From the acclaimed bestselling author of Lost to You and When We Collide comes a new adult novel of one woman’s obsession: a man who’s as passionate as he is elusive—and as tempting as he is trouble…
Aleena Moore is haunted by Jared Holt. It’s been six years since she’s seen her brother’s best friend, the self-destructive bad boy she secretly loved in high school. As the years pass, she knows it’s time to move on. Time to decide between a practical nursing degree and her true dream as an artist. Time to get over Jared and give another guy a chance…
Just when she opens her heart to her friend Gabe, Aly returns home to find Jared sleeping on her couch. The teenage boy she loved has grown into a man she can’t resist. Covered in tattoos and lost in rage, he’s begging to be saved from his demons—the memories of the day he destroyed his family. As the two reconnect, their passion is hot enough to torch Aly’s judgment. But can she risk her future for a man who lives on the edge of destruction?
MICHELLE’S REVIEW
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting A.L. Jackson. She is one of the sweetest people I have ever met. And adorable too. If you’ve ever see her videos on Facebook you know how cute she is, right? So how in God’s name does she manage to write stuff that RIPS ME APART EVERY SINGLE TIME??
Seriously- either the woman is totally tortured or she’s just that amazing of a writer that she can evoke a full range of emotions from me every. single. time.
Aly and Jared. Where do I even start?? Aly is the type of heroine I live for. She is strong, she is smart and she owns her destiny. She knows what she wants and she has no problem admitting it. She also knows what she doesn’t want and I think even when she starts to give in a little, she catches herself and follows her heart. I love her. Even when she has every right to act petty or fall apart or lose herself- she doesn’t. She has loved Jared her whole life and she finally gets him back in her life after he disappeared from it for his own reason. But this is not one of those scenes where they are both hot for each other and bang and it’s all downhill from there. No, these two take the same care with their new relationship as they did with their original friendship. It is a slow and steady build and when we get there it’s like:
And then there’s Jared. Poor tortured, gorgeous, I think I am totally and completely in love you, please say you’ll be mine, Jared. Why are the broken ones so damn swoon worthy???
Jared is holding the weight of the world on his shoulders. He has guilt from his past and believes that his actions tore apart and destroyed his family. It causes him to lose himself and really give up on himself. Aly is the one person that sees through his pain. She sees him and she loves him both as a friend and as more. She slowly but surely breaks his walls but at the end of the day he still feels undeserving of her love. I just can’t with how much I love him. You will think about him for days, weeks after you finish.
Their story is just so perfect and yet so tortured from start to finish. They grew up together and there are so many reasons for them to stay away from each other but the just can’t. And you know shit is going to hit the fan- you expect it- and still when it does, you are WRECKED. This story is heartbreaking and beautiful all at once. A.L. Jackson is one of the most brilliant writers out there. She gets so deep into your heart that you start to wonder if she’s actually taken up residence in your body and is tugging on your heart. When it hurts- it hurts so damn much and when it’s good and beautiful you just want to weep for joy.
For those that are worried about cliffhangers, I will say that I don’t consider this one. The story ends and it doesn’t end in a way that makes you want to kill yourself. BUT there is more to their story and luckily we get it in just a few months.
Once again A.L. you have
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Look for Come to Me Softly, book two in the Closer To You Series, coming July 1, 2014
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AUTHOR INFO
A.L. Jackson is the New York Times bestselling author of Take This Regret and Lost to You, as well as other contemporary romance titles, including Pulled, When We Collide, and If Forever Comes.
She first found a love for writing during her days as a young mother and college student. She filled the journals she carried with short stories and poems used as an emotional outlet for the difficulties and joys she found in day-to-day life.
Years later, she shared a short story she’d been working on with her two closest friends and, with their encouragement, this story became her first full length novel. A.L. now spends her days writing in Southern Arizona where she lives with her husband and three children.
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