By: Lori Foster
Year: 2016
Genre: Romance.
New Adult.
“With the life
he's led and the muscles he's gained, Armie Jacobson isn't afraid of anything.
Except maybe Merissa Colter's effect on him. It's not just that she's his best
friend's little sister. Fact is, she deserves better. Women pursue him for one
night of pleasure, and that's all he wants to offer. Until rescuing Merissa
from a robbery leads to the most erotic encounter of his life.
Good girl meets
bad boy. It's a story that rarely ends well. But Merissa is taking matters into
her own hands. No matter how he views himself, the Armie she knows is brave,
honorable and completely loyal. And as past demons and present-day danger
collide, they're both about to learn what's truly worth fighting for…”
I entered to
Lori Foster world books with Ultimate Series, and after read the first book of
the series, I felt in love with all characters, but special with Armie. That
didn´t change with the other books. On the contrary, I was so excited with
Armie and Merissa story that I read in one day.
I love Lori Foster
writing style, but in this book she went beyond expectation. Her signature was
present in every page, and the elements that we are use to, were there too: The
romance, the sexy scenes, the intensity of the dialogues, the funny moments,
the suspense, the unexpected twist, and of course, we also have the gorgeous Alfa
male protecting the beautiful lady.
However, even when this story is similar to
the others, also it is different in a good way. The writer portrayed a broken
hero, a man with demons well hidden, with fears, a savior, who also need to be
saved. Moreover, the author presents us a unique protagonist. A strong woman,
who fights for the love of his life, who believes and supports him, who
understands him more than he thinks. But also she is a woman with fears and
insecurities, with pride but with the enough wit to ask for help or protection
when she needs it. So yes, she is not a silly female main character, Merissa is
the perfect match for our hero Armie.
Next to the
romance, which made me sight and sobbed more than once, there are the display
of affection among the others characters part of the series. The friendship,
the loyalty, the commitment was emotionally overwhelming. Especially the relationship
between Cannon and Armie a friendship without reservation, and that was
absolutely effective.
On the other
hand with have the narrative. Which was efficient, keeping the reader attention,
asking for one more page. However, in some point has some flows issues, some
repetitive sentence that there weren´t necessary, and some contradictions, that
pulled me out of the story but just for a sec. nevertheless, those are small
matters comparing with the whole value package represented in this captivated
story.
Also, I would
love to have more in the epilogue, maybe a glance into the future. I guess Foster
trusted in our imagination, or better, maybe we´ll have a peek insight our
favorites´ fighters’ life, in futures books. And that is other think I love
about Lori Foster, how she keep our heroes connected through different books.
If you like
romance, action, sexy steamy scenes and funny stories, this book has the perfect
mixture just for you. This book is a stand alone, but, I recommend the reading
of the entire series, you are going to love every page. And then go to another
series by this author, all of them worth your time and your heart.
My
rating: 4.5 stars.
Best
Phrases:
“You own me
stretch. For better or worse. Today and forever”
“He´s always
been my brother, Cannon said. Now it´ll finally be legit”
“My whole life
has been about you, Rissy. For so long, it seemed I could never have what I wanted
the most”.
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