Review: ENJOYED THIS STORY
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2014
Olivia Beaumont is heading off to Winston College. Leaving behind the past year and what happened hopefully behind her. While unloading her truck with her belongings to take to her new dorm room, she's knocked to the ground by Brax Jenkins pitcher for the baseball team. From this first meeting Brax seems to take an interest in Olivia, he insists on calling her by her middle name Gracie. He seems to be everywhere she is. But her new roommate Tessa warns her about Brax, he's a player and not just on the baseball pitch. Brax a southie from Boston may be the sort of guy that Olivia should avoid but he has an undeniable charm. The two start out as friends but become closer as the days go buy. If only Olivia knew about the dare, what then. To make matters worse her past is threatening her present as the person she had hoped to escape is now a student at Winston.I am grateful to the author for a copy of this story, in exchange for a review. This is a first time read for me of her work. I'm a big fan of this genre, with the tatooed and scarred bad boy, and the girl who normally wouldn't register on his radar but knocks him for six. This is a story that carries the reader along on a tide of emotion right from the first page. I really liked the fluid writing style which was descriptive but not overly so. The whole tale comes alive on the page. The characters were very well fleshed out, I loved the interactions between Olivia and Brax it all seemed so realistic. More than that I really liked both leads. Brax in particular was wonderful, even when he messed up which he did a lot. The author had the knack of still making me root for him. I'm hoping the author is considering writing some of the other character stories.