Review: LOVED IT!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 31, 2014
Story Rating ~ 5 StarsHero Rating ~ 5 StarsHeroine Rating ~ 5 StarsRomance Rating ~ 4 StarsHeat Level ~ 4.5 StarsEnding ~ 5 Happy Stars!Overall Rating ~ 5 StarsOH MY! I LOVED this book from the first to the last page! The story line was FANTASTIC! The characters were PHENOMENAL ! I laughed, I cried, I smiled, I sighed.Colton and Melanie had been friends their entire lives. They live in a small town were gossip travels fast and furious, and because of that, there was a lot of humor added to the story. Add in the fact that the whole town is betting on the exact date that Colton and Melanie will finally declare their love for one another had me laughing throughout this read.There was always something going on which made this book a total page turner for me. There were also situations that included Hawk, Melanie and Colton's best friend, and that along with the main characters and their own issues, made for some very interesting reading!Was this book steamy? YEPPERS!! The heat was BLASTING at me right off of the pages. Reading about Colton and Melanie getting it on, really turned me on! The love scenes were SCORCHERS, a little kinky at times, but also tender, making me wish I was there getting down and dirty with Colton myself. It was a real panty-melter!!There was an excellent epilogue, and it was SO darn good, that it gave me the chills I grinned from ear to ear and it had me tearing up too.ALL the characters were SO WELL DONE, including the secondary characters. I had NO idea that this was book 3 in a series until after I had finished reading it. So if you’re wondering if you can read this as a standalone, yes you can.This was my first read by Rebecca Zanetti and I can honestly say it won’t be the last. Books 1 and 2 from this series have already been added to my TBR pile. I’m also hoping that there will be a 4th book that will tell Hawk's story.I HIGHLY recommend Rising Assets to everyone who loves romances that are set in a small town, have lots of humor, some angst, fantastic characters, a lot of heat and a story line that just keeps on going.