Review: Wow!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2012
I love Shelli's books so much! One of the most important thing about this book (as well as her last release) is the emotion she infuses into the story. I love the fun contemporary stories she writes, but the heart wrenching emotion in this book has me sighing, "WOW".That being said, I wanted to shake both these characters.It is obvious from the beginning that Rafiq has some baggage. He is so certain that people will use and reject him that he armors himself by striking fear in others and by being aloof. And in the case of Holly, rejecting her before she, as he is certain she will, rejects him. Two years have past when Holly reappears to rescue her brother. Holly also has baggage, but I am not so sure she recognizes it.Raliq is royalty and has a commanding demeanor. He is fascinated and enamored by the fact that Holly is not so easily intimated by him. After making a deal for her brother's release from jail, the two embark on a journey of re-discovery and self discovery.Why do I want to shake them? It is obvious from the start that they are in love with each other, or at the very least not over each other. But based on misunderstandings that they parted on, believe their feelings are one sided.I loved this story. This was a different Shelli Stevens for me. I highly recommend this book to everyone!