Review: An emotional but sweet romantic read.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 14, 2014
Tatum has had a rough couple of months. She knows she needs to leave her past behind, but it's easier said than done. Thankfully, she has a good support system in her best friend and her boyfriend and decides to start anew by moving with them to another town. Once there, she's lucky enough to find a job that she loves and meets the one man that will change her life for the best.Blaise has been burned before so he doesn't do relationships anymore. His focus is volunteering as a firefighter (*swoon*), managing his tattoo parlor (*sigh*) and his family (*melt*). But from the moment he meets Tatum, he can't think of nothing else. Drawn by the pain behind her eyes and her easy manner, Blaise tries to deny that he has found his one.I loved this story!Kaylee Ryan didn't pull any punches drawing me into the story. From the very beginning I was emotionally invested in Tatum's story. I felt her pain and cried right along with her when her world shattered into a million pieces. I admired her determination to move on with her life and the way she went about her attraction to Blaise.Tatum and Blaise's connection was immediate and their chemistry easily palpable, but what I enjoyed the most were their honest interactions, the tender touches and their conflicted emotions regarding what was developing between them. I loved that they questioned, analyzed and pondered what laid behind their connection. Yes, they had an insta-love kind of relationship, but the author went to great lengths to back that up with plenty dialogue too so that when the time came for them to be together, I didn't for a moment doubt their feelings.Along with the sizzling chemistry there was also a great range in emotions. From Tatum's pain in losing her parents and being betrayed to her excitement in starting in a new town all the way through Blaise's affection towards Tatum and the thrill he felt at pursuing her, Kaylee Ryan brought it all to the page in a way that helped me connect to both characters. I found myself cheering them on, even if I wanted to shake some sense into them a time or two.All in all, an emotional but sweet romantic read with lots of funny and steamy moments to round it all up!