I loved this book even though it was very heartbreaking. It’s full blast angst, all the time, as a ghost from a tragic past comes back to haunt. So I was in angsty heaven!
Ophelia and Haydn are taking their relationship to a new level, she’s moving in with him, to the house he bought with her in mind. They have been together five years, and he has fought for their love, helping her get over a past heartbreak that nearly destroyed her. Now, hopeful for a new happy future, they get a surprise phone call, the man she loved many years ago and believed to be dead, is not only alive, but awake from a five-year coma, and she’s his guardian!
To say that this story is turbulent, full of many tears and guilt and heartbreak is an understatement on the angsty ride it took me on. And I loved every word of it!
All the pain, the survivor’s guilt, the trauma from that loss comes back to the front, and she has more questions than answers. She didn’t know he was alive, his parents kept her away from him after the accident. She didn’t know how she came to be his guardian and in charge. And with all those questions, she and Haydn fly to Keaton’s side to see what had to be done. This is a crazy love triangle, because one of the three was initially dead, then awoken, and invalid. Haydn, throughout all this book, was solidly on Ophelia’s side, helping her, watching over her, making sure she rests and eats. It’s heartbreaking for both of them, more so for Haydn who is now unsure if he will lose the woman who is everything to him.
The author did a great job of releasing snippets of information as the story evolves, so we eventually get a complete picture of all the elements involved in the story. Just when you think you have it handled, she hands you another whammy, so you start to cry again and wonder what the heck will happen now.
The pace is slow and reflective, we get to know all the characters feelings and thoughts, but thankfully it moves on a steady pace and you know you’re getting somewhere, hoping for an HEA. I was all the time Team Haydn, because Keane for all his confusion, memory loss, and lack of strength, was still a entitled and selfish. He didn’t deserve the girl, IMO!
Lovely, sad, romantic, angsty, and super riveting.
Purchase links
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Available in KU
About the author
Claudia is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author.
She writes alluring, thrilling stories about complicated women and the men who take their breaths away. Her books are the perfect blend of steamy and heartfelt, filled with emotional characters and explosive chemistry. Her writing takes readers to new heights, providing a variety of tears, laughs, and shocking moments that leave fans on the edge of their seats.
She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, her youngest two children, and three fluffy dogs.
When Claudia is not writing, you can find her reading, knitting, or just hanging out with her family. At nights, she likes to binge watches shows or movies with her equally geeky husband.
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