Review: Rose's Book Blog Review: Holding Out
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
Zara is content with her life, she has her six year old daughter, Maya and her best friend Deanna, what more could she ask for?  Little did she realize that when she moved into her home, her neighbor would be the Hawks Motorcycle Club.  With it came not only a bunch of hot bikers but their president, Talon has had his eye on Zara since she showed up on his doorstep in a kitten nighty to complain about their music.Talon didn't expect to find another woman that he would be willing to open up to, that was until Zara came into his life, he was a goner right from the start.  But just when he takes a chance and kisses her, her world pretty much comes crashing down around her.  Her brother Mattie shows up followed not long after that by his lover.  Zara's location was supposed to be hidden, no one knew where she was but Deanna ever since Deanna rescued her after her ex beat and raped her, leaving her pregnant with Maya.Zara wants to run, Talon is determined to keep her around and in his life, when she turns to Talon and his club for help, can she finally find the peace and love she's been searching for or will her ex come back into the picture and destroy everything?Right from the start, this book pulled me right in.  It wasn't just Zara and Talon is was all the characters as a whole, especially Zara's best friend Deanna.  Deanna has a mouth on her and is not afraid to use it.  Zara is more reserved, but as the story goes on she quickly finds her own voice, even forging a relationship with Talon's son Cody.  Zara is liked by all and for once in her life, she has people willing to fight for her, question is will she stay long enough to find out that so many people care for her and her safety?  When Zara finally gives in to Talon, their relationship takes off, but with it comes doubts about Talon's true intentions towards her.  Join Talon and Zara as they journey through the beginning of their relationship and fight for Zara to be safe once more.  While I did enjoy this novel, I felt it could've used a little more spark to it.  There were so many times when these two came close to taking their relationship to the next novel, but it always stopped short.  I was really hoping for more and because of that I give it 4 our of 5 stars.  It was a great novel, just not the 5 stars I was hoping for.***Complimentary copy provided by author in exchange for a honest review***