Alone Before You by Claire Scott

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Ok book friends…I owe this one a glowing review but have been caught up in the chaos that is life over the past few days.

Let me start off by telling you about Gwen. Reading about some of the abuse (both mental and physical) that she’s endured will pull at your heart strings. Let me be clear…it wasn’t just a slap here or there. It was horrific, horrific abuse at the hands of someone who should have been her protector. By getting such a vivid introduction to Gwen’s painful upbringing I could understand her motivations and reluctance to form connections with others. Boy, oh boy could I only imagine the emotional scars she would have! I loved her no apologies or embarrassment about her sex drive and “love em and leave em” type attitude. The idiosyncrasies that the author crafts into Gwen’s personality were very fitting with the her past. I’m not trying to bag on other authors but I think we’ve all read books that allude to a character’s rough upbringing but then they have no lingering effects which just simply isn’t realistic.

Colton’s a character that is so perfect it almost isn’t fair. He’s the ultimate male specimen both physically and emotionally. Smart, a loyal friend, savvy businessman, sexy, and in the most amazing physical shape a man can be in. Yum. He sees through Gwen’s hang ups and is cunning enough to get what he wants while still helping Gwen start to move past her past. Also, another thing that isn’t fair…Colton’s sex drive and performance. If there’s a man on this planet like Colton I pray I find him one day.

With Gwen’s haunted past there wasn’t any full resolution (I don’t want to give anything away) so as a reader I was always on edge waiting for the proverbial “other shoe to drop”. And guess what? I’m still waiting on bated breath to find out what happens next. The story ends on a very interesting cliffhanger so I’m itching to find out what happens next!

P.S. For those of you who might be concerned with the violence. It was descriptive but not too horrific that it overshadows the rest of the book. Don’t let that deter you from reading this sexy story.

I was lucky enough to receive this free copy in exchange for a fair and honest review.



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