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RISK THE HEART - Jasmine Alexander Parker Publishing January 2009 |
SYNOPSIS: To sexy CEO Marcus Cortland, Sabryna Givens is the epitome of a challenge, but she has no intentions of getting caught up with a man like Marcus who only wants one thing. Past experiences have taught Marcus that love is a toxic force. Yet the closer he gets to Sabryna the stronger his emotions grow. But will they be able to get past their own fears to find each other?
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |4+| Dianthia Lemons
REVIEW: Sabryna
Givens loves helping the youth as Assistant Director of the Middleton Youth
Center. While intelligent, independent and beautiful, she feels a social life is
not an important part of living. Marcus Cortland is a handsome businessman who,
after starting his IT company from scratch, has turned it into a multimillion
dollar gem. He is very much interested in Sabryna but makes a colossal mistake
in refusing to take "no" for an answer when he approaches her initially. Sabryna
is not interested in acting on her attraction to Marcus or in any relationship
in general. Despite her cynicism, she observes that Marcus is admired and
respected by his peers. When accidents and death threats invade Sabryna's life
because of her association with Marcus, they both have to deal with the shadows
of the past. Is love strong enough to conquer all?
Jasmine Alexander has written a great romantic suspense novel with
RISK THE HEART.
All the characters are well developed in the story so that you are not bored
with a chapter here or there. Sabryna and Marcus are strong, intelligent and
independent characters, but both are lacking emotional connections. Sabryna's
problems started with her mother's death, which caused her father to get
absorbed into himself with his own pain. He forgot he was still a father with a
daughter who needed him. Marcus's issue was the person he idolized and loved the
most; his father fell very short of his expectations. Because of this, Marcus
couldn't give of himself to another, which led to deadly consequences.
Once again, not resolving the past can cause a person to shy away from
meaningful relationships due to trust and self doubt. They constantly second
guess the intentions of another person and are unable to share themselves fully.
The story does a great job of highlighting what can happen when issues are not
properly addressed before a person becomes involved with another person.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com | 1st February 2009