So, USA Today reviewed #OutOfLine! Ahhh!
Yep, you read that right. And check out what the fabulous Lea had to say!
Out of Line by Jen McLaughlin
As the daughter of a U.S. senator, Carrie Wallington has been afforded anything, and everything money can buy. However, as is said, money can’t buy happiness and Carrie hasn’t been allowed to spread her wings due to being under constant surveillance by her overprotective father’s security posse. Now a freshman at a college that is as far away from her parents as she could possibly manage, Carrie feels free for the first time in her life as Daddy’s watchdogs are nowhere in sight. It’s understandable that Carrie has a real hate-on for security men and is suspicious of any guy who fits the profile. Adjusting to college life hasn’t been easy. Carrie’s not a party girl, and her “lameness” doesn’t jive with her outgoing roommate’s penchant for living on the wild side. Then Carrie meets the very hot, tattooed Marine reservist and avid surfer Finn Coram, and he introduces her to a whole realm of new experiences.
You gotta love conflict, and McLaughlin ramps it up from the get-go by characterizing Finn as an employee at his father’s security company, the same one commissioned by Sen. Wallington. Finn is sent to work undercover and “babysit” Carrie while she is attending college. He is attracted to Carrie, but she is strictly off-limits. Further, Finn has a preconceived notion that Carrie is the stereotypical vacant, spoiled, rich girl, who is at college to party and spend her daddy’s money. Finn soon learns that Carrie Wallington is not what he expected; she is spirited, intelligent and generous, has a strong social conscience, is fun to be with, and as they spend more time together, forbidden love blooms. The love scenes in this story are more sexually explicit than many of the New Adult novels I’ve read, but, that said, the eroticism is tasteful and sensitive, and the sensuality suits the storyline.
Needless to say, their relationship turns very sour when Carrie discovers that Finn has deceived her, and it’s a very tough road to reconciliation. I empathized with Finn and Carrie as they struggled through the hurt and guilt associated with his deception. Finn’s protective nature and tenderness toward Carrie shone through and made me long for her to forgive him. Jen McLaughin’s debut in the New Adult genre is a gem that I thoroughly enjoyed and that kept me engaged from the opening pages.
My one nitpick is, while I don’t mind sequels, I am getting weary of cliffhangers, and there is an unnecessary one dropped at the end of Out of Line that leads into Finn and Carrie’s continuing story, to be published in 2014.
Considering the fact that it’s only 99 cents this week AND signed by me….what are you waiting for? Go buy it and read it and see if you agree with USA TODAY!
BLURB:
Desperate to break free…
I’ve spent my entire life under my father’s thumb, but now I’m finally free to make my own choices. When my roommate dragged me to my first college party, I met Finn Coram and my life turned inside out. He knows how to break the rules and is everything I never knew I wanted. A Marine by day and surfer by night, he pushes me away even as our attraction brings us closer. Now I am finally free to do whatever I want. I know what I want. I choose Finn.
Trying to play by the rules…
I always follow orders. My job, my life, depends on it. I thought this job would be easy, all the rules were made crystal clear, but when I met Carrie Wallington, everything got muddy. She’s a rule I know I shouldn’t break, but damn if I don’t inch closer to the breaking point each time I see her. I’m ready to step out of line. And even worse? I’m living a lie. They say the truth will set you free, but in my case…
The truth will cost me everything.
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