Happy "Book Hook" Day
May I 'hook' you on
"Let Me Love You"?
"Let Me Love You" is set in Melbourne, in the wonderful country of Australia.
I hope you get hooked by this Snippet
Today's hook
She
took a couple of deep breaths to calm herself as she held Oliver’s gaze.
“You
okay?” he asked.
Taking
another deep breath, she moved away from him and subconsciously kept looking
for her keys. They just had to be in her bag, no doubt about it.
“Lost
your keys?” he queried this time.
His
deep voice was soothing and caring, and although everything inside her told her
to relax, her inner restlessness was taking over. Shaking her head frantically,
she replied quietly, “No. They’re somewhere in here.” While taking another step
away from him, she added. “I’d appreciate if you would leave me be.”
He
cocked an eyebrow, but she didn’t care whether he was offended or not, or
whether he even understood. All she cared about was getting away from him and
into the car as soon as possible. When he pointed towards her jacket pocket, panic
rose within her again. The car was right behind her and there was no way to get
further away from him.
“Cupcake,
you need to relax. Are those your keys?”
Blurb:
Oliver Dempsey, pitcher for a Melbourne baseball
club, loves the women, and they love him…
But he keeps them at an arm’s length, and when he
meets Tamara, he’s unprepared for the attraction he feels for her. Told by his
coach that she’s off limits, only draws him in more.
Tamara Amis moved to Melbourne to find some distance
between her past and herself…
With the help of her uncle, the coach of a
Melbourne baseball club, she quickly finds a job, and a place to live. Yet, one
meeting with the handsome pitcher stirs unexpected emotions that threaten to
overwhelm her.
It’s
Oliver’s injury that brings them together, but as they find out about each
other’s pasts, how can they be ready to share a future?
5 Stars
This is the first book I read by author. I
really enjoyed this book. I will have to read book 1 in this series. You can
read this as a standalone
4 Stars
Having enjoyed the first book in this series, I
was more than happy to read Let Me Love You – but each book stands alone and
you don't have to have read one to understand the other. Nor do you have to
know baseball inside-out to follow the story!
Oliver and Tamara appear to be opposites in the
way they live life – he outgoing, she nervy and insular after a recent tragedy.
And yet both choose to keep people at arm's length and neither are looking for
romantic involvement. The attraction they feel for each other is initially
unwanted but ultimately can't be ignored.
When Oliver is injured, he must reevaluate his
career and his attitude to relationships, just as Tamara must decide the best
way to forge forward rebuilding her life.
This is an enjoyable romance exploring the way
two people cope with loss and tragedy in different ways, with likeable
secondary characters adding variety and humor.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for
an honest review.
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