My Image of You: A Novel

Once again Melanie Moreland enchants me with her words. She has one voice in contemporary romance that is not to be missed. My Image of You cocoons you tightly in their world that you never want to leave. Adam and Alex are beautifully complex characters that are delivered to the reader with equal parts of lust, humor, tenderness and love. Adam is what I would refer to as an understated alpha. His persona is charming and captivating. He has a job that would make any adrenaline junkie jealous. And he passes that passion onto those he loves with evenly matched ferocity. As a reader, you can't help but feel as deeply as he does throughout the story. Alex is a gorgeously written heroine who waters run deep. She has an inner strength that shines brighter as the story progresses. Although her glow may dim at times, it's finding that one that helps you glimmers all the time. With Adam, her character doesn't just twinkles but radiates. You don't feel sympathy, but empathy for this endearing heroine. You WANT her to have her HEA. I would be remiss without mentioning the secondary characters. Ms Moreland never writes these characters as someone to move the story along . They are as necessary as the main characters need air to breathe. Elena again is one character I wish I knew in real life. She leaps off the page and into your heart. If you are familiar with Melanie Moreland's writing, My Image of You is right up there with The Contract and Beneath The Scars as favorites of mine. If you are not, you will not be disappointed with this bewitching story.

Adam is injured when he falls while taking a risky shot with his camera. Despite his injury, he manages to spend the night in the hospital getting to know his attractive nurse better. Ally has some pretty heavy baggage she’s carried all of her life but her time with Adam lightens the load and helps her to see she is worthy of happiness and love. Together this couple face some extreme conflicts that tore my heart in two. While I really enjoyed this book, so much of it is the author telling me about what happened instead of allowing me the opportunity to experience it. It was well written and didn’t get bogged down but there were times I just wanted to be able to walk in the characters shoes. There is plenty of light hearted humor and this couple have great chemistry together. Secondary characters don’t really shine too much but seem to be just a way to progress the story along without allowing the reader to connect with them in any way. The villains are certainly villainous and I totally understood why Ally struggled in the way she did, so those particular characters I must admit were well written. Overall, this was a very nice read by an author I would gladly read again. I was provided this advanced copy and this is my honest review. Mostly the heroes POV although there is a few from the heroine Safe Possible trigger if you are sensitive to emotional neglect/abuse

5 star Review My Image Of You by Melanie Moreland Having read several other books by Melanie Moreland I couldn’t wait to read this book and I was not disappointed in any way. Melanie Moreland sucked me into the story from the first page. I kept thinking just one more chapter and I couldn't put it down until I had finished. I Love the characters of Adam and Alexandra .Ms. Moreland weaves a story so well that was immediately immersed in her writing. Not only does she write strong main characters but I have also found that the secondary characters are also given their chance to shine and in My Image Of You this is the case. This is a story full of love, romance, angst and humour. Ms. Moreland writes strong characters with depth and Adam and Alex are no exceptions. I loved the strength and determination that Alex had and Adam, whilst not a true Alpha,has the soul of a determined and caring man. I will say I was not a particular fan of Alex’s mother and step-father who continuously tried to run her life. My Image of You was an emotional story full of romance and love and will certainly draw you in. I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book through NetGalley from the publisher.