Review: Rolling in Deep by Rebecca Rogers Maher
Note: This ARC was provided by Random House Publishing Group - Loveswept via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Holly Ward is a single mother desperately trying to make ends meet so that she can provide a good enough life for her young son. She may not have the kind of financial stability her ex-husband does but she earns an honest living at a local supermarket. However, she's unable to not notice her co-worker, Ray Lopez, and how good looking and how much of a nice guy he actually is. But Holly doesn't have the time or inclination to engage in another relationship and while Ray is attracted to her, he respects the distance she tries to maintain. Then Ray invites Holly to split a lottery ticket with him and when they hit the jackpot, both become multimillionaires. Their lives change, but having that much money has never been a guarantee that happiness will soon follow and that every single one of their problems will miraculously disappear.
Rolling in the Deep is a standalone contemporary romance novel from author Rebecca Rogers Maher and poses the question: What would you do if you won the lottery and became a millionaire? Both Holly Ward and Ray Lopez work in a supermarket and having more money would definitely help both of them out. When they win the lottery using a ticket they split, things don't go necessarily as they would have expected. Holly is still stuck with an ex-husband who treats her like crap and who uses their son Drew to manipulate her and while the money she wins may offer a way to buy better things for her and Drew, her connection to Ray is what leads her ex-husband to think she's too busy with her fellow lottery winner to take care of Drew. On the other hand, Ray is a good guy who is lost and would rather have Holly than all that money.
The story itself is an interesting one and it highlights something that most of us already know: money can't buy you happiness. Yes, money can certainly help make life more comfortable and better but we've got a saying in my country that basically says more money equates more problems. The splitting of the winnings brings to mind the 1994 movie It Could Happen to You, which was inspired by an actual incident but without the romantic overtones and while I thought the romance between Holly and Ray was pretty good, it was drawn-out and then ended rather abruptly, leaving me feeling wanting. My main issue with Holly is that she continued to allow her ex-husband to treat her terribly even though she left him for that same reason. Rolling in the Deep was okay but lacked story development in the latter part. It gets three stars. ♥
Release Date: 10 November 2015
Date Read: 08 November 2015
Learn more about Rebecca Rogers Maher.
Pre-order Rolling in the Deep on Amazon | B&N | Kobo.
Rolling in the Deep is a standalone contemporary romance novel from author Rebecca Rogers Maher and poses the question: What would you do if you won the lottery and became a millionaire? Both Holly Ward and Ray Lopez work in a supermarket and having more money would definitely help both of them out. When they win the lottery using a ticket they split, things don't go necessarily as they would have expected. Holly is still stuck with an ex-husband who treats her like crap and who uses their son Drew to manipulate her and while the money she wins may offer a way to buy better things for her and Drew, her connection to Ray is what leads her ex-husband to think she's too busy with her fellow lottery winner to take care of Drew. On the other hand, Ray is a good guy who is lost and would rather have Holly than all that money.
The story itself is an interesting one and it highlights something that most of us already know: money can't buy you happiness. Yes, money can certainly help make life more comfortable and better but we've got a saying in my country that basically says more money equates more problems. The splitting of the winnings brings to mind the 1994 movie It Could Happen to You, which was inspired by an actual incident but without the romantic overtones and while I thought the romance between Holly and Ray was pretty good, it was drawn-out and then ended rather abruptly, leaving me feeling wanting. My main issue with Holly is that she continued to allow her ex-husband to treat her terribly even though she left him for that same reason. Rolling in the Deep was okay but lacked story development in the latter part. It gets three stars. ♥
Release Date: 10 November 2015
Date Read: 08 November 2015
Learn more about Rebecca Rogers Maher.
Pre-order Rolling in the Deep on Amazon | B&N | Kobo.
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