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Covet by Ella James

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

GENRE: Contemporary Romance

THEME: Addiction

Covet (Sinful Secrets, #3)

by Ella James

4.26 · 468 Ratings · 177 Reviews

BLURB:

Homer Carnegie. Admit it—you know my name. Your kid’s got my e-trading card. Your husband sits up straighter when I stroll onto the TV screen. He knows I’m going to crack the bat and save the day. Even your grandma’s jonesing for my autograph. But women my age? They’re the worst. Or would that be the best?

It’s not my fault they line up at the door. They catch my balls all right, two at a time sometimes, or even three. Believe me, everybody wins.

At least they did—until the video. I heard TMZ paid a million for a bird’s eye view of Homer on his A-game. The only folks who didn’t watch with eager eyes? Red Sox management. They want me benched, or worse, shipped off to rehab.

It’s a long story, what happens next. How I end up on a boat, bound for the world’s most remote island: Tristan da Cunha. Just a speck of dust in the Atlantic.

Except my heart is there.

I don’t know that when I step onto the boat.

I don’t know a lot of things.

What I’ll covet…

What I’ll lose…

REVIEW:

This was my first introduction to Ella James and the Sinful Secrets series. The writing was unique, as one character was almost stuck in a different era in the way she spoke, while the male lead was of the present. I liked how different they were from each other, but connected on a different level that brought them together emotionally and physically.

Covet follows Declan Carnegie, who is going down a dark path due to substance abuse. He comes from a well known family as well as being a star baseball player, so being in the spotlight while suffering isnt helping him. He gets away to get himself together by going to the island of Tristan. His father helped make the little area grow. He comes across a young woman who seems to be able to heal the broken side of him, she has no judgement on his past and sees the best in him. But both have something that stands in the way of them truly connecting.

This was a whirlwind story, it dives deep into someone who is suffering from substance abuse and really brings light on such a sad and dark situation. You really pull for Declan to find some help, to let this woman Finley help him. He has so much good in him, after so many bad decisions, I felt bad for the guy.

Finley is a very unique character, it took me a while to connect with her, mainly due to how she spoke. Since the people of the island were almost stuck in the past it seemed, it was hard to understand her at times. At first she can't stand the sight of Declan, but soon see's something in him, something vulnerable and she is pulled into wanting to know more about him.

Overall this was a really eye opening story, because of how deep the author went with Declan's side of the story. You really want him to let Finley help him, you want him to win his battle. The author did a great job to make it real and see how it effect someone life. The romance is innocent and sexy, finely is naive and Declan is something out of the norm for her. In the end I enjoyed seeing how these two opposites could find their own little happiness.

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Excerpt:
“You’re a liar.” The words are like velvet, and his face is set like stone.

“No, I’m not! Now go away from me!”

I shove his chest without forethought and then recoil as fear pounds through me.

“Tell me you don’t want me. C’mon, fucking tell me, Finley. Make it easy.”

“I want you, and I hate it. I hate you!”

“Tell me you don’t want my hands on you. My mouth right there.” His finger points to my throat. I can’t swallow. His hands run down my arms, the warm palms feather-light. His face is grave as all the universe.

I can say nothing. I’ve made unforgivable mistakes, so many errors in judgment. My foot is caught in moss I’ll never break free of...and still I crave him.

“I don’t want to want you,” I say, the words barely there.

To my surprise, he laughs, his prince’s mouth twisting before he tosses me over his shoulder and makes off toward the curtain, striking it aside to stride toward the beds.

“I don’t want to either, so I guess that makes it even.”

About the Author:
Ella James is the USA Today and Amazon Top 10 bestselling author of twenty teen and adult love stories. She’s an angst-a-holic who loves exploring difficult situations and the emotions of the people caught up in them. Also, smut. But always, always romance.

Ella is an Alabama native who makes her home near Boulder, Colorado, with her writer husband, three young children, and hyperactive dog. When she’s not writing, she can be found hiking the foothills, taking nature photos for her Instagram account, and swilling vanilla cream soda.