Author: Elle Aycart

Genre: Contemporary Romance

 

 

After years of waging a losing battle, Megan’s resigned herself to kicking the bucket.

Discovering that the rural retreat of her childhood is now a crazy town full of Doomsday Preppers is a surprise, but whatever. It’s as good a place as any to wait for the end of her world. If the universe would be so kind as to send a hunk to make the transition bearable, she’d be good to go.

Alec can’t believe the woman he just rescued is the same girl who saved him all those years ago, when he was nothing but an angry street thug. She’s not the doe-eyed teenager he crushed on so sweetly, but she still draws him like a magnet, and by God that he’s not going to allow fate to take her away a second time.

Megan was Alec’s starting point. Now they’ve come full circle- and he vows to be hers.

 

4.5 ‘Star Shower’ Stars

My heart is full! Starting Point’s perfect balance of deeply emotional, lightheartedly funny and steamy romance left me feeling  blissfully overjoyed!

How I missed Ms. Aycart’s brilliant writing, and her returning with this little treat novella was the best of surprises. Diving back into preppers’ world couldn’t have made me happier, specially considering we are going back to the past and witness Alec and Megan’s love story, one of my favorite NoName’s couples. I already loved them from Sky’s the Limit, but after Starting Point I can say I don’t just love them, I ADORE them!

“I don’t think you really understand—”
 “Understand what?” he interrupted. “That you are all I want, all I see? I understand that perfectly.”

“You don’t understand the term ‘casual relationship,’ do you?”
 He kissed her on the lips. “When it comes to you, there’s no way in hell I can do casual. Never. Nor would I want to.”

I knew going in – based on the first book – that their story, considering Megan’s fight with cancer – and the hints in it that their journey would be an emotional and deeply intense one, well, it was so much more! They pulled at my heartstring until I was shedding tears more than once, not only by Megan resignation with her fate, and Alec’s helplessness, but also the easiness in which he showed his unwavering love and devotion for her. She was it for him, there was never a doubt in my mind of it. The way he kept on fighting for her, for them, his words and his actions, his care and his worshiping of Megan blew me awed and set Alec up there, together with my other all time favorite book boyfriends. He was dreamy as it get and the perfect match for Megan’s strong and witty personality.

Dying is easy, Megan. Living is hard.”

“Not acceptable. You die, you die fighting like what you are: a warrior.”

Elle Aycart truly has a talent in writing extremely deep situations and connections, but still keeping a light and happy thread on it, and this prequel proved just that. And lets not forget some insanely HOT sexy times. Not only their love and connection shone through, but their scorching chemistry was beyond palpable.

It was equally fantastic to get a look on the past of this prepper community, and see again so many familiar faces, that left me once again curious about their future, in particular Alec’s gang.

Starting Point was indeed the perfect come back for Ms. Aycart, this novella was the perfect little read to get us back hooked to this world, and her writing. Steamy, emotion packed and hilariously funny, this book left me craving even more, of not Megan  and Alec – yes, I want to witness their HEA! – but all the Doomsday Preppers. I. NEED. THEM. ALL! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

“I want you. You, heart included, not just your body.”

“I don’t want to die staring at a hospital ceiling or an IV drip, surrounded by faces full of pity.”
“You won’t, baby. If you die, you’ll die staring at me, and it won’t be pity on my face. It will be love.”

 

 

ARC kindly provided by the author for an honest review