Save Me

SAVE ME is the third instalment in Samantha Chase’s contemporary adult THE DONOVANS romance series. This is web designer Ryleigh Donovan, and tattoo artist Ryker Masella’s story line. SAVE ME can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Ryleigh and Ryker) SAVE ME follows the building romance and relationship between web designer Ryleigh Donovan, and tattoo artist Ryker Masella. Ryker Masella has lusted after Ryleigh Donovan for as long as he can remember but Ryleigh continues to shoot down our story line hero, a tattooed, long haired bad boy with no apparent prospects on the horizon. With every attempt to get to know Ryleigh, Ryker finds himself on the outside looking in until a fight with her mother, sends Ryleigh into the arms of our story line hero. In an effort to stop her mother from the continuous interference in her lack of a love life, Ryleigh makes Ryker an offer he cannot refuse-a fake relationship that quickly turns into something more for Ryker Masella. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Ryleigh and Ryker, and the potential fall-out as lies by omission threaten the building love between our story line couple.

Ryker Masella keeps secret his true identity; his famous past and present, and his desire for our story line heroine. Ryleigh Donovan is tired of her mother’s constant need to set her up with a steady stream of ‘suitable’ men, men Ryleigh has no interest in, or attraction to in the face of the ongoing interference. A fake relationship with Ryker is but the first step in stopping Ryleigh’s mother but the reality of the situation pushes mother and daughter in separate directions. There are no $ex scenes, everything is implied.

Once again, the Donovan siblings are front and center: Liam and Tessa, Patrick, Jamie, Arianna, Arianna and Will, and their parents Kate and Shane Donovan, and uncle Ronan.

SAVE ME is a story of family and relationships but more so on dysfunctional family dynamics. Kate Donovan, the family matriarch, is unable to let go or cut the proverbial cord. Her constant interference in her children’s lives is driving a wedge between members of the family, so much so, that some, including our story liner heroine begin to distance themselves from the mother they love. Often unlikeable, Kate Donovan struggles to stay out of her children’s lives.The premise is engaging and inviting; the characters are dynamic; the romance is passionate and seductive.

I absolutely LOVED Ryker and Ryleigh! I love Ms Chase's style of writing ... the banter is so realistic, especially between the Donovan siblings. There were times I was laughing so hard there were tears running down my face. I want to live in Laurel Bay with them! The chemistry between Ryker and Ryleigh is off the charts ... HOT! I highly recommend this wole series and I can't wait for the next book.

Ryker was just passing through town and stopped at Donovans Pub, but when he saw Ryleigh Donovan ... he decided to stick around for awhile. For the last six months he has asked Ryleigh out several times and each time she shot him down. Ryleigh's mother has been relentless in trying to find Ryleigh a husband by setting her up on dates with guys that don't interest her in the slightest. So, Ryleigh decides that she needs a fake boyfriend to get her mom off her back ... and Ryker is in the right place at the right time. They agree on fake relationship, but Ryker is hoping that Ryleigh will see the light so they can date ... for real.

I received an early copy courtesy of Chasing Romance through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.