Books I’ve Read: Unrequited by Melody Grace

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Title: Unrequited
Series: Beachwood Bay #3.5 The Callahans #1
Author: Melody Grace
Publisher: Self Published
Publication Date: May 2014
Source: Review Copy
Rating: 3/5

Synopsis from Goodreads

You can be anyone for a night…

Alicia isn’t the kind of girl to kiss a total stranger up against the wall — no matter how devastatingly sexy he is. But reeling from a broken heart, she runs straight into the arms of Dex Callahan: rock star, bad boy, and the most seductive man she’s ever known.

Dex is looking for distraction, at any price. The innocent redhead is just what he needs to keep his demons at bay — but one taste of her sweetness isn’t enough. He needs to possess her, body and soul.

Two searching hearts. One night to discover the passion of a lifetime. Dex is determined to show Alicia the pleasure she’s been denied, but can she let go of her heartache and take a risk on the unknown?

At first I was just really, really annoyed with Alicia. I felt as if she begrudged Hunter and Brit their happiness and was an evil false friend. I just couldn’t understand why she had (or thought she had) such deep feelings for Hunter when he hadn’t encouraged her in the slightest. the way Alicia was made me feel as if it undermined Brit in a way. After following Brit’s struggle in Unafraid I felt very protective of her and immediately disliked Alicia for wanting to take Hunter away from Brit.

However, as we were able to gain insight into Alicia’s thoughts it did provide a level of understanding. She is very naive and mostly extremely innocent, shy and vulnerable come to mind with Alicia on a personal level. Her professional demeanor is a complete contrast to that, cool, calm and collected. If felt as if Alicia lacked confidence especially when viewing herself as desirable. therefore, having un-returned feelings for Hunter was essentially ‘safe’ for her.

Dex is a whole other kettle of fish, totally confident in his sexuality he is drawn to Alicia’s naivety. Jaded from his rock star lifestyle and with deep haunting secrets that are only hinted at, Dex appears drawn to Alicia’s sweetness and innocence. For him, it looks as if he is seeking some sort of redemption by helping Alicia recover from her unrequited love of Hunter.

Unrequited lays the foundation for what looks like a sizzling spin-off to the main Beachwood Bay series.