Review: A truly "Lovely" story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 2, 2013
Ashton Taylor seems to have a pretty good life when you first meet him. He's a devoted son, protective big brother, and a heart stoppingly beautiful man-whore. After watching his mother mourn his father, he vows to never open himself up to that kind of heartbreak. Instead of girlfriends has "flavors of the month" who, like him, are only interested in one thing. He's going through the motions of life, but is hollow inside.This all changes when he meets Cara Hayward in the library on campus. She's a very beautiful but introverted girl who hides behind oversized glasses. She's not the usual type of girl Ash goes for at all, but he sees something in her that hooks him and he can't stay away. Also unlike the girls that pretty much take off their clothes for him before they even say hello, Ash has to really work to get her attention.He does come off as a cocky bastard when it comes to girls, but when you see Ash's obvious devotion to his family and the adorable ways he pursues Cara, I dare you not to fall in love. Both Ash and Cara are damaged in their own ways, and the love that grows between them begins to heal them both. Cara is wise beyond her years while still fragile and vulnerable. She also has a little edge to her under the surface and I would have loved to hear her thoughts at times, especially when Ash was trying to woo her.The chemistry between Ash and Cara is explosive, and the sex scenes are both beautiful and off the charts hot. Not many female authors can truly write a believable male POV, but I think Beth Michele nailed it. His inner thoughts as he's falling hard for Cara are totally believable of a typical horny guy of his age. I was a big fan of Beth's style of writing from her first book. She sucks you in right from the beginning, and I couldn't put the book down once I picked it up.Lovely is a beautiful story about how finding the person that you're meant to love is always worth the risk.