I’m an ex-Navy SEAL. A wounded warrior with a hard-ass exterior and a checkered past to match. All I care about is my outdoor survival business—teaching others the skills they need to survive in the face of danger.But fate has a wicked sense of humor.From out of nowhere this brunette-beauty with the easy smile and doe-eyes walks into my life…and it’s not the first time.Summer doesn’t remember me. … time.
Summer doesn’t remember me. But she’s the one I can’t forget.
I know that she’s in danger, and I’ll gladly give in to every protective instinct I have when it comes to keeping her safe.
There’s a reason fate sent her my way for a second time.
Only, this time…I won’t fail her.
Not again.
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Forgotten Love by J.M. Davies is the First book in the Bound By Love Series. This is the story of Rafe and Summer.
Rafe and Summer have a history but Summer doesn’t remember it do to a health issue. But Rafe does and she is the women that he can’t forget. This is is second chance for him to protect her and work toward getting the girl. This book ends setting us up for the next installment in this series I felt.
This is a hot and steamy second chance romance. I just loved Rafe and Summer’s story these two were great characters and had tons of chemistry. I just loved this book it was a super read and I finished it in one sitting I would recommend this book. I cannot wait for the next book.
Forgotten Love is a super steamy, and emotional second chance romance.
“…she knew he only needed to place a finger on her skin and a hunger for him called”
Summer has so much thrown at her, but underneath is strong and determined to stand on her own feet and rise above it.
No matter what Summer remembers or doesn’t she can never resist Rafe.
“I burn for you and only you.”
Rafe is a bit of an arrogant alpha. He is a former Navy SEAL and has some issues of his own, but refuses to let any weakness show through his tough exterior. But that unwillingness to show his vulnerabilities makes staying close to anyone impossible.
“Rafe is an unstoppable force. He’s like a whirlwind. He sweeps in and tears up everything in his path. A destructive force. And then he leaves. I’m not sure I can survive another round with Rafe.”
This story has lots of angst to keep my heart racing tempered with some good character development that had me really rooting for our hero and heroine to land on their middle ground and find an HEA or at least a ‘happy for now’!
-4 Stars!-
J. M. Davies ‘Forgotten Love’ is a twist of fate story. Two lovers are caught on the outside of their own love as one forgets while the other remembers only too well.
I didn’t expect to empathize with both characters yet I did because the author had done her job and it mattered to me how this ill-fated love would work out.
Hot and sizzling, the story is filled with romantic language that drew me in. For example, “Molded against him, the wind blew her dress, and the material fluttered up to reveal the tops of her thighs. Gabriel was right—this was explosive.”
Through a tantalizing story line and sexy scenes the author keeps us guessing and on edge for more.
Every series book should include a cliffhanger and this certainly did not disappoint. Buy it, download it, read it. You won’t be disappointed.
Book Review/Recommendation
Forgotten Love (Bound By Love #1) by J.M. Davies
Ebook – Genre – Contemporary Romance
Here was Summer, waiting for her husband to arrive, she was at the Italian bistro in the North End of Boston. She knew exactly what she wanted because she was a creature of habit and loved chicken parmigiana, but she held off giving her order, waiting for her husband to arrive. Yes he was late, as she peered at her Rolex watch. A desperate attempt to selvedge her marriage was what Summer was wanting to do. Fed up and not feeling that well, she was about to disembark when, there was a bit of a commotion, her husband, Rafe appeared.
Rafe could see Summers eyes, the love that had shined brightly was replaced with open disgust, but tonight was going to be different, but it was too late, Summer had thrown her wedding band off, like any decent man should do, he took the advice of the waiter and hi tailed it chasing after her wife. But when he opened the door to her well-organized third-floor condo, she wasn’t there.
The phone rang, Summer is in hospital. Yes, in hospital!! and had to be operated on as she suffered some head traumas. The thing is, the in laws had blamed him so Rafe and to pussy foot around them being at the hospital. 4 weeks in a coma, 4 weeks and miraculously Summer woke up, unfortunately this was bad timing as Rafe was just going out and in laws were going in when this was announced, taken onto one side, a pay off was made.
This is the back story, now 8 months later, with Summer having retrograde amnesia, the story takes a very different line. So how much memory has Summer lost? Does Summer remember her husband at all? How or what would trigger Summers memory?
Firstly I want to sincerely thank J.M Davies for gifting me the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Gosh when I read this I felt so sorry for Rafe. He loses his wife through memory loss, this must be really hard to come to terms with, and also, watching Summer act like a single person and having no recollection of Rafe is even more baffling. You can, by his actions see, that he truly loves her. Oh it was just as heart wrenching watching Summer go through her troubles, yes, she was piecing together bits and pieces, but not quite getting there, her tears of hurt and not remembering were so sorrowful, you could feel the hurt seeping through the pages and into my eyes. Summer, oh dear, Summer!! At times I wanted to strangle her (metaphorically of course) she bounces like a yo-yo with her feelings towards Rafe, get a grip Summer, oh she is so annoying sometimes, just let your feelings go and live instead of holding back. Maybe this is why she is acting the way she is, because she is still hurting inside.
J.M Davies has an approach of leading you into the story with inviting words, the gentle flow, at the beginning is quite essential for the lead up to the main story. J.M Davies, plotting skills are marvellous and I couldn’t see where we were going with the storyline, it kept me guessing and always asking myself “what’s the trigger that’s going to help Summer remember?” I’m not a great fan of swearing in a book, so there is quite a bit in this one, the f bomb is used ahhhh, more than once, also with men were talking to men…. well reality check there. J.M Davies is a romance author and ahhh, this is very much a full on hot sex rumpy, bumpy, but I got to give credit where credit is due, it must be hard for a romance author to find different words used and describing a sex scene.
Although the love scenes are well out of my comfort zone, I’m still giving this a 5 star rating ….. I do notice if something is done to perfection and JM Davies delivers just that. What an ending as well, it left me saying … wow, what a stunned moment that was!!!
Recommendation
For all you romantics out there, this is definitely a pick up and read. There are explicit sex scenes in this book, so this is more of an adult read. This would also be a good one for other romance writers to read to get to grips on how other writers write, plus the concept of the whole storyline is a damn good one.
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I really enjoyed the plot twist with the amnesia and the heroine trying to remember her past. In the first few pages, the hero is presented as irresponsible, but this is a second chance romance. Ms. Davies presents two people who had problems in the early part of their relationship, but even with amnesia, our heroine fell in love with him all over again. Our hero is a true hero who has suffered physically and mentally, from serving his country. Well-presented story and a real page-turner.
Book one in the Bound By Love series a well written book by an Author I have not read before. Rafe and Summer will have so much to overcome when they get their second chance at love. I would like to know what happens to Matt after what he did, maybe it will happen in the next book. I enjoyed reading this book. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This story…oh my goodness. This story had me crying from the very beginning. Summer and Rafe are beautiful characters and their story adds so much to it. This is a must read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is a second chance for love and falling in love again. After a car accident Summer loses her memory so she doesn’t remember the customer who is coming every day for breakfast in her diner. Rafe has almost lost Summer and when he finds her working in a dinner he sees is at the sign to fight for their love. But will their love survive every obstacle that life will throw under their feet? All in all interesting steamy romantic story. But I had really a few issues, like the things that are one time mentioned and later not explained, like how Rafe didn’t tell her who his family really are. I had a feeling that he just fucked her senseless and she said yes to everything. I wished that the author had paid more attention to the small details.
I volunteered to review an ARC of this book for NetGalley