Oh, perfect I just get back from a run with sweaty hair, wet and hanging loose from the hair band attempting but failing to keep it in place. I’m wearing sweats and an old Muse t-shirt with a stain on it from spilt juice, and who’s sitting looking perfect in a suit and tie, tapping away at his laptop?
Mr sexy/annoying as hell Finlay, that’s who. He gets up and knocks back whatever is in his mug, closing his computer, and smirks as he takes in my attire. “There’s eggs still hot on the stove. Help yourself, and tell Gaby I won’t be back for dinner.” He waltzes past me, his scent hitting me in the face like invisible mist …delicious scented mist.
“Do I look like your secretary?” I mumble over my shoulder, grabbing a bottle of water I’d left on the counter from earlier then guzzling it down. The warm palm hitting my ass cheek causes a screech to choke out of me and water to spurt everywhere.
Warm air hits my earlobe as Finlay whispers, “No, you definitely do not look like my secretary.”
Did he really slap my butt?
“Hang on. Is that an insult or a compliment?” I call after him as he chuckles and shuts the front door behind him. Looking down at my outfit, I scrunch my nose up. I need some new clothes and I need to kick his ass for slapping mine.
Title: Drawn To You
Author: Ker Dukey
Genre: New Adult Romance
Release Date: June 30th
Antonia McNally has a great family, a great boyfriend, and a great future… until she finds herself interrupting a robbery and becoming the victim of a ruthless criminal. When she witnesses brutal murder, abuse and suffers her own traumatizing assault by his hand, her life changes forever. When love, loyalty, and strength are tested, the weak falter.
Moving away to the States offers her a fresh start; however, confident, successful Finlay Hayes, her best friend’s Brother adds even more chaos to her already turbulent emotions. When she can't decide between ripping him a new one or ripping his clothes off, one thing is for sure, they both have an unquenchable craving for each other. When life starts looking a little brighter it’s not long before the storm clouds roll in. All is never what it appears and under his good looks and in charge attitude, Finlay has a past of his own and secrets that can destroy the dynamics of the friendships she has built.
Secrets are waiting to be spilled, but at what cost?
4 STARS
**I received an ARC for an honest review.**
Another great book by Ker Dukey. It is filled with tons of emotions tons of shocking twists. I will be honest and say that I had an inkling that some of them were coming, but holy crapy it didn't make them any less awesome!
I am going to say that the only reason that I gave this book 4 stars out of 5 is because at times I felt that Finlay was a little to quick with his temper and I thought Antonia should have been more vocal towards him about how he was emotionally hurting her, but that is about it. I loved this story and I really liked the twists and new things that popped up that made the storyline all the more interesting. And that ending...oh my goodness...I though maybe that is where it was heading but HOLY MESSED UP GOODNESS!!! I am definitely going to be reading more of this series.
It was so great to see how much stronger Antonia's character grew over the course of this book, although at times I think that it was to directly related to Finlay. BUT and a big but she did grow without him also. I liked her friendship with Gaby and with all of the other guys as well. I loathed Julie and I really want her to get hers. There are tons of things that are happening in the background of Drawn to You that I hope more light is shed upon those things.
I would have liked more of Finlay's POV, but I did fee like I connected with him when he was with Antonia. I still feel like there was a lot left to the imagination with his character and I would have liked to get into his head a bit more, but that did not really take away from who he ended up being. For being so young he sure stepped up for his family and the burden he had to carry. He is definitely someone to admire.
I will definitely be keeping up with this series. Like the other books that I have read by Ker Dukey I am sucked into this storyline and I want more.
I have always had a passion for storytelling, whether it be through lyrics or bed time stories with my sisters. I wanted to be an actress growing up so I could live many roles but I learned early on that my mind was too active... I would want to change the script.I would watch films and think of ways they could have improved the story if they took another direction so i thought it best that i tell my own.
My mum would always have a book in her hand when I was young and passed on her love for reading, inspiring me to venture into writing my own. I tend to have a darker edge to my writing. Not all love stories are made from light, some are created in darkness but are just as powerful and worth telling.
When I'm not lost in the world of characters I love spending time with my family. I'm a mum and that comes first in my life but when I do get down time I love attending music concerts or reading events with my younger sister.
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