Review: Erotic tale of destiny overtaking your heart and falling in love....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2013
The author provided me with a copy of this book and I am grateful to her for allowing me to review her work.  I went into this review without knowing anything about the story as I wanted a completely unbiased opinion.  I was pleasantly surprised with the depth of the tale and the precision with which Ms. Aycart wrote it.  This is a book filled with independent characters, passion, steamy love scenes, unsavory persons and a little bit of feline intrigue for fun.Tate is an incredibly independent woman who is faced with a very complex life; both past and present.  She is bombarded with tragedy and mystery as she tries to put her life in order after some shocking losses.  She has many preconceived notions about men and what she would be looking for-IF she were looking.  Surprisingly, she finds passion in the one place she would never dream of pursuing it.  While working through the trials her life exhibits, she finds both a lover and a friend.  While her character is very well defined by the author, I found her inhibitions to be a bit overwhelming at times.  There is quite a bit of development with her through the course of the novel, but her continuous need to rebel against her heart was often frustrating.  I had a hard time forming a connection with her character as she was almost too stubborn for her own good.  She's just a very complex woman and hard to understand, but I believe that is what Ms. Aycart wants you to feel.James may look like a bad boy, but there is much more to him than what you see.  He refuses to be "just a fling" and continues to pursue Tate, often to my amazement.  For all of the insults and interrogations she throws his way, I was shocked a man of his caliber would endure her emotional baggage.  James was created in such a way that you are instantly vested in him-he pulls you in right from the start with his witty banter, sexy good looks and his unfailing devotion to those he loves.  I immediately connected with his character and often wished he would move on from Tate.  While James is complex in his own right and you wish he'd stop putting up with Tate, again, I think this is intentionally where the author was leading you.The plotline itself held many facets and all were funny, devastating, interesting and intriguing.  There were so many events happening yet it was never hard to keep pace and I just kept turning pages.  One aspect that was a bit much for me was how heavy on the sex scenes it was.  I almost felt that all the pivotal moments of the book took place during sex instead of around it.  I'm also not a huge fan of the unrefined language used within these scenes.  This is just a personal preference and if I put that aside, it didn't deter me from liking the story.The story held quite a few epic scenes which left me laughing out loud or sighing with envy.  I won't do spoilers, but I'll just say golf course and you'll know.  The people from the retirement community are hysterical, believable and very well developed as a supporting cast.  I loved every one of them and the situations Tate and James found themselves in when with these folks were fantastic and incredibly well thought out.I love a good romance.  I'm not too keen on heavy erotica.  This was somewhat of a mixture of the two.  I really liked the story and it kept me reading and forging ahead, but I would have preferred it to have remained more of a romantic quest than a heavy sexual one.  The author has done a fantastic job of creating and meshing her characters while creating such an exquisite story.  I am eager to see how Ms. Aycart develops as a writer as with this novel, she shows lots of promise and delivers a very good read!+  Fantastic supporting cast+  James is a character you can't help but fall in love with+  Even with all of her issues, Tate is not someone you would ignore-  A bit heavy on the erotica-  The unrefined language was a turn off for me as it didn't suit the story-Just My Opinion  books.mommysopinion.com  FB: justmyopinionnh  @JustmyopinionNH