ARC Book Review:Thunder Point Book #3: The Hero

Book Title: The Hero Thunder Point Series Book #3
Author:  Robyn Carr |Website| Twitter| Facebook|

Publisher: Harlequin
Publication Date: September 2013
Genre: Romance
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Cost: $7.99

Pages: 384

How I got it: Book Expo America (BEA)
Series/ Standalone: Series Book 3

Purchase:Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Publisher
Synopsis:

In a moment of desperation, Devon McAllister takes her daughter and flees a place where they should have been safe and secure. She has no idea what is around the next bend, but she is pretty certain it can't be worse than what they've left behind. Her plan is to escape to somewhere she can be invisible. Instead, an unexpected offer of assistance leads her to Thunder Point, a tiny Oregon town with a willingness to help someone in need. As the widowed father of a vulnerable young boy, Spencer Lawson knows something about needing friendship. But he's not looking for anything else. Instead, he's thrown his energy into his new role as Thunder Point's high school football coach. Tough and demanding to his team, off the field he's gentle and kind...just the kind of man who could heal Devon's wounded heart. Devon thought she wanted to hide from the world. But in Thunder Point, you find bravery where you least expect it...and sometimes, you find a hero

So this is book three in the series, I do have the first books and yet foolishly I started at the end instead of the beginning, This story just sounded so compelling that I had to read it. and I certainly wasn't disappointed.  With well written, strong, compelling characters, I was immediately drawn into the story.  I want to move to this town, I would love to meet all the people that live there, yes, small towns are a nit of a pain when it comes to everyone knows your business but when you need help they are willing to be there more than anyone else (in the right towns anyway).

I always wanted to know something about what would compel someone to join a commune and in reading Devon's story I truly began to understand.  I believe she is extremely brave for wanting to get away for knowing herself well enough and demanding more for her daughter than what Jacob could give her. Despite her desperate need to belong to and make herself a family because of her early life, she knew what was there wasn't what she needed. She then made a new life for herself. And I just love it!!

There are moments within the book I wasn't happy with Devon because I think she could have done more, but then ou look and realize that it isn't her character to do these things, and yet in the end, she was ultimately her own hero.  I loved Rawley and was totally looking forward to hearing more of his story, and seeing how much he was growing with Devon and Mercy in his life.

Spencer or "Pencer" as Mercy called him.  I liked him as a character, he was both strong and vulnerable at the same time, he was desperate to no longer be hurt after so much tragedy had visited him in such a short time. I totally felt for him as a character, he really grew as a man and as a 'hero' for Devon.  That moment that all characters must face when thrown into a deep relationship came well and really made both of them look deep and accept their own boundaries. I really loved Decon in that moment because she truly showed how much living in Thunder Point made a difference in her life.

I would love to come back and see the rest of the story and see how Mercy grows, how Thunder Point saves others and catch up with the other characters we got a glimpse of in this book. Excuse me while I go read books 1 & 2.
 ★★★★☆
Happy Reading
Aisha

September To Be Read Pile

These are the books I'm hoping to knock out for the month of September, what are y'all trying to read this month??  My goal is 30 books read this month:

1. Keep Holding On
2. Croak
3.  Scorch
4. The Sweet Dead Life
5.  Speak
6. Between Friends
7. the choice
8. Throne of Glass
9. Crown of Midnight
10. the Wanderer
11. The Newcomer
12. Unwind
13. Unwholly
14. Beyond Eden

This isn't by any means a complete list. These are just the ones I want to clean off my pile, because they have been hanging around a little too long for my comfort. LOL  Anything in particular you're trying to get read this month??

Make sure to share in the comments below so I can swing on by and check them out.  Good Luck this month and I'll see you in the monthly wrap up.

Erotica Book Review: Bonds of Need

Book Title: Bonds of Need (Wicked Play 2)
Author: Lynda Archer |Website| Twitter| Facebook|

Publisher: Carina Press
Genre: Erotica Romance
Series/Standalone: Series Book 2
Format: ebook

Cost: $3.03

Pages: 384

How I got it: NetGalley

Purchase:Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Publisher
Shelfablilty: Must Read
Season: All Year
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Synopsis:

When Kendra Morgan attends a party at an exclusive sex club, she's not driven by mere curiosity. Hoping to prove she's put the past behind her, Kendra must instead face up to needs she's denied for too long. Despite her lingering fears, she can't resist the temptation to play... Deklan Winters has had his eye on his attractive neighbor for months, but only senses Kendra is no stranger to the BDSM scene when she walks into his club. And he can tell that's not her only secret. What surprises him is his own overwhelming desire to give her what she craves--and to show her a side to the Dom/sub relationship she's never known. With Deklan's guidance, Kendra begins to accept her forbidden needs and to recognize the fine line between pleasure and pain. But when her former Master returns to reclaim her, it will take all her courage--and all of Deklan's love--to defy her past.

...soooooo when does Seth's book come out??

Master Deklan and his army buddies started their own business as a way to have a place where they could go.  A dungeon for people like them and they ended becoming pretty darn successful at it.  Deklan's friend has met his perfect sub and she brings along a few friends to an open night event, there is where the story really starts.  I mean it started when we met Kendra & she starts talking herself into going to the event, but the meat of the story comes along at the dungeon and boy does it get hot.  As soon as he meets & knows what he wants and I'm so excited to see how Kendra reacts.

Solid characters, good plot, with depth and good views of how BDSM is different for those who participate.  Eric is a douche & clearly an example of how beautiful devils are because had she seen the ugly inside I highly doubt she would have let him near her.  He's an ass and boy is karma coming for him.  (despite Deklan's input he's still going to get some serious payback).

I loved and felt for Kendra, she was beyond brave to fight back and like so many victims didn't see the snare until too late. I'm glad she fought for herself to find out if it was truly for her or not and I'm glad she began letting others in and letting his hold on her slip even further.  Deklan also had his own demons he was battling and meeting Kendra was a catalyst for him to finally confront them and either accept them or move on.  His were pretty powerful too even if there was no one person to whom he had to confront.

Kendra and Deklan made an amazing couple, although in the switch scene with him I was a little uncomfortable with her losing control like that even if Deklan never used his safe word.  It was still the turning point for they both needed.

I want to know what's the deal with Seth, what's going on with him?? Yeah, I'm going to read the other books as soon as I can get my hands on them.

Solid book, steamy scenes, well worth the read. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.  I'm going to go get the third book right now.

 ★★★★☆

Happy Reading my loves, now excuse me while I go stalking the author's website.

Book Review: Breathe You In

Book Title: Breathe You In
Author:  Lily Harlem |Website| Twitter| Facebook|

Publisher: Amazon For Kindle
Genre: Erotic Romance
Series/Standalone: Standalone
Format: ebook

Cost: $2.99

Pages: 205

How I got it: Author 

Purchase: Amazon |
Shelfablilty: Must Read
Season: All Year
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Synopsis:

Sometimes you don’t realize how special a moment is until it’s a memory. When he held me in his arms I saw a handsome, vibrant man with desire in his eyes and love in his heart. But Ruben Strong was more than that; he was a way out of my darkness, a glimmer of light peeking through my shroud—he was a piece of what I no longer had. What he didn’t know, but I did, was that he’d been waiting for me. It had taken me time and courage to go looking for him, but if I hadn’t done what I’d done on my bleakest day, he wouldn’t have been there for me to find. My tumbling decisions led to a meeting that tipped everything I thought I knew about myself upside down. Lying warm and naked in his bed, my old memories became new ones and our souls talked to each other in a way only we could understand. And our bodies, once we were brave enough to hum a quiet tune, quickly produced a beautifully sexy song that threw open the doors to love and laughter in my life once more. Reader advisory – Breathe You In is a romance with themes of love, loss and hope and contains several explicit sex scenes

I loved this story. Granted she started off kinda crazy and I was worried she was going to be like home~girl from the last book "Anything For Him"but unlike that girl; she evened out and the crazy dropped away.

 Granted what she didn't wasn't kosher, by any means at all; but I totally understand why she did it.  Grief can lead people to do strange things, and there are some serious moments within the book that make you wonder if perhaps that is why they don't share donor information with the families unless the receiptant wants to meet them.  There are some good points brought up by this story that I really enjoyed reading.

The love story that forms is hot and the couple was so beautiful.  At least  this lie didn't last for an eternity and it actually brought them closer.  I liked that Ruben was a strong character even though the story was told from Katie's point of view.  His reaction to her truth was amazing and raw and real. I loved it and the way her friends were there for her and were genuinely happy that she was moving on.  I truly loved Katie's character as she developed and wanted to be more than just a widow, she wanted to be more and she went for it.

Good story it flowed well & handled the topic of grief and loss so well. Truly enjoyed it & highly recommend it to those who love a good romance and an even better erotica.

I so want to thank Lily Harlem for allowing me to read her story this was amazing.
 ★★★★1/2☆
Happy Reading

Bout Of Books 8.0

Hello my loves, long time no blog no?

Well Here I am coming back to you, I'm on vacation for the next few days, my laptop is still broken so I'm using alternative computers until it's returned to me.  In the meantime I wish to clean up my book~lists a bit so I'm joining in on the Bout of Books 8.0 challenge running from Monday August 19 to August 25th. Check out their blog  Bout of Books for a list of fun challenges, twitter chats, and more information.

Here's my list of books to clean up this week. I'm desperately behind on reading this week so here's hoping I can make a dent in these.

1. Amity & Sorrow by Peggy Riley
2. Beyond Eden by Kele Moon
3. The Greatcoat by Helen Dunmore
4. Yoga Birth Method by Dorothy Guerra
5. Heart Beat by Elizabeth Scott

If I get through those then my bonus list is here:

1. The Night is Alive by Heather Graham
2. The Wanderer by Robyn Carr

Well that's it for me. Are you participating?? Share your link and your lists with me in the comment section. Good Luck to everyone

Book Review: Blood Of The Sorceress ( The Portal 3) by Maggie Shayne

Book Title: Blood of The Sorceress (Portals Book 3)
Author:  Maggie Shayne |Website| Twitter| Facebook|

Publisher: Harlequin
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Series/Standalone: Series Book 3
Format: ebook, Mass Market Paperback

Cost: $6.15, $7.19

Pages: 352

How I got it: NetGalley

Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Publisher
Shelfablilty: Must Have
Season: Fall/ Halloween
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Synopsis:

As an ancient king’s favorite harem slave, Lilia committed the worst of all possible crimes: loving another man. When the king discovered her treason, her lover was sentenced to lose his soul and linger in eternal imprisonment, and Lilia herself was executed alongside her sisters. While they reincarnated through countless lifetimes, she lingered alone between worlds for thousands of years, waiting for the moment to rescue her beloved Demetrius. Now that moment has come. Demetrius has broken free, but without his soul and in the thrall of the same high priest who betrayed them so long ago; he has become an icy, uncaring cad, devoting himself solely to pleasure and power. Somehow Lilia must convince him to reclaim his humanity, to abandon the enemy tempting him to give in to his selfish desires–or her life will be lost alongside his, both of them condemned to eternal damnation, eternal isolation, their love lost one final and irrevocable time.

I'm totally in love with this series, these books are just amazing.  I can't wait to hear more from the sisters again. I really enjoyed reading this book, and having the whole story come together. I laughed with the characters and could totally understand why the rest of the family wasn't on his side at first, I mean just the history there is almost too much to make trusting him easy. Even with that history they were willing to back their sister while keeping a keen eye on Demetrius. As I was reading I kept trying to guess who Gus was then a couple of things happened that let me know who he was way before the reveal.

The second sisters' story I missed but I can't wait to complete it..  I mean I know what happenes in the overall story but the specifics of her tale are still a mystery and I can't wait to unravel it  Lena sounds like an amazing woman.

This book is well written, the magic, the love it's all well done and believable, I mean it is written by Maggie so yeah, of course it's good. I truly loved how Maggie shared so much good information about witchcraftt and she makes thier rituals so beautiful.  I did however have two minor issues with the book

1)the main character states that she's willing to give him back his soul even if it means letting him go, then promptly puts a spell on him when he makes a move to throw her out. No madam that's not playing fair is it?? And I thought this was about choice??

2) the mention of 3500 years, 35 centuries over and over again. We get it you waited a long damn time for the right conditions. We get that you loved him even past death and beyond, but umm is this going to come up every time y'all fight??  But then she makes the statement that there is no obligation for him to return your love Yeah no pressure AT ALL

Holy Crap that man was Goddess blessed awful. How does one call themselves a holy man but advocate so much pain and suffering? Not just once either, sir have you learnt nothing in the past few centuries?? I hope Father Don rots in a hell of his own making.

I really enjoyed the series and meeting Amarrah again was good.  I just feel so overwhelmed bu the love expressed in the story. I was drawn into the story and I have loved it since reading,  I'm purchasing all of them for my shelves soon. I highly recommend, especially now heading into fall, it's a perfect Halloween Read.

 ★★★★ 1/2☆

Happy Reading my loves

Book Review: Wilde Nights in Paradise ( A Wilde Security Novel)

Book Title: Wilde Nights In Paradise
Author: Tonya Burrows |Website| Twitter| Facebook|

Publisher: Entangled Brazen
Genre: Romance/ Erotica
Seies/Standalone: Series Book 1
Format: ebook

Cost: $ 2.99

Pages: 250

How I got it: Publisher

Purchase:Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Publisher
Shelfablilty: Burn Rubber: Must Have
Season: All Year
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Synopsis:

He’ll guard her body all night long. Former Marine Jude Wilde’s motto has always been “burn bridges and never look back,” so nobody is more surprised when Wilde Security is hired to protect assistant district attorney Libby Pruitt, the woman he loved and left. Although she makes it clear she wants nothing to do with Jude, they’re forced to fake a relationship for her safety. He can’t ignore the heat still simmering between them, and when her stalker’s threats escalate to attempted murder, he’s left with no choice but to whisk her away to a friend’s safe house in Key West, FL. Cooped up in paradise together, Jude begins to chip away at Libby’s resolve to hate him. But even as she gives in to his proximity and her body’s demands for his, she refuses to fall for his charms again. Maybe a torrid affair in the sun is exactly what she needs to get him out of her system. But when her stalker tracks them down, can they escape the steamy Key West night without anyone getting hurt?

This has to be one of the best books I have read so far this year in this genre. I mean I laughed so hard that when I was trying to smother my laugh in my pillow I fell off the bed. I stayed up way too late to finish this because it was just so good.  I loved the characters right from the get go.  Jude has to be one of my now all time favorite male characters.  He was raw, real and so deep in pain but doing the best he could to hide it.  Every time he took a hit so did I. I was just so connected to them and wanted so much for them to work it out and really make it work.

The story has so  many seriously funny spots, some heartbreaking tear jerker moments  and some seriously steamy knock you back and make you pant moments.  I wasn't even far along in the story when I started stalking the author's webpage to find out when the other brothers were getting their stories.  I need more, like more Reece, Seth, Van, Vaughn & of course more Greer, sweet baby jeezus I need more of the Wilde Brothers like ASAP.

I truly enjoyed the story, their past history made their new relationship both harder and easier, they really had so much to work through and her dad certainly didn't help matters either.  As for her stalker, Sir I'm going to need you to take a stadium full of seats, like all the seats, crazy looks good on NO ONE.

I really loved it and recommend it to everyone who is a fan of the genre and those that are not sure they will like the genre, this is a good read!!!
 ★★★★★

Monthly Reading List: August 2013

So these are the books from my TBR Jar. I;m trying to clear off the shelves and these are the books I ran out of time before I could read.

Left Over July Reads to be Completed:

• The Greatcoat ~ Helen Dunmore
• The Dovekeepers ~ Alice Hoffman
• Big Jack ~ JD Robb
• Intangible ~ J Meyers
• Wicked Beat ~ Olivia Cunning
• Amity and Sorrow
• Night Falls Like Silk ~ ebook
• The Handmaid's Tale ~ Margaret Atwood
• The Wanderer ~ Robyn Carr
• Magic's Daughter ~
• The Newcomer ~ Robyn Carr
• Beyond Eden ~ Kele Moon
• The Sweet Dead Life ~ 
• Iron Fey Series:
  Iron Daughter
  Iron Queen
  Iron Knight
  Lost Prince
  Iron Legacy

Pulled Just For August

• Throne of Glass
• Crown of Midnight
• Unwind
• Unwholly
• Sisterland
• The pleasure of your kiss
• Magisterium
• Beautiful Disaster
• The Scoop on Breasts
• How to Date a Dragon
• Lord of Secrets
• Will in Scarlet
• A Corner of White
• Keeper of the Moon
• Highlander Most Wanted
• Burn
• Magickal Retreat
• Trouble with highlander
• Enslaved
• A Thousand Pardons

I know I'm not going to complete all of these, but these are the ones I need to read from this month. What's on your list?? Share down below and I'll come by and see.

Happy Reading

Book Review: Bared To You (Crossfire Series Book 1)

Book Title: Bared To You (Crossfire Book 1)
Author: Sylvia Day |Website| Twitter| Facebook|

Publisher: Berkeley Trade
Genre: Erotica Romance
Series/Standalone: Series Book 1
Format: Trade Paperback

Cost: $15.00

Pages: 334

How I got it: Purchased

Purchase:Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Publisher
Shelfability:  Must Have
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Synopsis:

Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness… He was beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I’d never been to anything or anyone in my life. I craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me. I was flawed and damaged, and he opened those cracks in me so easily… Gideon knew. He had demons of his own. And we would become the mirrors that reflected each other’s most private wounds…and desires.The bonds of his love transformed me, even as i prayed that the torment of our pasts didn't tear us apart...

Originally I borrowed this from the library, I was thirty two (32) pages into the book when I jumped up and ran to the local Target to get the second book because the library didn't have it. So I got it so I wouldn't have to wait to read it.  Let me tell you the best decision ever because I could read from one book to the third without waiting. And I finished this book in one day.

I truly enjoyed meeting Eva & Gideon, they were both good, strong characters with depth and issues and flaws but with each other they absolutely made each other great and at the same time the worst people.  And OMGawd their private moments???!!! Sweet jeezus it's a fire!!  They did move with lightening fast speed but I guess when you know you know, and boy did they know.  I LUUURRRVE Gideon Cross, why yes I do!! OMgosh I know see why people love this book/series so much, and why they are always tweeting Sylvia about it.

Eva's background story is so heartbreaking and I'm so proud of her mother for doing the best for her daughter with a tough situation, especially when she could have pretended she didn't know just to keep the money on tap/ Instead she was a good mother and *although personally I think if she had been paying attention more she would have caught it before it reached that boiling point* did what was best for Eva. It still left her with scars though and Gideon pushed all the wrong buttons when he first met her.  I wrote on goodreads "is it ok to like a character and still want to punch them in the face??" Yeah that's how Gideon made me feel when I first met him.  Gideon himself has a pretty messed up background as well but we haven't been given the full story, I'm going to have to read to find it all out.

Imma need exes to take all the seats over there and stay out of grown folks business. Really though??*ghetto moment over*These women are doing the most especially because he isn't giving you even the slightest time of day. Just tacky.

The attraction, the love that develops, the complications of the relationship are just so well written & amazing. Ms.Day writes in a way that draws you in & keeps you glued you just want to know what happens next and how are they going to meet the next challenge as a couple & as individuals.  Even some of the side characters are interesting and have depth, 'm looking forward to learning more about them as well.

Reading Eva's and Gideon's journey to couple~dom has been wow, good and fraught with lots of danger **for others who tried to interrupt the reading, I'm looking at you mister man**.  Definitely a story I will be re-reading especially now that I own my own copy. Yeah I wasn't even into book two before I went online and purchased the other two for my own library. That's how good they are ok?!!

Make sure to check back for the review of Book 2: Reflected In You.
 ★★★★1/2

Burn Rubber to get it kind of series!!

Happy Reading my loves

Aisha

YT Posts: 30 Books in 30 Days Challenge

Hi everyone this is my post about my participation in the 30 books in 30 days challenge on Youtube. The challenge was started by NerdInTranslation and she started the challenge by stating she wanted to clear up her to be read list, it stated reading books with 200 pages or less. My goal was 200 pages books (or more), & a total of 6000 pages read which would be 30 books read.

These are the books I read and series I completed during the challenge:

The Seven Series I started

The Crossfire Series: by Slyvia Day

1. Bared To You
2. Reflected in You
3. Entwined in You

The Goddess Test Series: by Aimee Carter

1. The Goddess Test 
2. The Goddess Interrupted
3. The Goddess Inheritance

Thunder Point Series: by Robyn Carr

1. The Hero

Giants in the Land: Clark Rich Burbridge

1. The Way Things Are

Highlander Series: Terry Spear

1. Howl For the Highlander

HP Lovecraft Middle School: by Charles Gilman

1. Substitute Creature

The Submissive Series: by Tara Sue Me

1. The Submissive

Single Books Read:

1. Lauren Dane's "Cake"
2. EB White's "Charlotte's Web"
3. Heather Graham " The Night is Watching"
4. Christen Haden " Creepy Crochet"
5. Kim Lawrence " The Brunelli Baby Bargain"
6. Alice Hoffman's " Indigo", "Survival Lessons"

So these are my books I completed from June 16th to July 15th. I completed 18 books, for a total of 4975 pages!! Yes I am so excited, if only I could keep this pace up for the rest of the year. Make sure to check out the other vloggers who participated and view their lists as well. Check-out the Shelf on Goodreads. 

Happy Reading 

Aisha

YT Posts: BookTube Challenge: Update

Well, it's that time again. a time to check up and let y'all know about how I have done in the challenge thingie that I have signed up for (yet another one) Here is my progress so far:

The Books I will be Reading:

1. The Submissive Tara Sue Me 
2. The Dominant Tara Sue Me
3. Indigo Alice Hoffman
4. Survival Lessons Alice Hoffman
5. Substitute Creature Charles Gilman
6. Cake by Lauren Dane
7. Bared to You S. Day
8. Reflected in You S. Day
9. Enticed by You S Day
10. The Hero Robyn Carr
11. The Wanderer Robyn Carr
12. The Newcomer Robyn Carr
13. Unwind N, Schusterman
14. Unwholly N. Schusterman
15. The Goddess Test Aimee Carter
16. The Goddess Inheritance Aimee Carter
17. The Immortal Rules J. Kagawa
18. The Eternity Cure J. Kagawa
19. Born Wild Julie Ann Walker
20. Giants in the Land
21. Poisoned Politics Maggie Sefton
22. The Night is Watching Heather Graham
23. the christian mama's guide to baby's first year erin mcpherson
24. Soapmaking Anne Marie Fiola

There you have it, I have completed 11 books so far. BOOM!!! It's so awesome. How are y'all doing?? Leave it in the comments below

Happy Reading

Classics Review: Charlotte's Web

Book Title: Charlotte's Web
Author: E.B. White

Publisher: Scholastic Inc
Genre: Children
Format: Paperback

Cost: $7.19

Pages: 184

How I got it: My Mother's Library

Purchase:Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Publisher
Synopsis:

An affectionate pig named Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte, who lives in the rafters above his pen. In this story of friendship, hardship, and the passing on into time, White reminds readers to open their eyes to the wonder and miracle found in the simplest of things.

I really enjoyed this book, I remember my mother reading this book to me when I was younger, but I didn't remember all the details, so I made the decision to re-read this story.

It's a good story, that highlights the life on a farm from the point of view of the animals. I really liked it, I'm not sure I liked the rat, no in fact I don't really like the rat, I never like rats in any kind of setting, real or unreal.  The little characters are intriguing and I am really glad I have read this story again.

As I was reading I was laughing that this book probably wouldn't be published now since it's so 'graphic' (which is what one of my friends said when I asked her if she wanted a copy for her child O_o). I loved Charlotte she is a genius, and the little ideas she comes up with to save her friend are just amazing.  It's a wonderful read about friendship and listening especially thanks to Fern.

I highly recommend this as a good read to children who are a little older.  It's a great read!!
 ★★★★☆

ARC Book Review: The Officer and The Secret

Book Title: The Officer & The Secret
Author:  Jeanette Murray |Website| Twitter| Facebook|

Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Genre: Romance
Format: ebook, Mass Market

Cost: $6.99

Pages: 352

How I got it: NetGalley

Purchase:Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Publisher
Recommedation: Burn Rubber to Get It!!
Synopsis:

After a rougher than expected deployment, Captain Dwayne Robertson craves the sense of normalcy that his friends can bring him. But when he returns home, there's an unexpected, but pleasant, twist in the mix—Veronica Gibson. As he struggles to adjust to daily life again, Dwayne craves Veronica and the peace she brings him. But Veronica isn't without faults. Dwayne hates lies, and Veronica's entire past is a well-guarded mystery. When the completely unexpected happens, they both realize it's time to lay their cards on the table and hope they're ready for love.(

Perhaps one fo my all time favorite romances, Yeah I loved how real Dwayne was, and the glimpses back into the other stories, watching as they advance and grow as couples. I totally get why Veronica did what she did, but at the same time I can't cosign on her mess, her lies just kept snowballing and even when given plenty of chances to come clean she kept them going )which made her a complete and real character as well, totally loved her), those final few pages had me glued to the kindle until I was done, I just knew the crap was going to hit the fan & I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen, how they would handle it, and if Veronica would grow as a woman.

Veronica's upbringing skates close to the edge of becoming cultish & abusive (actually scratch that) it was cultist and abusive, just because you have a calling on your  life doesn't mean you have to demand others follow that same mission, perhaps if her parents hadn't interpreted the Bible so harshly this would have been a fun way to grow up, but to oppress her and lock her away from living life so she can do what you do is not being a good parent or a good Christian.  you know who does that?? Oppressive regimes & cults, yeah, all her parents needed were a few followers and they would have been a full on cult. Idiots. I loved that Veronica recoginized it for herself and made a break for it, and demanded of herself something more, something better, she's a survivor and I totally understand why she lies about who she is and where she's from. Although, in a relationship lying to one's partner?? O_o *unless it's for an awesome surprise?* Yeah no bueno.

This had to be the second book I have read this year that deals with PTSD in military characters and handles it well, even though it's part of the story it doesn't become the whole story, it doesn't overwhelm the character and make him less, which sometimes those who aren't in the military or don't have military ties can write or talk about it in a way that helps to stigmatize those who are suffering.  Jeanette did a wonderful job discussing it, discussing even how the Marines themselves can be reluctant to seek help, or even worse believe somehow they are less for needing the help.

It's just well written as a romance, one I can't wait to add to my collection, Definetly a burn rubber to get it as soon as it comes out kind of book.
 ★★★★★