Alyssa Rae Taylor

WTF CLIFFHANGER?!

Okay now that I got that out of the way..Their was so much tension, sexual and otherwise between these two! I wanted to shake them, but I loved every minute of it! A-N-T-I-C-I-P-A-T-I-O-N!

Reese has had a rough life, her mom was always parading men in and out of their lives. Her father was absent. Not to mention what the book first opens with gives us a glimpse at her past. Now 20 she teaches self defense to young girls. I love that she does this. I like how she didn't let show more her past shape her negatively instead she uses it to empower her, to learn how to protect herself and then uses that knowledge to teach others to do the same.

Luke. Oh, Luke. I love that he is a MMA fighter. I mean who doesn't like that? But what I like most about him isn't his MMA status or even his looks. It is how protective he is over Reese. How he respects her, even though at times I wish he would have disrespected her if you catch my drift ;)
But seriously his self control is pretty amazing. Luke hasn't had an easy life either. He's been in enough trouble to have a rap sheet, has a horrible family history, and is still battling his demons. Aside from all that he seems pretty laid back. He is kind and he is just a guy trying to do the right thing.

The tension between these two about killed me! I couldn't help screaming ¨Kiss her! Kiss her!¨ in my head over and over.
¨A girl can only be rejected so many times, before it starts to wear her down. Really Luke, I get it. It just hurts.¨

But as expected they both can't fight things any longer. While it seems crazy that they would, he has his reasons. Both of their pasts are horrible and painful but I think together they can begin to heal one another. But we were sadly left with a cliffhanger. While it is not a bad one, it still makes me want to stomp my foot and whine until I have the next book!
While it has some heavy parts it is a fairly easy read and aside from the dark parts is light. It also isn't one of those books that has you freaking out and trying to piece things together either. It flows really well. If you haven't met Reese and Luke yet, then I suggest you do.

¨I'm in love with you.... Can't you see that? I live and breathe you. I bleed you.¨ show less

I have to say, I like this book much better than the first. The story line kept me interested (finished in under 24 hours) and another cliffhanger at the end. Can't wait to see where the 3rd book has these characters going.

Luke is a hot man whore that is changing his ways. Reese is a tough girl that really hasn't lived much - she tends to lean on the safer side. When Luke comes back into her life she doesn't know why he seems familiar but it doesn't take her long to figure out. Reese is obviously attracted to Luke but its not clear where Luke's head is. This book does go from Reese's pov to Luke's but not every other chapter so it was a bit before I found out what exactly Luke was thinking. No hot sex- sexual show more tension yes.
Cliff hanger ending. show less

It was OK, a little bit for younger romance readers. But we'll see how the second book is. It had me conflicted, I was really into the book, then bored, the back into it. Didn't really pick up again until the end, enough that I did pick up the second book.