[Following is a volunteer review of "Heartaches" by H.M. Irwing.]
Anna Walters-Simmons is your normal average girl who grows up into a wonderful beautiful young lady. However, deep inside she carries a closet full of nasty skeletons from her past. Despite this, she plays strong and goes to unimaginable extents to protect her mother from discovering the abuse she is undergoing. When her boyfriend, Matt, pushes her to the wall, and she thinks she can't take anymore, along comes Rafael Luis Brown( Rafe), a young ex military man, who is easy to the eye. Both have so much in common yet don't even realize. Just having been through torture and abuse himself Rafe easily detects the inner troubles surrounding Anna. Its only natural that the two grow feelings and fall in love. The storm is about to blow full force towards these two begging the question will the love shared by this two win over in their quest for freedom and survival? Or will their anger and…show more content… This is the case with Matt who comes in to save her from her family distress later on Rafe is again the savior. The author has brought out very weak feminine characters throughout the story a demeaning aspect to the woman.
H M Irwing has done a marvelous job with this book tackling very sensitive issues including rape,abuse and drugs; throw romance into the mix and you have an exceptional work of fiction. The story is so detailed and descriptive making one easily understand the story line. There are no gaps in the plot or even filler scenes hence an easy flow of the story.
The language used is very simple and though fast paced, its likely to keep you glued to the end. I also like how the author has developed each character without suppressing the main characters. Hence a clear distinction on each. This book kept me turning it page after page non stop because of its creative and intriguing
