If you haven't already, it's time to check out Arlington Hall.

Surrender by jodi ellen malpas is the second book in the Arlington Hall series and is available now.

I can not tell you the roller coaster of emotions that I felt during this book. My heart was in shambles and then put back together and then in shambles. Had I been wearing a heart monitor while reading it, I'm sure it would have been all over the place!

Jude and Amelia are my favorite couple. Jude, with his passive-aggressive possessiveness and Amelia with her no-nonsense attitude. I just love them both.

This book has all the plot and so much 🌶.

Definitely ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'Return for another 'relax & unwind' with a second jaunt to the place of pleasure and plenty, Arlington Hall. Five stars, fun and fornication, it has it all. Test a tipple or wet your whistle, The Amelia or even the Hey Jude goes down as smooth as their namesakes. Prepare for items not listed on the menu or in the facilities available, for those will be hand-delivered and carried out by the owner, Mr. Jude Harrison, himself for your satisfaction over, and over, and over. Arlington Hall really does have the owner's touch all over it...as does Miss Lazenby.' - The British Bibliophile

Dearest subjects of the Queen of steamy love stories with an edge, alphas and their ladies, you are henceforth summoned back to where it all began. Arlington Hall.

Their love story was so fraught with tears, tantrums, terror, taboo, teasing and titillation, one book was not enough to contain it all within its pages. For this journey, it was a two-book job.

The Surrender is book two in Jodi's Arlington Hall duet series--shown through the eyes of Miss Lazenby--which as you can surmise, cannot be read as a standalone novel. To get the full effect of not only what the hall but its bombarding blond bombshell owner, Jude Harrison, you must first check out book one, The Invitation, where you will first check into the hall where you will be shown around as to what it has to offer but more precisely, what will have you wanting to return here in book two for more banter, bangs and begging between Miss. Amelia Lazenby & Mr. Jude Harrison. For those of us who have already immersed ourselves in their world, this next instalment is a welcome return to it as we once more to the trips we would be making between the cultural, classy, colourful surroundings of London, and the comfy, calming, charming milieu of South Oxfordshire.

But would we stay there once we made out return? Or would we hightail it out of there, rain-soaked and sobbing like a certain someone did before? The only way to find out, was to check back into Arlington Hall.

Introducing us to a brand new series gave us an opportunity to explore a new fictional world with main characters at the helm. With the introduction of The Invitation, said new fictional world full of Jude Harrison, Amelia Lazanby, Arlington Hall and more was delivered to us from the author who writes them like no other. Jodi's ability to continuously craft and create worlds for us that we not only immerse ourselves in, but come to cherish as if they were real places we could actually visit (minus actual real-life locations such as London, South Oxfordshire, Miami etc...), to meet such characters who feel more than flat personalities written for the page, who feel as real as we ourselves are.

Jude and Amelia's world became another instant fictional home to those of us who instantly fell in love with everything in it. Now with The Surrender, it was time to return to our newest home after a little while away from it.

Two months have passed since we said a temporary goodbye to Jude and Amelia--longer for those of us who were lucky enough to read an advanced copy of the book that introduced us to them--, and in that time there have been more than a plenty books released that have passed through our hands. The question is, did we forget about anything that transpired in the first half of this duet? There is only one answer to that, and that is 'of course not!'. Jodi creates nothing less than unforgettable characters and their stories in books that stay in the forefront of your mind and in your heart, proudly so, unmoved despite how many books we read in between each of her releases. Jude and Amelia were no different. Their story, alongside that stomach-dropping cliffhanger stayed with us every single day until the time came when we could see if things were either patched up, or torn apart for good.

Though, it wouldn't be any fun for Jodi or for us if they went their separate ways, now would it? Of course not. They were always going to get back together, it was just a matter of where, when, and how many times it would take before their limbs were entangled with each others once more.

Jodi's literary mastery would make their reunion one for the books--literally--, and now the time is here at last to see how her creative wordplay would have it play out.

Being played in a game that you never asked to be a part of would always end in tears, especially when you are the key piece being used. Amelia Lazenby was such a piece. She was the pawn in Jude's game, moved around the 'board', used and betrayed by the man who moved her and now that she's free of him and the hall, her focus is now split between her career and healing herself from her most recent heartbreak. The cause of the heartbreak, one wealthy, unfairly dishy Jude Harrison, won't be forgotten without a fight both inside of her head, heart, or in the flesh.

Leaving the safe, serene and sacred grounds of Arlington Hall and South Oxfordshire, Jude makes the journey down to London to pursue where his lady fled to with only one goal in mind; to win Amelia Lazenby back with and by any means necessary.

The chosen weapons in Jude's arsenal? Words. As a master of saying just the right things in the right way, leaning in close to her ear by whispering apologies to appease her broken heart, he bleeds sincerity from every pore and lets it drip onto Amelia's waiting body as she readily soaks both it up as much as she does the kisses he gives, ones that he is only too happy, ready and willing to give to her as many times as he needs to until such a point where she is placid, pliant and unable to walk away from him ever again. As force as strong as Jude is? Even someone such as steadfast, strong-willed Amelia finds it hard to resist his unequalled allure.

Resistance, as Amelia is soon to quickly learn, is futile when it comes to anything Jude Harrison. Not before long, she has succumbed to all that he is and is back within his orbit as he once more makes her pulse vivaciously pound, the head once so firmly screwed onto her shoulders now rapidly spins, and no expense is spared on his part as he repeatedly gives her rapture so heavenly the only name out of her mouth are not that of a divine God, but his. Just as omnipotent, in her mind.

Surrendering to Jude does of course, come with a price. Amelia is once more putting her heart on the line and is at risk of having it broken a second time by the man she has chosen to welcome back into her life. Everything is elevated higher this time around while she gives him a second chance, including the heightened fear of her heart being broken to such an extent that it won't be able to be repaired enough for her to function as she was, or as the person she would be while living with it. It is a risk, however, that she is willing to take on for the sake of the one she loves above all.

A few speed bumps lie in the way of their smooth road back to a contented couple. Firstly, Jude is still as mysterious and possessive as she remembered him to be and second, his ex-lover is back in the picture and is wreaking hellish havoc on their lives. To top it all off, Amelia's own ex has returned and holds information about Jude close to his chest than she ever imagined he would.

As closely-guarded secrets are spilled and horrifying revelations play on repeat without signs of stopping, Amelia is once again in a corner with her arm twisted behind her back as she's forced with no choice but to make a decision. Does she willingly sacrifice something in order to stay with the man she has come to love, is unable to resist and cannot see her life without? Or does she surrender to what may separate them for good? The answer, of course, lies within the very pages of this very book.

The Surrender is a superlative literary example--much like its predecessor--from an author who is equally as so herself. Jodi has yet to craft a story and characters therein, that have been anything less than the are crème de la crème within the world of literature today as we know it. Jude, in his own unique way, has joined the ranks of her beloved alphas by more than earning his place there, with Amelia stepping up alongside the band of diverse heroines that we, Jodi's loyal readers, have come to champion for who they are as an entirety, or for a particular quality or trait they possess. Here I think we can all agree which that is for Amelia. She stands out as not a forced lady boss stereotype, but as a force of nature we can applaud and adore.

Her story, much like Jude's, needed to be spanned out across two books in order for us to see her under maximum exposure. Literally. We see her in stages; BJ (before Jude), DJ (during Jude), AJ (after Jude & WJ (with Jude). As you can tell, one book would not have been enough.

If there had been a third to make it a trilogy? I certainly wouldn't have minded.

What has been created here with this book completing the Arlington Hall duet, is material that eternity itself would not be enough time to talk about it in but at least here with this review, I can put across a good percentage of what I would need longer to say.

Everything we saw that Amelia was carries over here into The Surrender wile adding more to her still filling cup. As the title suggests, it isn't long until she surrenders to Jude. That said, in her surrendering is also the element of acceptance. She's able to accept him for all of his flaws, vulnerabilities & all. In giving him a second chance, she's able to have her own in looking for the root cause to why he is the way he is, how it came to be & how she can help him move forward. Despite her habit of occasionally fleeing when the going gets tough between the two of them, she ultimately sticks around for a man, deep below his many layers, that she knows is worth cementing herself in his life permanently for.

He may be shrewd, crude and a little bit rude at times, but he wouldn't be our Jude Fuckboy Harrison otherwise.

Speaking of the man himself, this is how you give a man like him a redemption arc! Doing what he did in the unforgivable way he did it only made us thirst to find out how and why he came to make that choice to break our Amelia into a million pieces. She forgave him quicker than I personally would have, but I too did eventually surrender and succumb to the Jude Harrison effect. I am merely human, after all. His unreasonable possessiveness is perfectly balanced with his admiration for her while he supports her driven ambitions. What. A. Man. His and Amelia's dynamics are what make them work as well as they do, without a doubt.

At his core, Jude is as realistically broken as a fictional character could get. He deals with his grie in the way he sees fit to do so at the time, goes after what he wants with Amelia (with mixed results), isn't afraid to own and beat his fists on his chest regarding his possessive obsessiveness, but that side of him is contrasted and complimented with his many redeeming qualities. His care and devotion to Amelia , his being unafraid to grovel as many times as necessary (oh how we LOVE the grovelling!), or even his proof of putting his own life in the hands of fate--something he's actively avoided doing after what his loved ones went through--if it means that at the end of it he gets his girl. He let her into his heart, and he started to make his life better.

It also helps that Jude is the absolute master of dropping the right words and lines at the right times. The things that come out of his mouth! Capture it, can it, sell it!

Getting to know Jude and Amelia has been nothing short of extraordinary in every brilliant way possible. Questions that were raised in The Invitation were swiftly (or slowly) answered here in The Surrender, and it was worth every grunt, growl, scream, gasp and tear to get each one of them. Jodi really put us through the wringer here (as she did her characters), really giving us the full-on experience as if we were the ones in their shoes instead of us sitting comfortably on the other side of the page reading it all happen word by word. Did I love it? Unequivocally, yes.

Even the scene--you'll know which one when you get to it--that completely caught me off guard and made me gasp and weep harder than I did at the cliffhanger for The Invitation. Yes. I loved that part too. How could I not? That, by far, was an ovation-worthy moment of plot twist mastery done best by our JEM.

From comical moments comparing carrot girth/lengths (which thanks to Jodi, I will never look at the vegetable in the same way ever again), to the most frequently and uninhibited moments of euphoria in which there was no need for Amelia's 'I NEED A HUG THAT LEADS TO SEX' jumper (because the girl got it good and often without it), The Surrender is evidence of literary brilliance if ever there was a book--and series--to showcase it immaculately.

Everything that transpired was worth it times ten for where we got to in the end. A life-changing event for the pair was wrapped up just-so, and handled with the ease of a duck taking to water on Jude's part. I was genuinely floored at how their roles were switched, with him being the calm one and her the one not quite so (with good reason why). It worked though. Because it gave us a wholesome, heartwarming, emotionally beautiful scene that stands tall as one of the best endings not only of a Jodi Ellen Malpas book, but out of all the books I have ever read. Period.

Sidetone...Nick is an arse. It has to be said.

As does the future potential for a spin-off novel following the path of Jude's brother, Casey, and Amelia's friend Abbie. There's definitely something there that can be further explored should our beloved author willingly choose to give them their own story someday. Never say never!

For now, we applaud the story and series that brought us two main characters who rightfully earned their places in the JEM 'hall of fame', so to speak, with their unforgettable story and journey to a more than well-earned happily ever after.

There was talk among my fellow readers, that Jude Harrison might be the JEM alpha to finally dethrone the ever-trampling Jesse Ward. Well, I am proud to say that is not the case and with good reason, too. Jude has not in face, de-throned Jesse as Jodi's most popular male. Instead, he takes his seat at the alpha table that by the grace of the bookish gods, may we always have a seat at so we can rotate around each and every one of them, time & again, for our pleasure.

Jodi, I am, as always, ever-thankful for so much more than simply coming across your books and the stories/characters within them. I am thankful for YOU. Without you, we wouldn't have anything that you have written for us to cherish, to adore and hold dear to our hearts. There are not enough words to say how proud each and every one of us is of you, because it wouldn't come close to how we want to say it to you. We're just the luckiest to have you as our forever author, inspiration and hopefully, friend. May this, your 30th book, receive endless love as you yourself deserve to get and get tenfold. What a way to mark a milestone number of books than with a book that more than does it, and your efforts as a whole, justice.

Here's to the next 30+ books, and to the ever-gloriously expanding Jodiverse. You bet I'm going to be here for each and every one of the novels born forth from your fingertips that we will be lucky to have come our way. You're stuck with me now. Strap in for all the future love, lady!

(Also, yes, I'm still going to drop a not-so-subtle--yet polite--request for a future re-release of this series but from Jude's POV. Once more, pretty please and very, very muchly thank you!)

Adieu, Jude and Amelia. You & Arlington Hall, were definitely worth five (million) stars.

See you all very soon in Jodi's next release, Every Silent Lie, coming November 6th!

ARC Review:
This one reminded me a lot of the This Man series - so many parallels, it was hard not to notice. Still, it was a fast-paced read that kept me hooked.

The heroine was really likeable; ambitious to a fault in a way that felt so real. Her relationship with her friends and her family really added depth to the plot, because in real life they are some of the most influential factors, and we saw that in this book. But she handled everything so expertly, I was rooting for her out loud! What a force of a woman she is - definitely my favourite JEM female lead to date!

And of course, what’s drama without a little miscommunication and a few withheld secrets? Jude actually surprised me here. He felt like a more mature MMC, and I loved that his “secrets” were rooted in his grief rather than clichés.

That said, I would’ve loved more connecting moments between the two leads outside the bedroom because honestly, there were a lot of sex scenes. But if you’re after banter, tension, and steam, this one definitely delivers.

Another JEM masterpiece that makes me want to be in the characters place so bad! 👏🏼

Wow! I absolutely loved this book. Amazing characters and wonderful plot. Very beautifully written and easy to read.

The end of the first part of the series surprised me and left me shocked and speechless, which hardly ever happens to me. I also didn't know whether I wanted a sequel or not, but now it's here and I was captivated again as I was with the first installment. The slightly toxic relationship between the ambitious career woman Amelia and the enigmatic billionaire Jude with aggressive and possessive tendencies follows on seamlessly from the first part. Once again, the gritty, erotic romance is an emotional rollercoaster and brims with surprising twists, drama, secrets, electrifying tension, uninhibited sensuality and desire, sizzling chemistry and lots of steamy love scenes. I was constantly wavering back and forth between "please, let everything go well" and "something terrible is sure to happen". The tropes are
- Billionaire romance
- Second chance at love
- Guy obsessed
- Touch her and die

After Amelia finds out about the cruel bet between Katherine and Jude, she tries to break off contact with him, but soon she falls for his attraction again and a HEA seems within reach. But more secrets, lies, Jude's outbursts of anger, his possessiveness, his ex, her own ex who continues to stalk her and her rival jeopardize their love...

I highly recommend this amazing series and urge you to read the books in order!

Thank you Jodi Ellen Malpas and Valentine Press for the ARC of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own and left voluntarily.

#JodiEllenMalpas #ArlingtonHall #TheSurrender #EroticRomance #BillionaireRomance #Valentineprlm @valentine_pr_

If you’ve been sleeping on Jodi Ellen Malpas books, WHYYYYY.

The Surrender is book 2 in The Arlington Hall series, and it picks up right after the cliffhanger of book one, The Invitation. And that cliffhanger had me needing this book immediately. So when it arrived on my Kindle, I sat aside my other reads and picked right back up on this.

JEM is QUEEN when it comes to delivering unexpected twists and turns, and of course this book had those. Multiple, in fact, that I didn’t see coming - but that also answered many questions. Did I mention she also always delivers when it comes to her men?! Because Jude is alll red flags, until he’s not. And isn’t that always the problem?! The groveling was top tier. Whew 🥵

Amelia never stood a chance, and honestly, neither did I!

Perfect wrap up for Jude and Amelia’s story, but I have a feeling we will be seeing more of them in the future. 😉

The emotional back-and-forth between Jude and Amelia is heart-wrenching. Poor Jude has had his emotions put through the wringer by his past. His unresolved feelings for his mother and his father’s passing had caused complications with his relationships with both of his brothers and also his romantic interests. He was somewhat emotionally stunted, but I love that Amelia didn’t give up on him. While I understand Amelia’s father’s reasoning for wanting Nick in her life, I wanted to give him the boot for causing so much drama for her. With this author, you get the full range of emotions reading her books!

I read and reviewed a copy of this book.

Tantalizing. Turbulent. Totally irresistible. Amelia and Jude’s fierce, messy love pulls you in and refuses to let go. Secrets explode, pasts collide, and what unfolds is not just romance—it’s an emotional rollercoaster. For those who crave intensity and danger in their love stories, this one’s for you.

The book picks up about a week after the dramatic cliffhanger of book 1. Amelia is hurt by a secret Jude kept and broke up with him. A fact Jude can’t accept. He pursues her and he grovels. Hard. Amelia tries to resist. But she can’t deny that there is something special between them.

When they get back together all seems fine at first, but then the skeletons start falling out of the closet left and righ. Jude‘s ex-fiancé Katherine is still determined to break them up no matter the cost. Amelia’s ex-boyfriend Nick has a dark past Amelia was not aware of, that is closely connected to a secret so big that the one Amelia discovered in book 1 seems meaningless in comparison. A secret Jude desperately wants to keep from everyone, including Amelia and his brothers. A secret that destroyed his happiness and nearly him.

Amelia and Jude’s HEA is hard fought for, but so deserved. The epilogue is epic. I also so hope that we’ll get a connected book/novella for Abbie and Casey!

I loved Amelia and Jude’s story! Highly recommend.

I could not put down The Surrender. This book picked up right where The Invitation left us hanging and it did not disappoint. The push and pull with Amelia and Jude was breathtaking at times, intense always and a bit endearing. Their obsession with each other seems unhealthy but also healing. Gosh, Jodi Ellen Malpas has a wonder with words and this book is no exception!

Wow, that was a pretty tame ending for what was a tumultuous relationship throughout both books. I liked it, getting to see a more relaxed Jude but with the same intense feelings for Amelia. Ooh and the Abbie situation was fun. Please let that be a future book.

After the ending of The Invitation I had thought Jude would need to do a shit ton of grovelling to get Amelia to even talk to him. Nope, definitely not the case. All he had to do was get close to her and she was jumping him like a woman possessed. I don’t even blame her as he sounds like he’d rail a woman senseless.

There’s lies and deceit coming at Amelia from all directions and at times I wanted to scream at her to grow a backbone. She had amazing friends who were always there through the bad times so she was lucky.

JEM has done a phenomenal job writing this. I know I should hate Jude but I couldn’t. His feelings were so obvious for Amelia. It was like they swallowed up her life to the point the only thing that mattered was him. I relished every moment on their bumpy road to happiness.

Thanks to VPR, Netgalley and JEM for the arc and this is my final review.

The second instalment of the Arlington Hall duet, The Surrender, picks up a week after the events of the first book, with Amelia licking her wounds. She was a woman caught between two men. Her ex Nick who she didn’t want but who had the approval of her family and who turned up the most inopportune moments and Jude, an intense and enigmatic man who not even her friends liked. It was obvious he had yet more secrets to be revealed and despite barely scratching the surface of his deceit, Amelia was still attracted to him.

Once his reasons for initially pursuing her had been exposed, Amelia hadn’t expected Jude’s relentless attempts to contact her, and his lurking presence outside her place was reminiscent of a vampire, compelling her to go to him. Talk about stalkerish behaviour – why didn’t she just block his number but then again where would be the fun it that. But for Jude what had originally began as a bet soon developed into an obsession. Jude was like two separate people. When he was with Amelia, he was almost playful and carefree, acting like a man in love and I loved the carrot scene between them. But then he’d flip becoming more intense and secretive. As a character Amelia was strong to begin with but the more time, she spent with Jude the weaker she seemed to become. As a couple their relationship reminded me a little too much of Jesse and Ava. I did enjoy the overall flow of their story and the epic twist at the end which I didn’t see coming, and I have been left intrigued by what exactly happened in Paris with Abbey and Casey so perhaps a return to Arlington Hall is in the cards.

Book 2 picks up right where Book 1 ends, so I really encourage you to read *The Invitation* first to get familiar with the characters and all the exciting drama that enfolds!

*The Surrender* begins with Amelia heartbroken and trying to deal with the crippling pain of Jude’s deceit. However, Jude is not willing to give up. He’s determined to win Amelia back and prove how strong their connection is. But just when things are starting to get good between them again- more secrets and lies come to light!

I just loved Amelia and Jude’s story! It was such an exciting roller coaster ride filled with emotions, intense chemistry, and plenty of twists and turns with lies and secrets. I’m a little sad it’s come to an end. I also enjoyed Amelia’s best friends- Abbie and Charley. They are just the best bff’s and so much fun! Fingers crossed that we get to see Abbie and Jude’s brother Casey in their own story. I would really enjoy another adventure with these characters!

You'll never be the same after Jude enters your life. Once he sets his sight on Amelia there is no other. He knows he did he wrong and now he will stop at nothing to get her back in his life.

The drama, the chemistry and everything about this couple is over the top but you'll adore them in the end.

Rating: 4.25⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Media: eARC

The Surrender picked up right where we had last left Amelia emotionally, distraught, angry and betrayed. I thought we would get a slow and patient re-introduction of Jude but that's not how these two work. It's aggressive and passionate. They're possessive and unhinged. At first, I was so very disappointed by what I thought Amelia was doing but then she delivered some of my favorite lines in a dark romance. These two are so toxic yet so right for each other. I enjoyed the entire ride even if I wanted more groveling and more resistance from Amelia but then that wouldn't be true to this couple and the magnetic pull they feel towards each other. My favorite moments between these two were when they actually listened to each other and were vulnerable. I did get frustrated with Amelia towards the end because I felt she kept pointing out Jude's flaws and not see she was also part of the problem. The last few chapters, Jodi, you played with my heart there. I did not appreciate it but it was worth it for that epilogue.

Thank you to Jodi Ellen Malpas, Montlake and Valentine PR for this eARC.

I was happy to read this second installment in Amelia's and Jude"s relationship and to be able to understand Jude's motivation although it was a little like peeling an onion. It was a good story, both characters have interesting developments arcs both professional and emotional. It was a satisfying conclusion.

I can't even with Jude Harrison!

I was on the absolute edge of my seat for this whole entire story.

Amelia was heartbroken to find out that she was part of a bet, so she ran from Jude. He gave chase.

Oh boy did he chase her!

But Jude has so many secrets even I felt dizzy . Amelia has given him chances and yet still can't help but to love him.

I loved this book and even though there were parts I got totally frustrated with I am afraid to give anything away.

The heat and passion, the utterly intense connection between Jude and Amelia was so off the charts, I'm not sure I will recover from it.

The Invitation and The Surrender are an absolute MUST read.

I definitely recommend 👌

The Surrender is book 2 in the Arlington Hall series. After book 1 ended on such a cliffhanger, I needed book 2 so bad. I knew Jude had so much groveling to do in order to redeem himself. However, after the entirety of book 2, I realize, I don't really like Jude at all. He is red flags to me. His anger and jealousy with any man she has a conversation with, whether it be work related or not, absolutely irked me. Yet he can't tell Katherine to back off. The relationship between Jude and Amelia is absolutely toxic and I feel like it's solely based on the intense infatuation they have with each other. The amount of secrets they keep from each other. I don't understand all the deceit. Jude is the whole reason I didn't enjoy the story as much. Amelia also needs to grow a backbone and learn to stand up for herself and stand her ground.
With that being said, the writing is great. The story flows well, the writing is easy to understand and isn't complex or confusing. I was happy for them at the end to finally get the peace that they were looking for, but it just seemed, not like them at all. I love a good spicy story with lots of drama. But these two, they just rubbed me the wrong way.

4 Star Review The Surrender (Arlington Hall #2) by Jodi Ellen Malpas

Ebook/Audio
The Surrender is the conclusion to
the Arlington Hall duet and is Amelia Lazenby and Jude Harrison’s continuing story. If you haven’t read The Invitation then STOP as it must be read first.

After what happened in the first book, Jude had a lot to make up for. In fact he grated on my nerves a number of times to be honest in these books.

As more secrets are revealed, and both their ex’s re surface the complications only become worse.

Amelia wasn’t looking for love but Jude’s determination and obsession is hard to ignore. However she also needs to do us on work and this is causing more stress.

There were a number of twists and turns and I was surprised at times. The writing was strong and overall I enjoyed the story.

The narration by Shakira Shute
was spot on for these characters. Not only is her voice easy to listen to but her performances brought all the passion and drama.

After what happened in the first book, The Invitation (you must read this first) Jude had a lot to make up for. After deceiving Amelia and all the secrets, Jude still loves her and just wanted to give her everything. Amelia has a real strength, she knows what she wants for her life, and she is able to pick up the pieces of a broken heart as each new secret is revealed.

Jude turns into almost a stalker; his obsession and determination make it hard for Amelia to ignore him and see her giving him so many chances it feels to much at times. You do get to see who they really are as their fears, secrets from the past are revealed and then what they truly want and desire. They both have their fears and insecurities, but working together they navigate the past, present and future and you see them fight for each other, even when it gets scary.

Amelia and Jude’s journey is a real rollercoaster ride with many ups and even more downs. They both must deal with some hard truths, their feelings and the future. You have ex partners/lovers for both Amelia and Jude to deal with along with family drama, all of which add to the ups and downs. There’s a lot (and I mean a lot) of scorching hot moments, probably too many to be honest and be prepared for twists and turns that will surprise you along the way