Can you ever really outrun your past?
Krissy Mullins, an overworked, obsessive-compulsive publicist has been giving it her best shot for the past ten years. Throwing herself into her work and devoting all her time to her teenage starlet client, Krissy finds little time for anything else. But as fate would have it, her world is turned upside down when she falls in love with laid-back California native, Ben Torres. Unfortunately, her only frame of reference on love and marriage is her parents and they weren’t exactly the poster children for a happy relationship.
As Krissy attempts to navigate the precarious world of love, acceptance, and compromise, her past comes flooding back like she never expected. An ex-boyfriend returns from a life she has tried to forget, stirring up feelings in Krissy she had thought were long gone. Pulled in opposite directions as her past and present collide, she makes a rash decision that will forever change her life.
Right off the bat, I have to say this was an awesome read. Nikki Young does a very good job building her characters. The leading lady has OCD, a fear of the dark, severely overworked and ran away from home. Krissy ran away from a cutthroat, ice queen of a mother so I won't harp on that too much. From what I read, I'd run away from home too. Krissy comes off as a hardworking, neurotic individual, and full of self-doubt. Dealing with young talent who developed a God complex is not the easiest job in the world. I know I certainly don't have the patience for it.
What I mainly liked about this book was the chemistry and relationship between Ben and Krissy. It's explosive and balances out. Their meeting was cute and something like a movie. She's a jogger and joggers like to run near the beach. Ben's a surfer with a cute dog. You do the math. :D Ben is such a nice guy! I thought this book was awesome with the multitude of endearing characters, lots of heartache and results of wrong decisions. I seriously cried at the end of the book. Krissy goes through so much and granted it's all from her own inability to bare her soul, but a person can only take so much hurt. I give this book a rating of...
4½ stars!
What I mainly liked about this book was the chemistry and relationship between Ben and Krissy. It's explosive and balances out. Their meeting was cute and something like a movie. She's a jogger and joggers like to run near the beach. Ben's a surfer with a cute dog. You do the math. :D Ben is such a nice guy! I thought this book was awesome with the multitude of endearing characters, lots of heartache and results of wrong decisions. I seriously cried at the end of the book. Krissy goes through so much and granted it's all from her own inability to bare her soul, but a person can only take so much hurt. I give this book a rating of...
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Excerpt #1
“Ben?” I call quietly. He rounds the corner a few seconds later.
Standing in the doorway to the kitchen wearing boxer briefs. He looks tired and
runs his hand through his hair. When his eyes finally meet mine his mouth falls
open in surprise and I run to him. I jump into his arms wrapping my legs around
his waist. I can’t stop kissing him, my lips press firmly against his, my
tongue moving with ease in his mouth. I run my hands through his hair and down
his chest and back up again. He sets me on the table and I part my legs to
allow him closer to me. He attempts to pull away, but I tighten my grip on him
and continue assaulting him with my mouth and hands. When the urgency finally
subsides, my kisses turn slower and softer. He presses his forehead to mine,
his hands on either side of my face, his eyes closed as he breathes heavily.
“I’m glad to see you, too,” he whispers.
My heartbeat quickens and my stomach flutters. I can’t hold back any
longer and the words slowly roll off my tongue, “I love you.”
“What?” he nearly gasps. He steps back slightly and a smile builds as
the shock of it all fades away.
“You heard me.”
“Say it again.”
“I love you.” I smile and pull him to me, kissing his neck.
“God damn! Took you long enough!”
“Six years. Why’d you wait on me?”
“Krissy, I knew the moment I met you that I loved you. I’m drawn to
you like never before. My dad told me once that I’d know, but I thought he was
full of shit. He was so right.”
“I’m sorry I made you wait.” I breathe out.
“It was worth every second,” he mutters as he leans down to kiss me.
His lips linger softly against mine before pulling away. I tilt my head back
exposing my neck to him and he follows my cue. I stop breathing as the tip of
his tongue traces my jaw and his lips glide down my neck. I breathe in hard; my
fingers ache to touch him as I pull him in closer. “Not here,” he whispers in
my ear and a shiver of pleasure fills my body. He lifts me from the table, his
hands gripping me tightly and I need this more than anything. When his body
covers mine, my need only grows. Ben’s hands follow the curves of my body and
with every touch his fingers leave my skin aching for more. When he’s finally
inside me, my body is so sensitive, so acutely aware of his every movement that
it takes only seconds for me to lose myself in him. All the insecurities that
plague my life fall away and I can’t remember ever feeling this free, this
safe…this loved.
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Nikki
Young was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago where she still currently
lives with her husband and two boys. She is a third grade teacher and
spends her days forcing her love of reading and writing onto a group of
poor unsuspecting eight year olds.
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1 comments:
Thanks so much for the awesome review! XO
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