Review: AMAZING BOOK YOU HAVE TO READ NOW!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 13, 2014
***I was given an ARC in exchange for an honest review.***I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from this book, but I was blown away!!! The characters really draw you in. Fran and Matt met briefly in the book, Love Love, when Fran is with her friend, Gabby, after Gabby’s boyfriend (who happens to be Matt’s brother) is injured in an attack.  In Scarred Beautiful, Fran and Matt meet quite by accident at a conference they are attending. I am not going to give much of a synopsis because I don’t want to ruin the book, but as I am sure you can guess, the attraction is off the charts.  I want you to read and devour it like I did. The one hint I will give you is that they both have scars from the past that could derail their relationship before it barely begins.Not long after I began reading, I was completely hooked, not because they jump into bed and have hot sex, but actually because they don’t. The buildup to that is slow and sweet. Every time they are together, I kept thinking. Yes, this is it only to see Matt walking Fran to her room and making plans for their next adventure!  I truly felt the emotions that the characters felt, excited for the next date but oh wishing more had happened before they parted. I think this was a great way for the author to keep us wanting more! And, I cannot remember a sexier, steamier first kiss between two characters.Matt tells Fran they need to leave the bar, and she asks why. “Because I need to kiss you, Fran, and I can’t kiss you the way I want to if we’re surrounded by a crowd of people. I don’t want them seeing what I intend on doing to your mouth. Those lines gave me goosebumps!!! And, when they finally had sex! All I will say is, “WOW!!! HOT!! The wait was well worth it!I also liked that they didn’t have too much angst between them. Sure, there were the moments of mistrust, but not a HUGE breakup. The major tension lasted only a moment. The biggest issues between these two were overcoming their pasts, learning to trust one another, and taking that leap of faith to a life that could be filled with light and happiness. Beth Michele continued to keep me hooked all the way until the end, literally until the last word I read.  I have never read a book that the last two paragraphs at the end of the book have touched in the way this one did. It was PERFECT!  (I am not going to quote those lines. You have to read those for yourself! I LOVED THE EPILOGUE! This review does not even come close to doing this book justice. You have to read it yourself to understand.Here are some of my favorite quotes.Matt to Fran, “I’ve always heard the saying, ‘the eyes are the windows to the soul’ and I’ve just seen a soul so pure, so brilliant in its magnificence. It’s blinding and beautiful and I’m undeniably drawn to it.”Fran thoughts to herself about her past. “The connection I feel with him is unmistakable and it cuts into some deep part of me, a place that only he’s been able to reach. It’s like I’ve been playing hide and seek for so long, holding my breath, staying still and quiet, all the while secretly hoping someone would come and find me.”