Stunted Heart is as gorgeously sensual as it is intimate; I delighted in every word.
With a sexually indulgent plot between Taryn Taylor, a swoon worthy stunt rider, and Cassie Kennedy, a hardworking ER doctor, there are sparks flying from the pages of the book right from Taryn and Cassie’s first meeting.
What follows is a spicy and thrilling ride to the finish set against the backdrop of and equally hot and action-packed Las Vegas strip. Ever the mysterious nomad, Taryn has no qualms about the way she conducts her business; women get what they want and so does she. But all that changes when a chance encounter with Cassie lights an unfamiliar fire under Taryn’s soft underbelly.
Cassie knows she’s in trouble; what should have stayed as an off the charts, hot, and steamy night of sex has taken a turn into waters Cassie isn’t all that comfortable treading. A traumatic past experience has left Cassie all about saving lives, not purposefully endangering oneself for an adrenaline high. There’s no way she could possibly want more from someone like Taryn, is there?
Taryn and Cassie’s journey towards each other is exciting on so many levels, there’s obviously the ravishing sexual encounters but then there’s the deeper, more intimate sides of their fledgling relationship, as they each share and work on their individual vulnerabilities. It makes for a really balanced story, which is easy as a reader to deeply appreciate and become completely submerged in.
Taryn closed the door…”I have never seen you look more beautiful.”
Stunted Heart – Helena Harte
She pressed her mouth to Cassie’s ear and whispered, “Except when you’re coming for me. Then you’re at your most beautiful.”
There’s a care free, teasing banter between Taryn and Cassie which nicely compliments the layer upon layer of chemistry that these two characters share in spades! The book features the trademark ‘excess and fun’ of the Las Vegas strip with a fictional new hotel called Cosmos, and the author’s writing makes it oh so easy to vicariously live the famous Vegas highlife.
What I ended up loving the most about Stunted Heart is that it’s not just a story centered on two characters’ passionate chemistry and sexual desires. Rather their instant chemistry is used as a gateway to explore connections to not only one’s self, but chosen family and personal vulnerabilities, and how or indeed if, ones goes about sharing those.
In all, a fabulous read which is equal parts thrilling, sexual, and emotional. Perfect in every single way.
I received an ARC of this book from Butterworth Books in exchange for an honest review.
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