Sean Kowalski no sooner leaves the army than he's recruited by Emma Shaw to be her fake fiance. Emma needs to produce a husband-to-be for her gr... read full description
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Nov 19, 2011
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~*
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“I have the magic penis, so I get the keys, remember?”
Yours to Keep is the third book in the Kowalski Family series and my first taste of Shannon Stacey’s writing. It turned out to be one of the sweetest, most amusing contemporary romances I’ve read in a long time, and I’m definitely going to be picking up the first two books in this series. And in case you're wondering, reading this one out of order didn't diminish the story at all.
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Nov 19, 2011
Jae
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For the love of all that is batsh*t crazy (borrowing Sean's phrase), I cannot stress enough of the awesomeness of this book. Love it, like it, adore it and L O V V I T!!!! (have I stressed it enough yet?)
Sean and Emma are adorable people, even though their sense of humor were a bit twisted sometimes. Then again, their twistedness was the key element that made the whole story so much fun. The sticky notes that Sean liked to leave for Emma were extra cute, loved those.
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Sean and Emma are adorable people, even though their sense of humor were a bit twisted sometimes. Then again, their twistedness was the key element that made the whole story so much fun. The sticky notes that Sean liked to leave for Emma were extra cute, loved those.
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Nov 19, 2011
Jess
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“Are you Sean Kowalski?”
“Yup.”
“I’m Emma Shaw…your fake fiancée.”
“Say what?”
And with that, our hero and heroine meet. Such a sweet beginning that set the tone for the whole story. Fun, sweet and simply enjoyable.
Emma, in an attempt to convince her Grandmother, that she’s really ok living by herself, taking care of the home she grew up in and running her own busi More...
“Are you Sean Kowalski?”
“Yup.”
“I’m Emma Shaw…your fake fiancée.”
“Say what?”
And with that, our hero and heroine meet. Such a sweet beginning that set the tone for the whole story. Fun, sweet and simply enjoyable.
Emma, in an attempt to convince her Grandmother, that she’s really ok living by herself, taking care of the home she grew up in and running her own busi More...
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Nov 19, 2011
♡KarLynP♡
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Awesome! It was melt-the-heart kind of good. Sean and Emma made a great couple. The romance felt believable, the heat was just right (steamy!), and the laughs were frequent. A great feel-good romance.
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Nov 19, 2011
I'll refrain from rating this, since I edited it :P You can extrapolate what I think of it (it's awesome and the best Shannon Stacey book yet).
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Nov 19, 2011
Elena
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Woooo! Me and this book had a fabulous time together.
This is the first Shannon Stacey that I've finished and I absolutely loved the premise and how the plot progressed. I didn't find that the family aspect in this book was too overbearing or gag worthy, which is a nice change from a lot of other books.
Sure the premise is a bit ridiculous, but it's great that the plot plays out in a way that really highlights how ridiculous of a predicament the characters are in.
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This is the first Shannon Stacey that I've finished and I absolutely loved the premise and how the plot progressed. I didn't find that the family aspect in this book was too overbearing or gag worthy, which is a nice change from a lot of other books.
Sure the premise is a bit ridiculous, but it's great that the plot plays out in a way that really highlights how ridiculous of a predicament the characters are in.
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Nov 19, 2011
Karla
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4 1/2 stars. I loved mixing it up again with the Kowalski's. Just a fun story, with a cute plot, a crazy, sweet h, Emma, and hot Kowalski, Sean. Some terrific dialogue, laugh out loud moments, and very sensual. My favorite part of the book was the inclusion of the Kowalski's from the previous books. The family element just brought so much to the story.
My only complaint...I think it needed an epilogue. Especially since we have to wait until September 2012 for Mitch's book...and then More...
My only complaint...I think it needed an epilogue. Especially since we have to wait until September 2012 for Mitch's book...and then More...
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Nov 19, 2011
Jaci
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This book was wonderful. Fully rounded characters and a fun, emotional story. Sean and Emma are together for all the wrong reasons, and you want them to stay together for all the right reasons. I was invested in this book from the very beginning. I highly recommend Yours To Keep. This is what romance is supposed to be about.
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Nov 19, 2011
Amanda
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I 100% loved this series and am hoping and praying that Stacey writes more - thankfully she introduced four more Kowalski's in this book that all happen to be single. Since I read all three books in just over 24 hours, I decided to just write a review on the last - especially since I can't pick a favorite. The books are all lighthearted yet emotional, which is a great combination. I've gotta admit that I definitely teared up at some point during each book. They also each have a secondary romance
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Aug 07, 2011
Juliana
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A light and fun novella-ish romance that provides some great laughs (3.5 stars)
This was a very light and cute romance. I had never read anything by Shannon Stacey before, but reading Yours to Keep made me want to check out her backlist and the other books in the Kowalski Family series. The thing I loved best was the humor; some parts had me laughing out loud and there was one particular scene (Newlywed game anyone?) that made me have to put the book down and focus on remembering to b More...
This was a very light and cute romance. I had never read anything by Shannon Stacey before, but reading Yours to Keep made me want to check out her backlist and the other books in the Kowalski Family series. The thing I loved best was the humor; some parts had me laughing out loud and there was one particular scene (Newlywed game anyone?) that made me have to put the book down and focus on remembering to b More...
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Nov 19, 2011
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Yours to Keep is the 3rd book in the Kowalski Family series by the very talented Shannon Stacey. Though this is my very first book by Ms. Stacey, I had no trouble identifying with the fact that she can deliver a fantastic romance, and this one definitely makes it into the list of my favorite reads for 2011. This book is going to follow the I-Review format which I introduced earlier and would follow a question and answer format which will hopefully do justice to the wonderful romance this deliver
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Nov 19, 2011
Mandi
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Favorite Quote: She snorted and looked out her window. “Oh yes, Sean Kowalski. Your amazing kisses have made all rational thought fly out of my besotted brain. If only you could fill me with your magic penis, I know we’ll fall madly in love and live happily ever after.”
Emma lives in her grandmother’s old farm house in New Hampshire. She doesn’t have a lot of family around and now that her grandmother has retired to Florida, she worries about Emma living all by herself so far away. Em More...
Emma lives in her grandmother’s old farm house in New Hampshire. She doesn’t have a lot of family around and now that her grandmother has retired to Florida, she worries about Emma living all by herself so far away. Em More...
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Nov 19, 2011
Melissa
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I received this ARC via Netgalley.
After getting out of the Army after 12 years, the last thing Sean Kowalski wants is to be tied down to anything. He plans to travel a lot and explore being back on USA soil.
When Emma Shaw realizes her grandmother will not sell her the home she’s been living in and taking care of for the last few years due to her gram thinking the house is too big for her. Emma hatches a plan. Tell gram she’s got engaged.
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Nov 19, 2011
Jane
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Funny with a lot of heart. I read this book in public and laughed out loud in many places. It earned me some strange looks. It's one of the best contemps I've read this year. Stacey is really growing as an author and I think this book shows her great range. The characters are authentic and their romance believable. Not once did I think, 'oh this would never happen'. The interaction between the family members show the both the sibling rivalry as well as the deep support family can provide.
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Nov 19, 2011
Kris (KindleRomance)
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My favorite of the series! If you can get over the preposterous plot, which I did, then it's a very enjoyable story. I loved both of the characters and enjoyed watching them fall in love. Also enjoyed the sub-plot with Grandma.
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Nov 19, 2011
Joyzi
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It's been a while since I downloaded this galley and transfer it to my phone to be read, but unfortunately I didn't have enough time to really read it. Then, came the time that my mother got hospitalized and I'm taking care of her 24/7 that I finally have the time to read it in my phone during the hours that I do not actually do anything.
At first the e-book started with a short summary in More...
It's been a while since I downloaded this galley and transfer it to my phone to be read, but unfortunately I didn't have enough time to really read it. Then, came the time that my mother got hospitalized and I'm taking care of her 24/7 that I finally have the time to read it in my phone during the hours that I do not actually do anything.
At first the e-book started with a short summary in More...
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Nov 19, 2011
Karen
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100% predictable.
100% zany premise.
And….
100% fun!
If I hadn't heard so many people talking this book up on Twitter I would have never read it based on the summary.
Yours to Keep has such a wacky premise. Emma's grandmother has moved to FL to retire. Emma loves her Gram and wants her to be happy and stay in FL enjoying her retirement, not running back home to take care of Emma whom she seems to think can't handle the big family homestead More...
100% zany premise.
And….
100% fun!
If I hadn't heard so many people talking this book up on Twitter I would have never read it based on the summary.
Yours to Keep has such a wacky premise. Emma's grandmother has moved to FL to retire. Emma loves her Gram and wants her to be happy and stay in FL enjoying her retirement, not running back home to take care of Emma whom she seems to think can't handle the big family homestead More...
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Nov 19, 2011
Elena R a.k.a. Lunies R
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Sean Kowalski has just come from the army and is thrown into an awkward situation. "Batshite Crazy Chick" Emma Shaw,made up a fake fiance( Sean) to ease her grandmother's worries so she could stay happily in Florida.Her Grandmother is a worried sport and doesn't believe Emma is capable of keeping up her home that's been in the family for years.So now that Emma spills the beans that she's now getting married,her Grandmother Cat,let's loose and now feels comfortable.Emma and Sean have
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Nov 19, 2011
Julie
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When I first told my husband about what Yours to Keep was about, he looked at me with an “are you sh*tting me?” expression, shook his head and walked away. Mind you, that is often his reaction when I tell him about one of my books – that and walking away mumbling “Why did I not just stay in the basement?…” I must admit that I did feel a little like he did this time around. The idea that a woman would go up to a total stranger and More...
When I first told my husband about what Yours to Keep was about, he looked at me with an “are you sh*tting me?” expression, shook his head and walked away. Mind you, that is often his reaction when I tell him about one of my books – that and walking away mumbling “Why did I not just stay in the basement?…” I must admit that I did feel a little like he did this time around. The idea that a woman would go up to a total stranger and More...
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Nov 19, 2011
Ruth
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I really enjoyed this wonderful contemporary romance, received through netgalley.
It's a great follow-up from Undeniably Yours, and both of them were much better for me than Exclusively Yours, which had a whole family-camping-trip-from-hell thing going on which I didn't care for.
Like Undeniably Yours, this book focuses more on the hero and heroine, with just enough playtime for the secondary Kowalski family and other characters to give it realism. Mrs. Kowalski's famo More...
It's a great follow-up from Undeniably Yours, and both of them were much better for me than Exclusively Yours, which had a whole family-camping-trip-from-hell thing going on which I didn't care for.
Like Undeniably Yours, this book focuses more on the hero and heroine, with just enough playtime for the secondary Kowalski family and other characters to give it realism. Mrs. Kowalski's famo More...
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Nov 19, 2011
Sharon
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I really enjoy Shannon Stacey’s fun and witty romances and ‘Yours to Keep’ was no exception, I loved this installment of the Kowalski family series.
Emma Shaw has told a lie to keep her grandmother from worrying about her, she owns and runs her own landscape gardening business and is maintaining a large home, her grandmother is coming to town and in order to keep her secret; a make believe fiancé, she has to convince said fiancé to lie More...
I really enjoy Shannon Stacey’s fun and witty romances and ‘Yours to Keep’ was no exception, I loved this installment of the Kowalski family series.
Emma Shaw has told a lie to keep her grandmother from worrying about her, she owns and runs her own landscape gardening business and is maintaining a large home, her grandmother is coming to town and in order to keep her secret; a make believe fiancé, she has to convince said fiancé to lie More...
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Nov 19, 2011
Judi
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I marked this one as one of my favorites for the year before I was even half-way finished.
Let me get this out of the way first - I loved this book so much that I started writing my review on sticky notes. Naaa I’m just kidding, but the sticky notes played such a cute, make me smile part in Yours to Keep, I had to mention them right off the top.
The pretend, fake fiancé storyline is certainly not a new concept and in Yours to Keep it could have been cheesy and cliché bu More...
Let me get this out of the way first - I loved this book so much that I started writing my review on sticky notes. Naaa I’m just kidding, but the sticky notes played such a cute, make me smile part in Yours to Keep, I had to mention them right off the top.
The pretend, fake fiancé storyline is certainly not a new concept and in Yours to Keep it could have been cheesy and cliché bu More...
Nov 19, 2011
Miss Kim
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This was my favorite of the trilogy. I loved Sean (of course), and gran. Emma was ok. The story was predictable, but that's ok. Sometimes you just need a sweet comfort read. I'm interested in reading more by Ms. Stacey. I'll keep my fingers crossed that she revists the Kowalski family.
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Nov 19, 2011
Robin *loves sexy books*
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loved, loved it. this is a great series but this is definitely my favorite! i loved the relationship between sean and emma and the whole kowlaski bunch is awesome. i love their kowalski tournaments of DOOM!! lol.
the ending was so sweet, i almost cried too. awesome book! keep them coming.
the ending was so sweet, i almost cried too. awesome book! keep them coming.
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Nov 19, 2011
Kara
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so far it is laugh out loud funny, I would have liked more of a ending but the author added more about Keri & Joe and Kevin & Beth so I am hoping there is another book coming. I would like to read a book about Sean's brother Mitch.
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Nov 19, 2011
Holly
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What a sweet, adorable story. I was worried at first based in the premise, but Stacey pulled off the bat-shit crazy heroine extremely well.
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Nov 19, 2011
Fani
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3.5 stars
This one featured a fake betrothal plot, which happens to be one of my favorite tropes, so it's little wonder I ended up enjoying it.
Sean and Emma end up living together for a month, pretending to be engaged for the shake of Emma's grandmother, who was too worried for her grand-daughter living alone while she was away. There is attraction at first sight from both sides, but it takes a while for the two of them to act on it, but in the end, along with a little hel More...
This one featured a fake betrothal plot, which happens to be one of my favorite tropes, so it's little wonder I ended up enjoying it.
Sean and Emma end up living together for a month, pretending to be engaged for the shake of Emma's grandmother, who was too worried for her grand-daughter living alone while she was away. There is attraction at first sight from both sides, but it takes a while for the two of them to act on it, but in the end, along with a little hel More...
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Nov 19, 2011
Nicole
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The thing that amazes me about Ms. Stacey is that in this book and the one before it (Undeniably Yours) she took a trope I HATED (pregnant heroine, marriage of convenience) and made me fall into the story. I think she manages to do this by portraying these seemingly unrealistic tropes as realistically as possible.
I wasn't totally interested in the secondary romance, but it wasn't overwhelming. I liked how characters from previous books maintained their character. Their kids were terr More...
I wasn't totally interested in the secondary romance, but it wasn't overwhelming. I liked how characters from previous books maintained their character. Their kids were terr More...
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Nov 19, 2011
Jessica
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You know those books that you just can't seem to put down no matter how late at night it is? Well, that's how Yours To Keep was for me. I just couldn't get enough of Emma and Sean's chemistry and where their story was leading to next. Even though the story of faking being in love, then actually falling in love is a used and abused storyline, Shannon Stacey makes it her own by using fun characters and passionate relationships. I loved how Emma was strong headed and wouldn't take any crap from Sea
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Nov 19, 2011
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Why I Read this Book: How could I not read this book? I love this series!
What I Liked: I loved the set-up between Emma and Sean. Emma’s scheme was a crazy idea but the author made it work. They’re faking a relationship (an engagement) to ease Emma’s overly worried Grandmother. Emma doesn’t want her Gram to worry about her; she just wants her Gram to enjoy her retirement in Florida. I think it was sweet of Sean to help Emma out. And it just so happens that there’s chemistry between Se More...
What I Liked: I loved the set-up between Emma and Sean. Emma’s scheme was a crazy idea but the author made it work. They’re faking a relationship (an engagement) to ease Emma’s overly worried Grandmother. Emma doesn’t want her Gram to worry about her; she just wants her Gram to enjoy her retirement in Florida. I think it was sweet of Sean to help Emma out. And it just so happens that there’s chemistry between Se More...
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