Money is not the most important thing in the world. Love is, so they say anyway. Fortunately, Drew loves money. He wasn’t capable of loving anything else. The more money he made, the more he needed to make. Always chasing a deal, that was the most important thing in the world to him.
You rode Morgan’s side of the tracks. Now ride Drew’s. You know the things she went through, things nobody should go through. Is Drew sorry for his part in that? Probably not. He’s not sure things would have turned out the way they did had he been the cute little husband the critics expected him to be. He did do things that hurt her, and regretted a lot of his choices, but tortured himself, wanting to do them still.
You think you know Drew? You don’t know squat. You know what his wife has told you. She couldn’t tell you more than that, she doesn’t know that part of Drew. You want a sappy cliché romance? Move on, this isn’t the story for you. You want all the gruesome details? Stick around, and then you can judge Drew.
I was pretty happy with how Underestimated ended. Sure, I had some questions, but that is the nature of a good book. So I was completely shocked when I found out there was going to be a second book. And I was VERY excited that it was going to be Drew's story.
When I very first started reading I was a little bit thrown off because the book is written in first person POV from Morgan. It was a total head scratcher for me, I was sure that it was Drew's story, so I went and checked the synopsis, I was right. So I just kept reading thinking that it would change. It didn't, not really, but it was Drew story, his account of how their relationship started and progressed. It is quite possibly the most creative way I've ever seen an ALT. POV written. The best part was we also got to know what was going on with Morgan and Drew after Underestimated. I am completely in love with how Jettie told Drew's story.
It was strange getting Drew's side of the story. I think that the strangest part was how unapologetic he was in the retelling. While his accounts were completely detailed it was almost as if he were rehashing the plot of a movie. There is no doubt that he would have taken back all of the horrific things that he had done, but when he was conveying his story it was as if he had removed himself from the present and was living wholly in the past. It was a little bit scary quite honestly, because I somehow feel like, had Drew been a real person, that is exactly how he would have acted.
By the time that Drew had finished his take on Underestimated I wasn't sure how I felt about him. I hated what he did to Morgan, the stuff he was still doing to her, but I had a MUCH better understanding of what had motivated him and just how broken he was. Not that Morgan deserved anything that happened to her, but really, neither did Drew. Drew changed so much during the novel, he was a completely different person than he had been at the beginning of Underestimated. A much better person, I was so happy and proud of him!
For the most part I really loved this book, until almost the very end. I felt rushed to me. This is a VERY long book, so I guess I was just expecting a little bit more. I'm completely satisfied with the characters and where they all ended up but I just wanted a little bit of meat to the ending of their stories.
“You coming soon? The photographer will be here any minute. Do you really want me to dress Nicholas for this?”
“No way, we’re leaving now… Drew?”
“Yeah.”
“The moving guys left two boxes of papers here for me. Should I bring them home for you?”
“No, I’ll send Celeste after them tomorrow. Come home. Nicky will be awake soon.”
“Okay, but you just called him Nicky again.”
“You don’t have to point it out every time I do it.”
“Yes I do. I’ll see you in a few. I have to run Alicia home first.”
“You should stop and get us some beer. We’ll float around the pool naked after Marta leaves and NICHOLAS goes to bed.”
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Writing is more than a passion for me. I write adult books, romance and erotica. I did recently try my hand at a young adult romance, but because of the gutter that my mind seems to fall into. It quickly went into rated R mode. I reside in Ohio. I love living in Ohio, except maybe the cold winters, and the snow, well maybe the hot summers too. Ah hell, I hate Ohio.I love to push my limits in writing, fuel the senses and emotions of my readers. I have some great supporters and love them all dearly.
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