Julz's Jewels

It's hard to call this story a romance. To me, this is more a dark story of an older man who becomes obsessed over a young girl and the lengths he would go to to "have" her after a major faux pas(*cough*;) at the beginning in response to her rejection of him. Gradually the obsession becomes a romance and you start to warm up to the guy along with our heroine.

However, I still can't call him a hero, which is one things I love about the story. The lead male character is very real from his selfishness and immaturity to his gullibility and knobby knees.

If you like it grittier, can tolerate everything not being tied up in a neat little bow, and can see a woman learning to love a terribly flawed man who's done some really bad things, then I highly recommend this book.