Review: Reprieve by Scarlett Scott

Reprieve by Scarlett Scott
Release Date: July 7, 2011
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Page Count: 200
Source: provided by the publisher for review

It’s been a year since Sophie lost her husband and daughter in a car wreck but time hasn’t healed her wounds. A desperate choice leads her to Trevor, the handsome stranger who saves her life and leaves her wanting more than just a few steamy kisses.

Trevor is content living the fast-paced life of a successful NYC entrepreneur. The last kind of complication he needs is a troubled woman like Sophie. But he’s immediately drawn to her even if his bachelor instincts scream for him to run.

As Sophie struggles to fight her growing feelings for Trevor, she’s torn between her past and the future. Somehow, she has to find the strength to finally let go and move on with a man who is everything she never thought she wanted.

Cover notes / Warnings: This is a sensual romance (may have explicit love scenes, but not erotic in frequency or type).

Review:  It’s such a wonderful thing when you find a great author you’ve never read before. This book was terrific. I love recovery stories, and this novel had well-written characters with the perfect combination of emotion and sorrow with passion and romance. We’re introduced to Sophie as she’s released from the hospital after a horrible crash and brought home to an unwanted party. Standing alone in a room full of her friends and family simply wanting to be alone to mourn broken life, she is shocked and guilty when she feels a spark for Trevor.

Her family and friends mean well, but Trevor can see right through her carefully built façade of “I’m fine”. Trevor encourages her to paint again. When her paintings start selling at his art gallery, she starts to feel alive again. She still feels guilty about her growing feelings and physical attraction towards Trevor, and Trevor is hurt deeply to see she hasn’t let go of her dead husband. This romance book shows how Sophie is able to let go and find love and a family again.

One thing I’m disappointed in… her characters were well-written. So well-written, I want to know what happens with her sister Claire and Trevor’s partner Marcus. I liked both of them, and wish there had been more wrap-up with Claire’s story. I hope Scarlett Scott writes Marcus a book next.

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