Review: An example of what real life romance should be
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 2, 2013
My heart is so damn happy right now after finishing Take Me Home by Inez Kelley. I had very high expectations for this book and worried that I was expecting too much but I am never so happy to be so wrong in all my life. This book is a wonderful feel good story filled with amazingly complex characters, a storyline with twists, turns, ups and downs, and dialog laced with humor but many heartfelt moments as well, and some downright smokin’ hot sex scenes guaranteed to warm you up on a cold winter night. This book, quite simply put, is a perfect romance story and an exceptional start to a new series.I fell head over heels for Matt Shaw in the first chapter; his wit was the first thing, his memories the second, his longing third, and his sexy assed thoughts last. Hot damn his sexy assed thoughts had me thinking sexy assed thoughts about how I’d like him tied to one of his trees. Yes, I went there because Matt is a logging manager or has our heroine likes to call him a lumberjack, but he’s more than that. He’s got a degree in forestry and he’s adamant about being careful with the land. He’s also a brother and an uncle and he is still dealing with a past he can’t seem to forget. He’s far from perfect, but he’s a good man. A good man that makes a huge error in judgment when he’s forced to take over a job for Kayla EdwardsKayla is one of those heroines you can’t help but love. She’s self sufficient almost to a fault, she’s smart, she’s funny, and she has no problem going after what she wants including Matt. New to the area she hasn’t met many people but when Matt shows up on her doorstep to do a bid for his company Kayla lets him know that she’d like to have more than a working relationship with him.Man oh man the chemistry between these two would warm the whole state of West Virginia during a bad winter. Hot doesn’t even begin to describe the immediate sparks they throw off. Matt would love nothing more that to take Kayla up on her offer but he tries to do the right thing, he knows getting involved with her is a bad idea given the secret he’s keeping from her (and all of his friends) but eventually he just can’t run any longer. While there is no doubt these two mesh sexually, it’s more than that. When they are together no matter what they are doing you can just see how right they are for one another. Unfortunately Matt’s secret comes to light and things get really messy for quite a long time.Their road to happily ever after was rough, Kayla is angry and hurt and she has a right to be. I feel for Matt because he really is a good guy but he made a pretty big mistake and when Kayla won’t even listen he lets her go even though he’s hurting just as much if not more than she it. I give him a lot of credit for putting his feelings aside and reaching out when she needs help and I give her a lot of credit for accepting, something that isn’t easy for her to do.This is one of those books I know I’ll read again and again. There is something to be said for an author who can so easily write humor into her romance and even into her love scenes. Inez Kelley does it well, and Take Me Home is a prime example of what a real life romance should be; it isn’t always pretty, people screw up, they get angry, they make up, and they start all over again loving, laughing, and living. I thank you from the bottom of my heart Inez for writing another great love story!Review copy provided for an honest review.