Book Reflection: REAL by Katy Evans

REAL
Real Series #1
Author: Katy Evans
Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Sports Romance
Release Date: September 3rd 2013 (Gallery Books)
Review Source: Purchased

HOT. SEXY. POWERFUL. PAINFUL. REAL. The scorching international bestseller that strips away everything you've ever believed about passion . . . .

Remington Tate has a bad-boy rep in and out of the ring, a granite-hard body, and a raw, animal power that sends his female fans into a frenzy. But from the moment their eyes lock, the only woman he wants is Brooke Dumas. His desire is pure, all-consuming, and REAL.

Hired to keep his perfect body working like a machine, Brooke finally has the lucrative sports therapy job she's been dreaming of. But as she tours the dangerous underground fighting circuit with Remy and his team, Brooke's own body becomes alive with the most primal of hungers. If what happens between Brooke and Remy is ever as light as a flirtation, it quickly becomes an erotic obsession for them both, and promises so much more.

But their white-hot lust has a dark side--and when Remy's deepest secret comes to light and Brooke's familial duties demand action, will the pair be able to hang on, or will everything that once seemed so real suddenly fade away like an illusion?

I think I'm going to have to alter the policy I use on the site when someone on the OUaT team reads and reviews a book. I won't read the book usually because I find it's time wasted when I could be reading something different that hasn't been reviewed and shared already on the site. I've known about Real for sometime now when Michelle read Real back in October then I had the pleasure of meeting Katy Evans at the Houston Book Rave. I bought Real and Mine and had Katy signed them both. But there was no future plans of reading either book. I was sticking to that stupid rule of mines. Well during the holiday break I was messaging with Michelle and asked her "Should I read Real?" Michelle without a single second of hesitation wrote in response: "Giiiirrrlll.. You need to read REAL. It is amazing! I can't tell enough people about it. I like rough, rugged men, so I fell in love with Remy." So next thing I knew Real was in my hands being cracked opened. 

So instead of reviewing it again, I just want to thank Michelle for really selling me on reading Real and for the awesome Katy Evans for writing such a powerful riveting story that is Real and hotter than lava itself. FYI Katy in person is the sweetest person ever, her smile is contagious. Crazy that such a complexed character came out of that sweet author's mind. That just shows you how talented Evans is.

Before I concluded this reflection I want to point out something that I loved and admire that Katy Evans did. These characters didn't just boom, fall in to bed together, she actually had swoon-worthy Remy wait. And for them to know each other inside and out before they got hot and heavy, even though they were in full attack mode for each other every single minute they were together. That part from Evans really cemented how much I enjoyed and loved this story.

I cannot wait to inhale Mine and once again be thrown in the ring with Remy and Brooke. This story is for the 18 and over for sure. Who am I kidding, I remember the majority of fans that were lined up to meet Katy. LOL!

You can read Michelle's review of Real.