Review: Rating: 4/5 stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
Burned by Sarah MorganSource: Author/PublisherRating: 4/5 starsIs there really anything more humiliating than getting dumped by your current boyfriend as your smolderingly hot ex-boyfriend listens in?  Yep!  How about being told, within earshot of your ex-boyfriend that you are not feminine enough, should join a book club and learn how to bake and then, being attacked in the street after you run out of the restaurant and have to be saved by your ex?  Oh, and then the ex criticizes your fighting stance.  Yeah, I think that qualifies as well and truly humiliating.For five long years, Rosie’s most enduring relationship has been with her battery operated boyfriend.  Men just don’t get her: she’s fierce, strong, well-trained and more than capable of defending herself in a bad situation.  In other words, most men are intimidated by her.  Furthermore, Rosie has come to accept that no man is ever, ever, ever going to compare to Hunter Black, her first love, her first lover and, the man who tore her apart when he walked out on her without so much as a backward glance.  For five years Rosie has forbidden her beloved sister from saying his name and has tried to convince herself that she is totally and completely over Hunter Black.  Yeah, right!Hunter Black has traveled the world (literally!) perfecting his marital arts skills, working as an expert on Hollywood sets and, trying to forget his ninja, Rosie.  When Hunter decides it was time to settle down he returns home to London, buys the fitness center he did all of his early training in and, witnesses his ex’s stunning public humiliation.  Though he wants to reconnect with Rosie, witnessing her dumping and ass-kicking was not what he had in mind.  To make matters worse, Rosie doesn’t seem to want anything to do with him and she is adamant about not giving him a chance to explain his despicable actions from five years ago.  What does a man have to do to win a girl back??The Bottom Line:  I really liked this read!!  Rosie is tough and determined to protect herself even if it means denying her feelings for Hunter Black.  Hunter is a bit harder to love but once I understood his reasons for leaving Rosie I was better able to get behind him and root for him.  Hunter really does have Rosie’s best interests at heart and he just has to convince her of that.  Thank the Lord part of Hunter’s strategy involves some really stellar sex   The past and the present come together in Burned making this one of my favorite types of reads.  The plot is easy and interesting and the characters are both so stubborn and stunning that I just couldn’t stop reading.  Burned is definitely hot little summer read that I can fully recommend to all 18+ readers.