I also want to give a big shot out because recently H.M. Ward found out that she has sold over one million books since she started self publishing in 2011. YEY!!!! I'm very excited and happy for her to have met such an accomplishment in such a short period of time!!
This book is considered New Adult Romance and I would tend to agree with that rating. There are some parts of this book that aren't for everyone to read.
WARNING
***GRAPHIC SEXUAL CONTENT***
Overview:
Home isn't supposed to be dangerous, but for Sidney it is. Returning home means that she has to face her past. It's not just the man who hurt Sidney that makes it horrible, but the family that didn't believe her. They were dead to her, but now that her mom is really dying things seem different. It's a chance to set things right.
What Sidney doesn't realize is that she's dragging Peter into a collision course with his past. Peter must deal with the demons haunting him if he wants to move forward with Sidney. He's willing to give up everything for her, even wade deeper into his past life to help her move forward. But, Peter isn't sure if he can get over what happened to him in New York.
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First I would like to draw your attention to this book cover. Now
don't get me wrong the cover is steamy and makes me excited to see how that
plays out in the book, however, when I look at this guy compared to the hottie
from the first cover.....they are different. First this guy is not as muscular
and this guy has the dark hair and I would say that the first cover the guy
kind of has more of a sandy blonde hair. But yeah that's just a side note.
This story picks up right where the last one left off. However, I
will say I'm not sure if I've ever experienced so many different emotions in
such a short time span as I did with this book. Also as a side note this book
co-insides with another series by H.M. Ward, which is the Arrangement series.
However, it is not mandatory that you read this series (although I HIGHLY
recommend it because it gives you a better sense of the new characters that are
introduced in this book).
One of the first things that happens in this book is that Peter
asks Sidney what she knows about the Ferro family. As she is slightly confused
as this question she begins to answer him. It isn't until she really gets into
some of the details about the father, mother and three sons that she realizes
who it is that Peter really is. Instead of Dr. Peter Granz standing in front of
her she knows that he is really Pete Ferro who has quite the history. Also if
anyone is curious where the Granz came from….his dead girlfriend/fiancée. Now
while on some level I understand this, it is also kind of weird. I mean really what if 5 years down the line Sidney and Peter decided that (in a
different world) they wanted to get married….she’s going to be taking the name
of his dead girlfriend/fiancée…..awkward much? Well anyways when finding out
this information everything goes downhill. They start fighting because the
reality of the situation is that Peter would probably never have told her the
truth if he didn’t have to. For her he lied at the core of everything and she
puts him up there with craptastic Dean. And of course with any argument those
that have the Y chromosome tend to be extra dumb and say things they really
don’t mean and this situation was no different. Peter tells Sidney, “Walk
through that door and don’t come back.” And what does my girl do? Walk out the
door and not look back.
Sidney is still going to make the trip up to Jersey to see her
mother before she dies. The original intention was to go with Peter, but since
that currently is not going to happen, she decides to go by herself. Because
I’m sure that is a fantastic idea considering all the facts and everything. Two
points for the smart chick. Well thank god for best friends because Millie
talks Sidney into letting her go with her and Sidney tells her everything that
happened and when I mean everything I mean everything and they have a “good”
bonding moment between the two of them.
Eventually they need to stop for gas and out of all of the places
to stop they stop at the same one douche bag Dean is at. So of course Dean does
what Dean does best walks up and says, “Hey baby.” Really? Not been together
how long? You saw her with another man and you still going to call her hey
baby? Ewww. Anyways of course an altercation starts up because we need drama in
our reading. But it also escalates besides a few choice words thrown at each
other and dun dun dun duh Peter comes to the rescue and then some. Go Peter Go
Peter kick douches butt!! WOOT WOOT!!
After this it is decided (by Peter) that Millie will no longer be
joining the trip with Sidney, but Peter will be with her for the rest of the
trip and what an awkward trip it is. They make a stop at a motel for the night
and end up in the honeymoon suite. hehehe and it’s even more awkward than the
silent care ride, but very amusing, especially since the nice old lady who owns
the place knows Peter Ferro personally.
From here tension just builds and builds and it’s not just the
sexual tension, it gets to the point that Peter tells Sidney, “I gave you a
chance to know me like that and you threw it away. I don’t give second chances,
Colleli. You have no right to ask me anything like that anymore.” Ouch….I mean
kinda harsh…yes she kind of deserves it, but at the same time she doesn’t and
she has gone through a lot of stuff….come on now.
At this point in the story is where the humor (among other
emotions) starts to come into play. Sidney wears a towel (over her clothes) to
bed…you’ll have to read to find the humor behind why she does this. I love that
she tells Peter, “If you try to take it from me, I will kill you.” So if there
was any doubt about not touching or removing the towel those have been
answered. And then a little later in their fighting when Peter truly sees
something that is behind a lot of Sidney’s emotions he has an aww….moment. “I
won’t hurt you Sidney. No matter what happens between us, I promise you that.”
See…..awww…..such a sweet twisted man.
After Sidney goes to sleep that night we truly find out the first
time Dean…..violated (and that is putting it mildly) Sidney. After reading this
part I had tears in my eyes and I guess for lack of a better understanding,
felt sick. I know the imagination can do a lot, but reading this, it felt “real”
in a sense and gave me a truly better understanding of Sidney’s character and
how far she has truly come in her life. Ohhh and it also makes me want to kick
the crap out of Dean (if he were real) over and over and over again.
When they are on the road again one of my favorite scenes happens.
Sidney is driving and there are birds in the road, thinking they are going to
move she keeps going and one bird doesn’t move. So instead of hitting the bird
in the middle of the freeway, Sidney swerves to miss and then her and Peter go
get the bird out of the middle of the road. If that wasn’t enough….she takes
the bird and is going to get it fixed because obviously he is hurt. She keeps calling it a Turkey, but that’s
really not what it is. The best part is the fact that the “turkey” is with
Sidney the rest of the book…..it has some pretty awesome moments…for a bird and
all.
Peter and Sidney need to take a detour through New York to meet up
with Peter’s eldest brother Sean before heading to Jersey. I honestly think
this was my favorite part of the book…..I laughed so hard at the whole thing.
Sean and Avery are from the Arrangement series and it is told by Avery’s point
of view so in this book we get Sidney’s point of view and the reader actually
get’s to see how someone perceives Avery. By the way I love Avery. I have a
love-hate relationship with Sean and that’s only because he can’t get his head
out of his ass to see straight and speak up like he does about everything else
in his life. I will only give a few lines from this scene because it has to be
read to fully appreciate the whole context, but when Sean goes to introduce
Avery to Peter and Sidney it goes like this, “This is Avery Stanz, my…” “Your,
what?” Avery says, as she leans forward and bats her eye lashes at him. And
because Sean remains silent Avery states, “I’m Avery Stanz, his favorite call
girl.” OMG really if you were Sidney meeting these people for the first time
what would you think?? So I find the whole situation comical especially because
Sean doesn’t like Sidney because she throws his crap right back in his face
constantly.
After this a lot happens. We meet the rest of the Ferro family.
That’s an interesting family that Peter belongs to. I grow to hate Sean some
more. I slightly like the youngest Ferro, Jonathan. There are some sad tearful
moments. And some HELL YEAH moments. Some more aww…moments and I like the way
the book ends. Peter and Sidney go through a lot of stuff through the book....since starting off the road trip on a bad note. Sidney finally comes to terms with the whole her and Dean issue and I must say I love that part. However, the book gives the reader enough closer for this story, but is able to
continue on because of two other series that H.M. Ward is writing. Overall this
was an excellent read and I read it in one day because I just couldn't put it
down. I laughed, I cried, I was happy, I was sad, and some many other emotions
all rolled into one. I recommend this as a MUST read.
As a final last note....I will still say that I am sad because my character Mark doesn't make an appearance in this book and it makes me sad.....I really wanted something to happen for him in this one.
Incinerate
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