Annie Lee

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Credibility is stretched just a tad – an abducted girl, Gracie, falls in love with her conveniently good-looking kidnapper, a streetwise hitman, Jessie who has been in love with her since the day he first saw her, but who has also been assigned to kill her, which of course he doesn't. It's very hard not to like Jessie and his band of 'brothers'; despite their dark and dangerous job in life, they have endearing and, yes, lovable qualities (again, really?). But, just lose yourself – it's well-written, moves along at just the right pace, it's got hold-your-breath tense moments and some page sizzling bedroom scenes – all really good stuff if you can let your imagination just run a little wild!

I do, really, really want to know, though – who looked after Brear and Honey, the Bernese mountain dogs in Jessie's mountain cabin, when Jessie and the gang were off snuffing the bad guys?… (plus d'informations)

I love the title of this book – it's so very apt and poignant.

This is the second of Annie Lee's books I have read and was just as impressed as I was with the first (Keeping Grave Alive). Beautifully written, it's a story of a young woman, Hailey, who flees from her violent and abusive husband to take up a job as a sign-language teacher under an assumed name and falls in love with her landlord, Noah – who happens to be deaf and almost completely blind as a result of a tragic car accident when he was a young child. He is a bear of a man, but kind and gentle. They are drawn to each other, but she is damaged by the physical and mental abuse from a vile and selfish man. Their relationship develops slowly and tenderly. There is something very endearing about this physically mismatched couple – he is a gentle giant and she is petite, beautiful and fragile, but they are bonded not only by their attraction to each other, but also by their ability to communicate with each other because of Hailey's sign-language training. The romance in itself is compelling - Annie conceives her characters with credibility – and there is an added undercurrent of tension through the novel. Is it really that easy to escape a possessive, egotistic and abusive man? The threat of whether he will catch up with her and what he will do to her if he finds her contributes to a poignant, feel-good novel with a touch of suspense: the dialogue is natural, the characters well-conceived and Annie paints a beautiful picture of the scenery around Hailey's new home. A lovely novel.
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This was a very good book that grabbed me from the beginning. There was just a little of Hailey's background at the start that left me wanting more and I got just that. As Hailey and Noah get to know each other and as Hailey and her best friend Reese reconnect you find out more about Hailey's failed marriage. I liked how Noah and Hailey became close and fell in love. There are ups and downs in this book. I found myself smiling, crying and sitting on the edge of my seat. Annie's writing is so good that she pulls you in to the point that you feel like the characters are alive and you don't want to put the book down. Now I want to read Annie's first book. I think she will be on the bestseller list in no time… (plus d'informations)

This was such a cute story. I instantly fell in love with the characters. There was never a dull moment reading this book. I love that Jessie is this big bad hit man, and he falls deeply in love with this fragile woman and completely submits himself to her. He's not ashamed to tell her that he has loved her from the moment he saw her, and gives her a chance to see if she feels the same. It makes you believe in love at first sight.

I love the 'brothers'. I was laughing out loud at Bubba. (Imagine a huge, 6 foot plus black guy crying during Hallmark commercials!) He's nothing more than a big teddy bear. I hope we get to see more of him. I hope to see more of all the brothers.

This isn't your usual romance book. There are many similarities, but it's so different. All I can say is you should deffinately add this book to your TBR pile!

I can't wait to read book two. I think I have just found a new favorite Author!… (plus d'informations)