Review: I love me some Ryan Fox!!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 18, 2013
***I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.***Slide was sooo not what I was expecting....it was sooo much more! I was expecting a sweet, steamy romantic read, but it was so much deeper. One of the author's quotes sums up the book perfectly to me when Evangeline says, "Somehow a messed-up girl like me managed to find the perfect messed-up boy. We both shared dark and terrifying pasts that were always going to be there, but now instead of trying to battle against the darkness on our own, we had the love and support of each other to help us through it."Evangeline is a wealthy heiress who has returned to New York City to see her estranged father who is dying. She hasn't seen him in years after her mother and an older brother were killed in a horrific car accident. Evangeline was the only survivor, and she has lived her life thinking her father blamed her and hated her for their devastating loss. While in New York, she meets sexy, womanizing, New York Yankee baseball player, Ryan Fox, at a club. While waiting for a cab to take her home, she gets the news that her father has died. She hasn't even gotten the chance to make peace with him. She is devastated, and Ryan just happens to be there to comfort her as she deals with the horrible news. This is the beginning of their hot, tumultuous love story. As she allows herself to spend more time with him, she sees another side to him. She sees a kindred spirit in Ryan. He carries a pain in his soul just as she does. But, as they begin to trust each other and fall in love, other factors interfere with their relationship. And when Evangeline receives news that will forever change her life, will they rely on each other or be torn apart?I loved both Evangeline and Ryan. They made my list of favorite book couples. Ryan is the whole package. He is hot and sexy. Even though, he comes across as really cocky and full of himself, he really is a teddy bear. I loved his relationship with his mother and sisters. He believes in Evangeline, and he helps her believe in herself. They truly complement each other. It was wonderful seeing how much she grows from the beginning of the book until the end. I saw that we will get a book from Ryan's perspective which I am really looking forward to. However, I would love to see more books about Ryan's sisters. I will be adding Michelle Congdon to my list of new authors to watch for!Some of my favorite quotes:Ryan: "I got it (a tattoo) so everyone knows that I belong to you. So that the whole world can see the name of the girl who not only owns my body and my soul, but every piece of my heart; the only girl who was able to tear down my walls and wasn't afraid of the real man she found hiding inside."Evangeline: "Every part of me ached seeing Ryan like this. This was a man I never imagined to see this way. I'd always pictured him as a god, unaffected by the mere feelings that often controlled many of us regular humans but yet here he was just as fragile and as easily broken like the rest of us."