He outbid me, that was our initial interaction.He was cocky, my first impression.Then he stole my heart, I don’t even think he noticed.Alastar O’Shea was full of sexual energy, the things he would say, the addictive things he would do.He knew how to make me come undone.He knew how to love me.He was the best experience of my sheltered life.But do you ever really know who someone is?What if the … you ever really know who someone is?
What if the story I know isn’t the story at all?
I thought I knew him I was wrong.
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I just finished reading this amazing book, and I am crying like a baby. Such a complex and wonderfully haunting story! The book starts with Emerson, the lead female character, (whose point of view is used to speak to us throughout most of the book), as she leaves her native Australia, with her best friend, Brielle, to go to London. Emerson goes into an antique store, and falls in love with an emerald and rose gold ring. She is told by the old woman who runs the shop, that the ring has markings on it that show that it was made a long time ago, and was probably owned by royalty. Emerson wants the ring but she shouldn’t buy it because it’s too expensive. Suddenly, a very attractive Irish man comes into the shop and wants to purchase the same ring. He really wants the ring he says for his mother, and is willing to pay more than twice the asking price, but this makes Emerson really angry because she has the ring on her finger, and she really wants it, so she decides to go ahead and buy it. The handsome man, who she was attracted to, gives her his card with his name, Star, on it and asks her to contact him if she wants to sell him the ring. The next day, Emerson, runs into Star at her work, and there seems to be instant chemistry. Emerson continues to run into Star, where he tells her his name is really Alastar. Alastar cannot seem to stay away from Emerson, even though he seems to be giving her mixed signals and calling her Emmaline, but she cannot stop thinking of him. Alastar finally asks Emerson out, and there is a very strong emotional and physical attraction. Alastar wants to have a relationship with Emerson, but tells her that it has to be short lived because he is leaving in two weeks to go to America for an indefinite period of time with his brother, George. They decide to spend every minute of time together that they can before he leaves. Emerson discovers that Alastar is an award winning photographer and painter. At the end of the two weeks, they separate, both of them broken hearted. Emerson is extremely depressed and only leaves home to go to work. She starts to have strange dreams about a princess, Elizabeth, and her guard, Henry, and also starts sketching pictures of things, places, and people that she can’t seem to get out of her head. She had purchased letters that are connected to the ring, after she gets a call about their existence from the old woman at the shop, who feels that she should have them. Emerson starts to read them, and they turn out to be letters from a man named Alchron to a princess, Emmaline. Finally Emerson goes out again with her friends, and runs into George. Emerson finds out that Alastar has been back from America for at least a month but never contacted her, and she becomes furious. She goes to Alastar’s home, and I don’t want to give anything else away because that is when the story really starts to get good. I would recommend this book to everyone who loves to read a good book, and I could totally see this being made into a movie. I just loved this book, and could not put it down until I was finished reading it. It is unlike any romance novel that I have ever read before!
4.5 stars: When Alastar and Emerson first meet vying for the same emerald ring at an antique store, you have no idea at all how this first meeting will intertwine their fates for the rest of the story. Even though the ending was not what I wanted to read, I gave it 4.5 stars bc I liked just about everything else that happened before it from the slow burn to the underlying sense that Alastar knows more than he’s revealing. It kept me reading and guessing into the early morning to find out what the mystery was and it was not at all what I could have imagined. The ending, though, felt rushed and the final resolution Emerson comes up with to resolve their situation had flawed reasoning. But nevertheless, this unique book has haunted me since I finished reading it and I still would highly recommend it, esp as I saw on Amazon in the author’s bio that a continuation to this story, Save Me Alastar, is coming soon. I am so freaking excited and can’t wait to continue their story onto a HEA this time (hopefully)!
I didn’t enjoy this as much as the Stanton series, I do hate to compare books from the same author but I was expected to love this as much as the Stanton. I certainly wasn’t looking for the book to be the same i mean how boring would that be. I will say it was unexpected, full of drama, twist and turns. It’s not what it seems and I wasn’t sure how to take it.
I didn’t enjoy this as much as the Stanton series, I do hate to compare books from the same author but I was expected to love this as much as the Stanton.
I certainly wasn’t looking for the book to be the same, I mean how boring would that be.
I will say it was unexpected, full of drama and twist and turns.
It’s not what it seems and I was not sure how to take it.
I’m speechless… This book hit me so hard.
Everything about this story is perfect. The characters, the dialogue, the steamy moments.
I couldn’t put this down. Honestly, it’s one unforgettable story about true love.
I’ll admit it… I was in tears at the end of the book.
I absolutely loved the mystery between the characters. There is also a pinch of an unexplainable element, but the story is not an over the top fantasy. I don’t want to ruin this book for anyone, so I’m just going to stop right here. This is a must read for romance lovers!