Trust Your Heart (A Second Chance Small Town Romance): Bounty Bay Book 7

Tracey Alvarez

May 2020 · Icon Publishing Limited

About this ebook

What if everyone witnessed your most humiliating moment?

For teenager Allison Moore, caught making out with her BFF’s brother, Tanner Armstrong, was embarrassing enough…having it become a viral internet sensation was much, much worse. Alli’s spent the past nine years protecting her identity from trolls and bullies, settling in the small seaside town of Bounty Bay. Only her family and close friends know who she was and the reason she doesn’t give her trust easily. Thanks to being publicly labelled as the Ugly Duckling Virgin, Alli has said goodbye to trust and avoided intimate relationships with men.

Tanner Armstrong transformed himself from a self-absorbed young man who narrowly avoided an internet scandal with his sister’s friend, into a man who’s used his skillset to create an App to combat online bullying. A Silicon Valley success story, obsessive, driven Tanner flies home to New Zealand for his sister’s wedding, and he’s caught off guard when Alli reappears in his life. Unhealed emotional wounds open, but reignites a passion neither is prepared for.

For The Ugly Duckling Virgin to give the man who almost ruined her life a second chance at her heart, their foundation must be built on trust. Only both of them are keeping secrets that could drive a final wedge between them…

TRUST YOUR HEART is the seventh story in Tracey Alvarez’s Bounty Bay series, set against the stunning backdrop of Aotearoa, New Zealand. If you like heart-warming, sexy & seductive small-town romances, you’ll love sharing the journey with these authentic men and women struggling to find their special someone. Welcome to Bounty Bay, where the reward of true love is a price only some are willing to pay.

Download your copy of Tame Your Heart today and uncover the secret lives and hidden passions simmering in New Zealand’s sultry, subtropical Far North. Intended for mature 18+ aged readers who enjoy their romance on the sensual side.

 

Praise for the Bounty Bay series!

"Reading a book by Tracey Alvarez is like taking a mini vacation to my imagined little happy place in New Zealand." ~ Spellbound Book Reviews

"Tracey now is included among some of my fav authors from the Southern Hemisphere. Rosalind James and Natalie Gayle fans will love Tracey's books." ~ Retailer review

"Tracey Alvarez has written a finely crafted, well written romance. Sexy and delightful and full of family values." ~The Book Date

"Her writing style will keep you hanging on to every word and feeling the characters’ heartbreak right along with them." ~ Rachel Lawrence Books

Don’t miss any of the Bounty Bay books!

Book 1: Hide Your Heart. Featuring Lauren and Nate.

Book 2: Know Your Heart. Featuring Savannah and Glen.

Book 3: Teach Your Heart. Featuring Gracie and Owen. 

Book 4: Mend Your Heart. Featuring Natalie and Isaac. 

Book 5: Break Your Heart. Featuring Vanessa and Sam. 

Book 6: Tame Your Heart. Featuring Tui and Kyle. 

Book 7: Trust Your Heart. Featuring Allison and Tanner. 

Keywords: small town romance, romance series, New Zealand romance, contemporary romance, sexy romance, family saga, beach romance, coastal romance, enemies to lover, family saga, best friend's brother, heart-warming, sensual, escape down under, family relationships, friendship, friends with benefits, affair, sweet and sexy romance, exotic foreign romance, vacation romance, beach reads, summer reads, virgin heroine

Ratings and reviews

3.5 stars Digitization and social media is not only fun, it has negative side effects too: cyber bullying. One click, carelessly or intentionally, and a life is tarnished or even destroyed. Here it's jealousy that puts an end to Allys carefree teenage years and makes her the laughing stock of the Internet. 8 years later she still has trust issues. And then the man, who is partly responsible for this, comes into her life again: Tanner Armstrong, her former best friends brother. Tanner still regets his role in the bullying. With his latest app he wants to help victims of cyber bullying. He returns to New Zealand for his sisters wedding and unexpectly meets Ally again. While she's assigned to write an article about him, he takes the opportunity to make amends. Slowly their feelings grow. Is it possible for Ally to fully trust Tanner? And what happens when a ghost from their past emerges? This is"Bounty Bay" book 7 now and I still love this small town and its residents. So I was really happy to meet the couples from the other books again and of course there are a few without a story yet (Petra!). Allys and Tanners story was well-written as always but it didn't blow me away. If you've ever read a story by Tracey Alvarez before, you know what to expect: a little bit of drama, a healthy portion of sweetness and sexiness, down-to-earth writing and loveable, real characters. One of my go-to authors for an relaxing afternoon. I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I enjoy the Bounty Bay series. Tracey Alvarez is an author who I normally just inhale a new book when it comes out. A book I pick up and read through in one sitting. Trust Your Heart was a book I struggled with for some reason. It took me a couple of tried before I could really get into it. The whole past situation with Tanner and Alli had me wondering what completely awful thing had he done that had her so traumatized and caused her to sever her relationship with her best friend, who happened to be his sister. I kept thinking that it was 8 years later. So much growth occurs between 18 & 26. Then I thought, maybe not, If something traumatic happens to you at 18. What I realized is that I was spending more time analyzing the book rather than enjoying reading the book. After finding out what happened 8 years ago, the only thought I had was "That's it?" Yes, it was embarrassing, but it made me look at Alli differently. I could not, as hard as I tried understand why Tanner got blamed. Was it because he didn't react the way she thought he should? I don't know. As Tanner and Alli reconnect, he continues to hold a secret, knowing full well that it will blow up in his face. How stupid could he be? I was done. For the first time I can recall in a Bounty Bay romance, I didn't care about either one of them. Or cheer for their HEA. It was just, whatever. I did like revisiting Bounty Bay, the descriptions of the area, and characters from previous books. I also felt like Tanner and Alli had a connection, but their behavior kept me from liking their characters. Alli's pity party and Tanner's secret made me wonder if either of them had really grown from 8 years ago. I like to immerse myself into a book. Get into the flow, and experience a bit of escapism. I just found myself not experiencing the warmth, romance, and sensuality that I usually find. Maybe it's the current situation we all find ourselves in. I don't know. This was an OK read, but it didn't take me where I wanted to go. I would still definitely recommend that you read it and judge for yourself. I voluntarily read and reviewed the Advanced Reader Copy of this book.

Another Brilliant book by tracey, Trust your heart is about alli and tanner, who's lives 8 years ago were changed by an act of cyber bullying, forward 8 years and alli and tanner are back in each others lives will alli ever be able to forgive tanner for the part he played, will they get there happy ever after and can alli forgive, forget and trust again. You will have to read to find out. I was gifted this book as an arc copy for an honest review, and all I can say is I loved it, it mad me laugh out loud, had my heart in my throat and was another Brilliant book to the bounty bay series

About the author

Tracey Alvarez is a USA Today Bestselling Author living in the Coolest Little Capital in the World (a.k.a Wellington, New Zealand). Married to a wonderfully supportive IT guy, she has two teens who would love to be surgically linked to their electronic devices.

Fuelled by copious amounts of coffee, she's the author of sexy and sweet romances set predominantly in New Zealand. Small towns, close communities, and families are a big part of the heartwarming stories she writes. Oh, and hot, down-to-earth heroes--Kiwi men, in other words.

When she's not writing, thinking about writing, or procrastinating about writing, Tracey can be found with her nose in her e-reader, nibbling on smuggled chocolate bars, or bribing her kids to take over the housework.

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