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GunShy

by Seleste deLaney (Goodreads Author)

4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 · rating details · 20 ratings · 8 reviews

Banished from Olympus with orders to restore love to the world, Eros starts with a match no one sees coming. No one but him.

Straight-laced principal Kira isn’t looking for love, especially not right after getting dumped. Then a chance encounter leads her to Jesse, and damned if she isn’t drawn to the bad-boy with a heart of gold. A night of reckless abandon leaves her conf...more

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Published September 16th 2011 by Evernight Publishing

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Oct 16, 2011 Christi Snow rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I picked up this book because of a review of it that Julie (Yummy Men & Kick-Ass Chicks) posted. It was a great recommendation. This is a short little read. Perfect for one of those nights where you only have an hour or so to read (which was the case for me, Thursday night.) It has a fabulous premise...Aros (aka: Cupid) has been too busy goofing off and the state of love in the world has suffered. As a result, Zeus has kicked him out of Olympus and banished him to earth to prove th...more

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Oct 04, 2011 Nookmom (Courtney) rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Sometimes life gets stressful and hectic and you just can't find the energy or time to dive into a new series or a long book. Then along comes a wonderful, short novella that is just the pick me up you need. Gun Shy was exactly what I needed this week. It was a sweet story of taking a chance and finding love in the most unlikely places.

Eros has been banished to Earth for neglecting his job and allowing love among the humans to dissipate. Until he brings enough couples together he can't go back h...more

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Sep 30, 2011 The TBR Pile *Book review site* rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, book-of-the-month, best-book-of-2011

From the first page Seleste Delaney takes you on a ride of lust and love. From the mythical Mount Olympus to our earthly world where humans really do need to learn about love and lust. Kira and Jesse are two people from the opposite sides of the "tracks" who are drawn to one another. They have both been hurt and abused by shallow relationships, yet they still hope for a "forever" kind of love. The plot was solid and close to how real relationships can be which made the story relateable and enjoy...more

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Oct 13, 2011 Julie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2011

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What do you get when you take a recently single strict high school principal and add in a hot rock star who is tired of living the ‘rock star life’? Well you get Gunshy by Seleste deLaney, a sweet and sexy love connection story.

Now I bet you’re thinking “But Julie! An academic and a rock star don’t make an obvious HEA match!” Well I would say that you are absolutely right. Which is why they got a little help. From Cupid.

Yes, that Cupid.

You see, C...more Posted at http://yummymenandkickasschicks.com/?...

What do you get when you take a recently single strict high school principal and add in a hot rock star who is tired of living the ‘rock star life’? Well you get Gunshy by Seleste deLaney, a sweet and sexy love connection story.

Now I bet you’re thinking “But Julie! An academic and a rock star don’t make an obvious HEA match!” Well I would say that you are absolutely right. Which is why they got a little help. From Cupid.

Yes, that Cupid.

You see, Cupid (a.k.a. Eros) is like a frat boy living it up in Zeus’ land until one day, the big boss calls him to a meeting. He is sick and tired of watching love and romance reach critically low levels here on Earth so he banishes Eros to live here until Zeus is satisfied that he takes his job as the bringer of love to the people of the world seriously.

I bet now you’re thinking “What a neat concept for a story, Julie!” and I would have to totally agree with you.

Kira is the principal. At the very beginning of the book, she gets dumped by her boyfriend. How he dumps her will make you want to push him down, and not in the good way. What a slime ball! As she is storming away, she meets Cupid. Of course she doesn’t know it’s him, but he will lead her on a path straight to Jesse.

Jesse is the super star rock star Kira bumps into. Literally. He has already met Cupid, only a few days earlier. Jesse is so yummy (even though I had to roll my eyes at one of his first lines. I mean, why do boys think lines like that are so funny?!) I thought it clever that Seleste made it that Kira didn’t know who Jesse was. It made their meeting even steamier. And their chemistry is wonderful.

I love how, even though her stories tend to be short tales or novellas, Seleste writes fully developed characters. And even though Gunshy was only 59 pages long, I felt a connection to Kira and Jesse and I really did want them to find their HEA. I was surprised at how long it took for Kira to figure out what she wanted and I also found that when she finally did realized it, the story felt a little rushed. But overall Gunshy was a fantastic read. Perfect for when you are looking for a book you can read in one sitting that will leave you all warm and fuzzy in the end.

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If you like the idea of this book as much as I did, you’ll be happy to know that Gunshy is only the beginning of a new multi-author series. Each book in the Cupid’s Conquests series will focus on how Eros brings one (or more) couples together. If you consider that he has to do that enough times to satisfy Zeus, there is a lot of writing potential there! Seleste will be writing more (and all this was her idea and you can read how it all came to be here) and others will be joining her. Neat right?!(less)

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Oct 01, 2011 Angela Addams rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really loved this novella. It is a very romantic little love story that takes an everyday woman and brings her into the crazy world of rock stars...a fantasy many women dream of.

Excellent writing, wonderful characters and believable plot. Another great one by Seleste deLaney!

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Nov 03, 2011 Mandi Schreiner rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: pnr, contemporary, novella

Review to come :)

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Aug 10, 2012 Anna Keraleigh rated it 5 of 5 stars

I can see why this books won a bunch of awards. Sexy, romantic read with great characters!

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Jan 08, 2012 Aine rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I think I liked this one even more than Badlands. Didn't think she could get better!

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About Seleste deLaney

Author of speculative romance (aka Julie Particka, young adult author).

Two series coming soon from Entangled Publishing!

My steampunk romance series is from Carina Press: BADLANDS and CLOCKWORK MAFIA (coming April 2013).

The Blood Kissed novels (KISS OF DEATH and, coming soon, KISS OF LIFE) are available from Mundania Press.

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