Review: Intense contemporary romance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 1, 2014
This is the first book I have read by this author and the first in a series about the Holt family. It was fairly well written, but had a few editing problems with misspellings and/or misused words (ie: deduced for reduced). The book is written in the first person, which is my least favorite style of writing, but the author managed to pull it off fairly well, even with the use of flashbacks to earlier times.The character of Emma has had a terrible life and the book opens with a bang into the worst of it. The Holt family and her long time boyfriend, Braden Holt, had shown her the only love and normal family she had ever known, except for her friend, Holly. When she broke up with Braden to try and protect him and his family from the scum of her father's associations, she broke both of their hearts. On the worst night of her life, Emma turns to Braden for help, not knowing where else to turn. Braden is a great hero character who not only helps Emma, but stands by her through thick and thin.I was disappointed that the author didn't have Emma get any therapy for what she had gone through in her life, she just toughed it out with a "love will cure everything" attitude, which is pretty unrealistic.  I did like the whole Holt family and Emma's friend, Holly. They were really great characters and I am interested in their stories.There is a lot of sexual content in this book and some violence that may be difficult for some people to read about. There is also some mild profanity and a lot of alcohol use.Heat factor hot.