Title: Refresh
Author: S. Moose
Genre: New Adult/Romantic Suspense
Release Date: July 25, 2016
Blurb
What's left when perfection is gone?
Perfection slipped through Caroline Spencer's fingers. One moment she had it all, and then it was gone. All she has left are her memories, her pain, and her close friends.
And Mason Ryan was not part of her plan--wasn't even on her radar. After all, he was her husband's best friend. But now that her husband is gone, he's the only person who understands her, feels what she feels, and knows her inside and out.
Together, they try to rearrange the shattered pieces of their pain.
Sharing their grief pulls them closer together--closer than either of them want to admit and Mason won't allow himself to fall for his best friend's widow. Ultimately, he's holding the one secret that will destroy Caroline--a secret he cannot even bear himself.
Will they find a way to refresh their lives when the pain of the past won't dissolve?
Review
Rating: 3.5*
When Caroline's husband Evan dies in the line of duty as a police officer, her life falls apart as does she. The grief is palpable as she tries and fails to come to terms with Evan's death. With the help of Evan's best friend, Mason, she is able to start putting her life back together and start living again.
Some may find the quickness of how the relationship between Caroline and Mason develops difficult to accept but grief and love are two experiences that you can't put a time frame on.
I did struggle a little reconciling the two elements of this story: the emotional journey Caroline was going through and the suspense elements. The suspense elements took a back seat and I was left frustrated by how quickly it came out and was dealt with. I appreciate that their were undercurrents throughout but I felt I needed more. The emotional elements ripped me apart and put me back together with their angst ridden descriptions.
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Excerpt
"Let me add," she says with a smirk, "sex and Mason are like desserts."
"What?" I burst out laughing.
"Now listen to me. Sex and Mason are like desserts. There are many sides of Mason and sex consists of different positions all of this like dessert. You see a dessert case and there's everything from fruit tarts to red velvet cake to brownies."
"I'm getting hungry now, thanks."
"Oh shut up," Tonya laughs and continues with her ridiculous explanation. "These two things go hand in hand. So you can take your time and look at these yummy desserts the way you look at Mason and sex and then when you're ready you'll pick the best most delicious dessert and boom, you and Mason will be having boom boom time."
"I can't even with you." I laugh and wipe my tears from laughing so hard. "You're too much."
"What?" I burst out laughing.
"Now listen to me. Sex and Mason are like desserts. There are many sides of Mason and sex consists of different positions all of this like dessert. You see a dessert case and there's everything from fruit tarts to red velvet cake to brownies."
"I'm getting hungry now, thanks."
"Oh shut up," Tonya laughs and continues with her ridiculous explanation. "These two things go hand in hand. So you can take your time and look at these yummy desserts the way you look at Mason and sex and then when you're ready you'll pick the best most delicious dessert and boom, you and Mason will be having boom boom time."
"I can't even with you." I laugh and wipe my tears from laughing so hard. "You're too much."
"Dessert equals Mason and sex. Remember, variety and different tastes!"
Author Bio
A 2011 St. John Fisher graduate, S.Moose loves to read and write. She enjoys getting lost in the fictional world and creating a place where readers can fall in love and swoon over the cute boys she brings to life. When she isn't in her room in front of her computer or a book, she is with her family and friends being silly and enjoying life. She's romantic at heart and loves anything with a happily ever after.
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