Synopsis
Lea Lamb and Austin Wolf were young when they fell in
love. They never imagined the future could hold anything other than
together-forever.
When Lea’s father dies in a tragic fishing accident, she's
crushed under the weight of her grief and catches a glimpse of another type of
future, one she knows she's not strong enough to face.
Austin is angry. For the past fifteen years, he's believed
the woman he loved with every ounce of his soul left him without so much as a
backwards glance.
When Lea unexpectedly returns to their hometown, all the
years of heartache inside Austin bubbles to the surface and presents itself as
blinding rage.
Faced with the truth about the past, a newly discovered
secret, these former lovers will learn that if they want to have any chance at
the future they’d given up on all those years ago, they will have to rescue one
another from drowning in pain so debilitating it will leave them both fighting
to breathe.
*ARC provided by author in exchange for honest review*
I absolutely adore
Aurora Rose Reynolds. I feel in love with her writing when I was reading Until
November. I love her heroes and Heroines. I love that her Guys are extreme
alpha males. And her heroine’s don’t take no crap and their strong and not
whiney.
Austin is up there with
my favorite Aurora Men. I loved his character, his personality, he caring and
he would do anything for you.
Lea, I liked her but
there is just something there that’s holding me back from actually loving her.
I loved her in the first half of the book but the other half; I kind of just
liked her a little less. It seemed that all she done was cry. (Hold your
pitchforks please) I can understand WHY she was like she was. I get it. I know
what she was going thought. But, I think I like Aurora other books more because
they don’t go down the same path that this book does. This book is more
personal and …anguish. I like her happy
and fun sexy alpha books. I really just prefer Happy and Fun books as to
sad books.
I can understand why
Lea did make some of the choices she did, but I was kind of sad it took 15
years for them to meet again. All of that time wasted? I’m just not a fan of
that.
And since this is a
series, I have a feeling that the next book will be a lot like this one. It
would have more personal life issues, and it being Aurora’s book, I know I will
be reading it. So I’m just going to have to get over my issue with the more
realistic types of books vs. the happy and fun books.
Overall, I really did
like, but I just had that small issue with Lea. I loved Austin and Lea’s
befriends. I would hope that they get their own book or at least a novella.
Happy Reading!!
Excerpt
“CAN WE STOP by the liquor store on the way to dinner?”
Mom asks from the passenger seat of my car.
“Should you be drinking?” I frown then turn onto the main
road—well, really the only road in town.
“What’s it going to do, kill me?” she jokes, making me
inhale a sharp breath. “Honey,” she says quietly, and I look at her briefly,
wondering how the hell she can be so casual about this. “I’m dying. When it
will happen, only the good Lord knows, but it is happening, and there is
nothing you or I can do about it. I have made my peace with it, and I want you
to do the same.” She reaches over to pat my thigh.
“Make peace with it?” I repeat, shaking my head in
disbelief.
“Yes, make peace with it. If you think about it, I’m
lucky. I know I’m going to die. I know that sooner rather than later God is
going to come take me home, and when he does, I will be ready. I will have had
a chance to say goodbye to the people I care about and right any wrongs I’ve
caused. I’m lucky, honey.”
“What about me?” I wring my hands on the steering wheel,
feeling my chest get tight as I fight back tears.
“I love you, honey. I loved you before you were even a
sparkle in my eye, and I will always be with you. I know this isn’t easy for
you. I know there are going to be a lot of tears shed, but we’re lucky, honey.”
I press my lips together to keep from saying something I
might regret. I’m not lucky; in fact, I’m unlucky to the tenth power. How many
people have I lost, how many people do I have to loose before it’s enough.
“Oh look! Sheryl!” She yells, pulling me from my thoughts
as she reaches over, pressing the horn on my steering wheel while her other
hand shoots across me so she can wave out my window. Looking to where she’s
waving my heart begins to beat wildly
against my ribcage when I see not Sheryl, but Austin
walking into one of the many bars that litter Main Street, only it’s not just
Austin—it’s him and a woman with her arm wrapped around the back of his waist
as he holds the door open for her.
Even from the distance separating us, my lungs compress at
the beauty that is him. The years
have been good to him. His hair is still shaggy, only now a little lighter; his
face is tan and covered in a beard that makes his crystal blue eyes stand out
even more. My eyes travel from his face to his torso, which is covered in a
dark green thermal that shows off the muscles of his arms, chest, and tapered
waist, then down to his denim-covered thighs. When my gaze sweeps back up, his
eyes are on me, and I see them crinkle in confusion then realization that soon
turns into anger.
“You missed the liquor store,” my mom complains as I speed
up.
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About the Author
Aurora
Rose Reynolds is a navy brat who's husband served in the United States Navy.
She has lived all over the country but now resides in New York City with her
Husband and pet fish. She's married to an alpha male that loves her as much as
the men in her books love their women. He gives her over the top inspiration
everyday. In her free time she reads, writes and enjoys going to the movies
with her husband and cookie. She also enjoys taking mini weekend vacations to
nowhere, or spends time at home with friends and family. Last but not least she
appreciates everyday and admires it's beauty.
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