Last Line by Heather Stone (ARC Review)

Title: Last Line
Author: Heather Stone
Genre: Adult Romance/ Drug abuse theme
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: August 17th, 2016

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review

Blurb (From Goodreads)

Some cravings you just can’t quit.

I’m arrogant and filthy rich. Two truths that land a new woman in my bed nightly.

Uncomplicated…
Uncommitted…
And completely satisfying.

When you don’t care, you can’t get hurt.

But when Bailey Jameson walked into my bar, she immediately started complicating things. One night wasn’t enough and our pasts are too similar. We were bound to fall for our urges.

I craved everything about her.

My money and arrogance wouldn’t get me far with Bailey. I had to work for it. And I did. Now that I have her I intend to keep her, no matter the struggles we will undoubtedly endure.

Will we be able to save ourselves or will we both succumb to our demons?

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My Review:

4 stars

Okay…Let me start this review off by letting you know that Last Line involves drug use and the process of addiction and recovery. If this is a trigger for you i highly recommend you read at your own risk.

Last Line is a story about two people facing and battling a drug addiction.

Reed Lawson is a successful night club owner but his life hasn’t always been about success. His life used to center around partying and looking for his next fix. Until one tragic night.

Fast Forward a couple of years.

Bailey Jameson moved to the city to get away from her party friends. She’s been living sober for two years. About to become evicted her sister Leah uses her connections and gets Bailey a job working at L.E.X. (the nightclub Reed owns.) She is soon to find out that being a recovering addict and working at a nightclub may not be the brightest idea…especially when you throw Mr. Reed Lawson in the mix.

Last Line is told from two point of views.

We have Bailey’s POV and witnessing her struggle with sobriety. We see the struggle of her trying to keep her drug addiction a secret from her sister and family only hurting herself in the end. You need the support of friends and family to help you through something that consuming. You need to see that there is something on the other side of the haze that there is something worth living for and getting clean for. Family is everything.

We also have Reed’s POV and witnessing his notorious playboy ways and the guilt that he lives with due to the tragic night. Reed has given up using in favor for a large amount of one night stands giving him a love em’ and leave em’ playboy reputation.That is until he locks eyes with Bailey. The attraction between the two is instant and undeniable.

I really enjoyed Reed in Last Line. He came off as the Playboy of the novel but on the surface you could see the troubles he lives with everyday. the guilt of the tragic event that happens controls him.

Let’s not forget the sexy time scenes….Holy inferno. They were crazy hot.

I enjoyed Last Line the only issue i had was that the story line felt rushed during a few scenes. Other than that i thought it was pretty good!

I love reading novels that deal with real life issues and situations we don’t regularly hear about. I feel it brings light to the situation and in the end maybe a person that is struggling with similar issues will read the novel and realize that they to need to get help. A thank you to all the authors that right of tragedy and real life situations. and hats off to the people that are currently working at making there life better. So whether your dealing with abuse, addiction, or various forms of self-harm  I’m in awe of you simply because you are dealing with the situation! Don’t let your issues, whatever it may be, control you, you take control of you’re issues and in the end kick it’s ass!!!!

Thanks for checking out my review.

~Alecia @ The Staircase Reader