Title: Beyond Reason
Author: Karice Bolton
Source: eARC from author
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Lily’s off and running the moment she graduates.
She’s working at one of the most prestigious PR firms in Portland where her
ambition propels her ahead at the firm and she loves it.
Between decorating her new apartment and focusing
solely on work, she has no time for dating, which is ideal since that’s never
been her strong suit. At least not since she ran away from her high school
sweetheart several years before.
After more than a handful of somewhat sketchy
relationships in college, she’s come up with a few dating guidelines.
1. Don’t date the boss.
2. Don’t date his son.
3. Stay away from Professors, even if not in
school
4. At an event, never consume more than two
drinks — okay maybe three.
5. Always have a backup plan.
6. Never leave your items unattended.
7. Never fall in love.
As long as she sticks to the rules everything
should be fine, but that’s always been her problem. She never sticks to the
rules, and she has two best friends determined to find her perfect match, even
if that means digging up her old high school boyfriend.
My take...
Everything did happen for a reason. Now I just
had to figure out if I had to bother trying to ever figure out what the reason
was.
***
Thanks to her two very best friends, Lily is
about to reunite with someone from her past while on vacation. The very same
person she up and left after high school without so much as a good bye. This
trip could be the start of something new or it could be a means to an end.
Either way Lily is about to learn a few things about herself and what she wants
out of life.
My first impressions of Lily weren't the best. Of
course we didn't get a whole lot of her in the previous 2 books but still I
wasn't sure how I would take an entire book from her POV. But honestly? I loved
her from the start. She was snarky and feisty all rolled up in this complex
character. She has issues from her past that no one knows about. Not even her
two BFFs, Gabby and Brandy, who are practically her sisters for all intents and
purposes. This trip is going to be good for her. She needs to hash out these
issues and focus on where to go from there.
I am not going to go much into who her romance is
with, because it is sort of two fold. Plus, that would just be me giving so
much away. What I will say is that there is romance...real romance. Not the
demanding, controlling stuff that others are trying to pass off as romance now
days. Because to me that isn't it. Sweetness, tenderness, and love can actually
be hot and steamy and not necessarily boring like so many people think. So for
that I want to say thank you to Bolton for giving us real, true romance.
***
His words chilled me to the bone. What was it
with this message pounding me from every angle, especially when my life was
built on one mistake after another? I obviously wasn’t getting the point,
whatever the point was.
***
Another thing I want to mention is the story
itself. There is something about diving into a book by Bolton that just transports
you off into another world. Her writing is beautiful and flows flawlessly
throughout the story. Before you know it you are done with the book and sittin'
pretty with a smile on your face.
Absolutely, 100% recommend this book...this
series to any and all who love a fabulous romance with heart. Now I impatiently
wait for book 4, BEYOND INTENT, so I can see what is going to happen. Some
characters’ lives are definitely on shaky ground. (I just love how at the end
of each book you get a glimpse as to what is to come in the next.) 5 Beyond
Beautiful Stars!
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