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yodamom's review
3.0
Take one playboy with money, a hot body and a revolving door to his bedroom with a strong dislike of children and add one single mother and you have a troubled romance. it gets more twisted, his father had an affair with her mother breaking his parents marriage and now they are all together for their marriage, so they'll be step sister and brother. Yippeee. LOL
This was a great little romance. The woman was not a weak little woman she was opinionated, independent , and not willing to drop her expectations even for Mr. Dreamy. He was a playboy, a jerk, and a total asshat, with some great moves. He also had a fabulous friend West, I'm a team West and want more on him. So they go back and forth, they heat up and chill it way down and in the end... read the book
This was a great little romance. The woman was not a weak little woman she was opinionated, independent , and not willing to drop her expectations even for Mr. Dreamy. He was a playboy, a jerk, and a total asshat, with some great moves. He also had a fabulous friend West, I'm a team West and want more on him. So they go back and forth, they heat up and chill it way down and in the end... read the book
charms1976's review
3.0
I love this authors writing in the paranormal world. I even love it in the young adult world. This start to a new series in adult contemporary romance wasn’t one of her hits for me. The characters barely gave any real emotion and at times they went over the top and left me rolling my eyes. It had some great chapters in the book, but the bad heavily outweighed the good.
alwaysbooking's review
4.0
This novella/book is a little over 100 pages... I kind of wish it would've been longer. I really enjoyed the chemistry and characters. That being said I think it could have been a book for how more in depth I wish they would've gotten. I really enjoyed the hashtags in the beginning but then they kind of died off. I'd be interested in reading the rest of the series though if the books are longer.
lectorliber04's review
3.0
First time reading Ms. Showalter and now I want more, but; in fact I have a few 'buts'. The heroine's inner thoughts using Twitter hashtags felt like reading a book written by a teen. I had the same reaction I have when I read people's comments as if they were texting. Nope don't like it at all. But it didn't happen often so that was good. Kenna claimed to be independent and not wanting her lover's money after she was fired and yet he payed her rent, bought groceries and gassed up her roommate's car. It always happens. Heroine claims not to want to feel indebted to her lover/boyfriend but she always ends up accepting his 'gifts'. It was a short novella so things got resolved fairly quickly between Kenna and Dane and we meet Jase, Beck and West. Haven't given up of the series so I shall read more of Ms. Showalter.
romancejunkie1025's review
3.0
different from any other Showalter tale I've ever read. i didn't care much for the male character a good bit of the story but i guess the premise for the story revolved around him being an ass. hopefully the series is enjoyable
bookloverchelle's review
4.0
Excellent start to The Original Heartbreakers series by Gena Showalter. I accidentally started the series without reading this novella first but I’m very happy I came back to this. Kenna has had a pretty hard life. Living with her two best friends and her daughter, working as much as possible, keeps her too busy to even think about dating. When Dane comes back to town he’s not ready for the woman that Kenna has become but he can’t deny that he’s attracted to her. For the man who doesn’t date and doesn’t have girlfriends, giving a relationship a try is harder than he thought. Kenna wants to take it slow because she has her daughter to think about but whenever she gets around Dane slow isn’t even in her vocabulary. Can they concur the obstacles dragging them apart and find a HEA? Great read and a great start to a fun series!
angels_gp17's review
4.0
The One You Want is a novella in The Original Heartbreakers series by Gena Showalter. It introduces us to Strawberry Valley and several of the townsfolk and new residences.
I really enjoyed this novella more then I expected too. I can’t wait to continue into the series.
Kenna is a hard working single mother who has had to deal with town gossip and labels that aren’t true.
Dane used to live in Strawberry Valley, but his family left and now he’s back and boy has he grown up, in all the best ways.
Dane and Kenna both have issues and things in their past that they haven’t dealt with. I fell in love with both Dane and Kenna at the start. Kenna held her ground throughout the book. I liked the friendship Kenna has with Brook Lynn and that crazy silly bucket list was just too much fun. And, Kenna’s daughter was just wonderful. She has no filter and with kids it’s so true. They say anything and everything.
The setting and characters were so reminiscent of what people go through when they think they know your past, what you’ve done, and how you’e acted.
I adored this novella, I loved the setting, and I loved the characters.
Audio Review: This is my first experience with Savannah Richards. She brought this novella to life. Everything felt more real and intense. I thoroughly enjoyed all the voices. They came across clear, crisp, and well defined. The audio was pleasant and comfortable to listen too. I plan to continue the series in this formate.
Rated: 4 Stars
I really enjoyed this novella more then I expected too. I can’t wait to continue into the series.
Kenna is a hard working single mother who has had to deal with town gossip and labels that aren’t true.
Dane used to live in Strawberry Valley, but his family left and now he’s back and boy has he grown up, in all the best ways.
Dane and Kenna both have issues and things in their past that they haven’t dealt with. I fell in love with both Dane and Kenna at the start. Kenna held her ground throughout the book. I liked the friendship Kenna has with Brook Lynn and that crazy silly bucket list was just too much fun. And, Kenna’s daughter was just wonderful. She has no filter and with kids it’s so true. They say anything and everything.
The setting and characters were so reminiscent of what people go through when they think they know your past, what you’ve done, and how you’e acted.
I adored this novella, I loved the setting, and I loved the characters.
Audio Review: This is my first experience with Savannah Richards. She brought this novella to life. Everything felt more real and intense. I thoroughly enjoyed all the voices. They came across clear, crisp, and well defined. The audio was pleasant and comfortable to listen too. I plan to continue the series in this formate.
Rated: 4 Stars
naomilane's review
4.0
I love Gena Showalter. I love her so much guys. She's an amazing author and just an awesome person. THE ORIGINAL HEARTBREAKERS is her first contemporary series, something new for her and, as always, she owned it!
THE ONE YOU WANT is a novella, a prequel to the first book of the series. I really liked it, it's short so don't expect something deep and profound because the romance happens very fast but, still, it was a very nice novella and it did its job: now I definitely want to read the rest of the series!
"Suddenly I'm feeling very hungry for something else."Kenna is a twenty-three year old mother, she has a bad reputation because she had her daughter very young but also because of her mother (her mother was the mistress of Dane's father for over sixteen years and now they're finally getting married). She's actually a very decent person, who's trying very hard to regain a good reputation and have a normal and good life for her daughter.
"Oh, yeah? For what, exactly?"
"Sundae à la Dane."
Dane is a twenty-nine year old very wealthy business man who left Strawberry Valley sixteen years ago and now he's back because his father is getting married to Kenna's mother. He knew Kenna back then, he was rude to her before he left and now he wants to apologize. Just apologize, nothing else, because he isn't a man who does relationship and he does not get involved with mothers. But the moment he sees her, everything changes.
I don't always read novellas because short books aren't my thing but I wanted to read this series in its entirety so I gave this one a shot, and I do not regret it! First of all, it gave me an idea of what I can expect of this series and we get to meet the three hot guys who are going to feature in the next three books and two of the women as well. Second of all, I just loved it! It was a sweet, steamy and funny story and it put a big smile of my face.
Kenna and Dane were both great characters and super funny. Like I said, everything happens very quickly because it's a short book but it didn't feel like it was forced or sudden, Gena knows what she's doing.
It's a bit cheesy at times but, well, still cute. Dane pissed me off at some point, Kenna too if I'm being honest. I think it was actually because of the length of the book, Gena couldn't develop the characters as she normally does and, so, some of their reactions seemed weird and unexpected but I'm hoping it won't be like that in the full novels.
The secondary characters were interesting, we don't learn a lot about them since the book is really focused on Kenna and Dane but we still get to meet them and Gena leaves us wanting for more. Norrie though, this adorable little girl is the best!
Overall, THE ONE YOU WANT, is a great prequel novella. It's funny, sexy, interesting and after reading it, you'll want to buy the next installment.
A quote I really liked:
"What'd she do to win a wild man like you?"
"She breathed."
1_romance_reader's review
3.0
Awesome
I love everything she writes and this one is right there with all of them
This was cute short romance setting us up for her new series
I'm ready to read them all
I love everything she writes and this one is right there with all of them
This was cute short romance setting us up for her new series
I'm ready to read them all