Wicked Heart by Leisa Rayven Review
5 Smooches
Synopsis
Liam Quinn is talented, gorgeous, and one of the biggest movie stars in the world.
He’s also the only man Elissa Holt has ever truly loved.
After being out of her life for six years, he and his gorgeous fiancé are set to star in the new Broadway show Elissa is stage managing. The only trouble is, when late night rehearsals bring Elissa and Liam together, the line between what is and what could have been gets blurred, and one moment of weakness will lead to a scandal that echoes around the world.
Elissa knows that falling for Liam again would be a tragedy in the making, but as any good romantic will tell you, love doesn’t always follow the script.
Review
‘He said he loved me. That he missed me. That some actors might fall for their leading ladies, but he never would. And I believed him.’
Wicked Heart is an engrossing tale of former lovers pushed back together to work on a show after years has passed. Stage manager Elissa and famous actor Liam have a past filled with hurt and betrayal. Elissa never thought she would have to see the man who broke her again but now he is the star of her show and ENGAGED to his co-star. No one knows the pain she feels since she has been silent all these years about their secret love that didn’t last. But being close together makes it clear that neither has ever moved on.
“See? This is the problem. I’ve spent years trying to block out how you look. And sound. And feel. And before the show, I’d gotten pretty good at it. But now, here you are, in front of me every day, and it blows my mind that a single touch from you still has the power to ruin me.”
Leisa Rayven weaves a captivating tale that is both sexy and powerful. I ached inside for the pain Elissa suffered for Liam but still I could never bring myself to dislike him. Do you know how hard it is to write a man that can betray the woman he loves spectacularly and yet still make him not just appealing but make it impossible not to fall for him. Elissa has the same problem and while it would be so easy to hate him and his fiancé somehow the way they are both written you just can’t. Elissa and Liam’s second chance is hard earned and will definitely cause a few tears but the story is one you must experience.
‘I’m not against being aroused in general, but being aroused by this particular man is a recipe for disaster.’
In every book that Leisa writes you can tell that acting community is near and dear to her heart. She weaves aspects of the craft so seamlessly and beautifully into the story it makes me regret not staying in drama and set crew past high school. I love that she mixes her two loves when she writes and each story is endlessly better for it. Her tales are beautifully crafted and deeply personal and this translate into her books constantly being on lists of my favorites and this one is no different. I adored this story and I can’t wait to experience whatever she puts out next.
“Ask me to give up a limb and I swear, I’ll find a way to do it. But don’t ask me to live without you anymore. I can’t.”
Leisa Rayven can simply write a second chance romance like no other. My heart may hurt a bit till the very end and I may have end up with a book hangover that is almost impossible to move on from but it is a hurt I love so much and the HEA is always worth it all!
~miranda
