Review: I fell hard for Ellis!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 13, 2014
Just when I think I have LL Collins down, BAM here comes Ellis.Ellis never knew who his father was.  He only knew he had his last name and that his mother and father had a short tryst together in Florida, a one night stand.  His mother was worthless to him growing up.  She was more worried about her next fix than her son.  Finally in his teens, he thought he could find happiness when his girlfriend got pregnant with his baby.  He would finally have a family.  Until one day, the slam of a gavel took it all away.  He got into some legal trouble and his parental rights were taken from him.  He lost his freedom and his son.  While he was in juvie, his mother died.  Now he was truly all alone.  When he left juvie, an officer, Carl who had a soft spot for Ellis took him in and helped him get his life together.Now Ellis was a grown man living in Florida.  With the help of Carl, he was now in law enforcement.  Despite having a few close friends, Ellis kept himself guarded close.  No one knew about his past except Carl, who had his record expunged.  Ellis didn’t do relationships and never felt worthy of having love.  Each year on his son’s birthday he would relive the regret and pain on not knowing his son or even where he was.Taking a side job on a security detail for a new and rising Country music star is the day his whole life changed.  When he laid eyes on Samantha Kerrigan, he felt an instant pull to her that he had never experiences in his 29 years of life.  She had her own skeletons but could not deny the attraction she felt for Ellis.  Forces beyond any of their control kept pulling these two closer and closer.Their story had me hooked from early on and I waited in great anticipation to see where things would go with these two.  Samantha was determined to break through the walls that Ellis had forged to protect his heart and his past.  Ellis’ main mission was to protect Samantha at all costs against the lingering danger she was in from her stalker.  He felt he would destroy her and shatter her heart so he kept his distance from her the best he could.  When all hell breaks loose, will love conquer all?  Will the past come back to haunt both Ellis and Samantha?This is the third book I have read by LL Collins and I am addicted.  Her characters are amazing.  I fell in love with them all.  I cried both happy and sad tears for them and along with them.  LL is magical in her books.  She writes the most amazing love stories.  This whole series is wonderful.  If you haven’t read them yet, I highly recommend you 1-click them today.  And if you do, get your tissues ready!  If you have a heart at all, you will cry your eyes out!