Review: An intense, suspenseful read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 10, 2014
I loved the first book in Ms. James' Love Inc. series, so I certainly couldn't pass up reading the second book in the series. Though I didn't fall as deeply into this story as I did Saving Scarlett, I thought Taming Cross was a great, inventive story, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.It's been six months, and Cross Carlson is still trying to recover from the damage done during his motorcycle wreck. Both the physical and emotional damage. Between not being able to work in his motorcycle shop due to injuries to his left and dominant hand and his struggle with his guilt and anger over his father's darkest secret, Cross is going stir crazy and doesn't know what to do with himself. When it becomes too much for him to handle, he decides to do what he feels he should have done in the first place: save Missy.Missy, a.k.a. Meredith, isn't sure how she ended up in this place, but it must be punishment for every wrong thing she's ever done in her life. Hiding out in a Mexican convent/hospital from the drug lord who bought her as a sex slave isn't where she saw her life going, but she goes on from day to day as best she can. She has grown very fond of the sisters who took her in and enjoys her work as a massage therapist for the injured children who frequent the hospital. She's just waiting for the day when Jesus comes for her to punish her for running away from him. When a strange American shows up to help her, she is reluctant but goes with him out of necessity to survive. They set out on a crazy, dangerous journey to try to get her back to the States. But will they be able to escape without Jesus and his crew killing them? Or will she run from everyone when she finds out the true identity of her rescuer? Will Missy and Cross be able to overcome how their pasts intertwine and move forward into their futures? Buy this book and find out because it's worth every penny.This book is filled with intrigue, suspense, pain, and a heart-wrenching love story between an unlikely pair who have the world working against them. Taming Cross is an amazing read, and I can't wait for the third installment of the Love Inc. series: Unmaking Marchant.