Review: Oh sigh…I’m sad this is over
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2014
Where to start, this book is very interesting, as I was reading I kept anticipating certain things would happen and then was completely shocked and actually relieved when they didn’t. I had almost type-casted the book as you would an actor in Hollywood, but I was so wrong and sometimes it’s good to be wrong.In Losing Control we meet Victoria, a normal girl working her butt to the bone as a bike courier in order to take care of her gravely ill mother. She does everything she can; even takes a job doing something she knows is dangerous and could cost her a great deal simply to make ends meet and provide for the woman that has been not just her mother but her best friend. Soon she is given an opportunity to change her hand. She is offered a job by the elusive, desirable and filthy rich Ian Kerr; a successful, handsome businessman with a vendetta in need of carrying out and a plan in need of a desperately willing partner, Victoria. What neither of them bank on is finding out that what they truly need is each other.There are several heart-wrenching moments in this book and as the layers in this story unfold so do the characters. We see Victoria go from being tough as nails and not letting anyone in to finding comfort in Ian who stands by her through the toughest moment of her life. We see Ian whose life agenda has been about cold and calculating revenge transform into this ever tender and protective caretaker not just with Victoria but with those she holds dear. And the relationship between Victoria and her mother is nothing short of endearing. These two truly are best friends and it shows effortlessly throughout this story.The relationship between Ian and Victoria is full of varying dynamics. Victoria and Ian challenge and bicker with each other to no end but it never gets tired. It’s almost like a playful flirtation but with heart. Each gesture and statement between these two compels them further towards each other and the attraction is INTENSE, we are talking like 1 million Scoville units HOT here people. You will definitely need an ice bath after reading some of the naughty scenes in this book. Ian will have you weak in the knees and aching for more.Frederick weaves a strong tale about love, loss, hope and letting go of the past in order to build a future. She brings two lost souls together who have more in common than either of them realized and it will have your heart in flutters. The sincerity in this book is genuine; your heart will break for these characters; you will cry for them, love them and hope for them. I know I will eagerly yet patiently await the continuation of Victoria and Ian’s story.