Review: 5/5 by Jenn @ Back Off My Books
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 8, 2014
I will admit, the cover and the synopsis drew me in.  Then I read the sample (cause I sample most often before buying) and I was hooked.  I needed to know what more happened and I instantly went and bought the book.  I am so glad I did, as RS Grey did not disappoint me.The story of Jude and Charley is told through both of their point of views which felt vital for really being gripped by this story.  I loved Jude, he was a man masking his pain by avoiding attachment but something about Charley opened him up.  It was unexplainable as these things often are but with time he starts to notice things about her the remind him of himself.Jude is a very strong domineering man so this book is filled with all the great qualities that brings out and oh boy is there some great steam in this read.  The anticipation of Jude and Charley finally giving in to their passion was well written; a slow tantalizing hint of what was to come.  Along with this though is a wonderful sweetness between the two that had my heart melting into a puddle.Jude was an amazing male character.  He has been hiding himself away all these years but once he realizes that Charley is bringing him back to life he doesn't hide from it, but embraces it.  He doesn't fight what is happening because he realizes how much better his life can be and that he wants to start healing.  To have a character not fighting the forces between them was wonderful.  He is also like a freight train in Charley's life, wanting to break down her walls just as he has let down his.Charley was different from Jude in that she was not ready to face the demons that bind her to her current state of existence and it is with that refusal we find a lot of the turmoil between the characters.  She must accept the past and want to move on before she can ever have anything real with anyone. Both characters were beautifully written and easy to love.This story was filled with moments of heightened desire, heart melting sweetness, and heart ache, but left me with a smile and not feeling like I was put through an emotional roller coaster.  I never felt the need to put this story down and didn't want to.  I ate it up hungrily.I just want to end this by saying when you read this (because you should) the club scene had me fanning myself and wishing I was in the city with my husband so we can go have our own club experience.  One day maybe ;)