The prologue which shows a moment from Jake’s past gives us some kind of idea of what may be happening, but the specifics were a surprise for me when all was finally revealed, and my heart just broke for him.
It’s a secret that sends him back home to Boston every weekend, and it’s the thing that is so clearly holding him back. It’s frustrating as hell, but it’s also deliciously angsty, and the sexual tension is fantastic! You can feel how badly they want each other, but there is something holding Jake back and despite how much he clearly wants to, he won’t take that final step. “You can choose right here and now to stay in the present and let go of the fear or you can choose to engage it.”Īnd through every moment of it, there is an underlying sexual chemistry that builds brilliantly. They become friends before anything romantic happens, and their joking, teasing and banter is so much fun! And on a deeper level, Jake makes a deal with Nina that for every exam that she doesn’t get an ‘A’ for, she has to let him take her out and test her limits – showing his huge heart, his caring nature, and his genuine desire to help her. I cannot gush enough about how much I loved this early part of Jake and Nina’s relationship. And when he offers to tutor her in math, it proves the perfect opportunity to spend time with him. Pierced, tattooed and seemingly into random hook-ups, he appears to be the ultimate bad boy, but his joking and easygoing manner immediately puts Nina at ease – even though she is wildly attracted to him.
She moves into a share house with an old friend and his girlfriend, and it’s there that she meets Jake, the fourth member of the house. – but she is excited to be out on her own and starting this new phase in her life. She is a girl who is plagued by phobias – crowds, small spaces, heights, etc.
Nina has just moved to Brooklyn to attend nursing school. (Note – Though this book can standalone, be aware that there is a strong link to Gemini, and this one will contain spoilers for that book.) I devoured this book and couldn’t get enough of these characters and their complex, chemistry-filled love story. He intrigued me so much and I have been excited to read more about him, and this book was so much more than I was expecting – sweet, sexy, fun and flirtatious, but also deeply emotional, angsty and gorgeously romantic. Ever since reading Gemini and being introduced to Jake, I have been looking forward to reading this book.
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