Review: A new favorite author
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 10, 2013
Tonya Burrows is officially on my list of favorites. This book had everything I love - emotions, heat, and an outside mystery plot. Jude is a broken mess, harboring guilt over something from his childhood, and constantly living up to the family's notion of him as the screw up. Despite his continued affection towards Libby, he never expected to be back in her life after breaking off their engagement years before. Now, he's unable to keep his feelings and especially his lust to himself, and once they're whisked off to hiding, especially in paradise, she doesn't find it so easy to resist either.I'm always a big fan of the past lovers reunite concept, and Burrows definitely delivers with this one. There is a dislike between them at the start, especially on Libby's side, due to their past, yet there's also this undeniable pull between them and the desire to figure things out. Not to mention, their chemistry is off the charts.I loved both of their character arcs, both separately and together. Burrows does a great job of bringing them together, but also making them get through a few things in their own. Though it's certainly not an easy road for them, even if they get plenty of up close and personal time while in hiding, it's one that is undoubtedly worth it. Add in the sharp writing and the constant tension and heat, plus the fabulously done murder mystery plot, and this one will be a hit with not only fans of the Brazen line, but those who gravitate towards the more suspenseful romance books as well.