5 Smooches!
Synopsis
When Taylor was four years old, she became an orphan and her childhood spiraled into darkness. She spent years lying, hiding, and avoiding any love offered to her until she was old enough to run away from all the threats of her past.
Now twenty-two, Taylor doesn’t think she’s worth more than being the kind of girl a guy hooks up with in the back room of a bar after her band plays. She definitely isn’t the one you bring home to meet Mom and Dad.
An unlikely rescue puts her in Ethan’s sight. He’s her total opposite, though. Ethan is a sexy dork who sees beyond Taylor’s guarded exterior. He sees past the tattoos and piercings. He sees her.
But they both have secrets capable of destroying their relationship. And if Taylor’s past ever catches up with her, the consequences could be deadly.
Due to explicit language, sexual content, and dark themes, reader discretion is advised.
Review
Taylor is running away from something in her past but she’s finally settled down somewhere she actually likes. She has friends, is in a band and then Ethan comes along and she has the job as well. But Ethan isn’t just someone who got her a job, he’s someone Taylor could really fall for. But will she risk not only his life but her friends as well, by becoming too attached?
What a thrilling, exciting and unexpected roller coaster of a book that has been one of my favourite reads this year! We have so many twists, so many brilliant characters, romance and drama, with a thrilling plot line that seriously will keep you guessing the whole way through.
“I wasn’t the kind of girl who guys fell in love with. I was the one they fucked in the back room at a bar, or called in the middle of the night when they were drunk and horny. Nothing more. I just had to deal with it.”
Taylor was an amazing character. Her strength, courage and selflessness are so easily admirable. The way she continues to laugh about life and care for her friends means you not only want her to be happy but you wish you could be friends with as well.
“He was eye fucking me. I did it sometimes when I was on stage as an I see you and only you right now kind of thing. But this was more than that. He wasn’t just looking; he was penetrating. There was an energy pouring from him and flowing into my soul, pumping into my heart.”
Ethan was one of my favourite book boyfriends ever!! He is so sexy but cute. I loved his shyness and how he still made it sexy and mysterious. He was still protective and strong at the same time as well which all added up to the one of the best book boyfriends I have ever read about.
“He laced our fingers together as his lips brushed against mine, soft and gentle. No tongue or anything. The kiss was pure Ethan—a little shy and a fuckload sexy.”
The plot was absolutely fascinating. Completely unexpected, you have no idea where it’s going, whether you are reading a romance, a suspense, a thriller; it really keeps you guessing. I laughed, I cried, I was kept on the edge of my seat gasping and yelling at my kindle; never knowing which way the story was going to go.
“All of these years, I felt so cheap because I was never more than someone to fuck, and the very second someone made me feel like I was worth something, I had to fucking blow it. That was me. Ruining everything. On purpose or not, it didn’t matter.”
A really fantastic read that I couldn’t put down and would recommend to readers of nearly all genres. Pick this one up today and I promise you won’t regret it.
“I love you. I love you for showing me how beautiful the world is, for letting me in and showing me how beautiful you are, for making me feel like I am special because of the way you look at me.”
Get ready for one hell of a ride!
~Bethany
