Review: Oh, Alex.....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 28, 2013
Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review.In the words of the illustrious George Takei, OH MYYYYYY!Phew! I'm gonna get my own southern girl on and sit a right spell with my glass of sweet tea...this book is HAWT. *fans self *Just One is a novella that introduces us to the characters of Charlie (Charlotte) and Alex. Charlie is a small town girl from a trailer park who works out in the oil fields alongside her father. She doesn't ask much of others, for she is the glue that has kept her family together after the death of her mother when she was a pre-teen. On the other hand, there is Paige, her younger sister that is pretty much the exact opposite of Charlie. Paige was a sorority girl in college and has managed to snag a young rich beau, her ticket out of small town Harlow County. While not necessarily embarrassed by her upbringing, she is certainly not proud.It is at the swanky party for Paige's 23rd birthday that Charlie meets the mysterious Alex Ramirez. What begins as a wild night of unbridled passion turns into something much deeper. But Alex has a big secret and Charlie ran the next morning, this certainly isn't shaping up for a happily ever after!I absolutely adore the chemistry between Charlie and Alex; I just wish Alex might grow a little bigger cajones in order to deal with some of his snooty friends that look down their noses at Charlie. Ms. Hemmer has painted Charlie as an endearing, passionate, beautiful woman who often puts the needs of others before her own. Seeing all of the crap that Charlie has to deal with at the hands of those who deem themselves better than her, I am rooting for her, big time.Five stars hands down for this one, although I have to admit, I was ready to strip all of the stars way as I got to the end. I was at 99% finished and I had a huge fear that we wouldn't see any resolution, only to see that Charlie and Alex are going to get their own full-length novel, Plus None. You don't realize how happy that makes me; I know I'm looking forward to spending several more hours with Alex Ramirez!