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Blurb
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.
Review- 5 Fabulous Stars!
This book is flat out amazing. It’s
absolutely beautiful, it will break your heart and then pick up the pieces to
make them stronger than ever. Aurora is always reaching for new things, growing
as an author, and blowing me away with every story she writes. 5 stars is never
adequate for an Aurora Rose Reynolds book.
Austin
and Lea were in love, graduating high school, planning to get married, happy.
So happy. Until tragedy strikes and sends Lea running in fear, leaving behind a
broken man, and the life they could have had together.
Years
later, Lea must return to the place she hoped never to step foot in again. Once
again, she is facing tragedy, a loss that will leave her all alone in the
world. However, the world isn’t done heaping on the pain, the man she loved,
the man she regrets leaving, he hates her. A hope she didn’t realize she had
dies when he makes it clear that she is nothing but a terrible memory for him.
When
Lea left, Austin was desperate to find her, he couldn’t imagine living his life
without her by his side. He believed he could help her work through her fears,
come to terms with them so that they could be together. He searches, until he
is told that she has moved on and that love turns to bitter anger. Those
feelings fade until he is forced to see her, be near her. She is everything he
loved still and he loathes the heart inside him that still beats for her.
But,
circumstances are not what they seemed and it appears that there may be a small
glimmer of hope to get back what was lost. Not the years, but maybe the love
and the future that was once before them.
The
backstory for these two is gut-wrenching. The way they are torn apart, there
was a moment when I feared that I wouldn’t like Lea for the way she left
Austin, but after only the first few pages of chapter one, I could see the pain
she still harbored from when she was young and how it shaped her. She is such a
loving person and damn, she has been dealt a crappy hand. I watch her struggle
not to fall apart, and it just shows me how strong she is. She knows she should
have done things differently, she has tried to make the best of her life, but
everything goes wrong, and everyone leaves her. Yet, somehow among all of this,
the author gives you enough personality and hope that you don’t pity Lea or
look at her as weak. You want to reach out and help her, to be her friend,
because she is worth it.
Austin
is dreamy. What else can I say? Well, a lot, but dreamy still sums it up
nicely. I ached for him, the way he was basically deserted and felt forgotten
by the love of his life. He is strong and moves on, as much as he can, but the
anger and bitterness keeps him from being truly happy. So when he lets it go
and we get to see the beautiful man underneath, I did a lot of swoony sighing.
The way he cares for Lea, whether as a friend or more, is admirable and moving.
He loves hard, and it can take your breath away.
Swirling
around inside the emotional funnel cloud is a blistering chemistry. These two
light up like the fourth of July around each other and I was fanning myself
from time to time. Their passion leaps right off the page, so I suggest you
read this with some ice water.
I
devoured this book in around three hours and I started swiping at my kindle
trying to get to the next page only to realize, it was over. But, hot damn, I
love the way Aurora wraps up her HEAs. I’m always sad to finish one of her
books, but I close it smiling, feeling warm and fuzzy over the beautiful
ending.
You
won’t want to miss this incredible story of first loves and second chances.
Infinite stars, as always.
*Review by Elle Christensen
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.
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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