Back to You - C. Standing

Ruminations of an Insomniac.. 

Best friends. Lovers. Enemies. Finally, forever. The queen of his kingdom, Ashley brought Rome to his knees, at her feet. All this power she held, at just 17. And he was one hundred percent a goner. The boy loved football. Loved it enough to make a career of it. But he loved Ashley more. She was his universe. He was her champion, on and off the field. But questioned trust can do dreadful things. 

"My end game. My forever. My everything. The air I breathe. The life in my lungs. The blood in my veins. I don't exist without her." - Rome Grayson

Years later, time may have passed while they've been living their own lives apart, but little else has changed. Their reunion is tumultuous, at best. But the flame between Rome and Ashley has only been fueled, beyond control, by absence and sexual tension. On the note of sexual tension: the raw passion that C. Standing poured into the this story is unbridled. The steam rising out of these pages, made this girl need to fan herself on more than one occasion. I should have had a cold shower on standby. 

In this, her debut novel, she served us a fierce protector of a man, who knows what he wants and runs at it full tilt. A dynamically developed, independent heroine who adamantly guards her heart, lest she get burned again. And a literal lifetime love story. Is it perfect? No. But even the most charmed of lives isn't flawless. It's rife with humanity and I think that lends to a more relatable tale. 

Rating:

Book Boyfriend: 8.5/10 

Flow: 9/10

Plot: 10/10 

Overall: 9/10

Currently available on Kindle (and Kindle Unlimited).

Synopsis:

One night.

That’s all it took to ruin my entire life.

One. Fucking. Night.

I lost everything. My beautiful best friend. My soulmate. My reason for breathing.

The love of my life. My end game.

She was all of those things and more.

Ashley Davis owns my heart, and every day without her has been pure torture.

Hell, I’d rather be tortured than live like this.

Without her, I’m empty. A shell of the man I used to be.

The man I wish I still was.

I never expected to see her again, but now that I have, I won’t let her out of my sight.

Eight years ago, I made a mistake.

An epic, fucking mistake. I won’t screw up again.

Ashley Davis is my girl, and it’s about goddamn time she realizes it.

Ashley, baby, I’m coming for you.