Review: complete perfection!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 17, 2014
4.5 STARS!Alison G. Bailey writes complete perfection! I never thought I would love Brad as much as I ended up loving him at the end of this book.  Present Perfect was on my Top Reading List of 2013 so I couldn't wait to dive right into Past Imperfect to get to know Brad Johnson more - the rich, cocky yet totally misunderstood bad guy from book 1.I have to admit that I did have a special place in my heart for Brad in Present Perfect though he was a total Smurff**ker.  Meeting the woman that would capture his heart, Mabry Darnell, a tough career oriented lawyer filled my heart with pure joy.But Mabry like Brad is not without her secrets.  Though she seems to put together and happy on the outside, inside she is hiding deep secrets that eat away at her emotional and physical well being.  Because of this Mabry tries so hard to keep her relationship with Brad purely physical and to not get attached but Brad is a completely different person in this book and pursues her relentlessly.  Brad's relentlessness is magnificent - he knows what he wants and won't back off - he knows what will calm Mabry, he knows her inside and out and I am in utter awe of him.  Since Present Perfect, Brad makes a conscious effort to be a better person and I couldn't be more proud of the man he has become.  He had made such HUGE strides to be a better person for himself and for Mabry - learning from his mistakes of the past and my heart is just filled with love for this wonderful man.For both characters to move forward to a bright future together, they will need a strong combination of forgiveness, healing and love.  Mabry's issues and insecurities break my heart, her past and her father abandoning her all creating the insecure and alone woman that she is today.Will Brad be able to save her as she has so obviously saved him?  Can she overcome her illness and strive for a future with the man who so loves her with his complete being?You will have to read this book to find out!WAMFU!  You will understand this once you read this book....the beautiful epilogue and looks into the future have me smiling, laughing and just fill my heart with complete happiness and love.We all make mistakes...and we learn from them to become better people.  And I can't think of two more deserving people to have the ending that they did.Alison G. Bailey's writing in both past and present alternating POV's allows the reader to get the full effect of how the choices you make, the circumstances you have to live with shape your future and who you become.  I felt so completely vested in these characters and experienced all of their pain and suffering, happiness and love.  I was with them through all ups and downs in this relationship and the writing was simply amazing.If you are looking for a different read among the many books out there, where you will get fantastic writing and a story that will keep you interested throughout and where you will experience every beautiful emotion that the author intended you to feel - pick up a copy of this author's work - you will not regret it!Great job! <3