First in a tantalizing new trilogy about reigniting a forbidden desire from long ago…
As heiress to a media empire Alessandra Sinclair was raised to put family obligations first. But everything changes the night her first love walks back into her life and turns her whole world upside down. Haunted by the memories of a secret romance with a boy from the wrong side of the tracks, she can’t seem to get Hudson Chase out of her mind. Once again torn between two worlds, Allie must decide how much she’s willing to risk to have the love she’s always longed for.
Ten years is a long time to wait, but billionaire Hudson Chase didn’t become CEO of one of the country’s fastest growing companies by giving up on what he wants. Now that he’s got Allie in his sights again, he’s determined to make her regret breaking his heart. And this time, he’s going to make damn sure he’s not so easy to forget.
**Includes a preview of Release Me book two of the Chasing Fire trilogy.**
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I’ve been staying away from the millionaire/ billionaire reads for the past 6 months. Just felt like there couldn’t be that much new to the storylines. Right now, I’m feeling pretty good about this because I chose to break the fast with a couple of releases that fell right into my lap. Remind Me (Chasing Fire #1) by Ann Marie Walker and Amy K. Rogers is one of these. Remind Me is also a great example of storyline when this sub-genre is done well, really well. If you love Sylvia Days’ Crossfire series, I think that Remind Me is right up your alley. It’s not the characters or the storyline, just something in intensity of their relationship , and it easily earned a 5 star rating.
The story centers around Chicago socialite Alessandra (Allie) Sinclair, who at the tender age of seventeen, experienced the best kind of first love, instantaneous and all encompassing. Unfortunately or fortunately, the relationship is conducted well away from her parents and their prying eyes and there’s a good reason for that. Ten years on she’s engaged to a french aristocrat Julian Laurent, but her domineering parents are directing and scheduling her life. So, when her first love Hudson Chase waltzes back into her life, things get a bit chaotic. Hudson is a force, a self made man with a troubled younger brother and a life where his focus is on his growing empire. So when Allie and Hudson are brought back together the re-connection is decidedly strong. Try as she might, she can’t quite shake her fascination with Hudson and Hudson is simply NOT the sort of man who would let the love of his life get away second time. But things are different this time, aren’t they? She’s a grown women can choose the path she wants to follow, right? Without giving too much away, Hudson and Allie find that the fickle finger of fate might be giving them another shot. Of course things are vastly different this time. There’s money, resources and power now at Hudson’s disposal. But what he can’t readily provide is more time – They have 2 weeks to enjoy each other much to Hudson’s dismay.
Allie has less control of her life and her wedding then she thought. Her future is mapped out and she’s imprisoned by social expectations. Hudson is still deeply in love with Allie and his goal is simple, he needs Allie to choose him, to walk away from her fiance. And Hudson has a plan, a way to convince Allie she’s destined to with him. This plan is what makes this an incredibly erotic read. Hudson really knows how to sweep a woman off her feet, and with Allie, his instincts are spot on. So of course, this is a story also filled with great angst. I was more than a little heartbroken for Allie and her predicament. She believes that her relationship with Hudson is one last fling type of thing and she doesn’t expect anything to change. The notion that only two-weeks with a man like Hudson will be all she needs and its utterly preposterous.
This story had that air of sophistication and a lot of that has to do with how well the characters are developed. Since we get the story from the third person POV, we see Allie and Hudson are they navigate through their affair, hitting some rough patches and making a few bad decisions. There’s no mistaking Hudsons’ Alpha tendencies but there’s also a gentle side as well, one pretty much reserved for Allie. And Allie, she’s had her head in the sand and seems to just taking the path least resistance. With all of the characters, even with as little as we see some of them, it’s easy to know who and what they are; a jackass fiance’s, a self important mother, as well as an awesome best friend and the addict riddled brother. The authors do an amazing job giving us just enough so that we can form an opinion – and get just the right impression!
This is an engrossing read. So much so that as I was wrapped up in the passion and drama I didn’t realize how far I was into the book when BAM, there was a moment of realization that I just read what could only be called a cliffhanger. I hadn’t done my homework so I didn’t realise that there would be more (YAY!!). I’m ecstatic that the seduction and mystery will continue in Release Me and Reclaim Me.
5 Stars and my recommendation!!
* I was gifted this book in exchange for an honest review.
Just when he was about to rip the damn door off the hinges, it swung open. “Took you long enough.” Not an ounce of amusement resonated in his voice.
Alessandra stared at him for a beat, her face registering disbelief and bewilderment. “I was in the shower.”
Hudson stood framed in the doorway. Right now he wasn’t feeling like the billionaire mogul the rest of the world knew, but a man past the limits of control. His eyes raked over her from head to toe and she pulled the lapels of her robe tighter against his searing gaze. “Why did you come to my place?” he demanded.
Her spine straightened. “Shouldn’t you be out with a leggy brunette about now?”
“Canceled. Now answer the question.”
“I . . .” She hesitated.
“Tell me.”
“I don’t know.” Her grip tightened on the silk robe, wrinkling the fabric.
“Bullshit. You do know. You can’t stop thinking about me.” He jutted forward, bracing one hand on the doorjamb. “I know this because I can’t stop thinking about you.”
“Don’t—”
“Every time I close my eyes I see you, feel your mouth sliding against mine, and it drives me fucking crazy—”
She held up her hand. “Hudson, please stop.”
“Then you show up at my penthouse. And now, knowing you’re naked underneath that robe . . .”
“You can’t keep saying these things to me.”
“You don’t mean that. In fact,” his eyes flicked down briefly to her nipples straining against the thin fabric, begging for his attention, “I think it turns you on.”
“You’ve got a lot of nerve.”
“Do I? I bet if I rip open that robe and feel between your legs, you’re soaking wet.” His gaze darkened and his voice lowered to an intimate challenge. “Want me to prove it?”
Her jaw dropped. “You need to leave.”
When she made a move to close the door, Hudson’s palm smacked flat against the wood. “Not until you admit I’m right.”
“Is that what this is about, you being right?”
“No, though I am.” His voice took on a decisive edge. “The road is paved in hard truths, Alessandra, not denials.”
“And you think I’m the one in denial?”
His gaze was rock steady. “I know you are. But fuck if I’ll let you push me away again.”
“It doesn’t matter how I feel.” Her voice thinned. “It’s too late for us, Hudson.”
“The hell it is.” His chest expanded and he blew out an exasperated breath. He needed to connect with the girl she used to be, the girl he knew was still there, beneath the layers of socialite status. “Damnit, Allie. Just admit you feel the same.”
“Admit what? That I haven’t stopped thinking about you since the moment I turned around and saw you at the gala? That I can’t stop picturing what could have happened in your office? Or about how part of me was disappointed you didn’t fuck me on that barstool? Is that what you want me to admit, Hudson, that no matter how many years have passed, I still want you as much as I did back then?”
“Yes, I need to hear you say it.”
Though thousands of miles apart, Ann Marie Walker and Amy K. Rogers are in constant contact, plotting stories lines and chatting about their love of alpha males, lemon drop martinis and British supermodel, David Gandy.
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