Review: Yes and No
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 12, 2013
I am a fan of Lynda Chance. I think I've read all of her Kindle titles.I usually like a possessive hero, and I love a bad boy/good girl romance.But I am not a fan of high school romance or even YA romance.So, I debated on this one--to read or not to read.  Well, I read.  Now I am torn as I write the review. The elements I ALWAYS like in Chance's stories did not work for me this time, mainly because of the couple's youth, especially the heroine's.I liked Josh the alpha male. He's the hero from the wrong side of the tracks who is working to better himself, even before he falls for good-girl Hannah.  I admired him!  And his growly, possessive ways are sexy...until I remember he's eighteen and she's about to turn sixteen.So I disliked his growly, possessive ways.  I know, I know, I contradict myself, but let me explain. When Hannah turns sixteen, they begin going out officially. And he tells her, "I own you."  Ummm, no, dude, you don't.  Run, Hannah, run.In my opinion, sixteen year olds are just children who are allowed to operate dangerous machinery. If Hannah were an adult, I could escape into the fantasy.  But Josh's attitude smacks of the dangerously possessive boyfriend no one wants their sixteen year old daughter to date. Another example--Hannah is sitting with a male study partner in the library. And Josh glares at the kid until he intimidates him into leaving. Not cool. They're studying in a safe environment, but he interferes with her social and academic relationships. This is NOT the behavior impressionable teen girls should look for in a significant other. In real life, jealously and possessiveness lead to unnecessary drama at best, and psycho-boyfriend danger at worst.I liked the heat. Chance does a great job writing sexual tension and the smexy scenes are always hot. Such scenes in this book are equally well-written. But when I remembered how young these kids are....I began to dislike the smexy scenes. I'm not interested in reading about steamy encounters between a 16-17 year old and her boyfriend.  Kind of squicks me out, actually. They do grow up, but the pacing of the plot was a bit off, so the ending felt rushed.  And then the epilogue is such a big leap forward in time that it practically gave me whip-lash.Final verdict--you will really like this if you like Chance AND/OR  if you like very smexy teen romance. Otherwise, it's a mixed bag.  I hope Chance returns to her usual adult romance, and she may be heading in that direction with the romance between Katie and Hannah's step-brother. My fingers are crossed.