Review: A HOT rags to riches love story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 8, 2013
Tragically Flawed got so hot, the ice melted in my margarita glass. LOLI never read a lot of romance, until I started blogging. I have found authors that I love, so I read anything they write. A M Hargrove is one of those authors. I really enjoy her stories and writing style. I was very pleasantly surprised with Tragically Flawed.It is Riviera's rags to riches story. A story of her ability to rise above her tragedies and find love and friendship from the wonderful people who enter her life when she leaves her abusive live-in boyfriend and starts her life over in Beaver Creek, Colorado.Annie has a fantastic sense of humor and a mind blowing imagination in the romance department. Makes me wonder where all that hotness comes from. Care to share, Annie?Riviera - She has no education. She is a middle class worker. She is beautiful and trendy - tattoos, blue or pink tints in her hairs. She carries many scars, both physical and mental. She has been on her own since she was sixteen. Even though her life has been tough and people have treated her badly, she still feels people are good. She is the eternal optimist.Amie, Riviera's roommate, is the best. She works at Shelby's Shack, a women's shelter and has a very special gift - patience.Shan - He is a construction mogul. Physically fit, built like a Greek God. He wants no relationship. He has enough baggage of his own, but he falls for Riviera when he first sets eyes on her.Jasper was her live-in boyfriend. He is a horrendous abuser. She feels she is lucky to have lived through her time with him. He is a steroid raging weight lifter.Marsha Sue - She is a tyrant. Riviera's first job in Beaver Creek is with her and she is an awful employer. Have you ever had one?When Riviera finally stood up for herself against Marsha Sue, I felt like clapping and jumping up and down. Way to go girl.QUOTES"Sometimes being a gentleman was a damn b****.""No one likes Marsha Sue. She's meaner than a rattlesnake.""I'd rather have a root canal than go out with her.""I am broken, Shan. And I'm flawed.""We're all flawed, Riviera. You've experienced something tragic, but it didn't break you.""Riviera suddenly felt like a stack of hot buttermilk pancakes and Shan's voice was the warm maple syrup running all over her, dripping down her sides and seeping into every pore."  How hot is that? What are you thinking right at this very moment?I had tears in my eyes when Shan finally got through to Riviera and she talked to him.Tragically Flawed read like a fairy tale come true. It made me think of Pretty Woman, even though Riviera is not a prostitute. We all want to believe in fairy tale endings, don't we?I am so anal, I read almost every word in a book, cover to cover, The font in the chapter headings was hard to read. LOL5 STARS - Would Buy It For Them (lol)I received this book in return for an honest and unbiased review.Tragically Flawed