Review: Phew
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 11, 2012
Ashton Monroe is alone in the world after the death of both of her parents. Her father owed a large amount of money. Now the man whom is owed this debt, expects Ashton to pay it off. But the menial jobs that Ash is able to get mean that her payments are too meagre to satisfy this man that Ash has only seen once before. But he does send other men to harass and rough her up. They eventually lose patience with her, and forcibly take her to a gentlemens gaming and sex club to work as an escort.This is where Ash first meets one of the clubs managers Derek Pennington. In fact he is going to be her manager, and train her.First read for me by this author. What can I say about this to do it justice. It is very well written. I have to say right away that this is not going to be to everyone's taste, it's not for the fainthearted that's for sure. The plot of a desperate girl who is trying to pay off the large debt left by her dead father, with no choice but to do what is so alien and distasteful to her. Derek was a very dark character, and at first I wondered how his role in the story would play out. His actions towards Ash are not always very nice, especially in the beginning. But as this progressed we get to see a different side to Derek. The story is told from Ash's POV, her internal dialogue regarding how she thinks and feels was so well done. There is a lot of sex in this, perhaps some might say its gratuitous. But it's not, it marks the growing change in Ash and Derek's relationship. Even though there were some parts of this that some might feel are unpleasant I just couldn't look away. I felt compelled to keep turning the pages to see what would happen to this unlikely couple. From its dramatic start right through to the end I could not put this down. A highly emotional and at times heartrending read. This author is one to watch IMO.