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The Look of Love (The Sullivans #1)
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Bella Andre (Goodreads Author)
With THE LOOK OF LOVE, bestselling author Bella Andre introduces you the Sullivan family. In this fun and emotional contemporary romance series, when a Sullivan bad boy falls...he falls hard. And it's forever.
Chloe Peterson is having a bad night. A really bad night. The large bruise on her cheek can attest to that. And when her car skids off the side of a wet country road...more
Chloe Peterson is having a bad night. A really bad night. The large bruise on her cheek can attest to that. And when her car skids off the side of a wet country road...more
Kindle Edition, 184 pages
Published
June 13th 2011
(first published January 1st 2011)
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THE LOOK OF LOVE is the first book in the Sullivan’s series and I think Bella Andre has a hit on her hands. Not only are the characters very likeable and engaging, but they hold a certain appeal that makes you respect them and their choices.
In the midst of a storm, Chase Sullivan, the photographer finds Chloe on the side of the road. Thinking he’s doing a good deed, he pulls over and tries to help this woman who is drenched to the bone and is sporting a shiner. Instead of pressing the issue, h...more
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3.5/5 - Review posted: Happily Ever After - Reads
Meet the Sullivan Family:
Smith - Actor
Marcus – Winery owner
Chase – Photographer
Ryan – Pro baseball player
Zach – Owner, autoshop chain
Gabe – Firefighter
Lori (Naughty) – Dancer/choreographer
Sophie (Nice) – Librarian
The Look of Love is book #1 in the Sullivan Family series, following the 8 siblings listed above. Chase is up first and he would be the model for the ultimate good guy. On his way to his brother’s winery for a photo shoot, he sees a car...more
Meet the Sullivan Family:
Smith - Actor
Marcus – Winery owner
Chase – Photographer
Ryan – Pro baseball player
Zach – Owner, autoshop chain
Gabe – Firefighter
Lori (Naughty) – Dancer/choreographer
Sophie (Nice) – Librarian
The Look of Love is book #1 in the Sullivan Family series, following the 8 siblings listed above. Chase is up first and he would be the model for the ultimate good guy. On his way to his brother’s winery for a photo shoot, he sees a car...more
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(4.5stars)
I really enjoyed the story. The conflict was mostly on the heroine's side. Chase was so incredibly in love with her throughout the story. Almost from the first moment he saw her.
Chloe had a lot of issues to deal with through the story. I didn't get bogged down in her inner turmoil. And believe me, I know how hard it is to write that fine line.
This was a very sweet story. It was filled with passion, but the underlying current was acceptance and sweetness, not the unquenchable thirst f...more
I really enjoyed the story. The conflict was mostly on the heroine's side. Chase was so incredibly in love with her throughout the story. Almost from the first moment he saw her.
Chloe had a lot of issues to deal with through the story. I didn't get bogged down in her inner turmoil. And believe me, I know how hard it is to write that fine line.
This was a very sweet story. It was filled with passion, but the underlying current was acceptance and sweetness, not the unquenchable thirst f...more
This review was originally posted on The Book Vixen. I received a copy of this book from Novel Publicity & Co. in exchange for an honest review.
3 ½ stars
Why I Read this Book: Bella Andre is one of those authors I’ve been hearing a lot about. I am constantly seeing her name on the Amazon top list of romance books. I even have a couple of her books that have been sitting on my Kindle for way too long; I just hadn’t read any of her books until now. And now that I’ve had a taste, I want more.
Wha...more
3 ½ stars
Why I Read this Book: Bella Andre is one of those authors I’ve been hearing a lot about. I am constantly seeing her name on the Amazon top list of romance books. I even have a couple of her books that have been sitting on my Kindle for way too long; I just hadn’t read any of her books until now. And now that I’ve had a taste, I want more.
Wha...more
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I truly wanted to like this one, many of my reader buddies like it, hoping it was more along the lines of Marie Force's Gansett Island series, however sadly it's not. Just bad dialogue and too cheesy. One truly bizarre part about 78% in where the H, Chase, a 32 year old professional photographer, is thinking about the h, Chloe, Chase thinks: "What an idiot he was. Nearly 2 decades of as much sex as he wanted with models and actresses hadn't so much as been the first chapter of the rule book for...more
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I was given the series for honest reviews and I was not sure how I was going to like them. Let's start this with... holy hell those Sullivan's have quite the gene pool of talent and good looks. I love that these books are set up as stand alones are can be read as a series. Since I have a bit of OCD I will be reading them in the order. :)
This book is about Chase and how he literally picks up Chloe at the side of the road. Often I have a hard time bel...more
I was given the series for honest reviews and I was not sure how I was going to like them. Let's start this with... holy hell those Sullivan's have quite the gene pool of talent and good looks. I love that these books are set up as stand alones are can be read as a series. Since I have a bit of OCD I will be reading them in the order. :)
This book is about Chase and how he literally picks up Chloe at the side of the road. Often I have a hard time bel...more
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Every time I pick up a Bella Andre novel, I am reminded just how much I love her writing. Not since early Nora Roberts have I felt like I wanted to devour anything an author had written so much. In fact, the Sullivans remind me very much of Roberts' big boisterous MacGregor clan - all of whom I'd adored. I had previously read book 4 in the Sullivan series last year (which I loved) and my high expectations were most certainly met here again. It's so refreshing (almost in a throwback sort of way)...more
Bella Andre is my favorite romance author by far. I feel like I personally know each of the characters and I want to jump in the book and be a part of their lives. This book of Chase and Chloe is remarkable. It is a perfect love story (of course with its twists and turns). It hits the ground running and does not stop until the very last word
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! I love that there are more Sullivan brothers because I want to read about each and every steamy one!
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The look of love
By Bella Andre
Summery courtesy of goodreads.com
With THE LOOK OF LOVE, bestselling author Bella Andre introduces you the Sullivan family. In this fun and emotional contemporary romance series, when a Sullivan bad boy falls...he falls hard. And it's forever.
Chloe Peterson is having a bad night. A really bad night. The large bruise on her cheek can attest to that. And when her car skids off the side of a wet country road straight into a ditch, she’s convinced even the gorgeous guy w...more
By Bella Andre
Summery courtesy of goodreads.com
With THE LOOK OF LOVE, bestselling author Bella Andre introduces you the Sullivan family. In this fun and emotional contemporary romance series, when a Sullivan bad boy falls...he falls hard. And it's forever.
Chloe Peterson is having a bad night. A really bad night. The large bruise on her cheek can attest to that. And when her car skids off the side of a wet country road straight into a ditch, she’s convinced even the gorgeous guy w...more
First off...
I think I need to find a man like/similar to Chase Sullivan.
If you're last name is Sullivan, and you had a heart like Bella Andre's Sullivans: I'm going to jump you. You will have no chance.
With that said, onward to the review:
Chloe Peterson, was found on the side of the road one rainy night, with her hatchback in a ditch. (A typical, damsel in distress scenario) what surprised me was that she was actually quite logical.
Finally a distressed female with a good head on her shoulders.
S...more
I think I need to find a man like/similar to Chase Sullivan.
If you're last name is Sullivan, and you had a heart like Bella Andre's Sullivans: I'm going to jump you. You will have no chance.
With that said, onward to the review:
Chloe Peterson, was found on the side of the road one rainy night, with her hatchback in a ditch. (A typical, damsel in distress scenario) what surprised me was that she was actually quite logical.
Finally a distressed female with a good head on her shoulders.
S...more
I don’t know, maybe I made myself forget things I didn’t like remembering.
- Chloe
If the choice is to take what you’re offering or to walk away, I choose this. I choose you. I choose whatever you’re willing to share with me.
- Chase
All along I think I knew nothing would be able to stop me from falling in love with you. No matter how many times I tried to tell myself that I was going to leave, that I needed to leave, that striking out on my own was the only option, another piece of my heart broke j...more
- Chloe
If the choice is to take what you’re offering or to walk away, I choose this. I choose you. I choose whatever you’re willing to share with me.
- Chase
All along I think I knew nothing would be able to stop me from falling in love with you. No matter how many times I tried to tell myself that I was going to leave, that I needed to leave, that striking out on my own was the only option, another piece of my heart broke j...more
I wasn't sure what to think when I started reading this novel. Hmmm. The story begins with the male lead attending the birthday party of his mother and there are A LOT of character introductions all at the same time. Although I was able to sort them out and the author kept the main focus on one character, I did feel it was a bit much for a reader to handle, trying to keep them all straight. There was also a little question of how old someone would have been in so many years before and how they w...more
3 STARS
The Sullivans book 1
I really like the idea of the Sullivans. A big close family with great jobs. This first book was a disappointment to me.
The plot was mostly sex scenes and that was after Chase found her walking away from her car in a ditch, with a bruise on her face from a man.
I like Chase Sullivan. He was a good looking man. Cared about a strange woman walking along the road in the dark with her car in a ditch. Chloe did not trust him. Chase could have easly left her alone but he was...more
The Sullivans book 1
I really like the idea of the Sullivans. A big close family with great jobs. This first book was a disappointment to me.
The plot was mostly sex scenes and that was after Chase found her walking away from her car in a ditch, with a bruise on her face from a man.
I like Chase Sullivan. He was a good looking man. Cared about a strange woman walking along the road in the dark with her car in a ditch. Chloe did not trust him. Chase could have easly left her alone but he was...more
[Review in Portuguese]
Chase Sullivan é um fotógrafo que já se aproveitou de sua profissão diversas vezes para ficar com as lindas mulheres que precisa capturar com sua câmera.
Sempre foi um conquistador e não se via comprometido com mulher alguma. Até conhecer Chloe.
Em um dia de chuva, enquanto ia para a vinícola do irmão mais velho, ele vê uma mulher andando no meio da estrada. O carro dela havia caído em uma vala e ela estava desprotegida. Não precisou mais do que um olhar para que Chase se apa...more
Chase Sullivan é um fotógrafo que já se aproveitou de sua profissão diversas vezes para ficar com as lindas mulheres que precisa capturar com sua câmera.
Sempre foi um conquistador e não se via comprometido com mulher alguma. Até conhecer Chloe.
Em um dia de chuva, enquanto ia para a vinícola do irmão mais velho, ele vê uma mulher andando no meio da estrada. O carro dela havia caído em uma vala e ela estava desprotegida. Não precisou mais do que um olhar para que Chase se apa...more
This book popped up on SBTB as being on sale for 99c and I thought "why not?". As it turned out the first five books in this series were all 99c and a stand alone was free! So I scooped six books for under $5!
This book is an easy and sexy read. You have our almost too good to be true sexy hero in Chase and a frightened to trust and love again heroine, Chloe. Circumstances have thrown them together for a few days and Chase is determined to use them to convince Chloe to give him a chance.
Whilst I...more
This book is an easy and sexy read. You have our almost too good to be true sexy hero in Chase and a frightened to trust and love again heroine, Chloe. Circumstances have thrown them together for a few days and Chase is determined to use them to convince Chloe to give him a chance.
Whilst I...more
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4.5 out of 5 Licks
Everyone knows I'm a sucker for a series. I love reading books that are tied together and reconnecting with old characters throughout a series. The Sullivans is about 8 sexy siblings (men and set of twin ladies) finding the loves of their lives. Sometimes the first book in a series like this could drag or get jumbles together with the set up of the series and introducing several characters. The Look of Love does not have that problem. We get to kno...more
4.5 out of 5 Licks
Everyone knows I'm a sucker for a series. I love reading books that are tied together and reconnecting with old characters throughout a series. The Sullivans is about 8 sexy siblings (men and set of twin ladies) finding the loves of their lives. Sometimes the first book in a series like this could drag or get jumbles together with the set up of the series and introducing several characters. The Look of Love does not have that problem. We get to kno...more
Romance novels for me have always been a bit hit & miss. I have found that many are essentially cheesy and full of corny one liners.
Bella Andre’s work was unfamiliar to me when I was offered this book for review, I was apprehensive and hoping it wasn’t going to be too sickly sweet.
All I can say is WOW.
Chase Sullivan is a successful photographer with many notches on his bedpost but he’s got a wonderful large family whom he adores. A family I am anxious to read about in the following novels in...more
Bella Andre’s work was unfamiliar to me when I was offered this book for review, I was apprehensive and hoping it wasn’t going to be too sickly sweet.
All I can say is WOW.
Chase Sullivan is a successful photographer with many notches on his bedpost but he’s got a wonderful large family whom he adores. A family I am anxious to read about in the following novels in...more
What a wonderful sweet and spicy romance. Chase Sullivan is happy with his life. He is handsome and talented. He is a fashion photographer who can have any model he wants. He has sown his wild oats and is now a little tired of it. He is part of a big wonderful family with five brothers and two sisters. He didn't realize that he was missing having a love of his life.
Chloe Peterson is not having a terrific night. She has run from her apartment after her ex-husband showed up drunk and wanting her b...more
Chloe Peterson is not having a terrific night. She has run from her apartment after her ex-husband showed up drunk and wanting her b...more
Jun 10, 2012
Kristin Anders
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
contemporary romance readers, newly single ladies
Shelves:
contemporary-romance,
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The Look of Love rating: 3 out of 5 stars
The Sullivans series rating: N/A (haven't read them all)
The Look of Love (published in 2011) is the first book of Bella Andre's The Sullivan series.
How are the sex scenes?
My iPad says this book is 279 pages. I'd say at least half that is filled with scorching hot, clever, bocce ball inspired, stranger sex.
How are the story lines?
Story line. You only get one for your money with this book, but it's a decent one.
Would you read it again?
Yes, especially if I...more
The Sullivans series rating: N/A (haven't read them all)
The Look of Love (published in 2011) is the first book of Bella Andre's The Sullivan series.
How are the sex scenes?
My iPad says this book is 279 pages. I'd say at least half that is filled with scorching hot, clever, bocce ball inspired, stranger sex.
How are the story lines?
Story line. You only get one for your money with this book, but it's a decent one.
Would you read it again?
Yes, especially if I...more
I found a new author to read. She's amazing.
I started this book and was immediately drawn in. There was anticipation, fear and excitement rolled into one. You never know who or what your going to find along the road and it was awesome that Chase took such good care of Chloe.
He showed her such restraint and consideration, as she was in fear of opening up to another man again.
Even in the start when there had been anticipation of having a willing woman waiting for you and then finding out that isn...more
I started this book and was immediately drawn in. There was anticipation, fear and excitement rolled into one. You never know who or what your going to find along the road and it was awesome that Chase took such good care of Chloe.
He showed her such restraint and consideration, as she was in fear of opening up to another man again.
Even in the start when there had been anticipation of having a willing woman waiting for you and then finding out that isn...more
I have always loved Bella Andre's books, and would always check the shelves when I was at the bookstore in the hopes of finding a new release ... but now that she's been publishing her own titles through Kindle, I've doubled my effort to purchase her wonderful contemporary romances.
That said, I really enjoyed The Look of Love. I found Chase Sullivan to be a sexy, surprising man who delved much deeper than Chloe Peterson's fragile surface to find the lovely, strong woman she had been missing for...more
That said, I really enjoyed The Look of Love. I found Chase Sullivan to be a sexy, surprising man who delved much deeper than Chloe Peterson's fragile surface to find the lovely, strong woman she had been missing for...more
Every now and then you happen upon an author new to you that you love.....
I just happened to be skimming through some listmanias and found Bella Andre - and with all those stars I'm going to try her books. I bought The Look of Love and Taste me (just in case...).
As I read Chase & Chloe's story I couldn't help thinking that this story is what many women want. We want to stumble over a guy who is our every dream during the blackest moments of our lives, and Chase is that guy. I don't care that...more
I just happened to be skimming through some listmanias and found Bella Andre - and with all those stars I'm going to try her books. I bought The Look of Love and Taste me (just in case...).
As I read Chase & Chloe's story I couldn't help thinking that this story is what many women want. We want to stumble over a guy who is our every dream during the blackest moments of our lives, and Chase is that guy. I don't care that...more
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Well.
What was I expecting anyway?
Chloe just ran away from an abusive drunk. On a rainy night, down a stretch of Napa Valley highway, her car skidded to a fence and into its death (the car's...let's make that clear Lol). That’s where Chase found her, stranded, looking like a drowned rat with a mighty shiner courtesy of her ex-husband. Instant chemistry abounds. One of those, ohemmgee-I-must-have-her/must-protect-her/mine-mine-mine type of chemistry. Chloe was skittish, understandle given her si...more
What was I expecting anyway?
Chloe just ran away from an abusive drunk. On a rainy night, down a stretch of Napa Valley highway, her car skidded to a fence and into its death (the car's...let's make that clear Lol). That’s where Chase found her, stranded, looking like a drowned rat with a mighty shiner courtesy of her ex-husband. Instant chemistry abounds. One of those, ohemmgee-I-must-have-her/must-protect-her/mine-mine-mine type of chemistry. Chloe was skittish, understandle given her si...more
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Jan 20, 2013
Juliana Xavier
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A série Os Sullivans é formada por oito livros que podem ser lidos de forma independente, mas eu não aconselho isso. Apesar de ser muito fácil acompanhar individualmente as histórias, ao ler fora de ordem vocês não vão acompanhar a ordem dos fatos (porque a autora, por exemplo, procurou falar um pouco do Marcus, o protagonista do segundo livro, no primeiro). A história de Por Um Momento Apenas começa exatamente após o término da história de Um Olhar de Amor. Eu acredito que começar por outro vol...more
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The Look of Love is such a sweet book! This lovely romance introduces the charming Sullivan family with an epic, sweet love story.
Chloe was a fighter. Though life has thrown quite a few hurdles at her, she overcame each one and came out strong. However, her life experiences also made her very wary of trusting anyone-especially men. But, of course, that doesn't stand in the way-too much-when Chase comes into the pictur...more
The Look of Love is such a sweet book! This lovely romance introduces the charming Sullivan family with an epic, sweet love story.
Chloe was a fighter. Though life has thrown quite a few hurdles at her, she overcame each one and came out strong. However, her life experiences also made her very wary of trusting anyone-especially men. But, of course, that doesn't stand in the way-too much-when Chase comes into the pictur...more
I have read so many comments on FB posts and here on GoodReads that I thought I was missing something by not reading this series.
What is not to be intrigued by - a close knit family of 8 - 6 strapping handsome brothers and they all adore each other and have fantastic careers.
I thought I was going to be swept away and want to devour all these books - I was trying to figure out my "book" budget so I could buy them. I'll start with the first and then... Well I am not sure I am going to read #2 and...more
What is not to be intrigued by - a close knit family of 8 - 6 strapping handsome brothers and they all adore each other and have fantastic careers.
I thought I was going to be swept away and want to devour all these books - I was trying to figure out my "book" budget so I could buy them. I'll start with the first and then... Well I am not sure I am going to read #2 and...more
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I was skeptical about this book at first. In the first two or three chapters it seemed like Chloe was acting a little out of character for a woman in her situation. But I should have known that an accomplished author like Bella Andre wouldn't let me down. Because then I got to the part when they had their first kiss, and OH! It was so beautifully described that I was hooked from that point on. In fact, the whole rest of the book was a sweet and sensuous journey. It's funny how, if put together j...more
This was a very good romance and ticked pretty much all the right boxes. I've worked out I don't really like extended sex scenes in my romance, which is half of the reason this book is three stars for me instead of four. If I could give three and a half I would. The other reason I gave three stars is the appearance at the end of the main character's nemesis. I thought this was handled clumsily and was unnecessary...the book would have sailed on fine if the protag had just revealed her inner stre...more
Sometimes you just need a nice little romance story to steal away with for a few hours, and The Sullivan's series definitely gives you that! I opted to read the book in series, so this review is for Book One, The Look of Love.
Bella gives us a humorous start to the story and lots and lots of chemistry between the lead characters. This is not a book you want your daughter reading (unless she is over 21), making it a 'mom's only' book! Think of it as Snow White combined with chick lit and sexy roma...more
Bella gives us a humorous start to the story and lots and lots of chemistry between the lead characters. This is not a book you want your daughter reading (unless she is over 21), making it a 'mom's only' book! Think of it as Snow White combined with chick lit and sexy roma...more
Today instead of a typical book review, I thought I would talk to some of the characters and ask them what they thought about the main characters Chloe and Chase so you could get a feel for the romance and story of The Look of Love. No spoilers involved, it's a romance so you know there will be a happy ending, and everything else is pretty much at the beginning of the book. So come meet some characters and find out about Chloe and Chase and get hooked on The Look of Love by Bella Andre.
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New York Times andUSA Today bestselling author Bella Andre has always been a writer. Songs came first, and then non-fiction books, but as soon as she started writing her first romance novel, she knew she’d found her perfect career. Known for “sensual, empowered stories enveloped in heady romance” (Publishers Weekly) about sizzling alpha heroes and the strong women they’ll love forever, nearly all...more
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