Review: Yes I loved it!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 23, 2014
First I have to say that this book is my favorite of Karen-Anne Stewarts’ books.  I liked the Rain Trilogy, but this book…I could just tell how much she has grown as an author. I loved ASH TO STEELE.First it is written in first person, which I prefer and the switch in POVs was spaced perfectly.  The switch did not happen at every other chapter.When I started to read the book, I thought oh no the story was going to be told to me instead of allowing me to feel and come up with my own assumptions about the characters’ feelings. It started like that and then the writing and/or story turned.  I am not sure which, but at about 13%, I could not stop reading.  Yes this story is one that has been told a 100 times, but it had very likable characters and I felt like the angst was not manufactured.Emma moves to Boston from a small town in South Carolina.  She goes to a bar where her friend Jess works.  One night while visiting Jess at work she runs into Breck.  Breck is a man whore and has no problem being one. Emma knows Breck reputation and wants no part of it. However, soon Emma becomes part of a tight group of friends that Breck is part of and slowly they become friends.  They begin to learn a lot about the other and Emma notices that there is more to Breck that he lets the “public” see. Breck has a past that only few know about and he knows that if his past comes back it may literally hurt Emma.Yes this sounds like every other book you have probably read, but there are certain things that the author writes in the story that had me thinking and not wanting to stop reading. I loved Breck’s friends, but one.  I was and I am still leery of Jess. I was not always sure of Jess’s intentions from her little comments here and there. Jess bothered me a lot.  However, she and my irritation with her did not take away from the actual story.I loved how Breck was a good friend to Emma and the relationship went from friendship to so much more.  I needed a story like this one that was about one love that was true love.  There is no pining or cheating.  Just a simple love story told very well. The title is perfect which the reader finds out later what it all means.To Karen-Anne: I am so glad you wrote this book in first person.  You did an amazing job with this story.  I can tell that you put a lot of effort and time into this one.A copy was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.