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Samuel Davenport runs his family's New York based
advertising agency. His brother, Adam, runs from responsibility and anything remotely
boring. And his temp, Haley, runs so she'll never be caught and hurt again. She
moved to the city New Year's Day to hide and recover, to build a new life far
from her past. In an effort to lie low, Haley never expects to be more than a
temp. What begins for Sam as an excuse to get to know her better, ends up being
an opportunity for advancement and excitement for Haley. When Sam tries to
uncover all of Haley's mysteries, he exposes her hiding place, endangers her
life, and threatens to destroy any chance of them ever having a future together
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Review
Haley Iverson
is a temp seceraty at Samuel Davenport's Advertising Agency. Haley is a
quiet and shy person who hides herself in frumpy clothing and a bad dye
job. Her boss, Sam, sees through her act and is intent on finding out
what is really going on with Haley. Hiding Out has a great premise, it
wasn't the typical story that I've been seeing lately. It kept me
wondering what was going on with Haley and if she would be able to stay safe.
Sam was an interesting one
too! He is running a very successful company in his early
thirties and taking on a serious, tough guy attitude to help him fit the
mold. All while his play boy brother, Adam, reaps the benefits
of his hard work. Somehow, I knew that wasn't really Sam though.
After a couple of awkward encounters with Haley, his walls started breaking and
he felt the need to take care of her and protect her.
The build up and sexual tension
between the two of them was great. I got so excited around the midway
point of the novel. I was rooting for Sam and Haley and knew Sam would
get things right. But no, he just didn't get it, at all. I got so
frustrated with his attempts to keep Haley around under pretenses of work and
his inability to share his feelings with her. It was like watching the
two most stubborn people not find happiness because neither wants to make the
first move!
I ended up
liking Adam a lot! In the short time we spent with him during the novel,
I saw him grow and finally got Sam to see the light. Haley's
transformation from beginning to end was impressive. She was no longer
going to be a victim and took charge mentally, physically and legally. I
really liked the ending and was happy with the story overall. The style
of changing POVs often was a little confusing at times for me. I will be
looking for more novels by Nicole Andrews Moore!
xo, D
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About the
Author
Nicki has lived in Charlotte, North
Carolina with her children for the past eleven years and her husband for the
past two and a half. Her journey has barely begun and she's loving every minute
of it. Every day of her life seems to bring new adventures, some bigger,
better, shinier and prettier than others. She's still getting used to that new
life
smell she's experiencing, a combination of
hope, love, and happiness. (The perfect scents to build a new life on...)
For fun, she spends time with those she
cares about, cooks, reads, writes, and especially lives to travel. The current
travel goal: visit every Margaritaville. Two down! (Eleven to go?)
In addition to writing on Suddenly Single
Journey, Nicki blogs at What Dreamers Do. Her writing can also be found on
Shine, where she is a Shine Parenting Guru and an award winning Yahoo!
Contributor on Your Wisdom as the relationship and dating expert. And she has
been published by McClatchy News in their syndicated papers.
Her books can be found on Barnes and Noble
and Amazon.
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Enjoyed reading the post & I've added it to my TBRs. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your review...Hiding Out sounds great! And thanks for the chance to win it, too :)
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