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A review by jess_78
Drawn Together by Lauren Dane
4.0
Review posted: Happily Ever After - Reads
Blog rating: B
Raven has always seemed a little like the odd woman out. She’s blunt, speaks her mind but throughout the series, she never seemed to put herself out there emotionally with anyone. She has a history with Brody but to her their relationship wasn’t as serious as Brody was taking it and they’re now better off as friends. She’s close to Erin but again, in the past she’s never stuck around, she likes to travel but always found her way back to Seattle. In Drawn Together I really enjoyed getting to know Raven. She wasn’t the same Raven I remember from books past and I think that’s due to seeing things through her eyes for the first time. She’s now putting down roots in Seattle, and by slowly letting herself get closer to Erin, Brody and their families, it’s had an impact on her and has changed her – a little. She’s still has her bitchy moments, she’s just a little more pleasant about it!
Her hero is Seattle attorney Jonah Warner (brother to Levi, Sway) and I loved this man. He’s exactly what Raven needs in a partner. He’s trustworthy, dependable, he doesn’t let her push him away but he straddles the line on not pushing issues. He’s a good guy, and sexy and he pushes Raven in the bedroom. I wouldn’t call him an extreme Dominant, but he does like to restrain her and play with different items during sex but the biggest aspect I took away from him was his need and desire to take care of her since she’s never had that before. He’s very *sigh* worthy, buying her things that take into account her personal style and likes, opening her door, touching her whenever he can. He’s one of the good guys, but it still takes Raven time to warm up to him, not in the bedroom, they hit it off in there right away. But her walls are thick and tall and it takes time for her to start breaking her own personal rules about relationships and men and let Jonah in.
Raven’s past is tough and she didn’t have it easy growing up. The past comes back to get her in the present as she has to deal with a family that she’d rather forget and it brings a lot of things to the surface for her. I loved seeing her vulnerable, dropping the mask she’s worn for the entire series up to this point and seeing her let go emotionally with Jonah. For as sexy as this couple is, they have many sweet moments together that don’t involve sex, but rather have Jonah just being there for Raven and proving that she has someone in her corner completely. He also proves to be a man that she feels comfortable enough to really talk to, again, it’s something that she’s never had, not even with the Brown family and I loved seeing her soften up just a little bit when it came to her relationship with Jonah. She doesn’t completely lose her edge, a few people push her buttons and I loved seeing her stand up for not only herself but her friends, so make no mistake – she lets her softer side out with Jonah, but the Raven we’ve come to know does come out when she needs to.
We’ve already met one of Jonah’s brothers, Levi, but my request (plea) to Lauren Dane is that the rest of his brothers need some loving too! I really enjoyed getting to know his whole family, prickly mother included, and would love to see the rest of the single Warner men have stories told. The Brown’s all show up throughout the story. I didn’t feel like they overtook the story at any point and their presence on page was more to show Raven and her relationship with their kids, which is very sweet. She has a few scenes with Erin and Daisy, but I mainly enjoyed seeing her interact with the kids and again, it’s just another side to Raven that we haven’t seen in the past.
I finished this story feeling very satisfied with Raven’s story. She’s a likable character and one that I wanted to have happiness because of all the things she had to deal with in her painful past. And Jonah, ahhhh, he’s sexy and sweet and there were many scenes with him that had me so happy with how he was with Raven. I really enjoyed their relationship and it’s the heart of this story.
Blog rating: B
Raven has always seemed a little like the odd woman out. She’s blunt, speaks her mind but throughout the series, she never seemed to put herself out there emotionally with anyone. She has a history with Brody but to her their relationship wasn’t as serious as Brody was taking it and they’re now better off as friends. She’s close to Erin but again, in the past she’s never stuck around, she likes to travel but always found her way back to Seattle. In Drawn Together I really enjoyed getting to know Raven. She wasn’t the same Raven I remember from books past and I think that’s due to seeing things through her eyes for the first time. She’s now putting down roots in Seattle, and by slowly letting herself get closer to Erin, Brody and their families, it’s had an impact on her and has changed her – a little. She’s still has her bitchy moments, she’s just a little more pleasant about it!
Her hero is Seattle attorney Jonah Warner (brother to Levi, Sway) and I loved this man. He’s exactly what Raven needs in a partner. He’s trustworthy, dependable, he doesn’t let her push him away but he straddles the line on not pushing issues. He’s a good guy, and sexy and he pushes Raven in the bedroom. I wouldn’t call him an extreme Dominant, but he does like to restrain her and play with different items during sex but the biggest aspect I took away from him was his need and desire to take care of her since she’s never had that before. He’s very *sigh* worthy, buying her things that take into account her personal style and likes, opening her door, touching her whenever he can. He’s one of the good guys, but it still takes Raven time to warm up to him, not in the bedroom, they hit it off in there right away. But her walls are thick and tall and it takes time for her to start breaking her own personal rules about relationships and men and let Jonah in.
Raven’s past is tough and she didn’t have it easy growing up. The past comes back to get her in the present as she has to deal with a family that she’d rather forget and it brings a lot of things to the surface for her. I loved seeing her vulnerable, dropping the mask she’s worn for the entire series up to this point and seeing her let go emotionally with Jonah. For as sexy as this couple is, they have many sweet moments together that don’t involve sex, but rather have Jonah just being there for Raven and proving that she has someone in her corner completely. He also proves to be a man that she feels comfortable enough to really talk to, again, it’s something that she’s never had, not even with the Brown family and I loved seeing her soften up just a little bit when it came to her relationship with Jonah. She doesn’t completely lose her edge, a few people push her buttons and I loved seeing her stand up for not only herself but her friends, so make no mistake – she lets her softer side out with Jonah, but the Raven we’ve come to know does come out when she needs to.
We’ve already met one of Jonah’s brothers, Levi, but my request (plea) to Lauren Dane is that the rest of his brothers need some loving too! I really enjoyed getting to know his whole family, prickly mother included, and would love to see the rest of the single Warner men have stories told. The Brown’s all show up throughout the story. I didn’t feel like they overtook the story at any point and their presence on page was more to show Raven and her relationship with their kids, which is very sweet. She has a few scenes with Erin and Daisy, but I mainly enjoyed seeing her interact with the kids and again, it’s just another side to Raven that we haven’t seen in the past.
I finished this story feeling very satisfied with Raven’s story. She’s a likable character and one that I wanted to have happiness because of all the things she had to deal with in her painful past. And Jonah, ahhhh, he’s sexy and sweet and there were many scenes with him that had me so happy with how he was with Raven. I really enjoyed their relationship and it’s the heart of this story.