Review: Different from what I expected, but loved it!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 13, 2013
This was a nice refreshing story and a nice break from all the erotica books that I have been reading lately (which I love that genre). What Ruthi Kight did with this story was simply great! Nothing of what I expected it to be and I love that. I always love to find out within the pages of a story that is it not what I thought it would be about and it doesn't end how I think it should. Just one of the reasons why I like to read so much."...in stepped the good doctor, her smug smile firmly in place. Would she still be so smug if I were to let my fists loose upon her face?"Here we have the main character Delia who is coming out of rehab center for being a pyromaniac and setting her house on fire as a child, which ended tragically. After spending half her life within the walls of the center she is finally being released. She should be happy right? Hmmmm not exactly since she is being put out of the facility with just a bag of belongings, $100 to her name and a bus ticket to get the hell out of Sunny Shores. While she is happy to be ride of that place she doesn't know exactly how she is going to survive on her own. Being in a facility like that for half your life and not being taught how to take care of yourself or learn anything of real value can be scary for anyone. Especially for someone who the whole town has shunned you and you and can't even go into a food establishment to get a quick meal before you starve to death. Well Delia, is much stronger than you might give her credit for. She doesn't take shit, she doesn't whine and complain, she does what she has to do. Growing up the way she did, it is inevitable for her to be any other way. Yea she has her moments where she doesn't think she will make it, but that doesn't stop her for trying.Her first night out of the center she meets a handsomely, attractive young man by the name of Liam. She actually tends to run into him on more than one occasion and he is setting her hormones on constant overdrive every time she thinks of his sexy smile and dripping with sex body. Eventually Liam decides to give her a hand an allow her to crash on his couch for as long as she needs. It doesn't take a scientist to know that the sexually tension between the two of them is on fire. At first they try ad deny it, but slowly the walls start coming down, but one or the other will do something to mess up the moment and then they are back at an awkward stage. Delia seems to slowly be able to trust Liam, but she really has no choice because he is the only one that isn't judging her and constantly reminding her of what she did when she was a young girl. He genuinely wants to help her. The chemistry between them whether it is sexual or friendly is undeniable. They get a long so well, but at the same time one of them are harboring secrets that could destroy whatever relationship they have.The storyline of the Burn Out is fresh and new and that is what I liked most about it. Mainly focused on the importance of the story and less about the sex, but that doesn't mean there isn't any hot sex scenes in the book because you would be wrong there are and not full sex scenes either, but still put your body on fire.Liam is one of those people that you don't run into anymore that is really a great guy with a great heart that only really wants t help however he can. He also loved to read and always had his nose in a book. Can we say swoon! Nothing sexier than a man that loves to read and is very intelligent, plus he is such a sweetheart, yet he can still be a douche bag. Let's be honest even the nicest guys can still be a "douchebag canoe." There is just one thing that really bothers me when it comes to Liam though, we find out some information on Liam, but I don't feel like it is enough information. We find out why and how he ended up in Sunny shores and that it is because of his family, but it never goes into detail about him. I know that the book is mainly based around Delia, but I feel like Liam was an important part of her life that we should have received more background information on Liam and his demons. I think this would also explain why he took up a certain job with no questions asked.While things seem to be going as well as can be expected for Delia, suddenly we find out that the events that took place-involving Delia and that one faithful night might not have entirely played out the way she remembered. There is someone else that was there that knows more to the story, but is willing to kill again to keep it a hidden secret. With this tidbit of information Delia starts digging and she has Liam and her boss Mike to help her. However, it doesn't take long after they starting planning for things to take a turn for the worse.Sometimes there are more than two sides to every story. That is the message I take from this whole story. Not everything you hear on the news, radio, and by word of mouth is always the correct story. Thinking like that can ruin people's lives for no good reason.I will tell you there are no cliffhangers in this story for those of you that hate cliffhangers, but it will leave you maybe wanting more, or questioning as to why it had to end the way it did. It will leave some of you content and satisfied, and for others (like myself) it will feel like a cliff hanger or that something is missing and you need more information. Still a really great story and I would definitely recommend it.