Ready For It by ML Nystrom is NOW LIVE

 

Title: Ready for It

Series: MacAteer Brothers #2

Author: ML Nystrom

Release: November 7, 2020

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Goodreads Link:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53348174-ready-for-it

 

Blurb:

𝗔 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗟 𝗡𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗖 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗻-𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵-𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗰𝗔𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀. 

 

Party girl Melanie Miser has it all: looks, brains, and money. She goes through men with a distinct lack of commitment, never getting too close and never letting them get close to her.

 

Not even her best friend knows why.

 

After a lifetime of being mocked for his speech impediment, burly giant Owen rarely talks to anyone outside his family circle. He has wanted Melanie for a long time, but fears he would be just another notch in her bedpost. As their friendship strengthens, Owen still yearns for Melanie to see him as more.

 

Then life throws a major curveball and Melanie faces irrevocable changes. More than ever, she needs Owen to help her process the hardship of her past and the challenges of the future.

𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘔𝘓 𝘕𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘮'𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴-𝘵𝘰-𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.

 

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Author Bio:

ML Nystrom had stories in her head since she was a child. All sorts of stories of fantasy, romance, mystery and anything else that captured her interest. A voracious reader, she’s spent many hours devouring books; therefore, she found it only fitting she should write a few herself!

ML has spent most of my life as a performing musician and band instrument repair technician, but that doesn’t mean she’s pigeon-holed into one mold. She’s been a university professor, belly dancer, craftsperson, soap maker, singer, rock band artist, jewelry maker, lifeguard, swim coach, and whatever else she felt like exploring. As one of her students said to her once, “Life’s too short to ignore the opportunities.” She has no intention of ever stopping… so welcome to her story world. She hopes you enjoy it!

 

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In the Series:

Run With It

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Excerpt:

“I love you.”

Those three words hit me like pointed shards of ice. In my favorite romance stories when the man makes his love confession, the woman melts into a big pile of emotional goo.  Then they have the best sex of their lives that’s full of descriptive adjectives for several pages.  Owen’s declaration didn’t fill me with fluffy feelings and thoughts.  I was totally and completely scared out of my ever-lovin’ mind.

“You can’t love me.”

“Yes, I can.”

“It’s impossible.”

“It’s not.”

“You shouldn’t do that.”

“Do what?”

“Love me.”

“Why not?”

“Because I don’t deserve it.  I’m so fucked up, I don’t deserve anyone’s love.  I’m fuckin’ toxic.”

Owen’s voice growled in my ear as he proceeded to gut me completely.  “No one deserves to be loved.  It’s not something you have to work for either.  You don’t buy it like you do milk in a grocery store.  It’s not about clothes or looks or money.  I know your family thinks that way and I’ve seen first-hand that being rich doesn’t mean shit when it comes to loving someone.  I don’t think you do either.”

I was one big, raw open wound.  How many fucking times in my life had I sought one-night stands just to feel something?  Anything.  How many times had I let someone touch me and not known his last name? How many times did I mistake lust for love?  Was I worthy of it?  Would I ever be good enough for someone’s love?  How could I even recognize it?

Owen’s lips pressed into the spot just under my earlobe.  “Listen well, Melanie.  You know I don’t bullshit.  Ever.  There’s nothing you can do to make me love you.  Nothing you can say, nothing you can buy.  Not sex or the promise of it.  Not a house or car.  You do not and cannot make me love you.  I just do.  Something else you should figure out.  You can’t make me love you, and you can’t stop me from loving you either.”

I couldn’t contain it.  I let the torrent free and totally flooded the shoulder underneath my cheek.  My fingers dug into his skin as I clung to his strong arm.  I don’t know how long it took for me to empty.  It might have been a few minutes.  It might have been an hour.  He stayed there throughout the entire deluge, holding me, breathing into my hair, kissing my skin, and murmuring I love you’s over and over.  The shakes subsided at last.  I should have been exhausted from the roller coaster emotions of the day.  I wasn’t.  I felt alive.  I felt lighter.  Freer.  More open.  I felt…  I felt… I felt pure need.

“Owend?”  Shit, my nose was plugged up.

He knew exactly what I asked and offered.  “If I touch you now, I’m not going back to friends only.  I’m committed and I’m not leaving.  Are you ready for that?  If you’re not, I can wait.”

My Review: 5 STARS

This was my first book by this author and I immediately want to read more.  This book is part of a family series and can be read as a a standalone.  It is written in first person from a dual POV. Bot MC are complex and well-developed.  The plot kept me engaged and I did not want to put the book down.  The pacing of the book was just right. 

Melanie has had some things happen that make her the person she has become and make her feel like she does not deserve love.  This is the biggest obstacle to Owen and Melanie getting to their HEA, and it is a one that takes some effort to overcome.  I liked Melanie’s determination and the fierce woman she has become despite her past.  Owen is a quiet giant with a huge heart.  I absolutely fell hard for him very early on in the book.  I loved him so much.  He is a powerfully built guy who wants to do the right thing and protect Mel on all the levels and made me swoon.   He is a giver that accepts Mel for who she is, respects her for who she is, and really wants to support her on her path.  At the same time, he recognizes that she holds the power to break his heart and that made him even more attractive to me.

There is a trigger warning included in the blurb that should be noted.  Humor, heat, and a little angst pull this together and tie it with a very nice HEA bow.  I will definitely be reading other books by this author and will be following this MacAteer family.