4.5 Smooches!
Synopsis
Sex, drums, and denial; three things that Ryker Jeffries excels at.
Ryker buries himself in music and insignificant women, all part of his plan to keep the woman who owns his heart free from his tainted past and his darkest secret. But pretending not to want her has never been easy.
Loyalty, honesty, and desire for Ryker; three things that Faith Bishop excels at.
Excited about her future, Faith looks forward to finally living life on her terms. Intelligent and realistic, she knows the women who steal Ryker’s attention are all of the things she will never be. But wanting him has never been a choice.
Will he be able to resist her, or will he finally cave to his desires? Will she be able to handle his past, or will it shatter her?
**Due to adult content – 18+ please**
Review
Ryker happens to be my very first Joanne Schwehm novel. I am very glad that I had the opporturnity to finally read her and I really enjoyed Ryker. Ryker came along right when I needed a sexy drum playing bad boy. Sometimes I just get in the mood for a book boyfriend that is so damaged that he can’t even accept accept kindness or love. I loved watching Ryker fight helplessly against Faith’s ability to break him down.
Faith has wanted Ryker for years, but Ryker wants nothing to do with love, especially from Faith. His horrible past mistakes have ruined him and he thinks that he will never be good enough her. Ryker believes that Faith is good, kind, and loving and deserves someone else that pure, but Faith isn’t easily swayed. She wants Ryker and refuses to give up on him.
The writing was very good in this novel. I felt it was just a tad rushed and that Joanne could have milked the angst a little bit more, but what can I say, I really love me some angst. The sex was very very hot without me being ridiculously long and over the top.
“Look at me. Let me see you when I bring you pleasure.”
In truth, it was really just an extremely sweet and romantic story featuring a bad boy drummer and the innocent girl next door. I felt incredibly connected to the characters and sympathized very much with Ryker and his past. I was really rooting for Faith to be able to break through to him. I also enjoyed all of the side characters. Max especially. Great story and really well written. 4.5 Smooches!
“Faith, you’re my composer. You make the beats stronger, you give them purpose; you give me purpose. I want you by my side as we write the best love song, our song.”
Amie
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