Synopsis
Today is the day
– the day that the man I love marries someone else. I don’t deserve pity or
sympathy. I’ve made my bed. I left Mason and ripped his heart to pieces as I
ran away. The guilt and sorrow consume me, threatening to choke me everyday.
But today is a
new beginning. Today is the day I will wake up with a renewed resolve and determination
to do better … to be better … to be worthy. My name is Sara Preston, and this
is my story about what happens after.
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Excerpt
"The fact
is, Sara, I don’t think I can let you walk away.”
He reaches around
and wraps my hair around his fist, then gently pulls, exposing my neck. My
breath is coming in short bursts, and I fight with my body to appear calm and
in control. His nose trails delicately across my cheek, down my neck, and over
my collarbone. He gently nips at the base of my neck, and my body shudders
involuntarily. He kisses hungrily up the side of my neck until he reaches my ear.
“Just give me a
chance. I promise you won’t regret it, beautiful girl,” he whispers. He shifts
back just far enough to look into my eyes. And I’m lost. Lost in the hunger and
desire I see reflecting back at me.
Lowering his head
toward me, he sucks my bottom lip, and I grasp his forearms tightly for
balance. There’s nothing tentative about his approach. He’s self-assured, knows
what he wants, and takes it. I fucking love that. He coaxes my lips open with
his tongue and devours me. As our tongues slide hungrily against each other, he
pulls me even closer to him and pushes his way between my legs. Adam kisses
like he’s starving, and I’m all too happy to provide.
He ends the kiss
way too soon for my liking. We stay intertwined and breathless for a few
moments, and I love that I hold power over him like he does over me. He looks
up at me with a lazy smirk, and it feels like the wind has been knocked out of
me. He’s stunning, and I can’t believe he’s interested in someone like me.
Meet J.A. Derouen
J.A. Derouen
resides in South Louisiana where she lives with her husband, son (aptly
nicknamed "The Professor"), and her furry friend, Scout. She has
earned bachelor’s degrees in psychology and nursing. When she's not writing or inhaling
romance novels by the stack, she works as a women's health nurse. She’s been an
avid reader and daydreamer since childhood, and she's never stopped turning the
page to get to the next happily ever after.
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Synopsis
Today is the day – the day
that the man I love marries someone else. I don’t deserve
pity or sympathy. I’ve made
my bed. I left Mason and ripped his heart to pieces as I ran away. The guilt
and sorrow consume me, threatening to choke me every day.
But today is a new beginning. Today is the day I will wake up with a renewed resolve and determination to do better … to be better … to be worthy. My name is Sara Preston, and this is my story about what happens after.
But today is a new beginning. Today is the day I will wake up with a renewed resolve and determination to do better … to be better … to be worthy. My name is Sara Preston, and this is my story about what happens after.
First Impressions
Right away the Prologue to this book just grabs
your attention and almost instantly my heart was breaking for Sara. You’re
not really sure what happened between her and Mason and I am sure eventually it will be revealed out but I
immediately love her. The author does a
pretty good job of laying down the foundation to the story pretty well. It’s very easy for me to get a feel for who
Sara is as well as her friends and family.
So far the book is pretty good and I can sense the attraction between
Sara and Adam right away.
What I Loved
I of course love Sara, she is a pretty amazing
character and her development throughout the book was right on point. I also really loved Adam, he is one hot sexy
man who can sing and cook! HELLO, where
are these men in real life?!?!
Also I really enjoyed the supporting characters in this
book, and this has definitely laid out the foundation for the rest of this
series. I’m already emotionally invested
in Alex, Marlo, Cain, and Celia so I can’t wait to get to their books and see
them all get their happy ending.
I will say this book at a couple different points
surprised me, which is hard to do so I enjoyed that immensely. There were many parts where I laughed and
some parts that made me a little teary eyed which just added to the experience
while reading this book.
Not So Much
This book was a
happy surprise and I got to fall in love with not just Adam and Sara but the
people and town around them as well. That
being said, a lot of the sentences were just a little too fragmented and not
followed through correctly. Also the details as far as the settings around the
characters were lacking. There were
hardly any specific descriptions of Sara’s house, or Adam’s. I have no idea what Clinic looks like they
volunteer in, or where the hospital is in comparison to the clinic or Sara’s
house. I really look for those details
to enhance the story and add more to the plot.
I get more invested in the storyline if I can really picture everything
going on around the characters.
This Book Was…
Pretty good! I really enjoyed this story, and was
pleasantly surprised by how emotional I got while reading it. The sexual tension between Adam and Sara was
pretty amazing, and I couldn’t wait for them to tear each other’s clothes
off. I was expecting this to be a story
of Sara and Mason, but this was really story about Sara, and her finding her
confidence and happiness. This was
definitely a story not just about love but empowerment. I have definitely fallen in love with
Providence, Louisiana and I cannot wait to see what happens next with all these
characters.
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