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Saxon Family
Slade's Sanctuary
Slade Saxon is the oldest of a family considered royalty in the fighting world. Now retired after winning three championships, he’s following in his dad’s footsteps by running their gym. But stepping away from that career has left a void in his. He’s lost, tired of those who only see his fame and what he can do for them. Annie Bennett is a small-town girl that traveled to Florida to honor her grandmother’s final wish. When her path collides with that of a handsome stranger, she has no idea how completely things are about to change for her. Unfortunately, Slade’s past is filled with those he’s defeated in the ring, marring the future they’re starting to look forward to as he gears up for the most important fight of his life. Sweet, sexy, safe read! This author writes what she likes to read. That means there will be instalove, OTT Heroes, and, brace yourselves, virgin characters at times. If none of those float your boat, you might want to find another book. If they do, you're in the right place
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65 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 25, 2020
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May Gordon
61 books186 followersWarning: Sweet, sexy and safe read! Happily ever after guaranteed! This author writes what she likes to read. That means there will be instalove, OTT Heroes, and, brace yourselves, virgin characters at times. If none of those float your boat, you might want to find another book. If they do, you're in the right place.
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December 20, 2020
Note: I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book was fantabulous. Although a late review, but I loved it.
It was a quick romance. The plot was short and sweet, the characters had tons of chemistry, the side characters were awesome, and the overall novel was fun.
I hope I can read more by this author, soon.
Until the next read,
TMR
This book was fantabulous. Although a late review, but I loved it.
It was a quick romance. The plot was short and sweet, the characters had tons of chemistry, the side characters were awesome, and the overall novel was fun.
I hope I can read more by this author, soon.
Until the next read,
TMR
September 25, 2020
5 stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It made me so happy to have an MMA book that was completely safe! So often any sports stories are based on less than stellar heroes. This story was safe and sweet!
HERO Slade was a great balance of OTT alpha and sweetness. Annie crashed into his life (quite literally) and nothing was the same for him. He loved completely.
HEROINE Annie was so adorable. She came from a small farm in Wisconsin. She didn’t have many life experiences so she was a breath of fresh air for Slade and his family.
OW/OM DRAMA No drama from ex’s at all. It was so refreshing
STEAM while there was some steam, I wouldn’t consider it overly steamy
SEPARATION no separation
SECONDARY CHARACTERS great family as secondary characters. I hope they get safe stories too! They were all well behaved in this story
VIOLENCEno violence of a sexual nature
SAFETY safe! No others after meeting!
ENDING epilogues 5 months and then 5 years later!
It made me so happy to have an MMA book that was completely safe! So often any sports stories are based on less than stellar heroes. This story was safe and sweet!
HERO Slade was a great balance of OTT alpha and sweetness. Annie crashed into his life (quite literally) and nothing was the same for him. He loved completely.
HEROINE Annie was so adorable. She came from a small farm in Wisconsin. She didn’t have many life experiences so she was a breath of fresh air for Slade and his family.
OW/OM DRAMA No drama from ex’s at all. It was so refreshing
STEAM while there was some steam, I wouldn’t consider it overly steamy
SEPARATION no separation
SECONDARY CHARACTERS great family as secondary characters. I hope they get safe stories too! They were all well behaved in this story
VIOLENCEno violence of a sexual nature
SAFETY safe! No others after meeting!
ENDING epilogues 5 months and then 5 years later!
February 24, 2022
This was a great start to a new series about a family of fighters. I loved the hero and heroine in this book. It was entirely safe and I was fond of each family member.
I must say I think this is my favorite book to date from my May Gordon collection.
I highly recommend it...now I need to find out when the second book will be released.
I must say I think this is my favorite book to date from my May Gordon collection.
I highly recommend it...now I need to find out when the second book will be released.
September 27, 2020
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One run-in (literally) and this couple's insta-love was set in stone. Annie's not from around here, and Slade can tell, but he doesn't care. Annie's his angel and he means to keep her.
For what it is, (insta-love with not much else) this is a likable story. I wanted a bit more from it - more steam, and more character and relationship development, but it was generally enjoyable. So why 3 and not 4 stars? There was far, far too much telling, not showing. I felt as if most of it was exposition with the author telling me what happened, rather than allowing the characters to show me.
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September 20, 2020
What an amazing quick read this was. This is book one in the Saxon Family series. I’m very excited about this series. Each individual family member has their own drama going on. Slade is a former MMA fighter now running the family gym while coaching his brother. Annie just lost her grandmother and is new to town. This was definitely instant love. As soon as Annie came to town she had a room at Slades house and a place in his heart. I’m definitely looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
February 25, 2022
DNF 40%. Too corny.
September 25, 2020
I do love insta love. This was a fairly quick read but really good. I would of liked there to have been a bit more happening but it didn't take anything away from the story. Characters are lovely, looking forward to more on them. Nice easy read
September 24, 2020
The first book in the Saxon Family series is fast paced and captivates you immediately with the insta love between Slade and Annie. Their story is sweet, romantic, passionate and just enough heat to warm your toes. An introduction to the other family members also has you intrigued and ready for more. An enchanting love story told from the heart.
September 25, 2020
Love this
Such a great start to a new series! Slade is a beast and his Annie is such a sweetheart. I loved getting to know these characters and can’t wait for the other siblings stories. Lots of love for this!
Such a great start to a new series! Slade is a beast and his Annie is such a sweetheart. I loved getting to know these characters and can’t wait for the other siblings stories. Lots of love for this!
September 28, 2020
Safe, ok story, too much telling , needed more showing
May 31, 2021
Enjoyed
This was a really good read—it had enough story to keep me interested while also packing in some heat for the swoon!
I especially loved the heroine and her sweetness and innocence, the contrast to the hero and his toughness and alpha dominance. She was gentle and had a small town wholesomeness to her that was a cleansing balm to the hero’s exposure to the dirt and grime of life. And her cluelessness to who he was—an mma celebrity—had me all the feelz.
Best line from the book: “ As I watch her, my inner caveman springs forth, wanting to repeat this visual for at least the next decade. Only she’s barefoot and pregnant.” *HAPPY SIGH*
I don’t remember if the hero’s past is mentioned (I read this a few days ago and what stands out most to me, days later, was the sunshiny sweetness of the heroine!) but he didn’t come off as a manwhore. Heroine is a virgin and belongs only to the hero. No ow/om drama. No abuse or cheating. HEA with epilogue
This was a really good read—it had enough story to keep me interested while also packing in some heat for the swoon!
I especially loved the heroine and her sweetness and innocence, the contrast to the hero and his toughness and alpha dominance. She was gentle and had a small town wholesomeness to her that was a cleansing balm to the hero’s exposure to the dirt and grime of life. And her cluelessness to who he was—an mma celebrity—had me all the feelz.
Best line from the book: “ As I watch her, my inner caveman springs forth, wanting to repeat this visual for at least the next decade. Only she’s barefoot and pregnant.” *HAPPY SIGH*
I don’t remember if the hero’s past is mentioned (I read this a few days ago and what stands out most to me, days later, was the sunshiny sweetness of the heroine!) but he didn’t come off as a manwhore. Heroine is a virgin and belongs only to the hero. No ow/om drama. No abuse or cheating. HEA with epilogue
September 26, 2020
🚨REVIEW🚨
𝘚𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦’𝘴 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺: 𝘚𝘢𝘹𝘰𝘯 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝟷 𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘰𝘯
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Overall: 3.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Steam: 2/5 💥💥
Feels: 😀🥰😮😬😦😍
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🔎𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒🔎
Character age range: 20s-30s
Leads: Slade and Annie
HEA: ✅
Release Date: September 25, 2020
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📖 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎 📖
Kindle Unlimited: ✅
Audible: unsure
Series: ✅
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📝𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝗪📝
This was my first book by May Gordon and I was pleasantly surprised! I loved both Slade and Annie and how their relationship grew throughout the book. The only reason that I feel like I gave this book 3.5 stars is that I feel like the story was missing some more details.
♦️
Annie is a country girl who just moved to Florida and really hasn’t ventured out into the world. Her grandmother just passed away and she decided to fulfill her grandmother’s dream. While exploring her new town she runs into Slade Saxon, who is a celebrity in the boxing world unknown to Annie. Sparks fly between these two right off the bat but something is brewing from Slade’s past that could put Annie in the line of fire!
♦️
I really enjoyed watching Annie become her own person and really open up. There was definitely some action throughout this book and I can’t wait to see what happens to the rest of the Saxon’s family!
𝘚𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦’𝘴 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺: 𝘚𝘢𝘹𝘰𝘯 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝟷 𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘰𝘯
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Overall: 3.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Steam: 2/5 💥💥
Feels: 😀🥰😮😬😦😍
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
🔎𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒🔎
Character age range: 20s-30s
Leads: Slade and Annie
HEA: ✅
Release Date: September 25, 2020
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
📖 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎 📖
Kindle Unlimited: ✅
Audible: unsure
Series: ✅
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
📝𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝗪📝
This was my first book by May Gordon and I was pleasantly surprised! I loved both Slade and Annie and how their relationship grew throughout the book. The only reason that I feel like I gave this book 3.5 stars is that I feel like the story was missing some more details.
♦️
Annie is a country girl who just moved to Florida and really hasn’t ventured out into the world. Her grandmother just passed away and she decided to fulfill her grandmother’s dream. While exploring her new town she runs into Slade Saxon, who is a celebrity in the boxing world unknown to Annie. Sparks fly between these two right off the bat but something is brewing from Slade’s past that could put Annie in the line of fire!
♦️
I really enjoyed watching Annie become her own person and really open up. There was definitely some action throughout this book and I can’t wait to see what happens to the rest of the Saxon’s family!
October 1, 2020
Anne is visiting Jacksonville to see an art exhibit in honor of her grandmother’s final wish. Not yet ready to say goodbye to her, Annie takes a few days to tour the city. She literally runs into Slade, a retired fighting champion. The Saxon name is fighting royalty in Jacksonville. Done with fighting Slade now runs their family gym with his dad while helping his younger brother train for his fight. He also has a brother just out of the service and a baby sister. Instantly smitten with Annie he takes her out, when he finds out she’s staying at a low end motel, he gets her things and moves her into his house. They are sweet together and she gets along well with his family, bonding with his sister immediately. Trouble comes to them when an opponent Slade has beaten three times threatens everything Slade hold dear. Victor has not handled being defeated well, he drinks excessively and takes steroids. He attacks the gym and then kidnaps Annie. His terms, Slade must fight him, no rules. With the help of his brothers they rescue Annie and Slade beats Victor. Cute epilogues, at five months with Annie pregnant and them married and five years with another baby.
I loved how sweet the two were to each other.
His finger traces my jawline, love in his gaze, as he says, "I love you so fucking much. You're my heart, my home, and my sanctuary."
I loved how sweet the two were to each other.
His finger traces my jawline, love in his gaze, as he says, "I love you so fucking much. You're my heart, my home, and my sanctuary."
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 22, 2020
3.5* Review
An great start to a new series. The Saxon family are sure to bring us some really good stories. As we dive into the world of the MMA
Shy Annie has come to town to honour a promise she made to her grandmother to go and see the ‘The Blue Horses’ new to a large town and although finding it exciting it is scary as well a chance meeting with Slade and the ex MMA star she finds herself being taken under his wing and into world of big burly fighters.
Slade and his family are a tight knit all in the fighting business and own a gym where the manager up and coming stars. From the first moment he bumps into Anne he instinctively wants to look after her. What Slade didn’t want was for Anne to get caught up in a war with another fighter who he beat before he retired.
But what we want and what we get is to different things and it may be difficult for Anne to be kept out of what is about to come.
The Saxon brother all have hard exteriors but if Slade is anything to go by when they find the one for them they turn into little pussy cats!
An great start to a new series. The Saxon family are sure to bring us some really good stories. As we dive into the world of the MMA
Shy Annie has come to town to honour a promise she made to her grandmother to go and see the ‘The Blue Horses’ new to a large town and although finding it exciting it is scary as well a chance meeting with Slade and the ex MMA star she finds herself being taken under his wing and into world of big burly fighters.
Slade and his family are a tight knit all in the fighting business and own a gym where the manager up and coming stars. From the first moment he bumps into Anne he instinctively wants to look after her. What Slade didn’t want was for Anne to get caught up in a war with another fighter who he beat before he retired.
But what we want and what we get is to different things and it may be difficult for Anne to be kept out of what is about to come.
The Saxon brother all have hard exteriors but if Slade is anything to go by when they find the one for them they turn into little pussy cats!
September 26, 2020
Slade's Sanctuary is one of those stories that straight up made me happy to experience. May Gordon is a new to me author, and I'm super excited to read more by her in the near future. I'm conflicted when it comes to insta love books, as some don't work for me, while others (like this story) absolutely do. It's a short(ish) read that packs one hell of a MMA punch. Slade is part of the Saxon family, and a world class MMA fighter who has retired to run the family gym. Annie is a shy girl who comes to town because of a promise she made to her grandmother. When they meet, ALL ABOARD! There's even a tad bit of suspense thrown in for good measure. So yeah, I wanted more, and I believe you'll feel the same way so hit those one click buttons! HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
September 26, 2020
So amazingly sweet! Slade literally runs into Annie, and from that moment on, he is over the moon for her. Annie is still reeling from the death of her beloved grandmother, and is far from home to fulfill a dream they shared. Being knocked over by a hulk of a man ends up being the best thing to happen to her. I loved how gentle Annie is. She isn't hesitant about standing up for herself, but she's also not a loud and brash person. Her peaceful demeanor draw's Slade's whole family to her, just as quickly as it did Slade. I wanted this story to just go on and on! Can't wait to read about the rest of the Saxon siblings finding their matches. Happy Reading!!
September 25, 2020
A quick and short read that most definitely packed a punch (pun intended hehe).
I absolutely loved the interaction between the Saxon siblings. Each one has something going on that I can already tell will lead to a great series.
The author isn’t kidding when she says she writes instalove romances, and that’s exactly what happened here. Once Slade and Annie met, the rest was history. As the weeks passed, their love only grew deeper and I enjoyed seeing her become part of the family.
If you’re in the mood for a sweet, fast-paced, safe romance, this story is for you!
I absolutely loved the interaction between the Saxon siblings. Each one has something going on that I can already tell will lead to a great series.
The author isn’t kidding when she says she writes instalove romances, and that’s exactly what happened here. Once Slade and Annie met, the rest was history. As the weeks passed, their love only grew deeper and I enjoyed seeing her become part of the family.
If you’re in the mood for a sweet, fast-paced, safe romance, this story is for you!
October 3, 2020
If you like the "Crimes Kings" series, this one also offered delectable goodness of family warmth with a little sprinkle of action suspense; just a tad bit. The story was sweet. The romance between MCs was developed bit by bit and came out naturally between them; No rush, just the right pace.
Virgin h
Alpha MMA H, sweet innocent smalltown farm girl h
No cheating, No OW/OM
No drama/angst
HEA, Safe read
Overall score: 4 safe read stars
Virgin h
Alpha MMA H, sweet innocent smalltown farm girl h
No cheating, No OW/OM
No drama/angst
HEA, Safe read
Overall score: 4 safe read stars
November 23, 2020
Quick read
This is a good quick read. Alpha male swagger in Slade with sweet innocence in Annie add up to your typical insta love story. Wish the story was a bit more fleshed out but overall I enjoyed it enough to read the next brothers story when it comes out
This is a good quick read. Alpha male swagger in Slade with sweet innocence in Annie add up to your typical insta love story. Wish the story was a bit more fleshed out but overall I enjoyed it enough to read the next brothers story when it comes out
July 25, 2023
2.25✯
°Virgin heroine
°Hero celibate for years
°Dual POV
°Insta love/lust
°No OW/OM drama
°Alpha hero (34)
°No cheating or scenes with OP
°Very low steam
°Epilogue: 5 months and 5 years later -married with 2 kids
°Virgin heroine
°Hero celibate for years
°Dual POV
°Insta love/lust
°No OW/OM drama
°Alpha hero (34)
°No cheating or scenes with OP
°Very low steam
°Epilogue: 5 months and 5 years later -married with 2 kids
October 2, 2020
Cute
Cute, I liked it and want to read the rest of the families stories! Felt a little rushed but of course it’s a novella!
Cute, I liked it and want to read the rest of the families stories! Felt a little rushed but of course it’s a novella!
December 18, 2020
Cute safe read!
January 14, 2021
Slade
For this to be a short romance, it sure was packed with a punch. Pun intended. I loved Slade and Annie. I cant wait to read more of the Saxons brothers
For this to be a short romance, it sure was packed with a punch. Pun intended. I loved Slade and Annie. I cant wait to read more of the Saxons brothers
August 2, 2021
3.5 stars I like how the H meets the h and immediately claims her. The book was pretty good. Was it my favorite? No. It was good overall though.
October 23, 2020
"You're my heart, my home, and my sanctuary."
This is the first book in the Saxon Family series and I can't wait for the rest. Ms. Gordon always knows how to leave us wanting more. Dual POV, virgin h, long time celibate H, no others after meeting, no abuse other than the h gets kidnapped and roughed up a little, epilogue 5 months and 5 years.
This is the first book in the Saxon Family series and I can't wait for the rest. Ms. Gordon always knows how to leave us wanting more. Dual POV, virgin h, long time celibate H, no others after meeting, no abuse other than the h gets kidnapped and roughed up a little, epilogue 5 months and 5 years.
January 6, 2021
WOW! What a wonderful and beautiful love story! I love Slade and Annie,they're perfect together! It was soo soo good and soo soo H.O.T Can't wait for the next one!😍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🥰
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