Review: Against All Odds
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 20, 2014
I was gifted a copy of this book.I saw the cover of this book and decided I really needed to read this book! Caleb Jones is a police officer.  His fiance Manda is killed in a car accident and his life becomes one of  overwhelming loss and the intense need for justice. Caleb wants nothing more than to put, Sarah Erickson, the woman he holds responsible for Manda's death behind bars and make her life the living hell his has become.Emma Jane travels from sunny Savannah to snowy Chicago because her sister has tried yet again to kill herself. She walks into the hospital and smack into Caleb. There is instantaneous attraction between the two. They definitely want to be get to know each other better. The first hurdle they need to get over is the fact that Emma's sister is the one person Caleb hates more than anyone else. Despite is hatred for Sarah, Caleb agrees to keep Emma up to date with her progress because that is what Manda would have wanted. They begin to get to know each other during nightly phone calls.<blockquote> “What's your favorite color, Emma Jane Erickson?”  “ What is this, the get-to-know-each-other portion of the night” I never thought you would be so cliche, Detective Jones.”  She laughs for a second before answering, “Orange”.  “oh, come on. No one likes orange.”  “I do.” “ Why?”  “Why not? It's different and bold. It stands out amongst a blank world of black, white and gray. Orange is the early morning sun stretching across the sky and the color of a burning ember standing tall in the middle of a beach bonfire. It's leaves in the fall, carrots in Nana's vegetable soup on a cold winter day, tulips in the spring and the ladybugs in the middle of the grassy park on a hot summer afternoon. Orange is life. It's unexpected but beautiful.” </blockquote>Caleb is hot tempered, determined and sexy as hell. Not to mention covered in all that delicious ink. Emma is creative, funny and more understanding than I ever could be. She also gives as good as she gets. Watching these two is EPIC! The twists and turns of this story take you on a wild ride, one that will engage your imagination and leave you wanting more. This is the second book in Aly's Wrecked and Ruined series, however it can be read as a stand alone.