Review: Good Story Line, Has Potential...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 6, 2014
A couple months ago I was given a sneak peak into this novel before it was finished and I was extremely excited to read the rest of it because I loved the direction it was going in. Now having completed it, I'm kind of torn on how I feel. The story line was great and has tons of potential but it just needs a little more refining.In Surrender To Me we're introduced to Rebecca and Lucas as they first meet in the parking lot of a liquor store. Lucas is having a bit of car trouble causing him to run late for his show, so basically his fate is in the hands of a good samaritan, assuming one will stop and help him.Enter Rebecca. When a stranger wearing a baseball hat approaches you in a liquor store parking lot your natural reaction should be to run far and fast, which is what Becca is leaning towards until said stranger removes his hat and shows just how much of a hottie he is! So she's a little more inclined to help him out and ends up accepting a date offer, completely unaware of his super star status.Later that night Becca finds out exactly who Lucas is and immediately has second thoughts of pursuing anything more with him. After all they come from two different worlds with all the odds stacked against them, so how could it possibly work?! That is where the fun begins. They instantly hit it off and Becca becomes submersed in Lucas' world realizing that fighting her feelings for him is pretty much pointless.While I felt like the relationship between Becca and Lucas was a bit rushed it was still believable because their chemistry was so intense. I've read Ashley's other books from the Guarded Hearts series so I'm familiar with her writing style, but I was still pleasantly surprised with the tone of this book and that it wasn't "over sexed". However, that quickly changed as the story line was sacrificed about halfway through and the sex scenes took over. I don't mind steaminess at all, the smuttier the better but I just feel like this story was really going somewhere and I was completely invested but then I just lost interest once it became all about the sex.There are definitely plenty of twists & turns and lots of drama in this story to keep you entertained. It's a fast paced read that you'll be able to finish in one sitting, which I did. The ending could use a bit more work. It was very abrupt and felt kind of rushed. I kept swiping the screen looking for the next page, but that was it. It's definitely not a cliffhanger so you don't have to worry about that, it's more of a HEA but an extremely rushed one. My interest is piqued enough to continue with the series.