Member Reviews
This story is superb but I wish it was all complete in one book as I hate having to wait for the next one to see what happens.
Laurel and Jack seem to have it all in their marriage,love, money and a beautiful new baby until one horrific night when everything is turned upside down.
Two years later their marriage has deteriorated to the point that they are hardly speaking to each other and Laurel decides that she needs to get away for a while. She goes to her Mother's house in Portland and tries to start a new life, recover from her heartbreak and decide if she wants to stay married to Jack. Jack on the other hand does not want to let her go.
The story was very well written and really sucked you in from the beginning, however I am left at the end of the book with a creepy feeling about the husband and the neighbour next door. and wondering whodunnit and if there will be a twist in the tale. Don't want to give the plot away you will have to read it! Cassia please hurry and write the next book the suspense is killing me.
OMG... How can this story end like that? I need more! I need answers... Need to know what becomes of Laurel and Jack.
This story had me from the beginning- 3 chapters in and your heart will break for this couple. From there it will be a whirlwind that will test the love of Jack and Laurel. They had everything one minute and was dealt a heart-wrenching tragedy that puts their connection, their lives and their marriage to the test.
Obsessed with the need for revenge Jack dives into the an obsession for answers that causes a strain with Laurel.
Not wanting to relive the night that changed her life- Laurel never wants to really discuss it.
Cassia Leo is an amazing author who pulls you in and doesn't let go- leaves you gasping and screaming why? No!! and what happens next?
You will not regret picking up this amazing well-written romance -
This is not a stand alone. It is a cliffhanger and it is highly addictive! Three chapters in and I had experienced the greatest high, the most amazing love, and the most heartbreaking thing imaginable! It just kept hitting you with punch after punch and I loved it! Bring on book 2, no I mean seriously, I need it NOW!!!
this woman can do no wrong when it comes to writing books... i have loved her for a long time and would read any thing she writes.. you have done it again ,. thank you for letting me read this ... a GREAT READ you need to get it RIGHT NOWWWWWWWW...
Jack and Laurel are married, in love and they are enjoying their first born child. Everything is perfect until they decide to go out to celebrate their anniversary while Laurel's mother is watching the baby. Their life will change for ever when criminals will get inside their home and they will kill both the baby and the grandmother. After 2 years Jack is still hooked with finding who did this and getting his revenge. Laurel after breaking down she cannot face any image of that day and she can no longer stand Jack's obsessions. She decides to leave Jack and she moves to her mother's place trying to revive the neglected garden. Laurel will meet Isaac and slowly she will start taking her life into her hands and standing on her own feet. Jack will be persuaded to start seeing a wedding counselor, but will it be enough? Can they survive their wedding and their love?
Though I found the story unique I have to admit that at times I found it boring and too lengthy analyzing feelings or dragging too much into events. Though the story includes plenty hot scenes between Jack and Laurel and flirty scenes between Laurel and Isaac, I struggled to get on reading the book to reach the end.
So it says right on the title that this is part of a series. Let me clarify that: this is NOT a stand alone. It very much ends on a whopper of a cliffhanger.
The question is if you will be invested enough to find out what happens next.
Jack and Laurel have suffered a horrific, heartbreaking loss. Their ways of managing their grief differ, though. I liked how Cassia Leo showed you that we don’t all mourn the same way. The problem for Jack and Laurel is that they can’t really communicate about those differences. Well, they can’t communicate verbally. They most certainly do communicate physically. (That aspect … I don’t know. It felt so forced and manipulative to me.)
The proposed separation proves to be a big positive for the book. It helps develop Jack and Laurel separately from each other, particularly her. Jack remains a bit one-note, and I’m hoping Leo digs deeper with him in the next installment. One thing I’ll say about him as a character: Leo warns you that he’s going to make a knee-jerk decision regarding Laurel. She tells you that this is something he’s done in the past, so you are not surprised when he does it again.
There is a pervasive sadness to this book that rarely dissipates. Every character you meet has a sad story, and you start to wonder if any of these people will ever be happy. I guess we’ll find out in Seeds.