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The Ground Beneath Our Feet (Giving You ... Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Leslie McAdam (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 150 ratings
A STEAMY, STANDALONE, BODY-POSITIVE/CURVY GIRL/ROOMMATES-TO-LOVERS ROMANCE So maybe I’ve been sheltered, but what a way to open up my eyes. Walking in on my new, allegedly “professional,” man-mountain roommate doing the nasty with some woman. Eye bleach. Please. I’ve got enough to worry about with my new job in a new city, and even worse, my new health diagnosis. So maybe my curves have gotten a little out of control. But If I can’t escape my demons with cookies, I’m sure I can learn to cope. I’ve got a plan. Go to work. Come home. Diet fiercely. Exercise religiously. Don’t pay any attention to that tattooed hottie with a bigger-than-life personality. He’s just someone I found online, and I only need him to rent a room to me until I find my own place. After that, I can say goodbye to Dr. Michael Tate, the veterinarian, and his menagerie of animals. And his secret side. Except when you live with someone as magnetic as him, things go a little awry.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MTWS4H5
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 3, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.0 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 4 of 4 ‏ : ‎ Giving You ...
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 150 ratings

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Leslie McAdam

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USA Today bestselling author Leslie McAdam is a California girl who loves romance and well-defined abs. She lives in a drafty old farmhouse on a small orange tree farm in Southern California with her husband and two children. Leslie's first published book, The Sun and the Moon, won a 2015 Watty, which is the world's largest online writing competition. She's gone on to receive additional literary awards and has been featured in multiple publications, including Cosmopolitan.com. Her books have been Top 100 Bestsellers on both Amazon and Apple Books. Leslie is employed by day but spends her nights writing about the men of your fantasies.

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Customers find this book emotionally stirring and uplifting, with one review describing it as a revelatory journey toward self-acceptance. They appreciate the character development, humor, and sweetness of the story, while also noting its raw and accessible writing style.

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Customers find the book emotionally engaging, describing it as a feel-good story with heart that is relatable and stirs up many emotions.

"...characters and fight their battles with them, but you are also privy to their love, their funny quirks, all their acomplishments and sexy scenes...." Read more

"Reading this book was hard but so good. Jessica was completely relatable and inspirational...." Read more

"...At the heart of this beautiful story, Ms. McAdam brings to light our tendency to love, accept, and forgive others far easier than we love, accept,..." Read more

"...one of her books...but she outshines herself in this beautiful story of overcoming addictions, discovering how to love yourself just as you are, and..." Read more

10 customers mention "Uplifting"10 positive0 negative

Customers find the book uplifting and emotional, with one customer describing it as a revelatory journey toward self-acceptance.

"...on a rush of emotions, the good, the bad, all of them, and leaves you full of life, questions and emotions, but mostly a grateful feeling to have..." Read more

"...Jessica was completely relatable and inspirational. Mikey was so accepting and encouraging and I hope that there are people like him out there." Read more

"...are, and feeling deserving of love from others...wow...it just warmed my heart and lifted my spirit, like nothing I have ever read before... I love..." Read more

"...You don't feel burdened reading about these issues. You feel uplifted, optimistic about the possibilities of human growth and love and healing...." Read more

9 customers mention "Character development"9 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one mentioning the interesting secondary cast and another highlighting the generous hero.

"...You are forced to face the emotions with the exceptionally vivid characters and fight their battles with them, but you are also privy to their love,..." Read more

"...Leslie McAdam is a spectacularly talented writer. The characters she creates, the stories they tell, the way they hand us their hearts... always..." Read more

"...There is an interesting secondary cast that seems to be part of a larger series...." Read more

"...unlikely hero, maybe, a broken hero, sure, but a very lovable and generous hero...." Read more

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Customers find the book humorous, with one mentioning its lovable characters.

"...battles with them, but you are also privy to their love, their funny quirks, all their acomplishments and sexy scenes...." Read more

"...She’s everything he never knew he needed; delightfully shy and curious, witty, so much fun. And those luscious curves!..." Read more

"...became my hero; an unlikely hero, maybe, a broken hero, sure, but a very lovable and generous hero...." Read more

"...While the story deals with raw emotion and passion, there's humor and lighter moments also. My heart actually hurt for Jessica and Mikey...." Read more

4 customers mention "Sweetness"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book sweet.

"...them oftentimes reduced me to tears, before elating me with their sweetness, their strength, their humour and then brought me back to tears at their..." Read more

"...I have a soft spot for a vet and the hero is it! Mikey is sweet, funny, caring, and hot, but under all that, he's fighting his own demon from the..." Read more

"I love this book on so many levels. It's sweet and bittersweet. It's inspiring and uplifting. For me too, kind of a self-help book...." Read more

"Absolutely love!!..." Read more

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Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, with one noting it is never over the top, while another mentions how it draws readers in.

"...Her writing is never over the top, always down-to-earth, yet results in you flying high on a rush of emotions, the good, the bad, all of them, and..." Read more

"...Leslie McAdam is a spectacularly talented writer...." Read more

"...and addiction and handles them in a way that makes them accessible to the reader and not too heavy...." Read more

"...That was this book for me. I LOVE Leslie's writing, you can't explain it, you fall in love with these characters. Read.everything.Leslie.writes." Read more

3 customers mention "Rawness"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the rawness of the book.

"...A book so raw, so real, so honest, while never over the top, I can only say it will stay with me for a long time to come...." Read more

"...It’s intense and touching. It’s honest, and it’s raw. Jessica stole my heart!..." Read more

"...Their struggles are intense, raw and emotional. I loved every minute of this story. It's sexy and real. 5 Stars!" Read more

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  • Jules
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book matters.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2016
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    This book was nothing but stellar, a whirlwind of emotions and a story which left me in tears. A book so raw, so real, so honest, while never over the top, I can only say it will stay with me for a long time to come.

    With Jessica, the heroine, you get a woman who combines utter confidence and complete self-consciousness under one tough, but crumbling exterior.
    Mikey, on the other hand, exudes strength, confidence, a larger-than-life personality and is seemingly invulnerable until his darker secrets are revealed.
    They both are highly flawed, willful characters, but combined there is a spark that burns, unites, drives apart, that simply brings forth the most in them, the best, the brightest, the ugly, the tearful, the vulnerable; all the deep and heightened emotions.

    Going through their story with them oftentimes reduced me to tears, before elating me with their sweetness, their strength, their humour and then brought me back to tears at their struggles, their vulnerability, their pasts shared and overcome.

    Leslie's writing draws you in, it doesn't let you leave, or draw back or exclude yourself. You are forced to face the emotions with the exceptionally vivid characters and fight their battles with them, but you are also privy to their love, their funny quirks, all their acomplishments and sexy scenes. Her writing is never over the top, always down-to-earth, yet results in you flying high on a rush of emotions, the good, the bad, all of them, and leaves you full of life, questions and emotions, but mostly a grateful feeling to have been allowed to experience this story and this world.

    Lastly, I can only say, this book matters. Yes, it is sexy. Yes, it is damn hot. Yes, it is sweet and yes, it is funny at times. But really, this book is so much more. It's more than just any romance/smut, with hot scenes. It is more than just the usual characters with some flaws who have to overcome pasts. (Though it has all those things, too) No, this one, this one matters. It is important. It is vital. It isn't pretentious or boasting or boisterous . It simply is. Quiet, understated, letting the story speak for itself, which makes it all the better. And it simply is one that matters.
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  • Carissa Janes
    4.0 out of 5 stars Hard Truths
    Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2020
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    Reading this book was hard but so good. Jessica was completely relatable and inspirational. Mikey was so accepting and encouraging and I hope that there are people like him out there.
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  • IslandDeb
    5.0 out of 5 stars Romantic, Sexy, and Just Plain Gorgeous!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2016
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    This book is beyond gorgeous! It’s swoony romantic and sexy as hell. It’s intense and touching. It’s honest, and it’s raw.
    Jessica stole my heart! Her strength and determination to conquer a behavior pattern that’s been her safety net for years are truly inspirational. Accepting Mikey’s help is a huge step for her. Guys like Mikey don’t look twice at girls like Jessica. But that’s where she’s wrong. Mikey can barely keep his hands off of his beautiful new roommate. On the outside, it may appear he has his life together; he oozes confidence, compassion and sex appeal. But on the inside, there is a darkness that haunts him. Which is why agreeing to help her get her body in shape can lead to nothing more. He may damn well die from “Jessica exposure” in the process, though. She’s everything he never knew he needed; delightfully shy and curious, witty, so much fun. And those luscious curves! I love that Jessica is as much of a life saver for Mikey as he is for her. At the heart of this beautiful story, Ms. McAdam brings to light our tendency to love, accept, and forgive others far easier than we love, accept, and forgive ourselves. Striving for balance, loving yourself and all of your imperfections will open up a new world.
    Leslie McAdam is a spectacularly talented writer. The characters she creates, the stories they tell, the way they hand us their hearts... always resonate with me in some way. Each story in the Giving You...series teaches me something new about myself. The best part? Her stories touch my soul with healing hands. They have become my therapy when I need an infusion of self-confidence and a lesson in “stop being ridiculous and mean to yourself”. The Ground Beneath Our Feet will stay with me for a very long time.
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  • fortheloveofabook
    5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful tale about love and self-acceptance.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2017
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    “Then come back and see me sometime…” I loved every single reference to Mae West in Leslie McAdam’s book The Ground Beneath Our Feet. Mae West was brash and curvy and sexy. Everything Leslie’s character Jessica wants to be.
    Leslie has written a warm and very real world story about a woman struggling with her “earthsuit.” Plain English: Jessica thinks she is too fat. And NO MATTER who we are — insecurity affects all of us. It’s universal... Too thin. Too fat. Too tall. Too short. Yada, yada, yada.
    I think Leslie handled the subject beautifully.
    “What if these were the last French fries I’d ever eat?” (Jessica wonders as she sits with her friends and observes them enjoying French fries) “If I didn’t have them I’d be missing out. I surveyed the table. No one else had a crisis because of the French fry.”
    Or did they?
    We might think we are the sole sufferer, the ONLY one, the oddball. But chances are — the person sitting across from us has their own demons hiding behind their charismatic smile or fancy clothes.
    Our suffering (and joy) unites us. And our ability to rise above the struggle strengthens us. And when we have someone in our corner — in this book Jessica meets a man named Mikey who loves Jessica for Jessica, curves and all — we can run the race (quite literally) to the finish, give the demons a middle finger, and smile at our sinfully exquisite Mae West curves.
    “When you wear your earthsuit, you have to take care of it. So you feed it. Just eat if you’re hungry. Don’t worry about what I or anyone else thinks.”
    Good advice from Mikey.
    Feed it.
    Love it.
    Own it.
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