A review by africreole
Ruined by S.K. Lessly

5.0

OMG I love Mason James West

He's a man's man, all alpha all the way. PTSD, even though it was not mentioned in this story, was definitely the cause of Mason's darkness that he could not get out of his head. Only Allura Maxine Shaw could bring him out of that darkness. I love how S.K, wrote their love story. They had immediate attraction for one another but waited until the time was right for them as Max was in a relationship with a man that was crazy, probably due to steroid use even though that was not mentioned in the book either. It's the only explanation to why he went bonkers. I loved the way Max would sing and would just drive Mason crazy. I could really feel the electricity of attraction between them when she did.
When Mason loves, he loves true and hard, not just the woman in his life but all of the people he truly cares about. His thinking of staying away from Max after his revenge mission because of the darkness he was feeling, in order to protect Max, was the wrong thing for him to do. He totally smashed her heart by being gone for years and turning around and getting engaged to another woman. I don't understand how he could have done that even though he vowed that Max was the love of his life. I don't care if it was a business arrangement. I was mad as hell at him for that. My heart broke for Max when she realized that he was engaged to Dianne and when her friend died. S.K. really wrote the hell out of the scene where Mason was trying to get Max back after his 4 month South American trip. I was so happy they were able to get their HEA
This is one of my favorite love stories and I could re-read it over and over again. I just love a man who would go to the ends of the earth for the woman he loves and Mason actually did.