Review: Phenomenal read ~ couldn't put down my Kindle!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 1, 2013
I absolutely LOVE when a book that I couldn't wait to be released turns out to be freaking AMAZING! Yes, this freshman novel from Liz King is a homerun! She hit every emotion I love to feel when reading a book! This book seriously had me so freaking excited!The first in the series In A Heartbeat introduces us to Lynae, affectionally referred to as Nae-Nae by her friends, and the hot bad boy rocker Connor! Everyone knows I'm a serious rock star romance junkie but don't let this book fool you! This isn't your typical follow a band, groupies, tours and party like a rock star book. No, this book is about two broken souls that connect at first glance.Lynae has a secret she's kept to herself for 8 years. A secret which she felt she was to be blamed for and it kept her from living her life. She feels it was the only means to protect herself. What she has lived through was truly heartbreaking and the Prologue in In A Heartbeat doesn't hold back! We find out within minutes what happened to Lynae at the tender age of 14 and how that affected her until she meets Connor.Connor, OH MAN! Ladies, I swooned over this boy! He has his own demons he fights. His own secret and own guilt he harbors. He blames himself for what happened and sadly he isn't the only one. Just one glance across a crowded bar before his band, Shameful Regret, takes the stage and his gorgeous green eyes connect with Lynae. That's all it took for him ladies. He knows he NEEDED her. As he states in the book Lynae "grounds" him. He is an absolutely sweetheart but the pain he keeps inside is eating him alive. His only outlet is the wrong one and that comes with devastating consequences.We get to experience the first connection between Connor & Lynae. Where she ends up running cause her past just won’t let go! But that boy finds her again and he helps her LIVE. Secrets are shared but only by one party and the secrets the other party has can annihilate their relationship. Now I can't give you too much but I can say I you will definitely have times where you will just want to curl up in a ball and sob until you are utterly exhausted. There's a point in this book where the past for one of them comes back and you will so want to beat the ever living tar out of this person! I think it was great how that played out because there needed to be a sense of closure for the character to move forward! When it comes to Lynae & Connor and their between the sheets time….well let's just say it's HAWT! Also there's a little surprise that had me gasping and thinking Oh Heck Yes!I got to the end of the book where demons come out and words were so carelessly thrown that I just had to scream my lungs out and then I kept saying NO NO NO and after that I started my major freak out! At the very end I literally was dancing and jumping around my living room!In A Heartbeat is total 5++++++ star read for me. The author did a FANTASTIC job with developing the characters as well as the secondary characters. We are introduced to Lynae's best friend, Sly (firefighter ladies ;)), Michelle & Gabbi. We also get to spend time with Lynae's father and their relationship is written so beautifully that you can't help but love him! Then we have the other "boys" in Shameful Regret ~ Wade, the naughty, perverted hottie that plays bass but really has a big heart, Sean, the fun loving, joke around drummer and finally Marcus the lead guitarist who is quiet and takes everything in (I fell in love with Marcus and then I wanted to kick him).I felt the angst the characters felt. I laughed at the crazy antics of Wade & Seth. I cried at the pain that Lynae & Connor are living with. I seriously can not wait for the second book in the series. Make My Heart Beat is scheduled to release Spring 2014 ~ UGH well actually I can wait cause what is about to come out is going to be HUGE!A phenomenal read that I will recommend to everyone! Yes there is a cliffhanger and I have to put this in cause I LOVE to be left hanging but I know a lot of you don't but believe me it really is worth the reading RIGHT NOW!