Review: Great story :D
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2013
This was a really great story (I'd give it 4 1/2 stars). I've read Suzanne's two books from the Phoenix Pack series and this is story is different from those 2 in the fact that there's no paranormal stuff in this story. It takes place in a completely ordinary world. It is similar to Phoenix Pack books in the fact that is has a strong, caring and intelligent female lead and a possessive, dominating male lead.The writing of this story is very interesting in that the PoV travels between characters in the book. We see Connor and Jaxxon's PoVs but also the PoV of other characters giving better insight and a more complete story. I don't usually see stories written this way but this one was well done and I liked the way it enhanced the story.I really liked Jaxxon. She grew up in the foster care system and had a very rough life. She's been through hell and closed herself off in a lot of ways but yet she still is caring enough to help out others that deserve it (stray animals, abused wives and kids, etc...).Jaxxon and Connor were in the same foster home when they were young and formed a bond. He got out of foster care a couple years before her (this takes place in the UK and they get out at 16 years old there...weird..). Connor had looked out for Jaxxon and protected her from the local bullies that wanted to do bad things to her but then it came time for him to leave foster care. He told Jaxxon he'd come back to visit her, gave her her first kiss and then left. He never went back.Jaxxon had an older sister (Leah) that wasn't kind to her and when Leah got out of foster care she lied about some things and made Jaxxon believe bad things about Connor. Leah also abandoned Jaxxon and she was alone from the age of 14. She grew up and 8 years later was still struggling in the slums and working in a bar when she's "discovered". She's never been interested in modeling but figures it's worth seeing where it goes because she can't get worse than where she is and she becomes famous almost overnight.Connor left the foster care system and ended up in the Formula 1 racing. He became a big deal and had money and women but never considered any kind of relationship with anyone. He happened to see a cover of a magazine that Jaxxon was on and he remembers her. All the old memories come flooding in and he decides to call her. He leaves a message and she doesn't call him back so he begins pursuing her. He's so in denial it's almost funny...at first he tells himself he just wants to see her as friends catching up, then he wants to sleep with her but just one time, then it's more than once but nothing serious, and on and on. Connor swore to himself he'd never get married or have a family (for reasons we don't find out about until the end) and he's determined he wont be good for Jaxxon long term but he can't not be with her.Jaxxon doesn't want to get involved with Connor. She knows it's just a recipe for her getting hurt. Unfortunately she also can't resist Connor and decides to try to protect her heart as well as she can. This doesn't work as well as hoped and they find themselves getting deeper with each other.Jaxxon has more things going on than just the issues with Connor though. She has a stalker that's been trying to harm her that provides some complications and danger for Jaxxon. Connor goes to help her when her stalker attacks and you'd think he'd come to his senses after she'd been in danger but he doesn't. I have to say that Connor does suffer from multiple bouts of stupidness about his feelings/relationship in this story. So, when it was clear that Connor still wouldn't consider trying for more of a relationship, Jaxxon ended things and went on a promotional tour for her job.Of course with this being a romance, things come together for Connor and Jaxxon but I wont spoil it with the details. Lets just say that Connor figured out what a dummy he was and goes to hunt Jaxxon down. I really liked the ending and I finished the story with a happy satisfied feeling. This was a great story. I'd recommend it. Thumbs up! :D