With This Heart by R.S. Grey - Review

Title: With This Heart
Author: R.S. Grey
Source: Self-Purchased
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Length: Novel
Release Date: April 6, 2014
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Rating - 5
Sexual - 3

If someone had told me a year ago that I was about to fall in love, go on an epic road
trip, ride a Triceratops, sing on a bar, and lose my virginity, I would have assumed they were on drugs.

Well, that is, until I met Beckham.

Beck was mostly to blame for my recklessness. Gorgeous, clever, undeniably charming Beck barreled into my life as if it were his mission to make sure I never took living for granted. He showed me that there were no boundaries, rules were for the spineless, and a kiss was supposed to happen when I least expected.

Beck was the plot twist that took me by surprise. Two months before I met him, death was knocking at my door. I'd all but given up my last scrap of hope when suddenly, I was given a second chance at life. This time around, I wasn't going to let it slip through my fingers.

We set out on a road trip with nothing to lose and no guarantees of tomorrow.

Our road trip was about young, reckless love.

The kind of love that burns bright.

The kind of love that no road-map could bring me back from.

 This was such an emotional book. It will take you so very high and you will also hit close to rock bottom. Abby was just such an amazing character, that I'm not even sure where to start. As a girl who has not really experienced life, we actually get to watch her go through all the big moments on the course of her road trip. I had soooo many questions as I got to know her - primarily "what was in the dang urn!!!!!" She was just so full of life that you almost forgot why she was on the road trip to begin with. And then you go down - down - down - as disaster hits her life and she falls apart. I wanted to go give her a big hug and let her cry on my shoulder. Yes, I loved this character that much!

Beck was also something special. Can I have him please? I promise to take excellent care of him. I love how he just stepped in and accepted Abby and all her quirks without batting an eyelash. He wasn't perfect - but just close enough that you don't mind his little mistakes.

Their road trip was everything the metaphor should be. They traveled down emotional paths that were new and tackled the problems that came about together so they could both reach the next destination. This is everything a New Adult romance is supposed to be.

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Review: Behind His Lens by R.S. Grey

Title: Behind His Lens
Author: R.S. Grey
Source: Self-Purchased
Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult
Length: Novel
Release Date: December 22, 2013
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Rating: 3
Sexual: 3

Twenty-three year old model Charley Whitlock built a quiet life for herself after
disaster struck four years ago. She hides beneath her beautiful mask, never revealing her true self to the world... until she comes face-to-face with her new photographer — sexy, possessive Jude Anderson. It's clear from the first time she meets him that she's playing by his rules. He says jump, she asks how high. He tells her to unzip her cream Dior gown; she knows she has to comply. But what if she wants him to take charge outside of the studio as well?

Jude Anderson has a strict "no model" dating policy. But everything about Charley sets his body on fire.

When a tropical photo shoot in Hawaii forces the stubborn pair into sexually charged situations, their chemistry can no longer be ignored. They’ll have to decide if they’re willing to break their rules and leave the past behind or if they’ll stay consumed by their demons forever.

Will Jude persuade Charley to give in to her deepest desires?

**Recommended for ages 17+ due to language and sexual situations.**

This was a pretty good story, but I had a really hard time falling into the characters.  Charley was a little too secretive - especially to me as a reader.  I can understand her not wanting the world to know her past, but I got a little frustrated that I didn't understand why - because I didn't know what the secret was about.  There's some hints along the way, but I was blind-sided when I found out what it really was.

Jude also has secrets.  There were just too many of these to go around for me.  His are just as deep seated and this becomes a case of two broken people making a whole once they put their pieces together.  They are quite on again and off again, but it a very strange sort of way since they aren't ever "officially" on to begin with.

I wanted to have more of a personal connection to the characters, but I just never found it until the very end.  I did enjoy that several of the side characters were well developed and I really enjoyed them throughout the whole story.

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Review: Scoring Wilder by R.S. Grey

Title: Scoring Wilder
Author: R.S. Grey
Source: Self-Purchased
Genre: New Adult, Contemporary Romance
Length: Novel
Release Date: June 15, 2014
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Rating - 5
Sexual - 3

What started out as a joke— seduce Coach Wilder—soon became a goal she had to score.

With Olympic tryouts on the horizon, the last thing nineteen-year-old Kinsley Bryant needs to add to her plate is Liam Wilder. He's a professional soccer player, America's favorite bad-boy, and has all the qualities of a skilled panty-dropper.

• A face that makes girls weep – check.

• Abs that can shred Parmesan cheese (the expensive kind) – check.

• Enough confidence to shift the earth’s gravitational pull – double check.

Not to mention Liam is strictly off limits . Forbidden. Her coaches have made that perfectly clear. (i.e. “Score with Coach Wilder anywhere other than the field and you’ll be cut from the team faster than you can count his tattoos.”) But that just makes him all the more enticing…Besides, Kinsley's already counted the visible ones, and she is not one to leave a project unfinished.

Kinsley tries to play the game her way as they navigate through forbidden territory, but Liam is determined to teach her a whole new definition for the term “team bonding.”

A fun & sexy New Adult Romance (age 17+)

Scoring Wilder is a very nice mix of romance and fun.  Kinsley is such an outgoing but down to earth person that you fall in love with her instantly.  As an up and coming soccer star with Olympic potential, she is focused on her soccer career until the day her path crosses with Liam Wilder - professional soccer player, playboy, and all around super hot stuff.  But he is strictly off limits.

This doesn't stop Liam and Kinsley from completely falling for each other - which leads to a lot of trouble.  The mean girl makes life impossible, and when the media gets wind of it, neither of them can get out of the spotlight.  These are all difficult things to throw at a new relationship, and they have a hard time dealing with it at times.

I really loved the pace of this story and the way the plot evolved.  From hiding their relationship to having it in the media spotlight - each step of their journey was a new learning experience in life.  I hated that I couldn't read this all in one sitting.  There are so many reasons that you should read this, that I can't list them all.  It's a coming of age, sports, celebrity, romance that never goes overboard or gets boring.

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