Review: if I Stay
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 14, 2014
This story is set at the Montgomery Manor in Connecticut.  John Montgomery and his wife Serena have twins, Lily and Evan, as well as grown children Monty, Jenna and Jake.  Jake being the troublesome playboy.  Being that Mr. Montgomery is successful hotelier, Jake lives large on top of that his trust fund.  Which daddy has now pulled and summoned him home due to bad press.Amy Sanders grew up on the estate with the Montgomery children with Jake being her best friend.  They did everything together.  Yet, it’s been 8 years since she has seen him.  You see her mom was their nanny while they were growing up.  In fact she almost felt her mom loved Jake more than her.  Just a passing thought really, but everyone loved Jake she even loved him still fantasized about him.Like everyone else at the manor she too is a misfit with a dream unfulfilled.  From the day she arrived she has had a small crush on Ryan the chauffeur.  Ryan Lucas the misfit chauffeur use to be a hot shot stuntman in the movies in Hollywood.  He ended up with a drinking problem and wrapped a million dollar worth of car around a tree.  Mr. Montgomery was willing to give him a chance.  He’s been with him two years now.  Unlike everyone else though Ryan doesn’t live at the manor or eat lunch with the others or even go out to the clubs with the others.  He’s a loner.  Keeps saying in case my break comes and an insurance or studio is willing to take me on.  Same reason for not asking Amy out.  Doesn’t want to hurt her by bedding her.Then, one day she gets the never to ask him to come out with the gang for a drink.  He says no stiffly.  Then, she gets why.  So, she gets the group to change plans to do laser tag.  Which he goes for and he totally enjoys.  A crack in his wall and he feels odd and in awe that Amy would do that for him.Jake comes home.  Mr. Montgomery ask Ryan not allow Jake to date Amy and to make sure that they are not a couple to basically spy on them.  He agrees, so when Jake asks for one of the cars to take out Amy he says he needs to go ask his father which makes Jake mad.  Ryan comes up with the idea to drive them on their date in order to make sure Jake keeps his paws off Amy.  Since Jake had already told him that he basically just wanted to get in Amy’s pants, which is funny in a way since she won’t find her ass on that night.  Why you ask?  Because she will be laughing too hard.  He tries his game moves on her and she gives him and his moves, he gives to all girls he knows.  Can you say “Gamer?”Ryan came up with a surprise date for Jake to take Amy on…Taking her mom out.  Jenna, Jake’s sister is even flying out to take care of the twins.  Things become more than they seem and Ryan seems to hold the keys.  Will he fill Amy in or keep her in the dark?Ryan’s guilt is getting the better of him mainly due to his background of not having family.  It all seems like a plot to keep him and all the misfits Mr. Montgomery hires under his thumb, which only makes him angrier.  Let’s face it Ryan is just angry.  He’s had no one in his corner before.I loved this book because there were so many twist and turns.  Man oh man I never saw that ending coming at all.  I thought I had figured it out different from Amy and Ryan’s conclusion, but still was wrong.  Loved it I have to say a lot.  I give it 5 stars.  Sent by Author for honest review.