Review: Pretty good contemporary romance :D
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 27, 2014
3.5-4 starsThis was a pretty good story. I liked Lynne and Jesse and their story was enjoyable even if a point or 2 needed to be taken with a grain of salt.Lynne is a nice lady that works in web design. She used to live in Florida but decided to move to West Virginia for a new start after divorcing her cheating slime-ball of a husband. Lynne had to take a detour while driving to her new home and lack of signs along with lots of snow and ice ends her up in the wrong place at the wrong time.Jesse is a good guy but he's a convicted rapist/murderer that escaped from prison. Jesse is actually innocent but was convinced with circumstance evidence, his penchant for bondage and a scar on his jaw (which apparently is similar to the real criminal). No one would believe Jesse and he was sent to prison where he spent 5 years. He managed to escape and get far away, staying in a abandoned cabin he found far out in the woods.While on her detour, Lynne ends up spinning out of control and crashing in to a tree, causing her airbag to deploy and knock her out. Jesse happens to be close when she crashes and he rescues her, taking her back to his cabin in an attempt to save her life. He nurses her back to health over the span of 7 days and by the time she's awake and cognizant of her surroundings, Jesse has developed some tender feelings for her. The problem becomes that when Lynne wakes up, she recognized Jesse from the new stories about his capture and trial. Lynne thinks that Jesse is a sadistic rapist that kills his victims and is horrified, thinking she's in for torture before being killed. In an attempt to placate Jesse, Lynne gives him oral and Jesse knows he shouldn't take advantage of her fear but has trouble thinking straight when her mouth is on him. He plans to tell her he's innocent and that he wont hurt her but a bit more happens between them before that happens. When Jesse explains things to Lynne she doesn't know what to believe. Jesse has treated her with nothing but caring and consideration (outside of having relations with her under false pretenses) but Lynne thinks she'd be a fool just to believe him outright. They are together for a while longer and during this time, Lynne realizes that she believes he's innocent and also, she's developing feelings for Jesse. Once they're both on the same page they have to figure out where to go from there. Jesse's answer was a bit of a surprise but a good one. I liked his actions and how it made Lynne's actions possible. It takes a little bit but with some effort, Lynne and Jesse are able to get their well deserved HEA.This was a very enjoyable story. I liked both Jesse and Lynne and loved how the story turned out. For the most part, the only real issue I had with the story is how fast the love developed considering the conflicting emotions that Lynne must have felt. I know it's possible but it didn't seem probable. Regardless of this point, I really liked how the story turned out and I ended it with a smile on my face. If you can deal with a fast fall in to love, I'd recommend this story. :D