Review: Fell in love with it
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 2, 2014
Katie’s Review“Love can come into your life in an instant and leave just as quickly…”“Can they handle the truth about each other? Can love truly conquer all or is there a limit?”Jason Straiz is a detective first and foremost. He takes his duty to serve and protect serious and he has never made time for relationships. Until, Selene comes along and turns his world upside down. She consumes his every thought and he longs for all that she invokes in him.Selene is a no nonsense lawyer. She carefully guards her heart given that she has been to Hell and back. When Jason comes into her life, she questions whether or not she can handle all that he makes her feel. Happiness has been short lived in her life and she is unsure if she is willing to risk putting Jason in harm’s way.When Jason and Selene first meet it’s as if fate is on their side. But they soon realize that the case they are working could be one in the same, and that would be a conflict of interest. They have to make tough decisions about their safety and livelihood. Will they make the right one or will they choose the one that rips apart everything they hold near and dear?The heroine is so beautifully written that your heart bleeds for her and all that she has endured in her life. I admired Selene. She is strong, independent, and not afraid to take what she wants. Jason is what every girl dreams about rough around the edges but romantic.  His passion for his work and family are a quality that draw you to him.I have never read a book where the villain was written so good that I shuddered at the things he has done and plans to do. The way Maria writes him is like she took him straight out of the depths of hell. He is what nightmares are made of. He is pure EVIL. He is the best villain ever.Love Lost is Maria DeSouza’s first novel. She is a new up and coming author that I feel everyone should read. It is a well written page turner that will have you on the edge of your seat. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and I give it 5 STARS. If the scale went higher I would give it higher. This book will go down in my Top 5 of 2014.I was given a complimentary copy by the Author for an honest review on A Literary Perusal Blog.