Review: Honest review given
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 12, 2014
Afraid to Love is a companion volume to Fire In His Eyes which focused on Monica, the sister of Ana. Afraid To Love focuses on Ana and follows the same timeline as Fire. It is not a sequel, and you do not have to read one to enjoy the other, but the two books do compliment each other well. I liked Fire In His Eyes, but found some of the writing to be a bit off, even though I still gave it 4 stars. But the author's writing has really improved in Afraid To Love.Afraid To Love tells the story of Ana, who has had her heart broken once before when her ex-husband cheated on her. That would have been bad enough, but to make things worse he also brought into their marital bed a serious STD which ended up causing Ana to have a complete hysterectomy at the age of 24. She is now 34, and for the last 10 years she has limited her exposure to men to one night stands and such. Ana never wanted to get serious with another man, worried that he would also break her heart. She also felt that she was only half a woman now that she could never have children of her own. What kind of man would ever be satisfied with that?Everything changes the night she met Teddy. Teddy was a handsome bartender who swept Ana off her feet like no other man had before. For the first time in many years Ana wanted to see a man more than once. And Teddy wanted to see more of this beautiful red haired goddess. Almost in spite of herself, Ana was falling in love with this incredible man. But she knew nothing serious could ever come of it. Teddy was from a large family, and she knew he wanted kids of his own someday. She could never give him that.However, Teddy had secrets of his own, and this is the crux of the novel. How can these two, who obviously care for each other, possibly be together and enjoy their happy ending? Please read this book to learn the answer to that.The sex scenes in this book are fire hot. Ana is very submissive in the bedroom, wanting a man to take control, and Teddy is more than willing to do just that. As a man myself I have to say I found that especially hot and sexy.The book is complete in and of itself. You do not have to read Fire In His Eyes first, although reading it will help explain her sisters journey. which is only touched upon in this book.I loved the book, finding it very sweet, and a bit heartbreaking at times. I found myself with wet eyes more than once. I would encourage you to check it out. I promise you will fall in love with Ana and Teddy too.