Review: Blazing fantastic!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2014
I was intrigued by book 1, swept away by book 2, here I was BLOWN AWAY. Evan is in custody, Lia is finally by his side, deals with the mob boss, the lawyers, the cops, the feds...how will he get out of this one??? Every step of the way, Shay Savage brings us to the brink of sure disaster and I was gripping my hair with one hand and my Kindle with the other muttering "NO WAY!" and yet, Yes Way!! Seamlessly written, great editing, never a lag, etc.Evan and Lia are together at last and they will not let each other go. He confesses all to Lia and her eyes fly open wide, but she sticks to her man. And he is all man. Here we get the ROMANCE we've been waiting for along with Evan since book 1 and it is wholly satisfying: Intense intimacy, Evan's declarations of feeling and emotion for his woman are freaking unbelievable, I had tears in my eyes. He's all about giving to his woman in EVERY way. (Swoooooon, heart pumping) These two are forever. HIs kindness, need and vulnerability with Lia are juxtaposed throughout with the brutal hit man double spy he has to be in order to get them out of this madness in one piece, hopefully. Also, Evan's explanation of his attitude towards being a hit man (not just because he and his weapon are in a love relationship of trust and security) but because of what a fellow POW's wife said to him after he survived the ordeal was FANTASTIC and made sense. Well done!And by the way, Ms. Savage's Chicago was a fantastic ride too, here and especially in book 2. So many OMG moments, suspense, thrills, Evan having to pop this guy and that to keep Lia safe and himself and his mob boss father figure. Will it all blow up in his face?? It almost does, literally, twice. But Evan prevails. What I find funny is that Evan's character is so mature, perceptive, disciplined and yet he is described as being only 26, I could have sworn this guy is over 35 at least. When he realizes he is IN LOVE it blows him and us away. His vulnerability and strength are memorable....big, bad book boyfriend hangover here!And we get an awesome Happily Ever After. Thank you, Shay. I stayed up until 3am yet again to finish this fantastic, blazing read. Thank you so much for blowing me away. I sorely needed that after so many of the usual reads out there. Super kudos to you for all the research this must have entailed-- the fights, the weapons, etc. Very hot and sizzling read....yes, I do wish we had gotten a bit more Lia time to get to know her or relationship time, but these two do have their snits with each other like any other couple and it was amusing. By the way, I was surprised we didn't get Evan going down on his girl, (he did with Bridgett the hooker after all!!) but that's a minor quibble. Awesome guy, awesome couple, awesome adventure, grrrrrreat read. Phew!