Reviewed by Nancy Crocker
O.M.G.
What an amazing story. First I have to
admit that I have not read the previous books by Tiffany Reisz. But after
reading The Mistress I will be going back and reading the entire series. What
an amazing story. It has just about everything a story should have and more, a
kidnapping, passion, forbidden love. I found myself hypnotized to my kindle not
even wanting to take a break until I reached the very end.
Nora
Sutherlin has been kidnapped and is being held captive by two men and one
serious nutcase of a woman. To stay alive she tells the woman stories, but
these really appear to be flashbacks of her past with her lovers Soren, Wesley
and Kingsley.
There
are a couple of scenes I am not kidding … had me almost hyperventilating. I had
crocodile tears flowing down my cheeks. Tiffany writes a brilliant story of how
difficult love sometimes can be when forbidden. The passion and true love between
Soren and Nora. What each one does for the other. I also loved the ending,
without giving anything away. I love the gift that Nora receives and the phone
call that comes in.
A
Couple of my favorite lines:
“
Funny how hard it was to distinguish “Dominant” behavior from “asshole”
behavior most of the time.”
“You call her Little One?”
“I always have. She was a teenager when we met. A very ill-mannered teenager. She demanded to know why I was so tall. She insinuated I had grown this tall simply for attention.”
“I always have. She was a teenager when we met. A very ill-mannered teenager. She demanded to know why I was so tall. She insinuated I had grown this tall simply for attention.”
“Only Nora could be rude and flirtatious at the same time”
“I explained to her that I was tall so I could hear God’s voice better. And since I was taller and could hear Him better, she should always listen to me. That didn’t sit very well with her. She retorted the next day with a verse from Psalm 114. ‘The Lord keeps the little ones.’ Her biblical proof that God prefers short people. I started calling her Little One after that. It helped us both remember she belonged to God first.”
“I explained to her that I was tall so I could hear God’s voice better. And since I was taller and could hear Him better, she should always listen to me. That didn’t sit very well with her. She retorted the next day with a verse from Psalm 114. ‘The Lord keeps the little ones.’ Her biblical proof that God prefers short people. I started calling her Little One after that. It helped us both remember she belonged to God first.”
5/5 stars … wish I could give it more.
I received an ARC of this book from
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
