Fighting Silence by Aly Martinez

Synopsis

Sound is an abstract concept for most people. We spend our lives blocking out the static in order to focus on what we believe is important. But what if, when the clarity fades into silence, it's the obscure background noise that you would give anything to hold on to?

I've always been a fighter. With parents who barely managed to stay out of jail and two little brothers who narrowly avoided foster care, I became skilled at dodging the punches life threw at me. Growing up, I didn’t have anything I could call my own, but from the moment I met Eliza Reynolds, she was always mine.  I became utterly addicted to her and the escape from reality we provided each other. Throughout the years, she had boyfriends and I had girlfriends, but there wasn't a single night that I didn’t hear her voice.

You see, meeting the love of my life at age thirteen was never part of my plan. However, neither was gradually going deaf at the age of twenty-one.

They both happened anyway.

Now, I'm on the ropes during the toughest battles of my life.

Fighting for my career.

Fighting the impending silence.

Fighting for her.

Every night, just before falling asleep, she sighs as a final conscious breath leaves her.

 I think that's the sound I'll miss the most.

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About the Author:

Aly Martinez

Born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, Aly Martinez is a stay-at-home mom to four crazy kids under the age of five, including a set of twins. Currently living in South Carolina, she passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a glass of wine at her side.

After some encouragement from her friends, Aly decided to add “Author” to her ever-growing list of job titles. Five books later, she shows no signs of slowing. So grab a glass of Chardonnay, or a bottle if you’re hanging out with Aly, and join her aboard the crazy train she calls life.

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5 stars

Fighting Silence meshes fantasy with reality, turning the dreams of adolescents into the reality of adults.  A truly symbolic novel of the Yin and Yang (describing how apparently opposite or contrary forces are actually complementary).

Till Page and Eliza Reynolds finds themselves meeting in the most unlikely of places and under circumstances that both allows them an escape from their lives. Four walls and a window is all it takes to build a long lasting friendship that turns into love. A love which transcends time and only strengthens the bond between young lovers.

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Fighting against the odds, Till is forced to take care of his younger brothers. Getting lost in the daily rituals of hardships and struggles, balancing two jobs, school and being at the gym - On The Ropes-  Till learns that he has a genetic hearing disability that will only worsen with time. Frustrated and feeling helpless, he escapes into his own fantasy world that he builds around Eliza, the only light at the end of the tunnel everyday. Even though Till believes he isn't good enough for her, in his fantasy Eliza will always be his.

Spending everyday together over a five year span, building a friendship and confiding in each other, Eliza is now headed to college. A stepping stone in both their lives that will challenge and change them, but ultimately teach both Till and Eliza the true meaning of being soul mates.

It was more than a friendship, but there wasn't romance or sex. 

There was definitely love though.

 Immeasurable amounts of it. 

I knew Till had this grand fantasy about me. But what he didn't realize was all that he gave me in return. 

He was the only thing I'd ever had that I honestly thought I couldn't live without.

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An unfortunate and nearly fatal betrayal, brings Till to Eliza's window. This time, it's not their usual spot, but Eliza's apartment she rents for college. Six months before, Till  and Eliza sealed their love, intimately and emotionally. After an earth shattering night together Till leaves Eliza and never returns. Leaving her to move on and live her life, find someone that can provide for her and treat her the way she deserves to be treated. Till soon learns that purgatory was never more real than a woman scorned.

Battling their emotions, Till and Eliza soon fall back into their usual friendship, and Till goes back to living in his fantasy world. Loving Eliza but yet keeping her at a distance because of his own insecurities. Continuing to both battle the hardships of reality - struggling financially, raising two boys, bills and work- Eliza soon gets fed up of Till always putting her on a pedestal. They both need each other in their lives, but Eliza can't stand to be a fantasy for a man that only uses a window to rationalize their life together. She loves him and doesn't want to see him hurt, especially knowing how hard he's worked and struggled to get to where he is. But she cannot continue to live in a fantasy world.

I fell in love with a man whose fantasy is crawling through my window to escape reality.

All the while, my fantasy is walking out that door to navigate reality by his side.

It takes Till weeks before he realizes that not only can he not exist without Eliza, but everything she said is true. Because of the piece of crap life he was handed, he chose to bottle all the negativity and let it fester and use it as an excuse for his life and for not being able to have anything worthwhile and good to look forward to.  When Till confronted her to let their fantasy go, Eliza was heartbroken.

"I'm ready to let us go," he announced abruptly.

"We're not the same anymore. I get it. It's my fault. I'll own it." 

"Eliza, I can't do this anymore."

What she least expected, what she always wanted, what created a new beginning was when his fantasy became her reality.

After battling against himself, Till and Eliza have finalized their relationship and they are both happier than ever. Navigating obstacles and knowing they have each other as their rock, they become a family. Him, Eliza and his brothers - Flint and Quarry. Fighting over making baked potatoes and ramein noodles, they couldn't be happier.

Till soon has some luck thrown his way. The gym he has been a part of since he was 18 is allowing him to box in small time fights that will allow him to spend more time with his family and also take care of them. He won't have to work two jobs to make ends meet and he can focus more on his boxing career while still providing for his family.

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When he finally gets a foot in the door, fate shoots him down. Till has always been aware of his genetic hearing impairment and as time crawls by his hearing has become worse. More so that he soon becomes completely deaf. Afraid and devastated, Till recedes into himself and battles with his shortcomings. Eliza being who she is, is fierce and unwavering in her resolution for Till to fight. Fight to accept his fate and use it to his advantage rather than cripple himself and his family because of it.

"... I wanted to spend forever with you at thirteen. Nothing has or ever will change that. Eliza, I love you. And I am unquestionably serious about spending the rest of my life with you."

I didn't know what to expect when I started this book. Reading the synopsis I was without a doubt intrigued. Never before have I read anything by Aly Martinez (which I can safely say is horrendous on my path). This was an awe inspiring and an amazing story, told perfectly. The writing was spectacular, the characters were super duper awesome. Well developed and continuous character enhancement throughout the novel, two strong main characters, both fierce and determined in varying ways. The dynamics of their relationship from teenagers to adulthood is what this story is built on and I applaud the author for a vivid portrayal and for giving another favourite to add to my list.

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Between Everything and Us (Sutton College #1) by Rebecca Paula

Title: Between Everything And Us

Author: Rebecca Paula

Genre: New Adult

Release Date: January 20, 2015

Cover Design: Maggie Hall

Synopsis

Matisse Evans is determined to make her sophomore year of college successful after failing out of a prestigious art school and spending a horribly boring gap year at home. Despite her focus, time isn't on her side as she struggles to hold down three jobs so she can afford her first apartment while juggling course work. In the chaos of it all, Beau Grady moves in and shakes up her world. A college dropout and tattooed bad boy, the rumors about Beau mean one thing for Matisse—trouble. Paralyzed by the fear that she's missing out on life, Matisse discovers plans may unravel, but what rises in their wake can be worth the uncertainty. After spending the summer couch surfing, Beau Grady moves into an empty room at his ex-girlfriend’s Portland bungalow, skipping his senior year of college to spend his days working at a Vietnamese food cart instead. Once a star hockey player and gifted student, he’s put his life on hold after receiving a life-altering diagnosis, complacent to live in the moment. Hiding behind false rumors and bad habits, Beau falls for Matisse, letting her believe the worst until their relationship blooms into something they both can’t ignore. Falling for her means having to face a future he’d rather forget, but loving her just might be worth it.

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Excerpt

She grabs my hands and pins them together. I don’t fight off her touch. I let Mati gather them and raise them above my head. “I think it’s so easy to fall into the world when you’re not ready,” she says seriously. Her free hand brushes over my brows, then sweeps down my nose. “It’s such a big place and we’re all very tiny in the scheme of things.” “What are you trying to say?” “It sucks being an outlier, Beau. I get it. But in spite of everything, we’re always going to feel a bit lost. It’s the part of growing up that no one ever tells you about.” “You’re very wise today, Miss Mati.” “I’m lots things, mister. I’m...” Her voice drops off and she nervously glances down at my chest. “I think I’m a little bit in love with you actually.” At least I’m sitting. That doesn’t help the way my stomach drops though. I snake my hands out of her grip and brace them around her face. There’s a reason why outliers exist on the outside—they can’t find their way in. Mati is no outlier to me. We kiss for what seems like hours. I don’t care if it’s for days. But we kiss until my mouth wipes away the nervousness in that confession of hers, while I still cowardly hide behind mine. In the wild, in the sun, Mati and I are...well, we’re something I never thought I’d have or find. And that’s everything.  

About The Author

Rebecca writes smart and gritty New Adult romances, as well as historical romances, featuring flawed characters struggling to find their place in the world. She's a lover of rainy days, an unabashed anglophile, and a devote Earl Gray tea drinker. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and their very spoiled cat, Bella. A wanderlust connoisseur, Rebecca can be caught daydreaming about her next travel adventure when not writing.

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3 Stars

This was an interesting take on a romance story. 

The failing art student, Matisse, meets tattooed, womanizing, bad boy Beau. Mati is trying to get her bearings while managing various odd jobs and continuing to please her parents. After failing out of her previous school program, Mati now has a plan and she doesn't want to deviate. 

“I came out here to get an art degree, to get a god internship. To straighten things out and be focused..."

Beau is her depressed roommate that is hiding a devastating secret and is using everything around him as his form of escapism rather than deal with the situation at hand. He prefers to party, drink and be a worthless bum, so to speak, rather than fight for what matters.

As the story progresses it became difficult to understand what the author was trying to portray. The writing is good and I like her usage of particular phrases and words inserted, however, the book dragged on and on, without any real impact on me as a reader and towards her characters. I felt that the author took tooo long to get to the actual story and there was a lot of running around and hiding between the characters. Poor communication was a major issue for me along with the lack of self confidence by both Mati and Beau. You would think after a few times (very few) they would attempt to get it right. They just kept dancing around and doubting each other. Clearly! something went wrong.

“Water seems so harmless until you’re about to drown—in that moment, it’s made of fire. 

When the rapids slowed and I dragged myself to shore, I wasn’t laughing anymore. I laid back on the earthy bank, the pine needles pricking my body as I stared up at the sky. I waited for answers, but nothing happened. Nothing much except feeling overtaken by the infinite blue above, the truth that I was small, the fact that some things are too good to waste. 

I fell for Mati the same way—wading in to learn her depths, to navigate her pull over me. I knew it was trouble. I knew once I was in, I was all in.” 

This was simply an O.K. read for me. The author has great potential, her writing style is easy and flowing, however, I believe that the book was too long and there were many things that could have been omitted to give some mystery and ummphh!! to the story. 

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Fighting Silence by Aly Martinez * EXCERPT REVEAL*

EXCERPT 

Fighting Silence

*Sexy Excerpt*

“Hi.” I stood up off the bed as he started climbing through the window.

His eyes went wide when he saw me, causing him to momentarily lose his balance on the windowsill and go crashing to the floor. “God. Damn,” he cursed as he rose to his feet while taking in my new wardrobe. “You… I…um…” His hand went to his lip.

He was rooted in place only a few steps away, but his eyes traveled over every inch of my body and back again.

Till was speechless. I had never felt so empowered in my life.

“Are you okay?” I feigned concern as I slowly approached.

“Not even close,” he told my breasts, making me giggle.

After sliding a hand under the edge of his T-shirt, I raked a fingernail over each of his abs before dipping it into the waistband of his jeans.

“I’m sore today,” I announced, closing the distance between us. My breasts were pressed against him, but he still hadn’t even attempted to touch me yet. I had plans to remedy that. I smirked then stood up on my tiptoes, kissing the base of his neck. “Make me sore for tomorrow too.” At the last second, I darted my tongue out to the hollow dip at the base of his neck. It was meant to tease him, but as the taste of his skin hit my tongue, I was flooded with memories of taking more of him in my mouth. The moan escaped before I’d even felt it coming.

A loud rumble shook his chest, but that was the only warning I received. Suddenly, I was off my feet and sailing through the air. Just as I landed on the bed, Till crashed on top of me. His mouth roughly landed on mine.

“Tell me we can’t do this again,” he demanded as his hands found my breasts.

“We’re definitely doing this again.” I arched into him.

“It’s gonna get so messy, Eliza. Please.” He groaned as I reached into the front of his jeans.

“I’m okay with messy,” I breathed, guiding his hand from my breast and into my panties.

“Fuuuuuck” he cursed when he discovered just how thorough I’d been with the razor earlier. His finger pressed inside me as his body traveled down the bed and settled between my legs, stripping my panties off during his descent.

He added another finger in a less than gentle but overwhelmingly intoxicating, rhythm.

“Tell me to stop, Eliza. We can’t do this again.” He grazed his teeth on the inside of my thigh.

“We’re already doing it.”

“Tell me to stop.”

“No.”

“It’s going to ruin us.”

“If you don’t stop talking, you’re going to ruin this.”

“I’m serious.” He kissed the inside of my other thigh, his fingers never faltering in their steady pace.

“So am I. Stop trying to talk yourself out of this while your fingers are buried inside me.” I threaded a hand into his hair and gave it a gentle tug.

“Goddammit. Tell me to stop!” he demanded one last time, but his fingers sped before twisting in the most delicious way.

I decided to give him what he wanted, but only because I knew he wouldn’t follow through.

“Stop.” I rolled my hips forcing him even deeper.

“Well, it’s too fucking late now.”

I would have laughed, but his mouth sealed over my clit and stole my breath, words, thoughts, and orgasm. My body shook as he pushed me higher even while I was falling. It shouldn’t have worked like that, but whatever voodoo magic Till Page was working with that night was all right with me. He didn’t stop swirling his tongue until I used his hair to pry his mouth away.

“Too much!” I cried.

He looked up with a wickedly proud grin. His hand disappeared, and seconds later, his cock replaced it.

Fighting Silence

*Excerpt*

“I swear to fucking God,” I snarled as I stomped a pattern around Eliza’s hospital room. She had just been wheeled out, but my anger and anxiety filled the room in her absence.

“Calm. Down,” Slate said from the doorway. “It’s no big deal. I’ll get it back.”

“Fuck you.”

“You’re welcome. Now, get your shit together and remember who the hell you are talking to.”

Eliza didn’t have insurance, and she had freaked when the doctor told her that he wanted to run a CAT scan because of the trauma to her face and head. She’d flat-out refused, spouting off some crap about not going into debt by racking up a huge hospital bill she’d eventually have to pay. She’d sworn she was okay, but I’d absolutely not been anything even resembling okay.

So I’d lost it. I’d snapped at her like a fucking asshole. Then I’d shouted at the doctor for reasons that didn’t even make sense. In turn, he threatened to call security, which only pissed me off more. It was a clusterfuck in that room until Slate came in and physically pinned me against the wall. While I was trying to get my shit under control, Erica was apparently informing administration that she and Slate would be financially responsible for Eliza’s hospital visit. While I was relieved as they wheeled her out of the room, I was sick and fucking tired of feeling like a broke-ass, worthless dick all the time. As it often was, my anger was aimed in the wrong place, and Slate was the only man in the room.

“Get my shit together?” My heart pounded in my chest, and every muscle in my body strained under the mounting stress. “I’d like to see how the hell you’d react if Erica looked like that and there wasn’t a fucking thing in the world you could do to help her.”

Slate’s eyes turned dark as his jaw clenched. “It was different. But I’ve been there,” he stated matter-of-factly. “It was the worst day of my life. I wasn’t even the one who got to make the piece of shit pay either. But honestly, Till, sometimes you have to accept that it’s not the way things get done or who does them. As long as, in the end, they are done. She’s getting that CAT scan right now, and you can sleep easy tonight knowing that she’s okay. It doesn’t matter one bit who signs the check that pays for that kind of peace of mind.”

“It matters to me. You have no fucking idea how it feels to be so goddamn helpless all the time. I can’t do this anymore. I’ve only truly had her for less then twenty-four hours and I’ve already failed to fucking protecting her and provide for her. My boxing trainer had to pay for her medical bills. It’s embarrassing!”

“It’s only embarrassing if you let it be.” He shrugged and settled into the chair next to the door.

I continued to pace. I couldn’t get over the heavy weight of failure compressing my chest. “Why the fuck would she want to settle for someone like me? I failed out of high school. I work sixty-three hours a week for minimum wage so that I can barely pay the bills on a shithole apartment. For fuck’s sake, I have two brothers I want to give the world, but last week, she had to buy us groceries. Oh, and there is always that fun fact that I’m going deaf. One day, she really will have to take care of me! I can’t handle knowing that she has to settle for a future filled with struggles just to be with me. I love her. I really fucking do. But at what point do I let her go because I know she’d have a better life with someone else?” I finished my rant on a yell.

“Wow. You have a really gone off the deep end. She’s not some puppy you can find a better home for.” He stretched his legs out and crossed them at his ankles.

If possible, it managed to piss me off more. I was in emotional upheaval and he was getting comfortable.

“Just leave me alone. I can’t deal with your shit right now.”

“You want to go pro?” he asked randomly.

“What I want is for you to leave.”

“Is that a no?” He crossed his arms over his chest.

“What the fuck are you talking about? Nothing has changed. I still don’t have the time. Honestly, I think I need to give up boxing altogether. Maybe try to find another job or something.”

“I’ll bankroll eight hundred a week. Quit your jobs and come work for me in the ring. It comes with health insurance for you and the boys too.”

I stared at him, awestruck. That was double what I was bringing home each week.

I’d always heard that you couldn’t judge a man’s character by the balance in his bank account. Thank fuck for that because character might be the only place I wasn’t overdrawn. And right then, Slate’s offer sounded a whole lot like pity. No matter how appealing it sounded, I wanted to make it without having to rely on anyone else. I couldn’t afford to sacrifice character.

“Why are you doing this right now? What part of that conversation confused you? I don’t want your charity.”

“It’s not charity. I’m gonna make a shit-ton of money off your ass. This isn’t a free ride. I’ll get all of your winnings until you’ve paid me back. Then anything you make over that, I get thirty-three percent. Erica’s been eyeing this condo on the beach in Florida. I’m hoping you can help me out and buy that for her.”

Outstanding. Slate wants to buy a condo on the beach and I just want to keep the electricity on.

“It has to be hard being you.” My voice dripped with sarcasm, but it only made Slate smile.

“I guess you won’t know until you try. I made every single penny I have from boxing. If you think money will solve all your problems, then put whatever preconceived notions you have about my motives aside and take my offer. But if you decide to refuse, you should know I won’t make it again.”

“Why now? Less than a month ago, you told me I wasn’t ready. Where was your offer to bankroll me then?”

“I’m not going to lie to you. You’re not ready. Not if you want to be great. But with enough time, I can get you there. You’re raw right now, and despite whatever you think, you’re driven by something greater than the almighty dollar or dreams of stardom.” He stood up and walked over to me. “To answer your question about why now, I was wrong. You’re not hungry for more in life. You’re fucking starving. I can work with that.

 “Did you even listen to yourself while you were talking? Not one single thing you said was because Till Page wanted more money or a nicer car. You were concerned about Eliza and the boys…but never Till.” He poked my chest right over my heart. “I’m making an investment in you, Till. It’s no handout. I believe you’re going to set the boxing world on fire, because every time you put on those gloves, you’re doing it for them. Say yes. Accept the offer. Quit your jobs. Take a week off to take care of her. Then get your ass in my ring.”

I had no words. If I spoke, I was going to look like a sniffling little bitch. So I nodded instead.

“Good. I’m going to find Erica and get some coffee. I’ll send over the contracts and your first paycheck in the morning.” He turned and headed for the door.

I stood in the middle of an empty hospital room where my fantasy and reality had collided. Finally, I had the break I had dreamed of, but it had taken almost losing Eliza to get it. I would forever remember the way I felt in that moment. Cracking my neck and shaking out my arms, I decided I was done letting the world run over me.

Slate had just handed me my one chance to make a better life, and I was going in with gloves blazing. For the first time in my fucking life, I was climbing through the ropes.

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RELEASE DATE: February 23rd, 2015

Blurb

Sound is an abstract concept for most people. We spend our lives blocking out the static in order to focus on what we believe is important. But what if, when the clarity fades into silence, it's the obscure background noise that you would give anything to hold on to?

I've always been a fighter. With parents who barely managed to stay out of jail and two little brothers who narrowly avoided foster care, I became skilled at dodging the punches life threw at me. Growing up, I didn’t have anything I could call my own, but from the moment I met Eliza Reynolds, she was always mine.  I became utterly addicted to her and the escape from reality we provided each other. Throughout the years, she had boyfriends and I had girlfriends, but there wasn't a single night that I didn’t hear her voice.

You see, meeting the love of my life at age thirteen was never part of my plan. However, neither was gradually going deaf at the age of twenty-one.

They both happened anyway.

Now, I'm on the ropes during the toughest battles of my life.

Fighting for my career.

Fighting the impending silence.

Fighting for her.

Every night, just before falling asleep, she sighs as a final conscious breath leaves her.

 I think that's the sound I'll miss the most.

About the Author:

Aly Martinez

Born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, Aly Martinez is a stay-at-home mom to four crazy kids under the age of five, including a set of twins. Currently living in South Carolina, she passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a glass of wine at her side.

After some encouragement from her friends, Aly decided to add “Author” to her ever-growing list of job titles. Five books later, she shows no signs of slowing. So grab a glass of Chardonnay, or a bottle if you’re hanging out with Aly, and join her aboard the crazy train she calls life.

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The Viper (Untamed Hearts #1) by Kele Moon

Synopsis

Marcos Rivera is a fighter. A gang member. Someone who has seen the dark side of humankind and survived. He has lost family and gained enemies. He has stolen cars and destroyed hearts, stripping one for money and the other for pleasure. His past is haunted and his future is bleak.

Until her.

Katie Foster is a high school history teacher. Smart, strong, and sexy. She is a woman Marcos shouldn’t want. Shouldn’t touch. Shouldn’t love. He met her in Garnet, a backwards, hick town that’s the last place in the world he wants to be, but he finds himself going back for a taste of the forbidden.

Katie represents all that is good in the world, and Marcos knows he’s nothing but trouble for her perfect life. He fights and he screws. He commits crimes and he breaks the rules. He will never change and he will never escape his gang lifestyle.

Or can he?

What happens when two different people from two very different walks of life risk it all by giving into the passion that threatens to consume both of them? Can a woman who only knows how to play it safe give her heart to a man who lives hard and loves harder?

Will she survive The Viper?

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About The Author

A freckle-faced redhead born and raised in Hawaii, Kele Moon has always been a bit of a sore thumb and has come to enjoy the novelty of it. She thrives on pushing the envelope and finding ways to make the impossible work in her story telling. With a mad passion for romance, she adores the art of falling in love. The only rules she believes in is that, in love, there are no rules and true love knows no bounds.

So obsessed is she with the beauty of romance and the novelty of creating it, she’s lost in her own wonder world most of the time. Thankfully she married her own dark, handsome, brooding hero who has infinite patience for her airy ways and attempts to keep her grounded. When she leaves her keys in the refrigerator or her cell phone in the oven, he’s usually there to save her from herself. The two of them now reside in Florida with their three beautiful children, who make their lives both fun and challenging in equal parts—they wouldn’t have it any other way. 

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4 Stars

The Viper is one of those books that just sucks you in from the beginning. I devoured this in one sitting and there was something magical that kept me engrossed till the end. It could be the naive good girl falling for the bad boy or even the bad boy falling for the good girl. Which, let's be honest, always gives a better story. But for me, it was that Marcos Rivera, ex-convict, gang member, underground fighter - wild, dangerous, enigmatic and womanizing - with a passion and love for his family, that fell in love and was completely floored by the beguiling innocence and boundless love of simpleton Katie Foster. A sweet and naive school teacher with a heart of gold and an iron clad willpower. It was Katie's inner strength that drew Marcos to her. That, and her unyielding devotion to him, Marcos. A man that doesn't deserve a woman like Katie. A man that is lawless and lives for danger.

Two persons with the most horrendous bad luck ever, one chance meeting in the harshest and most devastating of circumstances, Katie and Marcos's fates both change as the dawn of the New Year sets in. Hurt in a car accident, Katie meets Marcos, and the strength that pours out of them each, is the glue that will become unyielding and push them together.

"maybe two negatives can make a positive."

Both Marcos and Katie goes back to their normal lives, but something is essentially missing and both, thousands of miles away from each other, can not stop thinking about the other. Too many "what ifs." Katie wants to live a life of passion and contentment; unlike her past life, married (now divorced) to a boring, missionary style man, whose only mission in life is to keep up appearances. After her run in with The Viper, Katie has become stronger, more confident and her willpower is a force to be reckoned with. She is a woman who knows what she wants, and she'll be darned if she doesn't go after it.

Even though Marcos knows he's bad for Katie, he can't stay away, she is the light in his dark and twisted world. After finding secret messages on-line from Katie, Marcos takes fate into his own hands. He drives fourteen hours and his prize at the end of the rainbow is a gorgeous History teacher that's a perfect TEN.

Marcos got a woman that rivaled all others he had and was accustomed to. She pushed him, and all his limits. Katie made him want to be a better man, still a dangerous man, wild and passionate in bed with her, but still dangerous when it came to those he loved.

Kele Moon gave me a romance story that was fiercely passionate. Not only through lovers, but family and friendships. Bonds were created from varying backgrounds and lifestyles, lives were changed, and as they say, History was made!!!. lolz. lame I know, but say what!!.

Can't wait for The Slayer's story -Chuito!!!!!

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 My first KM read and I'm hooked.