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At Arm's Length Kindle Edition

by Amber Nation (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 31 ratings
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Beast:
-a wild animal that is large, dangerous, or unusual.
-an unkind or cruel person
-Holden Reed

Football was everything for Holden Reed, through blood, sweat, and tears he lived his life for the game. The spotlight that endlessly followed him due to his fame, was his downfall, especially when he failed to keep his anger in check. Due to his lack of control and explosive bouts of rage, he rightfully earned the nickname, “The Beast.” And with the results of his rogue actions, he heard the one word no professional athlete ever wanted to hear. Suspension.

After what was supposed to be a mandatory time-out to straighten out his ways, he finds himself at the mercy of a beautiful Innkeeper while stuck at a Bed & Breakfast in the backwoods of Colorado.

Dutiful:
-conscientiously or obediently fulfilling one’s duty.
-motivated by duty rather than desire or enthusiasm
-Marlee Tate

Once upon a time, Marlee Tate devoted her life to a prestigious PR firm, taking an active role in following her hopes and aspirations. But with one phone call from her family, she was ready to toss her dreams aside without hesitation to be the daughter she felt she needed to be. Now, she’s back at home, forced to work at her family’s livelihood, Tate Manor.

During what was considered to be the worst snowstorm in Colorado history, the treacherous weather sent the abrupt but intriguing stranger crashing into her doorstep.
What will happen when two guarded souls collide together after being hidden away from the outside world? When half-truths come to light and hearts are meaninglessly tossed aside? Will they arise from their stubborn stupor or continue to keep each other at arm’s length?
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    182 pages
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  4. Publication date
    November 10, 2016
  5. Grade level
    12 and up
  6. File size
    789 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01M3Y9E5S
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amber Nation (November 10, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 10, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 789 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 182 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 31 ratings

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Amber Nation

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Amber Nation currently resides in Southern Indiana with her husband and two daughters. Amber writes Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, and Romance Comedy novels. She loves hoarding paperback books, shopping, concerts, road trips, and watching her daughters sport it up on the basketball court or in gymnastics.

Her personal motto is to always believe in yourself and above all else, be you!

Follow Amber on Instagram @ber2885, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ambernationauthor and on Pinterest at Ber2885.

Customer reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
31 global ratings

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Carrie Marie
5.0 out of 5 stars What a sweet Beauty & The Beast
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2016
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What a sweet Beauty & The Beast. Marlee & Holden's story is quick, SUPER SWEET, and amazingly heartfelt. She brings out the best in him & he brings her out of the shell she'd been hiding in since returning home. This had a nice flow & kept me interested! And I love their nicknames for each other (he has several, hers is Pixie - very cute, but don't tell Marlee I said so! LOL).

Thumbs up!! : )
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CE Griffin
4.0 out of 5 stars Photos and Football
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2017
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This enjoyable story of two stubborn people that needed each other to be the real person they needed to, finishes with a sweet HEA. The last two chapters could have been written as a sequel since so much info is told to the reader.
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jessica townsend
5.0 out of 5 stars But really like the cover lol
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2016
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At arms length
Amber nation

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So I had never heard of this author .. But really like the cover lol. And I like sports books so I thought I would give her a chance and I loved it

Loved it so much that I had to go look up her other books and I so gong to read them to !!
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My Blissful Books
4.0 out of 5 stars Touchdown, Nation!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2020
Amber Nation has done it again! At Arms Length is the winning touchdown of this game. I will freely admit that I am a huge fan of Amber Nation. She is an author that I know when I grab her book I am in for an amazing read. She has yet to fail me. Amber’s writing lures you in, hooks you, and then delivers the goods. I am honestly addicted to her writing.

At Arms Length opens with Holden “Beast” Reed, a hot headed football player being suspended from the team, for yet once again letting his temper get the best of me. Holden has been told to take a vacation and get his ass under control before the suspension becomes permanent. Holden is well known throughout the country for being a beast on the field and off.

Marlee Tate has come home to Gunnison, CO to help her father run their family business, Tate Manor. Running Tate Manor is far from her dream job, yet her dad is sick and needs her. Tate Manor, a bed and breakfast, has been in their family for generations. While she misses the hustle and bustle of city life in California she know has missed the closeness and love that a small town provides.

Due to a snow storm and car accident, Holden and Marlee are thrown together at Tate Manor. Watching the heat build between them and the anticipation grow you will fall in love with both. See them come together and then watch as the snow melts between them. Will secrets that they have kept from each other tear them apart?? Or will they be able to overcome and score their own touchdown?

I hate writing spoilers and I try so damn hard not to….so if my review seems to have something missing it’s probably the part that I’m dying inside to talk about. Lol. Grab At Arms Length and get ready to fall in love with Holden and Marlee. I promise you, you will NOT regret it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good beginning, but predictable ending
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2018
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The book was fairly good, but I felt that I never got a sense of Marlee, the female lead character. The beginning of the book as really good, up until the predictable ending.
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Melissa Mendoza
5.0 out of 5 stars Hottness overload!
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2016
“He looked at me and seemed to be searching for something deep in my eyes. His hand lifted toward my face, and he brushed back a wayward strand of wet hair with his rough fingertips until it was pushed back away from my face. All with a tender expression on his face that almost brought a tear to my eye.”

5 football stars!!! Probably one of my favorite football stories to date!

Holden, Holden, Holden….. All you really need to know about Holden is this….
Beast:
-a wild animal that is large, dangerous, or unusual.
-an unkind cruel person
-Holden Reed
Well and the fact that he’s a sexy beast too! The minute I started reading this book I knew I was either going to love Holden or hate him… and well let me just say I love him!!! Yeah, he’s mean, brooding and can be a complete tool, but he’s sexy and he owns it! Then you throw Marlee into the mix and she’s the complete opposite of him. But yet it works! Their story is hot and complicated, but again it totally works! I was hooked the minute I started reading this book and I didn’t want it to end! I can’t wait to read more from Amber Nation!!!

**Read and reviewed by Melissa for Btches N Books**
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My Book Filled Life
4.0 out of 5 stars Good take on the fairy tale
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2016
I enjoyed this cute take on the Beauty and the Beast story, in which The Beast is Carolina Panthers running back Holden Reed; his temper has landed him in trouble one too many times and now he's been suspended. His attempt at cleaning up his act and getting his life back on track takes a detour that lands him in Colorado just as the worst snowstorm is bearing down on the state.

Marlee Tate's family owns the local bed and breakfast where Marlee is going to ride out the storm in peace and quiet; that plan is abruptly shattered when she encounters Holden. With the storm forcing them to stay put for a few days, they tentatively forge a friendship. It also helps that Marlee has no clue who Holden really is, and he finds himself surprised, but relieved that he gets a clean slate with her. But the longer they're together, the more Marlee determines that Holden isn't letting her in all the way. What's going to happen to them once the storm is over and they're forced back into reality? I loved the different layers to Holden's personality; we get to see the course of anger with him, but when he's with Marlee we get to see how sweet and caring he can be.
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