Someone To Believe In [NOOK Book]

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Overview

Follow New York Senator Clay Wainwright and anti-gang specialist, the Street Angel, Bailey O'Neil as they battle over how to control street gangs and unexpectedly fall in love. Originally published by Berkley Press. â??Shay's writing trademark is taking seemingly impossible relationships and developing them into classic tales of true love, which is what she does here.â?? Fresh Fiction
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Someone To Believe In

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Overview

Follow New York Senator Clay Wainwright and anti-gang specialist, the Street Angel, Bailey O'Neil as they battle over how to control street gangs and unexpectedly fall in love. Originally published by Berkley Press. â??Shay's writing trademark is taking seemingly impossible relationships and developing them into classic tales of true love, which is what she does here.â?? Fresh Fiction
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Editorial Reviews

Fresh Fiction
"Shay's writing trademark is taking seemingly impossible relationships with almost insurmountable obstaxles and delveloping them into classic tales of true love, which is exactly what she does here. SOMEONE TO BELIEVE IN is another highly complex, compelling and thought-provoking novel written by one of the best."
Library Journal
"Kathryn Shay is an awesome talent who gets better, if possible, with each new story. SOMEONE TO BELIEVE IN is a wonderfully written, emotional and extraordinary read and truly deserves a five star rating."
Marilyn Weigel
"Shay has produced a smooth, evocatively written novel that tackles big issues and has substantial conflict. The believable characters and the complex, haunting plot deepen the story on every level. Because the hero and heroine have significant differences in their beliefs, the attraction between them results in an intense sexual tension that propels the reader through the novel."
Melissa Nix
"Once again, Kathryn Shay delivers a romance that is steeped in realism. Both Clay and Bailey feel like real people, who live in the same world that we do.Clay and Bailey, like all of Kathryn Shay's heroes and heroines, are not perfect, but you love them anyway. Someone To Believe In is a wonderful story of two people who's lives are different, and how love brings them together in spite of that. Kathryn Shay is quickly becoming an author whose books I can count on placing it on my keeper shelf."
Romance Reader
"Given their radically different viewpoints, I was worried that Shay would cop out and soften Bailey too much in order to keep her with Clay. But if she becomes a little more conservative, Clay becomes a little more liberal by the end of the book, and the epilogue shows that they’re both fighting the good fight in their own way. You’ll be rewarded with a powerful love story."
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Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940011111273
  • Publisher: Kathryn Shay
  • Publication date: 10/3/2010
  • Sold by: Smashwords
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 1,562
  • File size: 954 KB

Meet the Author

Kathryn Shay is a lifelong writer. At fifteen, she penned her first ‘romance,’ a short story about a female newspaper reporter in New York City and her fight to make a name for herself in a world of male journalists – and with one hardheaded editor in particular. Looking back, Kathryn says she should have known then that writing was in her future. But as so often happens, fate sent her detouring down another path.


Fully intending to pursue her dream of big city lights and success in the literary world, Kathryn took every creative writing class available at the small private women’s college she attended in upstate New York. Instead, other dreams took precedence. She met and subsequently married a wonderful guy who’d attended a neighboring school, then completed her practice teaching, a requirement for the education degree she never intended to use. But says Kathryn, “I fell in love with teaching the first day I was up in front of a class, and knew I was meant to do that.”


Kathryn went on to build a successful career in the New York state school system, thoroughly enjoying her work with adolescents. But by the early 1990s, she’d again made room in her life for writing. It was then that she submitted her first manuscript to publishers and agents. Despite enduring two years of rejections, she persevered. And on a snowy December afternoon in 1994, Kathryn sold her first book to Harlequin Superromance.


Since that first sale, Kathryn has written twenty-five books for Harlequin, nine mainstream contemporary romances for the Berkley Publishing Group, one mainstream novel with Bold Strokes Books and two online novellas, which Berkley then published in traditional print format. There are five million copies of her books in print. She has three never-before-published novellas, one firefighter anthology and seven full-length novels up on Kindle, Nook, SONY, iTunes, Kobo and Diesel.


Kathryn has become known for her powerful characterizations – readers say they feel they know the people in her books – and her heart-wrenching, emotional writing. (Her favorite comments are that fans cried while reading her books or stayed up late to finish them). In testament to her skill, the author has won five RT Book Reviews awards, four Golden Quills, four Holt Medallions, the Bookseller’s Best Award, Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year and several “Starred Reviews.” Her work has been serialized in COSMOPOLITAN magazine and featured in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL and PEOPLE magazine.


Even in light of her writing success, that initial love of teaching never wavered for Kathryn. She finished out her teaching career in 2004, retiring from the same school where her career began. These days, she lives in upstate New York with her husband and two children. “My life is very full,” she reports, “but very happy. I consider myself fortunate to have been able to pursue and achieve my dreams.”

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  • Posted December 9, 2008

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    insightful contemporary romance

    Bailey 'the Street Angel' O¿Neil has dedicated her life to rescue youngsters from gang violence. She does right on the mean streets risking her life every time she tries to save a child, but that does not stop her from being convicted as an accessory for hiding a teen in her home. The case serves as a springboard for then DA Clayton Wainwright to become a senator. Clay feels change is needed in the neighborhoods to lesson the influence of gangs on youngsters. He disagrees with what he feels is Bailey's ardent caring but insane efforts. They have a public dispute going on as to what is best to save the next generation as each argues in the media and whenever they meet. However, one night their war changes to passionate kisses. Each realizes the attraction they have for the other, but is that enough when fundamentally they disagree on how to deal with gangs? --- This contemporary romance is built off a real social issue involving how to best deal with the influence of gangs. The lead couple is a wonderful pairing of seemingly opposites though when love intercedes they begin to realize how much in common they truly have, which is the typical case in societal problems. Clay and Bailey are superb characters, who want to help people, but disagree on method making their love for one another so much more fun to follow. --- Harriet Klausner

    8 out of 15 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 6, 2012

    Believable

    Leads were mature adults, emotionally stable making plot believable and highly entertaining. great love connection.

    5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 8, 2012

    Really good story

    All 800+ pages contributed to making this a great almost impossible to put down read. Can't wait to read more...

    5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 24, 2005

    Someone To Believe In

    Eleven years after being sent to jail, Bailey O'Neil is known as the Street Angel, having formed a network to rescue kids from gangs. Her work brings Clay Wainwright back into her life. Once upon a time, the ambitious attorney sent her to jail, but things have changed. A strange attraction draws them together time and again, but his life is very public, and becoming more so. In contrast, hers must be hidden, for safety's sake. As they explore meshing two worlds, a horrendous crime threatens their love. ........................ **** As always, Katherine Shay's compelling writing draws you into the scenario she creates. More about Bailey's past might have been good to know, but this does not really detract from the fast paced, yet warm plot in the least. Brava, Ms. Shay. ****

    5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 6, 2012

    Someone to Believe In

    A good read. Would still have been a very good book minus the explicit sex scenes. Kept my interest right to the end. Would certainly recommend this Author and will read more of his books. Thanks B & N for another great free book. HM


    4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 5, 2012

    Good book.

    Although the language was very hard to take the book was one of the best I've ever read. The issue of gang violence is a crucial one and was addressed realistically while at the same time being intriguing and entertaining. Highly recommended.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 21, 2012

    Great book..

    A great book...

    2 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 24, 2013

    Wonderful

    Couldn't put this book down- loved, loved it!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 18, 2013

    Great!

    It was good read! I finished it in 2 days so its pretty hard to put down d i gotta say the xharacters really came to life Nd told you a story of their own. All in all it was great:)

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 16, 2013

    Absolutly amazing

    Hard to put down

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 13, 2012

    Vulgar

    It would be better without the vulgarity. Did not finish. I hate dirty language.

    1 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2012

    Good

    Good storie

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 19, 2012

    Too much

    First book of Shays that I finally quit reading. I tired of the characters and the story.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 10, 2005

    Wonderful Book

    Someone To Believe In by Kathryn Shay is an emotional, deeply sensual tale. _________ Bailey O¿Neil is a woman on a mission to save teens from the deadly world of gang violence. She has a personal stake in it since she lost her younger sisters life to a gang. Bailey¿s family though close knit is forever worrying about the lengths she is willing to go to, to save these teens. Her methods put her at a cross purposes to Senator Clay Wainright. ______ Clay Wainright is an up and coming politician. Bailey O¿Neil has been a thorn in his side since he sent her to jail for a year over ten years ago. Now as a Senator he is assigned with Bailey to the same task force to address gangs. Their views are as different as night and day. Sparks fly in their discussions on the task force. But an all-consuming passion erupts between them outside of those meetings. _________ This isn¿t an easy romance for either party, each has issues from the past not just their opposite views. Clay is determined to protect Bailey and Bailey is equally determined to save these teens at all cost. _______ Someone To Believe In grabs you and pulls you in. The issues are real and complex. I couldn¿t read this book fast enough. I hope Bailey¿s brothers get their own stories soon.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 10, 2013

    Political romance

    Totally different read 4 me. Loved it!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 5, 2013

    Great book

    One of the best books that i have read will buy the rest of the series

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 24, 2013

    Book

    Love it

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 13, 2013

    So loved this book!

    Great story, characters and kept me very interested. 817 pages

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 8, 2013

    Great story!

    Loved it! 800+ pages and free of fab story. Going to check out author's other offerings due to this and will gladly pay!!!

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  • Posted April 3, 2013

    I couldn't put the book down. Great read

    I couldn't put the book down. Great read

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