Review: The Lie by Karla Sorensen

The Lie by Karla Sorensen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC via the author, all opinions are my own.

Bad boy Dominic Walked has just signed with the Washington Wolves. He's got a reputation for being a bit of an angry and aggressive football player, but Dominic has a softer side that he doesn't let out much. He wants to be a good man and a great player, but he has put up alot of walls. He also doesn't want to screw up his shot playing for Washinton, it has been his dream since he was a little boy. When owner Allie offers him a chance to right his wrongs and start out on the right foot with the team, he begrudgingly takes it and goes through the motions. Enter Faith, Allie's step-daughter who also runs the charitiable organization for the family. Faith, while brought up in a life of priviledge, spends her days trying to help the less fortunate as director of a non-profit. She is genunely kind and always willing to lend a hand. When Dominic is assigned work with her, neither of them is thrilled about it.

As they get to know each other they begin to drop their walls and get over their preconceived notions about each other. They also realize that they are insanely attracted to each other and the chemistry between them was perfect! There was great banter between them and just the right amount of drama and angst. You are going to want to have some tissues nearby, I started tearing up around chapter 28 and the next few chapters are pretty emotional. Dominic has to deal with some heavy burdens that he's been carrying and hte mistakes he's made because of them, and he has to do the hard work himself for her, his team, his parents, and himself. I felt like his transformation was raw and honest. He went from the grumpy, angry, closed off, bad guy, to the thoughtful, romantic, and sometimes emotional, yet still agressive football player, who keeps those he cares about close and love them fiercly. This was such a heartwarming story about two really wonderful characters that found each other in such a unique way.

You can read this completely as a standalone. I have not read The Bombshell Effect yet, which is Luke and Allie's story. I have it and I'll be moving it up on my TBR before The Bet comes out. This takes place quite a while after Forbidden, if you have been keeping up with The Ward Sisters and the other connected books, but you don't need to read any of them to read this book and their backstories aren't relevant to Faith and Dominic. I highly recommend Karla's backlist as I haven't read one of her books that I haven't loved yet.

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