Review: A suspenseful story of love
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2014
Merrick Drake gives a disclaimer before the start of the novel. He explains his reasons for his thoughts and behavior. Some may say he acts like a girl, I say he acts like a man in love. A man who has met his soulmate and then had her leave him high and dry without any explanation. A man who yearns for his love to return to him, but is left to mope around all alone.I had read Running From Forever ﻿which introduced Merrick Drake for the first time. He stole the spotlight in that book and I fell in love. While Permanent Lines is a stand alone, I would actually recommend reading Running From Forever prior to P.L. There are references to certain past events that only make sense if you've read R.F.F. It allows the reader to have a deeper connection to the characters as well.Permanent Lines had me on the edge of my seat waiting for things to be revealed and taken care of. Despite having a suspenseful edge to it, the story does revolve around Merrick and Amelia. I loved seeing how they connected so deeply. They do have somewhat of an insta-love, but the flashbacks from their time together shows how connected they became to one another. They both made quite an impression on each other which lessens that annoying insta-love that is so popular among romance novels.Instead of getting nothing but sex scenes we usually do from the romance genre, the focal point in Permanent Lines, was that love and bond between Amelia and Merrick. Yes, there are a few sexy love scenes but each was unique and provided proof of that tie these two characters had.Even though this is a romance, it felt more suspenseful to me. The main focus of this novel was also the mission to get their happily ever after. Merrick needs to find a way to get Amelia out of her current world and safely into his. Talking about it even just a smidgen more would be a spoiler. Let me just say, the mission is that of life and death.