The Release Tour for Always Earned, Never Given by Bella Matthews!
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Learning how to fly stole my childhood,
and accomplishing my dreams took my parents.
After my parents’ death, taking care of my little brother and running my dance studio are the only things I’ve got time for in my hectic life.
Until Declan Sinclair.
As the number one draft pick for the Philadelphia Kings,
he’s not afraid of putting in a little hard work to get what he wants.
And he wants me.
I don’t know if my heart can survive falling in love.
All the best games are won in inches, not yards, and I’m gonna earn this win inch by inch.
I’ve spent my life working toward one goal.
Playing professional football.
Until Annabelle Hart.
She’s fierce, loyal, and the strongest woman I’ve ever met.
I knew she was meant to be mine the first time I saw her.
But knowing that and making it happen are two very different things.
Will this beautiful ballerina let me earn her love?
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Bright green eyes flame in front of me. “I was not calling my brother baggage.” For a moment, I think she’s about to go to war, but she deflates before my eyes. “My whole life is baggage, Declan. I survive day-to-day. Most days, I thank God I kept it together long enough to get to the next day. I’ve got the studio, and I’ve got Tommy. And I’ve got a whole heap of guilt and regret. I am the oldest twenty-three-year-old you’ll ever meet. I could keep a psychologist in business for years, talking through my issues, Dec. You deserve someone who can be all-in, and that’s not me.”
“Annabelle.” I reach for her again, but she stands, wrapping herself in the sheet.
“No, Dec.” She tightens the sheet around her chest. “You’re Philly’s newest football god. You’re the real King of Kroydon Hills. You could have any girl you wanted. You deserve someone who can help you bear the weight of that crown. Someone who can make you a priority. Someone who’s not scared every day of losing another person she loves.” A tear falls down her cheek. “And that’s not me. This was so much fun, but that’s all it can be. I don’t have room in my life for a relationship, and that’s not going to change.”
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Bella Matthews
Bella Matthews is a Jersey girl at heart. She is married to her very own Alpha Male and raising three little ones. You can typically find her running from one sporting event to another. When she is home, she is usually hiding in her home office with the only other female in her house, her rescue dog Tinker Bell by her side. She likes to write swoon-worthy heroes and sassy, smart heroines with a healthy dose of laughter thrown and all the feels.
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Annabelle Hart doesn't have time in her life for love, with caring for her young brother and running her dance studio spare time is pretty limited. Every spare minute she does have goes to her brother's needs or doing bookwork for her business. So she has pretty much given up on the idea of ever finding that happily ever after...
But Declan Sinclair is determined to change that, the moment he saw her he knew they were meant to be. She is everything he could want in a partner, she's beautiful, smart, strong, and loving... and a temptation he can no longer ignore. When he asks her to be his date for an event he's required to attend he sees it as his chance to convince her that their perfect for one another. That they could have so much more... she just has to let him in, and that is the part he's worried about!
Always Earned, Never Given is a beautifully penned friends to more romance that delights on all fronts! These two are perfect for one another, but only one of them is willing to see it or consider it. Well, the other, Belle, has been on her own for so long that she doesn't really know how to let others in. After losing her parents the care of her young brother fell on her shoulders, and it's a task she takes very seriously, almost to the point that she forgets to live herself. Everything she does is for him, but somewhere along the way she forgot about her own happiness. Often blaming her lack of a love life on not having the time, she has been able to ward men off... but Declan isn't about to take that as an excuse. He knows they are meant to be, and he is determined to earn her trust and love... even if it takes a lifetime.
Watching Belle find a little happiness after so much tragedy was so good for my battered heart. The poor girl lost almost everything the day her parents passed, and it left her struggling to find her way. But Declan came into her life and changed it for the better... I loved watching their love bloom. It was not only a heartwarming affair, but quite a steamy one too! Highly recommend you meet these characters, they will steal your heart at first glance!
I requested an advanced copy of this title from the publisher, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest and unbiased opinion.
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