Title: Wanting You (Forever Mine #1)
Author: Ryan Michele
Publisher: Self Published
Published Date: November 30, 2013
Genre: Romance/Erotica/Suspense
Page Count: 236
Savannah 'Vann' Kelly knows the pain that love can bring, whether from family or a love lost. Being ripped from her home and forced to leave behind her boyfriend, has caused an ache she's unsure will ever heal.
Five years later, Vann is back. While her day job is kept secret from most, the threat it poses throws her entire world off balance, putting her and those closest to her in danger.
Deke Sullivan’s life has been in a tailspin ever since his brother’s death. Everyone in his life has either betrayed or left him, making him who he is today. But behind his tough persona is still the man that craves the woman who left him all those years ago. One look into those blue-gray eyes sends his heart into overdrive, anger pulsating through him.
Can Deke move past the hurt? Will what became of Vann's life after she left cause greater tragedy? Can first love prevail?
Wanting for You is a story of love lost and love reacquainted.
You follow Deke and Savannah. Savannah left Deke and her home town because of
her mom. After her dad left them, her mom couldn’t stay. So she spends 5 years
trying to deal with everything and her alcoholic mother. So she finally arrives
back in town and life is supposed to start back up. Hmmm… I wasn’t a fan of
Savannah’s. Maybe because I just didn’t understand her or because I just didn’t
like her character. You can tell that she cares for Deke. I wonder why she
never wrote him, other than his Dear John letter. She didn’t contact and then
expects things to be okay. She is one of those characters that you want to like
but you cannot seem to.
Then there was Deke. He was possessive over Savannah, even
after he said that they were over. When it comes to women, you can not have
your cake and eat it too. You can not say you don’t want them and get mad if
someone else does. Then when he finds out about her stalker he steps in like he
is going to save the day. Where was he before? It seems that he has a hero
complex.
The story it’s self was a good concept but it fell flat for
me. The suspense of the book made some sense. An erotic writer being stalked by
a reader. That could be a Lifetime movie. The thing that made it take a turn
for the worse was when you find out who is behind the stalking. You do a double
take and go “huh?”. When you go back and try to put the pieces of the puzzle
back together, this conclusion doesn’t make sense. I don’t want to divulge who
was behind it. Read the book and you’ll find out.
Michele is a great writer but I think this is not her
greatest book. I loved everything else she has written and was surprised once I
got to read this one. I had hoped for a more interesting storyline but it wasn’t
the case. She does a good job in transitioning from present day to flashbacks. You
don’t get lost in the shuffle with them. Overall her writing is good but the
story not so much. This doesn’t deter me from her books. I am still a huge fan.
3 out of 5 Stars!
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