4.5 Smooches
Synopsis
I wake up to a life and a man that I can’t remember.
He says his name is Connor Brady—the tall, sexy CEO of Brady Global, Inc.
He says my name is Olivia Stuart, and that I was recently in an accident and lost my memory.
Also, he says I’m his fiancé.
Although I don’t remember Connor, or anything about my past, something about him seems familiar. He is kind, protective, and breathtakingly-gorgeous. But there is just one problem—he seems too perfect.
As I begin to rebuild my relationship with Connor and accept the idea that I may never remember my past, I unexpectedly meet Ethan James.
Ethan is the mysterious, rebellious stranger who pushes my boundaries to their limits and makes me feel alive. As our lives collide time and time again, the bits and pieces of my past start to unravel, unearthing the secrets that have been buried deep inside my subconscious. With every new memory I gain about my past, I become more torn between the man who is my fiancé and the stranger who is the key to my past. Is my life with Connor really as perfect as he leads me to believe?
Review
“I found myself torn between two men: the caring and protective fiancé who I had no memory of, and the rebellious and surprisingly-sweet stranger who made me question who I once was.”
What would you do if you awoke from a coma after a bad accident and had no memories? How about if you found out you were engaged to a man you don’t even recognize? That is exactly the spot that Oliva finds herself in after an 8 day coma. As caring and attentive as her billionaire CEO Conner is she just can’t seem to grasp being married to him. Maybe she isn’t the same person she was before the accident or maybe things are not as they seem. What seems more troubling is her attraction to the stranger she meets outside the hospital. Ethan is a motorcycle driving bad boy who clearly wants her whether she is engaged or not. How can you pick between the man you clearly loved for a reason and the one you are clearly attracted to now.
This book was so different and surprising to me. I have read several books by Jessica and enjoyed them all but I could not put this one down! This is by far the best written and thought out book. The only thing I can say is I wish it was longer, not because I found it way too short but because I just wanted more! I loved it! When I went into reading this I thought I has it all figured out and that it was going to be way predictable and while some things were not hard to guess I found myself floored by the surprises the second half of the story had in store for me.
Overall, I would say this is a great romantic suspense. Not as sexy as I expected but that is not a bad thing. Instead of forcing sex on every page Jessica seemed to focus on developing a good complex plot with characters you can love and characters you can grow to hate! I look forward to more books in this style from her in the future!
~miranda
