Review: Perfect Mix of Steam and Romance!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 28, 2014
INNER CORE(STARK NOVEL # 2)by Sigal Ehrlich5 Fantastic Stars***I received a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.***I FREAKING LOVED this book!!!! Inner Core is the sequel to Layers, and we find Hayley and Daniel still apart. However, the ever alpha man, Daniel, decides it won’t be that way for long. He travels from California to Chicago and does win Hayley back. The first part of the book isn’t overly dramatic as Hayley and Daniel are adjusting to being a couple and thinking of taking the next step and moving in together. Of course, domestic bliss and great sex don’t last long with these two. When Sigal Ehrlich drops a bombshell on us, readers, she does it in style. Not only one but several all in one scene. Hayley’s thought, “This debacle gives new meaning to the word clusterf$$**,” could not be more fitting for what shockers are in store for us. I don’t want to go into too much detail because I don’t want to ruin it for others.There are so many things I loved about this book. I loved the story; it’s written in a way that you just want to keep turning the pages, but this author does a phenomenal job of bringing out emotions in the reader, at least she did that for me. I spent the afternoon shouting cuss words, in shock, and in tears. Not very many writers can do that do me. I absolutely loved her writing style. She puts so much thought into everything from the scenery to the characters. Every scene engaged me. It was like watching a movie. She has a great sense of language as well. For example she writes in a tense scene, “We were two blissfully entwined souls coming in and are two very detached ones leaving.” With that simple sentence, you can feel everything Hayley is feeling!She even put thought into the titles for both books. Layers is about these two individuals peeling back the layers of their souls and bearing them to one another. Inner Core is about these same two individuals shedding their pasts, trust issues, and all the garbage they bring into their relationship and finding a way to love each other despite that. I always like a story with strong secondary characters, and I got that in this series with Tasha and Ian. I loved each of their personalities and their friendship with Hayley. They were there for each other through everything. They brought out the best in each other.I know I have overused the word, love. But, I loved both books in this series. If you are looking for a love story between two stubborn, strong-willed people with hot sex mixed in, give this series a try. As an added bonus, I have to say the epilogue has to be one of my favorites. I hope we get to see more of the Hayley and Daniel, but I would love to see how life is going for Natasha and Ian.