Review: Yet another hit for Hamden
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 2, 2014
This book was received from the author in exchange for an honest review.I am a fan of Ms. Ferraro. I have read all about Hamden and the characters in her other books. I have devoured each one. Now, after reading Breaking Spades, I may have more of an obsession-bordering-on-the-edge-of-psychosis feeling about her, and an unhealthy addiction to a fictional town in Vermont and the mega-hot men that reside there.Cecille (CeCe) Cervetti is a woman who knows what she wants and how to get it. She’s beautiful, smart, sassy and driven, and has every man bowing to her every command. She has presence and sex appeal that drives a man crazy and makes a woman jealous. She is a loyal and trusting friend, fiercely protective, and someone you want to know and hang out with. But, as with anyone, there are reasons behind her “take no prisoners” approach to her bed and her heart, and that reason is Jarod Gates. Jarod broke CeCe’s heart many years ago. Then he ran off to join the military. CeCe decided that no man would EVER do that to her again. So when she begins to have mystery flowers left for her, her “brother from another mother,” Dylan, takes matters into his own hands and hires the best private investigator to trail CeCe and to get to the bottom of the stalker situation. And that PI is none other than the bronzed Adonis that is Jarod Gates.Jarod and CeCe still have that electric connection, twelve years later. They both can feel it, but she refuses to acknowledge it. She still hurts, and seeing this person responsible for her pain all grown up this close to her sends her mind into overload. And since she has managed by herself on her own all these years, what is the point of having HIM trail her. But Dylan listens to none of her protests, so she is stuck. With Jared. Hotter-than-hell, ass to die for, aviator wearing, smirk-delivering Jared. Crap. And when they do eventually fall back in bed with each other, holy effing hotness! They are a combustible couple.Breaking Spades is an incredible story about love and forgiveness. It’s also a story of growth and acceptance, both of others and of one’s self. As CeCe and Jarod get reacquainted, you get to witness their determination to both cling and repel each other, which ultimately heals them both and brings them together. I was hooked immediately because Ms. Ferraro sucked me in with her set up and characters. Because I was so invested in the characters, I actually found it hard to put down. Then I was sad when it ended because I want to know what happens to them in the future. That is the mark of a good book, and a good author, for me. I’m completely satisfied and look forward to more. I would give this 5/5 stars.