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Author: Lisa Eugene
Genre: Romance/Mental Illness
Release Date: September 30, 2014
SYNOPSIS
All she needed was a job…SYNOPSIS
The last thing twenty-four year old grad student Angie Roberts needs is to worry about her new boss’s father. After all, she’s never even seen him. He remains sequestered upstairs in a house that looks like it should be the main feature in an episode of Hoarders. She had no idea the house was such a dump when she took the job. But she’s concerned about the safety and health of the old man living under such horrid conditions.
What she got was a mystery…
Despite warnings not to venture upstairs, she wanders up to the second floor. What she sees is shocking. The man she finds is a gorgeous, sexy, middle-aged man-- and he's stepping out of the shower. But something is definitely not right. Why would this wealthy, handsome man live in a house in such disrepair while his nine-teen year old son resides in a lavish penthouse? Why does he hide away from society? Why does he come to her rescue and then run away?
What she discovered was heartbreaking…
Angie learns that forty-four year old Grayson Whitmore suffers from schizophrenia. Paranoid, he retreats into his own world.
What she ended up with was a treasure…
Angie is determined to get through to him. They form a friendship that blazes into an inconceivable love fired with erotic passion. Angie must now come to Grayson’s rescue because the wicked that has been perpetrated on him is unconscionable. First, though, she must gain the trust of a man whose mind does not allow for such a thing.
BOOK REVIEW
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
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A gifted copy was provided by the author for an honest review.
A gifted copy was provided by the author for an honest review.
"I couldn't give up on Grayson. My heart wouldn't let it."
Schizophrenia and a hot guy wrapped in one?... If that doesn't blow you away then get out of here! Lisa Eugene is one of my favorite authors of all time, and this book just blew me away. When I found out she was writing this book, I jumped on the ARC train as soon as I could because I knew with this sensitive subject she would not disappoint... and she did NOT!
"I was in sort of a relationship. Only too bad the other party might not know it yet."
Trying to get through college without resorting to taking her clothes off, Angie answers an ad to clean house, literally. When she's been given the job of cleaning out a beautifully decayed home in New York City, Angie's been given one warning: DO NOT talk to the man who lives upstairs. Angie's always been a curious one, but she follows these orders... up until one day when she just cannot help herself. And she's about to get a rude awakening about the man living upstairs... and how hot he is... and how much older he is... and how beautiful his soul is. His name's Grayson.
"I wondered why he always felt the need to tell me that. I wasn't going anywhere. Ever."
Overall, I just have no words to describe this masterpiece. Just read it. It's kind of short, which for me was a setback because I like longer books that keep me engaged. I wanted more Grayson and Angie by the end, which is the desired effect normally. I really enjoyed how the book is basically about just the two of them. There aren't a lot of supporting characters, so its main focus was Angie and Grayson. I'm giving this book 5 STARS out of 5 STARS.
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Read by Taryn Lee on September 27, 2014
Reviewed by Taryn Lee on October 25, 2014
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EXCERPT
Early Sunday morning, I crawled out of bed in search of Grayson. I discovered him upstairs in the room with the books. They were piled all around him as he scratched at something on the floor with an old shovel. The room was saturated with an early morning chill, so thick I could feel it seeping through my skin. I hugged my torso, scrubbing my palms up and down my arms. I approached him hesitantly and asked what he was doing. My heart was in my throat because I never knew what to expect with Grayson. He stopped and leaned against the handle, his cloudy gaze finding my face. He was fully dressed. He must have gotten dressed again after we’d made love earlier.“Digging,” he acknowledged casually. “Digging a trap.”
I swallowed hard, emotion stacking like bricks in my chest. I shook my head, my mind grasping for purchase, trying to understand. “A trap for what, Grayson?”
“Danger. I have to be prepared. I have to protect us.”
I reached out a hand, trying to keep it steady. “You’re safe, Grayson.”
His gaze shifted to my proffered hand, but he didn’t move. He didn’t believe me. Fear and skepticism drew a roadmap of worry on his face. His jaw squared and he tightened his lips into a brittle line. I watched his body uncurl as he grabbed the shovel and silently started scraping at the floor again. That’s when I saw it. There was a large, jagged crater in the dusty wood that must have been covered up by the scattered books. It was directly over the small cracks I’d seen in the ceiling downstairs, the network of spider veins I’d noticed soon after starting here. I wondered how long he’d been working at this trap. I could already see exposed beams and fluffy insulation. If he kept this up, eventually he’d put a hole right through the wood floor.
“Go back to bed, Angie.”
“I’m not going anywhere. I’m staying with you, Grayson,” I said sternly, plopping myself down on the floor next to him.
He stopped again and stared at me, his blue eyes almost cobalt in the gray dawn. His hair was a loose mane framing his face, giving him an unruly look. “You’ll be tired. You haven’t gotten much sleep.”
I squeezed my eyes shut, hurting, thinking of the reason I’d been up most of the night. We’d held each other, made exquisite love, bathed in a temporary utopia where I could pretend he was okay.
But Grayson wasn’t okay, and as I spent more time with him, I realized the extent of his fractured thoughts. My Grayson was funny and brilliant. My Grayson was tender and passionate. My Grayson could melt my heart with the tiniest smile. But this man, too, was my Grayson, a man who was sometimes out of touch with reality, who lived in the distorted world concocted by his brain. It was a world of doubt, fear, and distrust.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
When she's not plotting her next dangerous, fast-paced, sexy adventure, you can find her juggling a full time job, playing soccer mom, or curled up reading a good romance.
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