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The Gamble (Colorado Mountain, #1)

Kristen Ashley

Start date: December 27, 2020

Finish date: January 1, 2021

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Aug 19, 2012 Ivy Deluca rated it really liked it

Shelves: erotic-romance, older-h-h, ka-books

2020 Re-read: I needed a comfort read, and KA is my go-to. With time and distance, I think I like this book more than I did at first, and problematic bits aside (did I notice the fat shaming back in the day? Apparently not), I did enjoy their HEA.

Nina’s on a timeout from her engagement and decides to travel from England to Gnaw Bone, Colorado. And then love, and a whole lot of other stuff, happens.

The Good, the Bad and Everything In Between
This is a re-read, and like many Kristen Ashley books, ...more

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Nov 23, 2013 Rachel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favourites

4.5 Stars.
Well that was a roller coaster of emotions to read! I don't think I have ever laughed out loud, sniffled away tears, swooned and got indignant with anger quite so often whilst reading one book! Kristen Ashley really is a master of her trade.
The Gamble will rip your heart out and stamp all over it whilst simultaneously putting the pieces back together and making you smile through the tears!

Holden Maxwell aka Macho Mountain Man Max is a god, quite simply a god. Big hearted, generous, k ...more

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Jan 17, 2013 Sunny☼ rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemporary-badboy-or-bikerboy

Another winner by Ashley. Max is your hunky, strongly principled mountain man and Nina is flighty, high maintance, big hearted totally loveable English backgrounded lawyer.

A high interest who done it story with red herrings, hot love scenes and alpha male lines that will curl your toes and have you panting.

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Mar 18, 2014 Stephanie rated it really liked it

Shelves: romantic-suspense, romance

3 1/2 Stars. I love Kristen Ashley's writing. There is defiantly a pattern to her characters but the books are always fun to read. I'm not sure what it is about her writing sysle becasue honestly her charaters are severly annoying but I just love it and am hopelessly addicted.
The killer! Didn't see that coming at all. I think I was more suprised than Nina. It was literally a WTF moment and I haven't had one of those while reading in a long time. ...more

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Jul 06, 2013 Rebecca rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: hot-wicked, best-boyfriend, romance, favorites, sexy

Oh Wow Kristen Ashely does it again, Nina wants to get away and has arranged some time alone out in the Mountains away from her fiance who seems to not even know how she likes things.

She has made reservations to stay at this gorgeous place in the mountians but when she gets the man she thinks is the care taker is actually Holden Maxwell aka "Max" the owner of the propety and there has been a mistake he is home and no one is to be there when he is.

He eventually lets her stay even though he is not ...more

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