"Apart" Book Review

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Apart 
by C.J. Pastore

Book Description:
Growing up is hard. No one knows that better than Alicia Cesare.
As a child, Alicia struggled to free herself from the cloying shadow of her mother’s depression and the overprotectiveness of a meddlesome family. Now, with a top-selling fashion design and a passion-filled relationship with New York City real estate mogul Chase Reardon, being an adult isn’t so bad … until she’s viciously attacked by a Russian drug lord out for the blood of anyone that matters to Chase.
Under constant surveillance from family and a team of ex-special-ops Marines, Alicia remains determined to maintain her freedom and grow her fashion brand. This does not sit well with Chase, who considers Alicia’s behavior as much of a threat to her safety as the drug lord himself. 
Chase thought his service to the United States ended, but when he’s called to duty overseas, he readily responds. What’s meant to be a simple mission unravels into a dangerous separation for the new lovers. 
No matter how independent Alicia thinks she is, nothing could have prepared her for this twist of fate. 
Trapped in a web of lethal reprisals from Chase’s past, Alicia struggles to protect herself and those she cares about while grappling with loss, need and the transcendent force of unconditional love.

My Book Review:   Apart is a book that you won't likely forget.  I know that I won't.  It's one of those books you want to read again.  I'll be honest that I had trouble getting into the book, so I read from the middle to end, and then I began at beginning of book and read to the middle.  This helped me to follow the book and fall in love with the characters, although I also developed a distaste for the "bad guys".  This book is a steamy romance, but it also contains suspense as well as featuring characters who are active military who experience deployments.  
        The deployments challenge the young newlyweds and create tension for a number of characters in the book.  Chase has to plan for his wife, Alicia's, safety from the dangerous people from his past, and he won't be there for most of the time.  
        I rate this book 4 stars, as I did notice a few editing errors which did detract from my enjoyment of the book.   I highly recommend this book to adults.  Disclosure:  There are sex scenes as well as some offensive language.  This book is written for mature readers.  
        I received a copy of this book from netgalley and New Rose Press in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own. I was not required to write a positive review.


About the Author:
C.J. Pastore
C. J. Pastore lives in Manhattan with her husband and two children. When not pounding the keyboard, she enjoys jogging, hiking, reading, and traveling. Immersing herself in other cultures, laughing, eating and drinking with the local populace are favorite pastimes. She holds true to Anne Frank's belief that “people are really good at heart,” and deems that whether walking in your own neighborhood or traversing the globe, the kindness and well-meaning wishes of others can be absorbed and reflected. 

As a former writer of curriculum and teacher mentor, C.J Pastore has published articles in TESOL Journal and Social Studies and the Young Learner. Essays on the global rights of Children have been published in The Citizen. Captive of a Commoner, Book I in the Commoner series, is her first foray into the world of romance writing.

To learn more about C. J., visit her online at www.cjpastore.com.

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