Review: Complex emotions w great backstory makes for a believable story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 17, 2012
This is the second book in Ms. Aycart's Bowen brothers series, the 1st More Than Meets the Ink is about the middle brother James and this book is about the oldest brother, Cole.Warning this is tough to write without spoilers so there may be some....Heavy Issues was hot, with character development and layered backstories that truly provided insight into the characters actions and emotions.In Heavy Issues we meet Christy Sheridan who has past weight issues and has grown to understand her emotional relationship food...though we soon learn she has yet to accept her own body.Cole Bowen, oldest Bowen brother is confirmed bachelor. When he finally gets the courage to approach Christy who is new to their small, the sparks fly.As the story unfolded we learn this confirmed bachelor has reasons for keeping emotional distance from women, that date back to his mom walking out when his a young boy.The chemistry between these two is something neither one has experienced before; they open up to each other in ways neither has experienced before.  Christy talks openly about her food issues and learns how powerful  and  amazing sex can be, while Cole opens up about his Mom and is taken aback by how emotional sex can be.The angst in this story makes sense given each characters story and the developing relationship these two is just wonderful, and the sex is very hot!Cole is very take charge especially in the bedroom and he works to how Christy hoe beautiful she is.I love how Cole slowly accepts his feelings on this own, Christy does not push, she pushes with space and Cole is forced to admit his feeling on his own.The ending was heartfelt and believable...( I don't want to give too much away)The interaction between Cole and his brother James is fun and believable, just as in the first book Elle weaves their father in, in all the right places.I do have to say it left me wanting more....so much so that it is the reason for 4 stars.  The books builds to James and Tate's wedding, the characters from book one but ends 1 week before, for me that was just too much to leave it.I am looking forward to book 3 and I hope it picks up where this one left off. I really do not care with which character as long as we get to see the relationship between James and Tate and Cole and Christy continue to develop and grow.For me the best stories don't end with a ring, they continue to show you happy as life moves forward