Book Review: Wrecked

 Wrecked (Wrecked #1) by Priscilla West 

4 stars

In Wrecked, we meet Lorrie and Hunter, two students at Arrowhart college who collide in a mess of love, hurt, baggage, and passion. 

Lorrie has been through hell. Her parents divorced less than two years ago, and shortly into her mother's new marriage, Lorrie's step-father brutally kills her mother. Lorrie's father, who never got over the grief of the divorce, committed suicide after he received the closure of the guilty verdict. Lorrie is alone, except for her awesome aunt, her suite mate Daniela, and the rumors that follow her wherever she goes.  After taking a few semesters off, she is back at Arrowhart, and ready to return to classes, but on her first day of classes, she falls into the frigid lake that surrounds campus. Luckily for her, Hunter aka the "Hammer" is on his morning jog and pulls her out of the lake. This encounter is the start to a tumultuous relationship.

When Hunter saves Lorrie from the lake, he knows exactly what he wants. He wants to make Lorrie his, but she is not ready for anything near a romantic relationship. Hunter won't let it go, and they decide to become platonic friends. Hunter is an underground MMA fighter, which is paying his tuition through college. He lives in an off campus apartment, and despite the rampant rumors of his sexual conquests with groupies, he is for the most part a loner.  Hunter is also ripped, tattooed, and completely alpha.

Lorrie and Hunter have secrets that they don't want to share with the other, but despite their best efforts, their friendship slides from platonic to something much more. Lorrie falls kicking and screaming, but Hunter embraces his feelings for Lorrie honestly and frankly. It was so refreshing to see an alpha male express himself so freely-Lorrie was the one who couldn't deal with reality and sometimes let anxiety overwhelm her.

Things turn hot and heavy between them, and then in the middle of their bliss, their secrets come back to rear their ugly heads. 

This was a fantastic read, and part one of a two part story arc. I can't wait to read the conclusion about these two-Hunter is insatiable and honest, and Lorrie is sexy and uninhibited.