I couldn’t
believe my eyes while reading this one. So extremely tragic. I can’t even
imagine what poor Coralie went through. Her young life was horrible after her
mother’s passing. It was unreal how much that young girl could take from her
abusive father. What a tyrant! He does so many unthinkable things to her. He’s
just off his rocker! And, her young boyfriend, Callen, has no idea. She hides
it from him very well. But, when her father does something so horrific, she
decides to leave. If she didn’t fear for her life so much, she should have
stuck around. Callen is dealing with a heartbreaking situation of his own, and
Coralie just couldn’t bear to ask him to come with her. It would have been so
selfish and unfair. So, after twelve years the two meet again under some undo
circumstances. They both feel the emotions coming to the surface. What to do
with their relationship now? And, when some horrifying secrets are revealed, Callen
just doesn’t know how to deal with them. Will this couple find their way back
to each other?
Whew! That
was one emotional book! Her emotions. His emotions. All over the place. Tears
were shed. Words were expressed. And, truths finally were exchanged. I think
when Callen finally learns of all the abuse that Coralie had gone through in
the past, it breaks him. He knew that her father was protective, but he had no
idea to what degree that he would go to keep Coralie all to himself. He was one
sick excuse for a human being!
I really
enjoyed this book, but it was sad. Finally, though, in the end the couple finds
some peace from all the destruction. It’s so so needed for them to move on.
This definitely was a far cry from Ms. Hart’s Blood & Roses series. Not so suspenseful. But, definitely worth
the read. You won’t be disappointed with this one. A little on the short side,
but so much happened between those pages. So many things resolved for the
better to enable this couple to be together.
“The
present and the future can’t change the past. But the passing of time makes the
pain at our backs less severe. All we have to do is face forward and look in
the light. Behind us may be dark, bluebird, but I know it in my bones. There
are great things up ahead.”
~ Callen (Chap. 25)
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