Review: This book will heat up
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2014
What I really loved about Making Waves by Ophelia London was it made me ask the question, “What would I do?” Seriously if you came across a guy you dated, a guy you really liked, a guy who left you naked in his apartment without an explanation of how you got there, and you found out that the guy was really a famous person and using a completely different name while with you; how would you handle it? For Justine Simms there’s no question; a journalist whose job in on the line she plans on getting a story from the media shy surfer Chase Ryder (aka Will Davenport) because if he doesn’t give it to her she’ll expose him and his two identities. Ms. London is one of those writers who always manages to snare me early on in her books and this one was no different; completely engaging, enjoyable characters, and blazing sexual tension throughout made it impossible to put this book down.In Hawaii for a long weekend get-away Justine jumps at the chance to get a career saving interview with the elusive surfer Chase Ryder, a celebrity who have never granted interviews. When she realizes that Chase is really Will, she knows she’s going to get exactly what she wants but what she doesn’t plan on is getting so much more.I really admired Justine’s tenacity and the way she handled Chase/Will. She was still raw over the way he ended things and she had holes in her memory from that night that she knows only he can fill in but she is more determined to save her job than she is to play nice with Chase/Will. I liked Justine and I felt like she was probably a lot more profession with him than most people would have been but then again it was pretty obvious that she felt something towards him and it was more than just simple lust.Chase/Will seems like this really laid back guy when in reality there’s so much more to him; hence the two very distinct personalities (and this isn’t a split personality thing, it’s the way he manages his life). While shocked to see Justine, from the minute he sees her the reader just knows there’s a lot more to the way he feels than he lets on and the heat between them, even a dip in the ocean wouldn’t cool most people off.These two have history and not all of it’s pretty yet you just get the feeling that had their last night together not played out the way it did, they would have still been together. It just felt right when they were in each other’s company. They had this remarkable easy way of being with each other and despite everything there was trust between them because they both shared so much of themselves with the other.That’s not to say they didn’t have some pitfalls but luckily they had family and friends to slap them upside the head so I didn’t have to.Fun and flirty yet sexy and smoldering, this book will heat up and have you wanting to jump in and make some waves of your own. Don’t miss this spectacular offering from Ophelia London!Review copy provided for an honest review.