Review: Speechless
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 11, 2013
Wow…just…WowHave you ever read a book or a series that made you think?Made you wonder about who you truly are?Question yourself and your thoughts?Made you realize that you are not alone and that there are people out there that understand you and those thoughts you have questioned?That there is nothing wrong with you…that in fact you are quite…normal?That there is someone out there for everyone?This is my book. This is that series that did it for me.It’s so hard to write a review about a book that was so real to you. One there the characters were so very real. One where you see so much of yourself within those characters.How do you express your feelings and your thoughts?When you fall in love with the characters and their story…it gets so very difficult to say goodbye at the end of their story.Everyone has had a book like that.....The story of Erik and Kelli continues in the final book in the Baby Girl series. Their love is truly a thing of beauty....and of real life.Love that just is…Finally settling into their relationship and their new home together, Erik and Kelli continue to grow. Growing individually and growing together. Growing stronger. Building their relationship emotionally and sexually. Learning each day what loves means to the both of them and how to prove it to each other.Kelli has come out of her shell little by little. She has found her voice and that voice knows just what it wants and is learning how to get it as well. She finally feels that she is who she needs to be and she is with who she was meant to be with.She no longer looks at herself as if something is wrong with her. As if there is no one on Earth that understands her.Erik understands her. Erik is her reason to exist.Erik has learned to trust…trust Kelli…trust Gene…and ultimately, to trust his heart.  He has become a man that his mother would be so very proud of. A man who Kelli is proud to belong to. A man who continuosly proves his loyalty and devotion for those that he loves. He has learned to let go of the past, live in the present, and look forward to the tomorrows.When all seems to be going so perfectly, Erik and Kelli are tested emotionally. With Gene's health in question, Erik must face the fact that this is one thing he cannot control. He cannot control the outcome and how it will impact both him and Kelli. He cannot shelter her from the impending pain and heartache of losing her father. And he cannot avoid the grief he faces by losing the man who has come to mean so much to him. So Erik does what he does best....he stays strong.One single act of selflessness....one person who will change the fate of another selfless man. It will make you believe that there is good in people. That not everyone only thinks about only themselves. That good, kind hearted people do exist.The sex in this book was so much more.There was syrup, washing machines, and holiday lights. To say the least, Erik made Kelli burn.....and not with fire.Erik uses sex and pleasure as a way to get Kelli to open up to him…to talk and ask for exactly was she wants.Their need and desire for each other is strong. Their love for each other through their sexuality is evident. Erik uses games. A way for him to learn what she wants, what turns her inside out. Games to get Kelli to feel.Erik is demanding and a true dominant. Yet…he is caring and loving. He takes care of Kelli physically, mentally, and sexually.Kelli is a natural submissive. She yearns to please Erik. To make him proud. Her greatest fear...is disappointing the man she is so deeply in love with. She thrives off of his demands and his control over her. She craves the loving words that fall from his lips.There are so many emotions that I felt while reading…HappinessGiddinessPrideHeartacheUncertaintyAnd the biggest of all…loveLove that Erik felt for Kelli. Love that Kelli felt for Erik. Love that was felt for Gene. Most of all, love that the author felt for his characters.The development from beginning to end for Kelli and Erik, both individually and together…it was incredible.His growth from being a man who didn’t love…who couldn’t find himself capable of loving another…to a man who utterly adored, cherished, and genuinely loved Kelli to no end.Kelli's growth from feeling like she would never love another, other than her father. Who didn’t believe that there was true love…until Erik happened into her life. She learned that if she would just speak up, she could get what she wanted. All she had to do…was speak. Not nod.After reading Baby Girl I, I was relieved to know that those thoughts, those feelings...they are not uncommon and they do not make you a broken person. They do not make what you desire wrong...in any way.I found so much of myself within Kelli. The way she thinks. How she acts. Her needs. Her wants. Her inability to vocalize. Her strong need to prove herself worthy and not to disappoint. All of her. I get her.Mr. Hildreth, you didn’t ruin me. Erik didn’t ruin me.You made me a better person for myself.You. Made. Me. Think.Erik showed me what it is to truly love another person...unconditionally. He showed me that people can change. People can grow and learn and love at the same time.You use your characters and stories as tools and cause us as readers to be able to put ourselves into your story. It gives us an escape, just as Kelli said...You used Erik to show us that even someone who may think that they are broken and that they are not capable of giving their heart....can do so.Scott, you succeeded . You did it.And it’s not just me who you and your books have made an impact on. You put everything you have into your books, and it shows.So, congratulations. Very well done. This series...it was more than just a story. It was eye opening. It was touching. It was perfect.And most of all.....Thank you.