Review: *4 Delicious Stars*
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2014
~JERZIE’S REVIEW~Rich, vivid, and imaginative.  Enchanting Hearts is a great YA read filled with romance, suspense and fantasy, I couldn’t put it down.  Ms. Ruiz also adds an element of mythology that only enhances this unique story.Cassandra (Cassie) Vera is your typical teenager, until one night while celebrating her 18th birthday with her friends, everything changes.  It was supposed to be a quick trip to Las Vegas, a night of fun, what's the worst that could happen, right?  Wrong!  The ramifications of one night of rebellion leaves life altering consequences.When tragedy strikes Cassie, the world she thought she knew gets a whole lot more complicated.Las Vegas has a secret society of four families (called Suits) that runs the gaming industry and helps protect innocent humans from the evil soul sucking Shadows. The Suits consist of the House of Hearts, Clubs, Spades, and Diamonds. (I love that Ms. Ruiz uses playing card references for the prominent families, what an original idea).“We protect the tourists from the people who would love nothing more than to steal everything they possess.  Their very souls, especially.”Cassie discovers that her birth mother who abandoned her at birth, is actually the Queen of Hearts and she has a key part to play.  It’s not everyday you find out your part royalty.  As with any secret society, there are rules and tests she must pass before she can be fully accepted.  One rule in particular, she must stay in Vegas until her 21st birthday.  Then and only then, can she decide her fate, that is, if she can stay alive long enough…I believe it did mention that this was a romance novel. Enter in AJ with the piercing blue eyes and swagger like no other, that leaves Cassie all twisted up.  The perv in me wanted a bit more “passion” and I had to remind myself a few times that this was a YA story when certain situations got a little steamy and then cut short.  The author definitely leaves fans hoping for more, in a good way!AJ has his secrets as well. Cassie doesn't know who to trust.  Not only are the Shadows gunning for Cassie but also people on the inside, want her dead.“The Shadows.  They are the stealers of dreams, the traders of cash for homes of possibilities.”What’s a girl like Cassie to do? Fight back with everything she’s got!Jerzdeliciouslywickedbooks.com