Lexi and Charlize have been BFFs since first grade, so when Charlize proposes the holiday of a lifetime, Lexi hopes being in Miami will help her gain some much needed confidence with men. But those plans change when their holiday is crashed by the one man who's never looked at her that way—Will, Charlize’s brother and a huge baseball star.
When Will’s ex hands over nude pictures to a sleazebag reporter, he sees his face--and more--plastered across every tabloid front page in the country. The press is hounding him, and his little sister's vacation home seems the ideal place to hide.
Will intends to lick his wounds and recover his trust in the world, but he discovers Lexi's secret plan and offers to help her get over her fear of sex. They've known each other forever and can rely on each other implicitly. Neither of them would let anything pesky like feelings get in the way of their friendship.
Lines blur as walls come down, and Lexi gets much closer to Will than she ever dreamed possible. Could he really be the man for her? After all this time, her dream guy could be right in front of her but only if she faces her insecurities and puts her heart on the line.
Jaqueline Snowe lives in Arizona where the "dry heat" really isn't that bad. She prefers drinking coffee all hours of the day and snacking on anything that has peanut butter or chocolate. She is the mother to two dogs who don’t realize they aren’t humans and a = mom to the sweetest boy. She is an avid reader and writer of romances and tends to write about athletes. Her husband works for an MLB team (not a player, lol) so she knows more about baseball than any human ever should.
And another amazing novella from Jacqueline Snowe is in the books. I loved Lexi and Will, they were so cute together and the "let's practice getting nekkid together" is always a fun trope.
I love, love, loved Lexi as a plus sized FMC. I don't usually love when the FMC has hang-ups about their weight, but the way Will treated her and her reasons for not liking her body were so well written. Will was such an amazing MMC, I've come to find that Jacqueline writes some of the best and most unique MMCs, I just love them.
I really loved Charley in this one too! Usually novellas don't focus a lot on the secondary characters, but Charley found a way to make her voice heard. She was an amazing friend and sister and I loved her spirit.
I'm so excited to give Jacqueline's full length novels a try, if they are anything like her novellas, I'm in for a treat.
Jaqueline is on fire! 🔥 I received an arc from her and this turned out to be a sweet little package! It was wrapped in lots of love, caring, kindness, patience and understanding! 💖 The beach and bar setting of this book made me want to be there as well! 💃 Charley and Lexi's friendship reminds me so much of my best friend and I! I could see so many similarities and could relate to them so easily! Charley was like the firecracker on the side! 💥 Lexi was a sweet girl with insecurities about herself, caused by an asshole ex! She is very relatable to a lot of girls who have issues with accepting their body! Its nice to see authors trying to write such realistic characters! Makes for more of an interesting read! She was perfect for Will! Both of them together, fit into each other like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle! 👏👌 Will - omg, he is so swoony and dreamy! He was the right combo of sweet, sexy and manly and he did so well to make Lexi come out of her shell! He is such a wonderful hero! 🤗 The chemistry was feiry and that shower kiss scene was so goddamn hawttttt!!!!!!! All in all, this was a great read and I read it in one sitting, without putting the book down! Get it on your e-readers guys.. You need this sweet little novella to enlighten your day!!! ❤😍
Made to Be Mine by Jaqueline Snowe is an absolute gem of a read! It’s the kind of book that sets your heart aflutter and leaves you grinning like a fool. If you’ve ever daydreamed about a swoon-worthy man who sauntered into your life and was turning it upside down, then this story will have you dancing on cloud nine.
Meet Will, the epitome of perfection. He’s a smoking-hot professional athlete with the kind of looks that make you question if he’s real. But to our lovable nerdy programmer, Lexi, he’s simply Will the guy she’s known since childhood, her lifelong best friend’s brother, and the source of her childhood crush. Lexi’s got brains, beauty, and curves that could make anyone’s heart skip a beat. Yet, a few less-than-stellar encounters with men have left her tiara slightly askew, making her doubt the incredible woman that Will and his sister, Charlie, have always seen in her.
Their journey to a happily-ever-after is no walk in the park. Both of them carry scars from the past that haven’t completely healed, and their shared history is too significant to ignore. But the chemistry between Will and Lexi is like fireworks on the Fourth of July – explosive and impossible to ignore. Their connection is both heartwarming and sizzling hot!
In a nutshell, Made to Be Mine is a love story that’ll make your heart race, your cheeks flush, and your spirits soar. Jaqueline Snowe has crafted a tale that’s not just enjoyable but downright irresistible. So, grab a copy, dive in, and get ready for a roller-coaster of emotions that’ll leave you grinning from ear to ear!
Rated 4.5 Stilettos by Deb!.
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A Quick, Touching Friends-to-Lovers Romance that Throws Some Serious Heat “Made To Be Mine” by Jaqueline Snowe is one of those ultra-sexy, feel-good stories that has the hopeless romantic inside each of us swooning. We’ve all dreamed of the Perfect 10 coming in and sweeping us off our feet – us with our opinions, ample curves, and laundry lists of physical shortcomings that only we know about. Will is that Perfect 10 – a super-hot professional athlete with the looks, the muscles, and the charm to match. However, to nerdy programmer Lexi, he’s just Will – the guy she grew up with, her lifelong best friend’s brother, and her childhood crush – and her heart aches for him as he deals with the aftermath of a media scandal that has him afraid to trust. Lexi is every woman out there – smart as hell, beautiful, a deliciously curvy queen – but a couple of men in her past have knocked her crown askew, and that fact has left her feeling like she is less than the amazing woman Will and his sister, Charlie, have always known her to be. The journey to their HEA isn’t easy: they’ve both got some deep wounds that haven’t entirely healed, and their shared history is too important for them to simply bypass it, but Will and Lexi have amazing chemistry, and their connection is both touching and incredibly steamy!!! I love how relatable and vulnerable all three of these characters are in this story, and I am itching to read all about Charlie getting her shot at an HEA.
Lexi and her childhood best friend Charlene go on a week long vacation to get over their bad love lives and help Lexi overcome her fear of sex since her last boyfriend body shamed her. They are joined by Charlene’s brother Will, a professional baseball player who is getting away from the bad publicity when naked pictures of him were sold by his ex. Lexi is a programmer and has always had a crush on Will and he is attracted to Lexi and volunteers to help by letting her practice with him so she can feel good about her curves and get her confidence back. How will his sister feel when she finds out what Will and Lexi are doing? Will their time together on vacation lead to more permanent happiness for Lexi and Will?
I thoroughly enjoyed this story where friends became lovers and highly recommend it. The author did a fantastic job letting you see how both characters felt so that you understood their actions. Will was perfect for Lexi, he had patience and proceeded at her pace in everything they did. Lexi had no self confidence after her last boyfriend and was afraid to get involved again. Will had also been hurt by his ex and they had a chance to help each other. The epilogue was a perfect ending for their story.
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The get laid on New Year’s plan This book is about Lexi and Will. Lexi is Will’s sister Charlize’s best friend, and agrees to go on their family trip with them. It’s a decision she comes to regret because of her attraction to and huge crush on Will, despite his fame, over-confidence and reputation for dating beautiful, skinny girls. He’d decided to join the girls on a week’s drama-free getaway to escape his unfortunate nude pics scandal. Both girls were hoping to get over their awful ex-boyfriends, and just have some fun – beach, booze and bikinis. Sounds just perfect to me! But having Will there meant that Lexi couldn’t totally relax and be herself. But when he made a certain proposition with her, to up her confidence and self-esteem, was she brave enough to follow through? Would this change the dynamic of their relationship? It’s a sweet, emotional, funny, frustrating, passionate and steamy story about two opposites that are seemingly perfect for each other. But hopefully they take the necessary risks after being hurt so badly. It was an enjoyable read, but I did feel like it ended too abruptly. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to these wonderful characters! I give this book four and a half naked stars. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
What a great story! Lexi and Will have been friends for years. So when Lexi needs a large dose of self-confidence, Will is there to help her get it. Over the course of their practice runs, their feelings for each other make themselves known. It harder and harder for them to keep their attraction under wraps, especially from Charlize, Will's sister and Lexi's best friend.
This was a great story. The heroine is on the curvy side and uses society's measuring stick to determine how attractive she is. Doesn't help that the ex-boyfriend is a douche canoe who doesn't appreciate who Lexi is. Her low self-confidence is a real thing for so many women who don't fit the stereotypical, socially acceptable body type. Her reaction to Will's attraction is also very real. After all, he's fit, good-looking, and famous so why would he like her? The characters were truly relatable and realistic. There should be more Wills in this world.
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Lexi and her best friend, Charlize, take a week’s vacation to help Lexi gain some confidence with men after her ex-boyfriend shamed her. Charlize’s brother and professional baseball player, Will, also arrives at his sister’s vacation home to escape the tabloids hounding him. Lexi has been friends with Will for years. When he learns about Lexi’s problem, he immediately offers to help by letting her practice with him. But it doesn’t take long for the practice to lead to real feelings. Will Charlize be angry at what the two of them are doing? Could Will actually be the man she could seriously fall for?
This is a cute story. Since the two of them have known each other for a long time, they already trust each other. So Lexi could easily accept Will’s offer of help. Then it was just a matter of time until they realized where it was leading. Grab your copy and enjoy their sweet story!
Sweet and steamy! I enjoyed the connection between Will and Lexi. Love the BFF’s brother scenario. I wasn’t a fan of how focused Lexi was on the negative in the beginning of the story; she has low self-esteem because of her douchebag ex, she’s curvy and for some stupid reason, she thinks her big boobs are a turn off. Will helps her get her mojo back; I’m not a fan of them starting out as just a week/no strings type of thing, but they are cute with each other. I didn’t like that Will dated skeezes before; one of them released nudes of him, so he’s hiding out and it has affected him emotionally. Also, I wish there would’ve been a deeper emotional connection; Will was fine dating around even though he’s known Lexi for years, so I wish he would’ve wanted her more in the past. Overall, this was an entertaining short read!
Okay this book couldn’t been SO GOOD! But I am sick of authors making curvy girls so insecure. I hate this idea that just because women are not the stereotypical body type means they have to be so insecure about their bodies and hate themselves for it. SICK OF IT! We need more representation of women in bigger bodies that love themselves! Also hate when women get their confidence because the guy loves their body, but this book couldn’t even do that. She hated her body and second guessed herself to the very end. Lexie was so insecure that she thought she was actually a burden to Will because of her size and it just about ruined the book for me. Even Will got sick of it 😅
And that she thinks she’s a nobody. She thinks Will is so far out of her league and there’s no way that she could be his type or into her. IT GOT OLD FAST.
Charlie convinces her best friend Lexi to join her on a vacation. The Charlie will help Lexie to met a guy who and end her dry spell, all due to the bad experiences she has had in the past with her ex’s, which have ended up undermining her confidence. They are accompanied in their trio by Will, Charlie’s brother, a baseball star who tries to hide after the scandal caused by the publication of some nude photos of him without his consent, which causes him to lose trust in people. There Charlie tells him about her plan with Lexie, but he doesn’t want another man to touch Lexie, so he volunteers to help her overcome her insecurities. And during their torrid encounters they realized how perfect they are for each other. A short story but very sexy and funny.
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Made to be Mine was an amazing story by Jaqueline Snowe. Best friends Lexie and Charlize have a girls trip planned but they are joined by Charlize's brother after a tabloid scandal sends him into hiding. He is also Lexie's crush since they were teenagers. Will never thought he would be exploited by someone he trusted. He has no intention of putting himself at risk of that again. However, spending time with Lexie has wanting something real not just a fling. He quickly falls for her and he knows without a doubt he can trust her with his heart. Lexie also has her own insecurities and trust insures after a nasty breakup but will she be able to protect her heart from the man she has always wanted?
Made to be Mine was an amazing story by Jaqueline Snowe. Best friends Lexie and Charlize have a girls trip planned but they are joined by Charlize's brother after a tabloid scandal sends him into hiding. He is also Lexie's crush since they were teenagers. Will never thought he would be exploited by someone he trusted. He has no intention of putting himself at risk of that again. However, spending time with Lexie has wanting something real not just a fling. He quickly falls for her and he knows without a doubt he can trust her with his heart. Lexie also has her own insecurities and trust insures after a nasty breakup but will she be able to protect her heart from the man she has always wanted?
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Loved the book it was great, the story was written well and the characters were interesting. This story was awesome friends to lovers. Lexi and her best friend Charlize went on vacation to fix Lexi's self-esteem. Will is a sports player and he needed to go into hiding from the press, he herd that is sister and bff was on vacation to help her friend. Will decided he was going to catch up with them to help, he has always had a crush on her and he will do anything for her. Lexi has had a crush on Will. Could they fall in love or will it break their friendship.
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Made To Be Mine is the perfect read in one sitting romance. It’s a best friend’s brother/sports romance and I loved it. Lexi is feeling down about herself and needs to work on her self esteem. Will is trying to escape an ugly situation involving naked pictures of his junk. They find themselves thrown together while on vacation and it.is.on. They both have feelings for each other but have never acted upon them, until now. I enjoyed watching them fall in love and acknowledge their feelings for each other. Made To Be Mine Is sexy and sweet. TBR and enjoy!
This was such a fun, quick read that didn't take me but a few hours to read. The characters were sweet and I fell in love instantly - wish the story was longer! But if you just want a quick read that makes you smile and want to fall in love, this is for you! Classic best friend's brother (who's obviously off limits) to lover trope - I am ALWAYS in love with this trope hehe, hope you enjoy!
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Sweet and spicy friends to lovers romance. Best friends, Charlize and Lexi are taking a much needed beach vacation and Charlize’s brother, Will, joins them. Lexi and Will have known each other for years but have never acted on their attraction. This vacation, that changes and they take their relationship from friends to lovers. Swoon...Will and Lexi are perfect for each other.
Lexi and her best friend Charlene go on a week long vacation to get over their bad love lives. Lexi is a programmer and has always had a crush on Will and he is attracted to Lexi . How will his sister feel when she finds out what Will and Lexi are doing? Will their time together on vacation lead to more permanent happiness for Lexi and Will?
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Yes, this is exactly the kind of the story I want to read! I loved it, just everything about it. It has three fantastic characters: Charlie, Lexi and Will, a sunny seating, nice banter and steamy scenes! You can read it in one setting and leave you dreaming about such love. Definitely a must read!!!
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The best friend's brother trope is one of my favorites! Made to be mine is a short book, which I read in a couple hours. It is nicely written, but since it's a short book, everything happens very fast, which is not exactly something I enjoy much in books. But if you're looking for a sweet, low angst book, go for it! This was my second book from the author and I'll try others from her.
Lexi is on vacation hoping to get her groove back. Her friend Charley is determined to help her. Will is a sexy baseball player. He offers to help Lexi restore her confidence. What happens is that Will and Lexi have a new hot budding relationship. This is a great feel good read.
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I absolutely loved the first person point of view of the story. This was an amazing story. I really loved it. I read it in one sitting. I also loved the best friend's brother trope. I love these types of stories.
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Both insecure about expectations in a relationship, Will & Lexi decide to sneak around to practice getting their confidence back. Lexi has always thought that Will was gorgeous, but will this extra intimacy destroy her fantasy.
This quick, steamy friends-to-lovers read will leave you smiling, and wondering when and if Charley will find her HEA, too.
They have known each other for years, she's his sister's best friend and they have forged a friendship too. Will is trying to lay low after a nasty ex published some photos of his. Lexi is hoping to gain some confidence in the man department after a ## of an ex. It was an easy steamy read.
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Each character gives a detailed description of how they think and feel. Anticipation Confusing and conflicted affection Emotional drama But always a happily ever
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Will and Lexi have known each for years . Will’s ex girlfriend hands nude photos to sleazy reporter . Lexi and will’s sister Charlize are in Miami for holiday . Lexi has had a crush on will for years . Lexi is still a virgin , but she wants will to show her everything. Will is a huge baseball player .
The characters in this storyline are engaging and well developed with plenty of chemistry throughout the pages to keep me hooked. The easy flow kept me entertained.
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A delightful romance between two lifelong friends who have been hurt in past relationships and realize their best partners are each other. Surprisingly low angst considering the issues of their past relationships, but oh so hot. Jaqueline Snowe doesn't disappoint.