Review: Into the Night Reviews ... Permanent Lines by Ashley Wilcox
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2014
3.5 out of 5 starsPermanent Lines is the story of Merrick Drake and Amelia Driscoll.  A brief but intense encounter between the two leaves Merrick in a state of emotional turmoil he’s never encountered before.  When he finally manages to find Amelia again he never could have imagined the lengths they would have to go to to be together - but love is worth everything ... right?I’ll be honest, I really didn’t warm to Merrick.  He kept telling me he wasn’t one of those pansy guys who pined after a girl he’d only met once, and yet that is what he did pretty much for the entire book.  I really would have loved a Prologue that showed more of his ‘pre Amelia’ persona so that there was some validity to his claims that he was acting out of character.  I might have been able to accept his almost obsessive behaviour a little easier then (and I acknowledge there is a disclaimer on Goodreads from Merrick owning his “pussy” behaviour at the start of the book - his character still didn’t work for me).  I should say this was my first Ashley Wilcox book and I understand that Merrick gets his introduction in the Forever Series.  Perhaps I would have got the background to his character I was seeking if I’d read that first.  Having said that, this book can be read as a stand alone.The relationship between Merrick and Amelia was a little bit ‘insta-love’ although the timeframes meant that it wasn’t instant - things between them moved very quickly off the back of one weekend.  Having said that, there was a clear connection between the two and seeing a ‘tough’ guy shaken up by love to the extent that Merrick was, was very entertaining.The story was intense and I quite enjoyed watching the plot unfold.  There were some elements that were a little hard to buy at times, but overall it was an easy to read, well written story.Visit the Into the Night Reviews blog or Facebook page for great book reviews, new release updates, giveaways and more!!