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Very good start to the series :)

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 20, 2014

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This was a very good story. I liked Ridley and Jackson and their story was an enjoyable romance with a bit of action. This is the first book I've read by this author and based on this I'm likely to try more of her work in the future.

Ridley is in to plants and landscaping and has dreams of starting her own landscaping company. Ridley and her twin, Raine, grew up with a single mother that wasn't around a lot so they mothered each other and have always been there for each other. Ridley hired a man named David to find her father but then David died and weird things started happening. When someone broke in to her apartment she left town to stay with her sister for a while.

Jackson is a widower with 2 young sons that he loves dearly. He's also a music producer and tried dating after his wife died 3 years ago but had very bad luck. Jackson has decided he'll never look for permanent again and just dates with no strings attached.

Ridley gets to her sister's home in Virginia. She hadn't been there before but Raine sent her the alarm code info and where the spare key is. Unfortunately for Ridley, Raine's head of security had convinced her to change the code since then so when Ridley arrived she can't get in. She was very tired and hadn't eaten decent since she left for her sister's place a couple of days before and ends up passing out just as Jackson's 2 sons show up in her yard. Jackson's sons get him and Jackson, his brothers and some friends that were over visiting come to help as well. Ridley wakes up to a bunch of strangers but Jackson seems nice and thinks she's Raine, asking her why she's back early from her 2 week trip. Ridley wants to hide and Raine had changed her last name when she started modeling so there wasn't a lot to connect them so she lets Jackson and his friends think she's Raine. She accepts the offer of a place to stay the night since she's locked out. They try calling a locksmith but it's a holiday weekend and so they get no help there. Ridley tried calling Raine but can't get a hold of her so she decides to stay the night and then go to Raine's house as soon as she can.

Jackson has always appreciated Raine's looks but had never been attracted to her as a woman but suddenly he finds himself very interested. Unfortunately for him and Ridley, he makes a couple of jerky comments that put them at odds at first. Jackson does apologize though and he and Ridley get to a happy place where they're comfortable being around each other. They both have an attraction and want more but hold off. Jackson holds off because he usually goes only no-strings attached and he's not prepared to give more. Ridley holds off because she doesn;t like lying to Jackson and doesn't want to sleep with him while he doesn't know who she if. She does tall him part of her story but not everything at first and things do grow between them. Jackson's brother Nicholas makes some problems for Ridley though due to a love/hate thing he has going for Raine. Despite those issues, Ridley and Jackson do come together, at first saying it's just for the night but soon realizing they can't let go and extending it further. Unfortunately there is some drama that causes problems for the couple as well as some danger to Ridley. Thankfully they come through things in one piece and get their HEA in the end.

I enjoyed this story very much. Ridley was a really good heroine, I liked her very much. Jackson was a good hero but he did drop the ball at a crucial time which caused problems. I would have liked a bit more grovelling from him to get back in Ridley's good graces. Still, it was a very good story and I'm glad I read it. I'll probably read more of the series down the road. I'd recommend this story. Thumbs up. :)

* note - I listened to the audio version of this book and the narrator did a very good job.

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rjrnj1

Gaaaaaaaak!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 22, 2015

How does it work? How do women like this become NY TIMES bestsellers, etc.? Why is NO ONE protesting? All Ms. Malone uses are Plot Devices, yet she's a Bestselling author.

This could have been a good book; Ms. Malone appears to have some talent. But you'd never see it. Incomplete thoughts, the constant conversation interruptions used to stop revealing information to each other.

"The killer is-"

"Anyone for ice cream?"

(These are not in the book. Used only for illustrative purposes.)

I kept expecting organ music like in the old silent movies. Ms. Malone has to stop watching soap operas.

Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!

******TONS OF SPOILERS*******

The heroine's fainted. Hunky men arrive. Wakes, tells them something about anemia and not having eaten in a long time. No one feeds her. Not until THE NEXT DAY!

She claims she's locked out of her sister's house. Jackson has called a locksmith. Asks her on date and she calls her sister, gets the new code and accesses her sister's house to take her fancy clothes...AND NO ONE QUESTION THIS. What happened to the locksmiths?

The men think she's Raina? No questions. Ridley's picture in tabloids with Jackson? Raina wonders why no one thought it was her. Sam, Raina's bodyguard, reminds her it was because her shoots were so WELL-PUBLICIZED, no one would think the girl in the picture was her. I guess the men who rescued her, you know, the male HEROES, are just plumb STUPID.

Nick gives Jackson a folder full of incriminating evidence of bank accounts that Ridley has apparently hacked and scammed, and without blinking Jackson BELIEVES they're lies. A chapter or two later, he BELIEVES she stole money from HIS ACCOUNT!

Chapter Twenty-one: the most confusing chapter I've ever read. Who's talking first? Who's mad at whom (who?)? One minute, incredulity, the next hostility.

Now, chapter Twenty-Three! Jackson's older brother, Eli, BELIEVES she's not the one doing anything wrong in chapter Twenty. Two chapters later, and he BELIEVES she's guilty.

OH, wait, it gets better.

The Bad guy catches her. The dumb heroes come to save her. Bad man has a gun on her. SUDDENLY, she remembers talking to ELI on Sunday at dinner. What about? We don't know. She says Goodbye to Jackson, and drops to the floor, JUST LIKE ELI TAUGHT HER ON SUNDAY. WTF?

And then, the finale...Jackson, "I don't deserve you." Ridley, "We both made mistakes." Jackson, "I recorded our song." HUH?

HEA.

I know I sound insane. But someone somewhere has to take a stand, some time. Please.

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Malinda

Very good start to the series :)

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 20, 2014

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Note there are several versions of this book. Most are only the first 1/2- this is the complete book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 15, 2013

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The author did a great job writing this book, but I feel it was a played out predictable story. I tend to like suspense filled romances and this was anything but. Don't get me wrong this is a good book and if you liked Safe Haven (movie or book) than this is for you.

Jackson is a widowed dad of 2 boys and Ridley aka Raina is running from something/someone only to have their lives collide. They develop a bond and of course two people who didn't want any type of emotional relationship find themselves in just that. All that with the looming danger hanging over them.

At points I wanted to shake Ridley because her actions made no sense for someone who had to practically raise herself and sister. One usually acquires some sort of street smarts and I found hers being thrown out the window. Seriously, you hear from the FBI that the friend you saw murdered may have mafia ties but you hide out with a man who has little boys putting them in danger. She continues to hold onto a necklace that she felt was really important to the victim, and then starts to believe there is no real danger when her Florida apartment was ransacked and later torched. Why would someone do that if there was no danger. Let's not forget her telling people her real name. "Hello" if someone is looking for you they may over hear people speaking in conversation because a name like Ridley is unique. Also she told Jackson her entire story minus her name and that her sister lives across the street so why not tell him that too. I found it silly that she felt she had to hide that.

When all is said and done your reach the end of the book with the story hanging, not a cliff hanger it just stops. So my thought were you went from a book with 2 main characters and no closure ending to supporting character books. I found it a little odd and am uneasy on how the author would finish "Jackson's and Ridley's story" in another character's series. I know other author's may add to a previous character's story in supporting character books, but this book had no conclusion to the character's relationship, feelings (which are never admitted to each other as of yet), nor the looming danger and the reason for it. Something about the way the author ended the book did not add up since I looked up the series and come to find out the other books are about other characters in the series. Come to find out there are several versions of this book. This was extremely confusing and took some research to figure that out since it is not clearly explained on Goodreads or on Amazon. There is a One more Day v1 (the book I read where I thought it left you hanging), the same exact story in v1 is what you will get at the end of Trent's book and then there is a complete novel which I finally found and so glad I did.

The ending although somewhat predictable does have a slight twist when it comes to David. The author also lays the ground work for Raina & Nick's story which is the next book in the series. Although you may find this story overplayed especially if you are a Lifetime movie watcher, but continue the series as it will grow on you and become even more enjoyable and less predictable.

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Amjedi

Awesome!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 15, 2015

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I really liked this book! Wow; it was such a great story - it was sweet, passionate, kind of crazy at times with a well developed plot and wonderful host of characters. I came across this book bc the 3rd book in the series was free and I don't like to start a book in the middle of the series so when I looked for the first book in the Alexander family series, I found that this one was only $.99 & figured what did I have to lose?

Apparently I had nothing to lose and a lot to gain bc this book was so good I read it in one day! What's to love - a hero and heroine who are both vulnerable (both have losses in their lives) but are willing to take a chance on love. They meet under strange and somewhat funny circumstances but fall in love very quickly. For you cynics out there who think that one week is too fast - I fell in love with my husband in 2 weeks and we've been married for 29 years! Watching Ridley (cool name) and Jackson fall in love was just so sweet!!! The love scenes are steamy but done in good taste and not too repetitive; the point of the story was the love, not the sex. Jackson's family was also hilarious - he has three very over protective brothers and it was fun to see how they all interacted.

The only reason I didn't give the book 5 stars is: 1) at times, some of the things that Ridley said didn't add up in the beginning since she wasn't completely honest with who she was (she was pretending to be her twin sister Raina); she would mention things that shouldn't be true if she were Raina and yet no one questioned the contradiction. This problem goes away @ 1/3 into the book because she reveals who she really is, but having things not quite add up was a bit of a distraction. My second reason is that Ridley is a woman of color but there is barely any mention about race or how that could impact their relationship. I know everyone wants to believe we live in a color-blind world but we actually don't and to barely mention that she is a woman of color and not do anything with it kind of negates a part of who she is - it would be like not mentioning she was a woman; we don't live in a gender blind society so why should we pretend like we live in a color blind society? A lot of romance novelists do this and I really don't get it - if you are going to have a person of color in the book, then it shouldn't be a footnote - be realistic about how it does or doesn't impact the relationship. It doesn't have to be the main theme but it shouldn't be ignored either.

But other than that, great start to what looks to be a great series; I like this book so much I purchased the next two books in the series.

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Cathyhannahrblack

One More Day....Sometimes One More Moment

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 14, 2021

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I started this book because of the book I read the story about Elliot Alexander and Kaylee Wilhelm and because there were so many interesting characters in there that I didn't know there story I decided to start at book one. I find Ridley and Jackson's story interesting. We have the family his mother Julia and father Mark Alexander. They were a beautiful older couple in love with four successful sons. They each I realize will have their story, Jackson the baby who falls for Ridley and then there is Nick his one of his older brothers who is very successful but is a player. Then there is the oldest brother Elliot who ends up with the singer Kaylee and then there is Bennett. So I have read two of their stories but I am glad I decided to start from book one of this series. We find out that Jackson's deceased wife Cynthia died in a car accident and she left after her and Jackson had an argument, but they were only 22 years old and found themselves married with two children. Cynthia was actually a lawyer and her and Jackson never got to raise their two boys. Now we have him a few years later with Ridley who is pretending to be her twin sister because she has witnessed her boyfriends death and is hiding out in New Haven, Virginia at her sister Raina's house. This is a romance with a twist; that being a twist of identity, when on the run, in fear following the murder of her friend Ridley heads for her sister Raina’s house to hide out. Things don’t go according to plan when she cannot gain entry, and ends up being befriended by her neighbor Jackson Alexander. I enjoyed this book because it gave me insight into the Alexander family and especially the brothers. So I will be reading the next in the series The Things I do For You.

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Rachel

Interesting and hot

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 17, 2015

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A search for Ridley Wells’ father ends up putting her life in danger, but she has no idea why. She runs to the only place she can think of—her twin sister’s house. But her sister is halfway around the world on a modeling shoot. Kind widower and father Jackson Alexander takes Ridley in, thinking she’s his neighbor, Raina, and Ridley plays along just for a safe place to stay.

Sparks between Ridley and Jackson fly, but Jackson is closed off to loving again after losing his wife. Somehow Ridley continues to get under his skin, and he gives in to temptation when Ridley offers him just one night. Of course, that’s not nearly enough for either of them, so their romance continues as they try to figure out why someone is after Ridley. Jackson’s brother, Nick, doesn’t make things easy for them when he continues to have suspicions about Ridley even after she comes clean that she’s actually Raina’s twin.

When Nick brings irrefutable evidence to Jackson that Ridley’s been stealing from him, Jackson kicks her out. Jackson and his brothers examine the evidence more closely and realize they’ve just put Ridley in the path of danger. They need to get to her in time to save her from the threat.

One More Day was well written, enjoyable, and hot. The author didn’t make us wait too long with teasing and pushing away before the main characters decided to go for it. The intimate scenes were nicely worked into the plot and not too overdone. I liked that this story wasn’t full of “does s/he like me or not?” The characters knew the attraction was there and were confident even if other things held them back.

I did notice that the characters had a habit of talking to themselves. It felt awkward every time one of them said something out loud when they were alone.

There were a few plot points that could have been done a little better, which is why I didn’t rate this as five stars. In the beginning, Ridley is searching for her father. When she finally finds out his identity, it feels like that information is just left hanging. We also are never told how Ridley became friends with David, the Private Investigator. Since he ends up being important to the story, I would have liked to find out more about their relationship. Ridley also isn’t very careful with her identity when she’s supposed to be hiding out. She allows Jackson to introduce her to everyone as Ridley instead of Raina.

Overall, I enjoyed this story. There was a nice amount of suspense weaved in throughout the romance, and even when I figured out what was going on, the how was still in question. I’d read more by this author.

You can read more of my reviews at https://rachlawrencebooks.wordpress.com/.

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A must read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 30, 2014

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I read a lot of books, and this book was a treasure to find, and read. It will go onto my list of favorite's. Jackson, and his brother's grew up with parents that really loved one another. Julia and her husband was able to give her sons a glimpse at what true love looked like each and every day.
The plot had suspense, action, flirting, and love. It also had strong family bonds that you could feel within the pages of this book. It also had two cute little boys that loved spiders. They thought it was fun to put spiders on the babysitter. Poor Jackson could not keep babysitters for his sons.
Ridley was being stocked, and she knew she had to leave Florida. The only place she had to go to get away from the danger was to her twin sister's house. Her twin was out of the country on a photo shoot. Raina was a professional model. After days of traveling, Ridley was tired, and hungry, and in desperate need of a shower. After she couldn't get the security code to work so she could get into her sister house, she fainted in her sister's yard. That is how she meet two cute boys, and her sister's hot neighbor Jackson. Ridley woke up to everyone thinking she was her sister. It would have been easy to correct them, but what better way to stay safe from a stalker, than to disappear? I loved how Jackson and Ridley became friends, and how their relationship grew throughout the story. Jackson was a broken man. His first wife died, and he blamed himself for her death. Ridley was into some deep trouble from trusting the wrong people. Can the couple find the kind of love Jackson's parents has, and stay alive to make memories to cherish? You will just have to read to find out.

I'm going to give you a sample of my favorite part of the book. Sample from chapter 9 - She stopped as everyone broke into applause. Ridley clapped along with everyone else. She couldn't even imagine spending thirty years with someone. They'd been together longer than she'd been alive. "And the most important thing I've learned from these thirty years is to take each day as it comes and cherish it." "I asked her that one day," Jackson whispered in her ear. "What? You asked her about being married?" "No, I asked her how she knew my dad was the one. She's always said you're with the right person when no matter how bad things get, you'd still rather be with them than anywhere else. She always says that no matter how long she and my dad are together, she still wants more time with him. She wants one more day. Every day."

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Emsy Van Wyck

Five stars for M. Malone's The Alexanders series - a sexy, fun, & suspenseful read.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 29, 2013

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M. (Minx) Malone's contemporary romance series The Alexanders is one that I stumbled upon recently. I confess that the publisher declined my request for an ARC for book one of the series, but my interest was piqued and I made sure to acquire the four books available in the series to date. If you haven't already read it, the prequel novella, Teasing Trent (The Alexanders) , is actually available free right now through Amazon's Kindle store and is a great introduction some of the characters that Malone weaves throughout her series.

The first book in the series, One More Day, is a great mix of romance and suspense with a dash of down home southern hospitality thrown in. Actually after reading this I wanted to be adopted by the Alexanders and go out and live with them on their farm. The warmth and sincere generosity of a family who cares enveloped both the heroine Ridley and the reader.

I have to say that I knew once I began reading One More Day that I had made the right decision to get the rest of the series as these characters quickly came to life on the page. Ridley, who might look like her twin, the SI swimsuit model Raina, confuses everyone by her down-to-earth way of looking at things, but she successfully pulls off her identity switch as she hides out with record producer (and super hottie) Jackson.

Not knowing who's after her, but with the possibility it might be her long-lost father (a mafia don according to the FBI), Ridley finds it hard to trust anyone. But the heat between Jackson and Ridley soon burns through her mistrust and the pages begin to steam. Along the way, Malone weaves in quite a few subplots and I began to really want to know what was up with Raina and Jackson's brother Nick, a financial maven. I was happy to see more of Mara and Trent and also learn a little more about the other Alexander brothers, Elliot, who owns a security firm and horticulturalist Bennett, who lives on the farm with his parents. And I wanted to give a great big hug to Jackson's two sons, particularly the one who loves spiders.

I won't give the plot away, but be prepared to laugh a lot, fan your face during some steamy scenes, and just in general enjoy a really great read.

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I really enjoyed the story of Ridley & Jackson and although I ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 26, 2016

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One More Day is the first book I have read by this author. I really enjoyed the story of Ridley & Jackson and although I did have some issues with the characters they were perfect with each other.

Ridley is the twin of supermodel Raina. She's the good twin, beautiful, smart, and sweet. She is now on the run from an unknown danger that claimed the life of the PI she hired to find her father. Jackson is the youngest brother of the Alexander family; a record producer, widower with 2 young boys. When they meet, he assumes she is Raina and Ridley lets him believe this pretending to be her sister. I loved Ridley. She has an openness that draws people in. I loved how she fit into Jackson's life so nicely and just made everything better. I did not like that she continued to pretend to be Raina after they developed a friendship and she had opportunity to be honest. It was unnecessary and seemed out of character. Jackson was mostly a great guy; good son and brother, great father. However, his treatment of Ridley due to his lack of trust would have been a deal breaker. He can't forgive himself for his marriage, doesn't trust himself to be better, and punishes Ridley by having no trust or faith in her. Their chemistry is great, but sex is only part of the relationship.

Still it was a quick, enjoyable read. There's romance, passion, mystery, danger, and an overall sweetness. I look forward to Raina and Nick's story

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Enjoyable

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 1, 2014

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M. Malone is a new author on my bookshelf. I read "Teasing Trent"...I didn't think I was going to enjoy "One More Day" because of Teasing Trent. Teasing Trent was nothing but sex. It felt like lust not love and kids not adults over 20. But...

I really enjoyed this book. It was love at first site for both main characters and I felt the vibe, connection. More on his side then hers but she pulled her weight in the end by forgiving him after the ordeal. This story had the instant attraction, the mystery, heartache and of course, love. I felt Ridley's pain when Jackson didn't have any trust in her. I felt Jackson's pain when Ridley was in the hospital and he said goodbye. I am happy the author didn't give the main characters any drama of self pity with whoas and whys and dwell on the facts that they screwed up. I read this book quickly; it caught my attention, was a fast pace page turner. I like the secondary characters, Alexander family and the friends. I see good reads in the future for me...(I hope)

I am afraid to read BOOK 2 of the Alexanders series. That one seems to have all the drama connected with Raina. But of course, I will. I am also happy that this book had no cliffhanger. I am happy to read series, trilogies or what have you but not if your are forced to purchase 3 to 4 or 5 books to get to the end of a story...to much drama for my taste.

I am definitely going to buy more of this author's books for I did like her writing style and this story.

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Sandra S.

I agree!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 19, 2013

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One of the editorial reviews (Smitten by Reading) summed it up perfectly for me; I've fallen in love with the Alexander family too!

While it is clear who the main characters are, the author has very neatly interwoven (is that a word?) the other characters in such a way that you get to know them as well as the main characters. Be honest, who did not sympathize when Matt hurt his hand (I won't say how or why so as not to spoil)? And who would not love parents like Mark and Julia?

I've read the prequal and the current books. I can't wait to read the next installment! I would imagine there will be at least two more more since we have two Alexander brothers left. But the author implies that we will read about the others as well, which would be awesome!

I also have a request/suggestion if possible: write Mark and Julia's story as well. It would be so cool to see how this whole family got started. I read what Mark did to tick Julia off when they dated. I probably would have slugged him. ;) I'd really love to see how that played out. I also have a theory about Bennett that I am not going to post here, again to prevent spoiler.

I've got myself on the pre-order list to find out when the next book comes out. I can't wait!

PS Ms. Malone makes references to race but I like the way she did it. Just a casual description of the characters as well as one character's thoughts (only a couple of sentences) on it. To me, THIS is a modern day romance. Hats off to the author for noting it without making a big issue of it. I wish more people were like this.

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