EVERYTHING I LEFT UNSAID (Everything I Left Unsaid #1) by M. O’KEEFE

First book in a two part series :: Steamy, thrilling, passionate and emotional romance.

Everything I Left Unsaid Book One :  our review | amazon us | amazon uk 
The Truth About Him Book Two : our review | amazon us | amazon uk 

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Reviewed by Jenny & Gitte

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‘We could all be so many things. Victims and criminals. Sinners and Saints. Devious and virtuous.’

WE BLOODY LOVED THIS BOOK!!! It was such huge surprise and had us exclaiming…….”why haven’t we read anything by this author before now!?” because we fell completely in love with M O’Keefe’s writing style. Her prose was gripping, sensual, the story flowed beautifully, the characters were taken to our hearts and we revelled in being teased and tantalised making us desperately want to keep turning the pages. The way this author uses metaphors is exquisite allowing us to picture the story being played out in front of us.

‘….we were editors of our own selves, revealing only what we wanted to show. Being only what served us best.’

Everything I Left Unsaid ticked a LOT of boxes for us and talk about S.T.E.A.M.Y! Wow! Some of THE best phone convo’s we’ve encountered were between the pages of this book!  This author did a stellar job of developing a connection between Dylan and Annie that we believed and felt regardless of the fact they didn’t have much ‘physical‘ contact for a large part of the book and we have to say, this in no way impacted on the tangible sexual tension between them….if anything, it intensified it!

“It’s a seduction, Annie. It’s about want. Not need.”
“You’ve already seduced me, all I want is you.”

There were lies, secrets, sexual tension and a guessing game of cat and mouse that engulfed us and shocked us. The emotional aspect of Dylan, Annie and the secondary characters story was truly heartfelt and there were MANY surprises and layers to this story and we inhaled them all.

‘No one missed me. Or worried. Or wondered. I’d vanished and the world just kept on spinning.’

The story begins with Annie turning up in a Trailer Park after fleeing her abusive husband. By answering a lost phone in her trailer, Annie would invite a man into her life who would help Annie explore an awakening in herself she had no idea had laid dormant for so long.  Both Annie and Dylan are guarded, but little by little Annie begins to trust Dylan. But what multitude of secrets are these two hiding?

“This is what it’s like between two liars, baby.”

Despite her past, Annie was an upbeat character and a woman we warmed to immensely, there were no pretences with Annie. Sure she was guarded and secretive but given her background, who could blame her?  Annie has a lot of sadness surrounding her but somehow managed to see the good in the bad where she could.

“I won’t hurt you.
“I’ve ….I’ve had a few people say that to me and then go right on ahead and hurt me.”

Dylan Daniels was an intriguing enigma. Just who is this guy? Whilst we found out a lot about Dylan we get the feeling we’ve just scratched the surface of this contradictory dominant yet vulnerable man. Would the real Dylan Daniels please stand up. We are desperate to know more of his story!

‘Make no mistake, Dylan Daniels was the beast. He was the bad guy in the stories.’

The secondary characters all contributed so much to the mysterious tone of the story and we need to see how their stories unfold because they also left us hanging on tenterhooks!  Are we gagging for the next book? You bet your life we are!! We became completely immersed in this story and didn’t want it to end! An absolute WINNER! WE NEED MORE! MORE OF EVERYTHING!

**Reviewed from an ARC Copy provided by Random House Publishers, with thanks.**

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  EVERYTHING I LEFT UNSAID SERIES

EVERYTHING I LEFT UNSAID – BOOK ONE
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THE TRUTH ABOUT HIM – BOOK TWO
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Also – a standalone coming August 2016
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