Review: REAL Issues That Make You Feel and Fall in Love With the Characters
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2014
<I received an ARC copy from the Author in exchange for an honest review>5 Phenomenal +++ Stars!!! I would give it 10+ star if I could!This book rocked my world. I was captivated from the first chapter. I haven’t read a story that hits so close to home in such a long time and this book hit it’s mark in such a profound way I am still thinking about it.In the story we have the lovely Rhett. She really captivated me because this character and I are about the same age. I could identify with so many of her emotions, feelings of what do I want to be when I go up?, I’m single at 40’ish, what now?, insecurities of dating at 40’ish (men want younger women), and Where did all of my friends go? Several of these factors I have questioned in my life recently and when I read this book I felt as though I was right there solving these issues with Rhett. Then we have the beautiful Rocker Rhys James Collinsworth. I am such a sucker for Rocker’s but what made this more interesting was Rhys has been the lead singer of the band Illicit for 25+ years. He is no spring chicken but he looks and handles himself as if he is 25 years old. Both Rhys and Rhett are dealing with guilt issues but Rhett seems to handle these issues better than Rhys. I felt like this book had REAL issues in mature adult lives; financial worries after a spouse dies, children manipulating one parent that is dating, getting back into dating after being married 20+ years, finding a job after losing a loved one and the death of a parent. Rhett and Rhys cover all of these issues at one point in this story.I was an emotional wreck reading this. I cried, laughed, felt the tension of the characters, felt the angstiness, sat on the edge of my seat and at one point my husband asked if I was losing it because I was laughing and crying at the same time. The letter from Rhett’s father tore me up (read to find out) I loved Rhys so much he was so romantic and made Rhett find things in herself that she never knew existed. The secondary characters are super, Drew, David, Melanie, Parker and the rest of the band and play a key role in the storyline. I cannot wait for Melanie to get a serious boyfriend (maybe Drew could be that guy???) I hope.I could write a five-page review about this book and how incredible it was but I would spoil the story and I do not want to do that. You MUST read this for yourself. Juli Page Morgan is such a fabulous writer. She gives you exactly what you want in a romance book; hot man, hot woman, hot sex, a little mystery and a storyline you will remember a long time after you read it.I am such a Juil Page Morgan fan and I would recommend all of her books to you. This book can be read as a stand-alone but the next installment is about Rhett and Rhys too so we will get more of their story. I am really looking forward to more of this couple and more of this series.My Favorite Quotes:Even though it had taken her forty-two years, her fairy godmother had finally stepped up. – RhettRhys was a man on a mission, and this time she was just along for the ride. But, oh dear God, she could ride him all day. – Rhett“Do we have to take it slow this time? Can't it just be fast and dirty, and hot and hard? I promise you can take you time later, but I want you now.” – Rhett“This is stolen time, beautiful.” – Rhys“Now that I’ve got you I don’t ever want to let you go.” – RhysBecause to take all of him in at once was kind of like looking at a solar eclipse without eye protection; beautiful to behold, but sure to burn her retinas right out of her skull. – Rhett“Christ Rhett, you don't know how badly I wan to be naked with you right now.” - Rhys“You know what I like, baby? I like everything about you.” – Rhys