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SOLO (Love Always Wins Book 5) Kindle Edition

by Deborah Bladon (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 3,913 ratings
SOLO, a new standalone from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Deborah Bladon

Libby Duncan is on the cusp of having her dream come true. She has landed a role in a Broadway musical and all of the hard work, dedication and devotion to her craft are finally paying off. It's not the starring role she's hoped for, but she knows that it's a step in the right direction and if she can keep her focus where it needs to be, she'll finally get the solo she deserves. If that happens, the entire path of her career will change and her remarkable talent will finally be noticed. Everything is on track until Libby's path crosses with Alec Hughes. He's the investor backing the musical. He holds all the cards to Libby's career in his hand and he wants only one thing to help her get her moment in the spotlight. He wants her. As they grow closer, Libby is forced to choose between standing out from the crowd and following her heart. She wants Alec, but his past is dictating their future. On opening night, everything changes. Libby's world is shattered and Alec must make a choice. Does he lay himself bare and show Libby who he truly is or does he walk away so she can pursue the life she's always wanted?
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Deborah Bladon, has never read a romance hero she didn't like. Her love for romance novels began when she was old enough to board the bus, library card in hand to check out the newest Harlequin paperbacks. She's a Canadian by heart, and by passport, but you can often spot her in New York City sipping a latte and looking for inspiration for her next story. Manhattan is definitely her second home.

She cherishes her family and believes that each day is a gift for writing, for reading, and for loving.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00OD3L996
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Deborah Bladon
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 9, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.0 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 259 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1926440071
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Deborah Bladon is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author who has sold over 4 million books worldwide. She has been featured on the top bestsellers lists over 70 times, including two weeks in which 3 of her books were featured. Some of her standout series that have been included on the New York Times bestsellers list are RUIN, PULSE and GONE.

Her love for romance novels began when she was old enough to board the bus, library card in hand to check out the newest Harlequin paperbacks. She's a Canadian by heart, and by passport, but you can often spot her in New York City sipping a latte and looking for inspiration for her next story. Manhattan is definitely her second home.

She cherishes her family and believes that each day is a gift for writing, for reading, and for loving.

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Customers find this book to be a good standalone novel that's easy to read and keeps them enthralled. The story features well-developed characters, particularly Libby and Alex, and incorporates elements from other books in the series. Customers appreciate the emotional depth, with one review mentioning how it melted their heart, and the steamy romance with its hot love scenes and sexual tension.

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219 customers mention "Readability"219 positive0 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as a great read by Deborah Bladon that can be finished in a day.

"...Libby wants to be a Broadway star. Beautiful, talented and able to say no to Alec Hughes. He, however, can make her dreams come true...." Read more

"...But I loved the HEA and I am hoping to see a lot more standalone novels from her." Read more

"...is a great beach read because it requires zero thinking, and it's a quick read. On the bright side, I have a found a new author to read!" Read more

"...Wow, who does something like that? The book was great!..." Read more

154 customers mention "Storyline"144 positive10 negative

Customers enjoy the storyline of the book, particularly appreciating that it ends complete and is a short love story.

"...Deborah's books over the last 2 weeks and been totally captured by the stories she weaves, though I absolutely HATE cliffhangers...." Read more

"...usually carries a bit of baggage and the author does a great job of mixing up the plots...." Read more

"...This book peaked my interest with the blurb and sucked me in with the first chapter...." Read more

"...I read the book from beginning to end without putting it down. It was funny and heart wrenching at the same time...." Read more

77 customers mention "Character development"71 positive6 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, particularly noting how the author incorporates characters from other works, with one customer highlighting the portrayal of Libby as a strong female character.

"...Both Libby and Alec are strong characters who inhabit the 3 dimensional plane. They have desires and needs which they both fight...." Read more

"...Love it. Awesome plot- great characters. And Axel NY shows up in each story! Love the ties throughout each series." Read more

"...Deborah Bladon has created yet again, two amazing characters. I love how she weaves each of her books into the next one...." Read more

"...The book was great! I thought the author did a fine job of defining her characters, I could tell from the beginning that the lead characters were..." Read more

65 customers mention "Writing style"54 positive11 negative

Customers praise the writing style of the book, finding it well-crafted and easy to read, with one customer noting how the author adds just enough detail.

"...Less truly is more. Because I enjoyed her writing style I ventured to get this book although I've passed on most of the rest of her work...." Read more

"...Super talented author! Alec sees Libby in the elevator at the audition for the broad way play that Alec is financing...." Read more

"...The growth and development of the characters is as amazingly written as the plot line. Excellently, sensually, written!" Read more

"...The author adds just enough detail without overdoing it. A sexy love story of a battle of wits and a strong willed woman...." Read more

32 customers mention "Emotional content"32 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the emotional depth of the book, describing it as heartwarming and filled with passion, while acknowledging its portrayal of life's heartache.

"...It was funny and heart wrenching at the same time. The intimate scenes were tasteful, though some of the language was unnecessarily dirty...." Read more

"What a great book! It was sexy. erotic, sweet, romantic and every other great word you can find. Deborah Bladon has a gift for writing...." Read more

"...It makes me feel closer, like I know these characters already too." Read more

"...There is a real story here and it really sucks you in the emotions before you even realize it...." Read more

23 customers mention "Steamy romance"21 positive2 negative

Customers enjoy the steamy romance in the book, particularly the hot love scenes and sexual tension with a twist.

"...A sexy love story of a battle of wits and a strong willed woman...." Read more

"...And I do mean fireworks. There is hot, hot, hot sexy dialogue in this book...." Read more

"What a great book! It was sexy. erotic, sweet, romantic and every other great word you can find. Deborah Bladon has a gift for writing...." Read more

"...It had twist and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat and steamy scenes that have you fanning yourself...." Read more

19 customers mention "Enjoyment"15 positive4 negative

Customers find the book enjoyable and keep them enthralled.

"...For as short as this book is, the characters are very well developed, addictive and intriguing...." Read more

"...we don't really learn more about their lives..but it's still in good fun...." Read more

"...Overall, it was entertaining but I think there were some major elements lacking." Read more

"...So this one was TERRIFIC...." Read more

11 customers mention "Stand alone content"11 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate that SOLO is a stand-alone book, with one customer noting that it doesn't leave readers waiting.

"...her books (sometimes I love to hate them or hate to love them) I really enjoyed SOLO. Maybe because I had the WHOLE story in my hand...." Read more

"...story, this is for you and the fact that it is a stand alone will not leave you waiting." Read more

"I love that this is a stand alone book, I was not left with a cliff hanger and have to wait a long time to get the next installment...." Read more

"...Even though there were character's from her other book , this is a stand alone book . It was off the charts awesome !!!!!..." Read more

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  • Karen Saunders
    5.0 out of 5 stars All I can say is WOW
    Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2014
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    I've read two of Ms. Bladon' s Series. Obsessed and Pulse. Although I feel she is a great writer I'm a bit tired of reading stories that are stretched out over several volumes. Less truly is more. Because I enjoyed her writing style I ventured to get this book although I've passed on most of the rest of her work.

    I'm glad I did.

    Libby wants to be a Broadway star. Beautiful, talented and able to say no to Alec Hughes. He, however, can make her dreams come true.

    Alec wants not to feel. Women are a means to an end for him and he is aware he has no more value to them than what he can give them. Libby Duncan wants him but not what he can give her.

    How does a woman who knows better, allow herself to fall in love with a man who will never be able to find someone more wonderful than she?

    Both Libby and Alec are strong characters who inhabit the 3 dimensional plane. They have desires and needs which they both fight. It is no surprise what happens in the story but Ms. Bladon tells it so well that when all was revealed I honestly got lost in the emotions the characters felt.

    I want to encourage the author to stick to stand-alones. This was tighter and fresher than what I have read by her so far.

    I highly recommend this book.
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
    Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2014
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    I LOVED this book. Since discovering this author I have read every single one of Deborah's books over the last 2 weeks and been totally captured by the stories she weaves, though I absolutely HATE cliffhangers. I read ALOT more than the average person and I hate have 6 or 7 stories OPEN at once waiting for the next installment; so that alone made this book even better than the rest to me. It SERIOUSLY detracts from my enjoyment of a great book when I have to keep coming back to installments between reading 10 other books; annoying as heck. When I snuggle up with a good book I want to read and enjoy the full story before I move on. So this one was TERRIFIC. As far as story content for this particular book; it seemed a little off from the writing style I have come to expect from her. The characters were a tiny bit less fleshed out than normal and the scene transition was odd, but still it made for a wonderful story and I enjoyed it. I must admit, I found myself really wanting Libby to have just a smidgen more backbone. I found it a tittle hard to swallow that any independent woman would go for such a cloak and dagger type relationship. But I loved the HEA and I am hoping to see a lot more standalone novels from her.
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  • ellen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect moments.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2015
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    Alec and Libby. For as short as this book is, the characters are very well developed, addictive and intriguing. This author centers her stories in NYC often and it adds to the mystery and intensity of the men. When I think about moving from a small town at the age of 20-30 to New York, I think about the rich, attractive uninhibited alpha males on the prowl for the night. The men of her stories are almost always abrupt and without fear. I love that they all fall-- and quickly. Each man usually carries a bit of baggage and the author does a great job of mixing up the plots.

    I am as addicted to her books now as when I read my first one. Libby might just be one of my favorite female characters. Strong and sarcastic---love main female character like her! Not too quick to trust men with her heart but more than willing to jump into bed for physical pleasure. Love it.

    Awesome plot- great characters. And Axel NY shows up in each story! Love the ties throughout each series.
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  • Michelle
    3.0 out of 5 stars Need a beach read, this is it.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2014
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    I bought Solo on a whim when it was 99 cents. And I have to say that I am glad I did because I have never read any other books written by Deborah Bladon.

    Right off the bat, the very first page, I had to cringe when Alec approached Libby in the elevator. That was the first of many times. Guys just don't talk like that. I understand why he was so abrasive, rude, and had a huge ego (once I got towards the end of the book), but it still didn't make it okay. Alec is hilarious; I mean he is absolutely freaking hilarious with his thoughts and his relationship with his male assistant. I could have listened to the two of them all day. However, there was so much content that could have been added to this book to make it FANTASTIC! The relationship between Libby and Alec was so rushed, and I think we (the readers) could have benefited from knowing more about Libby's relationship with her family as well as Alec's relationship with his family and other relatives (don't want to spoil it here).

    In my opinion, this is a great beach read because it requires zero thinking, and it's a quick read. On the bright side, I have a found a new author to read!
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  • Halos and Horns Book Blog
    5.0 out of 5 stars emotional and raw
    Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2014
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    I can honestly say that with each book I read of Deborah's I'm sucked in more and more!!

    This book peaked my interest with the blurb
    and sucked me in with the first chapter. I fell in love with Libby, the woman with a little girls name. She's bound to take broadway by storm and she doesn't need complications.

    Alec is one big complication wrapped up in a sexy bow. He's known for his conquests and what he does for their careers. Something shifts the moment he sees Libby, there's something different with what he feels.
    His past is there and now may collide with his future.

    I loved how wrapped up in each character I got, wanting to know more and seeing how their lives go. I found myself making assumptions about both main characters that were off and I love a book that does that!
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  • AngelinaT
    5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Deborah Bladon book so far!
    Reviewed in Canada on December 12, 2014
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    This is my favorite Deborah Bladon book so far! It grabbed me from the first sentence! I loved it because it was intense, a quick read, and of course so steamy! Deborah Bladon is one of the best when it comes to writing about characters with a filthy mouth. I laughed out loud at some of Alec's sayings and his thoughts. My heart broke when his past was finally revealed. I'm looking forward to the next story written by Deborah as she never disappoints.
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  • Pauline Brake
    5.0 out of 5 stars Solo
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2019
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    Solo. So good, as are all Deborah Bladons books.
    Although the sex scenes are explicit, they add depth to the story which have twists and turns and excitement. You feel that you know the characters personally, and feel a keen sense of loss when you've finished reading the books. More soon please. Xxx
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  • zierfisch
    2.0 out of 5 stars Well......
    Reviewed in Germany on November 18, 2014
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    To all the girls out there..... The way to a man's heart is now revealed.... That will mean a lot of lollipops to consume for you... And please do a little workout after improving your skills to stay in shape. One question remains: Is the guy worth all the effort? In my humble opinion this Alec guy isn't. Sorry, the story didn't convince me at all. Judge for yourself.
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  • Kindle Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Okay
    Reviewed in India on February 14, 2022
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    Not my fav from the author. The H character instead of growing just keeps getting confusing as the story progresses. Not much plot or character development
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  • Bevy
    4.0 out of 5 stars SOLO in a class of its own!!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2014
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    The story grips you from the beginning, you wonder if Libby will ever give in and you feel that it's superficial at first then the storyline takes you further and you become enthralled with the characters. A wonderful love story, well worth the read.
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