Expected
release:
October 21,
2013
Genre:
Contemporary
Age
Group: New
Adult
Book Description:
~
He is
seeking absolution.
Flynn Caldwell has a hero
complex and it’s one of the reasons he joined the New York City
Fire Department. He has spent his entire professional career trying
to atone for that one person he failed to save. Because, if he can do
that, then perhaps he can be worthy of love again.
~
She is
seeking escape.
Rowan Page’s life is
nothing short of a disaster. Always immersed in trouble, she has only
herself to depend on. She’s determined to pull herself out of this
mess and make something of her life, despite the hard years she has
lived on the streets of New York.
~
Together,
they have the chance to become complete.
Flynn and Rowan’s worlds
exist miles apart, but when a chance meeting brings them together,
neither of them can deny the instant pull that connects them to each
other. What starts as a tiny spark eventually flares into a fire so
hot, it refuses to be extinguished.
~
Both are
willing to jump feet first into the flames to see where it takes
them, despite the risk of being burned.
My Thoughts:
" 'Just remember... You don't have to fix everything. It's not your responsibility to save the world.' Fuck if I don't know the truth of that statement, but it doesn't stop me from trying my damnedest anyways."
Rowan grew up with parents who don't care about her, so she found trouble just to get some type of reaction. When that wasn't working she decided to leave home with the parting words of her father saying to never come back once she leave. Her troubles didn't stop there, one day a fire was consuming the house she was staying in and she was trapped. Flynn is a fire fighter with a hero complex and when he save poor ol Rowan he just can't get her off of his mind. When he finds that she has nothing he offers her some help until she can get back on her own feet. Flynn always tries to help the women who are broken and falls for them. In the end it usually ends up with his heart broken.
Another fantastic book by Sawyer Bennett so far I've red 3 of the 5 books to this series and when I find the time, I'll be sure to check them out. I loved this story. I loved the characters. I loved how independant Rowan was, I loved that she was smart enough to let Flynn help her even if she had a lot of pride that made her want to not except his help. I hated that she kept leading Flynn on though I just wanted to reach into the book and smack her, Flynn a great guy and the way she kept treating him was unfair. I loved how supportive and nice Flynns family and friends were to her accepting her as one of them. I loved how caring, understanding, loving Flynn was, he didn't have to help Rowan or accept her dog into his house. I loved the story and it was well written and fun to read. I loved the ending. Everything just felt so complete at the end. A book like this deserves 5 of 5 stars. Highly Recommend!
For those of you who haven't read any of Sawyer Bennett's books the books in this series is a stand a alone so you can read any of the books and not miss a thing.
I
can only imagine what Thanksgiving would be like with the Caldwells.
There will be plenty of good food, lots of laughter, and probably
some naps when it’s all said and done.
“And
Capone can come, too,” Flynn throws in to entice me further, but
I’d already decided to accept.
“Okay.
We’re in. Can you ask your mom what I can bring?”
“I’ll
ask but I know she’ll say ‘don’t bring a thing but yourself’.”
I
laugh over Flynn’s impersonation of his mom’s Irish accent. “In
that case, don’t bother asking and I’ll just bring something.
Maybe a pie.”
“You
can cook?” Flynn asks with astonishment.
“Of
course I can cook,” I tell him with indignation.
“Then
how come all we ever have is pizza or bologna sandwiches when it’s
your turn to cook?”
“Just
because I can cook, doesn’t mean I want to. This is the
twenty-first century pal... get with the times. Women have shed the
chains of slavery and we no longer serve you menfolk.”
Flynn
throws his head back and starts howling with laughter, then he
pitches forward, holding the hand with Capone’s leash to his
stomach while he laughs, with the other holding onto his hot cocoa.
It’s infectious and I start laughing along with him.
He
looks at me and our eyes meet.
Then
it happens... there is almost a crackle in the air, like electricity
is flowing between us. Flynn’s laughter immediately dies away and
the smile slides from my face. The same happens to me and nothing is
left in our expressions except a focused intensity on each other.
It’s almost as if I can feel heat swirling all around us, and the
backdrop of the world fades to black.
Until
nothing is left but just Flynn and me.
I
call it
“The Happening”
and it
represents those
few times
when the
resolve to
just be
friends seems
to melt
away into
oblivion. It
occurs at
the weirdest
of times
and I
have no
control over
it. When
I’m
in that
moment with
Flynn, I
want nothing
more than
for him
to grab
me and
kiss me
like I
was the
oxygen his
lungs crave.
I want
to strip
him bare
and use
just my
fingertips to
trace every
inch of
skin on
his body.
I want
to get
lost... deeply
lost, in
Flynn.
“The
Happening” hits Flynn just as hard as it hits me. I see the desire
light him up from within. I feel the sexual tension pouring off him
with visceral awareness, and I swear I can feel his heart moaning for
me.
When
“The Happening” occurs, I am powerless to fight it. In fact, if
Flynn ever made a move to touch me during the event, I would
completely submit to him body and soul. But thankfully, Flynn is a
stronger person than I am, and he is clearly the more responsible of
the two of us. He’ll usually snap out of it first, and bring me
crashing back to reality.
Like
he does right at this moment.
Authors Take on Rowan Page: Rowan was a bit of a difficult character to write because she does have quite a screwed up past that tends to get in her way of finding her happily ever after. There are probably going to be times you want to shake her, particularly when you see how fabulous Flynn is. But she has a process to work through in order to be able to trust her feelings. The best thing about Rowan is that she wants more… I mean, really craves to have that something special she never thought she was good enough for, so she goes through a lot of internal conflict to get the strength to seek it. It’s quite a journey she takes and she makes a huge transformation on her path to self discovery.
USA
Today Best-Selling
author, Sawyer
Bennett, is
a snarky
southern woman
and reformed
trial lawyer
who decided
to finally
start putting
on paper
all of
the stories
that were
floating in
her head.
She is
married to
a mobster
(well, a
market researcher)
and they
have two
big, furry
dogs who
hog the
bed. Sawyer
would like
to report
she doesn't
have many
weaknesses but
can be
bribed with
a nominal
amount of
milk chocolate.
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