Review: Beautiful story!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2014
I know this is a stand alone, Paradise Taken and Saving Us don't have to be read to love Honest Love but I'm so glad that I read those two first! Through those two books you get a real understanding of what Claire has gone through, what baggage she carries with her on her fresh start and just how much she deserves to BE FIRST!Claire hasn't ever been put first in her adult life and now that she's been pushed out into the world on her own as a single mom, she's going to do whatever it takes to make sure she never settles again.Enter Derek London...He has his own baggage and hang ups on his life not turning out how he planned. When they meet, he's an ass, a rude A Hole to Claire. She doesn't have time for his crap and doesn't put up with it.They each hear each others stories from a friend and that's what makes them more intrigued with the other. They each feel the need to protect their new friend from something they went through.There is just one dream that Derek has that holds everything in the balance and it's a big one. A deal breaker for Claire, even if it means pain for herself, she's willing to walk away. No matter what, she will not be second. Not to a person. Not to a dream. Nothing. She deserves to be someones all and she knows it.Best swoon parts for me...**Derek: About time. I thought you might've missed it. Merry Christmas Claire.**Creeper (romantical term of endearment)**When I walked out of the bathroom, Derek groaned at my outfit. "Really? That is what you sleep in?""Usually, although, since he left, sometimes I sleep in nothing." I whispered the last part.Derek ran a hand down his face. "Damn woman, how am I supposed to be on my best behavior when you look like that?"**"Love and forgiveness are the two hardest things to accept and to give."