There are two things Max “Deke” Deacon can always count on:
his old high school teammates and Fitz Hawkins.
CALLED UP
A Calling It Novel
Jen Doyle
Releasing Aug 29th, 2016
Carina Press
Angelica “Fitz” Hawkins knows for a fact that it is not better to have loved and lost. After losing her parents, she’d rather lock up her heart and throw away the key than endure that kind of pain again. If that means giving up any hope of a lasting relationship, then so be it.
With Deke, Fitz finally feels like she's back in the land of the living. But she won’t risk another broken heart—even if it means saying good-bye to Deke for good. It’s up to Deke to convince her that the safest place she could ever be is right here with him.
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Called Up by Jen Doyle
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
There is fear in exposing the weakest parts of the soul. That vulnerability can be easily susceptible to hurt and makes it hard to recover if the wounds are deep enough. Called Up explores the frailties of the heart and how sacrifice and risk, though scary are beneficial to keeping hope alive. Deke is Fitz's other half. He lifts her spirits, encourages her dreams and forces her to face her emotions despite the difficulty of doing so. He's someone that she's come to rely on and that is the one thing she cannot and will not allow. She knows the pain of loneliness and the darkness of loss. No way will she allow those emotions into her life again. Letting go is not easy, but the right thing to do.
Deke has seen Fitz at her worst. He knows her fears. She challenges him at every turn, breaking his heart little by little as she pushes him away. What she doesn't fathom is for him the unknown is worth the risk and he'll do whatever it takes to keep from losing the woman he secretly loves. Ms. Doyle examines the uncertainty of falling in love in an easily understood setting that is full of so many emotions it's gritty, painful but well written and disturbingly accurate.
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EXCERPT
“Hey, Dorie,” she heard from above her. “Do you know where Fitz wants these bottles of water?”
Speak of the devil. Fitz brought her head up a little too suddenly, banging it on the underside of the table. “Ouch!” Her hand going to the back of her head, she came up frowning, and...
Oh, God, was he this gorgeous before? Had he always smelled amazing?
Doing everything she could to keep herself immune from his physical charms, she spun on her heel. “Back here.”
Very specifically not looking in Deke’s direction so that she didn’t give anything away, she forced herself to act exactly as she always did around him. Except she suddenly couldn’t quite remember how that was. Did she flirt with him? Did she flat-out ignore him? Did she generally just go around in a state of low-level irritation? Because right now she had absolutely no clue.
She had even less of a clue as she bent down to open up the lid to the cooler and he crouched down next to her, his head so close all he’d need to do was turn it slightly to the left and his mouth would be on her breast.
And was that…?
Oh, hell, no, her nipples had not just hardened. She slapped her arms over her chest.
Because they had. And Deke, with his superhero sex god extra sensory perception, had definitely noticed. He at least had the decency to look down at the ground as he grinned.
“It’s the cold,” Fitz snapped. “From the cooler.”
Pushing the bottles down into the ice, Deke just answered, “You’d be amazed at all the bits and pieces I can warm up with my tongue.”
REVIEW: CALLED UP (CALLING IT) BY JEN DOYLE
Called Up by Jen DoyleMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
There is fear in exposing the weakest parts of the soul. That vulnerability can be easily susceptible to hurt and makes it hard to recover if the wounds are deep enough. Called Up explores the frailties of the heart and how sacrifice and risk, though scary are beneficial to keeping hope alive. Deke is Fitz's other half. He lifts her spirits, encourages her dreams and forces her to face her emotions despite the difficulty of doing so. He's someone that she's come to rely on and that is the one thing she cannot and will not allow. She knows the pain of loneliness and the darkness of loss. No way will she allow those emotions into her life again. Letting go is not easy, but the right thing to do.
Deke has seen Fitz at her worst. He knows her fears. She challenges him at every turn, breaking his heart little by little as she pushes him away. What she doesn't fathom is for him the unknown is worth the risk and he'll do whatever it takes to keep from losing the woman he secretly loves. Ms. Doyle examines the uncertainty of falling in love in an easily understood setting that is full of so many emotions it's gritty, painful but well written and disturbingly accurate.
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EXCERPT
“Hey, Dorie,” she heard from above her. “Do you know where Fitz wants these bottles of water?”
Speak of the devil. Fitz brought her head up a little too suddenly, banging it on the underside of the table. “Ouch!” Her hand going to the back of her head, she came up frowning, and...
Oh, God, was he this gorgeous before? Had he always smelled amazing?
Doing everything she could to keep herself immune from his physical charms, she spun on her heel. “Back here.”
Very specifically not looking in Deke’s direction so that she didn’t give anything away, she forced herself to act exactly as she always did around him. Except she suddenly couldn’t quite remember how that was. Did she flirt with him? Did she flat-out ignore him? Did she generally just go around in a state of low-level irritation? Because right now she had absolutely no clue.
She had even less of a clue as she bent down to open up the lid to the cooler and he crouched down next to her, his head so close all he’d need to do was turn it slightly to the left and his mouth would be on her breast.
And was that…?
Oh, hell, no, her nipples had not just hardened. She slapped her arms over her chest.
Because they had. And Deke, with his superhero sex god extra sensory perception, had definitely noticed. He at least had the decency to look down at the ground as he grinned.
“It’s the cold,” Fitz snapped. “From the cooler.”
Pushing the bottles down into the ice, Deke just answered, “You’d be amazed at all the bits and pieces I can warm up with my tongue.”
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