Not Far Enough

From the back: Linsey's marriage to Jarvis Parradine had not lasted much longer than the honeymoon - yet was that surprising, when he had never uttered one word of love to her? And not only that, but she had actually caught him in the arms of another woman. So she had left him and escaped to distant Mauritius - where, four years later, he had managed to track her down. And now, in addition to controlling the attraction she still felt for Jarvis, Linsey had to try to keep her secret from him... MY THOUGHTS - Wow, this book was pretty brutal! For starters, Jarvis the hero was definitely brutal to Linsey. Well, not in the violent sense but in punishing her emotionally and you know, the usual way But then again Linsey deserved most of it because she ran away from Jarvis due to a misunderstanding (she saw him kissing another woman and didn't bother telling him, confronting him or explaining) And she hid the fact that she had his child - for four years! Not good... Linsey was 18 and Jarvis was 34 I think when they got married. The book/Jarvis did address the fact that she was probably too young to get married. I honestly thought this book was pretty believable regarding that subject matter. I can relate to Linsey's feelings regarding sex or should I say "making love" ~_~ I still liked the story because it was pretty sweet at the end, ya know! And I know Jarvis' reactions and reasons for jealousy was not cool - he was jealous of his own son cause he thought Linsey loved their son more than Jarvis! Jealousy does not mean love, I know, but still, he admitted all his mistakes, apologized for being brutal, that and was ready to beg for her, etc. And Linsey also apologized for her behavior and admitted her mistake. So they were both fair to each other. It's also kinda funny that Linsey was so unaware of her beauty. She had so many admirers! Heck one even proposed marriage to her! Jarvis certainly scooped her up before any them got any funny ideas! The only complaint I have of this book that almost all the book was the "semi brutal emotional punishment" Only close to the end we get to see the happiness, forgiveness, happy love. But I still liked the book that's why I gave it four stars! ~_~