E-Reading After Midnight: Only Shark in the Sea ~ DelSheree Gladden

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Only Shark in the Sea ~ DelSheree Gladden

Vance Sullivan has always been the rock everyone turns to for help…

His work with patients recovering from traumatic events makes him the perfect person to help his friend, Guy Saint Laurent, with one of his Date Shark appointments. When Vance meets hesitant, frightened Natalie Price, he suspects she’s hiding the truth behind her fears, and he’s drawn in by a need to help her.

Haunted by a terrible event from her past, Natalie can’t even endure being touched without suffering a crippling panic attack…

She doesn’t know why, but Natalie feels Vance might be the only one who can help her put the pieces of her life back together. Despite the tension their arrangement causes with his girlfriend, their bi-weekly sessions seem to be helping…as long as he keeps his promise not to push her to reveal more than she’s ready to share.
Suddenly the tables have turned…

When Vance suffers his own unspeakable tragedy, asking for help is the last thing he wants to do. Drowning in grief and guilt, crushed by betrayal and lies, Vance needs a lifeline.

Natalie has no idea why anyone thinks she can help him, given her own deep-rooted fears—but she knows she has to try.

A twisted notion of justice makes the danger all too real,
and Vance and Natalie realize it might take one broken soul to mend another…

Elizabeth's Review

4 Stars - Would Recommend to a friend

Review Copy provided by Author

The Only Shark in the Sea, was not what I expected it to be. Wonderfully written and complex, this is a book about relationships and overcoming obstacles vs a traditional romance novel. Vance and Natalie first come together when he seems to have it all and she is beginning to put her life back together. As we get to know them, we discover that she isn't as broken as she thinks and that his life isn't as perfect as it appears. Their relationship definitely see saws between him helping her and then Natalie helping Vance before they begin to find an equilibrium. I enjoyed getting to know both of these characters and found myself rooting for them as they navigated their trials and tribulations. There is a strong secondary cast and there seem to be existing story lines being referenced, but this works very well as a stand alone. This is my first book by Ms. Gladden, but I will definitely be back for more.

DelSheree Gladden was one of those shy, quiet kids who spent more time reading than talking. Literally. She didn't speak a single word for the first three months of preschool, but she had already taught herself to read. Her fascination with reading led to many hours spent in the library and bookstores, and eventually to writing. She wrote her first novel when she was sixteen years old, but spent ten years rewriting and perfecting it before having it published.

Native to New Mexico, DelSheree and her husband spent several years in Colorado for college and work before moving back home to be near family again. Their two children love having their cousins close by. When not writing, you can find DelSheree reading, painting, sewing and trying not to get bitten by small children in her work as a dental hygienist. DelSheree has several bestselling young adult series, including "Invisible" which was part of the USA Today Bestselling box set, "Pandora." The Date Shark Series is her first contemporary romance series, and her first book in her upcoming new adult series, The Ghost Host, will be releasing 2015.

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SHARK OUT OF WATER (Date Shark #2)