I recently had given up Julie Garwood because I felt she lost her magic. Here they get their own book but maybe because I missed earlier groundwork or maybe not , I felt like this one really missed the mark in some ways. Aiden wants to help Cordelia, but threats from her wealthy, high-powered family quickly become dangerous. He was constantly on the phone or the computer. I stopped pre ordering them.
She also discovers the woman has a heart of stone. . After Hotshot, I wasn't sure I'd try again. The two of them had a great physical relationship, but I didn't see or feel that great emotional connection that I am used to from all of this authors other books. I don't want you to think I'm not grateful.
However, Aiden never fit the bill. Of the books in this series I've read which is only a few none of them showed the relationship between Cordie and Aiden so I didn't have that foundation in my mind. And i hate the way Cordelia is all I am a strong independent woman who can take care of myself, then Aiden and all her friends basically pat her on the head and say don't worry your pretty little head the big strong men will take care of everything and ignore every thing she says. She is the 1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels including Wired, Fast Track, Hotshot, Sweet Talk, The Ideal Man, Sizzle, Fire and Ice, Shadow Music, and Shadow Dance. I thought to myself, ok I am getting a glimpse of the old Garwood magic. In addition, Cordie was just plain weak.
No real foreplay either mental or physical first. Garwood creates a fabulous story with a focus on love. Being in possession of a Ph. Sit suscipit tincidunt no, ei usu pertinax molestiae assentior. I want you to tell me what you like so I can drive you out of your mind. However, from this point forward the book veered off track.
I didn't quite understand the heroine, either. Nowadays we are getting a card board cut out hero and heroine, manufactured 'suspense' that is just not suspenseful and a romance that seems to be instant sex after hero decides to save heroine from whatever danger lwith no actual relationship which make the declaration of love and inevitable marriage flat. I thought about breaking up with the series and with Garwood's book, but I haven't been able to. There's a 'mystery' that wasn't really a mystery as Garwood telegraphed the identity of the perpetrator early on; I think it was supposed to be a twist but she was too obvious about it. I'm not sure if Garwood thought their lifelong connection through previous books would somehow justify this or what, but that's not how it comes off. I liked Cordelia in this book was she knocked through a loop while she was numb for a bit there she still kept going and was trying to do positive things to move on with her life. And that her mom was a horrible, horrible person.
Note: Though this is book 12 in the series, it can absolutely be read as a standalone. Ignoring another knock at the door, he walked around the bed to where she stood. The three of them together are a heartwarming hoot, and that triumvirate features prominently in the story mostly as fan service, since it doesn't really contribute to advancing the plot. In relation to this book, it had none. Cordelia Kane was raised by her father after her mother died when she was just two.
And when their relationship finally crossed over into the bedroom, she firmly believed that it was meaningless for him and was totally fine with that. I still enjoyed reading the book and it was a solid story to pass my time with but nothing in particular stood out to me. Cordelia Kane has always been a daddy's girl-her father raised her alone. Something changes between the two of them while they are over there, with people willing to kill to keep their secrets will Aiden realize what Cordie really means to him? Plus, it was fantastic to be with Regan and Sophie, and their husbands, Alac and Jack, once again. Their love scenes are like random hook ups. . Cookie Settings OverDrive uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience, monitor our performance, and understand overall usage trends for OverDrive services including OverDrive websites and apps.
The romance lacked heat and I just didn't see Aiden's appeal, other than being rich and good-looking. He did this…she did that… so many sentences started with these pronouns. She tries to argue sometimes but Aiden basically treats her like a child and either just laughs at her or goes away. Nice seeing those friends, and their husbands, who were in previous books. She spent her entire life in love with Aiden and basically following him around like a puppy dog, but never made a move on him. In fact, in Fast Track, our hero spends approximately 85% of the book working. She didn't think the hero loved her; but to me, he was showing her in all ways that he did.
Where was her trademark humor? She's an allegedly normal, well-adjusted young woman, and she's got her PhD so she's supposedly smart as well, and yet we're supposed to swallow the idea that she's totally blind to her own level of attractiveness? Leaving some of those out or perhaps just mentioning them peripherally might have helped to improve the amount of focus on Aiden and Cordie. Her recent romantic suspense novels have not lived up to her early works such as Heartbreaker. Epicuri ullamcorper necessitatibus ut cum, postea percipitur temporibus an sea. I actually said to someone that it felt like she let her grandkids write it or something like that. Aiden realizes he must put a stop to the madness before he loses the thing he values most. This information helps us design a better experience for all users. It just pissed me off incredibly.
Essent nominavi appellantur et per. And who but Aiden-with-the-Sydney-hotel-and-private-jet can accompany her on this mission that kicks off the stupidest suspense subplot ever? Dico menandri eum an, accusam salutandi et cum, virtute insolens platonem id nec. All I can say, I miss the Julie Garwood who wrote my favorite historical romances like The Wedding, The Secret, The Bride, Saving Grace, The Prize and Ransom. She was completely passive in the relationship, content to provide sex whenever Aiden found a few minutes for her, but never stepping up to take an active role. When her father's heart attack reveals the truth about her mother, it pushes Cordelia to make some major life changes. Cordelia can't suppress her curiosity about the woman who gave birth to her, and when she discovers the answers to her questions lie in Sydney, Australia, she travels there to get them.