Nothing Without You: A Forever Yours/Big Sky Novella

Monica Murphy

Mar 2019 · Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated

About this ebook

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Monica Murphy…

Designing wedding cakes is Maisey Henderson’s passion. She puts her heart and soul into every cake she makes, especially since she’s such a believer in true love. But then Tucker McCloud rolls back into town, reminding her that love is a complete joke. The pro football player is the hottest thing to come out of Cunningham Falls—and the boy who broke Maisey’s heart back in high school.

He claims he wants another chance. She says absolutely not. But Maisey’s refusal is the ultimate challenge to Tucker. Life is a game, and Tucker’s playing to win Maisey’s heart—forever.

The Kristen Proby Crossover Collection features a new novel by Kristen Proby and six books by some of her favorite writers:

Kristen Proby – Soaring with Fallon
Sawyer Bennett – Wicked Force
KL Grayson – Crazy Imperfect Love
Laura Kaye – Worth Fighting For
Monica Murphy – Nothing Without You
Rachel Van Dyken – All Stars Fall
Samantha Young – Hold On

Ratings and reviews

Nothing Without You is a short sweet second chance romance. I’ve got to be honest, Tucker is a bit of a douche, at the start especially as he had broken-up with Maisey when he went to college and has fully embraced the bachelor life ever since. Although, as the story progresses, so does Tucker’s emotional growth. The realisation that Maisey is the one and only person to ever own his heart and always will be. He only has to convince her of his sincerity before he has to return to his career on the other side of the country. I adored the strong independent woman Maisey was after having her heart and confidence shattered by Tucker when they were teens. Deep down Maisey knows she has never gotten over her first love and takes the opportunity to explore the older Tucker as a means of achieving closure or so she tries to convince herself. However, it is quickly obvious that all the old feelings she had for Tucker are quickly making themselves known. While the romance in Nothing Without You is believable and heart-warming; the obstacles to an ongoing relationship between Maisey and Tucker are not addressed and therefore leave a sense of incompleteness to the story as a whole. I felt as if the end was a little abrupt and open-ended leaving me wondering if Monica is going to provide us with more Tucker and Maisey in the future 🤞 3.5/5

NOTHING WITHOUT YOU is instalment 2.5 in Monica Murphy’s contemporary, adult FOREVER YOURS erotic, romance series. This is thirty-four year old, pro football player Tucker McCloud, and thirty-three year old, cake decorator / designer Maisey Henderson’s story line. NOTHING WITHOUT YOU can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. FOREVER YOURS series is a spin-off from the author’s FRIENDS series. NOTE: NOTHING WITHOUT YOU is part of Kristen Proby’s BIG SKY cross over series. Told from dual first person perspectives (Maisey and Tucker) NOTHING WITHOUT YOU is a second chance romance between is thirty-four year old, pro football player Tucker McCloud, and thirty-three year old, cake decorator / designer Maisey Henderson. Tucker McCloud was Maisey Henderson’s high school sweetheart but a foot ball scholarship found Maisey on the sidelines, broken hearted and shredded when Tucker walked away without looking back. Fast forward to present day wherein Tucker McCloud is back in Cunningham Falls to celebrate his parent’s fortieth wedding anniversary, an anniversary that requires his interaction with our story line heroine. Still reeling from the betrayal and loss of her only love, Maisey struggles to see beyond the heart break and pain of years before. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Maisey and Tucker, and the potential fall-out as Tucker’s time in Cunningham Falls draws to a close. NOTHING WITHOUT YOU is a story of broken hearts and second chances. Tucker McCloud knows he screwed up years before, and getting reacquainted with the only woman he has ever loved forces Tucker to look at the bigger picture, now and for the future. The premise is captivating; the romance is seductive and hot; the characters are colorful and energetic-the previous story line couples make cameo appearances.

Having learned about Nothing Without You through the Kristen Proby Crossover Collection, I'm coming into the Forever Yours series blind, but came out a fan! Monica Murphy did a great job jumping into the Big Sky world and I loved every second of it! I met Maisey through Proby's prior books in the Big Sky series and was thrilled to finally get her backstory & see her get her happily ever after! Although Tucker came off as arrogant at first, I loved how raw and real he was when he came to the realization that Maisey was it for him. Nothing Without You was such a fun & sexy second-chance romance and I can't wait to read the rest of the books in the series! ❤

About the author

Monica Murphy is the romance author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The Billionaire Bachelors and One Week Girlfriend. Her books have been published both traditionally and independently. They have sold over a million copies worldwide. She writes young adult, new adult, and contemporary romance. She also writes under the name Karen Erickson. Kristen Proby is the author of the bestselling self-published Wiih Me in Seattle Series, the Love Under the Big Sky and the Boudreaux Series. Easy Melody, book 3 of The Boudreaux Series, made the New York Times bestseller List in 2015. Kristen's books Listen To Me, Easy Kisses and Close to You made the New York Times Bestseller List in 2016.