Review: A "must read" beautiful romance!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2014
Eric Collier is a prisoner in the correctional facility that Anne Goodhouse is working at on Friday's as an outreach librarian and resource facilitator. Her first day there she was drawn to him. It was a magnetic pull that they both felt. They began an epistolary affair on her second visit. Annie feels so many emotions that she doesn't know what to do with. She has been in a vacuum for five years as far as men are concerned. She had an abusive boyfriend and has not been interested in relationships since their break-up. Eric has been in prison for 5 years. They have both lived their own kind of hell, and have emotional starvation in common. When they do make the connection, it is explosive.I love Cara MeKenna's writing style. The book kept me riveted. I could not put it down until the end...and I wasn't ready for it to end. It was that good. It is a sweet love story - a true romance at its finest. It was beautiful, sensual and erotic. Their romance began and flourished under bleak and depressing surroundings. There were some of the most erotic scenes I’ve ever read in their story, despite there being no physical contact between Anne and Eric. It was delivered in a highly passionate and erotic way and beautifully executed by the author. Hard Time was a perfect blend of sweet and sensual...and it was definitely steamy! There is just enough angst. The book focused on the main characters and their relationship development. There was not a lot of secondary filler. I would have loved an epilogue. Maybe we'll be able to follow the continuation of their story in another book? I hope so. I recommend the story of Annie and her Eric. It will stay with me.*ARC received from NetGALLEY and the publisher for an honest review.