Review: Great Story!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 17, 2014
Josh Walker is a ladies man.  He wasn't one for relationships.  Josh didn't lead the ladies on, they knew exactly what he wanted...sex, nothing more, nothing less. That was until he laid eyes on a gorgeous girl at his best friend, Angie's surprise 21st birthday party.  The moment he laid eyes on her, he needed to introduce himself to her.While Lauren was mingling among friends, she couldn't help but stare at the six foot two drop dead gorgeous guy across the room from her.  It seems like they were both playing a game of cat and mouse with each other all night.  They couldn't seem to keep their eyes off of each other.  After being introduced to Josh, the two of them seemed to enjoy each others company.  After the party a few of them went to a local bar.  Josh was warned by Angie and Emily not to hurt Lauren, that she had been through enough lately. Josh was known for whoring around and Angie and Emily told him that Lauren deserved better, that she was not the type of girl that did a one night stand.  The two of them hit it off, and talked the entire night.  It was evident that there was sexual chemistry between the two.  They couldn't seem to keep their hands to themselves.Things between Josh and Lauren get hot real quick.  Lauren is embarrassed about what happened between them and is trying to avoid Josh at all costs.  Josh on the other hand, wants to get to know Lauren more and is determined to make that happen.  Josh has never had these feeling before, but Lauren is different than the other girls.  Josh's reputation is well known and Lauren has heard her fare share of stories that include the infamous Josh Walker. Lauren has been through enough lately with her ex-boyfriend, that she doesn't want to get involved with Josh. Josh vows to get Lauren to give him a chance and he won't take no for an answer.  After spending time with Josh, Lauren begins to see that he is a great guy, fun to be around, and she wants to get to know him more."I was going to give Josh what he wanted.  A chance - a real chance." ~ LaurenAn incident occurs and Lauren is injured.  When what Lauren loves most is taken from her, she doesn't know how to cope.  Lauren withdraws from her friends, and from Josh. Josh needs to remind Lauren that she doesn't have to go through this alone. He will always be there for her, that is, until she does the one thing that he will not stand for.  Lauren's world begins to crumble around her, and her life is spiraling out of control.  Josh is not strong enough to go down that path again, even if it is with Lauren."Remember, Lauren gave you a chance to redeem yourself about your sleeping around.  Someday, you may need to do the same for her." ~ CalebCould Lauren redeem herself?  Did she have a chance to be the person that she was before her injury happened?  Could Lauren be the person that helped Josh redeem himself? Could the two of them get through this together.  Would Josh give Lauren a chance to redeem herself?  Was their relationship strong enough to get through this? Was Josh willing to walk away from Lauren?"You leaving again was like a good cold, hard does of reality.  If I wanted to get through this, I was going to have to redeem myself." ~ LaurenI love this group of characters.  I love how Josh played a role in getting Angie and Caleb together, and when the opportunity of love came around for Josh, Caleb and Angie did the same for Josh.  Caleb and Angie knew that Josh was not happy whoring around with a different girl every night of the week. Angie and Caleb knew that Josh was putting on a facade.  They knew Josh wanted to find the same kind of love they had.I loved the story line and felt a connection to the characters.  I am a believer in second chances, so I was routing for Josh and Lauren the entire time.  The only bad thing I can say about Redemption is there were a lot of typos and grammatical errors in the book.  However, with that being said, the editing issues didn't take away from the story itself.  I am hoping this series continues and we get more of Angie, Caleb, Josh, Lauren, Emily and her fiance Andrew.