As I Am by Melissa Collins Buy on Amazon
Chase Hansen. Broke. College drop out. Male stripper.
My life wasn't at all what I imagined it would be. I should have been finishing up college, interning with a well-respected business, partying with my friends. But instead, I was raising my seventeen year old brother, struggling to make ends meet. Love wasn't even on my radar. Besides, what did I have to offer? A few crumpled singles pulled from my G-string? Defeated and exhausted, I knew I had zero chance of finding someone to love me just as I am.
Noah Carpenter. Angry. Betrayed. Doctor.
Just when I thought my life was going exactly as it should, everything turned upside down. With my final rotation in medical school complete, I finally achieved my lifelong dream of becoming a doctor. What I never expected was to catch the man of my dreams in our bed with the man of his. Beyond infuriated, I struggled to piece together the remnants of my life. Just when I'd decided to give up on love altogether, I found a man who loved me just as I am.
So I have to say.. this is a book I agreed to read because I have adored this author’s prior books. The blurb.. well.. I don’t seem to enjoy the stripper trope much but I am so happy I decided to read As I Am.
The story of Chase Hansen and Noah Carpenter is one that had me engrossed in the story as a flew home from a great weekend at Wicked Book Weekend.
I am so happy I was able to have uninterrupted reading time and I got to live in the book and devour it in one sitting!
This book’s story … because yes it is a beauty story as well done, it wove back into itself and though it wasn’t a surprise it made for a journey that exposed both man’s vulnerabilities.
I was rooting for Chase from the beginning, it did take me a bit to like Noah but in the end I knew both men belonged together.
I enjoying experiencing the men open up to each other; yes the sex was hot, yes you felt the instant attraction but the author also allows the readers to full the bond. You really get that this is different for both men.
Both Noah and Chase’s support systems add to this story, it created a world that felt real.
The epilogue of this book was OMG…a great little add equaled a few tears on my part!
Yes, tears…happy tears on the airplane
About Melissa Collins
Melissa Collins has always been a book worm. Studying Literature in college ensured that her nose was always stuck in a book. She followed her passion for reading to the most logical career choice: English teacher. Her hope was to share her passion for reading and the escapism of books to her students. Having spent more than a decade in front of a classroom, she can easily say that it’s been a dream.
Her passion for writing didn’t start until more recently. When she was home on maternity leave in early 2012, she read her first romance novel and her head filled with the passion, angst and laughter of the characters who she read about it. It wasn’t long before characters of her own took shape in her mind. Their lives took over Melissa’s brain and The Love Series was born.
Kathy Valentine
Awesome review!! Shared on all my socials!!