Title: Stockholm
Author: Leigh Lennon
Genre: Dark Romance
Release Date: March 23, 2018
Blurb
What happens when your captor becomes your savior?
Mikayla Miller wakes up one morning, bound to a bed, in a farmhouse in
Alberta, Canada, with no recollection of how she got there.
When she comes face to face with her captor, Mikayla can’t deny the
instant chemistry between them. The man she only knows as Nolan insists he’s
her protector, but lives by his own unique moral compass.
As the days turn into months, Nolan’s touch, his words, and the way he
looks at her, ignite her body and soul. No matter how hard Mikayla fights
their unmistakable connection they share, she begins to fall for him, and a new
woman is created in her place.
Back in the small town where Mikayla disappeared, two women reel from a
shattering loss. When letters suddenly start appearing from Mikayla,
twelve years later, they are left wondering why she’d choose her abductor over
her own family.
Love is complicated, and messy;
but sometimes the heart can’t help what it wants.
For Mikayla Miller, it never was a choice.
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Excerpt
Deep down, Mikayla understood Nolan was taking over her heart. Ethan, her boyfriend, had come out of nowhere, and she thought their love was the real deal until Nolan appeared in her life.
“No, Mikayla, get that out of your mind,” she said out loud to stun her back to reality.
“Who are you talking to?” Nolan asked, walking by her room.
“Just myself,” she replied.
“I’m not a bad guy, Mikayla,” he said, and she wanted to think of him as a monster, but she couldn’t.
He entered her room, this time without permission, and she didn’t stop him. As she sat with her ass planted on her bed, he walked toward her, stopping when his knees touched hers. She didn’t look at him, but he grasped her chin, tipping her head to his. “You have to know what I feel for you is as real as the snow outside.”
Her eyes tried to avoid his gaze, but the more she felt his stare, the more it drew her eyes to look at his. “Mikayla, tell me to leave the room, and I will.”
She sat silently, not saying a word. “Mikayla, tell me not to touch you, and I won’t.”
Again, she said nothing.
“Mikayla, tell me you don’t have feelings for me, and I will believe you.”
Again, she couldn’t speak. At the moment, she was mute.
“Tell me not to kiss you right now, and I won’t.”
Sitting down next to her, he moved her face to his, leaning his head toward her. “This is it, sweetness, no turning back.” Right then, she leaned in, placing her lips on his as their connection strengthened with their first kiss. It was soft. How could his lips be so tender, she thought as their tongues danced together? She couldn’t pull away. In her mind with her judgment clouded she told herself, I don’t want to stop this, not now, not ever.
Review
This ones a bit different for me, I've seen it described as dark but to me there it wasn't dark at all.
The author goes from past to present and back throughout the book, honestly it made my head spin. I wanted to see more of the actual realtionship build between Mikayla and Nolan but it was missing, with all the jumping back and forth it just seems to have gotten lost.
Stockholm had potential to be a pretty great story but I spent so much time trying to keep up with past/present, Mikayla/Collette and Nolan/David that it became a struggle to truly enjoy what I was reading.
I'd like to be able to say that I understood the main characters but truly there was a lack of development that left me questioning what I just read. I really just needed more of Mikayla & Nolan's relationship build up, an then the inlaws were tossed in just carelessly. The brother who made certain things possible was the least mentioned when his life was on the line if things went south.
Between the lack of connection to the characters and trying to stay on track with the back and forth I couldn't truly enjoy this book.
The author goes from past to present and back throughout the book, honestly it made my head spin. I wanted to see more of the actual realtionship build between Mikayla and Nolan but it was missing, with all the jumping back and forth it just seems to have gotten lost.
Stockholm had potential to be a pretty great story but I spent so much time trying to keep up with past/present, Mikayla/Collette and Nolan/David that it became a struggle to truly enjoy what I was reading.
I'd like to be able to say that I understood the main characters but truly there was a lack of development that left me questioning what I just read. I really just needed more of Mikayla & Nolan's relationship build up, an then the inlaws were tossed in just carelessly. The brother who made certain things possible was the least mentioned when his life was on the line if things went south.
Between the lack of connection to the characters and trying to stay on track with the back and forth I couldn't truly enjoy this book.
Author Bio
Leigh Lennon is
mother, veteran and a wife of a cancer survivor. Originally with a degree in
education, she started writing as an outlet that has led to a deep passion. She
lugs her computer with her as she crafts her next story. Her imaginary
friends become real on her pages as she creates a world for them. She loves
pretty nails, spikey hair and large earrings. Leigh can be found drinking
coffee or wine, depending on the time of the day.
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