Review: Romance, suspense, action, oh my!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 14, 2013
This is the first book that I have read by Ella James, but I guarantee it will not be my last. I usually read YA and PA, so this is totally out of my normal range, but I have heard such wonderful things about "Selling Scarlett", I had to read it for myself and see what the fuss was all about. I am not sorry that I took that plunge!This book is not strictly romance, it goes above and beyond that. You will find romance, suspense, action, and some scenes that make you go "whoa! Where did that come from?". This is not for readers under 18 years old, or for the prude or faint of heart. Go into this with an open mind, and you will find yourself falling in love with the characters and the story line.Elizabeth Deville is a 20 something virgin. Yep, who knew those still existed? While attending a party at Hunter West's house, she sees some disturbing scenes between Hunter and Priscilla Heat, a known Porn Star. Unfortunately, she has had a crush on him since grade school, and lets this bother her more than she should. In doing so, she allows herself to be a little too harsh with her best friend, Cross. He leaves, drunk and upset, and ends up wrecking his motorcycle and in a coma. But, things are not always what they appear to be.When Cross's high-powered, political parents drop him from their insurance; he is forced into a rehab facility that they might as well just house the dead. Elizabeth cannot stand the thought of Cross being in a run-down place like that; he was making such great improvement before. But, with her parents being divorced, her mom in and out of rehab for drugs and spending money like it's nothing; and dad who ran off, got remarried, and has a new family of his own- what can she do about it? Sure, she has monthly trust payments coming in, but there is no way she can afford to move Cross back to the facility where he belongs. So she does the one thing she knows she can do in order to get that amount of money- she sells her V-card.Hunter is beyond livid when he finds out what Elizabeth, or Libby as he likes to call her, is about to do. How can she sell herself like that? Sure, he's been with plenty of escorts in his life- it's easier then falling in love and getting hurt. No strings attached, yep, that's his style. But he cannot fathom the idea of another man touching his Libby like that. But, is he willing to take the risk on bidding on her, knowing that he has his own demons to deal with? Between being blackmailed, dealing with the nightmares and flashbacks from his childhood, the family secrets, and one of his favorite escorts being kidnapped, and being the number 1 suspect, he has enough on his plate to deal with as it is.Take a chance and read "Selling Scarlett" to find the answers yourself: Does Elizabeth go through with selling her virginity? Can Hunter ever overcome his past and pain to reveal his true feelings for Libby? Does Cross finally wake up from the coma? And can Scarlett raise enough to properly care for Cross?