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Trace #1
Trace - Part One
The first part of TRACE, a three-part series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Deborah Bladon.
Being a nurse gives Vanessa Meyer a true purpose in life. It grounds her in a way that nothing else can. Since she's watched her mother slide into the clutches of a painful condition, she's worked hard to better the lives of her patients, giving as much as she can to those who seek help.
Garrett Ryan is an attorney in Manhattan. He centers his life on himself. When he's brought to the hospital after a horrible crash, Vanessa tends to his wounds.
Their first meeting is explosive. She sees the worst in him. He only sees the best in her.
When she needs his legal expertise, he jumps at the chance to help her find the answers she seeks. He encourages her to set out on a journey of self-discovery but neither can predict where that complex trail will take her. When she finally traces the path of her past to the present, it leads her to a reality that changes everything she's ever known.
Note: This ends in a cliffhanger. Parts Two and Three will be released within the next few weeks.
Being a nurse gives Vanessa Meyer a true purpose in life. It grounds her in a way that nothing else can. Since she's watched her mother slide into the clutches of a painful condition, she's worked hard to better the lives of her patients, giving as much as she can to those who seek help.
Garrett Ryan is an attorney in Manhattan. He centers his life on himself. When he's brought to the hospital after a horrible crash, Vanessa tends to his wounds.
Their first meeting is explosive. She sees the worst in him. He only sees the best in her.
When she needs his legal expertise, he jumps at the chance to help her find the answers she seeks. He encourages her to set out on a journey of self-discovery but neither can predict where that complex trail will take her. When she finally traces the path of her past to the present, it leads her to a reality that changes everything she's ever known.
Note: This ends in a cliffhanger. Parts Two and Three will be released within the next few weeks.
133 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 4, 2015
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Deborah Bladon
99 books2,326 followersDeborah Bladon has never read a romance hero she didn't like. Her love for romance novels began when she was old enough to board the bus, library card in hand to check out the newest Harlequin paperbacks. She's a Canadian by heart, and by passport, but you can often spot her in New York City sipping a latte and looking for inspiration for her next story. Manhattan is definitely her second home.
She cherishes her family and believes that each day is a gift for writing, for reading, and for loving.
She cherishes her family and believes that each day is a gift for writing, for reading, and for loving.
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February 8, 2015
** 4 “I will cut you Garrett!!!!” STARS **
“I know that you think you can f*ck me once and it will be enough.”
“It will be.”
“…Once will NEVER be enough. I know it already.”
After crashing his bike in Central Park while “chasing the most perfect pair of tits he’s seen in a long time” (his words) and being brought to the ER by the paramedics, the famous attorney Garrett Ryan meets with Nurse Vanessa Meyer rather ungraciously, complimenting her on her “good looking ass” and then falling face first onto the floor when he faints.
While Vanessa is disgusted by her disoriented but very sexy patient’s arrogance and lack of manners, making this fact very evident by calling him “an asshole” to his face…Garrett is very much taken by the beauty and wit of the ER nurse that he can’t get out of his mind and wants to “get acquainted” with her, in every sense...if you know what I mean ;)
When Vanessa needs Garrett’s professional help in a matter that involves her trying to find her biological parents now that the woman that raised her with love and care is in the clasps of the Alzheimer’s Disease, Garrett becomes the hero in Vanessa's pursuit of her real family and day by day, his sweetness and care wins Vanessa’s heart over. Just like that, Vanessa suddenly finds herself entangled with a man that she knows NOTHING about, except that he is single, is a lawyer and is a god in bed. Garrett is a man with secrets. Secrets that might destroy Vanessa for good…
That ending was brutal!! I need Volume#2 RIGHT NOW!!
And Garrett...YOU PIG!
Now go away. I can't stand to have the thought of you in my head right now.
We'll meet again and you better have your explanation ready by then.
Asshole.
February 13, 2015
3 Darling That Was Short Stars!
Garrett has an bike accident and lands in the ER. Vanessa is his nurse. These two start off with a bang and Vanessa could care less if she ever sees the arrogant womanizer Garrett again. Her wish doesn't come true. Garrett has other plans for the ER nurse he can't seem to get off his mind.
Vanessa a nurse searching for her real parents. Garrett a lawyer offering his services in and out of bed. Haha!
I pretty much figured out where this was going after a few chapters.
I however wasn't expecting that ending. O.o! That was a big ole cliffy:(
Will I be reading the next one? Not sure yet. I hope I'm not the only one who is sick to death of waiting for the next installment of a series.
Garrett has an bike accident and lands in the ER. Vanessa is his nurse. These two start off with a bang and Vanessa could care less if she ever sees the arrogant womanizer Garrett again. Her wish doesn't come true. Garrett has other plans for the ER nurse he can't seem to get off his mind.
Vanessa a nurse searching for her real parents. Garrett a lawyer offering his services in and out of bed. Haha!
I pretty much figured out where this was going after a few chapters.
I however wasn't expecting that ending. O.o! That was a big ole cliffy:(
Will I be reading the next one? Not sure yet. I hope I'm not the only one who is sick to death of waiting for the next installment of a series.
March 7, 2015
I'm getting so fucking tired of these serials, is it to hard to write the book and publish all at once? Don't get me wrong Deborah Bladon can write and she has mastered the concept of cliff-hanger. Problem is she has mastered the cliff-hanger all too well. Which is why she must write serials in the first place. I'm going to try, try hard to back away from Bladon's serials until they are completed. It drives me bat shit crazy waiting for the next one in the series. Let's just see if I can stick to it now.....
That said, Ryan is a probate lawyer, let's just hope that's still his role with Vanessa's newly discovered sister. After all Ben didn't say he was one of the good guys. Surely being married himself he wouldn't turn out to be a duck and help his friend cheat on his wife.
That said, Ryan is a probate lawyer, let's just hope that's still his role with Vanessa's newly discovered sister. After all Ben didn't say he was one of the good guys. Surely being married himself he wouldn't turn out to be a duck and help his friend cheat on his wife.
February 8, 2015
*** 3 ARE~YOU~KIDDING~ME~STARS ***
WTF ?!
THAT...WAS BRUTALLY~CLIFFY~ENDING !!!!
AAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH !!!
I NEED TO SLAM SOMEONE FACE WITH THOR'S HAMMER !!
June 15, 2017
4.5 stars
February 7, 2015
Wow...This was different. Moving, funny, short and steamy!!! Awful cliffy though!!! I need book 2 now!!!!
Deborah Bladon works differently with this one. The story focuses on Vanessa. Vanessa is a nurse and has an unfortunate meeting with Garrett Ryan while he's in the hospital after an accident. He comes off as an arrogant, selfish man when they first meet and Vanessa is turned off by his attitude. Garrett is a lawyer and when Vanessa is need of help, he offers her his professional advice. Vanessa, on her way to discover her biological mother, gets further involved with Garrett. Lust and passion flare until Garrett's true identity and lies come to the surface.
Terribly cliffhanger, but great first novella.
Deborah Bladon works differently with this one. The story focuses on Vanessa. Vanessa is a nurse and has an unfortunate meeting with Garrett Ryan while he's in the hospital after an accident. He comes off as an arrogant, selfish man when they first meet and Vanessa is turned off by his attitude. Garrett is a lawyer and when Vanessa is need of help, he offers her his professional advice. Vanessa, on her way to discover her biological mother, gets further involved with Garrett. Lust and passion flare until Garrett's true identity and lies come to the surface.
Terribly cliffhanger, but great first novella.
February 26, 2015
4 1/2 - 5 Brilliant stars!!
Oh my God!!
LOVED IT!! That was one epic read!
Loved how that it felt like a fully length novel, even though it was too short.
Loved how their relationship didn't cloud the mystery in Vanessa's life.
Loved how they became close to each other without having the intensity of their relationship cloud everything else in this story..
It was AWESOME!
And that cliffy!!
WTF!!
Off to read the next one..
Oh my God!!
LOVED IT!! That was one epic read!
Loved how that it felt like a fully length novel, even though it was too short.
Loved how their relationship didn't cloud the mystery in Vanessa's life.
Loved how they became close to each other without having the intensity of their relationship cloud everything else in this story..
It was AWESOME!
And that cliffy!!
WTF!!
Off to read the next one..
February 7, 2015
OMG!
I certainly did not see that coming.. He is married, really... You definitely have me on edge. I was feeling so sorry for Vanessa. Now I feel worse. When is the next one.....I can't wait long..
I certainly did not see that coming.. He is married, really... You definitely have me on edge. I was feeling so sorry for Vanessa. Now I feel worse. When is the next one.....I can't wait long..
February 12, 2015
Omgee..... I think this will be my best book yet from Deborah Bladon. Smh im so speechless ryte now. Best cliffhanger yet!!! Plz i need the next book ASAP.
December 18, 2019
1 of 3
He ends up in the emergency room after crashing his bike...
“I was riding my bike in Central Park, I like to do that to keep in shape."
"I was riding along and turned a corner and that's when I saw them." He shakes slightly.
"I was riding and I saw them, and after that everything went black."
"The paramedics that brought you in said you hit a tree." I wince at the imagined image of that. "They said you were lucky you were wearing a helmet."
"I could have been luckier."
"If I would have caught what I was chasing when I crashed, I would have been the luckiest guy in Manhattan."
"What were you chasing when you crashed?" I lean in waiting to hear the part of”
“I was chasing the most perfect pair of tits I've seen in a long time."
"Are you serious?" I lean closer to have a look at his eyes.
"I'm dead serious." His hands bolt to the air in front of him. "They were round and plump. She was jogging on the path and I saw them bounce and then they bounced again”.
At the end of book 1, Vanessa has realised from invading her mother’s storage locker in Maine, a newspaper clipping accusations of kidnapping.
He ends up in the emergency room after crashing his bike...
“I was riding my bike in Central Park, I like to do that to keep in shape."
"I was riding along and turned a corner and that's when I saw them." He shakes slightly.
"I was riding and I saw them, and after that everything went black."
"The paramedics that brought you in said you hit a tree." I wince at the imagined image of that. "They said you were lucky you were wearing a helmet."
"I could have been luckier."
"If I would have caught what I was chasing when I crashed, I would have been the luckiest guy in Manhattan."
"What were you chasing when you crashed?" I lean in waiting to hear the part of”
“I was chasing the most perfect pair of tits I've seen in a long time."
"Are you serious?" I lean closer to have a look at his eyes.
"I'm dead serious." His hands bolt to the air in front of him. "They were round and plump. She was jogging on the path and I saw them bounce and then they bounced again”.
At the end of book 1, Vanessa has realised from invading her mother’s storage locker in Maine, a newspaper clipping accusations of kidnapping.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 6, 2015
I should have known I would be frustrated until I got part two in my hands, but damn...I didn't expect to be this frustrated. I don't want to give spoilers but I will say that I can't wait to find out how connected everyone really is in part two. Cause someone's got some splainin to do.
Can't wait for Part Two. This is the first time since I started reading Deborah's work that I've had to wait for the next part, cause I came across her work after the Gone series was fully released.
There were a few typos, but noting major or too distracting. A misplaced pronoun that could easily be 'head edited'.
Can't wait for Part Two. This is the first time since I started reading Deborah's work that I've had to wait for the next part, cause I came across her work after the Gone series was fully released.
There were a few typos, but noting major or too distracting. A misplaced pronoun that could easily be 'head edited'.
March 11, 2015
OMG.....How is Garrett doing come back from that? IDK
I being waiting till Mrs. Bladon to released all 3 books before I read them. and its been killing me. I just finished this and I just yelled"No he didnt. You a$$hole" out loud.
Mrs. Bladon is crazy good with these Cliffhangers
I being waiting till Mrs. Bladon to released all 3 books before I read them. and its been killing me. I just finished this and I just yelled"No he didnt. You a$$hole" out loud.
Mrs. Bladon is crazy good with these Cliffhangers
April 30, 2015
az sayıda kelimeyle bu kadar güzel bir hikaye oluşturmak ve sonunu da öyle bir yerde kesmek, sanırım Deborah Bladon bu konuda gerçekten iyi,,
February 7, 2015
Ha ha I knew it just knew it !
February 26, 2015
4 STARS!!!!!!
Ahhhh I don't know how I feel abt this..
Ahhhh I don't know how I feel abt this..
March 6, 2015
OMG!!
Wow, what a great cliff hanger! Absolutely great start to this series! Poor Vanessa...can't wait to see where this story leads...
Wow, what a great cliff hanger! Absolutely great start to this series! Poor Vanessa...can't wait to see where this story leads...
May 9, 2015
Felt no connection what so ever. Ok short read.
October 26, 2016
Amazing
Awesome star and finish to this book. Such a great author and I'm never disappointed when I read her books
Awesome star and finish to this book. Such a great author and I'm never disappointed when I read her books
November 18, 2016
Full review on part three.
April 1, 2019
The beginning of all the answers
I did enjoy this book and am anxious to read part 2. The first meeting, the chance meeting after that, or was it a chance meeting....... A mystery wasn’t what I thought I’d be reading, but I am intrigued!
I did enjoy this book and am anxious to read part 2. The first meeting, the chance meeting after that, or was it a chance meeting....... A mystery wasn’t what I thought I’d be reading, but I am intrigued!
July 17, 2018
DNF
yeah its a no go
August 1, 2020
Loved this book! All of Debora’s stories are amazing!
May 5, 2015
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Deborah Bladon est une auteure prolixe qui adore le format par épisodes. Elle multiplie les courtes séries de trois tomes. Toutes sont plus ou moins liées puisque les héros sont amis ou de la même famille mais elles se lisent de façon indépendante. Les épisodes se suivent de près et en général, pn peut parier pour un très bon moment. C’est encore le cas ici.
Vanessa est une jeune infirmière qui va faire la connaissance de Garrett, un jeune avocat sur son lieu de travail. Il vient de rencontrer malencontreusement un arbre en pédalant dans Central Park et n’est pas vraiment lui-même lui-même. Une fois qu’il a retrouvé ses esprits, il va tout faire pour revoir la jeune femme qui se méfie beaucoup et surtout a un autre souci important. Sa mère adoptive a la maladie d’Alzheimer et l’envie de retrouver ses parents biologiques taraude Vanessa.
On entre très vite dans ce roman avec une autre marque de fabrique de cette auteure : la scène d’entrée percutante. Garrett, blessé et confus est très amusant et il montre un aspect de lui-même auquel on ne s’attend pas. Le reste est à l’avenant ; l’auteure maitrise à la perfection ce format. Elle noue très bien une histoire d’amour naissante et brûlante au petit mystère qu’est la naissance de Vanessa et de ses parents biologiques. Les scènes de sexe sont superbes et d’une grande intensité. Garrett est parfait et l’auteure vous manipule si bien que vous ne pouvez que rester bouche bée à la fin de cette première partie.
Le seul défaut est lié justement à ce format. Il est nécessaire de scotcher le lecteur et de lui donner envie de se jeter sur le prochain opus. C’est réussi mais l’auteure teste parfois un peu notre crédulité par ses rebondissements venus d’on ne sait où et les coïncidences confondantes. Mais comme nous n’avons pas encore toutes les données du problème, laissons lui le bénéfice du doute !
En tous cas cette première partie est très bonne et on ne peut qu’espérer que la suite tienne ses promesses aussi.
Deborah Bladon est une auteure prolixe qui adore le format par épisodes. Elle multiplie les courtes séries de trois tomes. Toutes sont plus ou moins liées puisque les héros sont amis ou de la même famille mais elles se lisent de façon indépendante. Les épisodes se suivent de près et en général, pn peut parier pour un très bon moment. C’est encore le cas ici.
Vanessa est une jeune infirmière qui va faire la connaissance de Garrett, un jeune avocat sur son lieu de travail. Il vient de rencontrer malencontreusement un arbre en pédalant dans Central Park et n’est pas vraiment lui-même lui-même. Une fois qu’il a retrouvé ses esprits, il va tout faire pour revoir la jeune femme qui se méfie beaucoup et surtout a un autre souci important. Sa mère adoptive a la maladie d’Alzheimer et l’envie de retrouver ses parents biologiques taraude Vanessa.
On entre très vite dans ce roman avec une autre marque de fabrique de cette auteure : la scène d’entrée percutante. Garrett, blessé et confus est très amusant et il montre un aspect de lui-même auquel on ne s’attend pas. Le reste est à l’avenant ; l’auteure maitrise à la perfection ce format. Elle noue très bien une histoire d’amour naissante et brûlante au petit mystère qu’est la naissance de Vanessa et de ses parents biologiques. Les scènes de sexe sont superbes et d’une grande intensité. Garrett est parfait et l’auteure vous manipule si bien que vous ne pouvez que rester bouche bée à la fin de cette première partie.
Le seul défaut est lié justement à ce format. Il est nécessaire de scotcher le lecteur et de lui donner envie de se jeter sur le prochain opus. C’est réussi mais l’auteure teste parfois un peu notre crédulité par ses rebondissements venus d’on ne sait où et les coïncidences confondantes. Mais comme nous n’avons pas encore toutes les données du problème, laissons lui le bénéfice du doute !
En tous cas cette première partie est très bonne et on ne peut qu’espérer que la suite tienne ses promesses aussi.
September 9, 2015
Emergency nurse Vanessa Meyer has seen her share of strange occurrences around the E.R. Not every patient is polite or behaves appropriately. Seems like making a pass at a night nurse is every man's fantasy. Just not hers. At least not until the gorgeous and arrogant lawyer Garret Ryan is hauled in after running with his bike into a tree. Their meeting would have been hilarious if Ryan hadn't made her lose her temper, putting her job at risk. She sees an arrogant bastard in him. He sees an angel in her. When her search for answers about her biological mother leads her down a rabbit hole, Garrett offers his support and legal advice. She falls for him with each gentle touch, chivalrous deed and passionate encounter. She falls hard, only to have the rug pulled from under her feet, as only Deborah Bladon can write up. The first installment of Vanessa and Garrett's story is intense, erotic, sweet and will leave you open mouthed at the end.
February 26, 2015
Deborah Bladon can create suspense.
Garrett is a hot (of course) hunk of a man who runs his bicycle into a tree while chasing a woman he finds exceptionally gifted. He ends up in the hospital with Vanessa, a nurse with an Alzheimer's adoptive mother. While trying to connect to her past, she learns some startling facts about the day her mother "adopted" her. While Vanessa's first impression of Garrett was not too pleasant, his hotness earned him second consideration and a few romantic encounters. After what Vanessa learns, she heads to her birth mother's home to connect with her and WHAM, SPLAT, SWOOSH! One heart attack later and you are reminded of why you love Deborah Bladon's endings. I know there is something that will help me forgive Garrett. Whatcha got cooked up in that next book???
Garrett is a hot (of course) hunk of a man who runs his bicycle into a tree while chasing a woman he finds exceptionally gifted. He ends up in the hospital with Vanessa, a nurse with an Alzheimer's adoptive mother. While trying to connect to her past, she learns some startling facts about the day her mother "adopted" her. While Vanessa's first impression of Garrett was not too pleasant, his hotness earned him second consideration and a few romantic encounters. After what Vanessa learns, she heads to her birth mother's home to connect with her and WHAM, SPLAT, SWOOSH! One heart attack later and you are reminded of why you love Deborah Bladon's endings. I know there is something that will help me forgive Garrett. Whatcha got cooked up in that next book???
February 7, 2015
Lawyers and nurses, what can I say? There are attractions that cannot be helped. Garrett Ryan a lawyer that knows what he has to offer and Vanessa a woman that needs to find the truth about herself.
Deborah Bladon keeps you interested from the beginning of this book. She finds a way to put mystery and sex into this book without batting an eye. Cliffhanger as always and I love it. How will Garrett get out of the situation he is left in is the question of the day. I love the twist and turns in Deborah Bladon series and I am looking forward to the next part.
How does it feel when you realize who you are and where you really come from? What does it feel like when you are struck by a surprise you never thought was possible?
Deborah Bladon keeps you interested from the beginning of this book. She finds a way to put mystery and sex into this book without batting an eye. Cliffhanger as always and I love it. How will Garrett get out of the situation he is left in is the question of the day. I love the twist and turns in Deborah Bladon series and I am looking forward to the next part.
How does it feel when you realize who you are and where you really come from? What does it feel like when you are struck by a surprise you never thought was possible?
April 22, 2015
:::
Overall Rating :: 3 stars
Series :: Novella one of Trace series.
Hero/Heroine :: Garrett/Vanessa
POV :: All Vanessa.
Cliffhanger :: Yes.
HEA ::
:::
Wow, what an ending! Unfortunately, it was spoiled for me after glancing briefly at a review (man, that sucks). Bummer, but still exciting. Is Trace the best written piece of literature I've ever read? No. But it's held my interest. The dialogue and pace seems a bit stilted, and the characters seem a bit wooden, but it didn't take me out of the story entirely. I'm not selling this very well, am I? It's good. Just read it.
I'm interested to see what happens next.
Overall Rating :: 3 stars
Series :: Novella one of Trace series.
Hero/Heroine :: Garrett/Vanessa
POV :: All Vanessa.
Cliffhanger :: Yes.
HEA ::
:::
Wow, what an ending! Unfortunately, it was spoiled for me after glancing briefly at a review (man, that sucks). Bummer, but still exciting. Is Trace the best written piece of literature I've ever read? No. But it's held my interest. The dialogue and pace seems a bit stilted, and the characters seem a bit wooden, but it didn't take me out of the story entirely. I'm not selling this very well, am I? It's good. Just read it.
I'm interested to see what happens next.
February 7, 2015
Deborah never ceases to amaze me. I love that in every series we get a glimpse at previous characters from other series. And it's great to find out how everyone knows each other.
As for the story...dang! When I read Deborah's books, I'm always ready to be a bit flushed due to the hot alpha males, and for my jaw to drop or my heart to stop for a second. And I always know there's a cliffhanger. That's just how it goes, as frustrating and stomach clenching as it may be. I'm sure there's an interesting reason for how everyone in this book is interwoven...I'm hoping it'll be a very good reason! And can't wait for part 2!
As for the story...dang! When I read Deborah's books, I'm always ready to be a bit flushed due to the hot alpha males, and for my jaw to drop or my heart to stop for a second. And I always know there's a cliffhanger. That's just how it goes, as frustrating and stomach clenching as it may be. I'm sure there's an interesting reason for how everyone in this book is interwoven...I'm hoping it'll be a very good reason! And can't wait for part 2!
November 9, 2023
I can’t tell you how refreshing it was to start a Deborah Bladon title chuckling at the outrageous flirtation between Garrett and his ER nurse Vanessa. I loved his confidence and charisma while I cheered when Vanessa soundly rebuffed his saucy advances. As the story progressed I was surprised that Vanessa could be intimate with Garrett but wasn’t capable of sharing private confidences with him. She keeps her work, her personal life, and her sexual relationship with him compartmentalized while she searches for clues to her past. The surprising cliffhanger is intriguing so I’m curious about what happens next in her story and thankfully I waited to start the series until it was complete.
July 11, 2015
This story didn't grip me until the very end. To be honest, I didn't really care about the characters, nor did I get a sense of a strong connection between Vanessa and Garrett, except for sexual tension. It seemed that certain details were added in last minute or as an afterthought. The cliffhanger ending was unexpected, I will say, and in my mind I did utter the phrase, "Oh no, he didn't!" Other than that, this story didn't really do it for me. 2.5 stars
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