book review

Intense and Masterful Bully Romance: Destroyed Destiny by Mary C. Gebhard

November 25, 2020

To say that I’ve been waiting a lifetime for this book and this complete series, is an understatement. This series has been a personal journey that tore me down to absolutely nothing and rebuilt me in such a way that I’ll never be able to appreciate enough. Mary C. Gebhard is a master with words and telling stories that reach deep down into your very soul.

Destroyed Destiny is the fourth book in the Crown Point Series, and the third and final installment of Gray and Story’s experience. I can’t even call this series a “story” because it truly is an experience all in its own right. A bully romance that spans several years and intense heartache where two people who are in love but are destined to be torn apart because they are not allowed to be together. He is the Prince of Crown Point and she is the Cinderella maid of the tower.

If you’ve read the other books in this series then you already know the precipice you’re left on when you finish Forbidden Fate. If you’d like to catch up on my reviews of the earlier works please see the recap after this review.

“You will learn all things necessary to be a member of high society and blend in among the du Lac world. You will be the perfect companion, seen and not heard. There is one cardinal rule for you to remember: the mistress comes second.” I covered my body, hands to my shoulders in a crisscross. “What happens if I break these rules?”
Destroyed Destiny, Mary C. Gebhard

I don’t want to give anything pertinent away because it will ruin the entire experience for those that don’t want it ruined, and trust me, you don’t want someone to ruin this for you. Just be prepared for a more emotional releasing in this one compared to the other two before it. I spent much of my reading this in tears and the last ten chapters had me balling through their entirety.

“I heard your voice in the crashing of the waves, a raspy whisper floating through the salt air. I’ve seen you and heard you in a hundred different ways and dreams. You’re never there. Not really.”
Destroyed Destiny, Mary C. Gebhard

My emotions continue to overwhelm me just thinking back through everything these three pieces of the story had to offer and with Destroyed Destiny you can at least rest assured that the conclusion is in your hands. No more cliff hangers and no more waiting to find out how it all ends. I think many readers are going to be shocked with some of the events that unfold, but ultimately feel complete as the story closes. We’ve all been waiting for quite some time to reach the end of the line and it is finally here.

“I don’t think you see him clearly at all, Story. He’s the villain in your story but you want to write him as the hero. That’s what makes him so dangerous.”
Destroyed Destiny, Mary C. Gebhard

All I can say is that my heart is still bleeding for all the pain Grayson and Story have experienced, but ultimately their love wouldn’t have been as strong as it is without the events they’ve had to go through. These kinds of trials would break most people, but they endured. Through the pain, the tears, the blood, the jealousy. Their love is something special that makes me feel emotional in a way that only Gebhard can do to me.

Series Reviews

Blurb

Our love broke the rules.

From the first stolen kiss to the last, destiny put us at odds.

Now four hearts are crossed, our happily ever afters tangled in heartache.

The bed I’m in doesn’t belong to my thorny prince, but the one holding his crown hostage.

If my destiny with Grayson Crowne is divided, then we’ll spend a lifetime finding our happily ever after.

But if a house divided never stands, then my destiny with Grayson never stood a chance….maybe we don’t need to find our destiny.

We need to destroy it.

As we fight to write happily ever after, the ugliest truth holds it captive.

The princess has a destiny with the villain too.

Even if she hates it.

Even when it’s wrong.

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During the months of November, December, and January @marycgebhard is doing a massive Instagram giveaway! Anytime you convert a new reader to the Crowne World, and they join the #CrowneBookishFamily, post your reviews and tag her. If she reposts EITHER of your reviews on her instagram or on her story, both you AND your friend will win a signed copy of the series!

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About the Author

I’m in love with men who stop at nothing for their women, so I write them!

Two For One: Short Holiday Romances Sure To Heat You Up

November 24, 2020

We are most certainly in the holiday season and I’m continuing my holiday reading adventure with two short stories that are part of the Hot For The Holidays collection! Take a look at these two fun and quick holiday romances and get your self in the mood for love!

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Merry in Mykonos by Aurora Paige

Zoey and Gavin are too cute together! After a terrible experience during her wedding day, Zoey quickly realizes that her fiance isn’t the man she expected him to be and the wedding is called off. But she’s still got her tickets for the honeymoon trick Mykonos and now her old flame Gavin will be joining her. Let’s just say things quickly heat up in this holiday novella that’s sure to get you in the Christmas mood!

Featuring a curvy main character that brings cultural diversity to the main stage, this is a wonderful read for those that want to diversify the characters they read about. I loved how cute Zoey and Gavin were in this story and it pairs so well with the other short stories in this holiday collection!

Christmas in Cayman by Kara Kendrick

Noel and Dare were the perfect story for this holiday season! A second chance, enemies to lovers scenario that I always adore when I read romance novels. Noel just wants to get away from the cold of New York for Christmas, but her best friend is too sick to come and sends her decade-old heart throb ex to go instead!

Some serious drama for Noel and Dare as they dated a long time ago and things were kind of left unresolved. But the holidays have a funny way of helping people see what’s important. This short novella is part of an entire holiday collection and Kendrick’s sweet and savory writing will bring you all the romantic feels you’re looking for in a quick-to-read romance.

The characters are relatable, sincere and fallible in all the right ways!

Just One Kiss by J. Saman

November 14, 2020

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Continuing on my holiday reading journey for 2020 and I must say, all these happy “feel-good” stories have really made my holiday this year. I don’t think I would be feeling as positive about the holiday season if it wasn’t for all the wonderful HEA I’ve read this year.

Now let’s talk about Just One Kiss by my amazing friend J. Saman, USA Today Bestselling Author and a beautiful friend, inside and out, just released this little holiday gem. With so many books already under her belt and this one was actually an unplanned surprise idea that she wrote in two weeks.

A fairly quick read at twenty chapters, you’ll be so caught up in the raw emotion between London and Miles that it can easily be read in a long afternoon. Paired with a glass of white wine or a warm cup of coffee, you’ll snuggle into a blanket and enjoy the ride of Just One Kiss.

London (she/her) and Miles (he/him) went to high school together, a long time ago, where she was the popular girl from a wealthy family and he was the quiet nerdy outcast that was never close with anyone. Both of them spent three years admiring the other but neither made a move. On the last day of school, Miles kissed London like his life depended on it and then disappeared.

Now, fate has brought them back together right before Christmas when London is on her way to her parent’s house in a terrible snow storm and crashes on the side of the road. Who is there to help, but the mighty Miles Ford.

It would be a little a strange running back into your high school crush after so many years of not knowing what happened to them. But that connection between them is still there and now they’re snowed in together at Miles’ house. Anything can happen.

Some neat things to know about these characters. London is a writer and Miles makes glass art at his cabin in the snowy woods. Their personalities compliment one another in such a manner that while one is bubbly and optimistic, the other is more rational and cautious.

Oh and Miles has this adorable rescue dog named Betsy and she loves to listen to Taylor Swift songs! Enter sexy lumberjack man blasting Taylor Swift in his pick truck! It’s a mental image you’ll love and it lends to his endearing ways. The characters are well-rounded and where they struggle or lack confidence, the other is always there to pick them up.

You will get your HEA in this one as well as some happily emotional tears. Or was that just me? I know I sniffled quite a lot there at the end, but you’ll have to read it to find out why.

Get your hands on it now and enjoy another beautiful HEA from J. Saman!

GIVEAWAY

To celebrate the release of JUST ONE KISS, J. Saman has a giveaway for you!

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About J. Saman

J. Saman is a USA Today bestselling author who is addicted to Diet Coke, sour candy, and indie rock. She swears way too much (especially after a glass of wine) and has a penchant for sarcasm (or so her husband and children like to tell her).

She’s an admitted lover of second chance romances, love triangles, and the perfect amount of angst. She is best known for writing contemporary romance filled with smart, strong women, and sexy alphas who have a softer side – especially for their women.

If she’s not with her kids and husband, then you can likely find her chilling out with a book in her hand. Hopefully on a beach somewhere because that seems pretty amazing, right?

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