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Sheltered
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Charlotte Stein (Goodreads Author)
Evie has lived her entire life under her abusive father’s thumb. He controls everything. Where she goes to college, who she sees, what she does. But when she meets Van—a punk who shows her how different life could be—she realizes how much she’s been missing.
Van offers her excitement, protection, love…and most of all, sex—even if he’s at first reluctant to give her all the...more
Van offers her excitement, protection, love…and most of all, sex—even if he’s at first reluctant to give her all the...more
ebook, 162 pages
Published
March 9th 2012
by Ellora's Cave
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Mar 13, 2012
Jill
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4 of 5 stars
Recommended to Jill by:
Kaylea Cross
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contemporary-romance
This short, contemporary romance is delightful, pairing a sheltered, naive nineteen year-old girl with a rough, tattooed, pierced, biker punk. Their romance is one I love best - slowly simmering. The sexual tension was almost off the charts.
Beautifully written with tender, sensual love scenes between two really lovely protagonists. Evie, is almost completely ignorant of the real world, cloistered inside her father's home when she's not attending Bible school. She observes the punk with the dyed...more
3 1/2 to 4 stars
There are many things about Sheltered that I loved. It's sensual, emotional, heartbreaking, touching, erotic, and humorous, all wrapped together in a tender and passionate love story. However, there were a few things about this book that bothered me and, unfortunately, I just wasn't able to look past them.
My main gripe with this story, frankly, is my own personal issue. I do not enjoy books that concentrate on character narrative more than character dialogue. I love stories full...more
There are many things about Sheltered that I loved. It's sensual, emotional, heartbreaking, touching, erotic, and humorous, all wrapped together in a tender and passionate love story. However, there were a few things about this book that bothered me and, unfortunately, I just wasn't able to look past them.
My main gripe with this story, frankly, is my own personal issue. I do not enjoy books that concentrate on character narrative more than character dialogue. I love stories full...more
Feb 12, 2013
UniquelyMoi *Dhestiny* BlithelyBookish
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone who loves poignant, sensual, erotic, coming of age stories.
Sheltered is a poignant tale. Erotic, every bit as sensual as sexual, and one of the most romantic stories I've read in a very long time.
Thank you, Angela, for Kindle lending me this book. It's one of the best 'coming of age' stories I've ever read, and it'll stay with me for a very long time.Sheltered is -
Rude, lewd, filthy.
Caring, pure, innocent.
Greedy, needy, demanding.
Generous, desperate, giving.
Wrong, never wrong.
I've sat on this review for four days. And in that time, I re-read this book. I'm ashamed to say that I haven't done that since I read Twilight the first time, but I absolutely loved this book. And I knew that if I could go back and re-read and actually savor the book rather than devouring it like I'm known to do, I'd enjoy it even more. I was right. I was able to pick up details of the book that I hadn't the first time. And I found that there were entire passages I didn't even remember reading...more
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To sum it up: Evie has lived her entire life under her abusive father’s thumb. He controls everything. Where she goes to college, who she sees, what she does. But when she meets Van— A punk who shows her how different life could be— She realizes how much she’s been missing.
Van offers her excitement, protection, love… and most of all, sex— Even if he’s at first reluctant to give her all the things she’s been craving. She wants to explore this new world...more
To sum it up: Evie has lived her entire life under her abusive father’s thumb. He controls everything. Where she goes to college, who she sees, what she does. But when she meets Van— A punk who shows her how different life could be— She realizes how much she’s been missing.
Van offers her excitement, protection, love… and most of all, sex— Even if he’s at first reluctant to give her all the things she’s been craving. She wants to explore this new world...more
First of all, before you go any further, pay no attention to the WTF cover. Seriously, cover your eyes, and just read this review – or just go straight to the book because it is that good.
Evie is nineteen years old and has lived a very sheltered life. Her father is very abusive, not only pulling out his belt, but oppressing her to intense degrees. She is not allowed to listen to music, she must go to Bible College and she is really quite naive about the world. She understands this but she sees n...more
Evie is nineteen years old and has lived a very sheltered life. Her father is very abusive, not only pulling out his belt, but oppressing her to intense degrees. She is not allowed to listen to music, she must go to Bible College and she is really quite naive about the world. She understands this but she sees n...more
Tyler “Van” Vandervoort is a dream come true. A knight in shining armor, only his armor is body art, piercings, funky hair, and his ride of choice is a motorcycle…what could be better?! Oh, maybe that he’s the sweetest boy you could ever meet, all wrapped up in a big brawny delicious package! Van is the angel who will be Evie’s salvation. Living behind the walls and beliefs of her strict parents, Van gently coaxes her out of her sheltered life offering her kindness and friendship. When she final...more
Wow. When I heard there was going to be a sexually repressed heroine and punk hero from Charlotte Stein (thank you, Twitter), it was pretty much an auto-buy. And thank goodness EC decided to put this one up on Amazon right away instead of that annoying waiting period!
This book hit all my angst-loving erogenous zones. As soon as I started reading it I knew it would be great. It seems to happen that way more and more for me, where the first page can portend my enjoyment of the whole thing. It make...more
This book hit all my angst-loving erogenous zones. As soon as I started reading it I knew it would be great. It seems to happen that way more and more for me, where the first page can portend my enjoyment of the whole thing. It make...more
Evie leads a very sheltered life. She lives under the abusive and conservative ruling hand of her father. One afternoon Evie sees Van in the next door garden buying pot. Van is a "bad boy" - a punk as she calls him, with all his tattoos and piercings, but Evie finds him fascinating and they begin a tentative relationship.
I have to say that yes I loved the premise of the story, it was raw and beautiful and I LOVED Van!! I also wanted more....
However, I did not get on with the writing style. The...more
I have to say that yes I loved the premise of the story, it was raw and beautiful and I LOVED Van!! I also wanted more....
However, I did not get on with the writing style. The...more
Jan 24, 2013
Abbi Glines
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Okay… so this is different. BUT I couldn't put it down so it's a good different. Told completely from the heroine's POV. It's one of those you think about long after you've read the last page.
Ignore the cover.
No, really. Just ignore it because what you're looking at is not a replica of the wonderfully sweet, amazingly courageous, insanely sexy Van. Whomever the brave soul was who read this book first, and told us all to not look at the cover, I thank you.
Charlotte Stein's Sheltered is told entirely from Evie's perspective. Evie has lived fully under the thumb of her abusive father, and neglectful mother, for nineteen years. He has made it impossible for Evie to leave. His brainwashi...more
No, really. Just ignore it because what you're looking at is not a replica of the wonderfully sweet, amazingly courageous, insanely sexy Van. Whomever the brave soul was who read this book first, and told us all to not look at the cover, I thank you.
Charlotte Stein's Sheltered is told entirely from Evie's perspective. Evie has lived fully under the thumb of her abusive father, and neglectful mother, for nineteen years. He has made it impossible for Evie to leave. His brainwashi...more
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3.5 STARS out of 5
Genre: New Adult/College
"How come you know so much and so little at the same time?" -Van in Sheltered
Ok do not let my 3 stars fool you i very much liked this book and i loved Eve and Van. However i felt as though this book could have been 100 pages longer i really need more time with these characters.
Sheltered is about a 19yr old girl Eve(Evie) who lives life under a strict religious up bringing. One day unbeknownst to Evie she catches the eye...more
3.5 STARS out of 5
Genre: New Adult/College
"How come you know so much and so little at the same time?" -Van in Sheltered
Ok do not let my 3 stars fool you i very much liked this book and i loved Eve and Van. However i felt as though this book could have been 100 pages longer i really need more time with these characters.
Sheltered is about a 19yr old girl Eve(Evie) who lives life under a strict religious up bringing. One day unbeknownst to Evie she catches the eye...more
SHELTERED was a great quick read about an abused and repressed 19 year old girl who is enlightened in the ways of the world by a mysterious stranger. He opens her up to simple pleasures like eating Chinese food and candy.... and eventually teaches her how her body can feel when stroked by another - whew! Hot!
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Yes, you see that right. FIVE STARS PEOPLE. I'm giving a romance/erotica five stars. That doesn't come easy (heh)for me. I am so picky about my smut writing. I hate cliches. I hate corny names and phrases related to female genitalia. I want it realistic. I hate when the characters say things to each other like "I don't know if you noticed, but we have a lot of chemistry." Don't tell me it. SHOW ME IT. This is the point of reading after all, I want to feel what the characters feel. Oh my god di...more
Sigh. So good. I probably won't be very coherent in this review, but I really loved how Evie's awful situation was handled/referenced/addressed - very powerful in its way. A wonderful love story, and of course - as always with this author - manages to be achingly heartfelt and funny and sad while capturing those real emotions of the innocence of the age. And, it goes without saying - smoking hot sexy!
Almost 4 stars
Big, tall, tattooed badboy, Van, meets Evie, a 19 year old virgin from an abusive, strict, religious home and the sparks fly in this pretty freaking hot, very sweet and tender read about breaking free and following your heart.
The beginning was a little slow, with a little too much inner monologue from the heroine, Eve, but about 20% of the way in, I was hooked once she and her hot, tattooed, sweet and adorable badboy started to get serious.
I loved how tender and patient Van was wit...more
Big, tall, tattooed badboy, Van, meets Evie, a 19 year old virgin from an abusive, strict, religious home and the sparks fly in this pretty freaking hot, very sweet and tender read about breaking free and following your heart.
The beginning was a little slow, with a little too much inner monologue from the heroine, Eve, but about 20% of the way in, I was hooked once she and her hot, tattooed, sweet and adorable badboy started to get serious.
I loved how tender and patient Van was wit...more
This book was ok. I thought Eve was very forward for barely talking to a boy before she met Van. But there were scenes that I just thought were so funny. Like when she smoked her first joint. That cracked me up.
I was also impressed with how the author showed how sheltered Eve truly was. This is a quote that stood out to me when looking for an example of what I mean.
I was also impressed with how the author showed how sheltered Eve truly was. This is a quote that stood out to me when looking for an example of what I mean.
...more
But even so she couldn't stop looking once she'd started, because not only were the knees massive, they were also covered in tight,
SHELTERED just wasn’t what I was expecting. It felt almost YA in a way because of the fact that Eve Bennett is so restricted at home she didn’t know very much about socializing, dating, and well…sex.
My biggest problem with SHELTERED was the nonexistent proof that her father was “abusive” and “controlling”. Her parents hardly make an appearance in the entire story and when they do, they’re in the background or just talked about. I’ve read some wonderful books by Ellen Hopkins and one I remember...more
My biggest problem with SHELTERED was the nonexistent proof that her father was “abusive” and “controlling”. Her parents hardly make an appearance in the entire story and when they do, they’re in the background or just talked about. I’ve read some wonderful books by Ellen Hopkins and one I remember...more
The cover and summary of this book are misleading.
I was expecting a very different hero.
Van turned out to be a Knight in shining armor. Even though the armor was tattoos and a funky haircut and pot smoke.
Heroine Evie... I probably liked her more than any other heroine I've read lately. She was real to me for the simple fact that she was just like me. Her internal dialogue, her thought processes... and other things. It was so easy for me to relate to her.
I want more of this. So sweet. Such an...more
I was expecting a very different hero.
Van turned out to be a Knight in shining armor. Even though the armor was tattoos and a funky haircut and pot smoke.
Heroine Evie... I probably liked her more than any other heroine I've read lately. She was real to me for the simple fact that she was just like me. Her internal dialogue, her thought processes... and other things. It was so easy for me to relate to her.
I want more of this. So sweet. Such an...more
I wanted it to be over. I skimmed a lot, including sex scenes.
STORY BRIEF:
Evie is 19. Her father physically abuses Evie and her mother. He forces Evie to go to bible school. She is not allowed to go anywhere else or do most normal things. Van sees Evie when he visits her neighbor. On future visits, he and Evie kiss and do a little more toward sex.
OPINION:
Odd and mysterious writing. Not enough normal action. Not enough description of what’s going on. Several times a fear or conflict is described,...more
STORY BRIEF:
Evie is 19. Her father physically abuses Evie and her mother. He forces Evie to go to bible school. She is not allowed to go anywhere else or do most normal things. Van sees Evie when he visits her neighbor. On future visits, he and Evie kiss and do a little more toward sex.
OPINION:
Odd and mysterious writing. Not enough normal action. Not enough description of what’s going on. Several times a fear or conflict is described,...more
I’m honestly torn with my thoughts on this book. The sex is steamy and descriptive and it’s very clear Ms. Stein has a natural talent for writing a melt the sheets sex scene. On the other hand that is all this book left me with. I didn’t feel a deep connection with the characters and it seemed to be a bit rushed at times. I wanted to know more about Evie and Van. By no means do I think that a couple has to know each other for any particular length of time before they fall madly in love, but give...more
One of my new favorite authors is Charlotte Stein. She not only made my auto buy list, but she's become one of those authors I study for their mastery of craft. There are authors that have such an intimate way with setting, those with a gusto for story, those who can twist a plot like nobody's business. Charolotte Stein is one of those that has a way with point-of-view. Whether she writes in first person or third, the pov is deep and involving. I forget I'm reading. Moving my eyes over the page...more
This is the kind of romance I've been wanting to read for a while, but didn't think it was out there.
Really, I was not expecting to like this story so much. First off, the cover is crazy misleading. The main characters are 19 and 20 or so. The heroine is plump/plus-sized and yeah, 19.
Anywho, I really enjoyed this story. Evie is 19, attending a religious college, and still living at home with her overly medicated mother and her physically and emotionally abusive father. As the blurb says, he run...more
Really, I was not expecting to like this story so much. First off, the cover is crazy misleading. The main characters are 19 and 20 or so. The heroine is plump/plus-sized and yeah, 19.
Anywho, I really enjoyed this story. Evie is 19, attending a religious college, and still living at home with her overly medicated mother and her physically and emotionally abusive father. As the blurb says, he run...more
4.5 Stars
This book was an unexpected surprise! I was looking for another book and just happened upon this one. When I read the description I had to see for myself what it was all about. I wasn't expecting such a heartbreakingly sexy tale of two kindred spirits finding each other and eventually saving each other. Van is so my kind of guy it's scary. It's almost like he was plucked out of my imagination and put in this story for me. I have a thing for big guys with lots of tattoos, what can I say?...more
This book was an unexpected surprise! I was looking for another book and just happened upon this one. When I read the description I had to see for myself what it was all about. I wasn't expecting such a heartbreakingly sexy tale of two kindred spirits finding each other and eventually saving each other. Van is so my kind of guy it's scary. It's almost like he was plucked out of my imagination and put in this story for me. I have a thing for big guys with lots of tattoos, what can I say?...more
I'm a little over halfway through this one, and I'm struggling with it.
First of all, Evie has been raised very sheltered. Apparently, she went to christian schools and now a christian college, hasn't been allowed to watch or read "inappropriate" tv, movies, or books and magazines. At one point she thought to herself she wasn't even sure what went in what opening, sex wise.
So how does she even KNOW the terms "pussy", "clit", and "dick", if she's been so sheltered.
Also, it's been implied that her...more
First of all, Evie has been raised very sheltered. Apparently, she went to christian schools and now a christian college, hasn't been allowed to watch or read "inappropriate" tv, movies, or books and magazines. At one point she thought to herself she wasn't even sure what went in what opening, sex wise.
So how does she even KNOW the terms "pussy", "clit", and "dick", if she's been so sheltered.
Also, it's been implied that her...more
Wow...just wow.
There's a lot to this book that I could swoon over - the steamy sex scenes, the charming 'bad boy' who's really a sweetheart, the warped world the main character lives in and how Charlotte writes it in a way that's so honest, neither overly detailed nor so broad as to not give the reader a true sense of Eve's personal hell. I could go on and on and on about these.
But instead, I want to give you one point that made me smile, made me happy I read this book, and made me want to wrap...more
There's a lot to this book that I could swoon over - the steamy sex scenes, the charming 'bad boy' who's really a sweetheart, the warped world the main character lives in and how Charlotte writes it in a way that's so honest, neither overly detailed nor so broad as to not give the reader a true sense of Eve's personal hell. I could go on and on and on about these.
But instead, I want to give you one point that made me smile, made me happy I read this book, and made me want to wrap...more
We all know how YA genre usually tiptoeing around sex. Authors just ignore this big white elephant. It’s like living in the USSR where there was NO SEX!
Well, Sheltered was all about sex. Someone would say that it isn’t YA, but for me a book about 19-years-old girl who is living with her parents still belongs in young adult territory. So basically Sheltered is YA erotica.
Unfortunately this book was all about sex and nothing more. It was quite short read which consisted of chapters about kissing,...more
Well, Sheltered was all about sex. Someone would say that it isn’t YA, but for me a book about 19-years-old girl who is living with her parents still belongs in young adult territory. So basically Sheltered is YA erotica.
Unfortunately this book was all about sex and nothing more. It was quite short read which consisted of chapters about kissing,...more
LOVED!!!! Full review coming soon! An absolute favorite read!
Innocently sensual, sizzlingly sexual, Sheltered is the perfect blend of innocence, love, heat and trust.
I can truly and honestly say that Sheltered is one of my favorite read this year and I nearly wept when I came to the end. I want more more more!! I LOVE Evie and Van and I love what they have together. Van is many women's dream - hot, sexy, caring, a gentleman and did I mention HOT?! He deeply cares and cherishes Evie and will do...more
Innocently sensual, sizzlingly sexual, Sheltered is the perfect blend of innocence, love, heat and trust.
I can truly and honestly say that Sheltered is one of my favorite read this year and I nearly wept when I came to the end. I want more more more!! I LOVE Evie and Van and I love what they have together. Van is many women's dream - hot, sexy, caring, a gentleman and did I mention HOT?! He deeply cares and cherishes Evie and will do...more
I'll call it somewhere between 2 and 2.5 stars
First off, LOL that cover. Yeah, what does that have to do with this book? Nothing? Oh, right.
On to what's inside it. Let me preface this by saying straight up "romance" is NOT my genre. I don't read a lot of it. I rarely like it that much. So take that as you will. That preexisting predilection likely colors my view of this book.
- The characters were okay. Not much more than that. I had a very, very hard time wrapping my head around Evie and just...more
First off, LOL that cover. Yeah, what does that have to do with this book? Nothing? Oh, right.
On to what's inside it. Let me preface this by saying straight up "romance" is NOT my genre. I don't read a lot of it. I rarely like it that much. So take that as you will. That preexisting predilection likely colors my view of this book.
- The characters were okay. Not much more than that. I had a very, very hard time wrapping my head around Evie and just...more
This book was great. Sweet and funny and sexy and endearing and. I find the cover a little unsettling (and not just because I thought the book's title was Sheltered Charlotte Stein) (no, really, I did), but I can't pinpoint why. (It might have something to do with being unpleasantly reminded of my own pasty-white and less-than-toned thighs, but maybe not.)
Unfortunately, while I was reading, I found it hard to ignore my inner voice. The one that was 19 once upon a time, fell in love, got married...more
Unfortunately, while I was reading, I found it hard to ignore my inner voice. The one that was 19 once upon a time, fell in love, got married...more
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Charlotte Stein has published many stories in various erotic anthologies, including Fairytale Lust from Cleis, and Sexy Little Numbers, from Black Lace. Her own collection of short stories, The Things That Make Me Give In, is out now, and was named one of the best erotic romances of 2009 by Michelle Buonfiglio. She has novellas and a novel coming soon from Ellora's Cave, Total-E-Bound and Xcite, a...more
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"You give me everything.”
“There were times, many, many times, when she just didn't get him. She'd heard on numerous occasions that men were bad, wicked creatures, who'd do terrible things at a moment's notice. You wore the wrong skirt or bent over at an inopportune time and BAM. They slipped their penises into you.”
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But man, that hairstyle!!
Feb 13, 2013 08:22am
Lol! I know that image on the cover is kinda awful! And if I recall correctly, the hero's hairstyle is not that!
Feb 13, 2013 11:33am