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Ready For Flynn, Part 1 : A Rockstar Romance (The Ready For Flynn Series) Kindle Edition

by KL Shandwick (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 3: The Ready For Flynn Series

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She's his best friend’s younger sister.
And sometimes... fate intervenes, no matter how forbidden.
Nothing feels real when you’ve experienced tragedy—unless you decide to take life by the throat.
Valerie Darsin and Flynn Docherty learned first-hand that life doesn’t always offer second or third chances.
Nor does life experience necessarily come with age.
So, when a mutual attraction threatened to turn simple attraction into a burning desire, Flynn’s word is tested like never before.
The first time Flynn left, Valerie thought she’d never see him again.
The second time he left, her heart was still bleeding.
When he returns for the third time Flynn can’t ignore their undeniable love.
But can their fledgling romance survive the pressures of his rock idol status or do the easy temptations that come with fame prove too much for a man like Flynn?

'I don't think I've read anything so gut-wrenching and amazing before' - Reviewer

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01BJ32978
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2339 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages

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K.L. Shandwick is an international bestselling author of over thirty novels. She mainly writes New Adult, Contemporary Romance, and Romantic Suspense stories. Her writing is inspired by imperfect people, each striving to carve out their own piece of happiness from life. Her emotional novels have gained a loyal following for her 'real to life' characters who sometimes face challenges in their quest for love. Many readers have fallen for her book boyfriends, and when K.L. isn't writing, she lives in the English countryside with her husband and enjoys live music events and socializing with friends.

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Emma L

A MUST read of 2016

Reviewed in Canada on February 29, 2016

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Ok here we go, Are you 'Ready For Flynn'? I hope you are and I hope I can prepare you even a little bit for what you are about to experience, the gut wrenching turmoil Valerie goes through, the heart strings that are pulled for a young girl who is in love. The laugh out loud moments you will have when reading Flynn's comebacks and Valerie's quick wit.

Valerie and Flynn are pulled together with feelings for each other, but with age difference and Flynn's friendship towards Martin he is torn with his feelings for both Valerie and Martin. His feelings towards Valerie are stronger than he can deal with, or feelings that he is used to at all.
Life takes Flynn away in a different direction and away from them as a family..

Valerie is a girl who is well protected from the world by her brothers and family, but is also wise to the world. She is the only sister among her siblings and with her favorite brother Martin a constant always there by her side, her best friend, she thinks she can take on the world. That is until her world is turned upside down, (warning *) this is when you need the tissues!
Flynn turns up for a shoulder Valerie needs to lean on, but does Valerie want Flynn in her life? Can she really trust him back in her life?

What can one girl from a small town take? Valerie shows strength that Flynn has never seen before, and he wants her even more, but is it possible? Can she fit into his new life style? Is this the life Valerie wants? With an established career herself is the force and feelings between the two of them, she can not simply ignore it. Can she?

I am so relieved this is part 1 and we have more to come, because I just don't want this story to end. Well done KL you have excelled yourself again, you do know you have a lot to live up to in part 2 don't you ;-)

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The story has you not just wanting to continue but needing to see it through to reconcile your feelings and satisfy your wonderi

Reviewed in Canada on May 30, 2016

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I found myself being drawn in slowly on this one and getting to know the characters and was deeply moved by the turn of events that tore into my heart and profoundly touched me. The story has you not just wanting to continue but needing to see it through to reconcile your feelings and satisfy your wondering.

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Denise

A must read!!!

Reviewed in Canada on February 23, 2018

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This is the first book I've ever read of KL, and I must say, I'm hooked! This book had it all, my emotions were all over the place. I felt happy, sad, angry, and I even mourned for some characters. Truthfully, my heart felt like it was ripped out. KL grabbed me with the first chapter, and I couldn't put it down. An absolute must read!!!
Denise
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Reviewed in Canada on January 25, 2017

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I cannot believe I'd never heard of this author!
This book was amazing! I've laughed, I've cried and I've loved reading every page! Couldn't put it down!
Now I want to read all of this authors work!!!

Reviewed in Canada on February 17, 2017

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Amazing read and Loved it

Reviewed in Canada on February 29, 2016

Wow!! What a book !!
Ready For Flynn should come with the caution tag "Are you ......REALLY Ready For Flynn?"
This is one of those books your never quite prepared for, yet this story WILL affect you.

This is now the ninth novel I've read from this author and I can honestly say I've never been disappointed with any of her work, KL Shandwick is most definitely one of my automatic one-click authors. Not only does she provide a world to lose yourself in but also a story that makes you think and most importantly feel!

Ready For Flynn is the story of a young girl named Valerie and having spent majority of her life being sheltered or protected from the world by her family, she craves freedom of life. In walks Flynn Docherty who turns Valerie's protected life into a tail spin. The attraction between them is more than physical or emotional it's almost unexplainable with words yet KL delivers a story in a way that the reader can almost feel for themselves the electricity between Valerie and Flynn.
However Flynn realises many obstacles lie ahead for them in particular Valerie's age, she's not ready for him.
The story takes a heartbreaking twist that will require many tissues, I've cried when reading books before but this was a different type of crying, the worst type. I literally mopped up teardrops with the sleeve of my sweater as they steadily ran down my face and dripped off the end of my chin at a painfully slow pace, I couldn't even hear my own breathing it was so silent! From this point on I knew the story was going to hold a big place in my list of WOW reads.
Whether it's fate or circumstances bring them back into each other's lives years later where Valerie now has the opportunity to test whether she's truly ready to take Flynn on!

An absolutely amazing first part of This story and I'm eagerly awaiting the next emotionally challenging ride.
5 *'s are not enough.

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Kitty (Catherine Hayward)

An emotional heart pounding read

Reviewed in Canada on January 9, 2017

Wow where to start, firstly this is so much more than a rockstar romance. It's an emotional roller coaster. It's an Emotional, heart pounding read that has you hooked from the first chapter

Valerie Darsin is on her way home from her Aunt Joan's to her family home , she's been staying with her aunt since her uncle died a few months ago. She went there to escape the fallout from fining her douche ex boyfriend and bestfriend caused with their betrayal bu she's on her way home for thanksgiving. She has missed her brothers but especially her brother Martin who's coming home and bringing his college roommate Flynn Docherty. Valerie is weeks away from turning 16

Flynn is on his own, a child of the foster care system a success of the story, he's driven to o prove that he can survive. His friend Martin has taking him under his wing. Not wanting him to be alone on campus at thanksgiving Martin takes Flynn to the family celebration. He's almost five years older than Valerie. The moment he sees Valerie changes both their lives forever.

This is such a fabulously read, deep, emotional, a look into the lives of hormonal teenage girls, young men but family dynamics, how parents and love ones deal with death and loss. Like I said so much more than a rock star story. This isn't a standalone

I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy of this book

Reviewed in Canada on October 14, 2017

A 15 year old falling in love in 1 day with a conceited (adult) sleaze. It felt like it was written for kids with sex thrown in. I shelved it at less than 10%.

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Karen Hrdlicka

Flynn Is More than a Rock Star

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2019

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This book has been sitting on my TBR and my paperback shelf for all too long. Due limited reading time, I'm always reluctant to start a trilogy, but now that I have started this one, it's full speed ahead.
The new adult trope is one I sometimes feel like I've grown out of, but this book proved me wrong because it is a damn good story and beautifully written. KL Shandwick's story is full of family, heartache and raw emotion. I laughed, I sighed, and I outright cried because of this book.
Valerie is an almost sixteen-year-old girl when this book starts. Betrayed by her longtime boyfriend and best friend, she returns after spending time with her recently widowed aunt. Valerie has a very close family and three older brothers who she adores, particularly Martin who is in college. He returns home for Thanksgiving with a college friend in tow, Flynn Docherty. The attraction between them is instantaneous and palpable—though forbidden—due to their age difference. While Flynn has a reputation as a ladies' man, he is respectful of Valerie's age despite his lust.
When tragedy befalls the family, it is Flynn, now an up and coming rock star, who helps Valerie through the aftermath. Having lived through his own tragedy and loss allows him to help her come to terms with hers, but again he does the right thing, despite his longing for Valerie.
Life goes on, but two years later she calls on Flynn to help her out and all bets are off. At eighteen, she realizes that love at first sight can and does exist, a fact Flynn already knew. She is finally ready for Flynn. Valerie's life experiences forced her to mature and grow up and Ms. Shandwick does an excellent job showcasing her growth and emotions.
Flynn is a swoon worthy leading man. He always knew in his heart Valerie was the one for him, but despite his deep feelings for her, he felt he wasn't good enough for her. Though he's a rock star he's respectful of her family, as well as being passionate, loving, protective, and sexy as hell. Their journey is full of pitfalls and people trying to stand in their way. I can hardly wait to start the next book. I have loved each book I have read by KL Shandwick. Her books are emotional and passion-filled and her characters are so well developed they pull the reader/listener into her well-crafted world.
I listened to this book and if you've delayed reading this series I heartily encourage you to listen to the trilogy. Ann Damman does an excellent job narrating this emotion-filled story. She has a masterful command of various voices so the listener knows exactly who is talking. She definitely has a handle on the emotions of the characters and conveys them much to the listener's delight.

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Julia B

Heartbreaking, beautifully written, loved it!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 21, 2019

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I knew before I started reading this that is was probably going to be a tear jerker......understatement!! This book was an incredible rollercoaster of emotion. Did I need tissues? Absolutely, a whole ton of them. There were times of utter heart-break where I had tears streaming down my face, but it was equally balanced with humour, family banter, drama and an off the charts chemistry between two people who met just a little bit too soon before they were able to really act on it.

I didn’t know very much about the story (other than the blurb) before I started and I’m glad, so I don’t want to give anything away here. I will say that the story built from the start. Valerie is very young for a lot of the book - 15/16. Her character really grows and develops throughout even though she only reaches 18 by the end. She has moments of immaturity in her actions and reactions, but they were totally in context. She acted her age and I’m pleased the author didn’t try to make her too mature. She felt real and I loved that, even if I didn’t always like what she did and said! There was so much depth to Flynn, I loved him more and more as the book went along. He really tried to do the right thing, even though it hurt. With all he went through, he was a beautiful man.

I listened to the audio version and loved it, I couldn’t wait to get in my car each day to drive to work so I could listen more. The narrator was excellent and had a lovely expressive voice (all from Valerie’s POV)

This was a fantastic start to the series. It kind of ends on a cliff hanger, but not a huge one but I’m going straight on to part 2. Flynn and Valerie are intriguing, strong, sexy and have such a strong bond. I can’t wait to find out what happens in their lives next. Highly recommended!

Kindle Customer

Straightforward

Reviewed in India on November 28, 2018

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The story is quiet straightforward, nothing happening much. The book has been unnecessarily stretched in the beginning giving detailed family life of velarie. Post that both characters suddenly realize they r in love. I did not find their chemistry. Frankly there is not much material given to uby the author here for u to ponder and make u buy the next book, actually there is no need of a next book. Needless to say there is nothing like rock star romances we generally read. The first half Streches about valieries family, it's so long that u start waiting so when is flynn entering the story. Don't bother to read seriously not much to read I started turning pages and pages just to get to the end for the sake of it.

Sue

ready for Flynn part 1

Reviewed in Australia on August 5, 2023

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Once again K.L.Shandwick has shown how to write a great rock star romance. The slow burn between Valerie and Flynn develops as the story progresses. Meeting Flynn just before her 16th birthday meant that she was unable to follow her heart and let him know how she felt. Her 3 brothers made sure no boy was allowed to take advantage of their sister. Flynn was smitten from the first look and touch of Valerie, but he had a reputation with girls and was told not to go near Valerie. When he left Valerie thought that she would never see Flynn again. He became a famous rock star and was everywhere in the media. She was devastated when she saw him with his new girlfriend and decided to move on with her life and leave Flynn and her feelings for him behind. Life throws many hurdles towards Valerie. When tragedy strikes the family, it is Flynn who flies in and helps Valerie with her grief. Once again, he ups and leaves, feeling that he is not good enough for Valerie, knowing if he stayed mistakes would be made. The emotion is raw and real. This book had me swooning, crying and laughing as the rollercoaster ride of emotions takes you on Valerie's journey of enlightenment and growth. When she finds her current boyfriend has another girlfriend out of town, Valerie seeks Flynn's help. Flynn swoops in and saves the day and also this is when Valerie and Flynn decide it is time to act on their feelings. She decides she is finally Ready for Flynn.
I just loved this book and cannot wait to read Book 2 and 3 of this trilogy.
A worthy 5 star read.

Francessca Wingfield

KL Shandwick captured my heart with Valerie she reminded me of my own teenage state crushing on that older guy that everyone told you would be no good for you

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 22, 2018

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star read without a shadow of a doubt, all consuming novel ... housework what's that? Dinner ... burnt!

This is the first book I've read by KL Shandwick I hadn't know what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised. I had started three or four books recently but just couldn't get in to them with my busy schedule I find it difficult if something doesn't grab me in the first few chapters to keep on as my to do list with my new business just keeps growing. However with Ready for Flynn I made time, Valerie now holds a special place in my heart, I even dreamed about her and Flynn!

KL Shandwick captured my heart with Valerie she reminded me of my own teenage state crushing on that older guy that everyone told you would be no good for you .... ha ha I married him and am still with him 13 years later, so I was routing for this pair from the off however I was not expecting the heart ache along the journey! I mean of course a few falling tears when reading always happen but full on crying for THREE chapters that just doesn't happen to me!!! The authors writing was perfect in capturing the emotions and making you feel as if you was there holding Valerie's hand through all the pain you wanted to be there and hold that young teenager and tell her everything would be ok!

I can not wait to get started on book two Valerie is beginning to turn in to an extremely strong character. I have a huge thing for strong female lead characters and I haven't met one in over three years, they usually never live up to my expectations! I'm so excited to have fell in love so much with another strong female character!!!!

However if Flynn breaks her I'll break his god damn balls!! And KL Shandwick your in trouble come the York signing!!!!

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