All the Way: A Romancing Manhattan Novel

Kristen Proby

Aug 2018 · Romancing Manhattan Book 1 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

In New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Proby’s brand new Romancing Manhattan series, three brothers get more than they bargain for as they practice law, balance life, and navigate love in and around New York City.

Finn Cavanaugh is known for being a force to be reckoned with in the courtroom. He owns a successful law firm with his brother and brother-in-law in Manhattan. On the rare occasion that he has down time, he spends it at his home in Martha’s Vineyard. But when Finn’s troubled niece goes to stay with him for the summer in Martha’s Vineyard, he’s reluctant to take time off from work. That is, until he meets his beautiful new neighbor, London.

London Watson is a Tony Award winning actress on Broadway. When tragedy strikes her family, leaving her alone and injured, she flees Manhattan for Martha’s Vineyard. Hoping she can figure out how to pick up the pieces of her life, London is convinced that she’ll never be able to return to the stage. But when she meets the charming young girl next door and her sexy uncle, they soon lure London out of her shell as she finally begins to heal from the wounds of her past.

But when London feels confident enough to return to the spotlight, she’s dealt another devastating blow. Will the newfound love between London and Finn be enough to conquer all? Or will it be over before it has a chance to grow…?

Ratings and reviews

I love the way in which Kristen Proby writes heart-warming romance but in All the Way we get the addition of thriller elements within the narrative!!!! London has recently experienced a horrific tragedy, suffering a possible career-ending injury in a house fire that also took the lives of both of her parents. Dealing with her grief over both her parents and career, as well as her drug-addicted brother, London first encounters Finn at the reading of her parents will as Finn is the executor of the estate. There is obvious chemistry between the pair even under the troubling circumstances, however, London is not in a place to pursue any kind of relationship. London retreats to one of the properties she has inherited in order to heal both physically and mentally; a place that has a lot of wonderful memories of her family and where London feels a sense of security. In a strange twist of fate, Finn happens to be her next-door neighbor who is currently looking after his tween niece. Being in such close proximity ensures neither Finn nor London can fight the attraction they have for each other.  Catching feelings is easy when two people are so perfect for each other. Finn and London fit seamlessly into each other's lives to offer an individual support system for each other. Finn has his own emotional baggage although he is very self-aware in that respect and a role model for the way in which to communicate with women 😍 Although the romance between Finn and London is the central part of the plot, there are a number of sub-plots at work adding depth to the story as a whole. Kristen has a way of writing family dynamics that make you want to be part of that particular family, although there are a few unexpected twists in All the Way.  While the plot is in no way predictable, the puzzle pieces are definitely there with one shocking exception!!!! I loved the flow of All the Way, it was effortless, inducing a great deal of investment into the happiness of the characters. I am a great believer in everything happening for a reason no matter what it is - in this case, tragedy lead London to Finn 💞

3.5 stars--ALL THE WAY is the first instalment in Kristen Proby’s contemporary, adult ROMANCING MANHATTAN erotic, romance series focusing on three brothers and attorneys -Finn, Carter and Quinn Cavanagh . This is forty-year old, attorney Finn Cavanagh, and thirty-two year old, singer/dancer/ Tony Award winning actress London Watson’s story line. Told from dual first person perspectives (Finn and London) ALL THE WAY follows the building relationship between forty-year old, attorney Finn Cavanagh, and thirty-two year old, singer/dancer/ Tony Award winning actress London Watson. Several months earlier London Watson would come face to face with her future, her father’s attorney, and the man with whom she would fall in love. But the tragic death of her parents, and the subsequent disaster that left our heroine with permanent injuries, finds London Watson recovering in the family home on Martha’s Vineyard. Enter attorney Finn Cavanagh, her next door neighbour and the man with whom London would fall in love. What ensues is the quick building relationship between London and Finn, and the fall-out as another potential disaster threatens London’s long fight for peace and rehabilitation. Finn Cavanagh is a successful attorney whose down time spent on the east coast with his niece Gabby finds our hero falling for the woman next door. Hoping for something more than a summer fling, Finn offers to follow London, as she is offered a role on the country’s west coast. London Watson is an extremely independent and forceful heroine who isn’t above telling it like it is. Growing up in a controlled environment, she refuses to ‘allow’ anyone, including the man with whom she is falling in love, to control any aspect of her life although ‘control’ is a questionable action –in this, I struggled to sympathize with our story line heroine. Her acerbic condemnation of Finn’s actions were just short of rude, condescending and b*tchy. The relationship between Finn and London begins as a seaside romance, a romance that will continue after Finn’s return to work, and London’s offer to work on the west coast. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic, language and text. We are introduced to Finn’s brothers and fellow attorneys: widower Carter Cavanagh and his ten year old daughter Gabby; Quinn Cavanagh, whose over protective nature pushes all of his mother’s (Margaret Cavanaugh) buttons; London’s friend and colleague Sasha; superstar Jeffrey Cameron, and London’s brother Kyle. ALL THE WAY is a story of family, friendship, betrayal and pain. The premise is entertaining but the conflict resolution, and the building mystery was predictable and disappointing. The romance was seductive and provocative but I struggled with the heroine’s attitude and need for control-there is a fine line between independent and strong vs b*tch; the characters were colorful and charismatic. I am looking forward to a happily ever after for both Quinn and Carter.

This is the first book in the Romancing Manhattan Series and if this first book is any indication of what's to come, this will be another MUST read series! London is a beautiful, well to do Broadway star who was involved in a traumatic tragedy with her family and encounters Finn a wealthy lawyer who is handling her family's estate. Finn and London's story begins with loss and heartache but turns into so much more...... finding the one person who makes you feel whole and loved unconditionally. I loved this book and can't wait for the next one in the series.

About the author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Proby is the author of the bestselling With Me In Seattle, the Big Sky and the Fusion series. She makes her home in Montana with her husband and two cats.