The road to recovery is full of twists and turns no matter who is in the driver’s seat.
From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Jay Crownover comes a standalone romance with a hero sure to keep readers up long into the night. Check out the review below and pick up your copy of RECOVERED for just $.99 through release week only!
It was hate at first sight......
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Told in the first person. Alternating persons.
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It was hate at first sight......
Affton
I hated Cable James McCaffrey.
He was entitled, spoiled, a user…and an addict.
He was out of control and didn’t bother trying to hide it.
He had everything anyone could want but still seemed miserable and lost.
Every move he made, every mistake he stumbled his way through, rubbed me the wrong way. However, I couldn’t stop myself from trying to save him from himself when no one else would. In the sweltering heat of the summer, Cable taught me that having it all means nothing if you can’t have the one thing you want more than anything else.
Cable
I was obsessed with Affton Reed.
She was rigid, uptight, and no fun. There was something about her innate goodness that called to me.
She acted like she was above all the normal faults and failures that clung to the rest of us like the scent of smoke after a fire.
I was infatuated with her, but that didn’t stop me from acting like she didn’t exist.
In the scorching heat of summer, Affton taught me that there is always a way back from the brink of despair. She showed me that the trick to having it all was realizing that it was already there, in my hands. All I had to do was hold onto it.
The road to recovery is full of twists and turns no matter who is in the driver’s seat.
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My Thoughts:
To understand the author and how she decided what to write in this
story, you need to read the Introduction first
Affton Reed was very brave to speak up when she didn’t have
to. She may seem like someone who wants
to blend in but she has a loud voice when she wants to. Cable James McCaffrey tossed away his youth
on something that always leads to some bad consequences. I question how blind his parents appeared to
be. But at least they listened to an
outsider. The author created a scene
between Affton and a concerned (?) parent that left me shaking my head.
Some people don’t like to read a story that’s told in the first
person. If that’s your only excuse for
not picking this book up, you don’t know what you’re missing. Our two main characters are very thought provoking. Their story is raw, emotional and even
powerful. There’s more going on than
being all lovey dovey. By speaking in
the first person, the reader gets more of a first hand knowledge of what each
is thinking and feeling – almost as if you become part of what’s going on. You may also find yourself asking
questions. You may wonder what’s
personal experience and what is just part of this author’s great imagination. And if you don’t read the book than how will
you ever find out. Don’t you want to
know what kind of ending this author gives Affton and Cable? Fans of Ms. Crownover are going to love
having a glimpse into something very personal.
EXCERPT:
CABLE
Port Aransas
I liked the water.
I appreciated the way it could be calm and serene one minute, but as soon as something disrupted the surface, it could rage and churn with a scary kind of violence.
I also respected that you could never tell what was lurking beneath the surface. There was no telling how deep the water was until you waded in. One minute your feet were solidly on the sandy bottom, the next you were in over your head. Sinking, falling, flailing as you went under.
That was pretty much how I felt every single day of my life. Some days I could touch the bottom, but more often than not I was struggling to find my way to the surface, desperate for a breath of air.
I watched the water roll up over my toes, touching the torn hem of my jeans. My ass had been planted in the sand for a couple of hours now, and the tide was starting to come in. I was soaking wet, and my jeans were going to weigh a ton by the time I made my way back up to my dad’s waterfront beach house. I couldn’t find the energy to care about the tide or the hazy knowledge that I was going to be entirely uncomfortable when I finally got to my feet. My impending discomfort had little to do with wet denim and clammy underwear and everything to do with the reality that the solitude I’d been searching for was about to be snatched away from me. All I wanted was to be alone. I had spent the last year and a half of my life surrounded by criminals and correctional officers, and addicts and counselors. I’d been swarmed by the worst of the worst, and all I wanted was some room to breathe.
I wasn’t getting it.
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Jay Crownover is the international and multiple New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men Series, The Saints of Denver Series, the Point Series, the Breaking Point Series, and the Getaway Series. Her books can be found translated in many different languages all around the world. She is a tattooed, crazy haired Colorado native who lives at the base of the Rockies with her awesome dogs. This is where she can frequently be found enjoying a cold beer and Taco Tuesdays. Jay is a self-declared music snob and outspoken book lover who is always looking for her next adventure, between the pages and on the road.
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