Amazon Description
When Drake started the night at his father’s campaign fundraiser, he never imagined he’d end it being conned into buying drugs on the West Side. Losing high-stakes poker has its consequences, but he’d repeatedly face them just to hear Lacey Douglas sing. Drake sees Lacey light up the stage, and he has to have her. But his intentions for being on her side of town turn out to be the reason he can’t.
Chicago native Lacey has dreams of the opera, but life has its obstacles. Lacey has come to know her hardships as part of living in the real world and accepts them fully. When Lacey meets the intense and invigorating Drake, a fire is lit inside her, unleashing those dreams again.
Two paths that should have never crossed prove to create the exact pairing the other needs. But when their worlds take time to catch up, everything they have is tested. Finding the space between the two sides that challenge them will be hard, but it’s the only place that will keep them together.
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Book Review
As I was browsing amazon one day this FREE book caught my attention. Girl from the wrong side of town falls for rich politicians son. This is my first book by Mrs. Smith, and I have to say I enjoyed it.
This is a story of two young people lost trying to find there way in life with the circumstances they have been dealt. First you have Lacey a stage hand who aspires one day to be an international opera singer. At her young age she has the task of caring for her mother who is battling cancer. Despite her surroundings, (plus having a BFF that's a drug dealer) she has always walked the straight and narrow. Well one night she meets Truman Drake, the country club jaguar driving, politicians son who is easy on the eyes ( yummy). Sparks fly between them until Lacey finds out he's there to purchase drugs. Ok this part in the book had me not feeling that great toward Lacey. I mean Seriously your going to be a RAT and call the cops (smh).
Well thinking she's seen the last of him, she reports to her new job as a NANNY to find Drake staring back at her. Oh ya let the games begin. Ready to bring her down/ get her fired he has a change of heart when he finds out the real reason for her taking the job. From this point on the the chemistry between Lacey and drake is hot and intense. I mean throw some nipple rings in the mix and hot steamy/ passionate scenes.... Yup def some fanning yourself moments.
There relationship was a constant struggle because they were from two different worlds. The supporting characters in this book I actually loved. My favorite was Adele, drakes little sister. The reader gets to see her battle with peer pressure and in the end rise to the occasion. Drake/Lacey's love story was one of secrets/ misunderstandings and RACISM. Some of the obstacles in their relationship left me heartbroken for them both. The ending of this book was my favorite. When is seems that the world is against you loving someone what do you choose? Do you choose the life you have always known?.....OR...... Do you sacrifice everything for LOVE?
I'll end this review with one of my favorite quotes:
" And I refuse to let my father make you feel any shred of what I felt growing up. As long as you're at my house and In my world, I'm going to protect you. I'm not going to let anyone hurt you. Not ever, Lacey."-- Drake
I liked this book. The beginning/ ending drew me In but the middle didn't hold my attention as much. Good job Mrs. Smith.
Book rating: C/3.5 stars
Cheers,
Dr. Books
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