Good Vibrations

Welcome to Paradise #1

by S.L. Scott

I grab her exploring finger just as it reaches my happy trail—a trail that if I let her wander down further will lead us to do things we can’t take back. Things like three-word phrases being confessed that would end me if I was rejected. Things like selfishly wanting to own her body and doing things to her that would make my fantasies blush. And things like making her promises too soon that won’t do either of us any good. She makes me want a future that’s not possible, and one I don’t deserve.

Listening to my ego got me into this situation. Will listening to my heart get me out?

Genres: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Erotica, College, Amazon

286 pages, Paperback

First published May 8, 2013

About the author

Living in the capital of Texas with her family, New York Times bestselling Author, S.L. Scott, loves traveling, avocados, beaches, and cooking with her kids. She's obsessed with epic romances and loves a good plot twist.

Scott writes character driven, heart-racing, and swoony romances to suspense that will leave you glued to the page. Her stories are regarded as emotion-filled and soulful. With stories ranging from light and witty beach reads to heart wrenching and heart healing, Scott has a story for all readers. Her books are more than escapes for the voracious readers of today. They are journeys of the heart that always come with a happily ever after reward at the end.

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Reviews

[Kim Person · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's pretty darn awesome when you literally stumble across a gem of a book not really knowing what to expect but find something that's a heck of a read and a new author that you can't wait to get your hands on their other works.



Good Vibrations was one of those books that will grab your attention from the get go and leave you turning the pages so fast to see where this train wreck, at times, is going but also knowing there is so much hidden depth to the characters that you want to know EVERYTHING about them and you want the whole shebang now!



Mallory decides to spend the summer in Hawaii with her best friend Sunny. This is quite out of the norm for Mallory but not as daring as what happens when she locks eyes with a gorgeous creature in the airport. Mallory's taking some down time from her life at CU in Boulder, Colorado and what a perfect escape this will be for her. She's already had her share of crap from one man so a little, sun, sand, water and a hot freaking gorgeous man is just what she needs but wait a minute is this what she ordered? or is she about to get more than she bargained for.



Evan locks eyes with Mallory at the airport after his latest week vacation fling is in the process of giving him a long lip lock goodbye and like the lothario he likes to be he makes eyes with Mallory while entangled in a another woman's arms. Evan doesn't do relationships. PERIOD. Nope Evan is about the hook up and believe me he has nor problems hooking up but what happens when what you thought was going to be a hook up and your usual M.O. goes south and you find that the perfect of beauty & brains turns out to be what you want no matter how hard you fight it. Well, I'll tell you what happens a huge freaking wave that has the potential to knock your arse off the board is what happens. Brown hair, mesmerizing green eyes and a night of passion is all it took for Mallory to get under Evan's skin and the fun begins ~ well sometimes it's the games but not everything is as it seems.



Just to make the twists and turns a little tighter Mallory meets Noah the hot local man, also a surfer, who has a past with Evan. These boys are no longer tight and you can feel the tension oozing between the two of them. Noah is the nice guy who is falling for Mallory but is Noah what Mallory wants or what she needs or perhaps neither?



I can't answer all those questions for you ~ this is one book you NEED to check out yourself and be prepared ~ put a life jacket on cause at times I felt I was going under and other times I was blissfully floating on the surface of the beautiful ocean but the entire time I itched to learn the secrets that has Evan running like a dog with their tail between his legs at the first sign of something electrifying and potentially life changing ~ but ladies I hate to tell you not everything is wrapped up so prettily in a tight little bow in just book! Oh no we get 3 books and I'm thinking three to die for chemistry between the sheets, angst ridden and eye popping, jaw dropping NO way I didn't just read that books!



Total and complete 5 SOLID star read for Good Vibrations and as the Beach Boy tune floats through my head as I type this review I'm praying that time flies by so I can get my hands on the next book because until I see what transpires NEXT I will be completely obsessed ~ even though I'm pretty darn slap happy over the ending ~ yes I like books that don't serve it up on a silver platter at the end!

[Willow · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars
*ARC received for honest review**

This book starts off with Mallory flying to Hawaii to stay with her best friend for two and a half months for summer break. At the airport she clocks a couple saying goodbye to each other. Noting that the girl is quite clearly more into the guy than he is her, Mallory is intrigued so continues to watch. The guy winks at her and she decides he's obviously a jerk if he can flirt whilst saying bye to his girlfriend.

Outside the airport Mallory gets a message from her friend apologising for not being there to collect her as she's at the hospital because she's hurt her hand, she asks Mallory to get a Taxi instead. Whilst waiting for one, the jerk shows up and starts talking to Mallory, He introduces himself as Evan and offers her a lift. With no Taxi in sight, she takes it. There is banter between the two on the journey and she asks about his girlfriend. He explains that he doesn't do relationships and is open and honest about it. Its not his fault the ladies think there's more to it. A first Mallory is disgusted by it, but she spends the afternoon with him ending up at his house and ends up sleeping with him. The next day she realises it means nothing to him and although she is hurt at the way he acts, she decides to move on and not think about it again.

I must admit at this point I thought she was stupid getting into a car with a stranger after arriving in Hawaii and going back to his house -I really wasn't impressed with how quick this happened, But I reminded myself it was a book and well rules are changed in books so I let it slide and i'm glad because the one nighter thing is central to Evan's story.

Mallory starts working at a restaurant on the beach where her friend works. It seems to be the hang out of the local kids during the day. There she meets a local guy named Noah, he seems nice enough and he's clearly into her. Although Mallory keeps thinking about Evan, she knows it was nothing to him so agrees to go out with Noah.

Evan turns up at the restaurant and sees Mallory is working there. He's been thinking about her since that night, he wants her again and this isnt something that he usually does and through out the book he struggles with this. When he realises that she is hanging out with Noah, he's not happy. We learn that there is bad blood between the two, although no one will talk about it.

The story is told from two points of view, Mallory and Evan. If you've read my reviews before you'll know that I love it when stories do this. I love knowing what other characters are thinking and I love seeing a different side to them. This book doesn't disappoint there. I actually thought that Evan was a jerk at first but once we got to his POVs I actually really started to like him. He is definitely my favourite character of the book.

I did really feel for him with his relationship with Mallory during the first half of the book. Mallory was annoying me I just wanted to yell at her to just talk to him, let him in! there was a lot of toing and froing on her part with her feelings for him, BUT he most definitely didn't help the situation.

I thought the relationship with Mallory, Evan and Noah kinda had a twilight feel to it. There's the one she really wants to be with, but its dangerous (for her heart) and the one she feels she should be with because it's the safer option, but although she cares greatly for Noah, its nothing in comparison and so he's a really good friend, but I can see this relationship developing.

I didn't realise that this book was book 1 in a series until I got to the end. It doesn't end on a cliffhanger, but there are definitely more things you need to know - although little bits are fed to you about the bad blood between Noah and Evan, you don't actually know exactly what it's about, there is obviously more to this story that is going to come out in the next books - add in Mallory between the two and I think there is going to be more bad blood between them. You also have Evan's issues with his parents and his mum trying to keep Mallory away from him and the fact that summer break is over and Mallory has to leave Hawaii to return school. - what's going to happen to the relationships she's formed? At the end of the book there is a sneak peak at book two and you can see that things aren't going to be easy for Mallory.

I think for me, if this was a standalone book, there was something definitely missing, but viewed as the beginning of a series it is a good read and a good start a building up characters and relationships.

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[KB Wayne · Rating 1 out of 5]

Disappointing! I'd first read "Sleeping with Mr. Sexy" by this author and liked it; I then read "A Prior Engagement" and thoroughly disliked it. I then read "Naturally, Charlie" and loved it (fantastic story, fantastically written), so got this one ("Good Vibrations") hoping for the best ... but unfortunately delivered close to the worst.

As an outline, I don't have a problem with the story: entitled rich boy-with-issues meets visiting girl and both have an immediate physical attraction. They have sex and move on their merry ways, except boy runs into girl, and evidently both are drawn to the other, more than a physical thing. They are both wildly immature, even for their age (probably around 21), and can't figure out how to have a relationship without soap opera-like dramatics. Their friends / siblings get involved, and rich boy-with-issues' mother, who is a bitch, shows up and stirs the pot. Girl has to return to her home state to finish her undergrad, boy is unwilling to follow, no resolution, and poof! The End.

What I do have a problem with is how incompletely and poorly the characters are drawn, esp in the beginning. We can't get any kind of handle on Mallory (the CUBoulder senior visiting Oahu) and why she's so snippy / why she's so drawn to Evan. Evan is even more a mystery -- he who Never Has Relationships. Why is he immediately so drawn to Mallory? What is so powerful about her that would make him turn on a dime and change everything about his m.o.? Mallory is NOT explained to us: what is so special about her? For the life of me I cannot figure it out (and I tried).

This is not my responsibility as reader: this is the author's duty, to make her characters not only come to life but spring off the page so we can merely be flies on the wall, not co-story developers.

Evan, the surf-teaching / drinking / Maserati-driving rich boy evidently first matriculated to Oxford and then transferred to Yale -- talk about prestigious universities! Why then doesn't he appear at all clever, at all smart, at all knowledgeable? He seemed wholly average -- guess what, average kids don't get admitted to those schools. I don't have a problem with average, but throwing out Oxford and Yale just made no sense.

Mallory's best friend / roommate / coworker, Sunny, has a deep crush on Evan's best friend, Zach; Zach, too, has a crush on Sunny, but both are shy and unaware of the other's feelings. Eventually they figure it out (how? what finally prompts Zach to do something?) and start a relationship. While these are mild secondary characters, they seem to have more promise than Mallory and Evan, and it would have been (more) fun and (more) interesting to participate in their burgeoning romance, esp since they go from sweet first date to spending all night together.

Same, too, Evan's big sister, Kate, and Evan's best friend and Zach's roommate, Murphy: evidently those two have had an affair going on for a while. At best they are tertiary characters but, again, it would have been interesting to get to better know them, too.

There was so much left unexplained about and between Mallory and Evan. I happen to adore dialogue-laden books: I love reading characters' interactions and being shown (vice told) their relationships. I love "watching" them fall in like / love (whatever). That didn't happen here. Of course it couldn't because Mallory and Evan as full, well-rounded, well-described individuals are never presented to us.

There were also quite a few inexcusable typos / homophones (two for too, its for it's, etc.), which always disappoints me.

Ultimately, I wish the characters, **all of them**, had been thought-out and fully drawn. Then it might have been possible to participate with the story. Because I was interested in Sunny + Zach, Kate + Murphy, I gave it 1.5 stars. If it'd just been up to Mallory + Evan, one star.

[Swoon Worthy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay so I have never heard of S.L. Scott before signing up for this blog tour – and HELLO where the crap have I been. I feel in love with this book from the time I started it until the time it ended.

Evan Ashford is your typical Casanova, he is young, sexy, and can charm the panties off of a nun. He is charming and such a smooth talker that will jump from one vacationer to the next without a second thought. Living in Hawaii he is living the good life. Working as a surf instructor he fills his time with flirting and taking to bed many of the girls that find their way onto his surf board and then shortly after into his bed. There is something about him that leaves my stomach with millions of…


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Mallory is in Hawaii visiting her best friend Sunny and trying to relax on her summer vacation from college. She isn’t looking for anything serious, just a bit of fun. After just getting out of a long relationship the last things she wants is more strings. She is funny and smart and doesn’t take any bullshit. She is loyal and trustworthy and just down to earth girl who isn’t looking for drama. But she also wasn’t expecting to run into Evan her very first day on the island either. After running into Evan her life will never be the same she feels a strong connection to him and she can’t explain it – she isn’t sure she wants to, all she knows is that when they are around each other it’s like…


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In walks Noah, loyal Hawaiian who has an eye for Mallory. He will stop at nothing to be her friend in hopes of more. While his heart goes pitter pat when he is around Mallory her heart is slowly starting to beat more rapidly but it’s not Noah that causes it. Noah and Evan cannot stand each other. After being the best of friends, things happened and their relationship slowly found its way into the enemy zone.

Noah is everything should want in a man. He is attractive and kind. He is gentle and good hearted. Evan is everything she should stay away from if she wants to leave the island with her heart in one piece. Evan will consume her entirely and in the process probably shatter her heart with no guarantee of it every being able to be repaired.

Can Mallory and Evan stay away from each other regardless of the electricity that flows between them. Mallory makes Evan feel things he hasn’t felt in a long time and he isn’t sure he is ready for that. He needs to stay away from her and continue living his life the way he is used too, but can he? Mallory knows that Evan is everything her heart could never survive but everything her body craves, can she stay away and guard her heart from getting broken or will her bodies desire lead her straight into his arms?

I loved loved loved loved this book! Wait did I say loved enough? Well I did. Seriously, I couldn’t put it down. From the very beginning I got to know the characters on a personal basis and what happened to them became very important to me. I could feel their uncertainty, their connections to each other, their passion for one another, and their longing. S.L. Scott did an excellent job with giving us all the information we needed to fall in love with them!

In the beginning my feelings for Evan were very strong with disgust. The way he treated girls with no regards to their emotional state. Sometimes I wanted to smack him clear across his face and he left me feeling…


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The relationship between Evan and Mallory was a rollercoaster and we all know how much I love roller coasters! Sometimes they made my heart swell and but a giddy smile on my face and left my cheeks hurting from smiling so hard. But of course we all need angst right? Well yep when my smile was starting to hurt the crap out of my face because it wouldn’t go away S.L. Scott threw us a curveball and left me feeling…


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Oh and the passion and heat in this book with electric. I am talking panty dropping, melt into your bed sheets, did someone raise the temperature 100 degrees in this room HOT! I felt like I was right there in scene (well not actually but that would have been AMAZING). I couldn’t get enough of the connection with Evan and Mallory every time they came together as one I was feeling all sorts of naughty! I wanted to lick him like an ice cream cone….YUMMY


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So I am reading along minding my own business and devouring this book and I am getting pretty close to the end and getting very sad that it is about to end and I realize there is so much more that I want to know about Evan, Mallory, Sunny, and Noah! I don’t want their story to end so what do I do?

I run to my computer and send S.L. Scott a message asking her about this and she informs me that this is Book 1 in a 3 book series and book 2 will be out in September because not only do I want more Evan, Mallory, Sunny, and Noah I NEED more Evan, Mallory, Sunny, and Noah! So as you can image (because I get excited about stuff like this) she left me feeling…


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So I leave you with this! Would I recommend this book? HELL TO THE YES! I can’t believe I have not read any books by S.L. Scott until now – so while I wait for more of my loves in Hawaii – I am defiantly going to check out all her other work! Wonderful wonderful novel S.L. Scott! I cannot wait for September to get here!

[Hannah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Title: Good Vibrations
Author: S.L. Scott
Series: Yes
Cliffhanger: No
Release Date: May 8, 2013
Rating: 1
HEA: Yes

This will be a hard book to review because of how much I didn't like it. The two main characters are Evan and Mallory. Evan lives in Hawaii and Mallory is spending the summer in Hawaii with her friend. They meet each other when Mallory is in the airport arriving in Hawaii. Their meeting consists of him making out with his current vacation fling while flirting with Mallory of the girl’s shoulder. Then outside while Mallory is waiting for her friend to pick her up Evan flirts with her some more and she tells him she is not the type of girl to fall for his manwhore ways. Then when her friend can't pick her up she gets a ride with Evan and ends up at his place and has sex with him. So much for not falling for his manwhore ways. They knew each other not even a full day and they had sex. And it was obvious that it was going to be an insta love situation.

What followed was a lot of annoying characters, too much back and forth between Evan and Mallory, and a lot of kill me now when is this book going to be over and why are there more. It’s safe to say that I did not like this book. I don't understand why it has a lot of five star ratings. I guess it is a love or hate it kind of book. I got the box set either free or really discounted on my kindle and I don't think I can ever read ruther in the series.

I could go into more detail of all the things I didn't like but this book is not worth the energy. And I don't want to waste any more time on this book.

Here are some quotes that I think show some of what I didn't like about this book:

A lot of the book felt like this with tangents that didn't matter and took you out of the book.

My mind flashes back to the present as Evan’s mouth covers my neck with passionate kisses and his hand finds its way into my undies—technically, his undies, but I’m wearing them and staking claim because possession is nine-tenths of the law. Nine-tenths? Who cares about that right now? I berate myself because Evan is in my underpants, and I’m not paying attention.

How dare he act like the guys he always said he was.

My heart drops to my feet. How can he drive me to Sunny’s after the time we shared last night? Oh God! I think I started falling for him and he was being truthful. My eyes well with tears as regret colors my vision of last night, of Evan, and the memory of beautiful Mallory in the mirror. I fell for it. I fell for him. I let my carefully, crafted guard down and fell like every other girl who’s walked through that door.

I think this is one of the times Evan was sitting outside of her apartment pretty much stalking her.

Leaning my head back, I slump down in my seat, and close my eyes. Images of her fill my thoughts—images of being on that couch with her, and holding her. I was once in heaven. Now I’m in hell. I don’t know where I went wrong, but an unfamiliar feeling has hijacked my normally careless thoughts. I’m thinking its regret. Getting out of my car, I stumble forward, escaping that emotion. I pull out a cigarette and light up, inhaling the calming addiction deep into my lungs. I decided a long time ago that if I was going to smoke, I was gonna do it fully. No light cigarettes for me. Only full on tar, nicotine, tobacco, and whatever other shit they put in these to make them taste and feel so fucking fantastic. I smoke the entire cigarette then toss the butt into the air, deciding I’m not going to do this anymore, but not quite ready to leave.

How dare he be considerate and not able to read her mind. Seriously grow up Mallory. Plus she barely knows him and they just create all this drama.

My hope deflates reading the unfeeling words written before me. He apologizes for sneaking out which I guess is a start, but why’d he have to go so early? And when did he become my parent determining how much rest I need. I would have rather lose a few winks and told him goodbye. I would have rather kissed him goodbye. I close my eyes sinking lower into the couch and tucking the note under my leg. I would have preferred that he stayed with me and we started the day together.

Here is another example of how stupid Mallory was. There is a lot of back and forth, on and off, between Evan and Mallory. It got old fast. If he keeps hurting her then maybe that's a sign to not be with him. Plus being a girl isn't the reason for being emotional. the word choices are not good in my opinion.

“I didn’t kick you out forever,” I say, sitting up while standing my ground. Tears well in my eyes and I say more than I should. “You hurt me. How many times am I supposed to let you come into my life and do that? I’m a girl and emotional. I need you to be there when I wake up so I don’t feel used.” I turn away to look out the window.

He even admits to being a stalker. BIG red flag.

“You stalk me?” Stalk? Stalking… I wouldn’t consider what I do stalking. “No, I’m more like a peeping Tom—” “Peeping Tom is better than saying stalking?” “Not better, just more accurate,” I correct her. “Like I said, it’s usually just a drive by. We’ve all done that shit before.” I scrub my face with my hands, knowing how deranged this all sounds when I say it out loud.

Just no. You can be strong and a kick ass woman who is ok with her sex life but this is just annoying.

He leans over and kisses me, making me want more of this man than I should. He brings out a slutty side of me and I’m really starting to like the benefits of that side. The slut is powerful and confident. She knows what she likes and isn’t afraid to ask, or wiggle into position to give a strong hint, for what she wants. I’m Evan Ashford’s slut!

[Stephanie Pires · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think just about every woman has wondered what would happen if she went on a vacation to a sexy tropical paradise and found her own personal boy-toy, ready and waiting to whisk her off her feet the moment her toes hit the sand. Good Vibrations by S.L. Scott, the first book in her Welcome to Paradise series, is the perfect blend of fantasy, angst, snark and steam to get your summer reading off to a good start.

Before reading this book, I checked out a lot of reviews and I was disappointed to see that so many people were hung up on the angst quotient. But lets be real. Mallory and Evan are young 20-somethings with emotions and hormones that sometimes lead to some crazy results. Did you know what you wanted when you were their age? Was everything a perfect world of unicorns and rainbows. Good Vibrations explores that dynamic very well.

I had a lot of notes on this as I was reading; they ran the gamut from “Oh my god. Mallory and Evan, get your heads out of the sand already! This is angsty as hell! Up! Down! Up! Down!” to “I will never look at pineapple the same way again!”

I really suggest checking this one out if you're in the mood for something to keep you entertained for a while.

**Originally reviewed on Night Reads**

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Vibrations was such a fun read and recommended to me by one of my favorite authors, Heather Lyons! It had fun in the sun and surfing. The perfect book to get you in the mood for summer! And now I really want to go to Hawaii :)

I loved the romance, drama, and angst in this book! And this book had a lot of great steamy moments!!

Good Vibrations didn't end on a cliffhanger, but you can definitely tell that the drama is in no way over! I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next!

[Sania · Rating 3 out of 5]

Standalone/Cliffhanger: Part of a series
Ages of H and h: early 20s
Multi-Luv'n/Ménages: No
Was There Descriptive Sex: Yes
Descriptive Sex &/Or Drama Between H/h With OW/OM: Yes
>>If So, Before or After H/h Hookup: After
Contains Cheating: No
Amount of Sex In The Book: A decent amount.
HEA/HFN/etc Ending: HFN
Will This Meet My 'Safety Gang' Buddies' Approval: Yes
Any Triggers/Warnings: Yes
>>Detail: Evan would've probably gone home with 2 women if Mallory hadn't seen them and gotten upset. I think he would've rejected the women right at the end before anything happened.
Do You Recommend This Book: Yes.
Will You Re-read This Book: No
Would You Read More Books By This Author: Yes

My Thoughts
A freebie and a good read, but I couldn't get into the book. I couldn't warm to Mallory after see saw what Evan was like, slept with him straightway and then started lamenting about what she'd done. Silly thing to nitpick but it just annoyed me

[GraceMyBookSnack · Rating 4 out of 5]

Welcome to Paradise!

College student Mallory Wray is all set for an awesome summer. She's living with her best friend in beautiful Hawaii for 2 months. Sounds lovely, right? Well, what she wasn't expecting was meeting super hot Evan. Mmmm, how shall I best describe Evan? He may be one cocky and arrogant surfer dude, but what I love is that he is honest with Mallory right from the start that he's a no relationship kind of guy.

Although things heat up pretty quickly for these two early on, it took a while for their emotions to catch up. These two make assumptions and frustrate one another so much that I just wanted them to sit down and talk already. However, I promise you that it's worth getting to the point when they finally open up to each other. They're playful and just so darn adorable together! I also love how their friends become a big part of the story, too.

“Desire bubbles inside of me. I haven't desired anyone in years. I've lusted and I've always gotten what I lusted after. But desire, desire feels like an old friend that I didn't know I missed until it returned. I desire this girl.” --Evan

Oh...Swoon! Ladies, you have got to let Evan welcome you to paradise!

Good Vibrations ends on a good note, so no cliffhanger, but there are issues left open. I'm curious to see where Evan and Mallory's story goes. S.L. Scott did a superb job with the setting. I truly felt like I was escaping to the tropical beaches of Hawaii, the land of gorgeous surfers and juicy pineapple. I wanted to book an island getaway right away!

Good Vibrations is definitely a great choice if you're looking for something easy to read for the long, hot summer days at the beach or pool. It's one fun-in-the-sun, steamy-licious and romantic read. Just be sure to have your ice cold drink on hand, because you're going to need it to cool off afterward for sure. Aloha!

[Fiction And Fashion Book Blog · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brittany's Review: 3 Stars!

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Thank goodness it's FINALLY summer!! And who doesn't love a surfer story. I mean, what not to like about Hawaii and hot guys!?

Mallory and Evan's meeting is definitely a different one. A chance meeting at the airport and a chance for one night of a good time, leads to something much more complicated. Enter Noah, a sweet local, who also is interested in Mallory. A broken relationship between Evan and Noah. There are a TON of questions throughout the story line that you REALLY want answer and you don't get them. Which is super frustrating.

For all you cliff hanger haters out there, be warned {I had NO idea} there is a second book to this series. You will read this and not get a lot of answers. I just hope that when the second book comes out on September 4th, we get a BUNCH of answers. Because seriously, I was in denile until the last page that we weren't going to get the conclusion.

The only thing I didn't like about the book was the romance felt a little rushed, and the book was a little slow plot wise to start out. It definitely picked up in the middle though and left me hanging at the end. The tropical setting definitely had me wanting to pack up my bags and move to Hawaii so two hot guys can fight over me {sorry hubs!}.

So grab your sunglasses and head to the beach with this one...and pretend you live in Hawaii, unless you do and then we are jealous of you!

[D · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. enjoyed it overall. great summer read set in my most favorite beach place. need to read book 2 as the secrets are killing me. whole this series has been out for a while. it was new to me.
SL Scott wrote one of the perfect summer series. There's something about summer love... the sun and the beach open your heart to being carefree and more willing to risk your heart without any expectations. But then you fall in love without even realizing it.
Surfer boys, the blue water, ocean breezes and tan lines. The perfect combo for unexpected love.
I loved the sweetness and the young, all consuming love that built between Evan and Mallory.
D 3.5/5

[Stacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book just made me HAPPY!! Loved it so much!
If you're looking for a great summertime read, this is it!!
-Full review to come :)

[Mertxe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet!!! But..... Why I didn't read a standalone ? I'm tired

[Maja · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it ♥

[Alaina-Jeneesbookblog · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOAH.... S.L. Scott, where have you been all my life? This lady can write a book! I was definitely blown away and feeling some steamy good vibrations reading this book from the get go! I absolutely LOVED this book and gave it 5 very deserving stars!!

The main characters

Mallory Wray decides to spend her summer break in paradise. Her best friend Sunny now lives in Hawaii and invites Mallory to spend the summer with her before her senior year of college starts. After going through a bad breakup, Mallory is just looking to relax and have some fun. But what she doesn't bet on is the blue eyed bad boy who has eyes just for her.

“Just as she wraps her arms around his neck, his eyes lift up and meet mine. I continue to stare when he tells her, "I'll write every day." He embraces her, but at the same time, with an air of arrogance, he flirts with me—a smug smile aimed directly at me.”

Evan Ashford is a rich kid from New York but lives on the island of Hawaii in his wealthy parents guest house. His days are spent teaching surf lessons, hanging with his crew, and womanizing the ladies with his bad boy charm. He has quite the reputation on the island but he doesn't mind the rumors. Oh and one thing you should know about Evan, he doesn't do relationships.That is until Mallory Wray flips his world upside down.

“It didn't matter that I'd been fighting to rid her from my memory for days now, when I laid eyes on her again, every emotion resurfaced. I hate feeling out of control and she makes me feel that way, which pisses me off. I've worked too damn hard to let her in. My mind is at war with my heart because of her.”

Noah kalei is a native of the islands and is everything a girl could ever want in a guy. He's sweet, good looking, holds down a good job, and is respected amongst the people of the town. He also happens to be the arch rival of Evan Ashford. After getting into trouble as kids, Noah's father forbid him from hanging out with Evan any longer, therefore they tend to keep their distance from each other. But when both guys have their sights set on Mallory, things cant help but get interesting.

“Do you come in a lot?"
He shakes his head. "Not much lately, but I will now." He reaches his hand over for mine and when I take it, he smiles. "It's very nice to meet you, Mallory Wray."
"Likewise, Nohea Kalei."
"Noah."
"All right, Noah."
He winks at me, but it's not creepy or cocky. His expression is friendly and kind. He walks towards the door joining his friends, and says, "Goodnight, Mallory."

Sunny is Mallory's best friend from back home in Colorado. She moved to Hawaii where she works full time as a bartender/waitress at a local restaurant. Sunny's a beautiful blonde, she's charming, intelligent, and Mallory's number one fan. They encourage each other to go with their hearts no matter the outcome.

The synopsis

Mallory meets Evan in the airport after her plane touches down in Hawaii. Their instantly drawn to each other, but he's too busy feeding his latest conquest a line of B.S. as she cries in his arms before her plane takes off. Disgusted, Mallory gets her luggage and halls ass outside to calm her nerves and wait for Sunny to pick her up.

When Sunny doesn't show due to and emergency, Evan offers her a ride home. Immediately Mallory puts Evan in his place but hesitantly takes him up on the ride. He eventually coerced her to dinner and from there they decide to have a one time fling. Mallory figures it vacation, he doesn't do relationships, she's not looking for one, why not go for it.

But things change. People change when their matched with their mate fate intended for them. Mallory and Evan can't keep from thinking about each other, yet they keep their distance anyway. Days pass and Mallory meets Noah at the restaurant where she now works with Sunny. Noah's hot and seems so sweet. After asking Mallory out she says yes, but still has Evan in the back of her mind.

One day shortly after, Evan and his crew walk into the restaurant not knowing Mallory worked there. When the two see each other the tension is heavy. Evans tried to keep his distance from her, but dammit he wants her, and Mallory can't help but feel the same.

Unfortunately things don't come easy for these two. Theirs trust issues, Noah, the fact that Evan doesn't do relationships, and then theirs mallory's impending departure back home. Can their desire for one another overcome such obstacles?

My thoughts on the book

I absolutely loved this book, and I knew I would the second Evan was introduced. (Which is fairly quickly into the book.) The book moves very fast, from the first page you can't help but be completely immersed in the storyline. I enjoyed that we got the book from both Mallory and Evans POV and that it was told in 1st person.

Mallory's character was fierce, independent, strong, and I loved how she didnt put up with any bullshit. She's upfront with Evan and Noah from the get go. She was Evans rock, she saw straight through his bad boy facade and had him figured out from the beginning. I especially liked her character growth. It was spot on, and I could relate to her 100%

Evan was my favorite character of the whole book. SWOOOOON......Evan Ashford stole my heart!!! Yes he's a player, and a bad boy, and a spoiled rich kid doing absolutely nothing productive with his life, but theirs so much more to him then just that. That's the Evan that he wants you to see, but as we read through the book we learn theirs much more to Mr. Ashford. We learn why Evan is the way he is, and how his family life effects him. I couldn't help but feel sorry for him. His character development is the most substantial of all. Evan comes leaps and bounds in this book with the help of Mallory and his sister Kate, and eventually, he's the one who is their to support Mallory when she begins to doubt their relationship.

Ok, so I know many of you are thinking " What about the sex?" Well let me just tell ya, the sex is STEEEAAAMMMYYY!!!!! It wasn't too much, but wasn't too little. Their wasn't any waiting for sex either. It happens almost immediately, and for that.... I thank you Mrs. Scott!!

The book ends in a good spot. Theirs no cliffhanger, but theirs still more story to be told! The sequel actually comes out September 4th and theirs actually a small preview of that book at the end of Good Vibrations. I CANNOT WAIT for this sequel, I'm a total fan of S.L. Scott and her bad boy Evan. I'm too excited to see where she takes us next on this ride f Good Vibrations!

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[Ena May - Swoon Worthy Books/Enticing Journey Book Promotions · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay so I have never heard of S.L. Scott before signing up for this blog tour – and HELLO where the crap have I been. I feel in love with this book from the time I started it until the time it ended.

Evan Ashford is your typical Casanova, he is young, sexy, and can charm the panties off of a nun. He is charming and such a smooth talker that will jump from one vacationer to the next without a second thought. Living in Hawaii he is living the good life. Working as a surf instructor he fills his time with flirting and taking to bed many of the girls that find their way onto his surf board and then shortly after into his bed. There is something about him that leaves my stomach with millions of…


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Mallory is in Hawaii visiting her best friend Sunny and trying to relax on her summer vacation from college. She isn’t looking for anything serious, just a bit of fun. After just getting out of a long relationship the last things she wants is more strings. She is funny and smart and doesn’t take any bullshit. She is loyal and trustworthy and just down to earth girl who isn’t looking for drama. But she also wasn’t expecting to run into Evan her very first day on the island either. After running into Evan her life will never be the same she feels a strong connection to him and she can’t explain it – she isn’t sure she wants to, all she knows is that when they are around each other it’s like…


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In walks Noah, loyal Hawaiian who has an eye for Mallory. He will stop at nothing to be her friend in hopes of more. While his heart goes pitter pat when he is around Mallory her heart is slowly starting to beat more rapidly but it’s not Noah that causes it. Noah and Evan cannot stand each other. After being the best of friends, things happened and their relationship slowly found its way into the enemy zone.

Noah is everything should want in a man. He is attractive and kind. He is gentle and good hearted. Evan is everything she should stay away from if she wants to leave the island with her heart in one piece. Evan will consume her entirely and in the process probably shatter her heart with no guarantee of it every being able to be repaired.

Can Mallory and Evan stay away from each other regardless of the electricity that flows between them. Mallory makes Evan feel things he hasn’t felt in a long time and he isn’t sure he is ready for that. He needs to stay away from her and continue living his life the way he is used too, but can he? Mallory knows that Evan is everything her heart could never survive but everything her body craves, can she stay away and guard her heart from getting broken or will her bodies desire lead her straight into his arms?

I loved loved loved loved this book! Wait did I say loved enough? Well I did. Seriously, I couldn’t put it down. From the very beginning I got to know the characters on a personal basis and what happened to them became very important to me. I could feel their uncertainty, their connections to each other, their passion for one another, and their longing. S.L. Scott did an excellent job with giving us all the information we needed to fall in love with them!

In the beginning my feelings for Evan were very strong with disgust. The way he treated girls with no regards to their emotional state. Sometimes I wanted to smack him clear across his face and he left me feeling…


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The relationship between Evan and Mallory was a roller coaster and we all know how much I love roller coasters! Sometimes they made my heart swell and but a giddy smile on my face and left my cheeks hurting from smiling so hard. But of course we all need angst right? Well yep when my smile was starting to hurt the crap out of my face because it wouldn’t go away S.L. Scott threw us a curve ball and left me feeling…


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Oh and the passion and heat in this book with electric. I am talking panty dropping, melt into your bed sheets, did someone raise the temperature 100 degrees in this room HOT! I felt like I was right there in scene (well not actually but that would have been AMAZING). I couldn’t get enough of the connection with Evan and Mallory every time they came together as one I was feeling all sorts of naughty! I wanted to lick him like an ice cream cone….YUMMY


GIFSoup

So I am reading along minding my own business and devouring this book and I am getting pretty close to the end and getting very sad that it is about to end and I realize there is so much more that I want to know about Evan, Mallory, Sunny, and Noah! I don’t want their story to end so what do I do?

I run to my computer and send S.L. Scott a message asking her about this and she informs me that this is Book 1 in a 3 book series and book 2 will be out in September because not only do I want more Evan, Mallory, Sunny, and Noah I NEED more Evan, Mallory, Sunny, and Noah! So as you can image (because I get excited about stuff like this) she left me feeling…


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So I leave you with this! Would I recommend this book? HELL TO THE YES! I can’t believe I have not read any books by S.L. Scott until now – so while I wait for more of my loves in Hawaii – I am defiantly going to check out all her other work! Wonderful wonderful novel S.L. Scott! I cannot wait for September to get here!

[Allison Bean · Rating 3 out of 5]

This started off stupid, then really picked up and got exciting. Towards the end it dried out and got boring. With all the ups and downs, a solid 3⭐️ is good.

[Jenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fantastic book by one of my favorite authors. can't wait to read more of the series

[Jennifer Wolfel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok so let's talk about this freaking awesome, amazing, super out of this world read... Do you think I liked it? I was first introduced to S.L. Scott's work with A Prior Engagement and that book made me a fan for life. So when we got the invitation to this tour I jumped up and said YES PLEASE!!!! I didn't know what to expect from this book after reading the last book from her I was expecting Romance and ANGST galore and I got that and then some!

When the book starts out our heroine is landing in Paradise... Literally. Like as in Hawaii. I mean who would EVER pass up a chance at visiting their best friend for a whole summer in a place with pristine beaches, constant sunshine, and not to mention hotties! Ok so she gets off the plane and what does she see... A man and woman sharing a tearful goodbye with a promise to write and keep in touch, what she doesn't know is that the guy will not be keeping in touch and that well he is somewhat considered the island playboy... She's disgusted by him as he eye's her while he is saying goodbye to what she believes is his girlfriend... Thus their first encounter and her instant hatred of the island playboy...

Mallory isn't your typical easy catch she's a challenge, she is snarky and even somewhat cynical at times. She's been hurt by boyfriends past and when she's stranded at the airport by her best friend Sunny, she runs into Mr. Hottie, the one that disgusted her just a few minutes ago... Evan Ashford offers Mallory a ride and she gets more then just a ride to her friends house...

So their relationship isn't all sunshine and roses, and let me tell you their path to each other is snarled by island rivalries, their own apprehension, insecurities and their immense desire to not get hurt. Mallory tries to date Noah and island native who is sweet and funny and very into her but she cannot shake free of Evan so easily. These two fight like a married couple!!!! It's funny and almost painful at times and you sometimes want to smack the crap out of them and say WAKE UP!!!!

Evan isn't the spoiled rich boy that is pampered and privileged as I expected from the beginning and I will tell you that he will make you SWOON... Evan is truly misunderstood and Mallory sees right through all his BS. He works as a surf instructor at a hotel... Trust me the man doesn't need to work...

Evan repeatedly insists he isn't the relationship kind of guy so why would he bother??? Well Mallory challenges him in a way mentally that no other girl has ever been able to do. He holds some secrets, like why he and Noah are no longer friends... There is some really serious tension there... I'd like to tell you that you find out what that's all about but at the end of this book I'm still clueless.

I have to say even with the cliffhanger and the book 2 teaser at the end that will leave you jaw dropped and wondering how things could turn that way, I felt at peace with where the two of them end up...

This book is off the charts with the hotness factor, I wasn't really expecting it because my first introduction to her writing was more sweet and sensual then hot and feisty... I say BRAVO she's found her inner goddess and it transpires to paper perfectly! Evan is just awesome. sigh... He will make you mad, piss you off completely and then make you fall head over heels in love with him... This one is not to be missed. I've already told her she needs to write faster, and that I need the next book stat! She has assured me that we won't have long to wait which is AWESOME!!!!! Good Vibrations gets 5++++ STARS from me I really and truly loved this book and think that it should be very high on everyone's TBR! Evan and Mallory are worth every minute of this read and then some...

[Autumn Review · Rating 3 out of 5]

GOOD VIBRATIONS has arrived just in time for summer! Combine the setting, romance, and just enough drama to keep you guessing and you have the perfect beach or poolside read. I have to admit that the cover sold me. I really didn't know much about the book, but I'm a beach girl and I have a thing for surfers, so I was definitely interested. Did the book live up to my expectations? Yes and no.

I like to end on a good note, so I'll start with what didn't work for me. My biggest issue was that I had trouble connecting with the characters. I'm a character reader. I don't have to always find a connection to the characters, but I just felt a bit indifferent to them. I hate to say that because there were things about them I did like. I also felt like their relationship was a bit rushed. And listen...I'm all for steamy scenes, but I think I would have liked a bit more build-up.

Ok, on to what I did like. I really loved the setting. I felt that the author did a good job of putting the reader into the setting. I could almost smell the hibiscus. Plus, as I said, I love the beach and could practically put myself in their sandy shoes. What I looked the most forward to, were scenes involving the supporting characters. I really liked Evan's sister Kate. She's honest, a bit ballsy, and she made me laugh. I also liked Sunny, Zach, Murphy, and Noah too. I'm curious to see if they will each get their own book.

Overall, I liked it enough to want to read the second book. The ending left me feeling curious about what will happen for Mallory and Evan. I think there are a lot of questions still unanswered about Evan's past and I'm hoping to get those answers in the next book. I'm dying to know more about his friendship with Noah.

If you're looking for a steamy romance to read while by the pool or beach, this is a great summer pick for you!

Quotes:
~It's hard to give up the best sex of your life over stupid stuff like principles and pride.-Loc 1657

~When I look into his eyes, he needs me too much and yet not enough--conflict.-Loc 1672

[Literati Literature Lovers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review:

What a heart warming story!! Maybe it was because this story takes place during the summer time and in a tropical place, but I do believe that it’s the perfect beach read! I really enjoyed it and finished it in just a matter of hours. It was hot and fun! The characters are relatable and their friends are the perfect sidekicks that have their own love games going on.

Mallory is staying with her friend Sunny just for the summer in Hawaii. Yep, I said Hawaii! She’s not off the plane for even an hour and she’s already caught the eye of the most gorgeous looking guy. Evan doesn’t do relationships, he admits it from the start, but he can’t seem to take his mind off Mallory since he first laid eyes on her. Knowing they only have precious time to share this summer, will they fight for the attraction they share or try not to get in too deep?

Like I said, this is a wonderful read! Mallory and Evan’s story was fresh and fun! Good Vibrations is about falling in love for the first time and not wanting to let anything get in the way, just focusing on being in the moment. As with every first love, it terrifies you and excites you! You want to give your heart and soul to the person but you’re also scared of getting hurt. Now throw into that mix there’s only a couple months to spend together! WOO, that is tricky! Did I mention there’s a love triangle? Oh no? Well, there is, and the other guy trying to win Mallory’s heart is Evan’s ex-friend. Dun Dun DUNNN!! Can’t wait to find out what happens in Book 2!

[Kara · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Rating: 4.5 stars

My oh my what this book did to me!! Sweet, IN-TENSE, Angst, & Sensual all wrapped in a paradise backdrop of Hawaii!! Have you heard what they say about Pineapple..what? no? it's sweet and sexy and I will NEEEEEVER look at it the same again (and that's a good thing). This book kept me enthralled from the get-go with the tension and back-n-forth banter. I loved how Mallory and Evan could joke but also communicate openly & honestly with one another. The scenes were hot enough to fog up my kindle screen!! The story line was hook, line, & sinker!! This was my first SL Scott read and I'll keep coming back!! The drama keeps you on your toes and the next installment sounds like it's going to bring LOOOOOADS more!! Talk about ANXIETY!!! I felt the love, hesitation, nerves, fear, and sensual sweetness!! Can't wait for more!! Give it a try!

[Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved this book! Mallory is on a summer break from college in Colorado and goes to Hawaii to spend the summer with her BF Sunny and work with her at the local bar. At the airport on arrival she sees a guy and girl making out and hears the girl all weepy cuz she is flying back to the states leaving she thinks the love of her life ...but the whole time the guy is gazing at Mallory like she is his next conquest....which totally pisses her off and she gives him a piece of her mind when he tries to make his move on her but this bad boy doesn't give up cuz he comes from wealth and has always gotten everything he wants. So there is lots of sparks, chemistry and really hot sex...then enters a local Hawaiin named Noah - who is into Mallory but is enemies with Evan... This is a great YA novel ...the author doesn't disappoint and now can't wait to read her other novellas...
I have to mention that there will be a Part 2 coming in September

[Tracy Venable · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book!! Omg I could not put it down. It captured me from the beginning! I read it in one day and then moved on to book 2! Cannot wait to read the 3rd.

[Mags Mac · Rating 5 out of 5]

O M G... Speechless I loved it

[Lindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the book cover for Good Vibrations. It's cute, has vibrant and relaxing summer colors, and looks like a story about an easy-going, fun-filled summer romance. So, after seeing this cover, I was excited to sign up for the Good Vibrations Blog Tour. The story is told from the dual perspectives of Mallory, and Evan. Mallory is in the summer before her senior year of college, lives in Colorado, but decides to spend the summer with her best friend Sunny in Hawaii. Sunny has gotten Mallory a job, and they both will be working together at a local beach restaurant, and with one another in Sunny's small apartment. However, things don't go as planned, when Mallory arrives in Hawaii, is ready to be picked up, and ends up stranded. While waiting in the airport, Mallory notices a good looking guy making out with a girl, and promising to call and write her. The guy is Evan, and he waste's no time in trying to pick up on Mallory right after the other girl leaves. Sunny ends up letting Mallory know that she hurt her hand, and is at the E.R., so she can't pick her up from the airport. Evan offers Mallory a ride, and at first she is adamant about not taking a ride from him, but ends up changing her mind. Evan let's Mallory know that the girl at the airport wasn't his girlfriend, and he doesn't do relationships. Mallory figures, at least he's truthful, and she's on vacation, so why not have a little bit of fun. The attraction is strong, and Evan and Mallory end up sleeping together, and spending the night at Evan's place. However the next morning, when she wakes up, Evan is gone. He left her without leaving a note, making her feel like one of his typical one night stands. When he returns, she confronts him. Things don't go well, and he takes her to her friends apartment. A few days later Mallory runs into Evan and a few of his friends at her new job. She also meets a good looking Hawaiian named Noah, and learns that they had a falling out, but doesn't know why. As the story continues, Mallory realizes that Noah is interested in her, and so is Evan. Whenever Mallory and Evan are together they have a passionate, yet, volatile relationship, and with Noah, she feels nothing more than friendship. With Mallory leaving Hawaii after the summer, they will have to decide whether what they had was a summer fling, or the beginning of a more meaningful relationship.


I felt very conflicted about this story. I enjoyed the fact that it was fast paced, fun, entertaining, and not full of angst and drama. This story was a great beach read, and the perfect story to pull out when you're on vacation. However, Mallory irritated me with her wishy-washy ways. One moment she was adamant that she was through with Evan, and the next moment she was jumping into bed with him. At the beginning of the story, I felt that she didn't have much of a back bone. She let Evan walk all over her, and treat her like his typical one night stands, all the while professing that she was different from his other girls. I felt that there could have been more character development. The reader is not told enough about Evan or Mallory's past. I didn't connect to the characters as much as I would have liked, because I felt like I only knew them on a superficial level. I don't know if the author is holding back for further in the series to divulge the information. Evan made a huge amount of character growth in the story. He learned how to take a chance, and trust again, even at the expense of getting his heart broken. I really enjoyed seeing Evan's transformation. Ms. Scott is an excellent writer, with description and aiding her readers in the visualization of the story. I could easily visualize everything with the succinct prose, and it takes a master author not to drag out their descriptions to the point of boring the reader.


Overall, I would recommend, Good Vibrations, by S.L. Scott. If you enjoy New Adult Contemporary Romance, and are looking for an easy, fun, fast paced bookish escape, this is the book for you. I really enjoyed the secondary characters, and am looking forward to Sunny and Zach, Kate and Murphy, John, and Noah, all getting their own stories. They all had unique personalities, and contributed to the story which felt natural and not forced. I have to say that my favorite aspects of the story were the beautiful Hawaiian setting, and the love scenes. I went to Hawaii on my honeymoon, and felt like I was visiting all over again. There is nothing like falling in love with the crystal blue ocean, sunsets, and white sand of the tropical paradise that is Hawaii.


Rating:

I give Good Vibrations 4 Flirty, Fun in the Sun, Summer Lovin' Stars! This story was fast-paced, had great romance scenes, fun times with friends, and was the perfect beach read! I loved the beautiful tropical setting of Hawaii. Ms. Scott wrote vibrant and clear descriptions that made me feel like I was surfing in the ocean, having fun at the bonfire with friends, and having a few cocktails while splashing around in the luxurious swimming pool! Good Vibrations is a relaxing read, that is enjoyable, and the ending will leave you ready to jump in to the sequel of the Welcome to Paradise Series.


Favorite Quotes:


"She leans closer, lowers her voice, and says, Any girl that can knock my little brother off of his high horse deserves some respect." (eARC, pg. 223)

~Kate


"It's time to face reality. I can't stop thinking about her. The girl has gotten to me. I don't know how, but what I do know is if she asked me to give up all the vices I love the most, I would do it. If she asked me to make love to her on this bar right now, I would definitely do it. But what scares me the most is, if she asked me to be in a relationship with her, I would do it and I don't do relationships. I don't know why this girl makes me feel this way and I don't like it, but I'm coming to terms that these feelings are too strong to deny anymore." (eARC, pg. 226)

~Evan


"She is warmth and sunshine and the light to my dark. She makes me want to bare my soul even though I shouldn't." (eARC, pg. 345)

~Evan


"Desire bubbles inside me. I haven't desired anyone in years. I've lusted and I've always gotten what I lusted after. But desire, desire feels like an old friend that I didn't know I missed until it returned. I desire this girl." (eARC, pg. 367)

~Evan


"Evan Ashford is going to be the death of me-one way or the other-and yet I'll happily walk hand in hand towards that death with him. I don't have time to dwell on the joy I feel, the happiest I've been in ages. I've had boyfriends in high school and a couple in college, but I've never felt for them what I feel for Evan." (eARC, pg. 391)

~Mallory


"We come together as the rain continues to pour. Our world engulfed by sighs and moans, frenzied bodies slick and steady, finding a rhythm all our own." (eARC, pg. 482)

~Mallory


"I meant what I said outside. Three words that came from the heart, shared in a moment of passion and closeness I've never shared with anyone before." (eARC, pg. 487)

~Mallory



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[Shermaine Dowling · Rating 4 out of 5]

A summer love in Paradise or a love for life???

This is a story of the angst of young love, the turmoil and upheaval of life in your 20's, and all it brings. Evan and Mallory fell for each other on Mallory's first moments upon arriving in Honolulu. A rich, fun-loving, incredibly attractive bad-boy Evan, uses his good looks and sex appeal to lure new beauty, Mallory to his bed for a one-night stand, another notch on his despots. In Hawaii for the summer college break with her BFF, Sunny, Mallory fights the reality that her encounter with Evan meant more than a simple "hookup." Not comfortable with or interested in a relationship, Evan fights his intense attraction to Mallory. The cat-and-mouse, on-and-off game they play, I guess, is typical of couples at this age, but it's rather tiresome. The coupe finally admit their feelings and commit to being together. The cliffhanger ending is not a surprise nor welcome, but the next installment will have to be read in order to see if their love can survive what life throws at them.

[Gabz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Can't say I loved this one. It was alright, though I found myself skipping through parts after I hit the 70% mark. Not necessarily the book's fault, perhaps I wasn't quite in the mood for the kind of story this was meant to be.

It just felt as though the amorous relationship was much too rushed. I wasn't convinced that they had grown attached to each other so quickly. And for allegedly intelligent people, I was quite disappointed with the lead characters. No forward-thinking, nothing entirely out of the ordinary. If anything, I thought some of the situations they landed themselves in were silly beyond reproach.

Overall, it ends as a happy for now ending, with the promise of a big relationship threat in the next book, but I don't think I'd like to pursue it further. Not at present, anyway.

[RO Mejia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Vibrations, by S.L. Scott, was an enjoyable, fast paced read, full of fun, laughter, love, romance, lust, and secrets. This was the story of Mallory, a nice girl, from Colorado, who is on her 2 and 1/2 month summer vacation to the tropical paradise in Hawaii. She is going into her senior year at the University when she returns home. She has decided to get as far away from Colorado as possible, because her relationship with her boyfriend back home has just ended, (due to his cheating) and she is heartbroken. Mallory is looking for an Adventure, full of passion, and romance without any boundaries, though she's never been a no attachment's kind of girl. While arriving at the airport in Hawaii, she comes face to face with the most gorgeous guy she has ever seen. With his dark ocean blue eyes, wild brown hair with golden hues, six pack muscular build, tall, stubble faced, with outrageously kissable lips, she thinks that she has just found herself a "Hawiian God." Unfortunately, he is with the perfect blond girl, saying their goodbyes, as the girl is leaving paradise. While consoling the sobbing, needy girl, the, "God" is making eyes at her over the girls shoulder. There goes her ideal guy. She thinks to herself that all men are cut out of the same cloth. Mallory walks out of the airport, and calls her friend, Sunny, that she is spending the summer with, and going to work with at Kahone's, (a restaurant/bar). Unfortunately, Sunny has hurt herself, and is at the E.R., so she has to try to get a cab to her friends apartment. The good looking guy that just left his girlfriend off, Evan, greets her, and offers her a ride to her destination. She calls him on his bullshit behavior, and he is smitten by her straight forwardness. Most girls fall at his feet. There is an immediate attraction and curiosity there, and Evan has an air of confidence that appeals to Mallory. She feels safe, so she takes the ride. From this point, the relationship begins.


Evan comes from big money, and though he drives a Maserati, he does not act pretentious. He stays in a little back pool house to his parents mansion on the island, and works as a surf instructor at the beach. He is educated. He went to Oxford and Yale, but dropped out due to some problems, that still have not come to light in this first segment of the series. Evan has a lot of secrets, and has come from a dysfunctional family life of privilege, but is very unhappy, and a disappointment to his family. The reader is drawn into this character from the onslaught. He is a multi- dimensional character with depth. When you begin the journey, the reader is made to believe he is just a punk out for a good time, but there are reasons for his behavior that come to light.


Mallory is a nice girl that has been played too many times, and doesn't want any ties. She wants to spend her summer uninhibited, like her girlfriend Sunny keeps encouraging her to do. She is swept away by Evan, and their encounters are eye opening for her. She has never felt this way before, and feels that maybe Evan feels the same, though he has made himself perfectly clear about the kind of guy he is. Mallory thinks to herself, "As we walk next to each other in silence, once again I feel like I'm moving into the fire. Somehow though, I know that the burn will be well worth the ride." (Earc pg. 8)


There is a cast of characters that add so much to the story, and the reader is able to see where all the angst and inner demons come from in Evan's life. He has two best friends, Murphy, (who has fallen for his sister Kate) and Zach, (who is in love with Sunny) and a rival in Noah, (his long ago friend, now his nemesis, who likes Mallory), and Johnny (who runs the restaurant/bar, and is in love with Sunny.) The descriptions are beautiful, and my visualization of all the different places made me feel happy and relaxed. This is a well weaved storyline, full of controversy, misunderstandings, angst of not being able to be with the one they love. There is a lot of expectations, and interference from Evan and Kate's mother, and she is a piece of work, who is snobby and into high society. There is a great household manager, (more like a surrogate mother, Ms. Chart) that has given Evan and Kate the only nurturing and love they have ever received.


This novel was great. I loved the way it was written, and the conflicts along the way. There are a lot of twist and turns, misunderstandings and triumphs. It made for a good, fast paced read full of humor, fun, excitement, longing, and romance.


I give Good Vibrations, by S.L. Scott, 4 Bright, Magical, Sun-Swept, Tropical, Romance- Filled Stars !


Favorite Quotes:


"Then I notice his hands. They're very masculine, strong hands with long fingers that seem like they could play every note to perfection---every one of my notes." (eARC, pg. 9)

"Just because you have to go back to school doesn't mean you'll lose me. I'm yours. You marked my heart as yours the day I met you. So relax in the knowledge that I'll be here, soulless, heartless, less of a man altogether until I see you again." (eARC, pg. 211)

"How can I relax knowing you're living life halfheartedly? I laugh softly. I feel the same way though. Does that mean if you have my heart and soul and I have your heart and soul then we are whole? Yes, I feel complete knowing I'll have a part of you with me. He lightly chuckles. You'll have the only parts that matter. With closed eyes, I press my ear against him, and listen to the rhythm of my heart beating in his chest." (eARC, pg. 212)


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[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this book though the on and off thing got a little old. Just as thing seem cemented the book ends and I discover that this story continues in book 2. I hate that. I didn’t see it mentioned when I first got the book so if it was then my fault but now I’ve got to get another book to find out how the story progresses. I probably will do that as the main characters, as well as the secondary characters are appealing. But I’d rather just have one longer book than these separate books.