~Blurb~
My name is Kai Okamoto. I deal drugs. Trade escapism for cold, hard cash.
Born to a British Mother and a Japanese father, I grew up poor, hungry, and alone. Hiding from the monsters at our door. The debt collectors.
I’ve worked hard to escape my past. I’m not that frightened little boy anymore. I’m wealthy, secure, and sure of myself. At least I was, until I met Lily.
Lily is a good girl. The kind of girl I should stay away from. I should, but I can’t.
I hate lying to her, but if she finds out who I am, what I do, I won’t see her for dust.
A standalone, bad boy romance, set in England.
~Review~
4 Stars
Kai Okamoto, 21, happens to be at
the right place, at the right time when it comes to meeting Lily Hawkins, 20.
Too bad he’s in the wrong profession. Lily doesn’t think much of guys who deal
drugs, but then she’s unaware that she’s falling for one.
“I see hunger and desire in this eyes, and for the first time I feel beautiful and powerful.”
Kai and Lily make a cute
couple. It was refreshing to read about
two available people who find each other and get to know each other without any
OW/OM drama. I appreciated that Lily had a healthy sense of skepticism and some
street smarts when it came to being a single girl living alone in the beginning.
It’s always nice to see a heroine exhibit qualities that are useful in the real
world. While Kai lying to her and misleading her about what he did to make
money was wrong, he was a sympathetic character who was a good guy at heart,
just a little lost and actually quite vulnerable. I adored how well he treated
Lily; he was definitely someone to root for.
“He grits his jaw as his thrusts quicken. His eyes close. Mine stay open. I want to see him. He’s beautiful.”
Told via Kai and Lily’s alternating
first person point of view, this is a shorter read so there were some places I
craved more and few items in the resolution I would have liked to see expanded
on. But all in all, it’s a sweet, engaging, standalone story of two single young people who
are finding their way in life.
Michelle Abbott lives in the UK and hates describing herself in 3rd person.
She's a self-published author who loves to write new adult romance about heroes who begin as the underdog and are protective of their girl.
She's an avid reader of romance, is addicted to coffee and loves wine and chocolate, so yeah, not the most healthy eating and drinking habits :-) She spends way too much time online when she should be writing. She collects teddy bears and occasionally knits a couple of rows on a sweater she started years ago, which she may eventually finish in time to wear for her funeral :-)
She's a self-published author who loves to write new adult romance about heroes who begin as the underdog and are protective of their girl.
She's an avid reader of romance, is addicted to coffee and loves wine and chocolate, so yeah, not the most healthy eating and drinking habits :-) She spends way too much time online when she should be writing. She collects teddy bears and occasionally knits a couple of rows on a sweater she started years ago, which she may eventually finish in time to wear for her funeral :-)
Thanks so much for your lovely review :-)
ReplyDeleteYou're totally welcome! I enjoyed reading about Kai and Lily.
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