Review: Well worth your time
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2013
I don't often write reviews. In fact, I think I've written fewer than 20 in the 9 years I've been on Amazon. However, I consider this book worth it. This book features a Hero, Ryan, and a Heroine, Lilli, who've both had a really rough go of it. Lilli was a promising student who got pregnant at 14. Her father walks out on the family, her mother is diagnosed with a debilitating disease and her son is autistic. Yet, she's trying to keep it all together while working and going to college. Ryan has a tough guy exterior that hides a dark secret. He does anything he can to avoid confronting the past. But when he meets Lilli, the future he wants is placed on a direct collision path with the past he's desperate to avoid.When I read the description, I thought this story would be fluffy sensationalism. An abused child who becomes a Marine and then becomes a MMA fighter. A 14 yr old girl who gets pregnant who grows into a 22 yr old that holds down a job, cares for her disabled mother and son, goes to school full time and manages to fall in love. But the author does a great job of making it realistic. I felt like this story could easily happen in real life. Marie Hall did a great job of handling truly dark issues in a realistic manner. The characters were fleshed out, the plot was well developed and the plot elements were handled with sensitivity and care. I very much look forward to the sequel with Alex and Zoe!