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Riveted

(Saints of Denver #3)

Jay Crownover (Goodreads Author)

4.02 · Rating details · 5,665 ratings · 632 reviews

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Marked Men books comes the next installment in the Saints of Denver series.

Everyone else in Dixie Carmichael's life has made falling in love look easy, and now she is ready for her own chance at some of that happily ever after. Which means she’s done pining for the moody, silent former soldier who works with her at the bar ...more

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Jan 09, 2017 Karen Mc rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: friends-to-lovers

"Show me the most damaged parts of your soul, and I will show you how it shines like gold." ~Nikita Gill

When you begin and end a book in tears, you know it’s a game changer of a story that’s ruled not only your head but your heart.

Riveted by Jay Crownover slammed into my soul with a force I never saw coming, but one I felt with every word from beginning to end. I had no choice but to fall into the words that bled into me – becoming me – because each word that Jay Crownover pens shines like gold ...more

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Jan 19, 2017 Sabrina rated it really liked it

Shelves: yummy-bikers, arc-edelweiss-netgalley

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I'm pretty sure I've said this before, but holy wow Jay Crownover is one amazing author. She has a unique ability to take a simple storyline and turn it into something spectacular. She somehow subtly entwines real life issues into her stories and I am in love with how she does that.

Riveted follows Dixie Carmichael as she tries to find her forever person. She's sure that the one she's supposed to be with is the big and brooding Church, but he doesn't seem to want her ba ...more

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May 31, 2017 Rachel Reads Ravenously rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 3-stars-aint-the-devil, romance, new-adult-mania, paperback

3.5 stars

“I was the girl that everyone always assumed was good... so they never asked... but he had and the world stopped.”

Riveted is the story of Church and Dixie. Dixie is that girl who is always sweet and happy, who never lets it show when life gets her down. Dixie knew early on that Church was the man for her, but he didn’t get the memo. Coworkers at a bar, Church is aware that Dixie is attracted to him and a nice person, so that’s why he asks her to come home with him to the South ...more

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Feb 13, 2017 XxTainaxX Curvy and Nerdy rated it really liked it

Jay Crownover has a way of sucking you into her stories that is quite remarkable. The webs she weaves, interlocking these great characters together, bring me a sense of nostalgia as I get to read about the previous couples in the Marked Men series.

Dixie and Church share a special connection that our hero is quite adamant about resisting. Dixie is the happy go lucky girl that wants someone to finally see her heart. She has this vulnerability to her that makes her all the more likeable as a heroi ...more

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Apr 22, 2017 *TANYA* rated it it was ok

The author would not let up on Church's inner turmoil. Ugh. Too repetitive and nothing much going on. This one is my least favorite in the series.

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Feb 10, 2017 The Romance Book Disciple (Samantha) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: arc-s, best-books-ever

Link to full review below! Dixie is the heroine I didn't realize I was looking for. She is perfect! This book was perfection! See full review on The Book Disciple ...more

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Mar 07, 2017 Jennifer rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: listened-to-audiobook, read-2017, adult-contemporary-romance, adult-content

★★★½
Riveted was my first exposure to author Jay Crownover or this series: Saints of Denver. I was in the mood for a contemporary romance and the audiobook was available at my local library so I thought I would try out a new-to-me author. I was surprised how familiar Ms. Crownover's writing style felt. It reminded me very much of Kristen Ashley and I am not a reader who typically compares authors, but the familiarity was strong. Riveted features a strong but humble heroine and a flawed and compli ...more

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Feb 17, 2017 Pam Nelson rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite-books-or-series, _finished-2017, audiobook

5 Riveted Stars

I am LOVING this series, though I wanted Poppy’s story sooo badly I am kind of glad we have to wait a little bit longer.

Dixie and Church are phenomenal I loved their story so so much. I think I like that Dixie was a ray of sunshine. Maybe because I relate to that, sure life can be hard and get you down but there is always something to smile about. :)

And being able to make others have a smile because of something you did or just a kind word. Well, I feel like I try and do that e ...more

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Feb 14, 2017 Michelle rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemporary, contemporary-romance, part-of-a-series, 2017, feb-2017, jay-crownover

ARC provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review

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A riveting, sexy, steamy romance that packs an emotional and heartwarming punch!!! Jay Crownover is no stranger when it comes to writing romance that has sass and steam but her stories and characters have a magical way of always leaving a lasting impression when it comes to the matters of the heart and in her newest release, Riveted, Jay lures readers to feel for her characters and see behind the facade. She allow them to see and unde ...more

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Mar 11, 2017 Aisling Zena rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemporary-dominant-alpha, bad-boy-tattoo-rock-star-biker

Soooo, who else is rooting for Wheeler and Poppy next?

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Jan 14, 2017 ♡Julalicious Book Paradise♡ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: arcs, ebooks-i-own

rating: 4.75/5

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If you have been on my blog for a while now, you know that Jay Crownover is one of my favourite authors. There isn't a book of hers that I don't love or a series that didn't catch my eye. When I received this ARC for Riveted, I was jumping up and down seriously because I was really excited to read it and I wasn't disappointed at all.

I'm trying to find where to start my review without is being too spoilerish and it's hard. So, let’s just t ...more

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Feb 19, 2017 Izy rated it really liked it

Shelves: arc, contemporary, 2017

Riveted is about a woman who waited so long to find the right one and when the right one came along she wasn’t sure if she would ever be the right one for him. Dixie Carmichael has always believed in love, she has this bubbly happy personality and she wants everyone around her to be happy. Dashiel ‘Church’ Churchill is trying to recover himself before heading to his hometown, he is the silent brooding type.

Church and Dixie work together at the bar owned by Asa and Rome, in the months that Church Riveted is about a woman who waited so long to find the right one and when the right one came along she wasn’t sure if she would ever be the right one for him. Dixie Carmichael has always believed in love, she has this bubbly happy personality and she wants everyone around her to be happy. Dashiel ‘Church’ Churchill is trying to recover himself before heading to his hometown, he is the silent brooding type.

Church and Dixie work together at the bar owned by Asa and Rome, in the months that Church has been there, Dixie has really taken with him. When Church has to return to him hometown and needs a favour, he ofcourse thinks of Dixie, the warm kind hearted woman he has gotten to care for more than he would like to admit.

Church and Dixie have both been through a lot, Church has been through several tragedies (from his parents to being in the military) that make him want to run away as far as he can from the word love. While Dixie even through the hardships she faced never gave up on love. Dixie’s gentle and sweet nature makes Church slowly but surely realise that not all love given ends up badly.

I really liked them together, its Jay Crownover so ofcourse the couple had abundance of chemistry and connection but more than I really liked how they were with each other. It was just gentle kind and caring love. It has opposites attract trope which worked really well here. We get to see them grown closer and get to know each other and fall deeper in love. They were honest and understanding towards each other. It was a natural progression of their relationship and while Church didn’t think that a road trip and being this close to Dixie would make him open up to her, and just end up being really in love with her (which was what he had hoped to avoid).

The book has a road trip, a homecoming, suspense and a couple who didn’t think they would get a happily ever after. I really adore this series, the characters are multifaceted, their personalities vivid and the secondary characters are also very interesting. A fantastic edition the series and I’m really looking forward to Poppy and Wheeler’s story!

ARC was generously provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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Jan 31, 2017 Michelle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: bad-boys, series, strong-female, alpha-male, hot-men, arc

*ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*

I want to be Church's pretty girl.

This book was brilliant. I really enjoyed it. I was dying to know aghast was holding Church back from being with Dixie (I just luv that name). Dixie is such an amazing girl she sees the best in everyone and everything. Life hasn't been easy for her but things could always be worst. I really liked how she was so up beat even dealing with Church and his broody ways. I don't think I ...more

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Feb 21, 2017 Jessie rated it did not like it

I should start by saying a few things. First, I usually really like Jay Crownover. She is the only author I have ever taken the time to go meet, I’ve bought all of her books regardless of whether the premise actually sounded good to me, and, for the most part, I have enjoyed them all. Second, I am from the south; not the deep south of Mississippi, but from a place where confederate flags flying are not unusual (on trucks, in front yards, and on as many articles of clothing as you can think of). I should start by saying a few things. First, I usually really like Jay Crownover. She is the only author I have ever taken the time to go meet, I’ve bought all of her books regardless of whether the premise actually sounded good to me, and, for the most part, I have enjoyed them all. Second, I am from the south; not the deep south of Mississippi, but from a place where confederate flags flying are not unusual (on trucks, in front yards, and on as many articles of clothing as you can think of).

Lastly, I am mixed. Half black and half white. My heritage will go a long way in explaining all the problems I have with this book. And I should state up front, that I obviously do not speak for all mixed people (there isn't even agreement in our community on what to call ourselves; many don't even like the word mixed. I like mixed because it includes those who are more than just biracial, although I see why people don't like the term), nor do I speak for all black people. I speak for myself and my frustrations are based on my experiences.

I’m not going to get much into the premise of this book, other than to say it involves a wounded soldier who thinks he’s a fault for all the hurt in the lives of those around him, and a girl who thinks she can fix everything and everyone.

So, I have not yet finished this book, and I am already reviewing it, because I am more frustrated than I thought would be possible reading a book. I am a huge proponent of included people of color (POCs) in books. I think this is so very important for some many different reasons, and I even believe that people who are not POCs should include them in their work. But I think two things need to happen if you are not part of a group and want to write from their perspective. One, you need to do research, and two, you need quite a few people to do a sensitivity reading. Let me use this book as an example as to why that needs to happen.

The main character of Riveted is named Dashel Churchill, and he goes by Church or Dash. The character complains about the issues of growing up in the south with an “unusual” name. Neither Dashel, Dash, or Church would be considered that strange of a name. Kids with “ordinary” names get picked on all the time. And in the south “unusual” names are a dime a dozen.

POCs don’t normally refer to themselves as such in their heads. I have met lots of them. I am one of them. As a group, we are POCs, but individually, we are what we are. It is weird that the main character would refer to himself as a person of color in his own head instead of thinking about his own heritage. Also, it’s weird for other people to say it, too. There shouldn’t be anything wrong with calling a character what he is instead of mentioning it once and then referring to him as a POC for the rest of the time.

What is going on with the stereotypes!? Church’s dad (the POC in an interracial relationship with a white woman) leaves before he’s even born? It may have worked for the storyline, but considering all the other points against this book, this one was still egregious. I think the author may have felt it was okay because the person who steps up to father Church is black, but I still think depending on the stereotype of black man leaving their children was a bad move.

Finally, how is the main character, Dixie, who is in love with this wonderful guy, the opposite of woke? I imagine, any minute, she’s going to say something idiotic along the lines of “I don’t see color.” How does she not understand that a black/middle eastern/white man will be afraid to go into a bar when there are a bunch of trucks outside flying confederate flags? And what was the point of mentioning it if nothing was going to happen in that bar? Was the point to say that just because someone flies a confederate flag, they aren’t going to start trouble with every POC they see? Was the point to say that flying a confederate flag doesn’t make you racist? Was the point to say that a POC should not be afraid of trouble just because they see a confederate flag? Because let me just say, I grew up around those flags, I grew up around plantations, and I grew up around reminders that my family members were, not too long ago, enslaved. Then, following that enslavement they were considered second class citizen. It some places, and in too many cases, we still are. Dixie is the epitome of white privilege. And what is even more concerning is the thought that, possibly, Jay Crownover believes these things as well. Sure, some may make the argument that the confederate flag is a reminder of states’ rights, but the right they wanted to hold on to was the right to keep people enslaved for free labor.

I am furious about how this book has portrayed not only the south, but also what it means to be a POC in America. If an author who is not part of a group wants to write about the experience of those in that group, then a lot of research needs to happen. This book is an example of why so many people ask that white authors not write about our experiences. If the book had stayed solely in Dixie’s perspective, I would have just thought the character was ignorant of those experiences, but adding Church’s POV really made it necessary that their was research done, and his perspective should have been handled with so much more sensitivity.

I'm not actually sure I'll finish this book. I know it will end with a happily ever after, as most romance novels do, but I imagine Dixie will remain unaware of what she has so far ignored other than on a very surface level.

I am extremely disappointed, and I'm not sure I will be reading another Jay Crownover book due to the lack of sensitivity with which she handled a very serious issue. ...more

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Feb 13, 2017 Bex | TotallyBex.com rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: series, arc, road-trippin

I’m such a fan of Jay Crownover and her easy style of storytelling. I love her lovable yet broken men and her strong, redeeming heroines. I also like The Saints of Denver series because of it’s strong overarching theme of family bonds. Riveted is no different, and like Charged, it’s an ‘opposites attract’ love story (who aren’t as opposite as they first think).

Dixie and Church work together at Rome and Asa’s bar. He’s the strong silent type and she’s is an open book who wears her heart on her sl ...more

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Jan 29, 2017 Maria rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley

"Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review"
This book didn’t work for me, but it might work for readers who like a story about a tormented biker hero with lots of explicit sex. I’ve requested it on NetGalley because of the blurb, the tortured hero and because I had “Rome” ("Marked Men”) in my wish list for a while and so I was curious about this author.
Overall, I liked the main characters and some of the secondary characters, namely the hero’s family, a very heartwarming group "Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review"
This book didn’t work for me, but it might work for readers who like a story about a tormented biker hero with lots of explicit sex. I’ve requested it on NetGalley because of the blurb, the tortured hero and because I had “Rome” ("Marked Men”) in my wish list for a while and so I was curious about this author.
Overall, I liked the main characters and some of the secondary characters, namely the hero’s family, a very heartwarming group of people, not all blood related. I wasn’t moved, nevertheless, by the heroine’s sweetness and “sunny disposition” – emphasized over and over – and I must confess that even if I love a tortured hero I had a hard time understanding Church’s fatalism, which seemed a bit irrational. But I enjoyed his journey from darkness to light and the author creates a very attractive hero.
First of all, I didn’t like the writing style, too wordy and repetitive, with overworked metaphors and similes (“flames of rage”, “fire of jealousy”) and depending too much on telling. The dialogue was often over the top and stilted and somehow contradicting the hero’s character.
I also felt that sometimes the hero and the heroine’s voices were too similar and that the guarded and quiet hero, with all that introspection, was perhaps too eager to speak about his own emotions and feelings. I didn’t appreciate the tendency to auto-characterization and autoanalysis, sometimes in the midst of a blow job or in other unexpected moments.
I usually dislike the first-person POV with the character rendering information about himself/herself that would be improbable or/and impossible from a realistic perspective, something that happens here (“the corners of my lips turned down”, “my frown dug deeper into my face”, “my hands curled into fists at my sides without me being aware they were doing it” – I’m quoting only to illustrate my assessment, aware that it is an ARC).
All these features contribute sometimes to break the narrative flow and I struggled to read this book. I must say that I enjoyed much more the second part of the story with the hero’s extended family.
I'm grateful to the publisher, HarperCollins UK, Harper Fiction, the author, Jay Crownover, and NetGalley for providing a free copy. ...more

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Feb 04, 2017 Francesca the Fierce (Under the Covers Book Blog) rated it liked it

Shelves: books-read-2017

When this series started, I really enjoyed BUILT. It’s a spin off of the Marked Men series so that attracted me to it in the chance of seeing some of those characters. And when I met the new set of characters here, I was hooked. As of late, I’ve been feeling a bit disconnected with this authors’ books. RIVETED was maybe another example of that. I didn’t connect with this story and characters as much as I wanted to.

Part of that is because I didn’t really like the fact that the hero had this p ...more

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Mar 12, 2017 Liv ☾ rated it liked it

✱3.5 STARS!✱

☾This was surprisingly a really good story. I didn't think much of the book when I read the summary because it didn't give me that "this book is going to be amazing!" Feeling, you know? It didn't really draw me in.

☾What I felt was most interesting about this story is that it was a romance but it was also kind of a thriller. When Dixie was trapped in the bathroom I instantly knew something was up but I didn't realize that was the plot of the book.

☾Dixie and Church's relationship was ...more

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Feb 04, 2017 Brittany marked it as dnf

Shelves: sexy-times, e-arc, romance, netgalley, companion-series, spin-off

DNF @17%

You know what? Fuck it. I'm not going to try and push through a book I am already finding exasperating just because the author is(was?) a favourite.
I had a lot of problems with Charged, but the point is that one random chapter from Church's POV in it told me something, I probably wasn't going to like nor connect with Church. And here we are now, having got a few chapters from Church's POV and yup, I don't like the guy. And Dixie is nothing special either. In fact, this is a typical Jay s ...more

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Jun 30, 2018 Jenn rated it liked it

Shelves: contemporary, books-i-own, signed-copies, dramallama, new-adult, read-in-2018, romance, 3-star-reads

While this wasn't my favorite in the series, I really enjoyed what Crownover did here. Having read all of the Marked Men series and then followed the characters over to this series, a lot of these people weren't new to me. And let's be honest, Church has been a mystery since the beginning. And I never would have expected him to wind up with someone like Dixie.

Dash Churchill is a man of mystery and recluse. You can tell he's had a hard past but he won't talk about it. When an emergency calls him ...more

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Feb 18, 2017 Nancy The book junkie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Rating: 4.5/5

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Feb 13, 2017 RentasticReads rated it it was amazing

Shelves: contemporary-romance

#YallNeedChurch. Definitely. Certainly. That hashtag now means so much more to me than just seeing it on every post about this book. Because it's nothing but the truth—y'all really do need to get to know this complicated soldier with a huge heart and has so much love to give, even if he doesn't realize it at first. He's captivated me right from the get-go and the long wait for his and Dixie's story is just more than worth it. It was raw, gritty and all too beautiful at the same time.

Jay Crownov #YallNeedChurch. Definitely. Certainly. That hashtag now means so much more to me than just seeing it on every post about this book. Because it's nothing but the truth—y'all really do need to get to know this complicated soldier with a huge heart and has so much love to give, even if he doesn't realize it at first. He's captivated me right from the get-go and the long wait for his and Dixie's story is just more than worth it. It was raw, gritty and all too beautiful at the same time.

Jay Crownover has always managed to surprise me with every turn of the page in each and every one of her books and this was no different. You'd just never know where she'll take you. The twists and turns never fail to knock you sideways, that's for sure. If you've followed this series from the very beginning, you'd probably be like me. I was always curious and wondering about what Church's story would be. How Dixie would win the heart of this silent, broody man. How they'd impact the lives of each other. And let me tell you, it more than lived up to my expectations. It was so much more of EVERYTHING.

Dash Churchill is the bouncer at the bar where Dixie Carmichael works at as a waitress. He's a very quiet, yet attentive man who keeps to himself and a little more than rough around the edges. He does his job and watches out for those he cares for. And he does his job damn well. It gets and kicks his soldier instincts into high gear every time he works. But he wasn't really living. He was merely existing. He was existing, walking around, carrying the baggage of the entire world.

See, Church has a very complicated history—one he prolonged to avoid facing, but a blink of an eye can change everything. Now he has to face all those fears, all that he left behind in his hometown a lot sooner than he hoped for. And he's bringing Little Miss Sunshine along with him. The woman who would truly turn his world upside down.

I fell in love with Dixie, almost as much as I did with Church. I loved her warm, cheery, friendly and optimistic disposition; she really was all sunshine and rainbows day in and day out. She's the type of person you'd never see frown or be down. And she always sees the best in everybody. Because of this, on the outside, it would seem like she never experienced any problems or hardships in life. But she has. And that's something Church will eventually learn about her. That having big smiles everyday automatically means you don't know heartache right away. No, it was Dixie's choice to face life that way. She chose to never let anything break her down.

Another thing I adored about Dixie was that she just never gave up. Never lost faith in people. All she ever wanted was to have her own fairytale, just like what her parents had. Her very own happy ever after. But when she finally found the right guy for her, he didn't exactly want the same things as she does. And that's a straight shot to the heart. But Dixie being Dixie, she won't let that deter her. She's going to try her damnedest to try and win her Mr. Right's heart and make him see her.

Riveted touched on so many issues—real life issues—that you probably won't even see coming. It's all too refreshing and mesmerizing and yet another knockout for Ms. Crownover. If you're diving into any book written by this author, you should never expect any less. Because she just nails it every single time. All you have to do is hold on tight and go along for the ride. Like I said, #YallNeedChurch.
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Jun 11, 2017 Linda (un)Conventional Bookworms rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemporary, fave-series, romance, read-in-2017, fave-author, new-adult, read-series-in-a-month-challenge

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Riveted took me on a trip away from danger, where danger was lurking in every dark corner, and it was impossible to know whether Dixie or Church was the target.

Riveted did exactly that to me while I was reading it - I was riveted from start to finish, especially because Dixie and Church had been dancing around each other in prior books in the Saints of Denver series, and I was eager to see what would happen if they finally gave i ...more

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Apr 11, 2017 Juanita rated it really liked it

Loved Church and Dixie especially with his southern drawl.

Can’t wait for Wheeler and Poppy’s story.

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Feb 15, 2017 Suze Lavender rated it it was amazing

Dixie dreams of being with her soul mate and wants nothing more than to have her own happily ever after. While everyone around her seems to have found true love she's still waiting. She is in love, but is certain Church, the man she's been smitten with for quite some time, doesn't feel the same way about her. That's why his request to visit his family with him comes as such a surprise. Dixie takes whatever he's able to give her and says yes to the trip.

Church has been damaged by all the losses h Dixie dreams of being with her soul mate and wants nothing more than to have her own happily ever after. While everyone around her seems to have found true love she's still waiting. She is in love, but is certain Church, the man she's been smitten with for quite some time, doesn't feel the same way about her. That's why his request to visit his family with him comes as such a surprise. Dixie takes whatever he's able to give her and says yes to the trip.

Church has been damaged by all the losses he's suffered in his past and isn't capable of letting anyone in. He's never even let a woman come close, but that changes when he needs to go back home together with a woman. He's admired Dixie from afar ever since he first met her, but he thinks he isn't boyfriend material and won't be good for her. That's why he's trying to be careful with her heart, but is that really the safest and least hurtful option for both of them?

Riveted is an amazing emotional story. Dixie is all smiles. Everyone around her sees her as their ray of sunshine. She has a beautiful loving personality, but like everyone else she needs someone who cares about her from time to time as well. She's perfect for Church. The darkness he has inside him makes it difficult for him to find the good things in life. He's been through a lot and is still grieving. My heart often ached for him and for the little boy he once was. He's protective and kind, but he doesn't let himself get close to the people he loves. That was sad to read about, but being with Dixie slowly changes him and that was beautiful to see. They have more than just chemistry, their connection is intense and special.

Jay Crownover writes moving love stories about tough and brave people who deserve a chance at happiness more than anyone. She knows what she's writing about and the feelings of all of her characters are being described with honesty and depth. I love how she always gets to the core of the psyche of her main characters. She combines this with skillful and raw writing, which makes her stories unique and fantastic to read. ...more

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Jan 24, 2017 Pavlina Read more sleep less blog❤❤ rated it really liked it

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3.5 STARS

I love this series and I was so excited to read this but for some reason I didn't feel like in the previous books.It wasn't bad, I just couldn't feel the connection with the characters.

My main problem was Dixie.Even though there were moments I liked her most of the time she was getting on my nerves.

I can't wait for the next book!!

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Jan 23, 2017 Joëlle rated it really liked it

Shelves: review-request, romance, 2017

*** ARC kindly provided by the publisher HarperCollins UK, via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ***

I have already read some of Jay Crownover’s books and there are some more on my TBR. She can really create such hot, protective, loveable men ...

This book brings us the story of Church and Dixie. When both his mom’s get ripped from his life he runs. He doesn’t want to lose anyone else en thinks running helps. Will his fear be able to keep his heart closed?

Dixie wants her own Prince Char ...more

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Mar 02, 2017 Michelle [Helen Geek] rated it did not like it

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February 2017 --

At 21%, it just couldn't hold my interest. This author is hit or miss for me. When I like her, I really do. But, when I don't .. I didn't this time.

You may be just fine. Hope you are.

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Jan 26, 2017 Ari rated it really liked it

Original review: The Daydreaming Bookworm

*I received an ARC from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review.*

We all know how much of a Jay Crownover fan I am, right? I think I’ve fangirled enough times for everyone to know, so of course I was screaming when I received an ARC of Riveted, the next installment in the Saints of Denver series. I’ve been waiting a pretty damn long time for Church’s story and let’s just say it’s always the quiet ones that end up surprising you the most.

D Original review: The Daydreaming Bookworm

*I received an ARC from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review.*

We all know how much of a Jay Crownover fan I am, right? I think I’ve fangirled enough times for everyone to know, so of course I was screaming when I received an ARC of Riveted, the next installment in the Saints of Denver series. I’ve been waiting a pretty damn long time for Church’s story and let’s just say it’s always the quiet ones that end up surprising you the most.

Dixie Carmichael is on a mission; a mission to find her one true love who will sweep her off her feet and give her the happily ever after she’s been waiting for. But finding Mr. Right is not as easy as it seems, especially when Mr. Right won’t give her the time of day. Dash Churchill has spent that last few years avoiding home, running from the pain and loss he left behind. But when he gets a call for him to return home, Church convinces Dixie to make the journey down to Mississippi with him. What he soon realizes is that the one place he’s been running from may just be the one place he should have be running to.

There’s just something about the way Crownover tells a story that reminds me of home and seriously gives me all the warm and fuzzy feelings inside. I’ve been in the Marked Men/Saints of Denver world for almost two years now and I can honestly say I haven’t gotten bored with this story line or the characters. One thing I love about these two series is the way that Crownover manages to incorporate characters from the Marked Men into this new series and still show how they too have grown over time and how their life has changed so it’s like you’re getting updates on your favorite characters. Family is a major theme throughout both these series and when it came to Riveted, things were no different. The Chuchill family has faced a lot of losses throughout the years and Church had a hard time dealing with these losses which is why he enlisted in the army in the first place. I loved seeing this broken family work through their issues as father and son tried to find a common ground and to see Church finally find his way back home where he belonged. The conflict in this story threw me for a loop and I was not expected that at all. Crownover managed to keep me on my toes and I’m kind of surprised by that because I’m usually pretty good at figuring out the plot twist when it comes to her books.

Dixie has to be one the sweetest characters I’ve ever met. She is a ball of sunshine with a big heart who will literally go out of her way to help a stranger in need. She is so selfless and trusting and I don’t think anyone could hate a character like her. She is also the perfect contrast to our broody former soldier. Church is very hesitant to let himself feel anything Dixie because he doesn’t believe that he is a good enough man for her. He is also afraid that he may do something to hurt her and he doesn’t want that so he keeps Dixie at arms length. But the thing about Dixie is that she has such an infectious personality that once you get close to her, you can’t help but love her and that’s just what happens to Church. He may be a brood on the outside, but deep down, Church is a softie and I knew it was only time until he fell hard and fast for Dixie too. I freakin’ love these two together but I’m so sad because it’s probably going to be the last time we see them in this series, but I couldn’t be happier for how their love story ended.

Riveted was a sweet, heart-warming romance about healing and finding the courage to let love in. I was not expecting Church’s story to be so sweet, but I’m kind of glad it wasn’t as dark as I was expecting it to be. There is only one more book left in this series and with the little plot twist thrown in at the end of Riveted, I have no longer have no idea how things are going to turn out. All I know is that I am not yet ready to say goodbye to my favorite guys and gals of Denver. ...more

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Apr 20, 2017 Once rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Since I have started working overnights audiobooks have become my saving grace. Last year I binged all of Jay Crownover;s books and couldn’t wait to get my hands or ears on Riveted. We are finally getting Dixie and Church's story! Dixie, a glass is always half full type of gal, and then Church a brooding soldier, but something drew Dixie to him and she knows he’s the one, but will he ever realize it or just get better at running?

Denver isn’t home for Church, he’s been avoiding something back hom ...more

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