for me was a motorized train. It had to be over 1000
pieces for just the engine but it was really cool when we were all
done.
- What writing projects are you currently working on?
I just wrapped up my next book called
Next. Literally, finished my edits about an hour ago. Now I’m going
to jump back to the book I’ve been working on for over a year
called Saving Bliss. My MC, Bliss, is being a bit of a B right now.
She has a mind of her own and doesn’t want to follow the script so
I might have to scrap my outline and let her take the reins if I ever
want to finish her story this century.
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