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Haven (The Defiant Kings Book 5) Kindle Edition
She’s a former Olympic figure skater whose world turned upside down. He’s a pro-football player who never let go of the past. What happens when these two finally have their second chance and a stalker threatens everything?
Brandon Dixon came into my life like a quiet storm. Powerful and intense. I was sure he was my fresh start. But it turned out life had other plans.
We’ve spent the past decade avoiding each other until we can’t anymore. And if I thought a younger Brandon was hard to resist, that boy doesn’t hold a candle to the man standing in front of me now. Bigger, broader, and more protective than ever, ignoring him is impossible.
The longer we fight our attraction, the higher and hotter the flame grows—until one night and one elevator change everything.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateOctober 5, 2023
- File size4.3 MB
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- ASIN : B0C5TZ1PD3
- Publisher : (October 5, 2023)
- Publication date : October 5, 2023
- Language : English
- File size : 4.3 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 304 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : B0CK3ZRMJB
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,659 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #25 in Sports Fiction (Books)
- #26 in Sports Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #268 in Sports Romance (Kindle Store)
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Bella Matthews is a USA Today & #1 Amazon bestselling author. 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 one or two of her English bulldogs by her side. She likes to write swoon-worthy heroes and sassy, smart heroines. Sarcasm is her love language and big family dynamics are her favorite finishing touch to add to each story.
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Customers enjoy this book's storyline, with one noting it's a perfect conclusion to the Defiant Kings series. They appreciate the family dynamics, with one review highlighting the connection between Brandon and Ashlyn, and another mentioning the nice touch of reconnecting with all couples. The romance receives positive feedback, with customers loving Ashlyn and Brandon's relationship, and the book features well-developed characters. Customers find the book heartwarming, describing it as bittersweet.
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Customers enjoy the storyline of the book, particularly praising its amazing ending and different narrative approach, with one customer noting it serves as a perfect conclusion to the Kingston siblings' love stories.
"...sets up the next generation of books flawlessly, and the epilogues provide final thoughts from each of the Kingstons...." Read more
"...Their story was front and center and it kept you engaged. And it was just dreamy. I love this big family dynamic!" Read more
"...I loved the suspense in this one. It brought a new level of intensity to the story and brought Sam and his ruthless need to protect his family..." Read more
"...I absolutely loved their story and I also loved the back story for Lindy and Easton." Read more
Customers love the family dynamics in the book, with one customer particularly appreciating the connection between Brandon and Ashlyn, while another notes the nice touch of reconnecting with all the couples.
"...Their story was front and center and it kept you engaged. And it was just dreamy. I love this big family dynamic!" Read more
"...Brandon and Ashtyn were perfect together. The Kingstons are such a special family and now they have SO MANY KIDS...." Read more
"...This book is no exception. I love the connection between Brandon and Ashlyn...." Read more
"...It was less about the relationship coming together and more about other things...." Read more
Customers enjoy the romance in the book, particularly the relationship between Ashlyn and Brandon, with one customer noting how well they complement each other.
"...I couldn’t have asked for more from this book. Well done!" Read more
"What a beautiful book...." Read more
"...I have loved everything Bella Matthews has written. Brandon and Ashtyn were perfect together...." Read more
"Great ending to the siblings story. Excellent series with so much love and drama. Excited for the next chapter to start." Read more
Customers find the book heartwarming, describing it as bittersweet with poignant moments, and one customer mentions it includes both laughter and tears.
"...There are funny moments and poignant ones but always entertaining." Read more
"...tension, passion, and trepidation that this was the most perfect, bittersweet, ending to the first generation Kroyden Hills crew we have all fallen..." Read more
"...💕 I will definitely say this book was also bittersweet because I loved reading Ashlyn and Brandon’s story but also sad to see this series end!..." Read more
"The entires about the Kingston family will make you laugh, cry, get mad but most of all you’ll enjoy the read...." Read more
Customers appreciate the well-developed characters in the book.
"...Brandon was such a lovely hero. He was all the positives you would think when you hear the word “protector.”..." Read more
"...I have truly enjoyed this series. Brandon and Ashlyn are great characters. I didn't see their connection coming at all. *..." Read more
"...There’s a sprinkle of other characters and ‘where are they now’ moments but they do not detract from the story...." Read more
"Finally!!!! Great story, well developed characters, real conflict, and a good dash of spicy rounded this out to be the best of Bella Matthews books..." Read more
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BOOKWORM REVIEW: HAVEN by Bella Matthews
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2025Brandon Dixon has been a common thread among quite a few books, most significantly, Murphy’s, Max’s, and Maddie’s. Ashlyn has been present in each Kingston book. It was fitting that they find their happily ever after with each other in the last story of this “era” of books. If you started to fall in love with Dixon in previous books, Haven will cement his place in your heart. After learning even more about Ashlyn in his book, I was grateful that she and Madeline have Brandon to complete their family.
The ending of this book sets up the next generation of books flawlessly, and the epilogues provide final thoughts from each of the Kingstons. I couldn’t have asked for more from this book. Well done!
- Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2025What a beautiful book. I love how Bella Matthews takes a woman with a traumatic past, Ashlyn, and gives her a big, burly, football man to love and protect her. Brandon was such a lovely hero. He was all the positives you would think when you hear the word “protector.”
Their story was front and center and it kept you engaged. And it was just dreamy.
I love this big family dynamic!
- Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2023As much as I would love for the first generation of Kingstons to go on forever, this was the perfect ending to the Defiant Kings series. It was the book I didn’t know I needed. The perfect blend of second chances and always should have been, I fell hard and fast for these characters.
Ashtyn was the quiet stepmother in the background of this series. She was more an adopted sister than a stepmother since she was younger than some of her step kids. I loved that we finally got her story. It was heartbreaking reading about the trials she went through and understanding why she let go of Brandon before they ever really got started. I loved her perseverance and her love for all the Kingstons. She put her daughter first every day of her life and I’m so glad she finally got her happy ending with Brandon.
Brandon Dixon was the ultimate protector. It was his job on the field and he lived it every day since his sister was born when he was in the first grade. I loved his love for Ashtyn and Lindy. Although he was afraid to chase Ashtyn again, once they had it out in the elevator, he wasn’t letting her walk away again.
I loved getting a glimpse of all the Kingstons and Sinclairs again. Brandon’s relationship with Declan was the perfect way to bring them all back. I loved the suspense in this one. It brought a new level of intensity to the story and brought Sam and his ruthless need to protect his family back.
I have loved everything Bella Matthews has written. Brandon and Ashtyn were perfect together. The Kingstons are such a special family and now they have SO MANY KIDS. I can’t wait for the second generation of Kingstons!
- Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2025Brandon and Ashlyn get their happy ending and I can’t think of a couple more worthy of happiness. I absolutely loved their story and I also loved the back story for Lindy and Easton.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2025Amazing story, nice to finally have everyone in the series get to a conclusion. I enjoyed the balancing act of tension and relief.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2025Brandon and Ashlyn each started out with their traumas growing up and were getting a glimpse of maybe being together and yet it was cut short…
So many years later things always happen for a reason and they were brought back together in a different way and able to make thing work
- Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2023RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
SPICE: 🔥🔥🔥
I did not expect this to be Ashlyn's story, but I ended up loving it.
Ashlyn and Brandon met at a college party after Ashlyn's best friend convinced her to sneak away. An Olympic skating medal hopeful, she usually followed the rules, but fate wanted her to cross paths with the up-and-coming football star.
Unfortunately, their connection ended as abruptly as it started. That is until their paths crossed again years later. Brandon Dixon is now a pro who is nearing the end of his shelf life in the NFL, and Ashlyn is a widow and single mom. Despite the gap in their connection, the chemistry is no less sizzling, and they cannot seem to stay apart no matter how much they fight it.
When Ashlyn discovers she has a stalker, can Brandon protect her without getting his attraction and emotions involved?
I have loved, loved, loved the Kingston Clan since Kings of Kroydon Hills, and I don't think I will ever stop. This book is no exception. I love the connection between Brandon and Ashlyn. I enjoyed the young, somewhat naive attraction they had when they initially met, and the ride as we go through the growth of their relationship was a fun one.
I love the storytelling balance between the romance and the suspense. Bella Matthews certainly kept us on our toes during the read.
This was a bittersweet goodbye to the series, but I am so excited to see that there are more Kingston stories to tell on the horizon.
5.0 out of 5 starsRATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5BOOKWORM REVIEW: HAVEN by Bella Matthews
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2023
SPICE: 🔥🔥🔥
I did not expect this to be Ashlyn's story, but I ended up loving it.
Ashlyn and Brandon met at a college party after Ashlyn's best friend convinced her to sneak away. An Olympic skating medal hopeful, she usually followed the rules, but fate wanted her to cross paths with the up-and-coming football star.
Unfortunately, their connection ended as abruptly as it started. That is until their paths crossed again years later. Brandon Dixon is now a pro who is nearing the end of his shelf life in the NFL, and Ashlyn is a widow and single mom. Despite the gap in their connection, the chemistry is no less sizzling, and they cannot seem to stay apart no matter how much they fight it.
When Ashlyn discovers she has a stalker, can Brandon protect her without getting his attraction and emotions involved?
I have loved, loved, loved the Kingston Clan since Kings of Kroydon Hills, and I don't think I will ever stop. This book is no exception. I love the connection between Brandon and Ashlyn. I enjoyed the young, somewhat naive attraction they had when they initially met, and the ride as we go through the growth of their relationship was a fun one.
I love the storytelling balance between the romance and the suspense. Bella Matthews certainly kept us on our toes during the read.
This was a bittersweet goodbye to the series, but I am so excited to see that there are more Kingston stories to tell on the horizon.
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2024Not the best in the Kroydon Hills universe, but not the worst either. I really only read the whole thing to get to the end with Easton and Lindy... I'm happy that Ashlyn and Brandon got their well deserved HEA though.
Top reviews from other countries
- Sherri-Lynn MitchellReviewed in Canada on March 31, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars this book is the OG
Oh man this book broke me so bad, but by the end it put me back together better than before. This family has taken me on a journey I do not to get off of. But I guess every good thing must come to an end.
Please everyone READ this book. This story will live rent free in my head for a long time. Brendon will forever be my absolute one and only Book Boyfriend. He is everything any woman is dreaming about. I am so happy he and Ashlyn finally got their happily ever after. They waited a long time for it.
- Carla BiggsReviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Absolutely devoured this book in one city I think it was my favourite from the series. Ashlyn had been through so much and deserved her second chance as did Brandon I’m usually not keen on the secondchance trope but I really loved this it was about time. Ashlyn & Brandon got a happy ending after looking after everyone.
- HannoReviewed in Australia on October 10, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars What a Dynasty!
The Kingstons are all done and I'm so sad!! What a family who've all been through some hell. Ashlyn and Brandon round out our adult Kingstons and what a story it was! 2nd chance romance with lots of visits from some of our old fave characters!
Can't fricken wait for 2nd gen to see what trouble those girls get upto!!
- Karja26PageAddictReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2023
4.0 out of 5 stars happy sad 🥹
Sad to see the end of the OG Kingston story.
Nice to see it ended with Brandon & Ashlyn, didn’t realise it was something I needed!!! Was a sweet read with some turmoil mixed in (which open doors for next gen?!?!?)
- Beyond the Pages CharliReviewed in Australia on October 11, 2023
4.0 out of 5 stars End of an era
Great conclusion to the series. Loved the epilogue for each Kingston.
Brandon and Ashlyn were spicy together however I would have loved a little more from them.
But I am absolutely hanging out for Easton and Lindys next gen story!