Review: congratulations on your debut
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 18, 2014
Star Rating: 3.5 starsI was given an arc in exchange for an honest review.Impulses begins with us meeting Samantha Kennedy, 24, meandering through life, going from one casual hookup to another, we can tell almost immediately that she is broken, she is harboring a dark past that has shattered her self worth and left her using promiscuity as a means keep her heart safe, pushing commitment and relationships away, never really letting anyone in, she uses sex for the instant gratification and confidence boost.Hayden Wentworth is the epitome of classy, confident, sexy lawyer, he is Wentworth & Associates, a renowned practice, outwardly he is everything you would expect in a successful lawyer, but inwardly he is withdrawn, and full of self doubt. He is harboring secrets of his own, a past that left him broken and unwilling to attempt love or a relationship, he is also Samantha's new boss.How do 2 broken people fight the attraction they share, how does giving in to those impulses give them the push to heal themselves, to have a chance at love again when they both believe they are safer without it?The first 30% was slow building for me, Brock creates such a vividly descriptive world, by 50% I was hooked, I wanted, no I needed to know that two broken people had a chance, could find and forgive themselves and in turn find love and each other. Impulses is filled with enough angst to keep it real, enough heartbreak to keep you in their corner cheering them on, and is ultimately for me about that journey of forgiveness and second chances, that if you're lucky will lead you to your HEA. Congratulations V.L. Brock on a beautiful debut, I can't wait to see what you do next.