Review: A continuation of a terrific story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 24, 2013
4 Questioning, Dominating, Compromising, Accepting Stars * * * *This is the follow up book to In the Moment by Olivia Jake. We are right where we left off with Laurent and Sam. They have over come some hurdles, learned that this relationship is fragile and needs care. What is the key for them is the respect each has for one another as well as the affection.Since both are independent, controlling and financial stable the reason they are together is clear... they both want each other.However, with Laurent, the challenges are his actual investment emotionally with her. He never has had these types of feelings and it shakes him to his core. He is seeing his playing and lust develop into a real commitment and he wants the same from Sam.Sam is shaken as well but for different concerns. She has been driven, independent and leaning on no one since a child. She never had a role model to guide her as to how relationships are supposed to be. Her mother raised her by herself working multiple jobs giving Sam the ambition to always be able to care for herself. To never give in to a man.Her experience with this strong sexual powerful man constantly causes her to ask:Am I losing myself to him?Who am I when I am in the background at his events?Can I balance love and ambition for myself and keep this man by my side?This book had a real story to follow surrounding all of these questions; there were past shady business partners with Laurent who try to impact the couple; there is the jealous streak of Laurent and the challenge it causes in a male dominated world that Sam is entrenched.There is also the awakening and understanding of what works between two people sexually.Pausing due to reliving some extremely hot passages.....Damn... if I smoked I would need a cigarette about now...Ok back....This book was really another surprise and paired with In The Moment, an enjoyable read. As I mentioned in that book's review, it is refreshing to have characters fully formed and not still trying to find their way.I could relate to them as real accomplished people; people who bring grown up issues to the table and who hopefully will confront them rather than always running away or misunderstanding what has taken place.This book did confront most of the time. When it did, it explained why the character was acting the way they were. Only once in a while did the possible repetition of Sam's concerns annoyed. Over all this was a huge win for me.