Laura’s Review of Conquer Your Love (Surrender Your Love, #2) by J.C. Reed

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Synopsis

Meeting Jett was like bad luck. Dangerous. Unpredictable. And better avoided. In his game, the stakes are high. But are they worth the risk?

Brooke Stewart, a realtor in New York, finds forgetting is hard, but forgiving is harder. When the man she trusted, betrayed her, the only way to forget is to move on. Brooke is determined to start a new life, until she meets him again: the green-eyed, sexy as sin, six foot two sex god. The man who played dirty. The man who played her.

Sexy, rich, and arrogant Jett Mayfield knows he has made mistakes. He could have any other woman, and yet it’s Brooke he wants. When second chances collide with secrets and Brooke is threatened by the past, Jett is determined to protect her. She accepts his help unwillingly because she needs him but she wants to play his game on her own terms. And she has no intention to forgive or let him back into her bed.

When the man she is supposed to hate is the one she should trust, will he conquer her…or lose her forever?

A woman who can’t forgive.
A man who has made mistakes.
Two lives that are about to cross again and more secrets laid bare. 

What I Loved

          The book picks up a little bit after book one ended with Jett frantically trying to find Brooke, and Brook and Sylvie on their way to Italy to meet Alessandro Lucazzone.  Brooke is nursing her broken heart while at the same time checking the vast property she is about to inherit and what this all means for her life.  At the end of the first book my heart just broke for Brooke so much and I just wanted her to and Jett to be happy together.  Once they finally lay eyes on each other the sexual tension between them was so thick I couldn’t put this book down.  I couldn’t wait for them to just start tearing each other’s clothes off and go at it all night long.  Jett once again is as amazing as ever, and although there is still a ton of mystery when it comes to Jett Mayfield, you do get to learn some new things about him which I really like. 

          This book wasn’t without tons of action and I’m not just talking about sex.  The mystery of estate that Brooke is about inherit is still going strong and by the end of this installment you probably have more questions than answers.  I love the mysterious part the most I think because there is just so much to find out and learn still and it has kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time I was reading.  Of course there are some big bombshells not just when it comes to the estate but other aspects of Brooke’s life as well.  I love that this story ended on more of a high note, no cliffhangers in site (for now at least).

Not So Much

          This was a really great story but I did feel like at times the plot was a little thin with very slow movement towards an outcome.  There was a lot of drama and some action, but I guess I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, for something completely horrible to happen and it just never did.  There was progression with Jett and Brooke’s relationship but other story lines just didn’t move along as much.

          Once again I just don’t like the character of Sylvie at all, she just seems so selfish and self-centered.  To me she is more concerned with having a good time and getting completely plastered every single night then actually being there for her friend, who invited her to go to Italy with her and stay on a beautiful estate.  At one point she kind of left Brooke at a club, and I’m just thinking they’re in the middle of a foreign country and this girl just left her friend in a night club with strangers all around her.  She just doesn’t seem to have a huge purpose for me, and takes away from me enjoying the book. 

To Sum It All Up!

      

        Overall I was very happening with the ending of this one, and of course I reveled in the hot sexual chemistry between Jett and Brooke and loved their nothing short of amazing sex scenes.  Jett is one hot man and I got giddy anytime he and Brooke were around each other.  I love his possessiveness of her and his total dedication to her happiness.  He definitely surprised me a little at the end, but it was a good surprise and I can’t wait to see where all of this will lead them in the end.  This book was a little slow for me at times, but I overall it was a great book and I’m an official Jett Mayfield fan now!