Strong Language, explicit sexual situations, adult contentJensyn Parrish was one of the world’s most gorgeous supermodels, dubbed the “Perfect 10” for most of her career. Thirteen years ago, a horrific car accident left her face disfigured. Suffering the loss of her beauty, career, and self-worth, she seeks a life of quiet seclusion in Hawaii.Lincoln Bass, a New York best-selling author and … author and adrenaline junkie, has no idea what he could possibly have in common with his brother’s friend Jensyn. After suddenly being impaired with blindness at only twenty-five, his life is forever altered. Independent, headstrong, and ever the daredevil, Lincoln is stricken with the certainty that if he wants to continue writing, he needs help.
Two people damaged by circumstances of fate…
Disguising who she once was becomes a difficult task for Jensyn. Her only job is to help Lincoln finish his book. But boundaries are somehow obscured and fiction becomes their reality.
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As a huge Cory Cyr fan, I am honestly not sure where to start with this one. This story is so outside the box from her normal tales aside from the older woman and younger man, that I was literally blown away by every word of this book. To say that this one takes an emotional toll on you is an understatement and Cyr has written it so beautifully that I could not put it down.
Jensyn is so broken with everything that happened to her. I could feel her pain seep through the pages. I could only imagine how something like that would affect someone physically but also mentally. Then you have Lincoln, who is just as damaged and more cynical when it comes to romance, that these two clash in such a stunning way. Aside from the physical attraction that these two share, they are connected emotionally with everything that they had to endure. I found that their love was so pure. The purest I have ever seen from any book I have read. It comes from within. While I do love every moment that Lincoln banters with Jensyn, it just solidifies their relationship to me. You can feel that chemistry as each taunting sexual jab is thrown by each of them. I laughed a lot with these two. But I also wanted to cry because of the pain they are going through. If anyone knows me, it takes a lot to get me worked up emotionally over a book. Well this one has just been added to a very short list of books that too.
Overall, I think this is my top read of the year. I am blown away by the attention to detail that Cyr incorporated and the research that it had to entail. The character build and watching these two flourish was amazing and really tugs on the heartstrings. This book is about building yourself back up and looking past imperfections. Not just about finding love but learning how to love yourself regardless of everything that you have endured emotionally and physically. You add some really great supporting characters and you have one brilliant read. Congrats on this one Cory, Shea has been knocked off his pedestal
Hot, hot must-read with a lot of soul.
Once again, Cory Cyr has come out with a book that demands to be read. In one sitting. And, as always, time spent reading The Perfect 1 went by too fast. It is funny, cheeky, sexy, and it spoke my language. The conversations between Lincoln and Jensyn were straight up, no beating about the bush there, and there was plenty of heat.
Jensyn Parrish was a Perfect 10 model in a past life, before a texting driver ploughed into her car, the accident which resulted in the damage to her face, effectively ended her career, her confidence and esteemed social status. Everyone in that world ridiculed her, then turned its’ back.
As for Lincoln Bass, a highly successful author and extreme adventurer, fate also kicked him to the curb, leaving him instantly blind as the result of an injury. He has railed at the world for months, ignoring his family, friends and his next book release. His brother has had enough, and asks Jensyn if she would help him with the completion of his book. Having avoided society for 13 years, she figured that as he can’t see the damage to her face, she could cope with his anger at life. What she didn’t count on, is how quickly he would see beneath the facade, into the heart of her.
I love the dark and often cutting edge humour that is a trademark of Cory’s writing, and while there’s plenty of hot action, there is deep soul-searching words that really make you think about life in general, as Lincoln says to Jensyn,
“You’re in deep thought, and judging from the last week, that’s not a good thing. You need to stop feeling with your thoughts and feel with your soul. Don’t be so worried about tomorrow; just be happy for today. What we have now is just the precursor to tomorrow”
Now Lincoln just needs to persuade her that she’s his Perfect 1.
With mind blowing hilarity, entertainment, and a reminder to just love the life that you have, the Perfect 1, has everything you could want in an absolutely 5 star read!
Cory Cyr, your books slay me.
I loved the way Cory brought Lincoln and Jensyn together . The inner beauty he sees in her the descriptive language used by Cory to describe how he feels and the emotional connection they both have.
Cory is an amazing writer and one of my all time favourite authors .
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WILL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS!!
I’ve read all of the books by this author. I really enjoy the younger man-older woman theme. Even though this story has everything, I’ve come to expect : hot sex, swoon worthy alpha and comedy relief, this was a complete 360 from the other books she has written. Jensyn is broken beyond repair. She has endured physical and mental pain for thirteen years. At 38, all she wants is to live out the rest of her life, alone and hidden in Hawaii.
Lincoln, at 25, (hot alpha male) is frustrated and bitter at his sudden circumstance that could jeopardize his career and has ruined any future adrenaline junkie sports. The chemistry between these two is amazing; they are not the usual “cookie-cutter” characters, but very relatable. Be prepared to have your emotions go all over the place. Besides the erotic sexual encounters, it’s a beautifully told love story that will leave you breathless and satisfied.