"Rescued" is the conclusion to Lorrie and Hunter's journey to a healthy relationship. I must say that this book had a lot of angst, and it was a very realistic romance between two troubled people.
The first book "Wrecked" had left us with not knowing what was going to happen between Hunter and Lorrie. Not only that but Hunter was hiding something, and I know I was dying to find out what the heck his secret was. When it finally is revealed, I have to say that I was stunned...It definitely to the story into a direction that I hadn't seen coming. This book will not be for everyone, as it is quite heavy and very real. There is not a lot of lovey dovey flowery situations going on. There is lots of emotion, heart, and my heart bled for this couple. They ended up with so much on their plates, and I constantly wondered how there would be a HEA?
I have to admit that I would love to be able to spill the beans about what Hunter's secret is; but that just isn't my style. What I can say is that I could relate to Hunter on so many levels, and I think that because of it I felt deeply for him and even Lorrie. Hunter is a guy who amazed me with his inner strength, and the ablility for him to look to the positive things in life despite the cards he was given. He just refused to ever give up, and I highly respected that quality in him. He is most assuredly a character I will never forget. As far as Lorrie goes...well..I could take her or leave her. She does pull through in the end, and she has to grow up pretty fast. I felt though that her problems were a lot less than Hunters. That isn't me being fair though, as her problems were real to her and she did try and better herself instead of totally wallow in her crap.
This is a book that I recommend to readers who like more realism to their romances. The writing in it was top quality, and Priscilla West is an author that I feel will go far if she continues on the path that she is on right now.One of my favorite quotes was said by Hunter:
"Sometimes, things happen to us that we never understand and we worry we'll never get back to normal. But there is no normal, Lorrie. All we can do is move past the pain and hope that we have someone to stand next to us."
Another line that got to me, was of course by Hunter again!
"You have me," he said between heavy breaths. "As long as you have me, you'll have somewhere to go."
How can you not fall in love with a man that says these kinds of things to the woman he loves. Sign me up!!! He is one of my all time fave book boyfriends, and someone that I will always hold dear to my heart.
Thank you to Priscilla West for honoring me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. This book is set to be released on February 24,2014.