Review: Why did it get a five? Really? Let me tell you!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 4, 2014
Why a five?It was a whirlwind. It was Mary Calmes, and then it was more. The emotional break of Tracy absolutely blew me away, and I so totally got the title Floodgates. I was there. I raged with him, I broke with him and I healed with him. Who hasn't had their heart broken? Who hasn't wondered if everything they believed of that person, of even themselves was a lie?  Mary captured it. She captured the pain, the betrayal, the utter devastation. She captured the self-doubt. She also presented the curative of love. Not new love, but love simply waiting at the gates for its opportunity to be allowed in.I loved Cord, strong, vulnerable, unforgiving Cord. He had his own version of those floodgates. The bar was open, the dam cleared and he was able to forge in, making Tracy see him. There are not enough words to share how awesome this work is. It's different. There's still the playfulness of the main character. The passion between the two lovers maintains its intensity and is world shaking, but the settle, the foundation that is created? You can feel the maturity of this relationship, of how they have accepted each other. It is growth. It is a melding of selves. It's knowing who they are and then the willingness to the share their best with someone else. A blending. It's powerful, and to be given the gift of reading it?Unbelievable!Oh, and Breckin? Give me a moment. Ohhh, that guy. Clenched fingers here. I won't spoil it for you.And, he shot him? Wow! Now, that was something! Won't tell you about that either. You have to read it for yourself.Why did I give it a five? I just got it last night. I finished it about thirty minutes ago. I will save this, post this, put in on Amazon and then read all of my favorite parts again.It got a five because Mary knows how to make you love each of her characters, makes them human. She knows how to give you both sides, even the villain. More importantly, she knows how to help you remember love again, the give and take, and the necessity of loving yourself first. She brings the romance back and encourages you to seek a little of your own. It got a five because Mary is phenomenal and for a moment, her books stop my world.Loving the ride always, Mary Calmes. Keep 'em coming.