Review: Amber knows romance!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 30, 2013
Anyone that knows me or follows my blog knows that I'm not a huge fan of romance. So you can bet that if I'm recommending a romance, it's damn good!Amber is such a great writer and storyteller. Undertow is such a vivid, heartbreakingly good story. Aesa has pain and it is the hard, mean, crushing kind of pain. She hates her father and hasn't gotten over the death of her mother. But she comes back to Alaska to see her dad after a 9 year absence. She's not sure what to expect from the visit, but she sure as hell doesn't expect what happens. She goes to work on her dad's boat and meets Decker. Aesa feels comfortable around him, safe even. She doesn't want a relationship because she's moving to Anchorage in a few weeks to start her residency. But when you experience tragedy and hardship, sometimes the ones you rely on to help you keep you from being pulled under. The question is, will Aesa allow herself to be rescued or will she succumb to the cold, deep darkness that beckons her?So, yes, this is a romance, and yes I did like it.  I actually more than liked it.  The main reason for this is that Amber doesn't write your typical romance.  Even though she has written romance aspects into her paranormal books, this is her first contemporary romance.  It is not the usual girl meets guy, falls head over heels in love on the first day, has the most amazing mind-blowing sex that night and then they live happily ever after.  Amber's characters are flawed; they have huge issues and aren't one dimensional.  They are more like real people than most book characters.  And Amber keeps you guessing when she writes.  You don't get the expected and usual response or story from her.  Everything about her books and her characters is unique and I love that about her writing. I may not like romance, but I love Amber Lynn Natusch's brand of romance.  If all romance was written like hers, I would be a romance whore!**I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review**