BLURB
My name is Rob Winters, aka, Jackass. Even to my closest friends.
I wasn’t always so arrogant and condescending. It only took one night to change me—one point twenty-seven seconds, to be exact.
When tragedy struck, I promised myself, no matter what, unbreakable chains would lock my heart. If one veers too close or digs too deep, the cruel and mean bastard many hate is unleashed. My plan has succeeded for the past seven years. I’ve driven away a girlfriend and killed a few friendships along the way.
Then, just when the chains loosen around my heart, she walks into my life—or worse, the room next door. She strolls into my house with her bouncy brown curls and banging body, slithering herself through the smallest opening and making me crave the one thing I’ve denied myself these past years.
Her smell, her eyes, and her caring nature are everything I’m not worthy of enjoying. How long do I have to struggle with the demons that haunt me every night before the torture ends? Forever, I remind myself, but the links protecting my heart break each time Paige Kensington enters the room.
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Review
Rob’s book is the one I’ve been waiting for because I wanted to see how Michelle Lynn redeemed him…he’s garnered a lot of reader hate for his actions throughout the series, but in Can’t Let Go, we start to see a chink in his asshole armor…it’s not much, but it’s still there in his interactions with Chrissy, and Michelle continues to unearth Rob’s true nature – the man behind the defense mechanisms…behind the persona of asshole manwhore that he’s perfected. And this unveiling comes at the hands of Rob’s newly acquired roommate, Paige.
Paige is an amazing heroine who also has scars but pushes forward because she knows she has to for herself and her brother. She’s extremely perceptive, and she sees the layers that are underneath Rob’s facade from the very start. Paige has never felt important to anyone in her life…she’s never felt like they would choose her above everyone and everything and that keeps Paige guarded and unable to trust easily. She’s drawn to Rob, but the hot and cold game he plays with her is not one she wants to be a part of because there’s too much going on in her life to get caught up in someone else’s drama, especially one who refuses to let her in. But regardless of how much her head tells her to stay away and stop trying to break through, Paige’s heart can’t deny the connection it feels to Rob and the desire to help him be the caring and compassionate man she sees when Rob lets his mask down.
The title of Rob and Paige’s story, Let Me Go, connotes many ideas for both of their lives. For Rob, he wants to be freed from his past…from the heartache…he wants to let go of his facade, but he’s afraid to get hurt again…afraid to let someone else in only to find he’s incapable of truly loving someone. For Paige, she wants to let go of her trust issues…of the feelings that people want to be a part of her life for who she knows and what she can provide for them, but it’s easier said than done when that’s all she’s ever known.
Despite their respective fears, both Rob and Paige step up in monumental ways once they decide they’re both in, and it’s amazing to watch Rob’s transformation. Rob simply needed someone to truly see him, and Paige is that person, and thankfully, Rob sees Paige for Paige and wants to own every part of her, which is what she’s wanted her entire life.
Michelle Lynn’s The Invisibles series is one of my favorite new adult series. There’s a great mix of angst, heartache, romance, and sacrifice – all the components that make a story must read. All of the main characters throughout the series have their own unique personalities so no story is the same and the fact that the group is so close only adds to the appeal of the series because readers get to see how past couples are doing and witness them grow as the series continues.
I hate to say goodbye to The Invisibles crew, but I can’t wait to see what’s up next for Michelle Lynn and her readers!
A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 Poison Apples
Excerpt
I place the package in the microwave and press the button. “I’m a little surprised you’re missing your signature apparel this evening,” Rob comments, and when I swivel around, he’s leaned back in his chair, his fingers strumming along the table. This incredible sexual response comes over me, that he was admiring me going about doing a mundane task. The pleasure brings so much warmth through my veins, I wish he was mine and I could saunter over and straddle his lap. I ache to grind against the hardness I created, as his hands would find my ass.
Instead, I swallow the urge. “Oh, well, laundry day.”
He nods, his eyes moving up my legs. “I’m not sure which one I prefer.”
I laugh. “Really? Pajama pants with absurd expressions are your things?”
“Not usually, but on you they are.” My breathing stops before sputtering back up. Our eyes meet and an unbearable inner excitement flows through me. The more I swim in the blues of his eyes, the more he spins me in his web of magnetism. Just as I’m about to ignore my mind’s resistance, I jolt from the beep of the microwave and quickly spin on my heels. Grabbing the bag, I toss it back and forth in my hands because it’s so hot.
Rob laughs behind me and then the chair legs scrape along the floor and his footsteps thump behind me. “Let me help you.” He relieves the burn in my hands, opening the two corners. Steam rushes out of the bag and I grab a bowl to pour it into. We accomplish the menial job together as a team. He’s about to retreat back to the table, when he stops, leaning forward. “I like that I give you that reaction.” He whispers and I lick my lips out of reflex.
“Keep doing that and I won’t stand a chance in keeping my distance from you.”
“What if I don’t want you to?” The words slip out of my mouth before I can filter them.
“Hmm . . .” He places the bowl on the counter and then nears closer, gripping the counter on either side. “Believe me, Paige, you do.” My heart stammers and the edge of the counter digs into my palm.
Then he backs away and goes back to the table, leaving me mute stricken and frozen in place
Author Bio
Michelle moved around the Midwest most of her life, transferring from school to school before settling down in the outskirts of Chicago ten years ago, where she now resides with her husband and two kids. She developed a love of reading at a young age, which helped lay the foundation for her passion to write. With the encouragement of her family, she finally sat down and wrote one of the many stories that have been floating around in her head. When she isn’t reading or writing, she can be found playing with her kids, talking to her mom on the phone, or hanging out with her family and friends. But after chasing around twin preschoolers all day, she always cherishes her relaxation time after putting the kids to bed.
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