Review | On the Surface (Imperfect Love #3) by Nikki Ash --> 5 Stars
TITLE: On the Surface
SERIES: Imperfect Love #3 AUTHOR: Nikki Ash GENRE: Contemporary Romance
TROPES: Second Chance / Opposites Attract
RELEASE DATE: June 22nd, 2019
People see what they want to see. They only view what’s on the surface, and they’re easy to fool. I let them see on the outside that I’m a successful businesswoman. My clothes are designer, my makeup flawless, and I live in a high-rise condo in Lennox Hills. They see perfection, not what lies beneath the surface.
The real me, the one I keep hidden is a broken-hearted woman who uses the makeup to hide her tears. The expensive clothing covers a heart once shattered by love. The walls of my expensive home shelter a lonely woman who hides the fact that deep down she wants to be loved. A woman who is too scared to risk her fragile heart.
For ten years, I’ve managed to hide behind the image of perfection. Only letting people see what’s on the surface.
Until I ran into him.
Now, every raw emotion, every shattered piece of my heart that I buried long ago is exposed outside the protective walls of my high-rise condo. No matter how hard I try, I can’t keep the walls from crumbling. He sees me beyond the image that I’ve created. He says he can handle what’s below the surface, but can I?
⭐️ 5 "Dimples" Stars ⭐️
I finally got to read Celeste’s story and… wow! On the Surface is without a doubt my favorite novel so far in the Imperfect Love Series. Nikki Ash achieved to transform a heroine I didn’t like at first (in the first standalone novel The Pick Up) into such a phenomenal one! I loved her so much and what can I say about Jase! That man is really swoon-worthy! Their romance is a beautiful second chance romance bursting with feels!
"𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙, 𝘿𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙨.”
They first meet when Celeste is only eighteen and it’s love at first sight. After an abrupt end to their one-week relationship, they meet eleven years later and the feelings are still so strong.
Celeste is such an independent, strong and determined woman. From a trailer park girl to the elite of the fashion world, Celeste is an example of determination and drive! On a personal level though, she’s still plagued by fear of love from her past. Jase is the perfect man to make her change and her embrace these feelings though. He’s attentive, sexy, confident and sweet! He looks like a bad boy with all his tattoos, but he’s so much more! Though he can act like a real prince charming, he also hides a dirty side in the throes of passion. Those two share so many incredibly HOT encounters. They’re so combustible and fantastic to watch explode in sexiness.
As this novel is part of a series, it was amazing to see more of Olivia, Nick, Giselle and Killian. Their love stories are so pretty too! I also enjoyed meeting new protagonists like Jax and Quinn, Jase’s siblings. They’re so supporting and a tight group! And let’s not forget one of the central part of this novel, Skyla. She’s Jase’s teen daughter and I loved her so much with her bubbly personality and obsession with everything fashion.
“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩. 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤, 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙛, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚.”
Obviously, this novel was a hit for me! I can never get enough of Nikki Ash’s exquisitely romantic stories!
THE IMPERFECT LOVE SERIES
Book #1
The Pickup
Book #2
Going Deep
Nikki Ash resides in South Florida where she is an English teacher and mom by day and a writer by night. When she’s not writing, you can find her with a book in her hand. From the Boxcar Children to Wuthering Heights to the latest Single Parent Romance, she has lived and breathed every type of book.
Reading is like breathing in, writing is like breathing out. – Pam Allyn
While reading and writing are her passions, her two children are her entire world. You can probably find them at a Disney park before you would find them at home on the weekends!
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