Review: One you just can't put down so don't even try!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 18, 2013
I have discovered that I love a good action- and suspense-filled romance almost as much as a good cowboy romance. In fact, the two often coincide. So, when I read the blurb on Hostage to Love, I knew I had to read it. While Maya Blake's books are new to me, she is far from new to the genre. She tends to write about hot, arrogant, wealthy heros, damsels in distress, place them in an extravagant setting and watch the sparks fly. That, in a nutshell, is the premise of this book.Meet Nick Andreakos, dashing Greek billionaire and estranged husband to Belle. Nick had it all...except the love of his wife. Meet Belle Jones, gorgeous, noble and caring, abruptly kidnapped by a sadistic freak. Well, what was Nick to do? Stand by while his woman was carted off to be forced to submit to another male? I don't think so! So, of course, he risks all to rescue her. The story could end there and they could live happily ever after except for one large thing...Nick is an ass. In fact, he was my largest complaint about the entire book, aside from a few little things which I could have easily overlooked, were it not for him. For a long time, it made it difficult for me to enjoy the book (thus the four and a half Harlies rather than five).So did Nick snap out of it? Did Belle get past the anger and hurt? Was their passion able to rise to the top and did the action ever stop? *snicker* Like I am going to tell you! You have to read the book , silly! I will tell you that it is a serious page-turner, one you just can't put down so don't even try. I read it non-stop, cover to cover, feeling more than a little dizzy at times, there was so much suspense, passion and intrigue. There was love, lust and intimacy but it was not over the top and not graphic. True, you must suspend your disbelief on a some matters but I can do that without difficulty. I cannot wait to read more of Ms. Blake's work and would strongly recommend Hostage to Love to all lovers of hot, action-filled Romance!**I received this book in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. All opinions are my own and no further compensation was received.