| Title | : | Fall Out (SEALs Undone, #1) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780993667558 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | ebook |
| Number of Pages | : | 122 |
| Publication | : | First published September 1, 2014 |
And this time, he’s on his own.
Fall Out is a 30,000 word novella, first published as part of the SEALs of Summer boxed set, now available on its own.
Fall Out (SEALs Undone, #1) Reviews
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This was no good. It was like the worst combo of The Gatekeeper (action type book) mixed with Pucked by Helena Hunting. Just not a fan at all.
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This novella was just like a cherry on the top of the cake...a perfect slice of fresh pleasure!
I enjoyed this very much!
So, now there are also NAVY SEALS... well, there's always room for one more...LOL -
This was a good quick listen. It was a fast paced, exciting and sexy story with good narration. It’s always a little weird for me to listen to a male narrator doing a female character voice because they often make the woman sound like a child, as in this case, but he did have a nice voice otherwise and made the sexy times very intense.
This story was very captivating up until the end, we have a gruff navy seal hero and a scholarly younger heroine. This is a brother’s best friend trope with an 11 year age difference between the couple. It wasn’t off putting because Drew is a little emotionally immature and Annie is very mature and together, she actually helps him grow up.
The only reason this novella didn’t get a five star was the ending. It was very abrupt and the resolution to the suspense was a huge let down. I actually yelled out ‘WHAT!?’ when the narrator said epilogue because I didn’t feel like the story was over, but BAM epilogue. It needed another chapter to wrap everything up more satisfactorily. But alas, novellas often don’t develop enough for me and are very hard to get balanced. This book could have been a great full length novel, but instead it was an ok novella. I will be continuing with this series, they are stand alone and can be read completely out of order. This is the first one, but I have listened to others and there were no common characters in either.
So quick, fast paced read, worth listening to but I wish the ending was more developed. -
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Great start to a series. Loved the epilogue.
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I grabbed a bundle of this series after I binged the Pine Harbor one last month, because I thought it would be cheaper in the case where I loved these as much. And I didn't exactly feel the same way about this as I did those, but it was a perfectly serviceable novella, though I DID feel slightly cheated by the lack of follow through with a hinted at sex act.
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A perfect book when you're in need of a fun, fast paced and lighthearted read and when you love military elements in combination with a sexy romance. Loved reading this as a 'in between book' and I'm curious about the rest of the series so I'm definitely planning on reading the rest as well.
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A quickie novella with a suspense plotline. Enjoyed the chemistry between the leads! -
4.25 RATING- Sometimes a reading funk will leave me digging through my kindle to see what will grab my interest. That's what lead me to reading Fall Out by Zoe York. (I recently picked up as a freebie but the book is also featured in the SEALs of Summer anthology I had).
I wasn't sure what to expect and I didn't have a lot of expectations before I started this one, but I really enjoyed it. There's not a lot to work with but it was short and sexy. I liked both characters. They had cute chemistry from almost the get go. This is the first book I've read by Zoe York and her writing style works for me. Nothing fancy, but just very "readable". I'm excited to read more of the series and hopefully some of the characters that make an appearance in Fall Out will be featured at some point. I was excited to see the second book, Fall Hard, is available in the SEALs of Winter: A Military Romance Superbundle anthology. I picked it up today for $0.99 and have already started.
I'd recommend for fans that like romances that feature a military hero and readers that don't mind a novella length story. It looks like I have several books by Zoe York on my kindle that were downloaded as freebies at one time or another. I'll definitely be checking those out soon. -
I at least read about four chapters and found nothing to keep me interested in reading anymore. I had to quit. There was nothing wrong with writing style, just that it was boring.
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I hate the hero and the heroine is horrible too and I’m only a few pages in. Like nails on a chalkboard. Sorry a no go for me 😔
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Not good..
I thought there would be some drama to it but other than Drew and Annie going on the lam then having it turn out that it was for nothing was very disappointing. Over all it was kinda' boring.
I can't see myself read any other books by this author because of her wording. I hate when an author refers to a woman's private parts as a pu$$y and then the hero asks if she ever took it in the rear-end. That was just about it for me but I did want to see if anything good happened so I carried on and nothing happened. I know a lot of you like that kind of talk and sex but I don't happen to, sorry. I'm glad it was only 155 pages.
Sweetheart, honey, love, dear, dearest, darling, etc, etc. The author could have used a number of endearments but instead she uses ONE! She used "sugar" 35 times. Really? I can appreciate him wanting to call her some sweet word but I don't understand an author picking one word and no other.
She had Rik and Calli, Mats, Trent and Jackson in this book but the next book is about completely different people. I'm glad I'm not reading any more by this author.
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3 1/2 stars. Good quick easy read.
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Very cute with enough suspense to go.
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This was a good fit when I was looking for a quick, easy to read, fairly low angst novella. (took me about 2 hrs to read) There’s a bit of mystery, suspense, and thriller in the mix but it’s simplistic and resolved quickly. Heavier on the romance, but not too overwhelming to the story. Drew was a SEAL teammate to Annie’s deceased brother Kevin. Annie’s brother Kevin always told her if she was in trouble that Drew was the only one she should trust. She’s freaked out and he jumps right in to help. Minus a little E&E - there’s not actually much SEAL to this other than it’s Drew’s profession.
Drew reaches out to friends Rik, Calli, and the rest of the Camo Cay team (which as far as I can tell don’t have an origin book/series of their own, but should!) for help.
As far as I can tell there’s no ongoing storyline and it doesn’t seem that any secondary characters in this book appear in the next one. *Update* one of the MCs in book 2 is related to a secondary character from book 1. So there is a connection. -
Drew and Annie gets thrown into an adventure in a short amount of time. Everything happens from the get-go and to say the story is so short the content is good and steamy.
Drew and Annie have previous history through Annie's brother who passed away in who was also Drew's best friend. Annie finds herself in a bit of a predicament and the first person she can think to ask for help is Drew who she hasn't seen for years. Annie is the last person Drew expects to see on his doorstep when he opens the door for his usual extracurricular activities. The next thing you know they're on the run and the adventure begins.
I really enjoyed these two together but it definitely was a rush at the end with their relationship moving from dating to married. It was cute but that's never been my thing. Highly recommend it for a quick and easy military read. -
Drew Castle is a man who just goes about his business. He does his hookups with no promise of anything more than a good time and it is working for him. That is until Annie Martin, his best friends sister shows up on his door step needing help. Drew will stop at nothing to protect Annie but he never expected that she would be the one that could capture his heart.
Entertaining story. Drew is a bit of a jerk initially but he grows on you. Had a good concept to the story and a quick read. -
And thus begins my binge! After reading the SEAL Christmas story, I decided to loop back and read the SEAL books from the start. First up is Fall Out and we have the younger sister of a fallen comrade. These two didn’t have sparks back when, and don’t when the story starts, but as they spend more time together, voila! Great attraction, wonderful banter, and no time wasted once they finally give in <3
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FALL OUT was a quick and sexy read and I love a best friend's sibling romance. Drew and Annie were cute together though I do wish that Annie wouldn't throw Drew's past history of hookups in his face so often. There's a little bit of suspense thrown in but this ultimately feels like a contemporary since it's so focused on Annie and Drew getting together. I'm curious to read the next in the series.
Content Warning: past death of a brother, grief -
Not feeling like this is gonna vibe with me. Plus, I really don’t like to hear about booty calls with other women even if it’s before the main woman is introduced.
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I was lucky enough to catch this novella for free on Amazon and I wasted no time reading it... It's the first in a series focused on current and former USA Navy Seals.
The hero of “Fall Out” is Drew Castle, a Navy Seal who seems to be getting on auto-pilot. He lives his life like a robot, not getting any satisfaction from the job he's always loved, nor from the one night stands he collects... The explanation probably resides on the fact that he lost on the job his colleague and best friend, Kevin Martin, and he still hears his voice in his head...
But his routine is about to be disturbed, when Kevin's little sister, Annie, shows up at his door. They haven't seen each other in a year, since Kevin's funeral, and at that time the sorrow they both felt didn't allow them to conveniently notice each other. But now there is no noticing that Kevin's little sister grew up and is no longer the kid he knew. And as for Annie, she always noticed his brother's friend...
Annie received a strange voice mail on her cell phone, supposedly from Kevin, telling her he's alive and needs her help. Annie immediately suspects it's a set up and turns to her brother's best friend to help her find out who's behind the message and if it's just a tasteless prank or something much more dangerous. The thing is, Kevin had a secret that Annie involuntarily discovered and she suspects the message may be related to it.
Drew goes into protective mode right away,and he turns to a friend and former Seal to find out what is going on. And, at the same time, fights the growing attraction he feels for Annie (and it doesn't help that he keeps hearing Kevin's voice in his head telling him to stay away from his sister). The attraction is mutual, and Annie sees no problem in giving in to it, with no compromises nor complications. However, these things always have a way to get complicated, don't they...
I really liked this novela. It's an interesting beginning to a promising series. Not everything gets solved and we don't get to know who's behind the message, but I'm assuming that story arc will be developed in the next books. But Drew and Annie's story is resolved and I was pleased with their happy ending. I'm going to continue to read the series and I'm hoping to read the next one very soon. -
Drew had a WTF? moment when Kevin, his best friend and team member's baby sister showed up on his doorstep one night in a panic. Someone was trying to scare her and she had no idea why. The only person she felt safe going to was Drew. Her brother had always told her that if anything happened to him, she could trust him.
Drew didn't know who to trust or to go to. He thought he could go to his commanding officer, but things change when he realizes that they are being followed and possibly by the government. Drew decides to contact people that he knows work off the grid and see what information can be found.
Drew also has to get them to a safe location and these same people will help with that.
Drew and Annie have to be honest about their feelings for one another and admit that their age difference they have definitely was an issue when she was younger doesn't matter any longer.
Annie has to admit that she isn't projecting all of her love for her brother onto Drew, but sees him as his own person who she is beginning to care deeply for.
In the end secrets that come out about Kevin's life and all that he lost makes Drew realize that he wants more. He is willing to admit that he wants things part of his life that he never considered before.
I'm looking forward to reading more stories in this series.
I was given an ARC for an honest review. All conclusions are mine and mine alone. -
This novella packs a little action, a little romance and a lot of heat into the story of Annie and Drew. Annie is Drew's recently deceased best friend's sister, and when she comes to him in trouble, he is there for her to lean on. Only he discovers that his feelings are more than brotherly towards her. Can he learn to open his heart and trust Annie to take care of it?
This was a fun and fast paced novella. I really enjoyed both characters - Annie is a tough girl most of the time but turns to Drew when she has no other options. She is used to going it alone, but feels that loneliness deeply and knowing she can count on Drew and trust him with her life is the first time she's felt any security in a long time. Drew is the typical SEAL - handsome, confident, friendly and oh, so attracted to Annie despite his misgivings. He doesn't believe he can offer her a future, but as they work together to solve a mystery he finds that her trust in him opens up something in his heart that he never expected. The sexual tension between them is a slow build up to their love scenes which as always are well written, emotional and steamy.
Overall I found this story to be an entertaining and fun read, with just the right amount of suspense, action, tension, sex and romance. 4 stars! -
This is more of a novella really. Drew Castle is in his 30's and a Navy Seal but he lives the lifestyle of a man in his early twenties - video games, booty call, no commitment, etc. He lives this life because of his rough childhood and lack of love. Recently, his best friend, Kevin, was killed and he's still having trouble dealing with his loss. Then, Annie Martin, Kevin's younger sister knocks on his door saying Kevin left a message on her cell phone that day, but she knows it's not him. So Drew sets everything aside to help the only "family" he has left, Annie, to figure out what is going on and why someone is pretending to be Kevin. Only he doesn't have familial feelings for Annie. She's too important to him to become a fling, but he's too attached to leave her alone.
This was a pretty good story. I initially disliked Drew because of his immature lifestyle, but found myself "grring" at Annie and her potshots at it later in the book. So I guess the author was successful in making me like him in spite of it. I'm still not sure I fully understand what actually happened with the voice message and who was behind it all, but it was wrapped up satisfactorily. I really liked the epilogue though. This is a good story and I'll probably take up this series. -
This is Navy SEAL, Drew Castle's story. His best friend, Kevin, was killed in action. Kevin always told his sister Annie, that she could always trust Drew. When she shows up on his doorstep asking for help, he drops everything to help her. Is constantly hearing Kevin's voice in his head enough to make him keep his hands off the beauty in her that he never recognized before?
I love the SEALs Undone series! Drew seemed like he was just existing before Annie barged in on his life and brought adventure with her. I love how she freaks out on the inside but she's cool as a cucumber on the outside. That is until she faints from anxiety at one point in the story. He fights his attraction and does really well with it until the shower scene. Talk about steamy! I would have loved for the story to be a little longer including more background information on Drew and Kevin but it was still a great read. I can't wait to read the next book in this series, Fall Hard.
I was not compensated for my review.
I was not required to write a positive review.
The opinion expressed is my own. -
I picked up Fall Out by Zoe York last week, while it was free on Amazon. This was my first Zoe York book and I was pleasantly surprised. It is a novella, at only 155 pages, and can be read in about an hour or so. Quick enough to get lost inside the story, read some steamy scenes and get a resolution.
There is a lot of action in this little story. Drew is a Navy SEAL, who was best friends with Annie’s brother, Kevin. When Annie gets scared she runs to Drew and life gets a little complicated from there. Drew tries to deny his attraction to Annie, but we all know that won’t last long. ;) Drew – hot, sexy, SEAL and quiet Annie have so much chemistry that it is easy to fall for this couple.
Fall Out is a solid story and I’m looking forward to picking up the second book in the series. If you like quick and steamy, this is one book you should pick up. -
This is a great introduction to the "SEALs" undone. Drew is your typically alpha male at the beginning of this story - brooding, loner, quick times with fast women and no commitments. Annie strikes me as "put together" when we first meet her, as Drew notices how she's dressed, but we are quick to notice that she is anything but. I did feel that the need for drama felt a bit contrived in order to push Drew and Annie together, but from there, I liked the progression of their relationship. She continues to call it like it is with him, and he gets offended when the reality is that I think this is a case of "the truth hurts". Drew uses these little barbs from Annie, and his growing attraction to her, to question almost everything about his relationship with women. And in the end we find that usually all a man needs is the love of a good woman and everything else will fall into place!
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3.75 Stars
Drew is a Navy Seal who has recently lost his best friend Kevin. He lives day to day never getting close to anyone knowing he'll be leaving soon on another tour. When Kevin's sister Annie shows up because of a fraudulent voice message she's received from her deceased brother, Drew feels an immediate draw to Annie and an urge to protect her.
Both Drew and Annie have lost their parents and have no other family. It was obvious they shared a strong attraction for each other, yet they both continued to fight it. There was a lot of back and forth and not really much story happening.
There is a partial conclusion regarding the message Annie received, but a couple of questions still remain. This story does have a happy ending and is a quick read. -
This is a cute fast paced book . It's the story of Drew and Annie. Drew is a Navy Seal that was best friends with Annie's brother , her brother died in the line of duty and had always told her that if she ever had trouble, go to Drew. Drew has been listless since his buddies death. So when he gets a knock on the door one night , he is expecting his booty call and finds Annie instead, she is very upset! Even though they have known each other for years, this time is different, is it the danger? Or is it true feelings?
I really liked this book! It had action, mystery and love. Oh and hot military guys! I loved how the characters connected, there history and there chemistry!
