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Time and Space
Several men did Navy SEAL Cody Ridge DIRTY.
Not only did they take his career and his fiancée, they stole everything but his life, and he barely escaped with that.
Cody is back.
As the boss of Ridge Contracting, his life is a blur of adrenaline and endless hours of work. Thriving and successful, he has never forgotten what was taken or who is to blame. His scars run as deep as the hatred in his heart.
Everything Cody lost will be his again. At any cost.
Lainey Rosemont can decorate anything. Your drab bedroom? She’s got it. A rundown shack in the middle of N.Y.C.? Lainey is the woman for the job. Unfortunately her past love life isn’t something she can Feng shui.
She has moved on from her relationship with Cody. It was over--literally buried in the ground. When he comes spiraling back into her life she’s not sure where their limits lie. With her nuptials to the swoony, heartthrob, Navy SEAL, Dax Redding fast approaching Lainey has decisions to make and a past of sinister secrets to confront.
Time changes everything and space apart turns lovers into strangers.
The only thing standing between happily ever after and fate is revenge.
Not only did they take his career and his fiancée, they stole everything but his life, and he barely escaped with that.
Cody is back.
As the boss of Ridge Contracting, his life is a blur of adrenaline and endless hours of work. Thriving and successful, he has never forgotten what was taken or who is to blame. His scars run as deep as the hatred in his heart.
Everything Cody lost will be his again. At any cost.
Lainey Rosemont can decorate anything. Your drab bedroom? She’s got it. A rundown shack in the middle of N.Y.C.? Lainey is the woman for the job. Unfortunately her past love life isn’t something she can Feng shui.
She has moved on from her relationship with Cody. It was over--literally buried in the ground. When he comes spiraling back into her life she’s not sure where their limits lie. With her nuptials to the swoony, heartthrob, Navy SEAL, Dax Redding fast approaching Lainey has decisions to make and a past of sinister secrets to confront.
Time changes everything and space apart turns lovers into strangers.
The only thing standing between happily ever after and fate is revenge.
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Rachel Robinson
29 books1,540 followersRachel grew up in a small, quiet town full of loud talkers. Her words were always only loud on paper. She has been writing stories and creating characters for as long as she can remember. After living on the west coast for many years she now resides in Colorado with her husband, two children, her hairless cat, and her dog, Polly.
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January 19, 2016
★★★★ 4 Stars ★★★★
Time and Space is a second chance romance with a dark twist, a love triangle that made me feel angry one minute, and sympathetic the next.
Former Navy SEAL Cody Ridge, comes back from the dead when after three years in captivity he is rescued by his fellow brothers.
Interior designer Lainey Rosemont waited three years to move on from her immense grief at losing the love of her life and is now engaged to be married to Dax Redding, the SEAL who rescued him.
This is the story of what happens when fate is a bitch, and revenge is the only thing preventing a happy ever after.
I won't lie, this book made me feel a little uncomfortable in places, it's quite angsty and will push your moral boundaries, but I was so gripped by the writing and the intense storyline that I was hooked.
Lainey is torn between the man who she never fell out of love with, and the man who picked her up in her time of need. She loves them both but her strong connection with Cody is just too strong to ignore.
If you don't mind a non conventional romance, and want to read a book with lots of emotion and angst then this may be a winner for you. The steam level was high and Cody was extremely alpha and endearing. Lainey may give you conflicting feelings but at the end of the day she was faced with some tough choices and I loved how her character developed throughout the book.
A fantastic addition to this series.
Time and Space is a romantic suspense and can be read as a complete standalone, or part of the series. Told in dual POV/
ARC gratefully received from the author in exchange for an honest review
Images featured in this review were created by me using stock images either purchased from deposit photo or from free stock sites.
Time and Space is a second chance romance with a dark twist, a love triangle that made me feel angry one minute, and sympathetic the next.
Former Navy SEAL Cody Ridge, comes back from the dead when after three years in captivity he is rescued by his fellow brothers.
Interior designer Lainey Rosemont waited three years to move on from her immense grief at losing the love of her life and is now engaged to be married to Dax Redding, the SEAL who rescued him.
This is the story of what happens when fate is a bitch, and revenge is the only thing preventing a happy ever after.
I won't lie, this book made me feel a little uncomfortable in places, it's quite angsty and will push your moral boundaries, but I was so gripped by the writing and the intense storyline that I was hooked.
"Sometimes you have to be recklessly heartless in order to realize you own a heart."
Lainey is torn between the man who she never fell out of love with, and the man who picked her up in her time of need. She loves them both but her strong connection with Cody is just too strong to ignore.
If you don't mind a non conventional romance, and want to read a book with lots of emotion and angst then this may be a winner for you. The steam level was high and Cody was extremely alpha and endearing. Lainey may give you conflicting feelings but at the end of the day she was faced with some tough choices and I loved how her character developed throughout the book.
A fantastic addition to this series.
Time and Space is a romantic suspense and can be read as a complete standalone, or part of the series. Told in dual POV/
ARC gratefully received from the author in exchange for an honest review
Images featured in this review were created by me using stock images either purchased from deposit photo or from free stock sites.
January 16, 2016
5 ‘FAST LANE’ STARS
“I think that’s the kind of love that means the most. It changes when we need it to and stays steadfast at the same time. We have the time and space kind of love, Fast Lane.” - Cody
Wow I've found a new author that will be on my auto read list. This is a well-written story that keeps you engaged from beginning to end. I can't say enough about how much I enjoyed this. Rachel Robinson is so good at weaving in bits and pieces of the characters to add such depth. This book has everything I love to read. I loved all the characters, the story, the drama, the humor, everything!!!
Love that you have a mystery mixed with a love story. This story is about Lainey, Cody and Dax who are involved in a very peculiar and complicated love-triangle. Lainey’s ex fiance, Cody, was a Navy SEAL who was killed while on deployment. Cody was the love of her life and dealing with his death was difficult, painful and sad. Today, three years since his death, Lainey is engaged to Navy SEAL Dax. Dax’s love has helped her during this difficult time and has offered her love and support. He’s been compassionate and available in the years to come and helped her deal with Cody’s sudden death. When, suddenly and unexpectedly, truth is overturned. Cody was held hostage, was rescued by Dax and is alive!
“I have so many questions I want to ask. Words don’t come, but tears do. They flow in a cascade down my face as a new wave of unfamiliar grief washes over me. Dax’s beautiful, anguished face pierces the piece of my heart that he owns. He knows he can’t be my hero right now. No one can save me from this.” – Lainey
Two men trying to win Lainey’s affection. One woman who’s in love with one man but likes someone else at the same time.
“Our relationship was … is … like a shoe with really long shoe strings. No matter how you tie those things you will trip over the laces. Dax needed me to be … a different person. I couldn’t handle it. It was too much. As my wedding approaches I’m finding the showlaces longer than ever.” - Lainey
When Cody and Dax make a secret deal, the dynamic of their relationship will soon change. There’s a lot of bonding and love in the relationship, and there will be many weak moments. Will Cody and Lainey’s love survive? You’ll just have to read the story to find out.
“Sometimes you have to be recklessly heartless in order to realize you own a heart.” – Cody
Cody is plotting at the same time his revenge for the years of his captivity. Revenge is a kind of wild justice and Cody is unwilling to give up without the biggest fight of his life. WOW is all I can say without spoiling this part of the book. When do lies hurt the ones we love? This book has mind-blowing dramas unfolding at the turn of every page. Time and Space is HOT, suspenseful, simply brilliant! This book earns 5 big stars from me for blowing my mind!
ARC kindly provided to me in exchange for my honest review.
“I think that’s the kind of love that means the most. It changes when we need it to and stays steadfast at the same time. We have the time and space kind of love, Fast Lane.” - Cody
Wow I've found a new author that will be on my auto read list. This is a well-written story that keeps you engaged from beginning to end. I can't say enough about how much I enjoyed this. Rachel Robinson is so good at weaving in bits and pieces of the characters to add such depth. This book has everything I love to read. I loved all the characters, the story, the drama, the humor, everything!!!
Love that you have a mystery mixed with a love story. This story is about Lainey, Cody and Dax who are involved in a very peculiar and complicated love-triangle. Lainey’s ex fiance, Cody, was a Navy SEAL who was killed while on deployment. Cody was the love of her life and dealing with his death was difficult, painful and sad. Today, three years since his death, Lainey is engaged to Navy SEAL Dax. Dax’s love has helped her during this difficult time and has offered her love and support. He’s been compassionate and available in the years to come and helped her deal with Cody’s sudden death. When, suddenly and unexpectedly, truth is overturned. Cody was held hostage, was rescued by Dax and is alive!
“I have so many questions I want to ask. Words don’t come, but tears do. They flow in a cascade down my face as a new wave of unfamiliar grief washes over me. Dax’s beautiful, anguished face pierces the piece of my heart that he owns. He knows he can’t be my hero right now. No one can save me from this.” – Lainey
Two men trying to win Lainey’s affection. One woman who’s in love with one man but likes someone else at the same time.
“Our relationship was … is … like a shoe with really long shoe strings. No matter how you tie those things you will trip over the laces. Dax needed me to be … a different person. I couldn’t handle it. It was too much. As my wedding approaches I’m finding the showlaces longer than ever.” - Lainey
When Cody and Dax make a secret deal, the dynamic of their relationship will soon change. There’s a lot of bonding and love in the relationship, and there will be many weak moments. Will Cody and Lainey’s love survive? You’ll just have to read the story to find out.
“Sometimes you have to be recklessly heartless in order to realize you own a heart.” – Cody
Cody is plotting at the same time his revenge for the years of his captivity. Revenge is a kind of wild justice and Cody is unwilling to give up without the biggest fight of his life. WOW is all I can say without spoiling this part of the book. When do lies hurt the ones we love? This book has mind-blowing dramas unfolding at the turn of every page. Time and Space is HOT, suspenseful, simply brilliant! This book earns 5 big stars from me for blowing my mind!
ARC kindly provided to me in exchange for my honest review.
January 17, 2016
4 “Fast Lane” STARS
I'd forgotten (shame on me) just how well Rachel Robinson writes and what a great storyteller she is. My first read of hers was Crazy Good. If you've not read it, you really should because it's crazy good! This book is about Cody Ridge, an ex-Navy SEAL and the one and only love of his life Lainey Rosemont.
Can you imagine being held captive for over 3 years? Being declared dead? And then being rescued and returning to civilization only to discover that your fiancée's now engaged to marry another man?
Cody survived his captivity with his memories of Lainey and measuring time kept him sane...drip, drip, drip
The book takes place over a year since he's back. His business is thriving, Lainey's wedding is fast approaching and Cody is trying to live a life without her. But Lainey has other plans as she reaches out to him looking for closure? Answers? Something? And her now husband-to-be, Dax, another Navy SEAL, stands by hoping this'll give her what she needs to move forward to a future with him.
This was an emotional and at times, hard read for me. This story's about second chances: can a once in a lifetime love rebuild after such loss, tragedy and pain? Rachel leaves tantalizing bread crumbs that let’s you know that there’s more going on than meets the eye. Despite figuring out some of what was going on, the plot twists were good and the emotional turmoil left me with lots of hand wringing and queasiness as the story unfolded.
I grappled with all of these characters in different ways. I was undone and owned by Cody Ridge and totally understood the pull that Lainey felt for him.
Lainey confused me. I didn’t understand half of what she did. Who walks away from the supposed man of your dreams that’s been declared dead for over 3 years? I’m not saying be with him, I get that she was engaged to another man and had moved on but why didn’t she even talk to him for over a year? And why did she go along with the screwed up situation of being the ping pong between two men. Or did she? I get she was really confused but then take the men out of the equation to figure out what the f*ck she wants! I suppose if she'd done the mature thing then there wouldn’t have been any angst or a story! And TBH, she does eventually get there. Lainey did grow and develop through this and that was refreshing to see.
Finally, I had no respect for Dax at all or any of his f*cked up ways in which he’d accept things. I knew he was desperate but at times, it just made him pathetic. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed this book and I felt A LOT. In fact some of it made me really uncomfortable
In the interest of full disclosure, if you haven't already figured it out, this story does involve a love triangle. Although it's not the focal point and it's hard to go into more of it without spoiling some of this. For some, I know this is a hard limit and while there isn't cheating per se, there're lots of shades of grey! I loathe cheating but I don't let it stop me from reading books that may include it and I always try to go in with an open mind. And that's one of the things I like about a good book, what I liked about this book. I want a book to push me out of my comfort zone. I want to feel a wide range of emotions even if I don’t like some of the characters or I feel they're totally doing the wrong thing. Time and Space did that for me.
Note: without going into a rant (don't get me started), Rachel's words are poetic, deep and beautiful and I'd highlighted some truly awesome quotes but unfortunately my Kindle clippings file is whacked right now and nothing was saved!
**ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review.**
For more reviews and blog posts.
I'd forgotten (shame on me) just how well Rachel Robinson writes and what a great storyteller she is. My first read of hers was Crazy Good. If you've not read it, you really should because it's crazy good! This book is about Cody Ridge, an ex-Navy SEAL and the one and only love of his life Lainey Rosemont.
Can you imagine being held captive for over 3 years? Being declared dead? And then being rescued and returning to civilization only to discover that your fiancée's now engaged to marry another man?
Cody survived his captivity with his memories of Lainey and measuring time kept him sane...drip, drip, drip
The book takes place over a year since he's back. His business is thriving, Lainey's wedding is fast approaching and Cody is trying to live a life without her. But Lainey has other plans as she reaches out to him looking for closure? Answers? Something? And her now husband-to-be, Dax, another Navy SEAL, stands by hoping this'll give her what she needs to move forward to a future with him.
This was an emotional and at times, hard read for me. This story's about second chances: can a once in a lifetime love rebuild after such loss, tragedy and pain? Rachel leaves tantalizing bread crumbs that let’s you know that there’s more going on than meets the eye. Despite figuring out some of what was going on, the plot twists were good and the emotional turmoil left me with lots of hand wringing and queasiness as the story unfolded.
I grappled with all of these characters in different ways. I was undone and owned by Cody Ridge and totally understood the pull that Lainey felt for him.
Lainey confused me. I didn’t understand half of what she did. Who walks away from the supposed man of your dreams that’s been declared dead for over 3 years? I’m not saying be with him, I get that she was engaged to another man and had moved on but why didn’t she even talk to him for over a year? And why did she go along with the screwed up situation of being the ping pong between two men. Or did she? I get she was really confused but then take the men out of the equation to figure out what the f*ck she wants! I suppose if she'd done the mature thing then there wouldn’t have been any angst or a story! And TBH, she does eventually get there. Lainey did grow and develop through this and that was refreshing to see.
Finally, I had no respect for Dax at all or any of his f*cked up ways in which he’d accept things. I knew he was desperate but at times, it just made him pathetic. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed this book and I felt A LOT. In fact some of it made me really uncomfortable
In the interest of full disclosure, if you haven't already figured it out, this story does involve a love triangle. Although it's not the focal point and it's hard to go into more of it without spoiling some of this. For some, I know this is a hard limit and while there isn't cheating per se, there're lots of shades of grey! I loathe cheating but I don't let it stop me from reading books that may include it and I always try to go in with an open mind. And that's one of the things I like about a good book, what I liked about this book. I want a book to push me out of my comfort zone. I want to feel a wide range of emotions even if I don’t like some of the characters or I feel they're totally doing the wrong thing. Time and Space did that for me.
Note: without going into a rant (don't get me started), Rachel's words are poetic, deep and beautiful and I'd highlighted some truly awesome quotes but unfortunately my Kindle clippings file is whacked right now and nothing was saved!
**ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review.**
For more reviews and blog posts.
January 23, 2016
It is this type of book that one can enjoy more and the other at all. Well written, quite original story. But unfortunately I'm more in the latter group. And not because it is a love triangle and a degree of anxiety is high. This is something you agree with when you start such a book. But I just don't agree with the decisions that the heroes make. Therefore not completely satisfied.
About the plot: Cody during one of the Navy SEAL's actions was captured and held for more than three and a half years as hostage. Thoughts of Lainey kept him alive but he didn't think he would ever be free. To the world he was dead. To her he was dead.
Lainey after years of suffering decided to go forward. The death of her great love imprinted hard on her. But she learned to love another man and now plans marry him. That's when Cody comes back.
In the circumstances that cause an even greater mess than the resurrection itself.
What I like? This is a very well written. The whole background story is very original. Lots of good quotes. The best part of the book is the main hero - Cody. He is intriguing, sweet and your heart beat faster for him, for sure. The sex scenes are hot and pretty bold. My kindle is full of highlights from this book.
And I have a little regret that I have a few things to complain about. But not always and for everyone can be perfect.
What I don't like? For me, too much unnecessary drama. I don't like when the heroine does not think. It just pisses me off. I understand that it builds up tension in the whole story and heroine going through a transformation during the plot, but this book has all the means to be an emotional tearjerker and it is not. At least for me.
Quickly it is known that there is a secret and it has a twist. It is gradually exposed, but requires a little patience. A little confusing and strange at certain moments. I have not mentioned the third in the triangle. Well .... I should probably just leave it at that. It's all just annoyed me and does not allow to enjoy the great history.
Final thoughts: When I started this book I did not know it is part of a series. But I do not think that it mattered. These books seem to be more independent than the related series. I definitely wanted to check it out. Because the writing is great and so unique story is something that is always worthy of attention. In conclusion 3 star, which we often forget, this is still - I like it.
***Quick Review:***
Series: It is part of the Crazy Good series, but each book can be read as standalone.
Grade/Tag Tabs: Romance Suspense, Military Romance.
Release Date: January 18th, 2016.
Main characters: Cody Ridge, former Navy SEAL. Lainey Rosemont, an interior decorator.
Secondary characters: There are characters from previous parts, but do not have much impact on the story. Many of the other additional characters.
Location: New York. Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Steamy:
Sensitive topic:
Love triangle:
Cheating:
Cliffhanger:
HEA:
Next in the series? Unknown.
***
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"...oceans of time and space have drowned our relationship."
About the plot: Cody during one of the Navy SEAL's actions was captured and held for more than three and a half years as hostage. Thoughts of Lainey kept him alive but he didn't think he would ever be free. To the world he was dead. To her he was dead.
Lainey after years of suffering decided to go forward. The death of her great love imprinted hard on her. But she learned to love another man and now plans marry him. That's when Cody comes back.
In the circumstances that cause an even greater mess than the resurrection itself.
“There’s no manual on how to proceed when the dead love of my life comes back to life to meet the new love of my life.”
What I like? This is a very well written. The whole background story is very original. Lots of good quotes. The best part of the book is the main hero - Cody. He is intriguing, sweet and your heart beat faster for him, for sure. The sex scenes are hot and pretty bold. My kindle is full of highlights from this book.
“I’m the same person. A little beaten down, a little inked up, with some external scars, but inside,” I say, bringing her hand to rest on the left side of my chest, “I’m the same. Getting another chance with you was, at best, my wildest dream during my darkest days.”
And I have a little regret that I have a few things to complain about. But not always and for everyone can be perfect.
What I don't like? For me, too much unnecessary drama. I don't like when the heroine does not think. It just pisses me off. I understand that it builds up tension in the whole story and heroine going through a transformation during the plot, but this book has all the means to be an emotional tearjerker and it is not. At least for me.
Quickly it is known that there is a secret and it has a twist. It is gradually exposed, but requires a little patience. A little confusing and strange at certain moments. I have not mentioned the third in the triangle. Well .... I should probably just leave it at that. It's all just annoyed me and does not allow to enjoy the great history.
Final thoughts: When I started this book I did not know it is part of a series. But I do not think that it mattered. These books seem to be more independent than the related series. I definitely wanted to check it out. Because the writing is great and so unique story is something that is always worthy of attention. In conclusion 3 star, which we often forget, this is still - I like it.
"The world is a giant triangle. We are the points, connected to each other whether we know it or not. At times like these, it’s obvious to see who is attached. For others it’s more vague, like an echo. An echo is air missing noise. What it boils down to is I’m just space waiting for my time."
***Quick Review:***
Series: It is part of the Crazy Good series, but each book can be read as standalone.
Grade/Tag Tabs: Romance Suspense, Military Romance.
Release Date: January 18th, 2016.
Main characters: Cody Ridge, former Navy SEAL. Lainey Rosemont, an interior decorator.
Secondary characters: There are characters from previous parts, but do not have much impact on the story. Many of the other additional characters.
Location: New York. Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Steamy:
Sensitive topic:
Love triangle:
Cheating:
Cliffhanger:
HEA:
Next in the series? Unknown.
***
ARC kindly provided in exchange for an honest review.
Follow me on Facebook or Twitter. Thank you!
January 15, 2016
Review by Natasha Gentile
So if you have been following my reviews you will know that Rachel’s first book Crazy Good killed me. It was and is in my list of top books read of ALL time. It started me on my path of stalking this author. Waiting for whatever crumbs she would feed me. Next she gave us Set in Stone. This book, if you think Crazy good was heart-wrenching Set in Stone took what ever was left of my heart. I didn’t think she could do it again; well I’m going to say she did. Time And Space, people prepare whatever is left of your heart because Cody is coming and he’s claiming you.
I have to say that I’ve read many many prologues but this prologue had me the moment Cody Ridge described his love for Lainey. This is what hooked me, it's what makes you look for your own Cody. It's what you always hope that the man you are with feels for you.
If you were to crack apart any one of my two hundred and six bones, you would find her. That’s how deeply she’s rooted inside. She’s hidden away, tucked neatly in a place where not even time can touch her. Dementia and other human ailments are capable of stealing the confines of the mind. Bones? They protect everything.
You get to take them with you to your grave.
In your bones. I don’t care how many other books I read, that sentence will forever remain with me. Let me tell you about the journey through, love, heartache, healing, and finally a happily ever after years in the making!
If you think about Navy SEALs, you think Rachel Robinson, they go together hand in hand. She knows them like no other. So you know that her stories are as real as they can get. Cody Ridge, he is one bad ass navy SEAL. On a mission, routine you could say, when in a spilt second everything that he knows is stripped away from him.
The U.S. declared me dead after one year, seven months. I now know, Lainey waited three years and two months before accepting a proposal from another man.
Shattered. Broken. That is what you felt with this book and I’m only 3% in. The love that Lainey and Cody have is one that is so embedded inside you it can never be erased, or replaced. It’s always there, festering, reminding you, sometimes just the thought of that love settles you down.
Lainey Rosemont loved a man named Cody Ridge. Until one day they took him from her. Took half of her with them, although they didn’t know that. The woman that now exists is a reborn woman. She has to be reborn, because deep down inside she knows that Lainey is gone.
Trying to live her life trying to basically exist. Until one day it all that she built came crumbling down.
The next seconds are a blur of Dax’s words bouncing around in my skull. Alive. Cody. Alive. Cody. Alive. Cody. I don’t even pause to consider if his words are truth. I know they are. He wouldn’t lie to me about something of this magnitude. Cody Ridge, my deceased fiancé.
Cody is back. He's running Ridge Contracting and his life consists of endless hours of work. He’s thriving and he’s successful, but he can’t forget what he lost. He fought for three years to come back, he isn’t going to let a little thing like a fiancé keep him from the woman that is deep in his bones.
Laniey wasn’t ready to face Cody when he came back, couldn’t see through the guilt of moving on while he suffered to come back to her. Guilt that she can’t shake off no matter how much she tries to turn the page and accept the card that she has been dealt.
Until the one day she can longer run. Until one day she can no longer say no, until one day she needs to see him.
Then I see him. Cody is looking directly at me, standing still in the middle of the sidewalk. People move around him like he’s a statue or someone mildly inconveniencing construction sign. No one sees me either. The rest of the civilization melts away.
We only see each other.
She thought she moved one. Thought he was gone along with the love she felt was buried, only now she isn’t sure which way to go. She’s in love with someone else. She has moved on. She keeps saying the words, just one catch, her heart!
Tears trickle down my face, a slow assault on my willpower, and his pace falters. He stops. He’s examining me, the new Lainey—the person that was born after his death. The woman he knew is gone. The problem with that is that I still have her heart. It races along, thumping jaggedly for the man I love. For the man I thought was forever gone; for the man who I now have no right to.
My heart is breaking, my soul empty. This can’t be the way things have to play out. Yes, she is engaged to fellow Navy Seal Dax Redding. She had to move on, she didn’t chose to move on she had no choice; he was gone.
Time changes everything and space apart turns lovers into strangers.
They have both grown into other people. They have both moved on, or so it seems. It takes one meeting, it takes one second for it to come all pouring back to them both.
It’s the moment I know without a shadow of doubt that, after all this time, she’s still mine.
She tries her best to be honest with Dax, she isn’t that person that will string you along. She knows and does what she knows is right, she can’t give herself to him when she loves another. It’s hard, it’s soul breaking, it’s going to hurt, but she can’t do it to him. For that she gets a royal bow.
There were so many different ways that this could have played out . There were so many ways that she could have lied, but the point is she didn’t. Honesty; that is what Dax deserved and that is what she gave him. What she didn’t know was that something was brewing, something that she had no idea about. Something that made her happily ever after seem like a forgotten dream.
The only thing standing between happily ever after and fate is revenge.
He can’t forget what he went through, he can’t forget what he lost, he can’t forget what was taken from him, no matter that he has it almost all back. It’s almost within his reach, his finger tips touching it softly.
They say that space makes the heart grow fonder, and that space heals it. What they don’t tell you is that there is no amount of time nor space that can make you forget it who you were, or where you came from. There is no time or space than can erase the past and all the mistakes you have made.
What they also don’t say is the neither time nor space can erase the love that you feel all the way to your bones. When it’s that deep you can’t even try to run from it. It’s a forever type of love. The love that you hold onto with everything that you have, because with time and space it just grows into everything that you hope you can ever feel!!!!
Just like that she got me again! She took me under her spell and played me like a fiddle. I went through heartache, sadness, hope, laughter, forgiveness, bitterness, and most importantly I went through love.
So if you have been following my reviews you will know that Rachel’s first book Crazy Good killed me. It was and is in my list of top books read of ALL time. It started me on my path of stalking this author. Waiting for whatever crumbs she would feed me. Next she gave us Set in Stone. This book, if you think Crazy good was heart-wrenching Set in Stone took what ever was left of my heart. I didn’t think she could do it again; well I’m going to say she did. Time And Space, people prepare whatever is left of your heart because Cody is coming and he’s claiming you.
I have to say that I’ve read many many prologues but this prologue had me the moment Cody Ridge described his love for Lainey. This is what hooked me, it's what makes you look for your own Cody. It's what you always hope that the man you are with feels for you.
If you were to crack apart any one of my two hundred and six bones, you would find her. That’s how deeply she’s rooted inside. She’s hidden away, tucked neatly in a place where not even time can touch her. Dementia and other human ailments are capable of stealing the confines of the mind. Bones? They protect everything.
You get to take them with you to your grave.
In your bones. I don’t care how many other books I read, that sentence will forever remain with me. Let me tell you about the journey through, love, heartache, healing, and finally a happily ever after years in the making!
If you think about Navy SEALs, you think Rachel Robinson, they go together hand in hand. She knows them like no other. So you know that her stories are as real as they can get. Cody Ridge, he is one bad ass navy SEAL. On a mission, routine you could say, when in a spilt second everything that he knows is stripped away from him.
The U.S. declared me dead after one year, seven months. I now know, Lainey waited three years and two months before accepting a proposal from another man.
Shattered. Broken. That is what you felt with this book and I’m only 3% in. The love that Lainey and Cody have is one that is so embedded inside you it can never be erased, or replaced. It’s always there, festering, reminding you, sometimes just the thought of that love settles you down.
Lainey Rosemont loved a man named Cody Ridge. Until one day they took him from her. Took half of her with them, although they didn’t know that. The woman that now exists is a reborn woman. She has to be reborn, because deep down inside she knows that Lainey is gone.
Trying to live her life trying to basically exist. Until one day it all that she built came crumbling down.
The next seconds are a blur of Dax’s words bouncing around in my skull. Alive. Cody. Alive. Cody. Alive. Cody. I don’t even pause to consider if his words are truth. I know they are. He wouldn’t lie to me about something of this magnitude. Cody Ridge, my deceased fiancé.
Cody is back. He's running Ridge Contracting and his life consists of endless hours of work. He’s thriving and he’s successful, but he can’t forget what he lost. He fought for three years to come back, he isn’t going to let a little thing like a fiancé keep him from the woman that is deep in his bones.
Laniey wasn’t ready to face Cody when he came back, couldn’t see through the guilt of moving on while he suffered to come back to her. Guilt that she can’t shake off no matter how much she tries to turn the page and accept the card that she has been dealt.
Until the one day she can longer run. Until one day she can no longer say no, until one day she needs to see him.
Then I see him. Cody is looking directly at me, standing still in the middle of the sidewalk. People move around him like he’s a statue or someone mildly inconveniencing construction sign. No one sees me either. The rest of the civilization melts away.
We only see each other.
She thought she moved one. Thought he was gone along with the love she felt was buried, only now she isn’t sure which way to go. She’s in love with someone else. She has moved on. She keeps saying the words, just one catch, her heart!
Tears trickle down my face, a slow assault on my willpower, and his pace falters. He stops. He’s examining me, the new Lainey—the person that was born after his death. The woman he knew is gone. The problem with that is that I still have her heart. It races along, thumping jaggedly for the man I love. For the man I thought was forever gone; for the man who I now have no right to.
My heart is breaking, my soul empty. This can’t be the way things have to play out. Yes, she is engaged to fellow Navy Seal Dax Redding. She had to move on, she didn’t chose to move on she had no choice; he was gone.
Time changes everything and space apart turns lovers into strangers.
They have both grown into other people. They have both moved on, or so it seems. It takes one meeting, it takes one second for it to come all pouring back to them both.
It’s the moment I know without a shadow of doubt that, after all this time, she’s still mine.
She tries her best to be honest with Dax, she isn’t that person that will string you along. She knows and does what she knows is right, she can’t give herself to him when she loves another. It’s hard, it’s soul breaking, it’s going to hurt, but she can’t do it to him. For that she gets a royal bow.
There were so many different ways that this could have played out . There were so many ways that she could have lied, but the point is she didn’t. Honesty; that is what Dax deserved and that is what she gave him. What she didn’t know was that something was brewing, something that she had no idea about. Something that made her happily ever after seem like a forgotten dream.
The only thing standing between happily ever after and fate is revenge.
He can’t forget what he went through, he can’t forget what he lost, he can’t forget what was taken from him, no matter that he has it almost all back. It’s almost within his reach, his finger tips touching it softly.
They say that space makes the heart grow fonder, and that space heals it. What they don’t tell you is that there is no amount of time nor space that can make you forget it who you were, or where you came from. There is no time or space than can erase the past and all the mistakes you have made.
What they also don’t say is the neither time nor space can erase the love that you feel all the way to your bones. When it’s that deep you can’t even try to run from it. It’s a forever type of love. The love that you hold onto with everything that you have, because with time and space it just grows into everything that you hope you can ever feel!!!!
Just like that she got me again! She took me under her spell and played me like a fiddle. I went through heartache, sadness, hope, laughter, forgiveness, bitterness, and most importantly I went through love.
February 21, 2016
*ARC received from author/publisher via blog tour*
A lot of GR friends love Rachel's writing, and I haven't gotten to any of her bks yet on my TBR (big surprise!), so this is the first...
Cody and Lainey have a history that was interrupted when something happened to Cody. Presumed dead, Lainey moved on, fast forward 3 years, about to get married. But Cody resurfaced. And so began the triangle that is Lainey, Dax, and Cody; a complicated triangle that is (is there one that isn’t?). It’s a weird predicament that everybody finds themselves in, and in addition, their past bleeding into their present, their present obscuring their future, and lives could be at stake, as in real physical danger.
Lainey’s doing her best to sort her feelings out while Cody’s feelings towards Lainey haven’t changed or waivered but one thing that not even Lainey can deny is this deep connection they have. Ooomph! Then there’s figuring out where Dax fits in and what is really important to each other in order to move forward.
I’m not a big fan of love triangle and I knowingly walked into this one, because of friends’ review of her other books, like I said earlier and I was curious as to how Rachel will handle it. I admit, I was confused with the way some things unfolded yet I wasn’t bothered by it. And with a love triangle, someone is bound to get hurt, right?! Hmmm… And with a love triangle, some actions will constitute to cheating, no matter what, right? Hmmm… And with a love triangle, some things are never just black and white, right? Hmmm… This made me think more than I anticipated, just thinking about their decisions and, whether or not, I or someone I know would react the same way. Lainey’s background caught me off guard, Dax’ actions caught me off guard, and Cody’s decisions caught me off guard… I was confused, yet I understood. I was frowning yet I was swooning at the same time... I loved all the thoughts and words that came out of Cody! And yes, I don't envy Lainey's position at all...
And if I can just grumble a bit, the whole time I was reading this, I wish Lainey’s history was laid out better. It left me with some questions which led to some things not making sense which then led me to just accept certain things without choice… O well. Regardless, it wasn’t enough to take away my pleasure in reading this.
Forget my ramblings, all I just wanna say is that after reading this, yes, there’s the heat, sweet mommah! But more importantly, there’s humor, there’s drama, there’s suspense, and there’s even action at the end. Yup!
Now to work my way backwards and read Crazy Good and Set in Stone…
A lot of GR friends love Rachel's writing, and I haven't gotten to any of her bks yet on my TBR (big surprise!), so this is the first...
Cody and Lainey have a history that was interrupted when something happened to Cody. Presumed dead, Lainey moved on, fast forward 3 years, about to get married. But Cody resurfaced. And so began the triangle that is Lainey, Dax, and Cody; a complicated triangle that is (is there one that isn’t?). It’s a weird predicament that everybody finds themselves in, and in addition, their past bleeding into their present, their present obscuring their future, and lives could be at stake, as in real physical danger.
Lainey’s doing her best to sort her feelings out while Cody’s feelings towards Lainey haven’t changed or waivered but one thing that not even Lainey can deny is this deep connection they have. Ooomph! Then there’s figuring out where Dax fits in and what is really important to each other in order to move forward.
I’m not a big fan of love triangle and I knowingly walked into this one, because of friends’ review of her other books, like I said earlier and I was curious as to how Rachel will handle it. I admit, I was confused with the way some things unfolded yet I wasn’t bothered by it. And with a love triangle, someone is bound to get hurt, right?! Hmmm… And with a love triangle, some actions will constitute to cheating, no matter what, right? Hmmm… And with a love triangle, some things are never just black and white, right? Hmmm… This made me think more than I anticipated, just thinking about their decisions and, whether or not, I or someone I know would react the same way. Lainey’s background caught me off guard, Dax’ actions caught me off guard, and Cody’s decisions caught me off guard… I was confused, yet I understood. I was frowning yet I was swooning at the same time... I loved all the thoughts and words that came out of Cody! And yes, I don't envy Lainey's position at all...
And if I can just grumble a bit, the whole time I was reading this, I wish Lainey’s history was laid out better. It left me with some questions which led to some things not making sense which then led me to just accept certain things without choice… O well. Regardless, it wasn’t enough to take away my pleasure in reading this.
Forget my ramblings, all I just wanna say is that after reading this, yes, there’s the heat, sweet mommah! But more importantly, there’s humor, there’s drama, there’s suspense, and there’s even action at the end. Yup!
Now to work my way backwards and read Crazy Good and Set in Stone…
January 24, 2016
The Premise : Can two souls overcome a crazy amount of obstacles, including returns from the dead, to be together? Well, if you've ever watched a soap opera, you already know the answer. Here, Cody Ridge was taken during one of his Navy SEAL missions and was presumed dead for more than three years. When he returns, his fiancé Lainey Rosemont, has moved on and is planning to marry another SEAL named Dax, who was there to comfort her when it all went to hell.
It’s a different take on a triangle : Geometry in my romance isn’t my thing and I admit that. When I chose this ARC to review, it was mostly on the strength of my having read Crazy Good. While I had issues with it, I was definitely intrigued me with Ms. Robinson’s ability to craft a story, so I was eager to check out this next entry in the series (not listed as a series on GR, but there’s clearly three books - Crazy Good, Set in Stone and now Time and Space).
This doesn't take the usual route for a triangle-based love story, and for the most part, the twists kept me turning the page, though it went a bit off the rails towards the end. I can’t stress enough that I really enjoyed that Lainey isn’t exactly what I thought she was, and her backstory gave a surprising tweak to what could have been a usual heroine, or a generic triangle.
Really, when the story starting twisting like one of those airdancers you see in front of stores, I thought it could still work for me. Well...
Dialogue matters : Unfortunately, and this is a big part of what I enjoy when reading a book is the balance between dialogue and the way it conveys that time, space and actions between characters. I really struggled with reading the dialogue, since it wasn’t strong and felt stilted for the most part. They seemed to communicate best when able to write emails to each other, but even that tended towards flowery, at least to me. This is perhaps because I was already distanced from these two and read this more as an observer than really invested in their HEA.
It’s a wild ride, plotwise : I’m all about melodrama and if engaged, I can leave logic at the door and enjoy it. However, there are several storyline choices that left me scratching my head like I had some killer dandruff.
There are choices made by both Lainey and Cody that ratcheted up the angst, but didn’t make sense. To go into it would be spoilery, but I will say this - considering that the story has taken great pains to tell me how well these two know each other, how they cannot stay away from each other and how great their love is? They way they easily believed in lies and gave up or couldn’t deal with their angst, that there are big swaths of time spent apart based on unconvincing breaks just made me think they were pendejos[it’s Spanish for morons], not in love.
Between their personal choices and the way the story climaxes, which is by turns different, yet also nonsensical, I was exhausted and just frustrated. I always start a book, hoping I’ll find the next great read. Unfortunately, Cody and Lainey left me wondering what could have been.
This was only ok for me. That said - if you already love this series, are into triangles, some deep angst and yes, outrageous situations, and logic isn’t necessary, you may enjoy this more than I did.
**ARC provided by author through for review**
January 23, 2016
2.5 - 3 Stars
As much I loved CRAZY GOOD, the debut book from this author, I am not quite sure what to make of this latest book. CRAZY GOOD was a sexy, refreshing, very readable story with an unforgettable Alpha and it was exciting to read a new author. Unfortunately, TIME AND SPACE did not work for me at all. There is a dramatic, totally unbelievable plot twist literally dropped into the story with zero explanation or set-up. Added to the large number of editing and grammar issues, I'm afraid this just wasn't for me. Perhaps some editing next time around will help. I will definitely give this author a try again but this whole book was just a giant puzzle to me.
As much I loved CRAZY GOOD, the debut book from this author, I am not quite sure what to make of this latest book. CRAZY GOOD was a sexy, refreshing, very readable story with an unforgettable Alpha and it was exciting to read a new author. Unfortunately, TIME AND SPACE did not work for me at all. There is a dramatic, totally unbelievable plot twist literally dropped into the story with zero explanation or set-up. Added to the large number of editing and grammar issues, I'm afraid this just wasn't for me. Perhaps some editing next time around will help. I will definitely give this author a try again but this whole book was just a giant puzzle to me.
January 19, 2016
Could not put this down!
There's nothing like a read with angst to get your heart thumping and this definitely had that.
Lainey lost the love of her life Cody when he went missing in action on a mission.
But what do you do when after three years you finally learn to love again, have your own wedding to plan and find out your first love is back, he didn't die but was held hostage.
What a delemma!
Broken hearts never truly heal, they mend, beat a little differently, forever after.
A love triangle so justified, a woman torn and confused with a decision to make.
Cody returns to find his fiance now engaged to someone else the one person who kept his heart beating while suffering years of torture and now he wants her back.
"A sunflower will always turn it's face toward the sun, it's called heliotropism. During my years in captivity I wasn't granted much"
What a rollercoaster ride, angst,drama,secrets and lies, bloodshed and danger, secret missions, heartwarming moments, humerous and hot,so, so hot!
"How did I get so lucky? I found the only woman on the planet who talks about gluing my manhood inside of herself and it doesn't turn me off, it gives me wood so hard I could cut steel."
I loved Cody, loved his fast lane nick name for Lainey his personality, honesty and humour. I didn't gel with Dax but felt his anguish.
Written in only Lainey and Cody's povs you didn't get a chance to see Dax's thoughts but could sense his pain when Cody returned.
Great characters, brilliantly written, keeping you on your toes making you flip the pages in anticipation.
It's a recomended all round package read.
Arc gratefully received for honest review Bbbf-sizzlereads-bestbookboyfriends
There's nothing like a read with angst to get your heart thumping and this definitely had that.
Lainey lost the love of her life Cody when he went missing in action on a mission.
But what do you do when after three years you finally learn to love again, have your own wedding to plan and find out your first love is back, he didn't die but was held hostage.
What a delemma!
Broken hearts never truly heal, they mend, beat a little differently, forever after.
A love triangle so justified, a woman torn and confused with a decision to make.
Cody returns to find his fiance now engaged to someone else the one person who kept his heart beating while suffering years of torture and now he wants her back.
"A sunflower will always turn it's face toward the sun, it's called heliotropism. During my years in captivity I wasn't granted much"
What a rollercoaster ride, angst,drama,secrets and lies, bloodshed and danger, secret missions, heartwarming moments, humerous and hot,so, so hot!
"How did I get so lucky? I found the only woman on the planet who talks about gluing my manhood inside of herself and it doesn't turn me off, it gives me wood so hard I could cut steel."
I loved Cody, loved his fast lane nick name for Lainey his personality, honesty and humour. I didn't gel with Dax but felt his anguish.
Written in only Lainey and Cody's povs you didn't get a chance to see Dax's thoughts but could sense his pain when Cody returned.
Great characters, brilliantly written, keeping you on your toes making you flip the pages in anticipation.
It's a recomended all round package read.
Arc gratefully received for honest review Bbbf-sizzlereads-bestbookboyfriends
January 15, 2016
I'm exhausted. Completely broken down until I don't think I can "feel" another single thing without breaking apart at the seams. I cried for the first time at 8% and from there on out I was either crying, cussing and raging, feeling hopeful then disappointed, being worried, feeling betrayed...by fictional characters!!!
The depth of my emotional/mental distress while reading this book was not normal for experiencing a story that never really ever took place! But try telling that to my heart, because it sure as heck felt real...so real that I had to discuss the moral issues and the decisions made from what I felt like was a WRONG moral compass but which others felt was the right thing to do. That made me even more angry, because am I wrong for hating Lainey so much at the beginning? I truly felt that she was heartless and cold and unfair. I couldn't believe she had ever loved Cody at all considering the decisions she made. The other side of the coin, which was revealed to me from numerous debates with others, is that maybe I'm not putting myself in Lainey's shoes. Can I really sit here and KNOW what I would do if I was her? I'd like to think I can, but maybe not. Maybe none of us know how we'd react to such a situation unless fate actually put us in it.
I went from loathing Lainey at times, to feeling for her and being more understanding, then I would hate her again. I started out feeling sorry for Dax, but soon decided he was a snake and needed to be exterminated- extreme, I know...but I had no control over the intensity of my reactions during this reading. Cody? God, he broke me. He went through a hell we can't even imagine only to come home to a whole different, but just as painful, kind of hell. My heart...or actually, my soul...because it was so much deeper than that...fractured for him. I felt so deeply broken for him, desolate and ruined. So when he made decisions that I didn't think were right it made me so conflicted! Could I be angry at him? I didn't want to, but I couldn't help it sometimes and then I felt terrible about it.
You need to go into this book blind. Please trust me on that. Avoid reviews that give you anything more than the Amazon blurb. I decided not to mention any of the story line at all...because it was so much better for me when I started reading without ever even reading a synopsis. I had no idea what I was in for, and I was swept away into the world of Time and Space from page one, and am having trouble getting out of it now that I've finished!
Definitely the best book of 2016 so far, and I know it's still early but I'm confident that at least for me, it's going to stay my favorite for the year!
The depth of my emotional/mental distress while reading this book was not normal for experiencing a story that never really ever took place! But try telling that to my heart, because it sure as heck felt real...so real that I had to discuss the moral issues and the decisions made from what I felt like was a WRONG moral compass but which others felt was the right thing to do. That made me even more angry, because am I wrong for hating Lainey so much at the beginning? I truly felt that she was heartless and cold and unfair. I couldn't believe she had ever loved Cody at all considering the decisions she made. The other side of the coin, which was revealed to me from numerous debates with others, is that maybe I'm not putting myself in Lainey's shoes. Can I really sit here and KNOW what I would do if I was her? I'd like to think I can, but maybe not. Maybe none of us know how we'd react to such a situation unless fate actually put us in it.
I went from loathing Lainey at times, to feeling for her and being more understanding, then I would hate her again. I started out feeling sorry for Dax, but soon decided he was a snake and needed to be exterminated- extreme, I know...but I had no control over the intensity of my reactions during this reading. Cody? God, he broke me. He went through a hell we can't even imagine only to come home to a whole different, but just as painful, kind of hell. My heart...or actually, my soul...because it was so much deeper than that...fractured for him. I felt so deeply broken for him, desolate and ruined. So when he made decisions that I didn't think were right it made me so conflicted! Could I be angry at him? I didn't want to, but I couldn't help it sometimes and then I felt terrible about it.
You need to go into this book blind. Please trust me on that. Avoid reviews that give you anything more than the Amazon blurb. I decided not to mention any of the story line at all...because it was so much better for me when I started reading without ever even reading a synopsis. I had no idea what I was in for, and I was swept away into the world of Time and Space from page one, and am having trouble getting out of it now that I've finished!
Definitely the best book of 2016 so far, and I know it's still early but I'm confident that at least for me, it's going to stay my favorite for the year!
January 26, 2016
2.5 stars. Maybe. I don't know. Cody was worth it but I really disliked Lainey. I didn't connect with her, her choices, or her relationships with Cody and Dax. The storyline was killer but the execution was just so so. I guess my angst expectations were too high. (Yes, you read that right. I actually wanted more angst.) There is a lot of sex though. Ms. Robinson was clearly saving up the extra special sexy times for Book 3. Enjoy!
January 31, 2016
"My heart beats for her. For however many beats it has left. I focus on those beats:
Lai-ney. Lai-ney. Lai-ney. Lai-ney."
OMG this book!
It took me a whole week to read it, 'cause life has a thing with getting in my way when I really need the time off. Every second of not reading was a torture! I had to always know what came next and never wanted it to be over, but like all good things, this book also came to an end, a mind blowing heart wrenching HEA…
The road to this HEA wasn't easy though. I cried and cried so bad and I seriously thought about throwing my kindle away, and never look back.
Now I know that it was all worth it! Every little tear or heartache, it was definitely worth it!
Time and Space is an amazing masterpiece that you just have to read, and if you can take a day off to read it without stopping, even better.
Cody Ridge is an ex Navy SEAL that got back to life after more than 3 years being in captivity, and by "got back to life" I mean – he was pronounced DEAD by the authorities once he was captured. He was engaged to Lainey, the love of his life when his captors stole him from her and destroyed both of their lives.
When Cody comes back, he finds out that the love of his life is about to be married to Dax, another Navy SEAL, one of the guys who rescued him from his captivity.
Their love to one another is way too strong to ignore, and Rachel Robinson did an amazing job writing those feelings in a way I could feel them with every fiber of my heart and soul. Like I said – I cried A LOT!
The struggle is too hard and too painful – Cody needs to keep his loyalty to his SEAL's brother. Lainey wants to call off the wedding but struggling with Dex's feelings and during all this mess, Cody is trying to locate the man who stole his life and kill him.
Ugh… My heart… AGAIN!!!
It's too hard for me to keep telling you about this PERFECT book without revealing spoilers, so now it's time for me to tell you, no SCREAM at you:
THIS IS A MUST READ PEOPLE! READ IT TODAY!
This is a perfectly written story about love, loss, second (and third) chances, loyalty, revenge and mind blowing sex! My God, THE SEX! Cody Ridge is THE one book boyfriend to claim as yours!
Thank you Rachel for a beautiful story and one hell of a roller coaster ride! :-)
Lai-ney. Lai-ney. Lai-ney. Lai-ney."
OMG this book!
It took me a whole week to read it, 'cause life has a thing with getting in my way when I really need the time off. Every second of not reading was a torture! I had to always know what came next and never wanted it to be over, but like all good things, this book also came to an end, a mind blowing heart wrenching HEA…
The road to this HEA wasn't easy though. I cried and cried so bad and I seriously thought about throwing my kindle away, and never look back.
Now I know that it was all worth it! Every little tear or heartache, it was definitely worth it!
Time and Space is an amazing masterpiece that you just have to read, and if you can take a day off to read it without stopping, even better.
Cody Ridge is an ex Navy SEAL that got back to life after more than 3 years being in captivity, and by "got back to life" I mean – he was pronounced DEAD by the authorities once he was captured. He was engaged to Lainey, the love of his life when his captors stole him from her and destroyed both of their lives.
When Cody comes back, he finds out that the love of his life is about to be married to Dax, another Navy SEAL, one of the guys who rescued him from his captivity.
Their love to one another is way too strong to ignore, and Rachel Robinson did an amazing job writing those feelings in a way I could feel them with every fiber of my heart and soul. Like I said – I cried A LOT!
The struggle is too hard and too painful – Cody needs to keep his loyalty to his SEAL's brother. Lainey wants to call off the wedding but struggling with Dex's feelings and during all this mess, Cody is trying to locate the man who stole his life and kill him.
Ugh… My heart… AGAIN!!!
It's too hard for me to keep telling you about this PERFECT book without revealing spoilers, so now it's time for me to tell you, no SCREAM at you:
THIS IS A MUST READ PEOPLE! READ IT TODAY!
This is a perfectly written story about love, loss, second (and third) chances, loyalty, revenge and mind blowing sex! My God, THE SEX! Cody Ridge is THE one book boyfriend to claim as yours!
Thank you Rachel for a beautiful story and one hell of a roller coaster ride! :-)
January 11, 2016
4.5 Stars. Review will follow shortly.
January 12, 2020
4.5 Stars / 4 Steam Fans
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January 20, 2016
TIME
Time to love
Time to grieve
Time to heal
Time to move on
Time seems to be ever present…limitless, but it's also a fleeting idea because there's either too much or not enough of it when it comes to the really important things in life.
Lainey and Cody belonged to each other, but in the blink of an eye, their time together is gone, and they're left separated due to a devious plan of revenge and the burden of picking up the pieces and trying to go on.
3 years 2 months
3 years, 6 months, 4 days
Even the short span of a few months can completely alter lives, and that’s exactly the fallout that Cody and Lainey are faced with when their past collides with Lainey’s present/future, and Cody’s new purpose in life is revenge.
SPACE
At one point in their lives, the distance between Cody and Lainey, both physically and emotionally, was minuscule, but with Cody's return from the dead and Lainey's impending marriage to another man, they couldn't be any further apart, and even when they find themselves in each other's space, there's always something threatening to tear them apart.
Cody and Lainey's story is an emotional journey that will either bring two soul mates together again or put even more distance between them. At times while I was reading, I didn't know what to think about either Cody or Lainey because there's a depth to them that was rarely fully shown because neither was willing to go too deep for fear of what that would mean for them both individually and as a couple. But with the mess that they're wading through in this story with Cody's need for revenge on his captors and Lainey's relationship and future with Dax, I didn't see things ending well for either of them.
They say time heals all wounds, but that doesn’t seem to be true for Cody and Lainey. Their wounds have festered and reopened due to Cody’s reappearance and time is of the essence because this new time and new space won’t do either of them any favors if they don’t honestly face what they want regardless of what else is at stake.
Rachel Robinson is a fantastic storyteller. Time and Space has a great blend of steam, suspense, mystery, and mayhem. Readers are never quite sure whether the things said or done are for the right or wrong reasons, which makes the main players' intentions questionable to say the least.
Cody and Lainey’s love was supposed to overrule everything but sometimes time and space puts too much distance between two people who once were everything to each other…but then again, sometimes it’s exactly what’s needed to prove to themselves that love never runs out despite everything that goes against it.
A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 Poison Apples (The Fairest of All Book Reviews)
Time to love
Time to grieve
Time to heal
Time to move on
Time seems to be ever present…limitless, but it's also a fleeting idea because there's either too much or not enough of it when it comes to the really important things in life.
Lainey and Cody belonged to each other, but in the blink of an eye, their time together is gone, and they're left separated due to a devious plan of revenge and the burden of picking up the pieces and trying to go on.
3 years 2 months
3 years, 6 months, 4 days
Even the short span of a few months can completely alter lives, and that’s exactly the fallout that Cody and Lainey are faced with when their past collides with Lainey’s present/future, and Cody’s new purpose in life is revenge.
SPACE
At one point in their lives, the distance between Cody and Lainey, both physically and emotionally, was minuscule, but with Cody's return from the dead and Lainey's impending marriage to another man, they couldn't be any further apart, and even when they find themselves in each other's space, there's always something threatening to tear them apart.
Cody and Lainey's story is an emotional journey that will either bring two soul mates together again or put even more distance between them. At times while I was reading, I didn't know what to think about either Cody or Lainey because there's a depth to them that was rarely fully shown because neither was willing to go too deep for fear of what that would mean for them both individually and as a couple. But with the mess that they're wading through in this story with Cody's need for revenge on his captors and Lainey's relationship and future with Dax, I didn't see things ending well for either of them.
They say time heals all wounds, but that doesn’t seem to be true for Cody and Lainey. Their wounds have festered and reopened due to Cody’s reappearance and time is of the essence because this new time and new space won’t do either of them any favors if they don’t honestly face what they want regardless of what else is at stake.
Rachel Robinson is a fantastic storyteller. Time and Space has a great blend of steam, suspense, mystery, and mayhem. Readers are never quite sure whether the things said or done are for the right or wrong reasons, which makes the main players' intentions questionable to say the least.
Cody and Lainey’s love was supposed to overrule everything but sometimes time and space puts too much distance between two people who once were everything to each other…but then again, sometimes it’s exactly what’s needed to prove to themselves that love never runs out despite everything that goes against it.
A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 Poison Apples (The Fairest of All Book Reviews)
January 24, 2016
Beware of Spoilers!
Star Ratings:
Heroine (Lainey): 1/5
Hero (Cody): 3/5
Plot: 1/5
Grovel: none
Cheating: yes
HEA: yes
Triggers: love triangle
Average score: 2/5 – because of OM and h not being honest
Best Line: H’s thoughts of the h: “There’s no moving on after I’ve had a taste of perfection.”
Worst Line: h’s thoughts about her fiancé letting her visit the H: “If he’s hesitant, and he trusts me implicitly, how the hell do I trust myself?” heres a tip…if you are doubting yourself DON’T VISIT AN EX-LOVER BEFORE GETTING MARRIED!!!! You end up hurting yourself AND OTHER PEOPLE who don’t deserve it!
h: “I feel like a dirty whore”
Personal Review:
I was sceptical about reading this one as soon as I realised that the h was engaged to OM but something about the H drew me in so I continued to read it. Fingers crossed that the OM’s feelings don’t get hurt and that there is no cheating.
Ok, I tried it but it went down the stereotypical route of the h mentally being angry with herself but then still meeting with H without telling her current fiancé. This type of drama is not needed in my romances.
Overall Feeling:
Star Ratings:
Heroine (Lainey): 1/5
Hero (Cody): 3/5
Plot: 1/5
Grovel: none
Cheating: yes
HEA: yes
Triggers: love triangle
Average score: 2/5 – because of OM and h not being honest
Best Line: H’s thoughts of the h: “There’s no moving on after I’ve had a taste of perfection.”
Worst Line: h’s thoughts about her fiancé letting her visit the H: “If he’s hesitant, and he trusts me implicitly, how the hell do I trust myself?” heres a tip…if you are doubting yourself DON’T VISIT AN EX-LOVER BEFORE GETTING MARRIED!!!! You end up hurting yourself AND OTHER PEOPLE who don’t deserve it!
h: “I feel like a dirty whore”
Personal Review:
I was sceptical about reading this one as soon as I realised that the h was engaged to OM but something about the H drew me in so I continued to read it. Fingers crossed that the OM’s feelings don’t get hurt and that there is no cheating.
Ok, I tried it but it went down the stereotypical route of the h mentally being angry with herself but then still meeting with H without telling her current fiancé. This type of drama is not needed in my romances.
Overall Feeling:
March 25, 2016
Time and Space is a whirlwind adventure through thrilling twists and turns. This book is filled with devastation and heartbreak but intense love and lust.
Time & Space is my first Rachel Robinson read. One thing you'll notice while reading this story is that the writing is solid and executed perfectly. Rachel builds the story and her characters up brilliantly and holds every inch of attention right through til the end.
While reading Time & Space I was constantly guessing what might come next, what could happen in the story and who would get my heart, Dax or Cody? But as things started unraveling I never expected what did come and wow was I impressed. I'm team Cody by the way!
I also really connected with Lainey, and that was down to Rachel's writing of the character. Don't get me wrong at times I wanted to slap her and scream at her but it was all made good in the end!
And that ending, Lord I don't think my heart could take it...it was bliss, utter heart pounding bliss.
Like I said before this was my first read by Rachel but it won't be my last. Rachel's writing is powerful and captivating and if you're like me you'll devour this in no time!
Time & Space is my first Rachel Robinson read. One thing you'll notice while reading this story is that the writing is solid and executed perfectly. Rachel builds the story and her characters up brilliantly and holds every inch of attention right through til the end.
While reading Time & Space I was constantly guessing what might come next, what could happen in the story and who would get my heart, Dax or Cody? But as things started unraveling I never expected what did come and wow was I impressed. I'm team Cody by the way!
I also really connected with Lainey, and that was down to Rachel's writing of the character. Don't get me wrong at times I wanted to slap her and scream at her but it was all made good in the end!
And that ending, Lord I don't think my heart could take it...it was bliss, utter heart pounding bliss.
Like I said before this was my first read by Rachel but it won't be my last. Rachel's writing is powerful and captivating and if you're like me you'll devour this in no time!
January 30, 2016
Great addition to the series! I love the authors writing and her story telling ability. Lainey and Cody's story was sweet, complicated, sexy and suspenseful. It kept my attention throughout the book and had me anxious at times. It was definitely worth it in the end!!
January 18, 2016
One of my favorite types of books is the ‘second-chance romance’. The story of two people who have loved before, got separated through circumstances and are now giving their love a second-chance. Time and Space by Rachel Robinson falls exactly into this category. It’s written in a beautiful and realistic way. I love it.
Cody Ridge had the perfect life; a great job as a SEAL, good friends, and he was engaged to Lainey – the love of his life. When a military mission goes wrong, and Cody is being kept a prisoner for more than three years, he loses everything. Nowadays, he’s a hard working man, solely busy with his business, and remembering the past he had with Lainey. When the two of them meet again, the attraction and love is still there. Cody decides to pursue her, to make her his again, despite the fact that Lainey is engaged to another man.
Lainey Rosemont was devastated when she learned her fiancé Cody was killed on a mission, he was her everything. After years of grieving, and pressured by family and friends, she puts Cody in the past and opens her heart for Dax, another SEAL. He has helped her tremendously while she was heartbroken over Cody’s death, and even though she loves him, it’s different kind of love than she had for Cody. When she learns Cody is still alive, she doesn’t know what to do. Because the relationship between her and Cody ended with him being ‘death’, she decides to meet up with him to find closure, so she can marry Dax with a heart that only belongs to him. However, when she sees Cody again, the love she had for him is still there.
The relationship between Cody and Lainey didn’t end because they broke up, Cody was declared death and Lainey was left with a broken heart. The feelings they had for each other are still there, Cody hasn’t moved on with another woman, Lainey only moved on with Dax because she was told Cody was death. Being unable to choose between two men, Dax tells Lainey to spend time with Cody, so she can marry him without regret. From that moment on, the feelings Cody and Lainey have for each other are unstoppable, making is hard to make rational decisions. After some unexpected twists and turns, the couple finally has a chance at their Happily Ever After.
The story between Cody and Lainey is beautiful, tragic, and realistic. What would you do when the love of your life you have buried returns from the dead? Lainey is truly torn between her past with Cody, and the relationship she now has with Dax. Whatever choice she makes, a man she loves gets hurt. I fully understand the decisions Lainey makes – both men keep secrets from her – making a logical choice is the only possibility. I love Cody, he has been through so much, and is still capable to live a normal life and to love Lainey. I understand why all played out the way it did, but I wish he would have handled it differently.
I love this second-chance romance, with all its twists, turns, and angst-y moments. I give Time and Space 4.5 stars.
~~ Time and Space was provided in exchange for an honest review ~~
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“I was taken as a prisoner of war, or at least that’s what most people think. They held me for three years, six months and four days. The U.S. declared me dead after one year, seven months. I now know Lainey waited three years and two months before accepting a proposal from another man.”
Cody Ridge had the perfect life; a great job as a SEAL, good friends, and he was engaged to Lainey – the love of his life. When a military mission goes wrong, and Cody is being kept a prisoner for more than three years, he loses everything. Nowadays, he’s a hard working man, solely busy with his business, and remembering the past he had with Lainey. When the two of them meet again, the attraction and love is still there. Cody decides to pursue her, to make her his again, despite the fact that Lainey is engaged to another man.
“It was like she knew, but how could she? And now this: her reply of no means everything. More importantly, it changes everything. It’s the moment I know without a shadow of doubt that, after all this time, she’s still mine. He doesn’t know.”
Lainey Rosemont was devastated when she learned her fiancé Cody was killed on a mission, he was her everything. After years of grieving, and pressured by family and friends, she puts Cody in the past and opens her heart for Dax, another SEAL. He has helped her tremendously while she was heartbroken over Cody’s death, and even though she loves him, it’s different kind of love than she had for Cody. When she learns Cody is still alive, she doesn’t know what to do. Because the relationship between her and Cody ended with him being ‘death’, she decides to meet up with him to find closure, so she can marry Dax with a heart that only belongs to him. However, when she sees Cody again, the love she had for him is still there.
“He stops. He’s examining me, the new Lainey—the person who was born after his death. The woman he knew is gone. The problem with that is I still have her heart. It races along, thumping jaggedly for the man I love. For the man I thought was forever gone; for the man I now have no right to.”
The relationship between Cody and Lainey didn’t end because they broke up, Cody was declared death and Lainey was left with a broken heart. The feelings they had for each other are still there, Cody hasn’t moved on with another woman, Lainey only moved on with Dax because she was told Cody was death. Being unable to choose between two men, Dax tells Lainey to spend time with Cody, so she can marry him without regret. From that moment on, the feelings Cody and Lainey have for each other are unstoppable, making is hard to make rational decisions. After some unexpected twists and turns, the couple finally has a chance at their Happily Ever After.
The story between Cody and Lainey is beautiful, tragic, and realistic. What would you do when the love of your life you have buried returns from the dead? Lainey is truly torn between her past with Cody, and the relationship she now has with Dax. Whatever choice she makes, a man she loves gets hurt. I fully understand the decisions Lainey makes – both men keep secrets from her – making a logical choice is the only possibility. I love Cody, he has been through so much, and is still capable to live a normal life and to love Lainey. I understand why all played out the way it did, but I wish he would have handled it differently.
“I hoped it would turn out like this. I wasn’t sure. After everything I’ve been through, waiting for you was the easiest decision I’ve ever made. No more pause button or lost time. This is it. I’m calling it. No referee needed.” “Calling what?” I ask, as a tear sneaks out of the corner of my eye and falls onto his tanned, warm skin. I glance up and his gaze flicks down to meet mine. “I’m calling this our time and space. Right here. Right now.”
I love this second-chance romance, with all its twists, turns, and angst-y moments. I give Time and Space 4.5 stars.
~~ Time and Space was provided in exchange for an honest review ~~
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January 22, 2016
**arc received from author in exchange for dirty secrets and a review from us books hoarders at http://www.facebook.com/twounrulygirls **
This book was not what I was expecting..a first love that endures a tragedy that no one can get over..until life continues for one and is torture for another. I enjoyed this story but struggled with some of the time lines..and some of the back and forth that two main characters endured.
Cody was steadfast in his undying, unwavering love for Lainey, and I believe she was too..but all signs pointed to her living a life with out her true love she began to move on. When all of what she thought was flipped I am not sure the timeline that happened between her living with her now fiance and seeing Cody..
All in all I enjoyed this story..loved Cody and was so excited to get a small glimpse into Maverick's life..swoon. But felt a little at a loss with fully connecting with both leads in the way that makes my stomach a-flutter and become fully invested. One thing is for sure, Ms. Robinson can write. Her words are powerful, and matter.
This book was not what I was expecting..a first love that endures a tragedy that no one can get over..until life continues for one and is torture for another. I enjoyed this story but struggled with some of the time lines..and some of the back and forth that two main characters endured.
Cody was steadfast in his undying, unwavering love for Lainey, and I believe she was too..but all signs pointed to her living a life with out her true love she began to move on. When all of what she thought was flipped I am not sure the timeline that happened between her living with her now fiance and seeing Cody..
All in all I enjoyed this story..loved Cody and was so excited to get a small glimpse into Maverick's life..swoon. But felt a little at a loss with fully connecting with both leads in the way that makes my stomach a-flutter and become fully invested. One thing is for sure, Ms. Robinson can write. Her words are powerful, and matter.
January 11, 2016
4.5 Stars! Time and Space is a fantastic romance read with lots of angst and suspense, the love scenes are of volcanic proportion and the plus side we get to see what’s happening with Windsor & Maverick, Steve & Morganna.
Cody comes back after 3 years since Lainey buried him. She’s moved on and it’s planning her wedding with another Navy SEAL, Dax Redding.
But can you turn your back on the love of your life, or can you continue planning a life with the man that put you back together and healed you?
It goes without any hesitation that I am team CODY, he loves Lainey with all his heart, she’s ingrained in his bones. But there are secrets, and sacrifices must be made in order to protect the one you love.
Can you forgive after another blow to your heart, and have your happily ever after or do you choose revenge? Only time will tell.
ARC was provided for an honest review.
Cody comes back after 3 years since Lainey buried him. She’s moved on and it’s planning her wedding with another Navy SEAL, Dax Redding.
But can you turn your back on the love of your life, or can you continue planning a life with the man that put you back together and healed you?
It goes without any hesitation that I am team CODY, he loves Lainey with all his heart, she’s ingrained in his bones. But there are secrets, and sacrifices must be made in order to protect the one you love.
Can you forgive after another blow to your heart, and have your happily ever after or do you choose revenge? Only time will tell.
ARC was provided for an honest review.
January 22, 2016
This is a second chance romance story about Lainey and Cody.
Three years Cody was taken captive during a routine Navy Seal mission, Lainey is now engaged to Dax. However Cody is now back and he wants what revenge on the people who took everything from him.
Since finishing this story I have been on the fence about how I felt about this book. At times I really liked the story line but at others I just really didn't get the characters- Lainey and Dax's actions. I really didn't like Lainey characters, I just couldn't understand her actions at time and I couldn't believe that Dax just seemed to okay with everything. Parts of the story just didn't sit right with me. The story did have lots and twists and turns and not times I was gripped at times. It was just shame I couldn't connect more to Lainey's character.
* I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review
April 23, 2020
I am not a fan of love triangles so I try to shy away from stories with them in it. This is sort of a triangle but not really or maybe it is. With that being said I did enjoy this story. I loved the more action, suspense and surprise twists. It kept me on my toes. The epilogue was perfect and just got me right in the feels.
The narration on this story was better than the other stories in the series and I really enjoyed listening to Troy Duran and Noelle Bridges. It was such a pleasant experience.
The narration on this story was better than the other stories in the series and I really enjoyed listening to Troy Duran and Noelle Bridges. It was such a pleasant experience.
January 20, 2016
I love when you re-read books from an author and you are reminded just why they are one of your favorites and what exactly drew you to them in the first place. One of my favorite sub-genres is the one that involves military men. I particularly love me some Navy SEAL's, but really, I'm not picky. Add to that some steamy erotic suspense and a group of characters you instantly fall in love with and you have a winner in my book. That's what happened when I read Crazy Good a while back. I became invested in the main characters as well as the side ones and longed for the books that starred each of them. So this go around, I re-read Crazy Good, then read Set in Stone for the first time, and eagerly anticipated Lainey and Cody's story in Time and Space. The premise was so delicious and heartbreaking, and I just knew it would fuel all my favorite triggers. But although we had seen glimpses of these characters in the previous books, we really didn't know much about them. That being said, our favorite characters from the other two books were in the story quite a bit, and it was great catching up with them!
I absolutely adored all the phrases and pet names that they had for each other. This was truly a couple that was in love until tragedy ruthlessly tore them apart. They were put in one of the worst positions possible. He was a POW, presumed dead, then returned to her 3+ years later once she had finally moved on. So here is this epic love reunited and she's engaged to someone else. The back and forth between them, the time jumps, the heartache and longing, it literally ripped my heart in multiple pieces. This book fed my little angst monster like not many others had done recently and my sometimes black heart loved it! And then, as if everything wasn't already complicated enough, there was an added suspense element to this story that threatened to destroy them every second. I'm coming to find that my favorite genre is romantic suspense and Time and Space pushed all the right buttons for me.
I admired the strength and vulnerability that Lainye displayed. Here was a multifaceted character who at her core just wanted her own happily ever after. She thought she had found it, only to have it ripped from her and then returned unknowingly. I can't begin to imagine the turmoil she must have felt. And for this strong, yet seemingly broken man to have to just walk away from her, because he thought it was for the best. This book was pure torture in the best possible way! The connection that they shared transcended anything on this plane. It was quite literally beyond time and space. What they shared and felt could not be denied, not matter how hard they fought it. Push and pull. Push and pull. I particularly loved that they didn't sneak around. She was honest with her current fiance from the get go. It took something that could have turned tawdry and illicit and made it beautiful. It takes real strength and character to be able to face the hard stuff, and they both met it all head on. They beat each other down only to bring each other back up. Not only was Cody a dirty talker, but he also spoke from his heart. Some of the most beautiful sentiments fell from his lips. It was romance at its finest and I never wanted it to end.
I absolutely adored all the phrases and pet names that they had for each other. This was truly a couple that was in love until tragedy ruthlessly tore them apart. They were put in one of the worst positions possible. He was a POW, presumed dead, then returned to her 3+ years later once she had finally moved on. So here is this epic love reunited and she's engaged to someone else. The back and forth between them, the time jumps, the heartache and longing, it literally ripped my heart in multiple pieces. This book fed my little angst monster like not many others had done recently and my sometimes black heart loved it! And then, as if everything wasn't already complicated enough, there was an added suspense element to this story that threatened to destroy them every second. I'm coming to find that my favorite genre is romantic suspense and Time and Space pushed all the right buttons for me.
I admired the strength and vulnerability that Lainye displayed. Here was a multifaceted character who at her core just wanted her own happily ever after. She thought she had found it, only to have it ripped from her and then returned unknowingly. I can't begin to imagine the turmoil she must have felt. And for this strong, yet seemingly broken man to have to just walk away from her, because he thought it was for the best. This book was pure torture in the best possible way! The connection that they shared transcended anything on this plane. It was quite literally beyond time and space. What they shared and felt could not be denied, not matter how hard they fought it. Push and pull. Push and pull. I particularly loved that they didn't sneak around. She was honest with her current fiance from the get go. It took something that could have turned tawdry and illicit and made it beautiful. It takes real strength and character to be able to face the hard stuff, and they both met it all head on. They beat each other down only to bring each other back up. Not only was Cody a dirty talker, but he also spoke from his heart. Some of the most beautiful sentiments fell from his lips. It was romance at its finest and I never wanted it to end.
February 19, 2019
"📚 "יש לנו אהבה מהסוג שזמן ומרחב אינם יכולים להכניע, פאסט ליין." 📚
קודי, אהבת חייה וארוסה של לייני, נהרג במסגרת שירותו בצבא בפלוגת אריות הים. ההתמודדות עם מותו קשה, אבל למזלה - דקס, חייל נוסף מהיחידה, עמד לצידה ואהבתו עזרה לה להתגבר ולהרכיב את פיסות ליבה השבור. 💔 אחרי כל הכאב שעברה, היא סוף סוף מאושרת, מאוהבת ו... שוב מאורסת. 😍
📚 "דקס רדינג איננו רק המושיע של העולם מתוקף היותו חייל ביחידת 'אריות הים' - הוא הגיבור הפרטי שלי." 📚
אבל אתן יודעות מה הבעיה שלי בספרים עם "אקס מת"...? 🤔
לייני וקודי אמנם לא יחד, אך הם לא נפרדו כי קודי היה מניאק או בוגדני. להיפך, הוא היה פאקינג מושלם! הם נפרדו כי הוא... מת. 😬🖤
אם לא, הם עדיין היו מאושרים יחד. אבל החיים חייבים להמשיך, ולכן היא מוצאת את עצמה בזרועותיו של דקס. 🤷♀️ אני תמיד אני מוצאת את עצמי מרחמת על הגבר החדש, כי בוא... אתה רק second best לקדוש המת! 😂🙈
📚 "לא נדרשות שלוש שנים כדי שדברים ואנשים ישתנו. לפעמים לא נדרשת אלא שנייה אחת - שנייה שבה הכול משתנה.
כולל לבבות." 📚
אבל רגע! 🖐 מה קורה אם האקס המיתולוגי המושלם הזה... לא באמת היה מת?!?! 😱😱😱
בבוקר שגרתי אחד לייני מגלה משהו שמערער את עולמה. קודי לא נהרג - הוא הוחזק כבן ערובה בשלוש וחצי השנים האחרונות וחולץ על ידי לא אחר, מאשר ארוסה החדש... דקס. 😬
📚 "חיכיתי כל-כך הרבה זמן. אתה היית מת, ובכל זאת חיכיתי. עכשיו ברור לי למה היה לי קשה להמשיך הלאה. תקרא לזה אינטואיציה נשית, אבל אולי בתת מודע ידעתי שאתה חי." אני מחווה לעברו ולעבר גופו החי להפליא. "דקס הוא אדם טוב," אני חוזרת ואומרת.
קודי משחרר נשיפה ארוכה. "ודאי שהוא אדם טוב. לא הייתי מצפה לפחות, בהתחשב בכך שאת מאוהבת בו." 📚
כעת, שני הגברים מנסים לזכות בליבה והיא נמצאת בדילמה לא פשוטה. 💔 אבל עסקאות סודיות, שקרים ונקמות יכולים להשפיע ולשנות הכל. 🤐
קודי שרד וחזר מגיהינום... האם גם אהבתו ללייני תצליח לשרוד את כל המכשולים? 🙏💘💪
📚 "אתם מכירים את האמרה, 'הכול הוגן באהבה ובמלחמה?' זה פשוט לא נכון, מפני שבמצב שלנו אין שום דבר הוגן." 📚
אוי, הלב!!! הלב שלי רטט... כאב... דימם! 💔 אני חושבת שאני צריכה ללכת לרופא ולדרוש בדיקות לחץ דם, כי עדיין יש לי דופק מהיר. 💣
זה לא סיפור אהבה וורוד – הוא מלא באקשן (ממש ראיתי את המרדפים והיריות בראש!), עם דרמות קשות, החלטות כואבות, שברונות לב ו... המון סקס מלוכלך עם חייל לשעבר מהיחידה המובחרת בעולם, שיעשה הכל כדי לקבל את מה שמבחינתו, תמיד היה שלו. 🔥🔥🔥
📚 "מה אתה רוצה?" היא שואלת חרש, אצבעותיה מלטפות את אצבעותיי. האם זה לא מובן מאליו?
"מה שאני רוצה הוא דבר די פשוט ודי מסובך בעת ובעונה אחת. אני רוצה את מה שרציתי תמיד." 📚
מבחינתי זה הספר הכי טוב מבין השלושה! (ואפשר לקרוא אותו כבודד) 👏👑💖
January 23, 2016
My Review: (ARC provided)
http://triciaciak.blogspot.com/
Five plus stars!!
I’m a huge fan of Crazy Good and Set In Stone so when the opportunity came to read and review Rachel’s new book Time And Space I was so excited.
When you read the first book in a series and it blows you away you usually think the other books will not measure up. Well let me tell you this book exceeded my expectations. Holy sh*t it was good. I think I may have liked it even more if that’s possible.
First of all the characters are flawed but likable, the chemistry is off the charts HOT and the story has real depth. There is not a negative I can say about it.
Let me tell you a little about it. Lainey is trying to live her life after having to bury her fiancé (Cody). It took her three years to move on and accept her current boyfriend Dax's marriage proposal, but she’s never felt the same or been the same person since Cody was killed. Dax is so in love with her and wants to start a life together. He's finally gotten her to commit to marriage but he never thought the one thing or person that could hold Lainey back would reappear. Lainey is confused, Cody is changed but can't let go and Dax just wants to get on with his life, but it isn’t that easy.
"Am I interested in other women? How can I be? In my fucked up mind, I'm still with Lainey."
"Lainey is it for me. Always. There's no moving on after I've had a taste of perfection."
"He saved me, but you own me."
"Sometimes you have to be recklessly heartless in order to realize you own a heart."
This is a very unique love triangle if you even want to call it that. I think we know early on who has Lainey’s heart but there are a lot of obstacles in the way, revenge being priority. Lainey needs to make a choice but it might be made for her.
This is one of those books that literally had my heart racing. It was well written face paced and kept you guessing. The prologue was one of the best I’ve read in a while, the kind that has you immediately drawn in. And there were so many good quotes.
I highly recommend this book. It is a standalone but do yourself a favor and start with Crazy Good, you will not be disappointed.
HEA? (3)http://triciaciak.blogspot.com/p/hea-... <<
http://triciaciak.blogspot.com/
Five plus stars!!
I’m a huge fan of Crazy Good and Set In Stone so when the opportunity came to read and review Rachel’s new book Time And Space I was so excited.
When you read the first book in a series and it blows you away you usually think the other books will not measure up. Well let me tell you this book exceeded my expectations. Holy sh*t it was good. I think I may have liked it even more if that’s possible.
First of all the characters are flawed but likable, the chemistry is off the charts HOT and the story has real depth. There is not a negative I can say about it.
Let me tell you a little about it. Lainey is trying to live her life after having to bury her fiancé (Cody). It took her three years to move on and accept her current boyfriend Dax's marriage proposal, but she’s never felt the same or been the same person since Cody was killed. Dax is so in love with her and wants to start a life together. He's finally gotten her to commit to marriage but he never thought the one thing or person that could hold Lainey back would reappear. Lainey is confused, Cody is changed but can't let go and Dax just wants to get on with his life, but it isn’t that easy.
"Am I interested in other women? How can I be? In my fucked up mind, I'm still with Lainey."
"Lainey is it for me. Always. There's no moving on after I've had a taste of perfection."
"He saved me, but you own me."
"Sometimes you have to be recklessly heartless in order to realize you own a heart."
This is a very unique love triangle if you even want to call it that. I think we know early on who has Lainey’s heart but there are a lot of obstacles in the way, revenge being priority. Lainey needs to make a choice but it might be made for her.
This is one of those books that literally had my heart racing. It was well written face paced and kept you guessing. The prologue was one of the best I’ve read in a while, the kind that has you immediately drawn in. And there were so many good quotes.
I highly recommend this book. It is a standalone but do yourself a favor and start with Crazy Good, you will not be disappointed.
HEA? (3)http://triciaciak.blogspot.com/p/hea-... <<
January 17, 2016
Cody Ridge is a navy seal, on a routine mission his life is taken away from him. The US have declared him dead. His fiance Lainey Rosemount waits 3yrs before moving on and is now engaged to be married to another navy seal, Dax Redding. Now Cody is back and he wants revenge on the man who took his life and Lainey back in his arms.
Wow, a few pages in and you can feel the heartbreak between Cody and Lainey. I really wanted Lainey to grab Cody and never let him go, but poor Dax. My heart broke for him as he truly loves Lainey. It's not your usual love triangle, but Lainey ends up with the right man. This book is full of heartbreak, devastation, love, lust and loads of twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The ending was perfect, full of feels. This is the third navy seal book I've read by Rachel and the get better and better.
**Reviewed for Sweet and Spicy Reads-ARC provided for honest review * *
Wow, a few pages in and you can feel the heartbreak between Cody and Lainey. I really wanted Lainey to grab Cody and never let him go, but poor Dax. My heart broke for him as he truly loves Lainey. It's not your usual love triangle, but Lainey ends up with the right man. This book is full of heartbreak, devastation, love, lust and loads of twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The ending was perfect, full of feels. This is the third navy seal book I've read by Rachel and the get better and better.
**Reviewed for Sweet and Spicy Reads-ARC provided for honest review * *
January 17, 2016
What if your Fiancée, The Love of your Life returned after being presumed dead for 3 years, how could would you cope, how would you feel, This is what is happening to Lainey as she is preparing for her upcoming Nuptials to Dax, Can she go ahead and marry Dax or will her love for Cody be too much for her to forget.
I really loved this, I fell in love with Cody from the beginning, he is out for revenge on the man who took him away from Lainey but he also knows that his love for her is stronger than ever and wants her back, I was really rooting for Cody, as he was willing to sacrifice his love for her just for her to be happy, This book was truly amazing and had it all, the hot male, love, heartbreak, grief, and some hot sex! What's not to love. This book truly proves that True Love never dies
This was my first Rachel read and won't be my last beautifully written. You have a new fan girl here a Rachel
I really loved this, I fell in love with Cody from the beginning, he is out for revenge on the man who took him away from Lainey but he also knows that his love for her is stronger than ever and wants her back, I was really rooting for Cody, as he was willing to sacrifice his love for her just for her to be happy, This book was truly amazing and had it all, the hot male, love, heartbreak, grief, and some hot sex! What's not to love. This book truly proves that True Love never dies
This was my first Rachel read and won't be my last beautifully written. You have a new fan girl here a Rachel
January 18, 2016
3.5 stars.
I've been a fan of this series for a while now. This one has lots of twists and turns including a lot of spoilers, so this review will be vague and a bit short. I liked this one, but didn't love it as much as the first two. 'Crazy Good' was one of my favorites. I found Lainey to be a bit wishy washy when it came to her emotions for Cody and another situation. I wanted to smack some sense into her. There was a twist about halfway through I didn't see coming and I kind of liked it. It made me like Lainey more. I really liked Cody. He knew what he wanted and his first priority was protecting Lainey from further hurt. I definitely like Rachel Robinson's writing style and look forward to more from her.
I've been a fan of this series for a while now. This one has lots of twists and turns including a lot of spoilers, so this review will be vague and a bit short. I liked this one, but didn't love it as much as the first two. 'Crazy Good' was one of my favorites. I found Lainey to be a bit wishy washy when it came to her emotions for Cody and another situation. I wanted to smack some sense into her. There was a twist about halfway through I didn't see coming and I kind of liked it. It made me like Lainey more. I really liked Cody. He knew what he wanted and his first priority was protecting Lainey from further hurt. I definitely like Rachel Robinson's writing style and look forward to more from her.
January 16, 2016
***ARC RECEIVED IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW***
Wickedly Hot and Absolutely Stunning! This is the first book that I have read by Rachel Robinson and it has blown me away! Lainey had me laughing, Cody had me crying. I had all the feels reading this story. It had twists and turns, love and heartache, and suspense that kept me guessing. I am definitely going to be having a book hangover now that I have finished Time and Space! Between the storyline, and writing style I can't wait to read more books by Rachel! I would highly recommend this book to all that love Military Romance books. (Especially Sexy Navy Seals ::wink wink::)
Wickedly Hot and Absolutely Stunning! This is the first book that I have read by Rachel Robinson and it has blown me away! Lainey had me laughing, Cody had me crying. I had all the feels reading this story. It had twists and turns, love and heartache, and suspense that kept me guessing. I am definitely going to be having a book hangover now that I have finished Time and Space! Between the storyline, and writing style I can't wait to read more books by Rachel! I would highly recommend this book to all that love Military Romance books. (Especially Sexy Navy Seals ::wink wink::)
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