The Choice (Doms of Her Life - Heavenly Rising Book 1)

The Choice by Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob, Isabella Lapearl

I am voluntarily reviewing this arc.

I love Shayla Black and I love the Doms of Her Life series. I never read these other authors before but I love the book! I love Heavenly (great name). I love Beck. I liked Seth.
I don’t like “cheating”. I know that’s weird when you are talking about a BDSM book, and a book about menage. And technically, cheating didn’t occur, but it did. I almost couldn’t finish the book because of it. I love Heavenly and Beck from the last book. I vaguely remembered Seth. But he pissed med off, and that scared me going forward.
Other than that hiccup, the book was great. It was beautifully paced and funny and sweet. I can’t wait for the next book. But I really want said “cheater” to be dealt with. Let me say again, there was no real cheating, but then again...there was. Sorry if I’m confusing you.

Wow -- Beck, Seth and Heavenly were definitely an interesting trio.

Heavenly is caught in the middle of a love triangle. She has two amazing dominant men vying for her love. She's undecided on who she should choose because they are both very amazing men, in their own ways. They are both friends but are fighting for Heavenly's love and affection.

Heavenly has had the burden to watch over her dying father. It's very difficult for her being so young and having to deal with these types of problems.

Who will Heavenly choose? Gosh, that is such a tough decision to make. These three authors did an amazing job with this book and I am very excited to get more on this trio. I absolutely love cliffhangers because that just hypes up the anticipation to continue reading more from the authors and they don't usually disappoint when the stories continue.

4.5 Stars

Heavenly is a very sweet girl who deserves nothing but the best. However, life keeps handing her obstacle after obstacle. Then she meets Beck and Seth. They turn her world upside down and get her to desire things she’s never experienced before. These authors created an amazing story with phenomenal characters. It was great that they had the characters from the original Doms of Her Life series were incorporated into The Choice’s storyline. All around great book that ended with a cliffhanger that shows this is going to be one interesting, wild and crazy series!

Heavenly,Beck, and Seth are on a collision course to each other.they have all met each other thur Raine,Hammer and Liam.
Heavenly brings out the alpha in both men, and it both excites and scares her. She is use to doing everything herself and not depending on anyone else.
The boys are trying to help her but it’s an uphill struggle to tone down their dominance and attitudes towards her and their selves.
It works and they brake thur her defenses and they work together, but it comes to an end when a surprise from Becks past comes to light.

This story sucked me in right from the beginning and it wouldn't let me go. I went into this story knowing I wasn't going to get the next installment for over a year but I still read it knowing I wanted to see how the 3 of these characters came out and became more than just friends or enemies. I will gladly keep re-reading until the next one comes out.

This is the start of Heavenly’s story. It’s another amazing story by these ladies! They know how to write a compelling story that draws you in and can’t get enough of! From the moment you begin until the end you enjoy it and are compelled to continue reading. Once you start you find it hard to stop... Sleeps overrated ??

I would highly recommend this book to others! I look forward to reading more from the authors. Loved this one and all the ones I’ve read before.

I voluntarily reviewed this book.

I am so glad authors, Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob and Isabella LaPearl decided to write Heavenly's story. Their writing talents combine perfectly when telling this story. I felt so connected to Heavenly that I could identify with her feelings, concerns and happy moments. You know it's a great book when you become so immersed in the story that you feel the characters.

This is a very well-written, well-plotted and executed book. I look forward to finding out what happens next to Heavenly, Beck and Seth.

Wow, what can I say? This book totally sucked me in. Between two hot, extremely alpha men and one very innocent sweet woman, you can’t put it down to find out what happens next. There were times a laughed quite a bit, and times I kinda yelled at them. Their chemistry was off the charts (hot, hot, hot!). There was so much going on, and I knew it wouldn’t all fit in one book, but didn’t stop me from yelling when it ended lol. I so can’t wait for the next one in the series!!!

A Review of The Choice (Doms of Her Life: Heavenly Rising, Book 1) by Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob and Isabella LaPearl

Heavenly, Seth and Beck - 5 Stars

First off, I absolutely ADORE the cover for this book—it's simplicity to me is just like Heavenly. The characters are well written and each of them have their own way of pulling you into the scene you are reading. Definitely one of those that you don't want to miss. Even makes me want to go and get all of Raine's books, since I love those characters as well.

**Honest review voluntarily provided from a Complimentary Copy**

I loved this first book in the series! The plot sucked me in, I love a good angsty read, and Seth and Beck were totally spun up competing for Heavenly. The storytelling was done so well - the writing was seamless and smooth, and the scenes were cohesive and engaging. I loved the steamy chemistry between them as well as the emotional turmoil. Great read and I can't wait to read the next book.

I received an ARC copy for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. In the beginning I wanted Heavenly to end up with Seth. However, as the book went along I found myself warming up to Beck, and wanting to know his story. I can’t wait to hear Seth’s story too!

I loved being able to catch up with Raine, Liam and Hammer.

I can’t wait for the next book. Great job ladies!!

I received an Advanced Reader Copy. I am voluntarily leaving a review. This is a spin off series from Doms of her Life, so there are mini-spoilers from that series ere. Heavenly is a young, naive woman, who has a lot of baggage for such a young woman. She has caught the attention of not one, but two Doms. Dr Ken Beckman (Beck) is a surgeon by day, sadist by night. Seth Cooper is a PI from NYC. This story is about two men who fall in love with the same woman and the choice Heavenly has to make. There is steam, themes of power exchange and romance.

I have been waiting for Seth, Beck and Heavenly's story. 2 grown and experienced men acting like children around a young, naive and inexperience woman who is confused about what or whom she wants. The book kept me wanting to read about what's to come. I'm enjoying Raine, Liam and Macen's reaction to these two. Payback ahead. Many secrets will be revealed in upcoming books.

Heavenly has had a hard life. She's doing the best she can to keep everything in place. Then she meets two Alphas and falls instantly for BOTH of them. Beck and Seth then start a long journey to win her heart and be the only man for her. However, circumstances arise that makes it so Heavenly can't decide. Both Beck AND Seth have to help her to be able to keep her.

This book is amazing!!! Have tissues and ice water handy, you're gonna need both! Heavenly's life hasn't been easy, she's trying very hard to further her education and help her seriously ill father. In steps Beck and Seth who both want her. Will they decide to get along and share or will they drive her farther away? Can't wait for the next book!

There's absolutely nothing I would have changed with this book! As always this book blows me out of the water with its words. Taking readers to a whole new world! I'm never disappointed in a Shayla Black story. With a well thought out and written plot with characters you can really connect with! Another five star read!

Loved this book and how it inter-related with The Doms books. Very interesting dynamics between Beck and Seth and how it plays out with Heavenly. Shows the give and take in the relationship and how it all comes together.. eventually. This book is the first in the series and really makes you want to find out what happens next...

The Choice is book one of the Heavenly Rising series. What can I say about our lovely Heavenly, Beck, and Seth besides...damn. having two overly Alpha males fighting for your affection is hot in its self but you add the hot and sexy PI Seth and delicious Dr. Beck to the mix and that's just sinfully sexy.
The only thing I can say about this book that is remotely negative is that it does leave you with a cliff hanger AND we have to wait a year to get the second one. But, I know with these three, it will be worth the wait.

I loved this book so much?
I couldn't wait to read Becks story! I enjoyed this book so much and didn't want it to end! These 3 ladies know how to tell a story. I have read everything they have written and everything Shayla has written? I'm a fan for life and can't wait to continue their story!

Amazing! Steamy exciting and intense. The story of Heavenly Young, Ken Beekman and Seth Cooper is a “heavenly” triangulated situation full of sexual tension, mystery and intrigue.
The story flowed easily and flawlessly. The secrets, the build up, the cliffhanger...oh...my...goodness!

I was not sure what to expect in reading about a relationship that involved 2 men and a woman. I was mindblown and captivated by this story by three thought provoking authors, namely Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob and Isabella LaPearl.

Heavenly Young, chaste and pure in every sense of the word is left with the care of her father who has a devastating disease. Heavenly's mother abandoning her and her father when she was a teen, left her with a lifelong impression of not knowing love and believing no one will ever love her. She has ambitions to become a nurse. She volunteers at a hospital, but has to work another job to make ends meet. There she meets Dr. Ken Beckman (Beck). A man that has rules, two of them being he never involves himself with a vanilla or a virgin. Both of which Heavenly is. He is immediately drawn to her, but knows it would never work as he is a dominant and a sadist.

To make things even more complicated Seth Cooper an ex-cop turned P.I. has fallen to her charms as well. These 2 dominant men are friends, but the atmosphere turns feral between the 2 men when they both want to claim the captivating, enchanting Heavenly. There are humorous parts in this story when Beck and Seth go to great lengths to usurp the others' power to win Heavenly over.

It was fascinating and compelling to read how the dynamics of Heavenly, Seth and Beck come to terms with their true feelings and if they can come to a common ground together. I look forward to the next book in this series.

I don’t know how these ladies can collaborate on such great stories. (I have difficulty collaborating with co-workers on simple presentations and documentation.) The Choice is the first book in Shayla Black, Jenna Jacob, Isabella LaPearl Doms of Her Life: Heavenly Rising series. Lately, I find that I’ve fallen into the cliffhanger book bin and I’m not unhappy about it at all.

Heavenly Young is a young volunteer who meets two dominants Dr. Ken Beckman and the hot private eye Seth Cooper. For a young, naïve, inexperience woman these two very different men one a dominant who is also and sadist and one a dominant gives her a lot to think about and experience. It also makes a decision to choose one over the other a difficult task. Heavenly sees qualities in both that she likes and wants more. I can’t say I blame her as I like both of these characters myself.

Neither man is interested in long-term relationships but there is something about Heavenly that captures the doctor who doesn’t do vanilla or hookups with people at work. She also attracts the PI who wants to see if he can have more with the beautiful young woman.

The Choice, told in multiple points of view, gives us a bird’s eye view of what is going on in the heads of these main characters. There are some very funny moments as Beckman and Cooper compete for Heavenly. Both men are competitive and willing to do anything to come out on top until they understand how much it hurts the woman they desire.

All three characters are complex with troubled pasts and secrets that they don’t want known. Once I started reading The Choice, I read non-stop, barely stopping to eat. (My Dom’s diet plan.) The chemistry among the main characters is captivating. I love that the Dom’s of her life characters make an appearance and give advice. It is always fun to have favorite characters come back to life.

I commend these authors on their writing. The flow of the story is smooth and interesting. It never feels jumpy or uncomfortable. The writers bring these characters to life and into my heart in a most realistic and appealing way. If, life me, you are a fan of hot, steamy stories with angst and secrets to unveil, The Choice is a book for you.

I’m not a big fan of cliffhangers because my old brain loses track of some events and nuances in the story after a time. What I like about Shayla Black, et. al. is that I trust them to give me an exceptional audiobook in the near future that I can replay shortly before the release of book two.

This is one of my favorite series and if you haven't read it you should. Although this is technically the fourth book in the series, it can be read as a standalone. This is Heavenly, Beck and Seth’s story. It is one emotional ride from start to finish. Heavenly is a young woman with a lot on her plate. She is taking care of her ailing father, studying to be a nurse and working as a volunteer in the hospital. Beck is a highly skilled surgeon who upon seeing Heavenly for the first time, decides to do everything in his power to have her. Seth is a private eye, who has also staked his claim on Heavenly. Things would be easy for her if the two men got along but unfortunately that could not be farther from the truth. Beck and Seth cannot stand one another and over the course of trying to win Heavenly's affections, they pull out all the stops to try to block the other from succeeding in wooing her. It feels like they are two male orangutans beating their chests before going into battle for their mate. Over the course of getting to know Heavenly, the two men finally realize that all is not as it seems. Can the men put their animosity aside and forge a relationship with Heavenly or will they lose her? This is one encompassing read filled with enticing characters and some old friends from the previous books. I have to mention Zelda as she will have you laughing and asking where did the authors come up with the idea for her. The only issue is that it ends in a cliffhanger but with these three talented authors, the next book will definitely be worth the wait and I look forward to reading it! This is one story to one click and add to your shelf.
I volunteered to read an arc of this book.

This is a spin off of the Doms of her Life : Raine series. It can be read as a stand onle, but you will enjoy it more if you read the other series.

The book starts actually at the end of the story and then we go back to read and find out what happened to Heavenly to get to this point. It is a big book so that means there is plenty of time to tell the story and not rush anything. It is also the first book in a series, so it does have a bit of a cliffhanger at the end.

I loved Heavenly as a characters. She hasn’t had it easy, but she keeps on going and is able to find joy wherever she can. She keeps hoping and is full of life.
Beck and Seth were very stubborn, but with their hearts of the right place and I loved seeing them with Heavenly. They also made me laugh a lot.

In short it is a the perfect book to read on a rainy day, when you have all the time on the world to just read.

The choice is part of the doms of her life series and the first book about Seth, Beck, and Hevenly. His book was amazing it is my favorite out of the doms of her life series thus far. We first met Seth, Beck, and Heavenly in Doms of her life: Raine Falling, Raine, Liam, and Hammers story. Seth and Beck are both infatuated with Heavenly at first sight. She isn’t like the women they typically go for she is young, innocent, and has no idea what BDSM is. What choice will Heavenly make Seth or Beck, or will she have to make a choice at all? I can’t wait for the next book!!!

The Choice is book one of the Doms of Her Life: Heavenly Rising series and I cannot wait for the next book. I’ve been on pins and needles waiting for this book to release and the authors did NOT disappoint! Once you finish this book, be prepared to think of ways to bribe the authors for the next book!

Beck and Seth both want Heavenly, but Heavenly isn’t someone they normally go after. She’s young, sweet, and a bit naïve. She has a lot going on in her life and it’s complicated! When the men find out, they want to help, but with secrets being kept, it’s just going to get more complicated for all of them.

Beck, Seth and Heavenly have a journey ahead of them, but it will be so worth it. This book was just the tip of the iceberg and even though it ends on a cliffy, it’s well-worth the read.

This book was everything I hoped it would be and more!! From the very beginning I was completely enthralled!!! Heavenly is the sweetest, independent, innocent, yet strong female who has been through it and still is but does her best to not let it all bring her down. Then to learn of how she meets Beck & Seth and how different they are with her, has me hooked. These dominant men are like night & day but both are beyond swoon worthy! I’m not gonna lie, Seth won me over from the go BUT Beck grew on me as I went on. This book was brilliantly written and I am looking forward to book two in this series!! What’s a girl gotta do to get book two like yesterday???

Be sure to pick up this read! You will be completely enthralled!!!

Wow -- Beck, Seth and Heavenly were definitely an interesting trio.

Heavenly is caught in the middle of a love triangle. She has two amazing dominant men vying for her love. She's undecided on who she should choose because they are both very amazing men, in their own ways. They are both friends but are fighting for Heavenly's love and affection.

Heavenly has had the burden to watch over her dying father. It's very difficult for her being so young and having to deal with these types of problems.

Who will Heavenly choose? Gosh, that is such a tough decision to make. These three authors did an amazing job with this book and I am very excited to get more on this trio. I absolutely love cliffhangers because that just hypes up the anticipation to continue reading more from the authors and they don't usually disappoint when the stories continue.

4.5 Stars

Heavenly,Beck, and Seth are on a collision course to each other.they have all met each other thur Raine,Hammer and Liam.
Heavenly brings out the alpha in both men, and it both excites and scares her. She is use to doing everything herself and not depending on anyone else.
The boys are trying to help her but it’s an uphill struggle to tone down their dominance and attitudes towards her and their selves.
It works and they brake thur her defenses and they work together, but it comes to an end when a surprise from Becks past comes to light.

This is the start of Heavenly’s story. It’s another amazing story by these ladies! They know how to write a compelling story that draws you in and can’t get enough of! From the moment you begin until the end you enjoy it and are compelled to continue reading. Once you start you find it hard to stop... Sleeps overrated ??

I would highly recommend this book to others! I look forward to reading more from the authors. Loved this one and all the ones I’ve read before.

I voluntarily reviewed this book.

Wow, what can I say? This book totally sucked me in. Between two hot, extremely alpha men and one very innocent sweet woman, you can’t put it down to find out what happens next. There were times a laughed quite a bit, and times I kinda yelled at them. Their chemistry was off the charts (hot, hot, hot!). There was so much going on, and I knew it wouldn’t all fit in one book, but didn’t stop me from yelling when it ended lol. I so can’t wait for the next one in the series!!!

There's absolutely nothing I would have changed with this book! As always this book blows me out of the water with its words. Taking readers to a whole new world! I'm never disappointed in a Shayla Black story. With a well thought out and written plot with characters you can really connect with! Another five star read!

Holy cow! These ladies did it again! So much you wouldn’t expect to happen which keeps you enthralled! Emotional and on fire! This book is hot and steamy! I’m loving these three! I can’t wait for the next one!

454 page of redundancy. 2 Doms that are not Doms. The hardcore Sadist Dom think to turn vanilla for the love of the heroine or just be happy with a red bottom spanking. Both believe they are no good for the virgin heroine who never masturbated, who never had an orgasm (self or given)... did not say but she probably had no TV, no internet, no books... oh wait! She is taking nurse classes on Internet... 450 pages of guys who follow her like puppies with their tongue on the floor. 450 pages of no sex scene MF or MFM. Both spent months tiptoeing to do not scare her playing vanilla boys without asking more than "how are you doing today?".
It was boring and long and totally not BDSM. Not even elements in it. Doms that are not Doms, merely tops and even so it is very stretchy. The virgin who knows nothing about sex and feelings is totally okay to date 2 guys because she cannot pick one. The idea is okay but 450 pages of that?? geezz
So I made some research and it looks like exactly the same kind of story and plot that those 3 authors wrote. Change the heroine name for Raine, and the 2 other heroes for Liam and (fill the blank)... both heroes hates each other, the heroine cannot pick.... until she does 4 books later.
The things positive? easy writing and at least we got spared of the "what will my Dad think about me if I pick them both".
Conclusion: not going to wait months to get book 2 for another happy for now ending which will be probably be her marrying one of them until book 3 the third guy shows up and then end a menage... next year maybe...