Review: Romantic suspense at its finest
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2014
*I received an ARC copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*Josie has a traumatic past and also suffers from amnesia. All she knows of her childhood is what the social workers have told her. Which is that both her parents are dead, but she doesn't know how or why. The system has failed Josie. She was fostered out to an abusive family and at the age of 18 years old was homeless for awhile. Her social worker, Monica felt she failed Josie, and sought her out to help her even after she was a legal adult. Josie eventually gets an apartment and feels her days and nights with mindless sex and drugs. Trying to numb the pain in her life.One night Josie sees a handsome stranger outside in the alley by her apartment, and he is full of rage. He stops his rant when he sees Josie watching him. Something happens when these two lock eyes. He wonders off but Josie finds him again at a bar, and he works there. She comes to this bar every night just to watch him. He seems so much better. She feels this strange connection to him. One night he is out on his break and she passes by and he recognizes her. He cant believe his eyes. They were best fiends since age 7 and he thought she was dead for the past 8 years. Because of her amnesia she doesn't remember Tristan, but he knows so much about her and this undeniable connection makes her believe him.After time, they spend a lot of time with each other and their old teenage passion for each other ignites. Tristan has always loved Josie and he remembers everything. He tries to fill her in about her life. Josie starts to realize she doesn't need drugs or meaningless sex, she just needs Tristan. He is her new addiction.Just when things are going well for these two, a dark past comes back to haunt them. They find out that Josie's parents didn't just die, there was a lot more to it. And, it involves thugs and mobsters.Tristan had a dark time after he thought that Josie was dead and finds that he might know who these people are.So, this is a very suspenseful book. I was really pulled in by the story and at times even felt sad. The romance is beautiful between these two, but the romance is just a part of this book. I would have liked a little more of that, but the story was great and made up for it. The ending was great and I was very happy with it. No cliffhanger. I really enjoyed these two ruff around the edges characters. And, any boy with lots of tattoos is good in my book.