I love Addy and Quinn and I am loving the angst! I've stayed up past my bedtime way too many days this week to finish this book because I Just Can't Put It Down. That cliffhanger though ... Yep, off to read book 2, Releasing Me.

Main characters: Addy and Quinten. Addy co-owned a vegan cafe. Addy was quirky, clumsy, fun and funny. Addy took care of her body. Addy was a simple and carefree single thirty-one year old. Addy's character was smart, driven, and confident. Addy was a firecracker of a character with a sassy mouth. I loved how she confronted issues on the spot. Quinten was a businessman who was well traveled. Quinten was a romantic in the form of grand gesture schemes where spending money was not a problem. Quinten was adventurous and an adrenaline junkie. Supporting characters: Mac. Addy's best friend. Jake. Employee at the cafe. Eddie. Driver or chauffeur for Quinten. Addy talked to herself in the story, shown in italics. Story was told in the third person. Each chapter included a famous quote about love, romance, or sex by famous people. An insta-connection story that was sexually driven. Addy clumsily met Quinten the Latino playboy from New York visiting Milwaukee on business. Quinten enjoyed the finer things in life. He was a complete contrast to Addy. Addy chose to donate to charity whereas Quintin chose to spend money frivolously. Addy wanted a one night fling with the out of town playboy and found herself played by the player. One note stating he had "fun" sent Addy into a tailspin of anger towards Quintin for making her feel used when she wanted to be the one to use him. Addy's character was witty with humorous comebacks sometimes out of nervousness and other times during awkwardness. Addy made a sexual arrangement with Quinten to hook up with him while he was in town. Addy was a free loving spirit who cared about animal rights and human rights. Addy's character was intellectually smart but lacked common sense. With Quinten she turned into a salacious sex kitten that was starved for sex. There was an undertone for something deeper in Addy's character. Addy held onto a secret only her and Mac shared. Addy was hiding her true emotions by distracting herself with sex. The Turning point in story for me was when Addy went to New York. The beginning started off slow. While this story is sexually driven it also contained in depth character development and a plot beyond sex. They were an insatiable couple. Jewel managed to squeeze quite an adventure into this story. This one ended on a cliffhanger. #convenientfling. #hotLatinlover. #veganandproud. #givetocharity. #insatiable #moneydoesnotbuyhappiness #oppositesattract #philanthropist The vegan eaten hippy had an appetite for the Latin lovers meat stick.

Jewel E Ann is by far one of my favorite authors. I love her style, I love the characters she creates. How ever for some reason the book description for this series never stuck with me. Now after reading it I feel like the biggest idiot ever. How I could possibly doubt the shear amazingness of this story, or the person who wrote it? This story about a, well, completely broken hippy chick and materialistic playboy's journey through love and healing is one that will surely stick with me. I wasn't sure what to think for the first probably 15% of this book, but once their chemistry was revealed I was hooked. I won't lie and say I fell for Quinn like every other women cause well even though he is completely swoon worthy I actually hated him most of the time. I felt Addy deserved so much more, and getting the little peaks into her tragic past only confirmed not only how completely broken she was, but also how strong and worthy of the world she was. And while she couldn't help her love for him Quinn was just not giving what she needed or deserved and sticking to his selfish ways. This book does end in a cliffy so I strongly suggest having book two waiting patiently because I promise you will be hooked and hate even those few seconds it take to exit this one and start the next. Amazing story!

Sometimes romance books fail to give a great story line, this is NOT the case with Holding You. It is a cliffhanger but the sequel, Releasing Me is available and is definitely a “not to be missed” book that, if possible, is even better than this first book. If you are opposed to reading explicit sex scenes, this book is probably not for you, however, you will be missing out on one of the best romance stories ever.

Wow...absolute love this book! Read it in two days because I could not put it down. Love the dynamics between Addy and Quinn. This book is a definite must read especially if you enjoy hot sexy love scenes. Can't wait to start reading the second book!

Where to begin?! I loved this book! Fifty Shades was the beginning for me, I read that book, loved it, and suddenly I was constantly searching for what to read next. I needed romance, drama, steamy sex scenes, undeniable chemistry, and a good story, not just sex, I needed a story that would make me sleep depreived because I never wanted to put the book down, a true page turner! Enter: Holding You … Addy and her bff Mac are two of the funniest female characters, their back and forth banter had me laughing out loud, and just Addy’s personality in general, she’s so funny, smart, sexy. Now the Latin sex god Quinn, can he be real? His love and passion for Addy is dreamy, swoon worthy. Addy and Quinn’s passion for each other is so HOT! I Iove this book, it has everything I look for in a great romance novel. I laughed, I cried, I got upset, I fell in love. 5 + SOLID STARS!!