Review: A great story.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2014
Alexi's life turned on its axis when she lost her twin brother in a car accident. Although there was a brief highlight to her dark days when Ryder stepped into her life, ever since he severed all contact with her she's been rolling with the motions but not truly living her life. Then she finds herself face to face with the one man she has never forgotten and her life will once again be turned upside down. The question now is how ready she is to accept and deal with what ensues next.Well, I still haven't met an MMA fighter I didn't like and Ryder is definitely on the top 5 of that list. Not only was he the quintessential brooding, sexy-as-hell caveman-type, alpha male he was also very understanding, caring, vulnerable when it came to anything to do with Lexi and loyal to a fault. Yes, a panty-dropper, tough as nails kind-hearted man.Sorry for my fan-girl moment. Moving on!Thankfully, all that hunky goodness (I know, sorry!) was coupled with a great story that brought forth tragedy, an overwhelming amount of emotion, chemistry that sizzled and a deeply-rooted connection that jumped off the page.I enjoyed reading Lexi and Ryder's past experiences since it brought to the surface how strong their connection was. However, I would have loved to have seen more of the development of that connection in the present. I thought the author did a great job of presenting it, but for me it would have been even more enjoyable to have seen it happened. More showing, less telling.That aside, I thought that Bethany Bazile did a wonderful job in bringing Ryder and Lexi's story to the page. Although the pace dragged a bit in places, the plot and its resolution made up for it. I was especially surprised by the outcome and how she brought it all together in the end.All in all, a great story about healing, moving on and embracing what the future holds.