Review: Great addition to the series! :D
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2014
4.5-5 starsThis was a great story. I loved Kat and Aiden and really got caught up in their story. This is my favorite of the series so far.Kat grew up in a bad home environment. She was protected from this by her sister, Vanessa (the heroine from Rules of Entanglement), for many years but when things seemed safe, her sister went off to college and Kat suffered sexual abuse by her mother’s new boyfriend (among other things). Kat ended up involved with a guy that wasn’t good for her but got her out of her home. She travelled around with him for years because he’s all she had (and she didn’t want to burden her sister) but when he went in to prison, Kat finally realized that she could live on her own. She has to stay hidden though because her ex’s debts are chasing her and she has no way to pay them off.Aiden is a good guy. He used to be an MMA fighter in Boston but a tragic incident caused him to swear off fighting. Since then he hasn’t been real happy and has just been existing, not thinking he deserves anything better because of misplaced guilt. He ended up in Louisiana looking for Kat at the request of his friend Jax (who is her sister’s fiancée). He found her and was only supposed to stay for a couple weeks but he ends up staying much longer, unable to leave once he gets a look at Kat.Aiden gets a job working at the bar that Kat waitresses at (using his nickname of Irish and Kat is using the name Sidney). He gets some friends of his to come to help him but they get jobs doing security for the bar as well. Kat doesn’t have any idea who Aiden actually is and just thinks he’s a very protective co-worker. When it’s been 6 months and no one has come after Kat, Aiden and Jax are thinking that the danger is over. Just about this time, of course the bad guys show up. Aiden tries to help Kat and figure out how to fix the issue but Jax and Vanessa are on a cruise and out of touch so they have no easy way to get the needed money. Aiden gets Kat safe and talks to the guys that are after Kat, trying to figure out what he can do to free her from the debt. There’s no easy answer and Aiden makes them a bargain where they give him a month and he’ll pay them the money they’re owed plus extra for the extra time. He also makes it part of the arrangement that Kat not know she’s still in danger and the guys won’t follow her around during the time Aiden is given to gather the money. While Kat and Aiden are forced together, there’s an attraction between them that grows. Kat has some problems dealing with the intimacy because of her past sexual abuse and Aiden is gentle and slow with Kat, working past her issues with sexual touch and doing his best to make things special between them so she knows she’s with someone who cares. And Kat does know this; she realizes that Aiden’s patience and caring is something special.Kat was seriously considering leaving (because she thinks she’s free and clear of her debt) but Aiden convinces her to stay by promising to try a relationship with her. The problem lies in the fact that Aiden has decided that he’s not good enough for Kat long term and doesn’t actually plan to stay past getting her out of trouble, figuring a broken heart is better than her ending up dead or sold in to the sex trade by the bad guys. When Aiden starts fighting in the underground tournament (in order to make the money) he plans to hide it from Kat but when he comes home beaten up it becomes obvious he’s fighting so he tells her that he’s just trying to get his fighting career back on track. Things continue alright until Kat happens to find out about Aiden’s connection to her sister. They have a fight and Aiden thinks things are over; he apologizes to Kat and plans to leave after the fight the next night (which is supposed to end the money issue). Kat thinks things over and decides she’s unwilling to let Aiden go and goes to the fight to root him on and tell him she’s not giving up on him. Unfortunately, things don’t go the way they’re supposed to at the fight and Aiden and Kat are both in danger from the bad guys. Aiden and Kat get in a very tough situation and Aiden has to call and old friend to help things end safely for Kat. Things are tense but end well. Kat and Aiden are reunited and after spending some time touching base with their families they start to plan how to live out their HEA.This was really enjoyable. I loved the characters and thought the story was very well done. Aiden and Kat were perfect for each other and I’m so happy that Kat realized it and was willing to fight for Aiden (when he was being a bit dense and self sacrificing) . I also loved how Aiden was so patient and worked with Kat to get past her issues with sex because of her past. He was so sweet! I can’t wait for the next book in the series. I’d recommend this book. 2 thumbs up. :D• note – I listened to the audio version of this book. The narrator did a good job.