Review: Easily the best book of 2014... Surpasses the likes of Sylvia Day & E.L. James
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2014
"La mia bella ragazza. Lascia che ti mostri che io ti amerò per sempre. Lascia che il mio tocco essere l'unico che si ricorda. Il tuo cuore e al sicuro cone me." (My beautful girl. Let me show you that I'll love you forever.  Let my touch be the only you remember.  Your heart is safe with me.)"Wow ... all I can say right now is WOW.  I received this book not knowing it was going to capture my attention and hold me captive where I re-read it as soon as I read it because it was that good.  This book has surpassed any book I have read in 2014.  Completely and totally obliterated all other books.  Ms. Bell weaves a story of betrayal at the base level of a child to a woman who becomes stronger than she ever thought she could become.  There was so much more depth here than just a romance story.  This book is not for the faint of heart.  It has rape, child abuse, sex trafficking, and domestic violence.  But more than all those put together it has HOPE.  Ms. Bell just didn't rush into the story and pile this all on the reader.  No she layered these issues and weaved the story so intricately and in a way that you felt you were there and there was no other place you wanted to be. Ms. Bell's book easily is on the same level as Sylvia Day and the Gideon Cross series.  She told the story where you wanted more, but you didn't want her to rush it because you become invested in Hadley and Miller.  I could easily make this whole review about her writing and not even touch on the character development.  I love how she used the words in the letters to touch off the sexual chemistry between the 2 main characters.  The letters alone blew me away because even sitting in a jail cell millions of miles away you felt the heat and lust between them.  I loved how with Hadley's history that she did not rush the sex between them.  She let it happen at their own pace and it was very organic and real to me.  You don't only read about these characters, you become friends with these characters. I can't wait to read more from Ms. Bell and even though you get your HEA with this story it is a wild and fantastic ride to get there.  It will be hard for this book to be topped by any other as the best book I've read of 2014.~Shauna~