For The Love Of Books: Dazed

Monday, March 31, 2014

Dazed

SYNOPSIS:

Jagger Kennedy never went looking for fame, he just fell into it. After scoring a major modeling contract, his clean-cut good looks and charm catapulted his career. But when his actress girlfriend breaks his heart, he moves to L.A. to try his hand at acting. He’s not looking for love—he just needs to make a change.

Aerie Daniels is a woman in control … until she meets Jagger. Her surprising connection with him leaves her dazed and it’s unlike anything she’s ever felt. But just when she lets her walls fall, she makes a startling discovery about Jagger that breaks her fragile heart into a million pieces.

To keep from losing the woman who’s changing his world, Jagger is willing to give up anything—including his career. But even that might not be enough to regain Aerie’s shattered trust…

Review:

Wow… this was a wonderfully hot and fast-paced read for me. Actually, this is the first book of Kim Karr’s that I’ve had the pleasure of reading, which, for me, worked out extremely well, as an informal introduction to her Connection series. “Dazed” was written as a stand-alone novella, which takes place in between Kim’s full-length Connection series books, so it’s a great way to learn her writing style and determine your like/dislike prior to committing to another book series.

So… I was almost immediately drawn in, mainly because of the cupcakes…but kept reading cause… if this author could get me almost to the point of wanting to jump in my car and hunt down some frigging pastries…by sheer cup-cakery description alone; I could only imagine how hooked I’d be on the romance aspect of the book. And Kim Karr didn’t disappoint. For being a novella, I was so impressed with Kim’s talent of creating characters with an amazing amount of depth and personality. I found myself invested in the relationship of Aerie & Jagger in a remarkably short amount of time. Their story was delightfully created with the perfect balance of playful flirtyness, sexy heat and just enough conflict and subsequent resolution to make it completely enjoyable.

4 stars ~Kathy