Lifers

4.5 stars!

When I first heard about Lifers, I thought- MUST READ! It’s by Jane Harvey-Berrick and I enjoy her writing, it seems like an original and unique concept, AND the heroine is a ‘slutty’ reverend's daughter & the hero is a tattooed and broken boy who happens to be an ex-convict. Sign me up! It didn’t disappoint! I fall for this authors heros every single time, and I’m really loving Jordan right now!!! Jordan and Torrey are both at a crossroads. They’re both currently stuck in this little town, but for very different reasons. Torrey is the reverend's daughter. After her father remarried, and she quit her job, she decided to come and live with her mother to get her life together. Jordan’s story is very different. After spending the last eight

years in prison, he is back in his hometown living with his parents until his parole is up. And his welcome is not warm. When Torrey first meets Jordan, she has no idea who he is or what he’s done. She just see’s a shy and extremely good looking man. The more she finds out about him, the less she cares about his past. She doesn’t judge him for the things he’s done, she only wants to be there for him.

“Here, everyone knows my story and has decided I’m trash.”“Except me,” she said.

Jordan is the town pariah. No one talks to him or looks at him unless they are harassing him. Torrey’s mother is the only one who would give him a job to meet his parole requirements, and that is only because it was the ‘Christian thing’ to do. Even his own parent’s hardly speak to him. But Torrey is different. So different. She wants to know him, gets him to open up. Torrey needs someone in her life too. They both fill that spot for one another.

“I like talkin’ about it with you. It’s just a little strange for me. I feel like you’re a dream and I’ll wake up and find my life really is total shit after all.”

When I was with her, for the first time in a long while, I didn’t feel judged. I couldn’t figure out why, but she seemed to accept me for who I was. Not that I knew what that meant anymore, but she made me feel alive.

Torrey and Jordan’s friendship slowly becomes something else. Something more. For the first time in a long time, Jordan has someone he can talk to, someone he can be with, and he’s falling for her. And even though she doesn’t want to, she’s falling for him too.The dynamic between Torrey and Jordan just felt right. I loved everything about Jordan and his broken soul. It had been a really long time since he had been with a woman, but it only made the sex scenes hotter! Jordan appears to be the ‘bad boy’ with the prison background and all the tattoo’s, but he really is a big sweetheart. I adored him. Although I had a few small issues with the heroine in the beginning, she really came into her own by the end. I rooted for this couple. They have a long journey ahead of them, but they have the love to make it through.

“I love you.” I said. “What we have, you and me, it’s what I thought love should be, but I’d stopped believing it existed.”

Lifers did have a bit of a slow start for me. But once it started to pick up, I couldn’t put it down. I loved the slow burn of Jordan and Torrey’s relationship. There wasn’t insta-love, maybe instant attraction, but the love grew with time and friendship. Both parties were hesitant to get into a relationship, and for good reasons. Once they started to open up, it was lovely to watch. Besides the slow start and Jordan’s accent confusing me at times, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. With themes of love, forgiveness, and living life to the fullest, it was truly a beautiful story.

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