Review: A delectable tale of clear intentions and blurred visions.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 14, 2013
It is daybreak and a manilicious, hunky, cover model rescues a beautiful, down on her luck cover artist on the beach in front of his home on the California coast.  She has slashed her foot open on a wayward seashell and has fainted from blood loss trying to return to her cottage.  Jamie, our manilicious cover model, spends the rest of his day taking Hope, our down but not out, cover artist, to the hospital to have her injured foot stitched up and then taking her back to her cottage and getting her settled in.  His attraction to her is immediate and he cannot get her out of his mind.Jamie's current co-model, Brittany, is a bit of a handful and has completely blurred the lines of their business and personal lives.  She is positive that the cover photos they do together reflect Jamie's true feelings for her and that he belongs to her.  Jamie has never encouraged this behavior, in fact, he has told Brittany many times over that he is not interested in a romantic relationship with her.  It has all fallen on deaf ears.Brittany watches every move that Jamie makes and as she sees the growing attraction between Hope and Jamie she drops over the edge into complete insanity.  She begins stalking Hope with deadly intentions.  This action only brings Jamie and Hope closer together, which enrages Brittany even more.  Eventually she slips up and is caught and tried for her crimes.  She is sent to live out her days in a mental institution.  End of story, right?WRONG!  Brittany has help on the outside.  Help that is just as twisted, if not more so, than she is.This time the plan is that, not only must Hope be eliminated but, Jamie and his career must also be destroyed.  Will Hope and Jamie ever be able to have a normal, happy life together, or will they succumb to the evil that seems to constantly stalk them?The plot lines in this book are incredible, with twists and turns that are totally unexpected and delightfully wicked.  I was immediately drawn into the lives of Jamie and Hope and was rooting for their HEA from page one.  Their personalities are genuine and their emotions are very real, it was a `can't put this down' read for me, an emotional roller-coaster ride.  I highly recommend it.