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Against All Odds #2
Wait for Me
A 2012 Readers' Choice Awards Finalist in Romantic Suspense!
A woman without a past…
After a tragic accident left her with no memory, Kate Alexander struggled to fit in with a husband and world that didn’t feel right. She’s had no reason to question what friends and family have told her, not until her husband is suddenly killed and she finds a photo of a young girl in his office. A girl who can’t be anyone but a daughter Kate didn’t know she had.
A man desperate for a reason to live…
Ryan Harrison lost his wife in a plane crash five years ago. To cope with the pain of her loss, he dedicated himself to his job and to raising their daughter. Now a successful pharmaceutical executive, Ryan has everything a man could want—money, fame and power—but he’d give it all up in a heartbeat for just one more day with the woman he still loves.
Two lives about to converge.
As Kate begins to dig into a past she doesn’t remember, evidence leads her to San Francisco and puts her on the path toward Ryan, a man who sees in her the woman he loved and lost. Kate feels a draw to Ryan, one she can’t explain, but is that feeling enough to convince her this is where she’s supposed to be? As Ryan and Kate search for answers, they uncover lies long buried, a passion hotter than either expected and a danger that threatens…even now…when the second chance they’ve both been searching for is finally within reach.
A woman without a past…
After a tragic accident left her with no memory, Kate Alexander struggled to fit in with a husband and world that didn’t feel right. She’s had no reason to question what friends and family have told her, not until her husband is suddenly killed and she finds a photo of a young girl in his office. A girl who can’t be anyone but a daughter Kate didn’t know she had.
A man desperate for a reason to live…
Ryan Harrison lost his wife in a plane crash five years ago. To cope with the pain of her loss, he dedicated himself to his job and to raising their daughter. Now a successful pharmaceutical executive, Ryan has everything a man could want—money, fame and power—but he’d give it all up in a heartbeat for just one more day with the woman he still loves.
Two lives about to converge.
As Kate begins to dig into a past she doesn’t remember, evidence leads her to San Francisco and puts her on the path toward Ryan, a man who sees in her the woman he loved and lost. Kate feels a draw to Ryan, one she can’t explain, but is that feeling enough to convince her this is where she’s supposed to be? As Ryan and Kate search for answers, they uncover lies long buried, a passion hotter than either expected and a danger that threatens…even now…when the second chance they’ve both been searching for is finally within reach.
266 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
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About the author
Elisabeth Naughton
75 books3,160 followersBefore topping multiple bestseller lists—including those of the New York Times, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal—award winning author Elisabeth Naughton taught middle school science. A voracious reader, she soon discovered she had a knack for creating stories with a chemistry of their own. The spark turned into a flame, and Elisabeth now writes full-time.
Though primarily known for her romantic suspense work, Elisabeth has penned over thirty books and continues to write in multiple genres, including paranormal romance and contemporary romance. Her books have been translated into numerous languages and have earned several award nominations, including three prestigious RITA® nominations from Romance Writers of America. In 2017, REPRESSED, the first book in her Deadly Secrets series, won the RITA® for best romantic suspense.
Elisabeth's work has been praised by the Chicago Tribune as being filled with "deadly intrigue, high adrenaline action, and scorchingly hot passion.” Kirkus calls her "a writer talented enough at weaving a yarn to get her readers ensnared in it.” When not dreaming up new stories, Elisabeth can be found spending time with her husband and three children in their western Oregon home, wrangling two cats, or chasing after one very rambunctious Dalmatian.
Learn more about Elisabeth and her books at www.ElisabethNaughton.com.
Though primarily known for her romantic suspense work, Elisabeth has penned over thirty books and continues to write in multiple genres, including paranormal romance and contemporary romance. Her books have been translated into numerous languages and have earned several award nominations, including three prestigious RITA® nominations from Romance Writers of America. In 2017, REPRESSED, the first book in her Deadly Secrets series, won the RITA® for best romantic suspense.
Elisabeth's work has been praised by the Chicago Tribune as being filled with "deadly intrigue, high adrenaline action, and scorchingly hot passion.” Kirkus calls her "a writer talented enough at weaving a yarn to get her readers ensnared in it.” When not dreaming up new stories, Elisabeth can be found spending time with her husband and three children in their western Oregon home, wrangling two cats, or chasing after one very rambunctious Dalmatian.
Learn more about Elisabeth and her books at www.ElisabethNaughton.com.
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March 28, 2023
3 stars
I'm not sure why I'm rating so high, I pretty much felt horrible for the majority of this book.
This had a premise I was desperately craving: Hero lives in agony thinking the heroine is dead but she is actually alive with memory loss. I was hoping for something deeply satisfying. Reading about men in pain is my therapy, but all it ended up doing was giving ME pain.
🛑MINOR SPOILERS. bigger one hidden in a tag🛑
◉ I skimmed a lot of parts. Like Mitch and Simone bits. Who cares?
◉ Hated some of the characters so much. Julia, that 9 year old little shit. No, I do not care that she is a traumatised, confused child. I fucking hate her. Ryan needs to learn how to use a belt soon or istg....
bitch she was literally assumed dead by everyone who knew her and lost her whole memory💀💀💀 did you want her to send you christmas cards
FYI she is lying. He is 100% not over her and never was. Altho he wasn't celibate after he thought the heroine died
Conclusion: beat your kids.
Her behaviour was made worse by the awful relationship development she had with Katie. She went from being super hostile to suddenly calling her 'mom'?? The accident was just a quick fix to their broken relationship, instead of actually putting effort into their development.
◉ It felt like some important bits were avoided all together and they all, once again, had to do with relationship dynamics. Katie and her whole family are basically an after thought to the mediocre mystery. I'd much rather read about her mending relationships (not through lazy devices) instead of all that half ass thriller bullshit.
◉ The way Katie was treated sometimes (by Ryan and Julia) really pissed me off. I had to read about all his mooning over dead Annie (Katie's old name), how much he misses her and bla bla bla, only for him to later treat her like shit after she literally turns up on his doorstep. He did start treating her LIKE SHE DESERVES (like what I fucking payed to see) later though, so that soothed the anger.
BUT.........
the angst of it all tho💀 I was living for it in a very masochistic way. I kid you not, this book made me Kim Kardashian ugly cry from frustration, but I also love playing the victim so it worked in my favour😌
I'm not sure why I'm rating so high, I pretty much felt horrible for the majority of this book.
This had a premise I was desperately craving: Hero lives in agony thinking the heroine is dead but she is actually alive with memory loss. I was hoping for something deeply satisfying. Reading about men in pain is my therapy, but all it ended up doing was giving ME pain.
🛑MINOR SPOILERS. bigger one hidden in a tag🛑
◉ I skimmed a lot of parts. Like Mitch and Simone bits. Who cares?
◉ Hated some of the characters so much. Julia, that 9 year old little shit. No, I do not care that she is a traumatised, confused child. I fucking hate her. Ryan needs to learn how to use a belt soon or istg....
I don’t care what those stupid test results say. You’re not my mother. My mother died five years ago.”
“I realize this is hard for you, Julia. It’s hard for all of us. But I assure you, I am your mother.”
“That’s just biology.” Julia folded her arms across her chest. “Lots of women have kids. That doesn’t make them mothers.
bitch she was literally assumed dead by everyone who knew her and lost her whole memory💀💀💀 did you want her to send you christmas cards
“He’s over you, you know,” Julia went on. “He dates lots of women, has since just after you left. I think he stays with them when he goes on trips. One time, I called his hotel, and a girl answered.”
FYI she is lying. He is 100% not over her and never was. Altho he wasn't celibate after he thought the heroine died
Conclusion: beat your kids.
Her behaviour was made worse by the awful relationship development she had with Katie. She went from being super hostile to suddenly calling her 'mom'?? The accident was just a quick fix to their broken relationship, instead of actually putting effort into their development.
◉ It felt like some important bits were avoided all together and they all, once again, had to do with relationship dynamics. Katie and her whole family are basically an after thought to the mediocre mystery. I'd much rather read about her mending relationships (not through lazy devices) instead of all that half ass thriller bullshit.
◉ The way Katie was treated sometimes (by Ryan and Julia) really pissed me off. I had to read about all his mooning over dead Annie (Katie's old name), how much he misses her and bla bla bla, only for him to later treat her like shit after she literally turns up on his doorstep. He did start treating her LIKE SHE DESERVES (like what I fucking payed to see) later though, so that soothed the anger.
BUT.........
the angst of it all tho💀 I was living for it in a very masochistic way. I kid you not, this book made me Kim Kardashian ugly cry from frustration, but I also love playing the victim so it worked in my favour😌
January 14, 2013
4 Fabulous Freebie Stars!!
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this story, and what I initially thought to be an unrealistic plot, turned out to be almost believable! Everything had an explanation. Okay, is it likely this could happen in real life? Maybe, it's a bit over the top, but I've seen stranger things happen. The author did a great job of allowing the reader into the lives of the characters, and giving us what we needed to put the pieces of the puzzle together. There was mystery, suspense, angst, and nice chemistry, between not one, but two couples, although only one couple was showcased when it came to the sexual encounters.
There was one scene in particular that was only hinted at, and the reader was left out almost entirely, which bothered me, because it was a huge moment for one of the characters. However, I don't want to ruin this for anyone, so I can't really express my thoughts on this. Also, considering the circumstances surrounding the plot and the characters, the book should have had an epilogue. It felt a bit rushed in the end, but overall I have to say...well done!
May 13, 2015
A love that never dies. A love story that survives anything!!!!
An almost unbelievable story but so compelling that it becomes somehow believable! Okay, maybe I am not making sense here…but let’s take a look at the storyline of this book.
Kate Alexander’s life began when she woke up from a coma a year ago. She remembers nothing before that time.
Her husband is killed in an air crash and her life is turned upside down when she discovers documents and a foto of a small child that looks exactly like her, that he had kept locked in his study. This has her going on a mission to discover what else had been kept hidden from her.
Ryan Harrison, handsome and charismatic CEO of a huge pharmaceutical company had lost his wife, Annie, in an air crash 5 years previously. He has never got over her death, which caused him to become a hard and emotionless man.
A twist of fate, kismet…whatever one calls it… the two meet and Ryan is adamant that she’s his missing wife. Kate is not sure, even though she feels some connection to him and his daughter, Julia.
This is a fast paced story, filled with suspense, great dialogue, mystery, secret and dangerous doings in drug testing by companies, lies, deceit, family, love, humor and characters that you can sympathies with .
I certainly did not expect the twist at the end…..total surprise!!!!
I liked Kate Alexander and at first I thought Ryan Harrison was a bit of a dolt…make that an asshole. His reaction and behavior towards Kate was OTT most of the time but in the end I did warm up to him. Almost understood his pain and loss and how hard it was for him to find his lost love who remembers nothing about their life together.
Adored Julia– let’s just say that at times the things she did and say were a bit…like is this kid just 10 years old!!!! But seeing her pain at thinking that she may lose her mother again was pretty heartbreaking.
The other secondary character I loved was Kate’s brother, Mitch. He was a totally endearing character and I am eagerly waiting to read his story in the next book, Hold on to Me.
My favourite quote:
This is a really good read.
An almost unbelievable story but so compelling that it becomes somehow believable! Okay, maybe I am not making sense here…but let’s take a look at the storyline of this book.
Kate Alexander’s life began when she woke up from a coma a year ago. She remembers nothing before that time.
Her husband is killed in an air crash and her life is turned upside down when she discovers documents and a foto of a small child that looks exactly like her, that he had kept locked in his study. This has her going on a mission to discover what else had been kept hidden from her.
Ryan Harrison, handsome and charismatic CEO of a huge pharmaceutical company had lost his wife, Annie, in an air crash 5 years previously. He has never got over her death, which caused him to become a hard and emotionless man.
A twist of fate, kismet…whatever one calls it… the two meet and Ryan is adamant that she’s his missing wife. Kate is not sure, even though she feels some connection to him and his daughter, Julia.
This is a fast paced story, filled with suspense, great dialogue, mystery, secret and dangerous doings in drug testing by companies, lies, deceit, family, love, humor and characters that you can sympathies with .
I certainly did not expect the twist at the end…..total surprise!!!!
I liked Kate Alexander and at first I thought Ryan Harrison was a bit of a dolt…make that an asshole. His reaction and behavior towards Kate was OTT most of the time but in the end I did warm up to him. Almost understood his pain and loss and how hard it was for him to find his lost love who remembers nothing about their life together.
Adored Julia– let’s just say that at times the things she did and say were a bit…like is this kid just 10 years old!!!! But seeing her pain at thinking that she may lose her mother again was pretty heartbreaking.
The other secondary character I loved was Kate’s brother, Mitch. He was a totally endearing character and I am eagerly waiting to read his story in the next book, Hold on to Me.
My favourite quote:
This is a really good read.
February 23, 2019
Hell to the NO! I didn't sign up for this!
I hated the heroine. She ruined the book. I already tried to put myself in her shoes, yet I couldn’t warm up to her no matter how hard I tried. She was a cold woman. Too cold for my liking.
I didn't enjoy the romance aspect of this one. And unfortunately, even though the plot was compelling, the writing was good, and the suspense part was brilliant, the rest was terrible.
So, nope. Not for me.
I hated the heroine. She ruined the book. I already tried to put myself in her shoes, yet I couldn’t warm up to her no matter how hard I tried. She was a cold woman. Too cold for my liking.
I didn't enjoy the romance aspect of this one. And unfortunately, even though the plot was compelling, the writing was good, and the suspense part was brilliant, the rest was terrible.
So, nope. Not for me.
April 26, 2017
Me gustó. Es una adictiva mezcla de romance y thriller que apenas me duró dos días, en el afán de saber cómo se resolvería el misterio del accidente de Kate y su consecuente pérdida de memoria. Una trama muy original en que los dos personajes principales se ven envueltos en una rebuscada intriga asociada al negocio de la industria farmacéutica, mientras tratan de reconstruir una relación que quedó truncada cinco años atrás.
Si hay que ponerle una pega a este libro, es que sentí que el desarrollo era muy superficial, tanto así que la autora tuvo que incluir otra relación que involucraba a personajes secundarios para darle mayor consistencia, siendo que perfectamente podría haber ahondado en las descripciones y conflictos del argumento principal. Pero en su conjunto, la novela funciona bien.
Gracias a Marianchu por la recomendación.
Si hay que ponerle una pega a este libro, es que sentí que el desarrollo era muy superficial, tanto así que la autora tuvo que incluir otra relación que involucraba a personajes secundarios para darle mayor consistencia, siendo que perfectamente podría haber ahondado en las descripciones y conflictos del argumento principal. Pero en su conjunto, la novela funciona bien.
Gracias a Marianchu por la recomendación.
February 3, 2013
This novel started out with the prospect of being a good thriller, however I soon became disappointed when I added up the cliches, repetitions and unbelievable aspects.
The heroine, Kate, does not deeply question her circumstances and we hear little about her life after her air crash or initially about the injury resulting from that. The unsympathetic hero Ryan, and "his" daughter are obnoxious to say the least. Nine years old and as nasty as that already, with no censure from her father? The mind boggles.
I liked the brother and the lawyer, but couldn't understand why Kate's meeting with her parents, after being presumed dead for five years, was not shown after the initial phone call telling them she is alive. It appeared as though the author forgot all about it.
I didn't like the unnecessarily explicit sexual bouts, as I thought they really had nothing to do with the plot. The time when the couple should have been hesitant and awkward with each other - bearing in mind that she doesn't KNOW him or any of them for that matter - they were busy leaping on each other. This had the effect of turning Wait For Me into a pretty normal romance novel in that respect.
In my opinion, the author missed a great opportunity to turn this novel into a terrific, fast-paced thriller which could have thrived on the unusual and intricate plot alone.
Very disappointing and left me feeling cheated because I actually purchased this book
The heroine, Kate, does not deeply question her circumstances and we hear little about her life after her air crash or initially about the injury resulting from that. The unsympathetic hero Ryan, and "his" daughter are obnoxious to say the least. Nine years old and as nasty as that already, with no censure from her father? The mind boggles.
I liked the brother and the lawyer, but couldn't understand why Kate's meeting with her parents, after being presumed dead for five years, was not shown after the initial phone call telling them she is alive. It appeared as though the author forgot all about it.
I didn't like the unnecessarily explicit sexual bouts, as I thought they really had nothing to do with the plot. The time when the couple should have been hesitant and awkward with each other - bearing in mind that she doesn't KNOW him or any of them for that matter - they were busy leaping on each other. This had the effect of turning Wait For Me into a pretty normal romance novel in that respect.
In my opinion, the author missed a great opportunity to turn this novel into a terrific, fast-paced thriller which could have thrived on the unusual and intricate plot alone.
Very disappointing and left me feeling cheated because I actually purchased this book
October 4, 2016
¡Espectacular! ¡Lo DE-VO-RÉ! ❤️
Lo único que tiene de malo este libro es su portada.
Y me hubiera gustado que tenga un Epílogo, pero imagino que la familia protagonista aparecerá en el próximo libro de la serie.
Lo único que tiene de malo este libro es su portada.
Y me hubiera gustado que tenga un Epílogo, pero imagino que la familia protagonista aparecerá en el próximo libro de la serie.
April 16, 2013
The story was sooo intriguing that I couldn't resist reading this book! Who wouldn't? *wink*
A woman, without memory of her prior life; a man (rich, gorgeous... bla, bla, bla), crazy in love with his dead wife...
What do you think? Who is the woman?
Misteryyyyyyy....
The story is interesting and it should have made a very, very good thriller, but... to me it dragged a little. To much time was spent in inner, Kate's or Ryan's, musing about what is happening and why.
At the beginning, Kate's perplexity about what is happening is interesting and very true. What whould you do if the man who you thought was your husband is not your husband at all? What is all the life you're able to remember is just a bunch of lies? And on top of it: you don't remember anything two years prior...
So she start searching for the truth... and discovers that, not only there's another TRUE husband, but there's also a daughter! And a brother! And in-laws, and friends she never remembered...
Frightening, no?
But... after this moment the story starts loosing its shine...
Her reasoning, so very true before, becomes a stereotypical romance. Like: Ohhh.. I'm sooo attracted to him... But I don't want to be hurt... Ohhh... I wouldn't survive if he leaves me... so I have to leave him... No, I don't want to leave him... But I must... - you know the drivel, no?
While all this musing goes on, they're investigating the why of her resurrection, because she was supposedly dead in an airplane crash. So how she survived, why she was in a coma, who her dead husband really is, and so on.
There should have been a ton of things to investigate thoroughly, but instead they were just slightly touched. Much more time was dedicated to musings, broken hearts, emotions... There were also some TSTL actions, both done by Kate and Simone (her councelor friend):
Than there's the issue of her new-found daughter: Julia. I had the feeling she was 16, insead we're told she's 9... I don't know, but I wouldn't think a 9 years old girl could reason like she did.
Obviously, the chemistry between Kate and Ryan is sizzling and the sex scene are good, but I must admit I liked better the side-romance between Mitch and Simone.
Summing it all, the character I liked most was the brother: Mitch! He was funny, not overly complicated, straitforward, obviously gorgeous (but, hey, it's a romace novel!)... His actions make sense!
Well, now you'll ask yourself why the 4 stars... well, it was interesting and the writing was good. I think it could have been much better if it was longer and more time dedicated to the thrilling/mistery part and less on inner dialogues!
A woman, without memory of her prior life; a man (rich, gorgeous... bla, bla, bla), crazy in love with his dead wife...
What do you think? Who is the woman?
Misteryyyyyyy....
The story is interesting and it should have made a very, very good thriller, but... to me it dragged a little. To much time was spent in inner, Kate's or Ryan's, musing about what is happening and why.
At the beginning, Kate's perplexity about what is happening is interesting and very true. What whould you do if the man who you thought was your husband is not your husband at all? What is all the life you're able to remember is just a bunch of lies? And on top of it: you don't remember anything two years prior...
So she start searching for the truth... and discovers that, not only there's another TRUE husband, but there's also a daughter! And a brother! And in-laws, and friends she never remembered...
Frightening, no?
But... after this moment the story starts loosing its shine...
Her reasoning, so very true before, becomes a stereotypical romance. Like: Ohhh.. I'm sooo attracted to him... But I don't want to be hurt... Ohhh... I wouldn't survive if he leaves me... so I have to leave him... No, I don't want to leave him... But I must... - you know the drivel, no?
While all this musing goes on, they're investigating the why of her resurrection, because she was supposedly dead in an airplane crash. So how she survived, why she was in a coma, who her dead husband really is, and so on.
There should have been a ton of things to investigate thoroughly, but instead they were just slightly touched. Much more time was dedicated to musings, broken hearts, emotions... There were also some TSTL actions, both done by Kate and Simone (her councelor friend):
Than there's the issue of her new-found daughter: Julia. I had the feeling she was 16, insead we're told she's 9... I don't know, but I wouldn't think a 9 years old girl could reason like she did.
Obviously, the chemistry between Kate and Ryan is sizzling and the sex scene are good, but I must admit I liked better the side-romance between Mitch and Simone.
Summing it all, the character I liked most was the brother: Mitch! He was funny, not overly complicated, straitforward, obviously gorgeous (but, hey, it's a romace novel!)... His actions make sense!
Well, now you'll ask yourself why the 4 stars... well, it was interesting and the writing was good. I think it could have been much better if it was longer and more time dedicated to the thrilling/mistery part and less on inner dialogues!
December 13, 2017
3,5/5
Esto es totalmente subjetivo pero me ha sobrado tanto deseo sexual, y he echado en falta algunas otras cuestiones para que fuese una historia redonda (no mencionaré para evitar spoilers). En cualquier caso, es un libro muy entretenido y me ha mantenido enganchada.
Esto es totalmente subjetivo pero me ha sobrado tanto deseo sexual, y he echado en falta algunas otras cuestiones para que fuese una historia redonda (no mencionaré para evitar spoilers). En cualquier caso, es un libro muy entretenido y me ha mantenido enganchada.
May 19, 2019
This is a pretty good story. Not my first book by Elisabeth Naughton, I’ve read a book in her other series, but I think I liked this more.
The plot is really good. And, let’s be honest, for a book in this genre, it’s something to say. What's even stranger, I really liked it although I usually do not like the idea of amnesia in my books. They are rarely well-introduced and the cause of amnesia is even less likely to make any sense.
But in this case it is completely different. We meet Kate when her husband dies in an plane accident. Kate suffers from amnesia and can not remember anything that happened before two years ago when she came out of a coma. Searching through the documents of her late husband, she discovers that her life before the accident may not have looked the way her husband said. Kate decides to discover the truth.
The picture of problems related to amnesia that Kate is suffering from is done very well. I am very glad that this problem has not been treated sketchily and the emphasis is not even on the mere loss of memories but on the attempt to adapt to a new life and find your place in a new situation.
As for the suspense, it could be a little more thought-out and less detached from reality. Then when it comes to romance, the feelings between Ryan and Kate change in the blink of an eye, however for some reason they are real. I do not have the impression that everything has happened too fast and I believe in the depth of feelings between Ryan and Kate, especially considering their past that affects their current relationship.
One thing I definitely don’t like is the last chapter. It is quite sappy and somehow does not fit the rest of the book that is not so much melodramatic.
All in all, this is a very good story, I totally recommend.
The plot is really good. And, let’s be honest, for a book in this genre, it’s something to say. What's even stranger, I really liked it although I usually do not like the idea of amnesia in my books. They are rarely well-introduced and the cause of amnesia is even less likely to make any sense.
But in this case it is completely different. We meet Kate when her husband dies in an plane accident. Kate suffers from amnesia and can not remember anything that happened before two years ago when she came out of a coma. Searching through the documents of her late husband, she discovers that her life before the accident may not have looked the way her husband said. Kate decides to discover the truth.
The picture of problems related to amnesia that Kate is suffering from is done very well. I am very glad that this problem has not been treated sketchily and the emphasis is not even on the mere loss of memories but on the attempt to adapt to a new life and find your place in a new situation.
As for the suspense, it could be a little more thought-out and less detached from reality. Then when it comes to romance, the feelings between Ryan and Kate change in the blink of an eye, however for some reason they are real. I do not have the impression that everything has happened too fast and I believe in the depth of feelings between Ryan and Kate, especially considering their past that affects their current relationship.
One thing I definitely don’t like is the last chapter. It is quite sappy and somehow does not fit the rest of the book that is not so much melodramatic.
All in all, this is a very good story, I totally recommend.
October 12, 2017
Me ha tenido súper enganchada 2 días, no podía parar porque quería saber que le había ocurrido a Kate y cuál era el misterio que la rodeaba. Estaba deseando tener un rato libre para coger el libro.
Valorando la trama le doy un 8, quizás el final un poco flojo y predecible, pero le faltó profundidad a los personajes y desarrollo de la relación. La autora tenia material para una obra de 10 y no supo sacarle todo el jugo. Me ha decepcionado un poco en ese sentido. Me sentí muy mal por Kate, sentí que Ryan y Julia la juzgaron muy mal desde el principio cuando ella era la víctima. La autora explota mucho la tensión sexual de los protagonistas dejando un poco de lado los sentimientos.
De los secundarios me gustaron mucho, Mich y Simone me encantaron desde el principio y su relación.
Como resumen diría que es un magnifico thriller y una buena historia sobre segundas oportunidades pero le faltó profundidad a los personajes, a pesar de todo me gusto.
Valorando la trama le doy un 8, quizás el final un poco flojo y predecible, pero le faltó profundidad a los personajes y desarrollo de la relación. La autora tenia material para una obra de 10 y no supo sacarle todo el jugo. Me ha decepcionado un poco en ese sentido. Me sentí muy mal por Kate, sentí que Ryan y Julia la juzgaron muy mal desde el principio cuando ella era la víctima. La autora explota mucho la tensión sexual de los protagonistas dejando un poco de lado los sentimientos.
De los secundarios me gustaron mucho, Mich y Simone me encantaron desde el principio y su relación.
Como resumen diría que es un magnifico thriller y una buena historia sobre segundas oportunidades pero le faltó profundidad a los personajes, a pesar de todo me gusto.
January 31, 2013
Really liked this one. First time reading this author. OK, we might have to suspend the disbelief a bit with the storyline but that's what fiction is all about. Loved the main characters, the cheeky 9 year old daughter, even the little we saw of the mother in law. Great secondary characters in the brother and the lawyer. Have never read this author before but the storyline flowed and of course we got our HEA. Not sure what her other stuff is like - is it contemporary? Some of you got it as a Freebie but I paid for it - and it was worth it. What to read next is the question!
June 20, 2020
Ufffff, historión.
Intriga en todo momento, mucha química entre los protagonistas y unos secundarios (como Mitch), de quitarse el sombrero.
Quizás el final un pelín flojo con respecto al resto de la historia, pero aún así para mi una historia recomendable 100%
Me ha encantado.
Intriga en todo momento, mucha química entre los protagonistas y unos secundarios (como Mitch), de quitarse el sombrero.
Quizás el final un pelín flojo con respecto al resto de la historia, pero aún así para mi una historia recomendable 100%
Me ha encantado.
March 12, 2013
One of these days I'm going to learn that freebies are all too frequently not worth the price. If you can overlook the technical errors such as grammar, improper word usage ("alone" when the word is "along," "sinking suspicion" when the popular phrase is "sneaking suspicion"), and 48 uses of variations of the phrase "eyes slid shut," there's still the matter of a hero who is an angry jerk utterly uninterested in comprehending, much less empathizing with, the agony the heroine must be experiencing. She, for her part, is not particularly interested in either standing up for herself or feeling any sense of loss over her life prior to 18 months ago, or, indeed, in soliciting any understanding of her abduction at all, so I suppose it works for them.
My understanding of the plot prior to reading this novel was led astray by the description. It would have been enough to show me differently just to know that the title "Wait For Me" was taken in substance from this demand, "Wait for me so we can "arrive" at the same time." That would have clued me in that this is not the psychological thriller it could have been, but instead was basically a trashy novel cloaked in the cliched trimmings of a dime store mystery. And I wouldn't have wasted energy being aggravated that she could just tell her 4-year-old son, off screen as it were, that, "Oh, hey, your daddy that just died in a plane crash was not your daddy. Here's your real daddy, deal with it on your own." By the time the author avoided the scene where Kate meets her parents I had given up looking for any sense, which is good because that's where it turned into the trashy novel the author was really writing.
Not that there's anything wrong with trashy novels! (When they're well written and you know what you're getting into from the start.)
But even after I gave up on the idea of this being anything other than smut, I still had to laugh at Kate's declarations that she "never thought she'd ever have a love like this" or statements to that effect. Yeah, never? When your life started 18 months ago? You never thought you'd have a relationship like this? The kind where the only thing in life that matters is that man you're lusting? Not your kids with that man? Just the "love"? Yeah, okay.
My understanding of the plot prior to reading this novel was led astray by the description. It would have been enough to show me differently just to know that the title "Wait For Me" was taken in substance from this demand, "Wait for me so we can "arrive" at the same time." That would have clued me in that this is not the psychological thriller it could have been, but instead was basically a trashy novel cloaked in the cliched trimmings of a dime store mystery. And I wouldn't have wasted energy being aggravated that she could just tell her 4-year-old son, off screen as it were, that, "Oh, hey, your daddy that just died in a plane crash was not your daddy. Here's your real daddy, deal with it on your own." By the time the author avoided the scene where Kate meets her parents I had given up looking for any sense, which is good because that's where it turned into the trashy novel the author was really writing.
Not that there's anything wrong with trashy novels! (When they're well written and you know what you're getting into from the start.)
But even after I gave up on the idea of this being anything other than smut, I still had to laugh at Kate's declarations that she "never thought she'd ever have a love like this" or statements to that effect. Yeah, never? When your life started 18 months ago? You never thought you'd have a relationship like this? The kind where the only thing in life that matters is that man you're lusting? Not your kids with that man? Just the "love"? Yeah, okay.
March 21, 2014
Me ha gustado mucho. Ha sido toda una sorpresa, no es de mis lecturas habituales pero me venía bien recomendado y me lancé de cabeza.
Con un buen argumento de partida la autora me ha drogado con la historia. Yo también quería, como la protagonsta, saber qué había pasado en realidad. Los personajes me han parecido muy coherentes y la evolución bastante creible.
No explicaré mucho para no spoilear porque espero que los giros que da la trama os sorprendan igual que a mí.
La portada engaña porque da a entender que es un libro erótico y no lo es. Es un libro contemporáneo en el que el suspense tiene muchísimo protagonismo,
Cierto que tiene algunas escenas subiditas de todo, e incluso, creo que algunas, solo algunas,
están más para el disfrute del lector, que porque sean realmente necesarias en la historia.
El libro tiene alguna pequeña pega... pero como no suelo ponerle 5 estrellas a casi ningún libro, éste se las lleva.
En resumen, buena historia, buenos protagonistas y buenos secundarios
Con un buen argumento de partida la autora me ha drogado con la historia. Yo también quería, como la protagonsta, saber qué había pasado en realidad. Los personajes me han parecido muy coherentes y la evolución bastante creible.
No explicaré mucho para no spoilear porque espero que los giros que da la trama os sorprendan igual que a mí.
La portada engaña porque da a entender que es un libro erótico y no lo es. Es un libro contemporáneo en el que el suspense tiene muchísimo protagonismo,
Cierto que tiene algunas escenas subiditas de todo, e incluso, creo que algunas, solo algunas,
están más para el disfrute del lector, que porque sean realmente necesarias en la historia.
El libro tiene alguna pequeña pega... pero como no suelo ponerle 5 estrellas a casi ningún libro, éste se las lleva.
En resumen, buena historia, buenos protagonistas y buenos secundarios
January 9, 2013
SPOILERS.. not that there is anything new then what you read in the synopsis.
The mystery, the passion, the heartache, the joy...
THIS BOOK. This book had me gripped till the very end.
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What would you do if you couldn't remember anything in your past? Everything you knew about yourself was gone and all that is an empty mind. What if you had to be told who you were, where you grew up, who your friends and family were. What if you found out you had a son and a husband who had been waiting for you to wake up from a coma that you had been in for months. What if everything they had told you was a lie.
This book made me think long and hard, about what it must have felt for Kate to lose every memory she had of herself. I can't even begin to think of how scared and frightened you would be. The frustration she had in the book when she just wished she had her memory back.
I sincerely loved how we felt everything she did. How we felt her hurt, feelings of betrayal, shock and anger towards the man she had thought she was in love with, who had lied to her from the start. The confused feelings about the man she finds out is her true husband, and the daughter she left behind..
What a story. I loved witnessing the tentative love between Ryan and Kate aka. Annie. The absolute heartache Ryan felt when he realised the love of his life could not remember a single thing about him and his daughter cut into my heart. The shock and happiness he felt when he realised both Annie and his son were alive after all this time... well let's just say it is worth the read to watch how their love story grows.
I give this book a 4.5/5!
The mystery, the passion, the heartache, the joy...
THIS BOOK. This book had me gripped till the very end.
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What would you do if you couldn't remember anything in your past? Everything you knew about yourself was gone and all that is an empty mind. What if you had to be told who you were, where you grew up, who your friends and family were. What if you found out you had a son and a husband who had been waiting for you to wake up from a coma that you had been in for months. What if everything they had told you was a lie.
This book made me think long and hard, about what it must have felt for Kate to lose every memory she had of herself. I can't even begin to think of how scared and frightened you would be. The frustration she had in the book when she just wished she had her memory back.
I sincerely loved how we felt everything she did. How we felt her hurt, feelings of betrayal, shock and anger towards the man she had thought she was in love with, who had lied to her from the start. The confused feelings about the man she finds out is her true husband, and the daughter she left behind..
What a story. I loved witnessing the tentative love between Ryan and Kate aka. Annie. The absolute heartache Ryan felt when he realised the love of his life could not remember a single thing about him and his daughter cut into my heart. The shock and happiness he felt when he realised both Annie and his son were alive after all this time... well let's just say it is worth the read to watch how their love story grows.
I give this book a 4.5/5!
December 9, 2018
It's not that this is bad, it's interesting enuf in the sample and I like the premise. But I'm just not in the mood to read about 2 people who are supposed to be together, love of each other's lives and all that, start off right after scenes (for him anyway) of having sex with someone else. I get it, I do, but just not in the mood to read that.
December 20, 2017
Wow, this book took me by surprise. I don't read a lot of romantic suspense, but it’s been sitting on my kindle forever and I randomly started reading it today and couldn’t put it down. What an amazing story!
I can’t really say much about the storyline, because a big part of this book is the mystery, with twists and turns all over the place, and my inner conspiracy theorist was going crazy! But it’s also a story about family and, of course, there is a beautiful love story, and that was something incredibly special!
After a tragic accident, Kate woke from a coma 18 months ago unable to remember anything of her life before that time. She is married with a young son, she has friends, but she is living a life that is less than satisfying. Her world comes crashing around her when her husband is killed and while going through his paperwork she discovers that her life, and all that she had been told since waking up, is a lie.
Ryan is rich, handsome, wildly successful, and a single father to a precociously adorable daughter. But he, too, is living a less than satisfying life, having never recovered from the death of his wife and the love of his life, Annie, five years ago.
When Kate’s search for answers forces her to cross paths with Ryan, their chemistry-laden encounter will change their lives in ways they never imagined possible.
I love this story. Seriously love it! There were things that I expected, and others that were a big surprise, but I was mesmerised the whole way through. My heart was pounding through a huge portion of this book, and the big emotional scenes are beautifully played out. OMG, the feeeeels! I think I actually stopped breathing a few times during this book I was so caught up in the awesome. But as intense as the interactions are, they’re realistic. Kate and Ryan have both been through so much, and their coming together isn’t easy, but the way it’s done, and the emotions they experience along the way are completely, heartachingly, understandable.
The story is told in dual POV, so we know what they’re both experiencing and where they are both at, and I thought that Ryan’s story, particularly, was told really well. He is angry, hurt and full of fear, but from the moment the connection between he and Kate is made, he becomes a different man. Warm, compassionate, freer, he is committed to helping Kate find the answers she is looking for. He is also hotter than all hell, and totally swoony.
Kate and Ryan’s families play a huge part of the story, the dynamics are sensational! Their children, parents, and especially Mitch, are all fantastic – and I loved that Mitch got his own little love story in there too! I thought the kids were pushed off to the side a bit too much by their parents (on the positive side, this allowed for a heaps of UST and some sexy time), but their contributions were gorgeous.
The mystery element is full on! It’s a major part of the book and leads to thrills, betrayals and danger, but it’s all tied in really well with the rest of the story. It became heavier towards the end which, naturally, took away from the love story a little bit. That’s not necessarily negative, but as a die-hard romance fan, I prefer my focus elsewhere :P
This is the first book I’ve read by this author, and I am really impressed. She does a great job of mixing drama, romance, humour, mystery and suspense, and I’ll definitely be reading more of her books in the future.
I loved it – 4 stars.
I can’t really say much about the storyline, because a big part of this book is the mystery, with twists and turns all over the place, and my inner conspiracy theorist was going crazy! But it’s also a story about family and, of course, there is a beautiful love story, and that was something incredibly special!
After a tragic accident, Kate woke from a coma 18 months ago unable to remember anything of her life before that time. She is married with a young son, she has friends, but she is living a life that is less than satisfying. Her world comes crashing around her when her husband is killed and while going through his paperwork she discovers that her life, and all that she had been told since waking up, is a lie.
Ryan is rich, handsome, wildly successful, and a single father to a precociously adorable daughter. But he, too, is living a less than satisfying life, having never recovered from the death of his wife and the love of his life, Annie, five years ago.
When Kate’s search for answers forces her to cross paths with Ryan, their chemistry-laden encounter will change their lives in ways they never imagined possible.
I love this story. Seriously love it! There were things that I expected, and others that were a big surprise, but I was mesmerised the whole way through. My heart was pounding through a huge portion of this book, and the big emotional scenes are beautifully played out. OMG, the feeeeels! I think I actually stopped breathing a few times during this book I was so caught up in the awesome. But as intense as the interactions are, they’re realistic. Kate and Ryan have both been through so much, and their coming together isn’t easy, but the way it’s done, and the emotions they experience along the way are completely, heartachingly, understandable.
The story is told in dual POV, so we know what they’re both experiencing and where they are both at, and I thought that Ryan’s story, particularly, was told really well. He is angry, hurt and full of fear, but from the moment the connection between he and Kate is made, he becomes a different man. Warm, compassionate, freer, he is committed to helping Kate find the answers she is looking for. He is also hotter than all hell, and totally swoony.
“Tell me, baby. Tell me you don’t feel anything when you’re with me. Tell me I don’t matter. We both know you can’t, because this…you and me…this is all that matters.”
Kate and Ryan’s families play a huge part of the story, the dynamics are sensational! Their children, parents, and especially Mitch, are all fantastic – and I loved that Mitch got his own little love story in there too! I thought the kids were pushed off to the side a bit too much by their parents (on the positive side, this allowed for a heaps of UST and some sexy time), but their contributions were gorgeous.
“You gotta go after the things you want, because they might not be there when you finally pull your head out of your ass and realize they’re important.”
The mystery element is full on! It’s a major part of the book and leads to thrills, betrayals and danger, but it’s all tied in really well with the rest of the story. It became heavier towards the end which, naturally, took away from the love story a little bit. That’s not necessarily negative, but as a die-hard romance fan, I prefer my focus elsewhere :P
This is the first book I’ve read by this author, and I am really impressed. She does a great job of mixing drama, romance, humour, mystery and suspense, and I’ll definitely be reading more of her books in the future.
I loved it – 4 stars.
January 8, 2013
THE STORY
Kate Alexander has the perfect life…. She thinks… Well her friends and husband tell her she does.
Married to a successful Doctor for 7 years. Has a beautiful son Reed. A great job.
She just wishes she could remember it... and fit into it….
Kate had a car accident a year and a half ago and now has amnesia. The problem is she can’t remember anything from before she woke up after 4 days in a coma. She is ridiculously smart and does well in her profession, the part of the brain that has been affected is the memory, she knows things but she doesn’t remember where she was when she learned it. No childhood memories. No College memories. No memories of her marriage to Jake. No memories of Reed’s birth.
Ryan Harrison is a filthy rich pharmaceutical executive millionaire.
He has more money than he could want.
A beautiful daughter that means the world to him
And a bevy of beautiful women.
He is so unhappy. He misses his wife Annie.
She was his soul mate.
She was killed in a plane crash 5 years ago. She’s never coming back.
He would give it all up just to have her back.
There is another plane crash….
Kate’s husband Jake was on that plane.
While clearing out his things after the wake from his office, she finds documents that just don’t add up with the life she has been led to believe she was living…
The thing that freaks her out the most…..
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A photo of a young girl…
A girl that is without a doubt is her daughter… that she doesn’t remember or know she had…
Why hasn’t Jake mentioned to her?
The trails of clues she keeps finding leads her to San Francisco, and straight to Ryan.
Ryan seems to hate her….
but they do say that there is a thin line between Love and Hate
MY HONEST OPINION
From the summary it sounds like it’s going to be girl meets boy – they have sex- fight break up then get back together HEA light and fluffy read right?
This book was throwing punches left right and center!
Just when I thought I had it figured it out
BAM
Another plot twist.
*Scratches head* ok so I was on the wrong track it must be blah blah
BAM
NO!
They just kept coming!
Stop trying to guess Kellie!
What a breath of fresh air!
I may have picked this up from Amazon as a freebie… but I thought it was just BRILLIANT.
The Author had me hooked.
It had the Goldilocks effect on me. Just the right amount of everything!
It has everything I love, suspense, comedy relief, romance, great sex scenes, a hot guy, cute kids, drama. Several , POV’s, awesome secondary characters.
I’m not going into too much details as I loved being constantly surprised by this book so I want you all to be too!
As of today’s date 08/01/13 It’s Free on Amazon! So go and grab it!
Kate Alexander has the perfect life…. She thinks… Well her friends and husband tell her she does.
Married to a successful Doctor for 7 years. Has a beautiful son Reed. A great job.
She just wishes she could remember it... and fit into it….
Kate had a car accident a year and a half ago and now has amnesia. The problem is she can’t remember anything from before she woke up after 4 days in a coma. She is ridiculously smart and does well in her profession, the part of the brain that has been affected is the memory, she knows things but she doesn’t remember where she was when she learned it. No childhood memories. No College memories. No memories of her marriage to Jake. No memories of Reed’s birth.
Ryan Harrison is a filthy rich pharmaceutical executive millionaire.
He has more money than he could want.
A beautiful daughter that means the world to him
And a bevy of beautiful women.
He is so unhappy. He misses his wife Annie.
She was his soul mate.
She was killed in a plane crash 5 years ago. She’s never coming back.
He would give it all up just to have her back.
There is another plane crash….
Kate’s husband Jake was on that plane.
While clearing out his things after the wake from his office, she finds documents that just don’t add up with the life she has been led to believe she was living…
The thing that freaks her out the most…..
.....................
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A photo of a young girl…
A girl that is without a doubt is her daughter… that she doesn’t remember or know she had…
Why hasn’t Jake mentioned to her?
The trails of clues she keeps finding leads her to San Francisco, and straight to Ryan.
Ryan seems to hate her….
but they do say that there is a thin line between Love and Hate
MY HONEST OPINION
From the summary it sounds like it’s going to be girl meets boy – they have sex- fight break up then get back together HEA light and fluffy read right?
This book was throwing punches left right and center!
Just when I thought I had it figured it out
BAM
Another plot twist.
*Scratches head* ok so I was on the wrong track it must be blah blah
BAM
NO!
They just kept coming!
Stop trying to guess Kellie!
What a breath of fresh air!
I may have picked this up from Amazon as a freebie… but I thought it was just BRILLIANT.
The Author had me hooked.
It had the Goldilocks effect on me. Just the right amount of everything!
It has everything I love, suspense, comedy relief, romance, great sex scenes, a hot guy, cute kids, drama. Several , POV’s, awesome secondary characters.
I’m not going into too much details as I loved being constantly surprised by this book so I want you all to be too!
As of today’s date 08/01/13 It’s Free on Amazon! So go and grab it!
April 4, 2013
I honestly do not undestand why readers gave this book 4 and 5 star ratings. I agree with other low reviews - It started out great and could have been a strong book because of the plot. I truly wanted to love this book, however, it became too rushed and chopped up. This is not a series so it was really disappointing that more time wasn't put into the story as the reader is left with alot of unanswered questions. It was also annoying that the lead female character was in a constant battle of not knowing what the heck she wanted all the way until the end. I mean at first, yes, I undertand that is sometimes the thought process when one dives into love and has a lot of messed up life stuff going on but COME ON; the author wore this issue out big time. I love Comtemporary Romance novels so what also killed it for me was how the auhtor had this original story but opted for cheesy, borderline generic dialogue once the love scenes started. Especially when you have to wait until you're more than half way through the book before any romance related parts actually happen!
September 11, 2017
Mezcla de suspense y romance, muy al estilo de la última Nora Roberts, pero con más sexo y más explícito. Tanto la pareja de personajes principales como los secundarios me han gustado, ni son los típicos protagonistas ni se comportan siempre como héroes y heroínas de manual.
Con un punto de partida interesante, la trama me ha parecido muy rocambolesca -con un punto de telefilm muy marcado-, con algunas incongruencias y un final muy precipitado. Dicho esto, también hay que reconocer que es una lectura muy amena y no se hace pesada en ningún momento.
Con un punto de partida interesante, la trama me ha parecido muy rocambolesca -con un punto de telefilm muy marcado-, con algunas incongruencias y un final muy precipitado. Dicho esto, también hay que reconocer que es una lectura muy amena y no se hace pesada en ningún momento.
January 4, 2012
This book had a very convoluted plot when it starts of the heroine is in her doctor's office getting her check-up done and wondering about her husband and how it doesn't feel like she is living her life and that her marriage doesn't seem right and then she gets the news the plane her husband was on crashed and he's dead and when people are trying to console her, she just wants them to leave and leave the city. While going through her husband's papers she finds disturbing information, instead of a few weeks she was in a coma for three years and in a different city and she finds a picture of a girl who seems to her daughter, so she moves with her son.
While trying to find information from the nursing home she was in she finds herself stone-walled and finds a lawyer who seems to think she is her friend Annie, who everyone thought died in a plane crash five years ago and who was married to Ryan, a big shot and had a daughter Julia.
Ryan was shattered when he lost Annie, he loved her and the years since she is gone changed him, now he only lives for his job and Julia and is ruthless, no-one has managed to touch his heart and then he runs across Kate and his world changes again, he is angry over finding out that the wife he adores looks at him like he is stranger and his daughter doesn't want Kate in his life.
Kate is meanwhile finding out her life was a lie, everyone expects something from her, her brother Mitch, her parents Ryan while she is finding out that her son Reed is Ryan's. In one word complicated. The world is a scary place for Kate and her daughter doesn't seem to like her while Ryan is hostile at first and she just can't reconcile that she could be deceived for so long.
I didn't like Ryan's behaviour at first, he was a jerk but then he was going through a lot of turmoil but then he changes and become better. Kate too doesn't know if Ryan is seeing her or Annie and then there is finding out what happened to her, all threads lead to someone dead and it seems it may all be connected to Ryan.
The moment when Ryan finally called her Kate was great because it showed her that he knew who she was and was falling for who she was and not who she used to be.
I enjoyed the book once it got going and the romance came into play.
While trying to find information from the nursing home she was in she finds herself stone-walled and finds a lawyer who seems to think she is her friend Annie, who everyone thought died in a plane crash five years ago and who was married to Ryan, a big shot and had a daughter Julia.
Ryan was shattered when he lost Annie, he loved her and the years since she is gone changed him, now he only lives for his job and Julia and is ruthless, no-one has managed to touch his heart and then he runs across Kate and his world changes again, he is angry over finding out that the wife he adores looks at him like he is stranger and his daughter doesn't want Kate in his life.
Kate is meanwhile finding out her life was a lie, everyone expects something from her, her brother Mitch, her parents Ryan while she is finding out that her son Reed is Ryan's. In one word complicated. The world is a scary place for Kate and her daughter doesn't seem to like her while Ryan is hostile at first and she just can't reconcile that she could be deceived for so long.
I didn't like Ryan's behaviour at first, he was a jerk but then he was going through a lot of turmoil but then he changes and become better. Kate too doesn't know if Ryan is seeing her or Annie and then there is finding out what happened to her, all threads lead to someone dead and it seems it may all be connected to Ryan.
The moment when Ryan finally called her Kate was great because it showed her that he knew who she was and was falling for who she was and not who she used to be.
I enjoyed the book once it got going and the romance came into play.
Want to read
March 25, 2013
Liking the sound of this one!
BLURB: A woman without a past…
After a tragic accident left her with no memory, Kate Alexander struggled to fit in with a husband and world that didn’t feel right. She’s had no reason to question what friends and family have told her, not until her husband is suddenly killed and she finds a photo of a young girl in his office. A girl who can’t be anyone but a daughter Kate didn’t know she had.
A man desperate for a reason to live…
Ryan Harrison lost his wife in a plane crash five years ago. To cope with the pain of her loss, he dedicated himself to his job and to raising their daughter. Now a successful pharmaceutical executive, Ryan has everything a man could want—money, fame and power—but he’d give it all up in a heartbeat for just one more day with the woman he still loves.
Two lives about to converge.
As Kate begins to dig into a past she doesn’t remember, evidence leads her to San Francisco and puts her on the path toward Ryan, a man who sees in her the woman he loved and lost. Kate feels a draw to Ryan, one she can’t explain, but is that feeling enough to convince her this is where she’s supposed to be? As Ryan and Kate search for answers, they uncover lies long buried, a passion hotter than either expected and a danger that threatens…even now…when the second chance they’ve both been searching for is finally within reach.
April 8, 2013
Spoiler-free review. (And there's a lot to spoil.) Wait For Me is so seriously implausible, you might want to think of it as science fiction rather than romantic suspense. (I was, in fact, strongly reminded of a particular episode of "Star Trek: Voyager.") Once the premise is accepted however, it does an excellent job of showing what it might be like if this bizarre event actually happened, with results that had my heart breaking and my hands glued to my ereader. What happened is so awful, and the characters are in so much pain, torn between fear and hope.
Towards the end I was somewhat impatient with Kate; her confusion and fear were understandable, but she reacts in typical TSTL heroine fashion by refusing to consider that she's likely in danger, and then jeopardizes her relationship with her child in a way I found hard to forgive. Still, the story was utterly riviting.
Towards the end I was somewhat impatient with Kate; her confusion and fear were understandable, but she reacts in typical TSTL heroine fashion by refusing to consider that she's likely in danger, and then jeopardizes her relationship with her child in a way I found hard to forgive. Still, the story was utterly riviting.
February 12, 2023
Holy Sh*t! Why didn't I knew that this book existed? It is THE BEST!
Wait for Me was a coincidental read for me, usually I plan every week what I'm going to read, but few days ago I was surfing through Amazon freebies list, and this one in particular caught my eye. Maybe it was the catchy name or the synopsis indicating an a second chance relationship with a little bit of amnesia twist, whatever it was I'm so glad I found this book. It was so unexpected, and everything from the storyline to the writing to the character development blew my mind. I LOVED IT!
Kate had a memory loss after her car accident 18 months ago, and everything she learned after that about her previous life was through her husband Jake. After his sudden death, she searched through his stuff, and discovers a picture of a girl who looks exactly like her. And that girls father is Ryan Harrison, who lost his wife in a plane crash 5 years ago. The years are mixed up, but what are the chances. I mean, we know what is going to happen, but watching it unravel was so exciting, and nerve-racking at the same time, and not the forget very emotional, thought I never once felt that it was a tear-jerker read. You feel very strong emotions towards the character, and for some reason it was very easy to empathize with their situation, and the credit for that goes to the author for writing it so beautifully.
I'm one of those people who can catch a culprit within the first 30% of the book because they usually have a scene or reference in the beginning, but I literally had no clue who the bad guy was. It's safe to say that I was shocked with the discovery, therefore, suspense part gets a thumbs up from me. As for romance, I felt it. It took time for things to get in the right direction, and that is what I expected. There were some highs & lows in the relationship, and the ending made everything perfect. I love the power of fates!
If I say anymore, I'll sound like an infomercial, so my advice to you is to BUY the book right now. Reasons? First, it's free on Amazon; Second, it is a full length 266 pages book, not a novella; Third, the story is very touching and believable; Fourth, it has great romance in it; Five, it has hot steamy sex in it, more than once, and Six, it is my unforgettable read.
Wait for Me was a coincidental read for me, usually I plan every week what I'm going to read, but few days ago I was surfing through Amazon freebies list, and this one in particular caught my eye. Maybe it was the catchy name or the synopsis indicating an a second chance relationship with a little bit of amnesia twist, whatever it was I'm so glad I found this book. It was so unexpected, and everything from the storyline to the writing to the character development blew my mind. I LOVED IT!
Kate had a memory loss after her car accident 18 months ago, and everything she learned after that about her previous life was through her husband Jake. After his sudden death, she searched through his stuff, and discovers a picture of a girl who looks exactly like her. And that girls father is Ryan Harrison, who lost his wife in a plane crash 5 years ago. The years are mixed up, but what are the chances. I mean, we know what is going to happen, but watching it unravel was so exciting, and nerve-racking at the same time, and not the forget very emotional, thought I never once felt that it was a tear-jerker read. You feel very strong emotions towards the character, and for some reason it was very easy to empathize with their situation, and the credit for that goes to the author for writing it so beautifully.
I'm one of those people who can catch a culprit within the first 30% of the book because they usually have a scene or reference in the beginning, but I literally had no clue who the bad guy was. It's safe to say that I was shocked with the discovery, therefore, suspense part gets a thumbs up from me. As for romance, I felt it. It took time for things to get in the right direction, and that is what I expected. There were some highs & lows in the relationship, and the ending made everything perfect. I love the power of fates!
If I say anymore, I'll sound like an infomercial, so my advice to you is to BUY the book right now. Reasons? First, it's free on Amazon; Second, it is a full length 266 pages book, not a novella; Third, the story is very touching and believable; Fourth, it has great romance in it; Five, it has hot steamy sex in it, more than once, and Six, it is my unforgettable read.
March 11, 2013
This book had serious potential. The story was captivating at first, but about halfway through, it turned into smut which I didn't care for. Didn't care for the language either. I did feel the need to finish it just to see how it ended. Not impressed.
September 8, 2016
3 Stars ~ Suspense Romance
November 21, 2024
It’s a romantic thriller, and I liked it.
There’s actually half of romance and half of mystery so you don’t feel like one is prevailing on the other, and even if I usually like more the romantic part I must admit the mystery had me hooked.
The hero is a pharmaceutical billionaire that lost his wife five years before in a plane crash. The heroine is a woman without memory that thinks she is married to a doctor and has a four years son with her. Her memories start two years before, when she woke up from a coma and her husband told her she was in a car crash.
When her husband dies in a plane crash she finds out some weird facts about her, and a picture of a little girl that looks a lot like her.
She hires a lawyer and when the woman meets her she is shocked because she looks very much like the woman who died in the crash five years before.
She has some different traits though.
She decides to get in touch with the hero to understand more about her story and her past.
So, the heroine doesn’t recover her memory, but she finds out what happened to her.
I won’t spoil the mystery because it was really good imo.
For the romantic part, neither she nor the hero are initially happy to see each other.
The hero is hurt that she doesn’t remember who he and her daughter are, the heroine doesn’t remember him and feels like he’s a stranger. Then when he finds out she was married, or she lived as a married woman with another man, he’s even more pissed.
He was broken when he lost her five years before, and he never completely recovered. He’s become some sort of manwhore, which we could have done without, but I don’t blame him since he was a widower. And the heroine lived for two years with another man, loved him, had sex with him, thinking he was her husband so I can’t call double standard here. Both were not aware the other existed.
Three stars because the hero was some kind of borderline, going from being cold and hostile to the heroine to being affectionate and horny. It didn’t really make sense.
I could understand the daughter behavior, she was hostile and angry with her mother because she was severely hurt because the woman left her and because she didn’t recognize them, and it was a defense mechanism.
But the hero, I didn’t like how he treated her in the beginning.
Was it her fault if she had an accident and lost her memory? He never thought of how she could feel knowing she didn’t recognize her own daughter and husband and that, for some obscure reason, some man told her she was his wife.
The truth comes out in the end, and the hero turns out to be indirectly responsible for what she went through.
I admit that towards the end the heroine was less willing to forgive him than she was in the beginning, but not for the right reasons.
I mean, I thought that being her his family, and being severely injured and mentally impaired, he should have protected her, cherished her, helped her, while he treated her as if she was a completely healthy woman that had left for her own reasons.
This was somehow abusive. Oh, he was angry because she didn’t recognize them and because she had lived with another man, booohoo. Selfish, immature and unreasonable person. All of this was never her fault. He cared much more about himself than he cared for her. I think the heroine was much stronger and I liked that she didn’t immediately accept him back.
Safety, not good, both were with others but as I said, neither were aware that the other was alive, so we can’t really blame them.
There’s actually half of romance and half of mystery so you don’t feel like one is prevailing on the other, and even if I usually like more the romantic part I must admit the mystery had me hooked.
The hero is a pharmaceutical billionaire that lost his wife five years before in a plane crash. The heroine is a woman without memory that thinks she is married to a doctor and has a four years son with her. Her memories start two years before, when she woke up from a coma and her husband told her she was in a car crash.
When her husband dies in a plane crash she finds out some weird facts about her, and a picture of a little girl that looks a lot like her.
She hires a lawyer and when the woman meets her she is shocked because she looks very much like the woman who died in the crash five years before.
She has some different traits though.
She decides to get in touch with the hero to understand more about her story and her past.
So, the heroine doesn’t recover her memory, but she finds out what happened to her.
I won’t spoil the mystery because it was really good imo.
For the romantic part, neither she nor the hero are initially happy to see each other.
The hero is hurt that she doesn’t remember who he and her daughter are, the heroine doesn’t remember him and feels like he’s a stranger. Then when he finds out she was married, or she lived as a married woman with another man, he’s even more pissed.
He was broken when he lost her five years before, and he never completely recovered. He’s become some sort of manwhore, which we could have done without, but I don’t blame him since he was a widower. And the heroine lived for two years with another man, loved him, had sex with him, thinking he was her husband so I can’t call double standard here. Both were not aware the other existed.
Three stars because the hero was some kind of borderline, going from being cold and hostile to the heroine to being affectionate and horny. It didn’t really make sense.
I could understand the daughter behavior, she was hostile and angry with her mother because she was severely hurt because the woman left her and because she didn’t recognize them, and it was a defense mechanism.
But the hero, I didn’t like how he treated her in the beginning.
Was it her fault if she had an accident and lost her memory? He never thought of how she could feel knowing she didn’t recognize her own daughter and husband and that, for some obscure reason, some man told her she was his wife.
The truth comes out in the end, and the hero turns out to be indirectly responsible for what she went through.
I admit that towards the end the heroine was less willing to forgive him than she was in the beginning, but not for the right reasons.
I mean, I thought that being her his family, and being severely injured and mentally impaired, he should have protected her, cherished her, helped her, while he treated her as if she was a completely healthy woman that had left for her own reasons.
This was somehow abusive. Oh, he was angry because she didn’t recognize them and because she had lived with another man, booohoo. Selfish, immature and unreasonable person. All of this was never her fault. He cared much more about himself than he cared for her. I think the heroine was much stronger and I liked that she didn’t immediately accept him back.
Safety, not good, both were with others but as I said, neither were aware that the other was alive, so we can’t really blame them.
December 27, 2011
4.5 Stars
Well the premise of Wait For Me sure had me intrigued and eager to start this latest contemporary romance from Elisabeth Naughton.
How horrifying must it be to awake from a coma, not remembering anything about your past life and having to rely on and believe everything you are being told by someone you trust, someone who claims to be your husband. Kate Alexander finds out one day when her whole world as it’s existed for the past 18 months since she woke up from a coma has been a lie. But how does she find who she really is when she has no memory?
Ryan Harrison was devastated when the love of his life and mother of his child Annie died in a plane crash. Basically caring for his young daughter Julia and growing his business into a multi-million dollar company has occupied his every waking thought. Now five years, he gets the shock of his life when he finds a living reincarnation of his dead wife standing on the street in front of his house. Shocker alert!
Wait for Me is choke full of emotion. Disbelief, anger, betrayal, shock, and awe as lives of mothers and fathers, siblings and children are in total upheaval once the results are conclusive that Kate Alexander is indeed Annie Harrison. How is it all possible? What happened to a pregnant Annie Harrison the day she was supposed to have boarded a plane that crashed, her personal effects found in the rubble of the plane? Someone went to a lot of effort and trouble to make it appear as if Annie Harrison had died.
Kate Alexander is physically Annie, but emotionally she’s Kate and that causes a lot of issues for her brother Mitch, her daughter Julia who is distant, hostile and refuses to believe Kate is really her mom. And then there’s Ryan – her husband...a man she can’t remember. He’s angry and wants his wife back, but really even though she didn’t technically die in a plane crash – Annie Harrison as she existed 5 years ago has ceased to exist and it's a bitter pill for Ryan to swallow. He still loves Kate/Annie no matter what she is calling herself these days.
There were lots of emotional moments, both heart-wrenching and hopeful in Wait For Me as Ryan and Kate try to rebuild. Not what they once had since that relationship vanished along with Annie’s memory, but a new relationship based on the people they’ve become 5 years after the tragic event. And Kate’s got a mountain to clime trying to win back the love and trust of her 9 year old daughter Julia. So much angst and emotion.
I didn’t want to put this book down. I wanted to find out right along with Kate and Ryan who the heck had ruined their lives. The rebuilding of the relationship between Ryan and Katie, their special connection was what made Wait For Me a great read. There were times I wanted to shake both of them. Each of them so overwhelmed by the situation couldn’t see what the other was going through. Ryan only saw his beloved wife every time he looked at Kate while she knew the woman Ryan wanted as his wife was gone forever and could only hope he could love and accept her as the woman she had become.
Well the premise of Wait For Me sure had me intrigued and eager to start this latest contemporary romance from Elisabeth Naughton.
How horrifying must it be to awake from a coma, not remembering anything about your past life and having to rely on and believe everything you are being told by someone you trust, someone who claims to be your husband. Kate Alexander finds out one day when her whole world as it’s existed for the past 18 months since she woke up from a coma has been a lie. But how does she find who she really is when she has no memory?
Ryan Harrison was devastated when the love of his life and mother of his child Annie died in a plane crash. Basically caring for his young daughter Julia and growing his business into a multi-million dollar company has occupied his every waking thought. Now five years, he gets the shock of his life when he finds a living reincarnation of his dead wife standing on the street in front of his house. Shocker alert!
Wait for Me is choke full of emotion. Disbelief, anger, betrayal, shock, and awe as lives of mothers and fathers, siblings and children are in total upheaval once the results are conclusive that Kate Alexander is indeed Annie Harrison. How is it all possible? What happened to a pregnant Annie Harrison the day she was supposed to have boarded a plane that crashed, her personal effects found in the rubble of the plane? Someone went to a lot of effort and trouble to make it appear as if Annie Harrison had died.
Kate Alexander is physically Annie, but emotionally she’s Kate and that causes a lot of issues for her brother Mitch, her daughter Julia who is distant, hostile and refuses to believe Kate is really her mom. And then there’s Ryan – her husband...a man she can’t remember. He’s angry and wants his wife back, but really even though she didn’t technically die in a plane crash – Annie Harrison as she existed 5 years ago has ceased to exist and it's a bitter pill for Ryan to swallow. He still loves Kate/Annie no matter what she is calling herself these days.
There were lots of emotional moments, both heart-wrenching and hopeful in Wait For Me as Ryan and Kate try to rebuild. Not what they once had since that relationship vanished along with Annie’s memory, but a new relationship based on the people they’ve become 5 years after the tragic event. And Kate’s got a mountain to clime trying to win back the love and trust of her 9 year old daughter Julia. So much angst and emotion.
I didn’t want to put this book down. I wanted to find out right along with Kate and Ryan who the heck had ruined their lives. The rebuilding of the relationship between Ryan and Katie, their special connection was what made Wait For Me a great read. There were times I wanted to shake both of them. Each of them so overwhelmed by the situation couldn’t see what the other was going through. Ryan only saw his beloved wife every time he looked at Kate while she knew the woman Ryan wanted as his wife was gone forever and could only hope he could love and accept her as the woman she had become.
May 9, 2016
Wait for Me
4 Stars
Awakening from a coma and suffering from amnesia, Kate Alexander’s life turns upside down once again when her husband dies and she learns that everything he has told her about their past is a lie. Now Kate must set out on a journey to discover her true identity as another man’s wife and mother to his daughter not to mention the truth about what really happened to her.
Although classified as romantic suspense, Wait for Me is more of a contemporary romance with a smidgeon of suspense as the investigation into Annie/Kate’s disappearance takes a back seat to the to emotional angst of Kate’s reunion with her family and especially with her husband, Ryan.
Kate and Ryan’s relationship is the focus of the story. She is a resilient heroine and the straightforward manner in which she goes about uncovering the truth and fitting in with her old/new family adds an element of realism to a plot that would otherwise require a large dose of suspension of disbelief.
Ryan suffered tremendously from the loss of his wife and as such finds it difficult to reconcile the person she once was with the woman she has become. He is understandably angry and belligerent, but slowly comes to realize that he will have to change if he wants to keep the woman he has always loved. The fact that he and Kate do not immediately fall into each others’ arms and declare undying love for one contributes to the intensity of their romance as they begin to fall in love all over again.
As said, the mystery is secondary and the solution, which is rather far-fetched, comes somewhat out of the blue. Nevertheless, I did manage to guess the culprit, mainly because all other suspects are quickly removed, and the climax is exciting and satisfying.
The secondary romance between Annie/Kate’s brother, Mitch and her lawyer, Simone is sweet but I’m not sure it is interesting enough to read the sequel. I guess only time will tell.
All in all, a solid read with a compelling premise and engaging characters. Fans of Elisabeth Naughton will not be disappointed.
4 Stars
Awakening from a coma and suffering from amnesia, Kate Alexander’s life turns upside down once again when her husband dies and she learns that everything he has told her about their past is a lie. Now Kate must set out on a journey to discover her true identity as another man’s wife and mother to his daughter not to mention the truth about what really happened to her.
Although classified as romantic suspense, Wait for Me is more of a contemporary romance with a smidgeon of suspense as the investigation into Annie/Kate’s disappearance takes a back seat to the to emotional angst of Kate’s reunion with her family and especially with her husband, Ryan.
Kate and Ryan’s relationship is the focus of the story. She is a resilient heroine and the straightforward manner in which she goes about uncovering the truth and fitting in with her old/new family adds an element of realism to a plot that would otherwise require a large dose of suspension of disbelief.
Ryan suffered tremendously from the loss of his wife and as such finds it difficult to reconcile the person she once was with the woman she has become. He is understandably angry and belligerent, but slowly comes to realize that he will have to change if he wants to keep the woman he has always loved. The fact that he and Kate do not immediately fall into each others’ arms and declare undying love for one contributes to the intensity of their romance as they begin to fall in love all over again.
As said, the mystery is secondary and the solution, which is rather far-fetched, comes somewhat out of the blue. Nevertheless, I did manage to guess the culprit, mainly because all other suspects are quickly removed, and the climax is exciting and satisfying.
The secondary romance between Annie/Kate’s brother, Mitch and her lawyer, Simone is sweet but I’m not sure it is interesting enough to read the sequel. I guess only time will tell.
All in all, a solid read with a compelling premise and engaging characters. Fans of Elisabeth Naughton will not be disappointed.
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