Review: not your mama's romance novel
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 26, 2013
Okay people we all know I love a little bit of darkness with my romance.. not all the time but seriously it can't always be hearts and flowers.  Well, I got some serious darkness with this book.  I read the first book in this series "Sins and Needles." and waited albeit impatiently for this one to come out.  I didn't get to read it right away due to some of the time constraints on ARC's and well just plain old life.  So this week I buckled down and got to reading.  There was a few moments in the beginning where I would text Jammie and say wait why did I love the first book so much. Well, about 3 chapters in it hits me. WOW!  So at at the end of the first book and we find Ellie and Camden at a crossroads Ellie gives herself up to Javier the drug dealing ex-boyfriend to save Camden's ex-wife and son from being killed.  She thinks she's giving Camden the chance to have the life with the son he loves so much.  Ya…Not exactly.  Camden is trying but his dreams are haunted by a beautiful girl with cherry blossoms tangled up her legs.  He soon finds the sweet ex wife has sold him out and he's left again without the child he so longs to love.  He sets out on a mission to rescue the one girl he just can't let go of he finds out it might be in vain.  "with someone like Ellie it will be hard not to just fall back into old habits, Javier was her biggest habit of all." It would be like Stockholm Syndrome on Steroids."This book was deep and dark, You think you have a clear cut villain and a hero but at the same time the villain isn't the worst of the worst and this book has that too. "there was no underestimating Travis, He oozed power, like it sustained him more than oxygen… This energy this …evil."Camden continues to fight for her even if  when he isn't sure he can have her in the end.  This book has twists and turns and some seriously messed up moments.  It definitely isn't your easy breezy  romance novel.  Nope this one is gritty and raw, passionate  and sometimes downright disturbing.. I loved it (insert evil laugh) If your a fan of books that make you think and feel you will love this series. ps. this one leaves you hanging a little can't wait to read the third one and find out how this all plays out!Lisa