Review: Really good addition to the series. Great couple!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2014
4-4.5 starsThis was a really good story. I really liked both Story and Daniel and greatly enjoyed seeing them get together. I couldn't help rooting for them from the start. Like the previous 2, this one seems to be off in pg count. Goodreads has it listed at 250 pgs but Amazon lists it as 186 pgs and based on my reading time I think Amazon is the correct page count.Story is a good woman, a kindergarten teacher in San Diego. She's engaged to a doctor but as the story begins, her fiancee is breaking up with her 2 weeks before their wedding. Story's actually shocked at just how little she feels about his betrayal and realizes that she changed a lot about herself to be more acceptable to him and the people he associated with. It seems like him breaking things off was actually the best thing for Story but she realizes she'll need some time to sort through things and get her life back on track. Unfortunately, Story gets a call from a hospital in New York letting her know that her father just had a heart attack. Story's relationship with her father isn't close but she decides it's a good time to get away by going to see her father, Jack.Daniel is a good guy but a major man-whore. He grew up as a foster kid and didn't have much of anything growing up (including love) which left him feeling empty. He tries to fill up that emptiness with sex but feels he'll never be good enough for someone to love. Daniel joined the police and became a hostage negotiator and he does a great job at it. His mentor is a man named Jack, someone that Daniel truly respects. When Jack has a heart attack and Daniel goes to see him in the hospital, the last thing he expects is to meet the woman of his dreams.When Daniel and Story first meet, it's by the snack machine in the hospital. Story just witnessed Daniel getting the phone # of a nurse so she's clued in to the fact that he's a man-whore. There is a light flirtation over snack food choices but Daniel doesn't get very far before they go their separate ways. He certainly wasn't prepared to watch her walk in to a room and realize it's Jack's room and that she's his daughter. When Daniel follows Story in to Jack's room and Jack gets a load of how Daniel reacts to her, Jack gets Daniel alone and warns him off of Story. Daniel tries to listen but it's hard when the attraction between them is so evident. Regardless of his good intentions, Daniel and Story do end up encountering each other a number of times and each time it's harder to stay away.The connection between them is white hot and it confuses and astounds both of them. Daniel wants more with Story than any other woman he's ever met and looses interest in all other woman. The last thing he wants is to just be a temporary fling while she's in town to see her dad but he doesn't know how to ask for more. Story isn't sure what to think...she feels more with Daniel than she ever did with her ex so she's sure the break up was for the best. But Story has a hard time reconciling the short amount of time she's known Daniel compared to her feelings for him. She worries it's just rebound emotions but knows deep down it's not. Daniel makes his feelings known to Story and tries to get her to see more for them, asking her to think about staying in New York longer so they can explore things. There ends up being some drama when Story's ex shows up to cause trouble with an extremely stupid excuse for his breaking up with her. It does cause some issues which leads to Story being in the wrong place at the wrong time and she ends up in a dangerous situation. Things are tense but work out in the end. After all is settled, Story and Daniel admit their feelings for each other and start on their HEA.This was a really enjoyable story. I really liked both Story and Daniel and got pulled in to their story, rooting for them from the beginning. Daniel ended up being a lot better guy than I thought he would be (from his intro in book #2) and I'm glad he and Story got their HEA. I'm looking forward to the next book which is about Hayden and Brent. I'd recommend this book. Thumbs up! :D