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Synopsis
The much anticipated second installment of the Strapped Trilogy, Strapped Down picks up where the first installment concluded.
Eric is not going down without a fight, but Shyla and Taylor are willing to go to equally dark lengths to make him pay for his betrayal. In their quest to seek revenge and find happiness, deeply guarded secrets from their pasts begin to surface, revealing they are linked to each other in ways they could never have imagined.
For every secret they uncover, another seems to surface as they find themselves raveled in a web that extends much further than the confines of the darkroom. As Shyla and Taylor become more entwined with each other, she learns that Taylor’s dark side is far more dangerous than she believed. Will Shyla continue to follow Taylor into the darkness, or is he far too gone for her light to shine through?
Note: This is not a stand alone novel. Strapped (book 1) should be read before Strapped Down.
Review
This book continues from where the last book finished. You are in Shyla’s apartment and Eric is there with her. Eric says that he just wants to talk to her, get her to understand Taylor and open up to the fact that there is some kind of feelings between them. Eric wants to know if she feels the same connection that he did when they first met. “And I think you liked me too, and I need you to think back to that day at the bar and realize that I am the same guy and you can trust me.”
Taylor storms into the apartment after hearing this on the phone call, this is where Shyla’s life seems to take a bit of a twisted turn. They come up with a scenario that would punish Eric for all that he has done to Shyla and also to Taylor. She agrees that it is the best thing to do, this causes Eric to go on the run and Shyla constantly looking over her shoulder. Eric’s visit to her, has made her have some questions and she is unsure what to do with them.
Trying to move on from Eric’s attack, Shyla soon gets some more information from the investigator that she struggles with, she doesn’t quite know how to tell Taylor or even to tell him at all. She goes on a visit to see her mum, which seemed like a good idea for her and Taylor to have some time apart. However once Taylor’s name is mentioned in a conversation things seem to get closed off between them. Her mum goes into a shell and doesn’t talk to Shyla about what it is that bothers her. A few weeks later the answers as to why she suddenly closed off become clear. We find out that Taylor and Shyla have known each other a lot longer than they thought.
The relationship between Taylor and Shyla in this book seems to have become quite trying and at times a struggle. This is because of the secrets Shyla is keeping and also because all is not as it appears with Taylor. They still have their very intimate and adventurous sex life, but the personal aspect of their relationship seems to be in trouble. Taylor seems to open up at times and then close off as quickly at other times. “I love you. You may not hear me say this much, and you might even question it because of the way I am, or the things I do, but when you do, think back on this moment and know that it will never change.”
The ending to this book, much like the first you want to know why it has ended there. You also want to know what happens next in their story. This book, had many more twists in it then the first and at times has you questioning everything and everyone. Taylor is defiantly not who he seems to be, or its made to look that way. I need to know the answers. Well done Nina G Jones on another completely gripping read.
Stacey
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