Review: Good Read, Can't wait for the rest of the story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 15, 2013
I really wish that they allowed us to give half stars or portions of stars.  So the rating system is 3 stars (meaning It's OK according to them, and 4 stars is I like it)... so I thought it was more than ok and I do like it, so 4 stars is where we sit!Ok, if you aren't comfortable with the "F Bomb" then this probably won't be the book for you.  It's tossed out a lot.Emma packs up and takes a bus to start her life over in Astoria, because that's where Goonies was shot.  I guess that's as good a reason to pick a place as any, right? Aiden sees her gets off the bus and is instantly attracted, but it seems that he's sworn off getting to know people, so he just watches her.  She sees him, but she's there to start over and isn't interested in a relationship either.  So there ya go!The book moves fast, like Emma and Aiden meet, he offers her a place to stay the night, they fight and BAM, next day they are in love.  Ok, so life doesn't work that way most of the time, but honestly if books took as long to develop relationships as real life, we'd be reading the same book for years!  It's a book, a work of fiction... if instant love makes you shake your head and say "Life doesn't work that way", then you probably shouldn't read this one.  Just sayin.Emma gets a job at a local bar, she hits it off with the employees (all except one, but that turns out to be more of a jealousy issue than anything) and loves her job.  Aiden asks her to move in permanently.  But they both have secrets.  Aiden won't let Emma see him naked, Emma thinks it must be some sort of weird fetish so she just rolls with it.  Lucas (who is the bar owner's son and is also attracted to Emma) takes it upon himself to tell Emma who Aiden really is.  She's torn about confronting Aiden about his past and letting it slide until he's ready to tell her.  But curiosity wins out and he busts her checking up on him on the internet.  He finally decides to let her in on his secret.  He tells her about his past, his marriage, and the accident that causes him to be self conscious about his body.  Emma still has secrets but isn't ready to fill him in yet.  She isn't repulsed by his scars and she decides that his past is his past and they should just move forward.  Aiden is extremely possessive and finds that hearing about Emma and any other guy is torture.  So she has to let him in on a part of her past.  She tells him about her marriage and what happened, but decides to leave out a few details.  And by the end of the book we still don't know her full story.  She's hiding something and you have to guess that it's something pretty big.Emma and Aiden are moving right along...they are both learning to let go of their issues and move forward.  But the book ends on a huge cliffhanger!  Oh my goodness!  This is one reason I normally wait until all the books are written to read a series because I'm not very patient when it comes to waiting to find out what happens!  And without giving away too much, Aiden goes from someone I started to fall in love with to jerk in like 0.1 seconds flat!  Jerk might be a little too nice, but the words to describe his behavior are not appropriate here :)I can't wait for the other books to come out so we find out 1. what Emma's big secret is and 2. how in the world do they resolve this issue with Aiden.