Mia Dechino is running from her traumatic past and the death of a loved one. Heartbroken and numb, she packs a bag and is ready to escape the small town in Georgia where she grew up.
Heading off to Miami to start over, she meets Sebastian Price on an interview from hell. Sebastian is cocky, arrogant, and a womanizer but he might be what Mia is searching for.
Mia tries to keep her distance from Sebastian but the connection between them is unavoidable. Their attraction slowly builds as the line between employee and employer blurs.
At twenty-three years old, Mia has gone through more than most people have in a lifetime. Can Mia move past the pain she has in her heart and finally begin to be happy? Or will the guilt of a loved one’s death destroy her.
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**Recommended for 17+ due to subject matter and sexual content.**
Alright so I wasn't expecting that. This book took me for a loop, first I thought okay ummmm I don't know about this.... this guy is a first class asshole...really....who the hell does he think he is? Then I was like... okay maybe he's not so bad, but I just kept expecting him to mess up I don't know do something. Ahhhh the anticipation drove me crazy all the loose ends surrounding him just seem like the inevitable, boy was I wrong! This book had me up and down then up again and then finally I'm left saying okay I completely misjudged that....
Mia.... Mia....Mia, holy crap this girl has been through the ringer. I will not go into detail about what she has overcome in her young life, you'll have to read the book to find out but it's has not been easy. Leaving Georgia to escape the memories Mia moves to Miami to start over. A place where nobody knows her and she can keep to herself. Working for a temp agency and juggling three jobs for them she gets the opportunity of a lifetime when she is offered an interview for a live in housekeeping position for one of the wealthiest men in Miami Mr. Sebastian Price. Mia and Sebastian have an instant attraction to each other but like I said she has had to deal with and overcome a lot in her young 23 years and the last thing she wants is to have any sort of relationship with anyone especially the man that could potentially be her boss.
" I have never seen a man like him before. I had never had this reaction to a man's appearance before...I composed myself and lifted my hand to meet his. Once our hands touched I felt tingles go up my arm and through my body. It was an electric shock to my system. It felt amazing and it scared the shit out of me"
Accepting the position she moves into the staff wing in Sebastian's mansion and very shortly after she finds out what Mr. Price and his staff are all about. Wanting no part in that life she puts a stop to any and all physical contact with Sebastian and they move forward on a platonic just friends relationship.
Sebastian Price, okay I feel like an ass for judging this man so harshly, even though I still have mixed feelings about him he really turned out decent and I couldn't help but feel terrible for him in the end. Mr. Price is a man whore...like really the staff at his estate is a smorgasbord of women that he just keeps on hand to fulfill his every sexual desire...whenever, wherever he chooses.... seriously ewwww! Upon meeting Mia for the interview he realizes that there is something different about her and once she accepts the position he has no qualms about moving forward in trying to make her into of his many houseguests....but she is different and even though it was with difficulty shuts him down. He is undeniably attracted to her and knows that if he wants to pursue any relationship with her he is going to have to make some changes in his life and therefore he stops all his other extra curricular activities in order to show Mia that she is different, and that for the first time in his life he actually cares for someone other than himself.
"Being your friend has been great but, Mia I want to be more. I want to hold you, kiss you, fall asleep next to you at night and wake up with you by my side in the morning. I want you to be mine...These past six weeks have been amazing but they've also been torture, everyday I get to know you more and I fall deeper. I want to have a life with you Mia"
These two were a beautiful mess with extreme sexual tension between them, Mia is so broken, scared and damaged and Sebastian has just lived a carefree reckless abandon life. These two will suck you in, I feel that Ms. Elvira did a wonderful job creating Sebastian and Mia, I love when I'm reading and I just can't get enough of the characters and The Road to Price was that for me. Mia broke my heart and I wanted nothing more than to see her happy. I loved that she was strong enough to stay away from Sebastian in the beginning and stood her ground about not being just one of his conquests. But in the end it ended up being her that I was supremely pissed off at but also at the same time feeling terrible because I understand that what she is doing is out of fear . And Sebastian having his entire world completely rocked when Mia come into his life and watching him change and want to be better to do better for her was just sweet (and in the beginning I couldn't imagine saying that about Sebastian)
My overall thoughts for The Road to Price are that Justine Elvira has written a fabulous book about overcoming the demons of your past and trying to find a way to move forward. I must tell you that it does end in a cliffhanger and it's a mother of a cliffy! Even though Ms. Elvira gave me fair warning and I was anticipating it I was still left screaming NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! I really cannot wait for book two in the Price Series The Road To Forgiveness to get the much needed HEA for Mia and Sebastian, but also to tie up some loose ends on unanswered questions and characters that have been left open.
**Copy kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review**