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Synopsis: It started with a drink. It turned into a promise. Ransom Scott lost his heart the day the woman he loved chose another man. Or so he thought. Estranged from his brother, distancing himself from the world, he’s been drowning his sorrows in cheap booze and women…determined to forget. His world is falling apart, until a beautiful woman decides to take a chance on him. Dani Deviche is as bewitching as she is innocent. Full of youth and vitality, she captivates him. Challenges him. She’s everything Ransom never thought to look for in the opposite sex, and he can’t get enough. When a promise of friendship turns into something more, can Ransom fulfill his end of the bargain, or will a secret from Dani’s past destroy his last chance at happiness? **Author’s Note** This book was written as a compliment to the Forbidden Trilogy. However, it can be read as a standalone.
FORBIDDEN VALENTINE
EXCERPT
THERE WAS A STRANGE sensation bubbling just beneath the surface of his skin. Ransom couldn’t put his finger on what it was, but he knew it had to do with his brother and that hug they were forced to share. All he knew was it was warm, comforting, and the underlying meaning he refused to acknowledge set him on edge. He wasn’t ready to let go of his anger. Some bridges weren’t meant to be crossed, not after so much water had passed beneath it. The knowledge that his brother couldn’t guard his heart any better than he could made no difference at all, though he knew it should. The problem was that they’d always had a sort of rivalry between them, taking from one another, especially when it came to women. So in his mind, he’d been scorned. Left out to dry like a piece of wet laundry. And now the very fabric of him was wrinkled, and he didn’t know the first thing about how to iron himself out. Except that a faint voice in his head whispered to him, and it sounded suspiciously like Dani’s name. They sat in his living room, the silence a pulsing beat of sexual tension that no one could deny. He wanted her, and he knew, despite her best efforts to deny it, she wanted him, too. He’d enjoyed having her with him at the party. Hadn’t realized just how much it would mean to him or how much it would affect him. Just by being there, she’d calmed his nerves, as well as silencing the little voice inside his head that wanted nothing more than to climb back in his car and leave. But she’d served as a safety net. A lifeline. Someone he could lean on, even if she didn’t know it. And she clearly didn’t judging by the way she sat so stiff now, her shyness calling to him. Begging for him to take it away. He only knew of one way to do that, and he didn’t think she’d go for it. Sex was something that Ransom had grown accustomed to using in order to bury his feelings, in order to keep the overwhelming depression from sucking him down into an inescapable oblivion. Somehow, he didn’t think it would be the same with Dani. It was a terrifying thought, and the only thing that kept him from jumping on her and ravishing her small, curvy body. Hers was a body made for sin, and Ransom was inclined to explore every dark corner. Somehow he resisted, though only barely.
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My review:
This book was such a funny Valentine- full of emotional depth,
humor, passion, and angst. This is the conclusion to a trilogy that Ransom was a major character
in. As I didn’t read the other two books, I am coming “late to
the party’ so to speak but I can pick up pretty well what is going on in this
book. Ransom is a twin to Rebel and they fell in love with the same
woman named Joe but disaster occurred- That particular woman ended up falling
for Rebel- instead of it being a clear case, it was a time of confusion and
disaster. Think Love Triangle and this is what it was because two men fighting
for the love of one woman and Ransom didn’t get her, Rebel did. It ended up
nearly killing the brothers who had been so close before her and Ransom left
his brother and his new woman. Left with a broken heart and took himself off to
figure out what happened and why.
Into his self-imposed exile which includes some overindulging behavior (
heavy drinking as one) comes Dani-she is a breath of fresh air and is so sweet.
She sees/ meets Ransom out one night
while he was out drinking , she ends up trying to get to know him, sees him to
recognize that he too has been hurt and attempts to get to know him. There is a
chemistry between the two which connects them and their relationship is very complicated.
Because Ransom has been hurt by a woman before, he refuses to let Dani into his
life and his heart so easy. When they finally get to bed, Ransom finds out she
is a virgin and OMG the sex scenes are HOT and so good. Now there are some
secrets that Dani has in her past that do not get told to Ransom and when he
finds out, he blows a gasket. Its not like he tells Dani all his past secrets
but for whatever reason, he holds her past against her. I kind of can
understand why Ransom was upset that she did not tell him but to have that HUGE
of reaction, that was over the top. That to me was extreme. Dani has some
trouble with trust, especially with what happened with her with ex-boyfriend
and step sister. That there would make me have huge trust issues so I can
understand in a way but again, everyone handles things differently. Will Dani’s
holding out a past secret be the cause for Ransom walking away for good? Will
Dani finally lose heart or will she fight for her man? These are all great
reasons to read the final book in the trilogy.
I loved Dani and Ransom- this couple had been hurt in love’s game in the
past and to meet and feel that instant connection was awesome. Both thought
their previous partners’ were Mister/Ms. Right but they were so wrong. They
were NOW with their perfect partner and what happened in the past happened to
put them in the perfect place to accept love now. Weird as it sounds, this is
who they were meant for. Dani is so sweet, fiery and perfect for Ransom; while
Ransom is dominant, alpha, strong and so sweet when it comes to Dani. They are
right for each other..I do not get the feeling they were that way for anyone
else. The ending was the sweet topping on the book.
My rating: 4.6 stars *****
*A gifted copy was provided by Indie Sage PR for my honest
review*
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