Review: As Wonderful As The Cover!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2012
Well, yes, I downloaded this one because of the cover (smile).  I think I might even make it the background on my phone, computer, wall poster, whatever...Wow! If only men were as insightful as Jake.  I had not read a story by Elijana Kindel (great name for an e-book author) before, but really enjoyed this one and would read more by her.  Apparently, she is going to make a series out of the characters in this book and I would definitely like to hear Marilyn and Trace's story along with Tabitha's.Emily had to grow up too quickly as her mother was an addict and tried to commit suicide when Emily was 17.  Running away from home, Emily lived on the streets and eventually was saved by Marilyn who gave her hope.  Stubbornness and determination earned her the name "Miss Emma-Lee-The Barracuda-Stafford" in the business world where she was a CEO of her own company.  At 28, Emily was still a virgin and she was determined never to give her heart away and open herself up for any more pain.  When she saw Jake, she decided she wanted an affair as he was just too sexy to pass up.Jake was a partial owner of a bar with his best friends.  At 33, he had been through college but only to please his father and later decided he wanted to live his own life.  When he met Emily, he knew he wanted more than just one night with her but that she was not looking for more.  He planned to make her need him and figure out a way to have a relationship with her.  Once he saw how her past had hardened her against love, he works twice as hard to not let her push him away.This was a beautiful and romantic love story that had extremely interesting characters with hurtful pasts.  As with all romances, there were parts that were a little far-fetched in order to make the heroine virginal despite her past and her present wanton ways.  Some minor issues that bothered me besides Emily's sexual abilities were: 1) We never found out Jake's secret to why he started drinking. 2) Jake was just too perfect in figuring out women. 3) The character's imagined sexual encounters were hotter than when they actually had sex, which was merely referred to briefly. 4) Once they fell in love, it would have been nice if they made love instead of just having more sex.  Emily needed to be loved and Jake seemed like he would have been able to show her.In the end, this is going in my romantic file to be read over again and to remind me that I like this author.  Other books similar to this one that I liked are:A Modern Love Storyby Jolyn Palliata,Binding Arbitration, A Chick Lit/Contemporary Romance Novelby Elizabeth Marx andOn Thin Iceby Eve GaddyWould I/Did I buy it? Free DownloadWould I read it again? YesWould I recommend it to friends? Yes