Review: an emotional and great book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2013
I honestly fell in love with this book!! It was an emotional read that had me desperately wanting for Martha (Marti) to get her second chance in life.At around 9%, I realized I'd been reading all that time with my mouth literally opened. SHOCKED and utterly disgusted with the level of cruelness in Blaine, Martha's husband!! What a pr**k!! Seriously! And don't even get me started on my level of hatred towards the home-wrecker he was sleeping with!!!!!! Such a bastard! Ugh, anyway.. as the synopsis states, Martha leaves Vermont and heads for a fresh start in New Hope, South Carolina."Home. This could be home, if only she would surrender."Emotionally broken, she sticks to her plan of establishing herself in this new town...checking things off her list one by one. Enter Joe (Joey). Hot contractor with a ladies man reputation. Talk about getting off on the wrong foot. These two did not get along very well yet, you could totally tell there was a definite attraction. But of course, it's not like any of them would admit it openly... for the time being. :)"For her. He was doing all of this for her. He didn't have a reason to care, but clearly he did."Martha soon learned that the piece of crap she had for a husband, was filling for divorce. LUCKY GIRL! But of course, being the scum that he is, he made things a bit complicated for her.But, life doesn't suck that much for Martha because things started to get real interesting between  her and Joe. He was everything Blaine wasn't and more. So romantic and just perfect!! He definitely had me swooning in the best freaking way possible! But yes.. sadly, he had his own emotional scars that stirred things up. One word: Finn *cough* bitch *cough*"...this man had a big heart. And he was showing her, even if he didn't recognize it yet, that she had a place in it.""Just as surely as you and the crew are fixing this place, you are rebuilding me, too.""Stormy Surrender" had a refreshing story line with a normal/real pace.  I loved that! It didn't feel rushed at all! Everything just seemed to happen when it was supposed to happen - like it would in real life.  Two thumbs up!!And now, the ending --> cliffhanger alert !!! *sigh* It seriously left me feeling quite angsty. I really can't wait to read book 2!!!! I need it!This is a must read!"This is how love was supposed to feel."