For You & No One Else
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3.8 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description
New York Times and USA Today bestseller Roni Loren brings the heat in this compelling story of:
• A woman struggling to find her place in the world
• A man with a secret inner life
• An unexpected friendship with sizzling benefits
• And an emotional turning point that changes everything
Eliza Catalano has the perfect life. So what if it actually looks nothing like the story she tells online? As a therapist, it's part of her job to look like she has all the answers, right? But when Eliza ends up as a viral "Worst Date Ever" meme, everything in her Instagram-filtered world begins to crumble.
Enter the most obnoxiously attractive man she's ever met, and a bet she can't resist: if she swears off social media for six months, Beck Carter'll teach her the wonders of surviving the "real world." No technology, no dating apps, no pretty filters, no BS.
It seems like the perfect deal—she can lay low until her sudden infamy passes, meet some interesting new people, and maybe even curate this experience into a how I quit the online dating racket book along the way. But something about Beck's raw honesty speaks to Eliza in ways she never expected. She knows he's supposed to be completely hands-off…but as complex feelings grow and walls come tumbling down, rough-around-the-edges Beck may be exactly what Eliza needs to finally, truly face herself—and decide who she really wants to be.
Readers Rave About Books By Roni Loren:
"Phenomenal."—LORELEI JAMES, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
"Unforgettable."—KRISTEN CALLIHAN, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
"Unique, swoony, and lively."—SARINA BOWEN, USA Today bestselling author
"Don't let this book get away!"—M. O'KEEFE, USA Today bestselling author
"A must-read."—Publishers Weekly STARRED Review for The One You Fight For
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Loren keeps the Say Everything series going strong with this sensitive and emotionally rich third installment (after What If You and Me), an exploration of grief, insecurity, and privacy in the digital age. Therapist and social media influencer Eliza Catalano presents her life as perfect to her followers while dishing out relationship advice, but she's secretly still a wreck following the deaths of her parents two years earlier. When one of her own dates goes horribly wrong—and her drunken antics get posted online—she decides to take a break from both online dating and digital distractions. Enter Beckham Carter, Eliza's mysterious, tattooed office building neighbor. He's got some ideas on how to have fun off the grid, sparking an intense friendship. As the two grow closer, mutual attraction and unexpected feelings also grow. But to make it work, they must both work through some issues, among them hacker Beckham's trauma around his complicated upbringing and Eliza's desire for perfection. Loren's protagonists are flawed, vulnerable, and authentic, and it's a joy to watch them help each other tackle problems. Their obvious chemistry lends itself particularly well to the bedroom in some truly sizzling scenes. Readers looking for mature, thoughtful romance will be thrilled.
Customer Reviews
flirtatious & passionate romance
FOR YOU & NO ONE ELSE is the third instalment in Roni Loren’s contemporary, adult SAY EVERYTHING erotic, romance series. This is twenty five year old, computer game designer/hacker Beck Carter, and thirty –two year old, therapist Eliza Catalano’s story line. FOR YOU AND NO ONE ELSE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.
Told from dual third person perspectives (Eliza and Beck) FOR YOU & NO ONE ELSE focuses on the building romance and relationship between twenty five year old, computer game designer/hacker Beck Carter, and thirty –two year old, therapist Eliza Catalano. Eliza Catalano and Beck Carter both rent work space at the four-story WorkAround building, a converted New Orleans’ warehouse where podcasters, gamers and social media influencers rent space and hone their crafts but a disastrous date found on a dating app finds Eliza Catalano the talk of the town when images and videos go viral from the night before. With the help of fellow WorkAround tenant and hacker Beck Carter, Eliza’s walk of shame is permanently removed but not without some humiliating pictures burned into her mind. With neither Beck nor Eliza looking for anything permanent, our couple begin a friends with benefits relationship that quickly turns into something more, something Beck refuses to accept or acknowledge. What ensues is the building romance relationship between Beck and Eliza, and the potential fall-out as Beck’s past demands our story line hero, and Eliza is pushed to the side when Beck refuses to admit his attraction and need for the woman he loves.
The relationship between Beck and Eliza begins as a ‘workplace’ romance, a friends with benefits relationship that quickly spirals into something more but Beck doesn’t do relationships having been burned in the past, and Eliza is looking for a love and her own happily ever after. Beck has a secret, that is revealed, could destroy everything for which he has worked and strived; and Eliza’s secret, although not as damaging or dark, pushes Beck to walk away feeling betrayed and used. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
The secondary and supporting characters include online movie and television reviewer Hollyn Darling Tate (Yes & I Love You 1), Eliza’s best friend, author/podcaster Andi Lockley (What If You and Me 2), as well as Beck’s friend Will.
FOR YOU & NO ONE ELSE is a story of secrets, perceived betrayal, trust and seduction. The premise is captivating and inviting; the romance is flirtatious and passionate; the characters are energetic, charismatic and charming.
4 1/2 Stars for these friends-with-benefits!
This is a cute quirky romance that will warm your heart ... and break it! I liked that Eli knew what she wanted, but felt sorry for her because she was having a hard time getting there. Beck is the nerd that you can't help but love and has a story that will shock you while breaking your heart. I found myself rooting for this unlikely couple to look and see what was right in front of them. A great addition to the series.
Eli and Beck have offices next door to one another in the WorkAround shared office space. Eli is a 32-year-old therapist and an aspiring writer while Beck (a 25-year-old) works in cyber security and is working on a video game on the side. They have nothing in common ... Eli wants a husband, kids and the white picket fence and Beck wants nothing to do with love, marriage or kids. But the attraction between them is undeniable, so they embark on a friends-with-benefits relationship until Eli finds "the one".
I received an early copy courtesy of Sourcebooks Casablanca through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.