The Gravity Collection Box Set: Three Complete Novels

Gravity #1-3

by Sarina Bowen

From Vermont's Green Mountains, where world class athletes are born and bred, come three gorgeous romances at one low price. Coming In From the Country girl Willow Reade meets Dane by accident. Literally. Her skidding truck forces him off the road during a blizzard. Stranded together in his Jeep as night falls, the two loneliest people in Vermont find themselves sharing more than they'd planned. But Dane "Danger" Hollister is gold-medal ski racer with a world-class secret. As their lives intersect, his troubles threaten them both. Falling From the Until his accident, bad boy Hank “Hazardous” Lazarus had a gorgeous girlfriend, a career as a freestyle snowboarder and a spot on the US Olympic team. Could he possibly meet the love of his life in the last place he ever wanted to go--the hospital? Shooting for the Pro snowboarder Stella Lazarus has always loved her brother's best friend. But the one time she tried to show him, she was shot down faster than you can say "competitor disqualified." Until one blissful night in Tahoe, when Stella finally gets her man. Or does she? In the morning, Stella and Bear wake up to horrible news. The sort that sends them racing back to Vermont, and straight into the arms of guilt and family obligations.

Genres: Sports, Romance

530 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 29, 2015

About the author

Sarina Bowen is the 24-time USA Today bestselling and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary fiction, including: The Five Year Lie, the True North series, and the Brooklyn Hockey series. She's the co-author of Him/Us and the WAGs series with Elle Kennedy. And more!

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Reviews

[Tammy · Rating 2 out of 5]

~1 Coming in from the Cold {Dane "Danger" & Willow} 1.5 Stars
What a horrible pos the "hero" of this book was. He was so afraid to find out IF he had a terminal genetic disease, that he chose to just live his life like he DID have it, never making connections with people in his life, treating them like crap. I almost wished he did have this awful disease that he sacrificed everything good in his life for! I for sure hoped that when he found out he never had it, that he would have to live with self-loathing and crushing guilt for how he'd hurt Willow and tried to make her end the life of his perfectly healthy baby for nothing! And I hoped that he would then have to live the rest of his life alone and miserable, because he drove away EVERYONE who could have loved him!

And I was SO NOT happy with how easy it was for Willow to forgive him and make excuses for actions. FFS, rather than take a simple blood test and KNOW FOR SURE if he even had this deadly gene, he would have rather just denied their child of a chance of living in the first place! He was a dick to Willow even before he found out she pregnant. And he said horrible things to intentionally hurt her. Fear of a possible deadly disease does give a person the right to cut someone else down, especially when they are at their most vulnerable. Him learning he was NOT going to die from this disease (and doing a few chores around the place) didn't undo all of that.

I gave it that extra half a star because I liked the beginning, before his dickishness ruined the middle and end.

~2 Falling from the Sky {Hank “Hazardous” & Dr. Callie} 4 Stars
This story was SO much better than the first and the only one I liked. The only real issue I had in it was with Hank's insensitive friend, Bear, hiring Hank's ex to be in the film he was trying to get Hank involved in and then bringing her around to places where Hank and Callie were? WTF!? I was thinking, "This clueless doofus is going to be our hero in the next book? Awesome!"

~3 Shooting for the Stars {Bryan “Bear” & Stella} 1.5 stars
Such a disappointment! The two main characters spent pretty much THE ENTIRE book avoiding each other. Bear's communication skills were non-existent. Stella was constantly feeling hurt by him, and he was constantly feeling guilty about one thing after another. It was frustrating and depressing, because they were both SO unhappy through SO much of this. When Bear finally did pull his head out of his ass, I just felt like, "Way too little. And much too late!". If it wasn't for Stella's moxie, I don't think this would've been worth even 1 star. I don't get why the author bothered to write this. Or why I bothered to finish it.

(Side Note: there was not one single mention of Hank's ex, Alexis, being apart of Bear's movie. Like it never happened.)

[Olivia · Rating 2 out of 5]

I went into this not realizing how much of the series was centered around illness and injury. And while I can appreciate when books tackle real life, that wasn’t what I was looking for here. I read to escape — and this leaned too heavily into bleak realism for me to enjoy.

Book one also includes one of my least favorite surprise tropes. If I’d known in advance, I wouldn’t have picked it up.

Book three was the strongest of the set and briefly made me think I might round up — until the male narrator kicked in. Emma Wilder was great, but Noel Harrison’s delivery was flat, robotic, and completely disconnected from the tone of the story. I couldn’t finish because his voice made my ears bleed.

If you like heavier emotional themes and don’t mind certain tropes or narration issues, this might still work for you. But for me, it missed the mark.


My Ratings Guide:
⭐️ – Not for me
⭐️⭐️ – Disappointing
⭐️⭐️⭐️ – Good/Solid
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – Amazing
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – Flawless/Unforgettable

[Gabby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolute perfection!

3 books in one! I enjoyed each story thoroughly. Sarina created a complex world surrounding these three couples. The emotional roller coaster, the banter, and the spice all mixed together to hit you right in the feels. Looking forward to reading more of Sarina's stories!

[Margo McGovern · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the series

Loved these three books so much! Only thing I didn't like is that the 3rd book has so many typos it was very distracting. I hate to see that from such a great author.

[Glenda Bettin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grwat series

[Kim Tanski · Rating 4 out of 5]

READ EACH BOOK ,ONE A DAY. I LIKED THE SERIES. BOOKS ONE AND TWO WERE MY FAVORITES.

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice set of stories with HEAs about injured xtreme sports folks and the people who love them.