Review: A keeper!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 19, 2012
To say this book was an emotional roller coaster is putting it lightly. After reading this, I feel as though I have been through almost the entire amusement park. There is a lot of action and a lot of drama that bring to the surface a lot of feeling. It pulled me in from the very first chapter and held me captive the entire day.After meeting Jake in book one I really liked him. He is funny and caring and the best friend a person could have. After really getting to know him in book two, I have completely fallen in love with him. I hate to say that characters are broken, I often times try to find a different word to describe them, but honestly nothing else seems to fit with Jake or with Tia. They have both had to overcome incredibly hard pasts, and it has left them both changed people. I think Tia more so than Jake. He just didn't quite know how to handle the pain he was dished out at such a young age, but Tia just had a shitty life that left deep scars on her soul.When Tia and Jake are forced to be partners Jake sees Tia in a different light. After a weekend spent at his home, he uncovers some very real and very deep feelings. He thought he knew what love was, he thought he knew what he wanted in his life, he thought he had all the answers. He was wrong. Tia allows him to see past the smoke and mirrors of his charade and uncover all his fears, desires and passions.What Jake gives Tia at his home besides a lot of amazing sizzling orgasms is a challenge. He challenges her face her past demons. He challenges her to open herself up completely. He challenges her to accept love. Their journey into the past in not a pretty one, they both have a lot of obstacles standing in their way. They both have to learn to trust. They have to learn to believe. They have to learn to love unconditionally.The supporting cast of secondary characters was amazing. We get quite a lot of action with Kate and Chase. They have their own set of issues they have to work through in this story. The balance between the two couples was well blended and mixed nicely with the story line.Trust, love, honesty, hatred, jealousy, heartbreak, lies, passion and desire, are the main ingredients in this novel. When all of these are stirred together, you are left with an emotional heart wrenching story that is guaranteed to consume your mind and your heart for a long time. Any story that has the ability to linger with me and keeps me thinking about it after I turn the last page is a guaranteed winner.Review copy provided for an honest review.