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Read this book!
I love this book couldn't put it down. The list she made was good. Can't say enough.
D**S
A Sweet Romance
Awwww!! This book is so sweet that it gave me that warm, fuzzy feeling. It’s full of love, friendships, and hope. Arabella Stone is the daughter of one of the most powerful men in the music business so she has grown up with some very famous people who happen to come into her home from time to time. That’s great unless you are a shy teenager who hasn’t come into her own yet. She is like most teenagers with her acne, awkwardness and crushes on famous guys. From the very beginning she has always had a huge crush on Charlie who happens to be the bass player for Blue which is an up and coming band at the time. Nothing like have your crush showing up at your home and you weren’t expecting it and seeing you with some ugly outfit on and your hair looking a mess.Now fast forward a few years and that awkward teen has become a beautiful woman even if she doesn’t see it herself. Arabella has graduated from college and she has a bucket list that she wants to take care of which is totally out of her comfort zone. Arabella may have grown up being the daughter of David Stone but she has always been protected from paparazzi and the dirtier side of the music world. She loves and respects her dad very much and has never done anything to make him think anything different. Arabella has turned into a beautiful woman who wants to step out of the safety zone and live life on her own a little bit. That’s where the bucket list comes in and on that bucket list is to make a connection with Charlie. Every shy girl has to have a best friend like Lana because Lana is bold and likes to live life to the fullest and always has your back. The girls go to a party which they know Charlie will be at and Lana is right there trying to get Arabella to make that move and go to Charlie. She probably didn’t have in mind for Arabella to follow Charlie into the men’s bathroom which shocked the heck out of Arabella herself once she realized where she was. Charlie had no idea that Arabella was David’s daughter and that he had actually known her during those teen years. This hits her self-confidence even more letting her think how she is so forgettable.Charlie is a typical bad boy as it looks like to the public because he has never tried to hide the benefits that come along with being someone famous…women and lots of them. He has been told he needs to stay away from trouble and the paparazzi for a while to help clean up his image. That’s the famous Charlie but Charlie is also the brother to five sisters and godfather to his niece, Abby. Abby is a teenager who has had to deal with depression and it is now Charlie’s mission in life to bring attention to teen depression and try to help in any way he can by starting a foundation where these teens can turn to and are helped. Charlie needs David Stone’s help financially by being a backer of this project. Now here comes the stipulation; David wants Charlie to watch over Arabella when she is in Louisiana doing an intern job at a recording studio without her knowing it. Charlie takes the deal and is stunned to see that Arabella is the women who gave him that unforgettable kiss the night at the party and has left him thinking of the beautiful captivating women who ran out on him after that kiss.So is Charlie able to keep Stone’s secret from Arabella and try to distance himself from her especially if he is to be cleaning up his act? And now that Arabella is working side by side with her crush since she was a teenager is she able to deal with the idea that she just may not be in his league as far as his normal choice in women are concerned and how is her bucket list coming? Is she going to go skinny dipping and get that toe curling kiss and will Charlie be there to help her out with some of these items on her list?For those of you who are like me and usually read darker/erotic rocker romances don’t let this book pass you by. I have to say that it kept me captivated the whole time and it is nice every once in a while to come across a nice refreshing book that can give you that really good feel good moment and still have that sexy swagger that some other rocker romance books do. I highly recommend this book and am going to check out the book on Tyler who is the lead singer of Blue. Ms. Harris has me hooked.This book was provided as an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.
B**E
Fun series start!
What a fun read! I really liked both Arabella and Charlie, and the two of them trying to check off all the items on Ella's list that summer made for an entertaining angle. Unfortunately for Ella--but fortunately for us--accomplishing many of those goals had her ending up in a laugh-out-loud situation (for the readers that is...Ella was usually a tad bit embarrassed).Ella's had a crush on Charlie since she was an awkward teen in braces, but it's not until she shows up dressed to kill at an industry party ready to check "Flirt with Charlie Tucker" off of her summer to-do list that he really notices her for the first time as something more than the "Little Bit" he'd met a handful of times at the home of the head of his record label. Laugh-out-loud scene number one prompted this thought from Ella:They needed to write guidebooks for this sort of thing. The Idiot's Guide to Flirting With the Man of Your (Literal) Dreams Who Clearly Doesn't Know You Exist. Bonus material could include how to handle disastrous meet-cutes in the john.Yep, you read that right. In the men's room. Poor Ella!Their relationship develops nicely from there--Charlie manfully tries to resist Ella's charms as best he can for as long as he can, but he's no match for the awesomeness of his "sweet girl" who slowly takes over his life and makes it better than he ever thought it could be--but the whole time he's keeping a pretty big secret from her, and you just know that it's going to come back and bite him in the butt. Soon.It does, and it isn't pretty--add to that the fact that Charlie's sure that he can't do relationships and still have a music career (silly, frustrating man!)--and for a while things look pretty bleak indeed. Fortunately Ms. Harris manages to pull out a HEA for them in the end that is highly satisfying and will have readers look forward to seeing Ella and Charlie pop up again in future series books (just so we can squee over how gosh darn cute they are together, of course).You're Still the One is the first book in Ms. Harris's Country Blues series, but it features the hero and heroine from her Accidentally Married on Purpose , Tyler and Sherry; Charlie's the bass player in Tyler's band Blue. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the band members (and Ella's BFF Lana) find HEAs in future series books--there's obviously something going on between Deacon and Hannah, the band's nanny for their upcoming tour--and can't wait to see where this series will go next.Rating: 4 stars / A-
V**6
Will leave you Heart Racing in a "Delicious" way!
I Loved! Adored! Enjoyed this story so very much! Rachel never disappoints, always leaving me smiling, swooning, laughing, and breathless with how good her stories are. Full of fun & sexiness, it brightens my day/wk when I read anything of hers.Arabella is known only for her name and rich father, but this summer she wants to nail her dream job on her own merit so she opts to use a different last name. She knows her father means well but this summer she wants to spread her wings and do things she's never had the chance to do. Arabella gets her dream job and has it all planned out, armed with a list of things that will take her out of her comfort zone she's ready to make this summer memorable. First up is "Charlie Tucker", the man she has had a crush on for as long as she can remember. Dressed to kill she makes her move at an event they are both attending but it doesn't exactly go as she envisioned... Charlie doesn't seem to recognize this beauty and she is far from the usual women always batting for his attention. She is sweet, adorable, clumsy, and man can she kiss! Arabella disappears shortly after leaving Charlie intrigued as to who she is...Summer: Arabella walks into her new job only to find Charlie as her boss, "Oh Boy" things are about to get weird/interesting/fun you name it! Charlie is there to do a job, knowing Arabella is the boss's daughter which means Hands Off, but can Charlie really resist Arabella and her sweet loving nature?!?! He knows it means trouble if he can't, but how will he be able to stop when all he wants to do is touch her, smell her, and taste her lips again!! How will Arabella be able to keep her feelings inside and stay professional when Charlie leaves her breathless at just the sight of him and wanting something she has always dreamed of?!?!Find Out TODAY! NOW! GRAB a copy ASAP and Fall in Looove with these two characters!!!
L**B
having fun and letting loose
You’re Still the OneRachel HarrisContemporary Romance5 Stars Arabella (Ella) Stone, is Nashville’s “Little Darling.” Her dad is David Stone, CEO of Belle Meade Records, and a silent partner in a recording studio in New Orleans. She’s 22, and wants to spend her last summer (before settling down in her dream job), having fun and letting loose. She has also secretly gotten herself a summer job, using her mom’s maiden name. She’s got herself a list of things to do before summer ends. A bucket list of sorts. Will she be able to cross everything off her list? Charlie Tucker, Bassist in the band Blue. Has ties to Belle Meade Records, and knows Arabella Stone since she was a teenager. He has a special project that is near and dear to his heart. Charlie is the youngest of 5 and the only boy in the family,he is close to his sister’s and their families especially his god daughter. He blames himself for the issues she is having and that is why he needs to get the funding and the right people behind this venture to make it a success. For her and all the kids out there with the same problems she has. Will David Stone be a key to his success? Will there be stipulations?Will Ella’s summer be all that she’s hoping it will be?This was a GREAT book!! I really enjoyed it. I hope there is more books about this group of people. And I hope to read more from this author. Reviewed by Lisa from <a href="http://www.alphabookclub.org/">Alpha Book Club</a>
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