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Cry No More
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Mar 30, 2009
bookshelves: author-linda-howard, romantic-suspense, 2010-reads, best-top-favorites, cop-bodyguard-govop-merc-military, enemies-to-lovers-opposites-attract, favorite-romance-couple-hh-pairings, favorites, hero-abused-scarred-tortured-angst, hero-alpha, hero-antihero-gamma, hero-cold-cruelbrute-dark-dangerous, hero-im-gaga-over, hero-latin-lover-heartthrob, hero-i-wanna-marry, hero-stud-mantel-hall-of-fame, hero-stalk-me-baby-possessive, heroine-abused-traumatic-past-rape, heroine-i-adore, heroine-kickass-spirited-strong, i-read-own-faves-keepers, made-me-cry, why-do-good-girls-like-bad-boys, yowza-hotness, badasses-hunks-in-leather, exotic-wild-survival-setting, aar-top-100-romances, pregnancy-fertility-baby-kids-drama, assassin-hitman, best-fave-reads-of-2010, 5-stars-plus, hero-brooding-serious-grumpy-aloof, heartbreaking-gutwrenching-romance, angsty-dark-heavy-lotsa-drama, controversial-memorable-event-scene, hero-bad-guy-ruthless-villainous, favorite-hottest-love-scenes-nookie, heroine-miss-independent, a-all-time-favorite-hero, a-all-time-favorite-heroine, hero-recluse-loner-lonewolf, best-endings-epilogues, tearjerker-tugs-at-heartstrings, hh-on-the-run-in-hiding, a-all-time-best-top-fave-dik-reads, hero-silent-quiet-type-reticent, hero-badass-kickass, action-packed, a-all-time-best-top-100-fave-reads, hero-dark-scary-cool-dangerous-dude, steam-3-hot, hero-my-romancelandia-husband-harem, hh-divorcee, ending-awesome-best-hea, a-all-time-best-favorites-treasures, a-will-stay-with-me-forever-gem, a-all-time-best-top-50-fave-reads, made-me-ugly-sob-bawl-like-baby, a-all-time-best-top-25-fave-reads
5+ stars – Romantic Suspense
Cry No More...No kidding...I don’t think I had any tears left after reading this book. I stayed up until 3:30 in the morning to finish because I just had to find out what happened and the ending made me bawl like a baby. Seriously, I needed a box of tissues and a big hug when I turned the last page. It’s an intense, gut-wrenching, thought provoking, heartbreaking, emotional roller coaster ride that stays with you long after you’ve finished reading it.
Milla is one of the strongest and most selfless heroines of any book that I’ve read, and her resilient determination in the face of such agonizing grief was brave yet often painful to witness.
Diaz...Sigh...The bounty hunter/assassin is a calm, calculating, ruthless, sexy, complex, dark gamma anti-hero worthy of his own Anne Stuart Ice story. He’s such a fascinating, hardened yet vulnerable character, and I just flat-out couldn’t get enough of him. Although Diaz is a cold man of few words, he and Milla share a powerful, volatile connection and explosive sexual chemistry. Their romantic relationship is complicated and intense, and the love scenes are off the charts, singe your fingertips, smokin’ hot!
With a plot that centers on a mother’s relentless hunt for justice and involves atrocious issues like baby snatching, child smuggling, and brutal killings for harvesting and selling organs on the black market, it’s a tough, unforgiving, and poignant read. This is the ideal antidote for anyone who says that romance novels are shallow, meaningless wastes of time. Big 5 stars!
Cry No More...No kidding...I don’t think I had any tears left after reading this book. I stayed up until 3:30 in the morning to finish because I just had to find out what happened and the ending made me bawl like a baby. Seriously, I needed a box of tissues and a big hug when I turned the last page. It’s an intense, gut-wrenching, thought provoking, heartbreaking, emotional roller coaster ride that stays with you long after you’ve finished reading it.
Milla is one of the strongest and most selfless heroines of any book that I’ve read, and her resilient determination in the face of such agonizing grief was brave yet often painful to witness.
Diaz...Sigh...The bounty hunter/assassin is a calm, calculating, ruthless, sexy, complex, dark gamma anti-hero worthy of his own Anne Stuart Ice story. He’s such a fascinating, hardened yet vulnerable character, and I just flat-out couldn’t get enough of him. Although Diaz is a cold man of few words, he and Milla share a powerful, volatile connection and explosive sexual chemistry. Their romantic relationship is complicated and intense, and the love scenes are off the charts, singe your fingertips, smokin’ hot!
With a plot that centers on a mother’s relentless hunt for justice and involves atrocious issues like baby snatching, child smuggling, and brutal killings for harvesting and selling organs on the black market, it’s a tough, unforgiving, and poignant read. This is the ideal antidote for anyone who says that romance novels are shallow, meaningless wastes of time. Big 5 stars!
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“She felt both relaxed and protected with him, at least from outside forces. Nothing, it seemed, could protect her from him, and tonight she wasn’t even certain she wanted to be. Claimed, and mated. She was his, but was he hers? And if he was, what in hell did they do about it?
“I don’t even know what you want,” she said fretfully, beginning to lose herself in rising sensation.
“This,” he muttered in a dark, rough tone. “You.
Everything.”
― Cry No More
“I don’t even know what you want,” she said fretfully, beginning to lose herself in rising sensation.
“This,” he muttered in a dark, rough tone. “You.
Everything.”
― Cry No More
“He unsnapped her jeans and said, “I want you just like this.” Then he kissed her.
There was nothing romantic about Diaz, no murmured sweet things, no gallant gestures, just this kiss that went on and on, deep and voracious. She’d never been kissed like this before, with an intensity that stripped everything down to the simplest components: male, female. He held her with his hand burrowed into her hair, her skull gripped in his palm, her head tilted back while he fed from her mouth. That was what it felt like, a taking. And yet he gave, too. He gave pleasure. She burned with it, the flames fueled by nothing more than his mouth and tongue.”
― Cry No More
There was nothing romantic about Diaz, no murmured sweet things, no gallant gestures, just this kiss that went on and on, deep and voracious. She’d never been kissed like this before, with an intensity that stripped everything down to the simplest components: male, female. He held her with his hand burrowed into her hair, her skull gripped in his palm, her head tilted back while he fed from her mouth. That was what it felt like, a taking. And yet he gave, too. He gave pleasure. She burned with it, the flames fueled by nothing more than his mouth and tongue.”
― Cry No More
“He whirled her against the refrigerator, his hands hard on her waist. Startled, she dropped her purse and keys to the floor and looked up at his set face and narrowed savage eyes. “Don’t ever do that to me again,” he said with clenched teeth.
She didn’t have to ask what he meant. Those moments when Pavón’s pistol had been trained directly at her head had been long and terrifying.
“I stayed in the—” she began, but he cut her off with a kiss that was wild and hungry and deep. He lifted her onto her toes and pressed in hard against her, grinding his erection into the softness of her mound.
She yielded immediately to that outraged male aggression, wrapping her arms around him and transforming it into sheer lust.”
― Cry No More
She didn’t have to ask what he meant. Those moments when Pavón’s pistol had been trained directly at her head had been long and terrifying.
“I stayed in the—” she began, but he cut her off with a kiss that was wild and hungry and deep. He lifted her onto her toes and pressed in hard against her, grinding his erection into the softness of her mound.
She yielded immediately to that outraged male aggression, wrapping her arms around him and transforming it into sheer lust.”
― Cry No More
“Milla was always aware, on the dimmest edge of her consciousness that Diaz constantly watched her.
She also knew that he was a man who never gave up, who never lost sight of his goal. Exactly what his goal was wasn’t always clear to her, but she had no doubt he was perfectly clear in his own mind what he wanted.
He wanted her. She knew it, and yet she couldn’t imagine how they could ever be together again. The rift between them, to her, was final and absolute. He’d betrayed her in the most wounding way possible, and forgiveness evidently wasn’t her strong suit. She had found that grudges weren’t heavy at all; she could carry them for a very long time.
Diaz wasn’t taking care of her out of the goodness of his heart. He was taking care of her the way a wolf cared for its wounded mate.”
― Cry No More
She also knew that he was a man who never gave up, who never lost sight of his goal. Exactly what his goal was wasn’t always clear to her, but she had no doubt he was perfectly clear in his own mind what he wanted.
He wanted her. She knew it, and yet she couldn’t imagine how they could ever be together again. The rift between them, to her, was final and absolute. He’d betrayed her in the most wounding way possible, and forgiveness evidently wasn’t her strong suit. She had found that grudges weren’t heavy at all; she could carry them for a very long time.
Diaz wasn’t taking care of her out of the goodness of his heart. He was taking care of her the way a wolf cared for its wounded mate.”
― Cry No More
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Everytime I read a review on this book, I think it's time I took a deep breath and dug it from my TBR, but I've never been brave enough to face the emotional wreck it will make me feel. I'm a coward, I know...
This was a fantastic review Shawna! I have heard so much about this book and author. I don't know...I know I will read it, but probably need to be in the right mood. I am so glad this was a good one for you!
Great review Shawna! This was a great book, I too enjoyed it. I typically don't cry too much with books, but I lost it with this one during the last pages.
Great review Shawna. Does the heroine get her child back? Cuz it won't be a HEA to me if she doesn't :-(
--Thanks, Auntee! Yep, definitely a favorite romantic suspense read. Diaz...*dreamy sigh*!--Dina, I know you're nervous about the emotional roller coaster, but it's worth the ride. But I'd recommend waiting until you have several hours for reading 'cause otherwise you'll find yourself staying up too late and not sleeping well like me!
--Thanks, Ally! I think you'll like this, but you've got the right idea to wait until you're in the right mood for it.
--Thanks, KarLynP! Yep, the last page is a serious Kleenex grabber!
--Thanks, Scully! I'll PM you so it's not a spoiler for anyone.
You're welcome, Scully!
Excellent review, Shawna! This is one of my favorite Linda Howard books. I balled like a baby too while reading this one. I'm glad you liked it.
What a wonderful review, Shawna. You said it so well. Glad you liked Diaz. :)
What a great reveiw!! I love this book, and it'll remain one of my fav's and a re-read forever. Glad you liked it so much.
--Thanks, Lynsey! It's definitely my favorite LH read so far.--Thanks, Danielle! Oh yes, I loooved Diaz! He's perfect hero material for the "Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group"! :)
--Thanks, Norma! This is a keeper and a future re-read for sure.
I think I'm the last person on this site to still have this in my TBR!
At least you have something good to look forward to, Kim.Shawna, you're so right about Diaz. Sigh!
Great review, I'll have to read this soon.
Shawna,Great review on a very haunting and amazing book. I literally bawled while reading this one. Yet again Linda Howard showed her amazing talent and versatility with this original book. I *heart* Linda Howard, I am rereading Dream Man for the umpteenth time and am still caught up in the characters and story.
My sister loves Dream Man, Melissa. That's probably her fave by LH.BarkLess, I highly recommend it. I put off reading this book because I don't like stuff with children being hurt or taken away. I'm glad I finally read it.
--Kim, I bet you'll love it, but have a box of Kleenex handy!--Thanks, BarkLess! Like Danielle said, I highly recommend this, even thought it's got difficult, sad content.
--Thanks, Melissa! I've only read a few books so far by Linda Howard, but she's amazing. I loved Dream Man. It made my 'best-books-ever' shelf, too. I really need to read a lot more books by LH.
And the spammer hits again! :(
Yep, I flagged it. I've been getting these a lot, or at least it seems like it. :(
Shawna wrote: "Yep, I flagged it. I've been getting these a lot, or at least it seems like it. :("Argh! You can still delete it too, just flag it first. :-)
wow another tearjerker..reading your reviews always makes me excited, Shawna!
Thanks, Adwina! This is a really good one! :)
I just listened to this on audio Shawna. I've read it several times, but the audio version made it come to life! I love Diaz, Milla and just the story in general. Your review says it all, it's exactly how I feel about this book!
Fantastic review Shawna!!!! This is one of my fav LH books!!
I love this review, Shawna! After reading Karla's review and now your comments, this is a must read for me:)!
Great review Shawna! This is my favorite LH book. I so glad you loved it! :)
Thanks so much, Karla! This is one of my all-time faves! I was such an emotional wreck after finishing it that I wasn't sure if I could handle a re-read. But I might have to check out the audio version from my library at some point!Thanks, Dorsey!
Thanks, KatLynne! You definitely need to read this one! You'll love it! Just have a whole box of tissues and some chocolate handy!
Thanks, Lady Heather!
Well, it's 1:32 est time and I'm glad I stayed up to read this. What a great read!!! This is my first Linda Howard book but it won't be the last. Not a crier but I was definitely moved. This one will stick with me for awhile.
Glad you enjoyed it, Sparkle!
Awww, Diaz...:)