Caliana Crawford is smart, sexy and unemployed. After quitting her mediocre job, she finds herself in need of a break. She goes to the one place that holds her most precious memories, her cabin by the lake. Life hasn’t always been easy for Cali. She lost someone close to her, was betrayed by her lover, and now she only wants to escape reality. What she doesn’t plan on is her sexy neighbor, who has an agenda of his own.
Owen Matthews goes through the motions every day, but knows his life is missing one essential part - Cali. He has never forgotten about the summers he spent by the lake with the gorgeous brunette. When he sees she is back to stay, Owen knows he can’t let her slip through his fingers again. Others think he has it all with owning a multimillion dollar company, but what they don’t know is that he would give it all up to have her in his arms and his bed.
The road to happiness isn’t always easy. His brother returns to his life and brings with him an old flame who threatens to rip Cali and Owen apart. Will they find their salvation with one another or let the events of their past influence their future?
I had such high hopes for this book,
but unfortunately My Salvation ended
up being just an okay read for me. The biggest hindrance to my enjoyment was
that I never connected to either of the main characters. Right off the bat with
the opening scene, Cali rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe if Ms. Dare had provided
a bit more detail as to why Cali was quitting her job I would have been able to
sympathize with the predicament she found herself in and connect with her.
Without it – for me – the scene becomes quite stilted and Cali comes off a bit
like she’s spoiled. As it stands, the scene feels contrived simply to set the
stage for her to go the lake and ultimately reunite with Owen.
Once Cali heads home after joining the
ranks of the unemployed, she decides that a trip to the lake house is just what
she needs. That she learns after she arrives that she will be treated to the
occasional glimpse of her neighbor while he’s shirtless is a major bonus. Even
though the two haven’t seen each other in ten years and only shared a single kiss
the night before she left for college, Owen has always been in love with her
and decides that now is the time to let her know how he feels. The speed with
which they embark upon their relationship was a bit too quick for my taste.
Even though it’s been a decade since they last saw each other, Owen is ready to
make a life with Cali almost immediately. A LOT can happen over ten years and
18 year-old Cali and 28 year-old Cali are not the same, yet Owen doesn’t care
as long as he has her in his life. Add to this, romantic suspense elements that
were so predictable that it was unbelievably frustrating when the characters
didn’t figure it out until the actual reveal. Seriously?!?! Needless to say my
enjoyment of the book just went downhill and continued to do so the more I
read.
Typically I don’t comment on spelling,
grammar, etc. in a review copy because I don’t always know if the copy I
received is the final version or not. However, the errors, overuse of commas,
awkward phrasing, incorrect use of past and present tense, and incorrect word
use (affect vs. effect) kept pulling me out the story while reading. I can only
hope that the copy I received was not the final version and the majority of the
issues will be corrected before the masses receive it. I hate that I didn’t
enjoy My Salvation more because it has
a good premise, but the execution was lacking for me. This is one of those
books that I recommend you download a sample of and decide for yourself; just
because it didn’t work for me doesn’t mean you won’t love it.
She is a married mom with two wonderful children and a German Shepherd, who she considers her third child. She is a lover of books, music and movies. Her favorite band is Maroon 5 and has too many favorite movies to list. Paranormal romance is her favorite genre to read.
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