Charlie Emerson had been given plenty of chances in her messed up life. She really didn’t deserve a single one; but for some unknown reason, the world continued to do her a favor. There were countless times she screwed up to the point of no return, everyone should have pulled away; let the poor girl wallow in her own difficulties. But somehow, in the end, she came out unscathed……….again. Greyson Addict was a man who didn’t need second chances. If it was not done right the first time, then it no longer mattered. Life wasn’t going to offer you a hand up when you fell; you had to find that branch and haul yourself up if you wanted to survive. The world was what one made of it; and to Greyson, it was his playground. So how do two people, with two different views on life, manage to come together? Can Charlie finally make something of herself; become the woman she was always meant to be? Can Greyson learn that it’s okay to have help; letting someone else in to feel the satisfaction of life? Can two people, so destined for failure, find comfort and acceptance in one another and make it work?
I was really looking forward to reading this book based on the blurb, but the blurb and the book were not as marched as I was expecting. still glad I read it though.
there was a lot of hate in this book toward the hero. guy couldn't catch a break. even from the heroine. I didn't understand that. everyone needed to back off the judgemental crap. it took so long for them to get together and after was just completely rushed to the end. we didn't get any real sense of what these to were like as a couple and how the secondary characters react to them as a couple because the secondary characters were important in the book.
the writing was good except the dialogue needed to flow a little better. needed contractions to escape the feeling that robots were not talking.
This is a great stand-alone novel. Parts of it are sad because the 'heroine' is struggling with a dark and unhappy past. She moves in with her uncle and meets several people, and a special someone, but she is soooooo not good with relationships. I kept rooting for her all through the book, as I bet you will too. The author writes with such empathy that you really feel like you know the characters. Loved it!