TJ's Virtual Book Tours Presents: Behind the Bar by P.C. Zick

Title:  Behind the Bar

Series:  Behind the Love Trilogy, #2

Author:  P.C. Zick

Publication Date:  March 29, 2015

Publisher:  Self-Published

Pages:  175/894KB

Rating:  4 stars

Disclosure of Material Connection:  I received this book for review from TJTW Virtual Book Tours and the author.  I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own.  I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255:  "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising".

Blurb:
Susie and Reggie return to the Behind the Love Trilogy as the main characters in this romance. Susie and Reggie have been together since high school. When they watch good friends Dean and Leah find happiness, they both know something in their relationship must change. Susie believes that means marriage; she didn't expect it to be Reggie deciding they needed a break from one another.

While on break, a handsome publisher comes back to Victory to sweep Susie off her feet, while the voluptuous Sally Jean works her charms on Reggie. Meanwhile, the Victory Tavern owned by Reggie grows into a star attraction for the town. Dean and Leah help, and Susie’s sister Lisa returns home and provides Susie some much needed answers to the questions about their father. Reggie nearly loses everything in a bet that jeopardizes the Tavern. Secrets revealed bring more questions. When Reggie realizes Susie is the woman he loves, Susie must decide if she can ever trust him again.

Before either of them can move forward to a life together, they must realize their past does not define them.

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My Thoughts:

Susie is at a wedding.  Her boyfriend, Reggie, comes off as being a little self-centered.  He continually gets asked a certain question that he doesn’t want to answer.  You’ll find that you want to yell at Susie but then you’ll realize that she won’t hear you no matter how loud you’d get. 

Our author has created a book that can be a quick read but it can also be frustrating.  If you have just a few hours that you want to spend reading a book then you may want to check this one out.  But be warned, some of these characters can be very frustrating.  You wonder how they got to the point in which we first meet them. One thing that may help is that if you haven’t read Behind the Altar, which is book one, what a great time to catch up on the series.

I found that until I got to around the halfway point, I was easily distracted.  But even though I thought Reggie a total jerk, there was just something that caught my attention and I just didn’t want to put the book away.  The author also had me feeling that Susie is just too good for him.  Which ends up being a great incentive to see what’s in store for her characters – how is she going to finish the trilogy?

A positive about the story is that I had no trouble picturing every scene as it unfolds.  A negative was how Reggie treated Susie.  But then again there are men out there that do treat women that way and that just adds some realism to the story.  Is it a story I would read again?  If I wanted the complete trilogy experience then yes I would.  If I considered it as a stand-alone would I read again?  Probably not.  I just didn’t feel that Reggie and Susie had a connection that loving couples should have.  And there were other interesting characters that I would love to read more about.

My experience with this book didn’t turn me off from reading more of what this author has to offer.  Not every writer has the same writing style and readers have to broaden their horizons and check out authors they’ve never read before.  And because the book wasn’t a totally bad experience, I would go back and read book one so that I can get ready for when book three comes out.

About the Author:

P.C. Zick began her writing career in 1998 as a journalist. She's won various awards for her essays, columns, editorials, articles, and fiction. Today, she writes romance and contemporary literature with her pen drawing plots filled with love, hope, and forgiveness.

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