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Review

4 stars

I was introduced to J. Saman by reading the Boston’s Irresistible Billionaires series, and I’m such a mad fan that I have begun my journey through her back-catalogue.

This is the first book of The Edge series, and it’s a sweet, sexy, slightly angsty romance full of longing and fantastic chemistry, and I really enjoyed it.

Jonah and Halle meet at a bar one night when she approaches him on a dare. They end up spending a wild night together and in the morning they go their separate ways… until Halle rocks up to her new job as a nurse practitioner and discovers that Dr Jonah is her new boss. Jonah never gets involved with employees, so as drawn to each other as they may be, they agree to keep their one night stand a secret and be completely professional with each other. But that soon proves to be impossible.

“You want to know the ultimate while lie, Carolina?” I stare at him expectantly, but my brain is screaming at me to walk away. “That I didn’t find an incredible woman in a random bar in the middle of Boston when my heart was crushed into gravel and hers was formed into solid steel. That we’re not so absolutely right and yet so very wrong for each other. That I don’t want to say fuck it all to my carefully crafted rules.”

Oh, I loved the feels in this book! You have the angst of a forbidden relationship, which I love, but there is significant drama that they’re both dealing with that complicates their growing feelings for each other. Jonah is a widow. He is still grieving and very much in love with his wife, and never had any intention of moving on and becoming involved with anybody else. And Halle’s last relationship ended in disaster when her ex-boyfriend turned out to be a criminal hacker who landed her in a dangerous position with his enemies. She is closed off and protective of herself and is nowhere near ready to let somebody into her life again. There’s a lot of drama swirling around them, but in the middle of it all is the most beautiful, natural and honest love story as these two – despite their best intentions, fall madly for each other.

I love her. But this isn’t just love. This is what being in love feels like. This crazy, all-consuming rush. This powerful swell surging up from within me. This clenching of my chest and tightening in my stomach and smile across my face. This need for her to be mine. It’s not possession. It’s not claiming. It’s more than that. It’s knowing she’s my everything.

The chemistry simmers from the very beginning, but the love story feels like a slow burn as they carefully figure it all out. I loved the character development and the way they openly dealt with their issues while finding their way to each other, and I loved seeing these two get their HEA.

Such a gorgeous read, and I’m so excited to continue on with the series.

4 stars.

I listened to this as an audiobook, narrated by Amy Melissa Bentley and Sean Hardisty, and it’s a good one to listen to.

 

The Edge

 

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About the Author

J. Saman is a USA Today and Amazon top 40 bestselling author who writes sassy, swoony, and scorching contemporary romances. She is addicted to Diet Coke, sour candy, and indie rock. She swears way too much (especially after a glass of wine) and has a penchant for sarcasm (or so her husband and children like to tell her).

J. is an admitted lover of second chance romances, enemies to lovers, and the perfect amount of angst. She is best known for writing funny and emotional romances filled with smart, strong women, and sexy alphas who have a softer side—especially for their women.