Operation Matthews is a go! This book was four stars of
sexy, loving and desperate characters. Reed
Matthews is the embodiment of all those adjectives after he had a chance
encounter with his long lost love on a beach. Driven to find her again after
seeing that there is a little boy that was the spitting image of him, he hires
a PI to find Ariana Williams, the only woman who he has ever loved.
Their first face to face in about four years they find out
that they had been deceived into breaking up. Their horrendous split causes Ari
to not be receptive to their budding relationship. She can’t live through the
pain again. With some help from those she loves and the irresistible Matthews
charm, she opens her heart up once again to love.
Of course there is more to the story, like a crazy, obsessed
stalker who was intent on being Reed’s perfect NFL wife. There’s the fact that Reed is uber famous and
his personal business gets aired out for public consumption or people assume
that Ari got pregnant for the wrong reasons.
And then there’s the fact that they have an (almost) four year old who
limits the R-rated moments in this book.
Those parts that are indeed NSFW or those under the age of 18
are definitely steamy. Reed and Ari have
that instant connection that old loves always have in books. Sometimes that
drives me nuts but not with this book. There are so many unresolved feelings
that letting that relationship open back up just seemed natural. Reed is so open with his love and his love that their relationship takes on a
new life. Now-a-days there are all these
romance novels out there and I am always searching for what makes them unique.
Reed and Ari’s relationship and their relationships with other are what pushed
this book over the limits for me.
Why four stars then? You ask. It was simple as this the stalker situation
could have probably been solved by the PI instead of them trying to handle it
personally. Or with tape recorders, I know everyone now uses those to catch people
in lies. So I think that situation wasn’t
the most realistic for this book, that being said I still loved the drama and suspenseful-ness
it added to the book. Then there was
Cara, having recently been a young adult--actually currently a young adult, I
know what peer pressure is like but I truly have a hard time believing that she
would be so naïve to believe all that lies
that were spewed her way. It was disgruntling to have the characters
mistrust her so much due to that stupidity/naivety--whatever you may call it. Phillip is also one who suffers from
stupidity, so much so he made me want to smack his, alas I could not.
The characters, the plot, the writing were all wonderful.
Sure there were a few things here and there that I didn’t like as much but I still
love this book and have read it quite a few times. It’s a read for anytime, while I believe it
can be categorized as a sports romance there is very little football in
it. So if you dislike sports you can
still read this book without too much issue,
while on the other hand if you like sports there is enough to quench
that need.
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