Synopsis
I met Mathias Sloan in a club.
Truth.
I told him I was twenty-four.
Lie.
I told him my name was Olivia.
Lie.
I thought that I would have a one-night stand and be done with him.
Truth.
I didn’t know that he was my new piano instructor for the next six months…
Truth.
We would come together and fall apart. After him, every man was ruined.
Truth.
If I knew what I know now, I wouldn’t have walked to him. I would’ve turned and run…
LIE.
Truth.
I told him I was twenty-four.
Lie.
I told him my name was Olivia.
Lie.
I thought that I would have a one-night stand and be done with him.
Truth.
I didn’t know that he was my new piano instructor for the next six months…
Truth.
We would come together and fall apart. After him, every man was ruined.
Truth.
If I knew what I know now, I wouldn’t have walked to him. I would’ve turned and run…
LIE.
4 Star Review by Jen Skewes
Mathias is the oldest of the Sloan brothers. He currently works for his father’s company
but his passion has always been playing the piano. But something happened that caused him to
stop playing and leave his passion behind him.
He has been asked by Tobias, a family friend to go to Germany and teach
his granddaughter everything he knows, to teach her how to be the best. Mathias is reluctant at first but eventually
gives in.
Katja is 19 years old and has been for the most part raised
by her grandparents. Her passion is
playing the piano. It is the night
before she is to meet her new instructor and she wants to go out and live a
little. She wants to feel free for one
night before she pours her heart and soul into her music for the next 6
months. She meets a very sexy and
mysterious man who she is insanely attracted to and ends up going home with
him. Fast forward to the next morning when she
walks into her studio and is completely shocked when she is introduced to her
new piano teacher. How could this be
happening? Mathias Sloan, the same man
she almost had passionate sex with the night before is her new teacher. This cannot be good. There is no way that these two can work
together for six months and pretend that the night before did not happen. Was it just one night that they can both
forget about?
I loved this book but at times Mathias just frustrated
me. Which is honestly no surprise. I knew that out of all of the Sloan brothers
that Mathias was the most complex of them all.
He was mysterious in so many ways, he had this guard up and I needed to
know why. I needed to know why he
hardly ever smiled, why was he so intense, why did he suddenly give up on his
dreams? He was a mystery just waiting to
be solved. And this is what made him
both sexy and intriguing all at the same time.
Katja was so young and at times so naïve but I loved
her. She fell for Mathias and she fell
hard. Trying to keep her feelings to
herself, trying to forget that night, forget what she felt for Mathias was so
hard. Especially when she spent her days
as his student and her nights thinking about him. There was something between them. They both felt it but Mathias fought it until
he couldn’t fight no more. He eventually
gave in, but in Mathias’ mind he couldn’t give Katja what she needed and what
she deserved. She was too good for him
and being with Katja would only ruin her. In the end it just wouldn’t work, no matter
how much he wanted her.
I loved that angst and the drama that was Katja and
Mathias. You felt the connection and the
passion between the two of them but Mathias was just so Mathias. I know that makes no sense but if you read
the book you will understand. There was
something holding him back. Mathias was
a very intense man and as I said earlier a complete mystery. There was just
something about Mathias Sloan that got me from the start. He was so afraid of what he was feeling that
he kept those feelings hidden. But as
the reader you knew how he felt. You
knew that Katja had him from the start.
You felt it between them. At
times I wanted to just yell at him and tell him to figure it out, to admit to
his true feelings. I loved the chapters where we were inside of
his head. Seeing him battle with his
emotions. He wanted her, but he couldn’t
have her, but he hated the thought of her with anyone else.
I honestly felt so bad for Katja at times. She fell for Mathias and no matter what he
did to her she always loved him. There
was a lot of back and forth between the two of them. At times I wasn’t sure where their story
would go and was afraid to turn the page and find out. I loved this book and all the feelings that I
felt while reading it. I absolutely
loved Mathias but to be honest I wish I had more of him. And by that I mean I wish I understood him
more. Why was he so guarded? I know he had a past history with his mother
and his parents but what was that the real reason that he was the man he is today? His hopes and dreams were shattered in an
instant and I just wanted to feel and understand how much that really affected
him. But aside from that I loved it. I loved the intensity and the passion of these
two characters. I loved the back and
forth drama and angst. Calia Read took
me on one heck of an emotional ride but it was so worth it in the end. Another amazing job. I hope we get to see more of the Sloan brothers in the future because I need more of them.
EXCERPT
“Katja,” he growled as he grabbed my arm.
“Let go,” I hissed.
I pulled away and hurried to open the door.
His hand landed on the door and shoved it back in the frame. I whirled around,
realizing I was caged between his arms.
“Move away, Mathias.”
“No.”
My lips still tingled from his kiss. It was
too soon to be this close to him. His hands remained splayed against the door.
He leaned in and I felt the heat of his body as if it was my own.
“Why did you come and see me perform?” I
asked.
He tilted his head to the side. “Why do you
think?”
“I don’t know,” I pressed my body against
the door.
Mathias smiled, but it was dark. “Why do
you keep moving? Think you can run away?” He smiled bitterly. “I’ve tried that.
It doesn’t work.”
“What do you want me to say?”
“I want you to tell me you’ve thought about
me as much as I’ve thought about you.”
I pressed my lips together in a flat line.
Mathias’ eyes were glued to mine. “You
haven’t thought about me at all?”
I stared at him, wanting so badly to tell
him I hadn’t, but knowing I couldn’t. It would be the biggest lie I’d ever
told. I glanced away.
“Don’t look at the floor,” he demanded. “Look
at me.”
I didn’t want to look at him. At that
second, all I wanted to do was stare at the ground; it was safe to look there.
“Tell me the truth,” Mathias said. I felt
his lips brush against my ear.
About the Author
Calia lives in Indiana with her husband and their four kids.
@caliaco22
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