Review: Drams, Romance, Danger
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2013
**SPOILERS**3 and 1/2 stars.  I would have given this book 5 stars if it weren't for the last 15% of the book.I loved the first 85% of this book and then I was totally confused by the last 15% of the book.  But I'll get to that in a minute.Taryn Ross is a student at NYU and working on becoming a psychologist.  She has been seeing a therapist for years to help her get over her abandonment and intimacy issues after being dumped at a hospital when she was just 5 years old.  It wasn't until she was 9 years old that she was adopted by a wonderful family.Taryn has a ritual of stopping by a Starbuck and ordering her favorite latte and sitting at her favorite table reading a book until her next class.  During her daily routine she noticed a guy that she dubbed `Hot Coffee Guy' because he was total eye candy.  Hot Guy has an incredible build and sexy eyes.  But Taryn never really thought she would talk to him.  One day while running late Taryn gets stuck in a long line to order her coffee when a guy comes up and places his hand at the small of her back.  She flinches because she knows who it is...Ryan Harper.  Their dad's had been friends forever and Ryan had been asking Taryn out for years.  Taryn's dad is a U. S. Senator and Ryan's dad is the Mayor of New York City.  Taryn had finally broken down and said yes to going out with Ryan.  They dated for 2 months before Taryn broke it off with Ryan but he wasn't taking no for an answer.  Ryan becomes confrontational and even a bit physical with Taryn at Starbuckswhen Hot Coffee Guy comes to her rescue.  After scaring Ryan off he then invites Taryn to sit with him at his table.  She learns that his name is Wyatt "Hunt" Hunter.  Taryn is totally smitten with Wyatt but doesn't know if he feels the same.  After Wyatt has rescued Taryn he waits for at his regular table and has already bought Taryn her latte and invites her to sit with him again.  This becomes a regular ritual and they begin to become close as they learn more about each other.  But Wyatt keeps his distance as far as any romantic relationship is concerned which confuses Taryn.Getting mixed signals from Wyatt, Taryn finally confides in her cousin Lindsay about Wyatt.  Taryn and Lindsay are roommates in a nice apartment off of campus courtesy of her father. Lindsay is a strong secondary character in this book.With final exams coming up Taryn has to study but she's panicking that she won't see Wyatt anymore at Starbucks so she sheepishly asks for his phone number so she can contact him when her exams are over.Lindsay wants to go clubbing to celebrate the end of exams and even though Taryn hates clubbing she's willing to go for her cousin's sake.  She invites Wyatt along and he's going to meet her there.As Taryn walks in and gets her first drink at the bar she sees Ryan come in and he heads straight for her with a smirk on his face.  Before he can reach her Wyatt grabs her and pulls her out onto the dance floor.  As they dance closely pressed together...Wyatt can't resist anymore and he gives Taryn a hot kiss.  Ryan comes over and starts to applaud and then makes some crude remarks.  After Wyatt grabs Ryan and threatens him to stay away from Taryn, Wyatt and Taryn decide to step outside to get some fresh air.  While outside they begin to really go at it with deep kisses and Taryn's leg riding up the side of Wyatt's leg.  As they turn to go back into the club they are blinded by flashing lights from the media.  Reporters begin to shout out to her asking how she feels about her dad running for President and how she thinks her dad will react to her PDA.  Shocked by what she's seeing and hearing Taryn let's Wyatt rush her back into the club where Wyatt goes into action.  A large friend of his that Taryn has seen around comes up and they begin planning on how to get Taryn out of the club while protecting her from the media as much as possible.  They find Lindsay and hustle her out as well.  This is when Taryn realizes that Wyatt has not been hanging around with her for fun...he is her bodyguard!Angry at Wyatt and her father for not telling her she was under surveillance Taryn won't speak to Wyatt or let him explain.  On top of that her dad has told her not to leave his penthouse apartment to protect her from the media.  That means she is stuck in the penthouse with Wyatt.After a while Taryn makes up with Wyatt...but the author throws in a twist that really took me by surprise.  Something horrible has happened that could prevent her father from running for President and could ruin her reputation.  But Taryn is the only one who knows about this threat and even though she shares the threat with Lindsay she makes Lindsay swear she will not tell Wyatt about what has happened.  While trying to figure out how to deal with this turn of events something even worse happens and Lily realizes she should have told Wyatt about the threat because now she is being physically assaulted by the mystery man behind the first threat.Taryn goes into shock but Wyatt is there to pick up the pieces and takes Taryn back to his small hometown that he hasn't been to for 10 years because of his own dark past.  While home Wyatt begins the slow process of working out the guilt he has carried around for 10 years, and he reconnects with his parents.But danger still lurks around the corner for Taryn and he keeps close to her at all times.  And I mean really close to her sometimes!  The sex becomes steamy between them.As the danger subsides somewhat, the steamy relationship between Taryn and Wyatt heats up as they declare their love for one another.But just as the reader begins to think things are perfect another shocking twist is tossed into the mix.  The twist will have Taryn and Wyatt fighting again.The two finally make up again but this is where I have a problem with the book.  The last chapter is called Bedtime Story.  It is supposed to be certain parts of the book told from Wyatt's point of view but all it does is rehash what has already been written.  It is a total waste of time to read the last chapter.  Also I was wondering at the end of the book if there was going to be a sequel.  After contacting the author she told me that she was first going to write a story about Lindsay and another character and then come back to finish up the sequel to Taryn and Wyatt.  Even though she explained it to me I think this book should be followed up immediately with the Taryn and Wyatt story and not have another book written in between the two.  This book could easily have been a stand-alone story with a smooth transition to the sequel.  I'm disappointed to have to wait for the conclusion to this book.I would still recommend reading this book but I would wait until the sequel comes out so that it will not be as confusing as to why the author couldn't write the Lindsay book around the second Taryn book.