Review: Don't pass this book up!!  Another 5-star book by Karen-Anne Stewart
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 11, 2014
I was given an ecopy of Ash to Steele in exchange for an honest review.When I was offered the chance to read Ash to Steele, I didn't even hesitate to say yes. I'd read the Rain trilogy by Karen-Anne Stewart, which I 5-star loved, so I was curious to see if Karen-Ann could deliver another book that would live up to my expectations. Man, did she deliver!!!In Ash to Steele, Emma decides to leave the sheltered life she's always known behind and spread her wings to fly to Boston to pursue an art career. She leaves her preacher father and breaks up with her boyfriend and leaves South Carolina. There she meets Jess and gets to be friends with her and her small but closeknit group of friends, including notorious playboy Breck. Breck is a force to be reckoned with - he's cocky and arrogant and has his choice of which woman he'll be with on any given night. As intimidating as Breck is, Emma is intrigued by him and surprisingly, him by Emma. Deep down they both know that they are from 2 completely different worlds, but they form a friendship and start to get close to one another. Emma brings out the gentle side of Breck that hardly any one has ever seen. He's rough and tough with everyone but not with her. He's protective of her and would not hesitate to do anything it takes to keep her safe. Of course, there's a reason that he's so rough and tough and parts of his past come into play. Will his past get in the way of his future, a future that may include Emma?I absolutely LOVED Ash to Steele. I loved Emma and her fierce need to be independent and how she learned to stand her ground and not let anyone get in the way of what she wanted. But I really loved Breck, bad boy reputation and all. I loved his ferociousness when it came to protecting those he cares about and also how gentle he could be with Emma.I'm absolutely a fan of Karen-Anne Stewart. I think she could write a how to manual of how to watch paint dry and write it so well that it would make me want to read it over and over again. I can guarantee that I'll be watching for her next book!