Sweet Rapture

Rapture #3

by Alexandra Ivy

**Originally published in the ALL HE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS bundle**

SWEET RAPTURE

Meg Anderson has returned to her home in Holly, North Carolina after she discovered her relationship with Dylan Cain was nothing more than a lie. The last thing she expects is for Dylan to be her new tenant. Or the realization that he might be the only thing standing between her and a killer…

Approximately 22,000 words

Genres: Romance

83 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 2, 2016

About the author

I'm not exactly sure when I fell in love with books. Probably on my mother's knee listening to her read Dr. Seuss to me. I do remember that I was barely old enough to cross the street by myself when I discovered the delights of the local library. Could anything be more wonderful than spending summer days surrounded by stacks of Nancy Drew mysteries? Over the years I fell in love with Victoria Holt, Jane Austen, Agatha Christie, and J.R.R. Tolkien just to name a few. I read poetry, essays, biographies, and plays. In fact, I read anything I could get my hands on.

Years later (no, I'm not admitting how many) I'm still an avid reader, and my tastes are still as varied as they were in my youth, which I suppose helps to explain why I enjoy writing regency historicals under the name of Deborah Raleigh, as well as my contemporary paranormals as Alexandra Ivy. For now that is enough to keep me busy, but who knows what the future might hold!

I do have a few other loves in my life besides reading and writing, the most important being my unbelievably patient husband, David, and my two sons, Chance and Alexander. Without their constant support and belief in me, I never could have been able to follow my dreams. They are truly my heroes.

--From authors website--

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this novella as part of the All He Wants for Christmas anthology. I don't think the anthology is on sale any more (I bought it back in 2015) but this story can now be purchased separately.

Meg returned to her hometown to lick her wounds after getting her heart broken by her ex-boyfriend Dylan when she found out he was actually an undercover FBI agent who only started dating her to get insider information on her roommate. The last thing she was expecting was for Dylan to come chasing after her, or for him to end up having to protect her when she starts being targeted by a stalker.

Sweet Rapture is a sweet second chance romance with Dylan desperate to do whatever it takes to prove how much Meg really means to him. She's wary about giving him a second chance but it's hard to deny how much she cares about him and as danger draws them closer together she realises she doesn't want to be without him.

[Danielle Gypsy Soul · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a short second chance romance about a guy desperate to win back the woman he loves after breaking her heart. Meg has returned home to mend her broken heart when she finds out that her boyfriend is really undercover and was using her to catch a serial killer. It's obvious that he has real feelings for her from the beginning and Meg still has feelings for him. There is a bit of stalker action thrown into the plot. It's a very quick story that while has nothing I didn't like it also isn't one I'll remember for long.

[Dulcinea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read as part of All He Wants for Christmas bundle/anthology.

[Betty Lambert · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good short read. It kind of introduces Alexandra's new series. I like all of Alexandra's books. When I just want to kick back and enjoy a no thinking good book I always will pick up one of hers. Highly recommend.