Falls Boys

Hellbent, Book 1

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Hawken Trent. So polite. So sweet. Such an upstanding young man. A virgin, too, I hear. He never gets naughty with a girl. Probably because Jesus told him not to. And now here he is, trying to be the hero by protecting another girl from me.

He calls me a bully. Irrational. Unreasonable. A criminal. He can call me anything he wants, I’ve heard worse. And he can try to stand between me and my money, but he’s never had to fight for food. That rich, clean, school boy doesn’t have what it takes.

Hawke

I surprised her. You should’ve seen her face.

Just because I don’t have a record, honey, doesn’t mean I’m clean. It just means I’m better at not getting caught. That is until I realize I might’ve actually gone too far this time.

She’s there. I’m there. The scene of the crime. It’s dark. The police show up. We have no choice. We run. Down High Street, into Quinn’s bake shop, and I pull her through the entrance to the old speakeasy that everyone forgot was here decades ago.

The door locks, the cops circle the building, never knowing we’re right here, and I’m hidden in plain sight, indefinitely, with someone’s who’s awful. Mean. Rough. Dirty. A thief. A delinquent.

Until one night, lost in all of these rooms together, I don’t see any of those things anymore. She’s smart. Daring. Soft. Hot… Everything’s changing. It’s this place. It does something to people.

We have a silly urban legend in Shelburne Falls about mirrors. They’re a gateway. Don’t lean back into them. But we came through front first. I don’t care what the county records say. This was never a speakeasy. It’s Carnival Tower.

Fall Boys is a standalone new adult romance suitable for listeners eighteen plus. Listening to the Falls Away series first is helpful but not necessary.

©2022 Penelope Douglas (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

Epic love story!

First off, I loved the authors note at the end. Letting readers know a bit about yourself takes guts. Many readers can relate to this and it offers hope. Thank you, Penelope Douglas!
As for the book Falls Boys, I'm not suprised how awesome it is. I finished this in one day. I could not press pause for nothing. I was suprised to hear the name Noah in this. I loved her book Credence. Also hearing names from Bully was a shocker. I've only been able to buy the Devils Night series this month so the others will have to wait. If you've liked any of her books you will love this one. By the way, about time a male character has the V card instead of it always being the girl. That made this book even more interesting.

Loved it

Waiting for the rest of the series to become available. This was so good. I have yet to be disappointed by this author.

Great voices for a great story!

I love the enemies to lovers trope. Penelope Douglas does it so well with just enough spice sprinkled in!

I NEED MORE ABOUT THE PPL THAT USED CARNIVAL TOWER

I loved this book a little too much, to be honest. I was skeptical at first but as I got into it I became slightly obsessed. Although both MCs make stupid decisions sometimes, I really liked it. However, I need to know more about the people who used the carnival tower before them!! Because what do you mean they could've been twin?! And oof the foreshadowing for the next book was good too. also, the "These violent delights have violent ends" is a quote I'll most definitely get too. and also, what does that quote in Carnival Tower mean again? Anyway, defs recommend and stuff, it's a really good story and the VAs are good though I would've preferred Hawk's voice to have a little more depth I grew accustomed to it. great stuff

Phenomenal

I was not sure if I would like this book, based on the description, but I LOVE every book Penelope Douglas has ever written, so I gave this a shot and of course it was great.
Mrs. Douglas, thank you for being brave enough to share your letter at the end. Not to sound condescending, but I'm proud of you. I can't imagine the lady balls it took you to persevere.