Protecting You (Bailey Brothers #1)
Claire Kingsley
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
3.81
· Steam/Spice level: 3 of 5
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· 72 ratings · 167 pages · Published: 21 May 2020
Grace Miles misses her easy friendship with Asher, but growing up means growing apart. And really, how could he fall for her when they spent their childhood getting muddy in the creek and splitting sticks of gum?
But this summer, something feels different. If Grace didn’t know better, she’d think Asher was flirting with her. Those dark eyes, hard body, and wicked smile make her insides swirl and her heart dare to hope for things she’s convinced herself she’ll never have.
Falling for your best friend shouldn’t be complicated, but for Asher Bailey, loving Grace is anything but simple. The road to romance isn’t smooth thanks to his pack of wild brothers who are protective of the girl next door, a take-no-sass grandmother, a small town where gossip is a spectator sport, and a feud that spans generations.
But Asher realizes his feelings are too big to ignore. Loving her isn’t the risk. Losing her would be.
And one night, one kiss, changes everything.
Finally admitting their feelings is the beginning of their happily ever after. Until their fairy tale love story is tragically interrupted, and neither of them will ever be the same.
Author’s note: Lifelong soulmates, ridiculous pranks, brother shenanigans, and a feuding town. Protecting You is the Bailey Brothers series origin story. Be there when it begins and fall in love with this wild band of unruly brothers. The series is meant to be read in order, and Grace and Asher’s story concludes in Fighting for Us.
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Tagged as:
- contemporary 12
- small town 11
- friends to lovers 6
- new adult 5
- dual pov 4
- young adult 3
- cheerful/happy heroine 3
- competent heroine 3
- sweet/gentle heroine 3
- independent heroine 3
- virgin heroine 3
- working class heroine 3
- working class hero 3
- virgin hero 3
- possessive hero 3
- first person pov 3
- m-f romance 3
- funny 2
- bad boys 2
- poor heroine 2
- alpha male 2
- sunny/happy hero 2
- sweet/gentle hero 2
- angst 1
- tortured heroine 1
- hurt/comfort 1
- take-charge heroine 1
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- content warnings
- nontraditional hea 5
- death / grief 3
- third party sexual assault 3
- no hea 3
- rape 1
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The 'Bailey Brothers' series
4.17 · 400 ratings
competent heroine · contemporary · first-person-pov · working class hero · dual-pov · possessive hero · m-f · small town · friends to lovers · humor · height-difference · sweet heroine · strong heroine · alpha male · length-long · angst · cheerful heroine · sweet-hero · independent heroine · working class heroine
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