Title: Free Me
Series: The Found Duet Book One
Author: Laurelin Paige
Publication Date: December 9, 2014
~ Synopsis ~
Her story began long before she started working at
The Sky Launch...
Screw fairytales. The only reward Gwen Anders got from her
rough childhood was a thick skin and hard heart. She’s content with her daily
grind managing a top NYC nightclub—Eighty-Eighth Floor. So hers isn’t a happily
ever after. She doesn’t believe in those anyway.
Then she meets J.C.
The rich, smooth talking playboy is the sexiest thing that
Gwen has ever encountered, but she’s not interested in a night-in-shining
latex. But when a family tragedy pushes her to the brink, it’s J.C. who’s there
to teach her a new method of survival, one based on following primal urges and
desires. His no-strings-attached lessons require her to abandon her constant
need for control. Her carefully built walls are obliterated.
Gwen discovers there’s a beautiful world outside her prison.
Freedom is exhilarating—and terrifying. When she starts to feel something for
J.C., she fears for her heart. Especially as she realizes that he has secrets
of his own. Secrets that don't want to set him free.
BOOK ONE OF TWO. This series can be read alone or with the Fixed Trilogy.
~ Review ~
4 Stars
Gwen was first introduced to us in the Fixed Trilogy. While
she wasn't a big character in those books, some were still left wondering who
she really was and what was she running from? Now you find out... or at least
you learn half the story.
Gwen is a manager of a bar called the Eighty-Eighth when she
meets JC, a man who can see that Gwen is up tight and in need of some help. JC
offers a no-strings attached offer to help her loosen up. No names, no
attachments. The only problem is that they fall for each other. And he's hiding
something. Will their love survive the anonymity? Or will the secrets destroy
them?
This book was hard for me at first. And I really needed time
to think about sine things. The reason I gave this book 4 Stars is because I
had trouble identifying with the characters. For the secret that JC is hiding,
I found it difficult to believe he would be in the type of club he was in, with
the amount of money he had. I was relieved to hear he wasn't a "bad"
guy that Gwen had fallen for. Gwen has had too much trouble for such a young
woman and I really wanted her to find happiness. She's very lost. It was almost
too much drama for one person to deal with and it made me question why I was
reading something so depressing.
With that being said, Laurelin Paige is an amazing author.
She has a way with words that has me hanging on and still curious enough to
know how the next book will play out. That is why I gave it 4 stars. I still
feel the urge to read this duet because I want to see Gwen get her happily ever
after. It takes a special author to hold your attention even when you're
squirming inside.
~ About Laurelin ~
Laurelin Paige is the NY Times and USA Today
Bestselling Author of the Fixed Trilogy. She's a sucker for a good romance and
gets giddy anytime there's kissing, much to the embarrassment of her three
daughters. Her husband doesn't seem to complain, however. When she isn't
reading or writing sexy stories, she's probably singing, watching Mad Men and
the Walking Dead, or dreaming of Adam Levine.
~ Social Media Links ~
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Find Me Pre-Order Links (Releasing August 25, 2015)
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~ Giveaway ~
