Review: LIKE THE AUTHOR, BUT IT IS TIME TO CREATE A NEW PLOT
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 22, 2013
I have to start by saying that there is something about Leitha Ward`s writing that I enjoy.  However, it seems once you have read one, you`ve read them all.Here`s how Ms. Ward`s books always seem to go.1.  Start with a virgin about 21.2.  Add one alpha male who is a dozen or so years older and has been watching said virgin since she was an adolescent -- ostensibly until she ripens.  There is something mildly creepy about a 26 year old ogling a 14 year old.  (In this story there is a 13 year old age gap.)3.  Remove the alpha male for 7 or so years so that there is very little interaction between the alpha and young female. (I`m always curious about how the adolescent manages to fall wildly  in love with the older guy since there is so little contact between them from age 14 to 21.)4.  Create a situation so that the alpha finally sees that the female has reached the appropriate age and that it is time for him to pounce.5.  Have the alpha want to punch anybody who even talks to the girl, but make sure that it is clear to everyone that he has been involved in a lot of "action" in his personal life.  (In this particular story, one of the characters notes that he had worked with Jacob for 20 years and had never once seem him have a steady girlfriend.)6.  Let the female have one or two near-death experiences.7.  Make sure the alpha is totally unable to express his feelings  a) because women in the past have treated him poorly  or  b) he doesn`t want to wreck his comfy lifestyle.For some reason, it also seems that the poor woman who has been lusting after this unattainable man for years, doesn`t get treated very well during her first "experience" with him.  It is amazing that all these guys who have had years of practice, don`t seem to do well in making the woman`s first time much more than "wham bam, thank you ma`am."  Some of these guys even forget they are dealing with virgins, even though this seems to be part of the appeal.  Crazy!It would be great if Ms. Ward had more help proofing the final draft.  It is odd to see so many basic spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors when the writing itself shows promise.