Samuel Merrick is horrified when the passionate "brat" he'd once known declares herself frigid. Upon discovering her emotional scars stem from a traumatic event she tried to bury, he vetoes the girlfriends' dangerous scheme of finding a man to help her rediscover her sexuality, offering to fill the role of the lover himself.
What starts as a no-strings arrangement to keep her safe soon becomes an all-consuming passion neither of them is prepared for. Fire burns out of control between them, threatening the very fabric of the friendship they hold so dear. Once the ashes have cooled, will there be anything left to salvage?
MY REVIEW:
When you’re in a relationship sometimes things
can become heated and the arguments can get out of hand. With a friend you know each other. You tend to fight more friendly if that makes
sense. Because you do have more at
stake.
Such is the case with Lucy and Sam. Although at the beginning they are not in a relationship. Sam is helping Lucy with a dilemma she is
having. All stemming from a trauma she
suffers while living in Australia, the last six years.
She finds herself ready to move on from
the after effects that plague her and is causing her dating life to fail. The last date she went on was with her best
friend’s cousin, he called her frigid, after their fourth date. She along with Suzie her friend was throwing
back shots at the local bar, discussing it.
Trying to figure out a way to fix her
problem. One being that she find me to
help her through this rough patch. Men
who are willing to guide her through knowing she’s been hurt. When she says something like, “Or I could
never have sex again and not even know it was missing.”
When a male voice says behind her, “That
would be a shame. You just haven’t found
the right mate yet. Now that’s a crime.” When she turns it’s none other than her wet
dream himself, Sam, her deceased brother’s best friend. He has haunted more than a few of her dreams
making it hard on any guy who wanted to try and date her. He was her secret crush.
Little did she know he has one on her
too. An interesting take on a crush
story, older brother’s best friend twist.
Which is that the trauma that Lucy suffered, and the big brother has
been dead for several years. You see Sam
made a promise to protect his sister when they were kids. Her brother died while they were adults in a
car accident, so he was taking it to the next level. Meaning hides his feelings don’t tell
her.
Even Lucy’s mother who more or less raised,
Sam thought he was crazy. Everyone could
tell he loved her. In fact, when she
came home, she has several people say for her not to hurt him because he does love
her. Why didn’t anyone warn her? Why did they assume she was the bad guy?
I enjoyed this book in that she and Sam
had this love for each other. Although had her mother, Janet not stepped in where would they be? The thing that got me is that Sam was made
out to be this great guy.
After a while, his hero role to everyone
got on my nerves. Because hey if he was
that great guy wouldn’t he have talked her into therapy. Or told her how he felt about her and started
a relationship and then helped her work through it openly?
Anyway, other than my rant about Sam he
redeems himself when he finally with a shove from Janet. He tells Lucy the truth. Yay!
I give this: 3 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com.
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