Precious Embrace Book Review & Giveaway

Book Summary:

A second divorce and a new baby wasn’t the vision Alison Hayes had for her future. Now a single mother with two young boys, she wants to focus on her kids and what’s left of her stagnant career.

When Detective Johnny Rhay Bennett breezes into her life with his country-boy accent, she wants to run. She doesn’t need another man in her life, or another reason to make people talk. But when her worst nightmare becomes a reality, Johnny is the only person who can pull Ali out of her despair, forcing her to stay strong and not give up hope of finding her missing child.

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Who falls in love after a one-night stand? Johnny Rhay doesn’t believe it’s possible until it happens to him. With Nashville in his rear-view mirror, he’s determined to convince Alison she loves him too, even if it means moving to the West Coast.

Ali’s not easy, and she’s living on just this side of bitter after her divorce, but Johnny doesn’t care. He’s up for the challenge. At least, he believes he’s up for it until baby Micah is stolen right out from under his nose. Now Johnny has to keep it together and get that sweet little boy home safe before his dreams of having a family vanish too.

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About the Author:

Dana Mason started writing to prove to her computer geek husband and her math & science geek kids that she actually has a brain; it’s just a right functioning brain instead of a left. She’s lived all over the country and uses that experience in her writing and character studies. Her debut novel, Dangerous Embrace, is the first in a contemporary romance series about a group of friends from Northern California who learn just how short life can be when you don’t hold on to what’s important. Second chances don’t come easy…but sometimes love is worth the risk. 

When not writing, Dana specializes in professional development and training. She’s also a board member on the local Art's Council and does what she can to support the art community.  As an avid reader and movie watcher, she always requires a happily ever after ending.

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My Review

Precious Embrace was a second novel written by Mason, it’s not a follow up to the previous novel Dangerous Embrace so you are able to read it without starting there, although I did enjoy a brief update on the characters from DE.

Precious Embrace was a great read, filled with suspense and romance. It begins with Ali’s reflection on a one night stand she had with detective Johnny Rae while attending her first ex-husbands marriage. Johnny Rae being a childhood friend of her ex-husbands new wife, and her having a close relationship with her ex, they were both in attendance to the Maui wedding. They met briefly at the end of Dangerous Embrace and it was obvious they were going to have a connection. The only problem was Johnny lived 3000 miles away.  

So while being together at the wedding they took advantage of the time together in a romantic city, but Ali now going through her second divorce in 2 years was only willing to spend just that one night with Johnny as she has a young infant son from her recent marriage, and 8 year old from her first marriage. She wants her children to be her focus; a new relationship was not in the cards.

To her surprise Johnny decided he couldn’t be without her and packed up his old life in Nashville and moved to sunny California. Ali didn’t know what his plan was and although she tried to fight her true feelings of how she felt, she eventually gives into this immediate connection, and love quickly makes them irresistible to one another.

Sadly though the dramatic kidnapping of her young 4 month old son soon happens, and although Johnny attempted a very heroic rescue, and he almost lost his life trying, the kidnappers still got away. Now he must help Ali through the days of not knowing where, by who, or why her son Micah has been taken.

Dana writes a terrific read and I really enjoyed it! Even with a two year old and two month old, I used every available ‘me moment’ to read and find out what was going to happen next. She did a terrific job with the characters and story line.  Johnny was every woman’s dream in the sense he loved her for her, and he opened his arms to love her young boys as if they were his own. Of course the accent made him irresistible to me, for some reason a southern drawl is hard to resist, and I caught myself many times reading him with his accent. I would give this book a 4!
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~*Disclaimer: This post was written by Cheryl for Genuine Jenn. A copy of this book was received in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are honest and my own.*~

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