This book picks up the story with Julia working in a gas station. Gone are the big pay days and stripper $$$. The cushy apartment. Instead it's minimum wage and a run down apartment. Until...Cole walls into the gas station, but he comes not alone, but with Elaine, the ex girlfriend, now fiancee. When he doesn't get the response he hopes for from Julia, one of hate, but instead gets one of longing and then turns to hurt. His world is rocked. Then rocked even further when Julia is attached and nearly killed. With more threats she isn't safe. This is the start of the race too who tried to kill Julia and who is behind it and why. Ms Martin is great in her ability to pull the reader into the story and lock us in. Our Reviews...Jaymee's Review5 StarsClinging to Rapture is the second novella in the Rapture series, the books must be read in order! I would have given this book more than five stars if I could, Megan Martin really gave her all in this book. I absolutely loved the first one but I thought this one was even better. To say that this book is full of surprises would be a huge understatement, this book twists and turns in ways I was totally unprepared for! Every single time I thought I could predict what would happen next I couldn't have been more wrong, don't even bother trying to guess what is going on just let the author take you on an amazing ride, it will be worth it. This novel, well the whole series actually, is a thrilling combination of romance and suspense which are two of my favorite things in a book! The author keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering what is in store for poor Julia and Cole. Within the first few pages of the book Megan delivers quite the twist, you think things are going a certain way but she pulls the rug right out from under you and leaves you reeling in shock. It's been a long time since I've read a book that had be quite so spell bound from start to finish. While the first book was all in Julia's point of view I was pleasantly surprised that the author used alternating POV in this book. Cole's perspective were all from the two years he watched Julia and Julia filled the reader in on the present day. I loved the back and forth and I loved being inside Cole's head while he loved her from afar!As with the last one I truly loved Julia, she is strong and stubborn as hell. We find out more about her past in this book and the things she has overcome made me love her a million times more. The fact that she isn't horribly bitter and jaded is amazing. I felt so bad for her at certain points but she kept pulling through and moving forward. Her relationship with Cole is not an easy one, in fact I'm beginning to wonder how things will work out for them at all! Cole is even more complex than I first imagined, there are some hints to his past in this novel that are nothing short of shocking and heart breaking. The way he goes about things with Julia were creepy but his love is real and strong, he chose to let her go but will they stay apart? They go through hell and back in Clinging to Rapture and I really hope they can overcome everything that is thrown at them. The ending of this novel made me want to rip out all my hair because I desperately need to know what is going to happen next!! Megan Martin is a brilliant author who grabs the reader with the very first words and doesn't let them go. The plot of this novel is far from simple and kept me guessing which I loved, I can't wait for the conclusion of this incredibly addictive seriesStoryline: Amazing, attention grabbingFemale Characters: StrongMale Characters: Mysterious, obsessive, lovingAuthor's Writing Style: terrificPlot Twists: Holy Crap!Laugh Factor: MinimalCry Factor: some sad parts but I didn't crySteam Factor: pretty hotViolence: quite a bit Melissa's Review5 STARS!!Clinging to Rapture had me clinging to my heart and the edge of my seat. Megan D. Martin's second book in the Rapture trilogy was even better than the first (if you can believe it)... It was sexy, yes, but the plot was darker and WAY more messed up. It gave us a glimpse into Cole's obsession with Julia with a series of flashbacks that made us understand why he did what he did to get where he got. So once again I will try to make you see what I mean...So Julia walked away after Cole bared his soul and now here she is 4 months later working a less than mediocre job while trying her best to put on a happy face while tending to a broken heart. One night while at work she is met face to face with Cole but.... he isn't there to beg for her..No no, he is there with another woman and she has a ring on her finger...(Oh no he didn't)... So yea there's that AND she also finds herself in a really dangerous situation (like LIFE THREATENING, NEAR DEATH, OMG SITUATION) but once again in come Cole to protect her (I'm being really vague because I have to be but ya gotta trust me on this one... you will thank me later)... So now they have to figure out who put her wants to hurt Julia and Cole has made it her personal mission to not only uncover the mystery but keep her safe all while keeping his f-f-f-fiance (it pains me to call her that) happy....Will they figure it out before it's too late or is the person closer than they think?Oh jeeze, Megan... what have you done to me?? I almost needed to purchase a new kindle because of the ending to this one... I had to stop myself mid throw. WHAT A CLIFF HANGER! So yea, this book doesn't have the exact same steam factor as the first book but it has so much more. The story line is incredible! The alternating POV's gave me exactly what I needed to truly understand Cole's feelings for Julia. Now, while he definitely earned his #creepstatus on numerous occasion you could tell that his feelings are genuine and hey, who am I to tell someone how to fall in love? My girl Julia grew so much as a person in this book. I love her! While she is definitely still nursing some old wounds, she finally began to open up and let the healing begin. Just hearing about her past make my heart bleed though, I can not lie. I cheered for Cole and Julia through the whole book so yes, there were times where this book was on my last nerve but in a GOOD way.. That whole fluffy love thing gets old. The drama, suspense and twists of this book earned every single one of the 5 stars I gave it!Megan, seriously, you are a rockstar!! :)Storyline: Sooo GoodFemale Character: Stronger by the secondMale Character: Obsessive but in a good wayAuthor's Writing Style: Love her!Plot Twist: Holy Bananas!!Laugh Factor: Virtually NoneCry Factor: I may have welled a bitSteam: SexyViolence: Oh yea...
What do You think about Clinging To Rapture (2000)?
Too FREAKING AWESOME!!! I'm totally doing a major "happy dance"
—Charlotteh
Crazinessss! I need the next book!!!!!
—lexi
I really enjoyed it...but well, really
—psycho_emma
