Review: Another hit from Aycart
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2014
Not going to lie, I was a little sad that Elle Aycart decided to do a spin off series, The OG, and not go on to the next brother in her Bomen series. *throws self on bed* This author seems to take a little longer to pop her books out, so I knew my wait for the next Bomen book was being delayed further. *cuts gummy bears' heads off* While I was whiny, pouty, but completely mature about it *push glasses up nose*  ….  I knew that I would still be reading this series because hey, I’ll take whatever this author is willing to give me because she hasn’t written a book that has disappointed me yet... including this one.Kyra is at an extremely low point in her life. She may have reached some of the goals she set out for herself by becoming a wildly popular and well known dancer, but the sacrifices she made doing it have left scars on her heart. Broke, newly divorced, and suffering from a shoulder injury, Kyra went back home to pull her life together for herself and her daughter, Sam. The only problem with being back is that she has to see the man, Mike Haddican, that destroyed her heart years ago.Mike is shattered. Since the day Kyra walked out of his life he has closed his heart off. All he ever wanted was to marry Kyra, stay in his home town, and raise a family. When she left so did that dream, so now he runs his gym and keeps women at arm's length and only partakes in one night stands. Yes, one night stands… a.k.a kind of a man wh*re.  My followers know I dislike this...  A LOT. Much like I kinda disliked the first 30% of this book. Ok, ok... maybe dislike isn’t the right word, but let me break it down the best I can.For the first chunk of this story, I was all over the place. I still feel all over the place while writing this review. But now thinking back on it, I believe the author might have done this on purpose. These two people were high school sweethearts that were together for years… young, nave love in its most fuzzy and adorable form. I was angry that they were ripped apart for years, but I too, like them, didn’t have the whole story at times. The author would throw me into Mike’s point of view and suddenly my anger for Kyra would jump and then I’m thrown back into Kyra’s point of view and I wanted to stab Mike. I loved that the author could pull me back and forth, so I got what both of them were really feeling. I think this set me off balance because it’s not what I’m used to from this author. I felt their anguish and pain and I too, like them, was pointing fingers. Once we got everything aired out the story took a spin into the sweetness.Since of course everything is about me when I read, there are two major things I want to cover in this review. First being I typically HATE lovers torn apart for years stories. It's rare when an author can make me understand their situation, but Aycart NAILED IT. Our hero and heroine are torn apart by some misunderstandings (and I promise they are the typical misunderstandings where you just want to scream at your Kindle, “JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER!”) It made sense and we have to remember they were young and God, don’t we think we know everything at that age? We let our egos and pride cloud our minds. In the end, I actually don’t believe that their relationship would have lasted if they hadn’t been separated. I think Kyra would have always held some resentment towards Mike about not chasing her dreams of becoming a dancer. Kyra needed to succeed at this to move past some of her childhood issues.As for the second thing... Sam. Sam is Kyra's daughter by another man shortly after leaving Mike. Damn you broken condoms! She ends up marrying the piece of s***father and it is a total freaking disaster. One thing she does manage to do is to get sole custody when she finally leaves him. I’m not one to pick up a book if I know there are children in it already and even less so if they aren't from my hero and heroine’s relationship. The mom in me comes out and I get angry with the way things are handled with the kid. I can assure you this child is handled brilliantly. She is a major part of their relationship and she is always at the forefront of their minds. Plus, it was truly heartwarming to witness how Mike slowly slipped into that role of being there for her.I know my review is forever, but let’s get to the juicy stuff. Elle Aycart never lacks in the alpha male category. Jesus, her heroes just have a way with their words that can get me all kinds of worked up. Sex throughout the whole book is top notch and isn’t lacking in any form. The chemistry and passion between them just makes the sex scenes that much better.I walked away from this one happy with my purchase. While it may not be my favorite from Aycart (Heavy Issues) and because I’m a brat and most likely clinging to my  "give me my next Bomen brother book" grudge, it was a great read. It gave me outstanding sex, made me feel and understand their pain, and of course brought my heart back together.  I’ve seen a lot of people complaining about the price being so high. I took the leap because I trust the author. Plus, like I said before, it takes her so long to get a book out that I’ll take what I can get my hands on.  That being said, please give us Elle and Jack Bomen's book!