Title: Imaginary Lines
Author: Allison Parr
Source: eARC from author for review
goodreads...
Tamar Rosenfeld has been in love with New York
Leopards linebacker Abraham Krasner since they were twelve years old. She'd
always considered it destiny that they'd end up together…until Abe was drafted
and she professed her feelings in a moment of blind excitement. The sting of
his rejection was like nothing she'd ever felt before, and it's nothing she'll
ever forget.
Older and wiser, Tamar has landed a dream job as
a reporter for one of New York's premier athletic websites. Determined to stop
being the safe, boring girl she's felt like for most of her life, Tamar makes a
list of all the things she wants to do and see in her new city, and Getting
Over Abraham is priority number one.
But destiny has finally chosen to interfere. Just
as Tamar's decided to move on, Abe's realized she's the only woman for him.
When he confides the truth, Tamar has to decide if she can put her crush behind
her, or take a chance on the very man who's been holding her back all these
years.
My take...
Regret filled his face and he moved his arms as
though to pull me into a hug. "Tammy-"
But that was all I needed, to be comforted by
Abraham Krasner for being idiot enough to fall in love with him at first sight,
and stay that way for close to a decade. He was too perfect, and I clearly was
not, and I was in no shape to handle that.
So instead of collapsing against him, I stumbled
back, unable to take his soulful, tragic eyes, I ran.
**
A few years back Tamar confessed her love to her
best friend right before he took off to New York to play pro football.
Unfortunately he didn't feel the same. Fast forward to the present and Tamar
finds herself running in the same circles as Abe thanks to her new job. Abe is
still with the Leopards and Tamar is a reporter that covers his team. Abe wants
another chance with her but Tamar thinks it is too risky and will only be left
brokenhearted. Again. Will Abe be able to prove himself to Tamar? Will her job
jeopardize this new relationship with Abe?
I had no idea this was book 3 of a series. At
least I don't recall knowing. It may have been mentioned and I just forgot.
Point being? After seeing who the first two books were about and seeing those
characters in this story, it is safe to say that it is ok to read them out of
order. And now I definitely want to go back and read these other 2 books.
Because this author is one heck of an author.
**
"I am afraid that loving you is like riding
a bike. That if I let myself remember how to do it, I'll fall so hard and fast
that I'll never be able to recover."
He kissed me hard and swift, like a branding.
"I don't want you to be able to recover."
**
I was a little taken aback with Abe. I went into
this story thinking he was going to be a womanizing, arrogant jerk. Finding out
he wasn't was like being doused with cold water. He was actually a really great
guy and a decent one. Tamar really is going to have a hard time rejecting him.
I can see where Tamar is coming from though. It
was enough to have your heart broken at 19, you sure don't want it done again
when starting over all alone in a new city with a new job. But seeing Abe
slowly chip away her defenses had me smiling. I rooted hard for this guy. They
needed to find their way back to each other.
**
We would never give each other up. But that
didn't necessarily mean that we would get to keep each other, either.
**
Great storyline, amazing characters...this book
was absolutely fabulous. I didn't want to put it down once I started. And it
was so easy to fall back into once I started it again. I quickly read through
this book and was a little sad once it was over. I am soon going to pick up
those other two books just so I can hang on to this world the author created a
little bit longer. 5 Adoring stars!
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/imaginary-lines-allison-parr/1117366825?ean=9781426897757
Imaginary Lines Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20645592-imaginary-lines?from_search=true
Allison Parr is the author of Rush Me, Running Back, and Imaginary Lines. She grew up in small town New England, where she developed an incurable case of wanderlust. After graduating with degrees in archaeology and creative writing, she spent the next several years living in San Francisco, Paris, Boston, and New York. When she’s not traveling or writing, she’s making a mean chocolate cake or bad historical jokes. She’s also amassing enough books to rival the library in Beauty and the Beast.
To learn more about Allison’s books and travels, visit her at www.allisonparr.com
Blog: www.allisonparr.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Allison_Parr
Author Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6876947.Allison_Parr
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