Review: The Muse (Irresistible, #5) by Anne Calhoun (Goodreads Author)

The Muse by Anne Calhoun
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A not quickly forgotten, inspirational, sensual and haunting love story.

Anne Calhoun has brilliantly created an uplifting, enthralling, complex and breathlessly fascinating story of two people who meet under difficult situations and their journey together to finding hope, healing and love.

Arden McCarren’s world comes crashing down, when her father and brother are arrested and charged with using a Ponzi scheme to defraud clients of millions. She now faces the challenge to caring for her mother and dealing with the fall-out that they have left her to deal with. Beset by panic attacks and the pressure that the relentless media facing her, ostracized by her friends and colleagues, FBI scrutiny, half-way to a breakdown….she’s tries as best she can to face each new day in her life.

Seth Miller, former marine, who has suffered the loss of his three best friends on their last mission in Afghanistan, is now a bike messenger and part-time nude model for art students in New York. He’s haunted by the tragic and terrible death of his colleagues and the only way he can deal with his loss and pain is by helping and being there for his dead friend’s families.

When these two damaged souls meet at an art class, they feel a connection each other.
They recognize something that comforts and eases their pain.

I loved watching Arden and Seth together. Their relationship felt real and the progression from sex to friends to lovers was done in a very believable and natural way. Understanding each other’s pain, fears and insecurities…..

I so wanted these two people to be together and find happiness in their lives…I was so invested in their relationship. Sadness, giving, understanding, caring and an incredibly unselfish love for each other.

I love this author’s writing style and voice. She has a unique and distinctive way with words that enthralled me from the very first page.

Wrapped securely in his arms, she let the silence settle over her. She breathed in, breathed out, and knew she was alive. She breathed in, breathed out, and knew peace.

Engaging secondary characters and a beautiful setting.

I am so looking forward to reading more of this author’s books.

This is definitely one of my favorite reads in 2015.

Go on, get this book….why? Because it’s more than just brilliant and unforgettable.

And not forgetting…. a big and huge THANK YOU to my GR friend, Baba, whose brilliant review made me want to read this book. You rock BB!!!

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