4.5 Smooches
Synopsis
** Part two of a three part serial **
The choice is steep: Stay on the ledge and steal Van’s painting or take the leap and sacrifice her sister. It’s another decision in a long line that she’s had to make in her life, and though it’s easy to make, it’s impossible to execute.
Jade won’t let Cory go until she gets what she wants, but the price for Cory is high. It’s never been hard to steal, to lie, but Van changed all the rules. It was the last thing she wanted to do to him. But as much as that choice is agony, there’s really only one to make.
Betrayal and pain. Love and loss. Decisions and consequences. The edge Cory walks is razor sharp and sky high, but she can’t look down. Not until she makes it to the other side.
Review
“You’re making the choice for him because you’re scared, and that’s not fair to either of you.”
When this part begins Jade has done the unthinkable and threatened Cory’s sister if she doesn’t co-operate in robbing Van. So of course Cory does the only thing she has done her entire life and put her needs and desires aside so that her little sister can have the life she never did. Cory is sad and depressed, for the first time in a long time she felt a real connection to another person, someone she thought really understood her and in order to do what needs to be done she must lie and betray him.
“His fingers touched my chin, lifting it as he brought his lips to mine in a way that healed and broke me all at once.”
For fear of giving too much away, with this being a serial and short that is a concern of mine, I will not dwell on the plot too much. The highlight of this book is the fact that it is a fast paced and urban story in a time when so many romances are not. For me this story feels unique and fresh and unlike any book I have read before.
“Everything was wrong and right, fucked up and perfect, all at the same time.”
Cory is a take charge heroine who won’t put up with people who have wronged her. Van is hip and cool and doesn’t flaunt his wealth. He doesn’t care how different the worlds he and Cory come from are only that he finally found someone who gets him. Cory has built up so many walls around herself and basically only lives to provide for her sister that it is near impossible for her to really let him in.
“We were over, and I would never be the same again.”
I do want to mention that while this serial is very sexy it is not overwhelming to the story as I find many serials are. The balance between lust and drama is just the right mix to make a story that I can’t put down. There is a F/F scene in this installment as well and while this does not bother me I do understand it is not everyone’s cup of tea so I want to mention it.
“People don’t change. They’re only revealed.”
Overall, I think Staci is doing a great job of weaving a tale that I am excited to see to completion. Anyone who is a fan of sexy, fast paced stories with exciting and twisting plots will enjoy this series.
~miranda
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