Losing Control by Jen Frederick
Publisher & Release Date: Montlake Romance, August 4, 2015
Time
and setting: Present Day, NYC
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Length:
258 pages
Heat
Level: 3 Scorching Hot Flames
Rating: 3.75 Gold Crowns
Book Description:
Welcome to a world few people
know. A world where the hottest bedroom desires become a reality and where good
girls like Victoria “Tiny” Corielli shed their sweetness for carnal, bad-girl
pleasures.
Victoria
nurses her mother through cancer treatments and works long hours as a New York
City bike courier to pay for the roof over their heads. When a suspiciously
high-paying delivery job thrusts her into the arms of impossibly attractive
businessman Ian Kerr, Victoria is sorely tempted to enjoy his attentions and
his chiseled body, if only to forget her responsibilities for a while…no matter
the cost.
Kerr
seems to have it all: money, power, and charisma to spare. What he doesn’t
have: revenge on an old nemesis, but he intends to get it. Kerr is prepared to
cast innocent Victoria as the lure in his vengeful plot. Yet the more they
explore midtown Manhattan—and each other—the more she means to Ian. Will it be
too late for him to stop the dangerous plan he’s already put into motion?
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This is the first book I have read by Jen Frederick. Losing
Control is the first in the Kerr Chronicles. The second book in
the duology is Taking Control, and I will be reading it very soon since I
accepted both these books from the publisher, via Net-Galley in exchange for an
honest review. When I read the book description for both books, I was
intrigued.
Victoria Corielli is a bike messenger in New York City. She
has dyslexia, so she struggles with reading and writing to the extent that she even
has trouble reading a simple text. She
has just found out her mother’s cancer is back. Desperately in need of money,
she agrees to make deliveries for her step-brother. Even though she knows
whatever she will be delivering for this shady guy will probably be illegal,
she has to find a way to cover the mounting bills for her mother’s treatments.
Ian Kerr is an investments guru. When he meets Victoria on
one of her deliveries, he is immediately attracted to her. When she arrives at
his apartment, the sparks zing between them. He discovers Victoria is the woman
who is supposed to help him with his special project, a project that will
finally bring him satisfaction and revenge for what happened to his parents.
Can such an unlikely match find the road to happiness, or
will Ian’s need for revenge destroy their attraction for each other before it
has a chance to grow?
While I enjoyed the romance between Victoria and Ian, I did
find problems with the story line. Victoria’s extremely problems with her dyslexia
seemed a bit unrealistic to me. While I understand it is difficult for someone
with this learning disability, with the right help, many individuals learn to
work around it, going on to achieve great things. Victoria’s case must be very
extreme.
I did like both Victoria and Ian’s characters, and even
though they are vastly different, I could see them falling in love with each
other. Ms. Frederick puts a great deal of passion into her writing, and I did
find it quite moving, especially the love Victoria has for her mother. I don’t
want to give anything away, but her mother’s situation is quite heart-wrenching.
I look forward to reading the next installment in the Kerr Chronicles. Happy
reading!
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