{"id":34878,"date":"2016-12-19T08:28:18","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T13:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=34878"},"modified":"2018-07-16T08:33:19","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T12:33:19","slug":"review-beauty-from-surrender-beauty-2-by-georgia-cates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=34878","title":{"rendered":"Review: Beauty from Surrender (Beauty, #2) by Georgia Cates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If it is possible to swoon to death, I think Jack Henry may just do it\u2026 Damn! I\u2019ve had to wait a while to write this review, because I was left in a puddle of goo on the floor after finishing the book, and only now, the day after, do I feel capable of constructing sentences.<\/p>\n

I absolutely loved Beauty From Pain<\/a>. The story of Jack Henry and Laurelyn completely captivated me, and I have been eagerly awaiting the rest of the story. The book picks up right after the end of that devastating cliffy, with Laurelyn returning to the US, desperately in love with Jack but thinking he doesn\u2019t love her, leaving Jack in Australia, devastated and furious with himself for not telling Laurelyn how he felt while he had the chance.<\/p>\n

Devastated and miserable, Jack Henry is broken. But he realises that Laurelyn is the only woman for him, and is determined to track her down.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to do everything in my power to make it up to her because I hate what me without her looks like. I\u2019m going to win her back, and when I do, I\u2018m never letting go of her again.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Meanwhile, Laurelyn is just as heartbroken, but she tries to pick up her life, throwing herself back into her singing career. Things don\u2019t go smoothly, but amidst dramas with her producer, and her selfish mother, she manages to find success with an up and coming country band.<\/p>\n

And then life is thrown into a spin for both of them when Jack Henry finds her. OMG, my heart was racing, and I was squeeing like an idiot. Their reunion takes place as you would expect \u2013 a small amount of talking before they are all over each other, followed shortly by declarations of love, and that\u2019s just the start of the swoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love you so much, Laurelyn. I swear I do.\u201d
\n\u2026
\n\u201cIt was a mistake to not tell you how I felt. It’s haunted me since the day I came home and found you gone. You’ll never know how sorry I am for letting you slip through my fingers. But it won’t happen again because I’m never letting you go. Ever\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

OMG, Jack Henry! He loves his girl passionately, and he embraces those feelings whole-heartedly. No longer afraid of what he\u2019s feeling, and letting her know it. And, of course, the two of them together are HOT, HOT, HOTTTT!!! Jack Henry has a filthy mouth, and some blow-your-mind moves – \u201cYou\u2019re ordering up some extra dirty with a side of kink today\u201d<\/i>, but as hot as it is, it\u2019s fairly vanilla, with nothing too disturbing going on.<\/p>\n

\u201cA gentleman would have pretended he didn\u2019t see those.\u201d
\n\u201cI think we\u2019ve established that I\u2019m only a gentleman in public \u2013 not in the bedroom. But I must tell you that it makes me feel pretty damn spectacular to know that you needed two of those battery-operated boys to replace what I did for you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I loved seeing them together in an actual relationship. They are open and honest with their feelings, and say what is on their mind, but they also acknowledge their difficulties, because underneath all of the romance is the fear of the future. Jack\u2019s future is in Australia, Laurelyn\u2019s career is in the US. They both know that they need to be together, but how do they make it happen?<\/p>\n

\u201cI hear her soft, sweet voice against my ear and feel her trembling in my arms.
\n\u201cDon\u2019t leave,\u201d she whispers.
\nI feel the tears when they come and I bury my face in her hair. \u201cDon\u2019t let me leave without you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But despite their heartfelt pleas *sniff*, neither one of them pressures the other to uproot their lives, respecting each other’s careers, and acknowledging the sacrifice that would be required without making any demands.<\/p>\n

Jack Henry and Laurelyn are fantastic together, and the passion and intense connection between them leaps off the page. They experience huge ups and downs on the way to their HEA, but they dynamic between them is fantastic – I was constantly either swooning, laughing or fanning myself. Jack is definitely Alpha, but Laurelyn is a strong heroine, and their relationship is an equal one. They are functional, for the most part, although Laurelyn has a moment of stupid towards the end, and I thought she was way out of line with how she handled the situation, but I was never in any doubt about how the story would end.<\/p>\n

\u201cLaurelyn, I once asked you to be mine for three months. Now, I\u2019m asking you to be mine forever.\u201d She opens her mouth to speak and I place my fingers to her lips. \u201cBut I don\u2019t want your answer right now because you\u2019re not ready to say yes. You still need time to spread your wings and fly. I love you with all my heart and I want you to experience everything this life has to offer you because it won\u2019t wait. But I will. I\u2019ll wait for you as long as it takes, and you can come to me after you\u2018ve had enough of this life\u2026when you\u2019re ready to spend forever with me.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2026 and then\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cToday I lay at your feet the man I\u2019ve been so I may become the man you need me to be.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

OMG\u2026 SWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!<\/p>\n

Big shout out to Jack Henry\u2019s family, I love them all! They are so funny, and the dynamics between them are brilliant. In particular, Jacks\u2019 discussions with his brother, Evan, had me laughing out loud, and his mother is absolutely sensational.<\/p>\n

\u201cI interrupted whatever you were doing?\u201d
\n\u201cIndeed you did.\u201d
\n\u201cSon, if you stopped to answer the phone, then you weren\u2019t doing <\/i>whatever well enough and you need to get back to her and do it better. Don\u2019t answer the phone next time.\u201d
\nDamn. I just got zinged by my mum.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The book finishes off with a beautiful HEA, although I would have loved an epilogue. Georgia Cates is hinting at either another novel or novella to finish off Jack Henry and Laurelyn\u2019s story in more detail, and I would love to see that happen. But in the meantime, I am very content with everything exactly as it is.<\/p>\n

4.5 swoontastic stars.<\/p>\n

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The Beauty Series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Jack & Laurelin<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Beauty from Pain (#1)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
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Beauty from Surrender (#2)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Beauty from Love (#3)<\/strong>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

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Alex and Magnolia<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Steel Beauty: Alex and Magnolia 1 (#4)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

American Beauty: Alex and Magnolia 2 (#5)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Beloved Beauty: Alex and Magnolia 3 (#6)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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