Blurb
I come from a family of
fighters. I always thought I’d follow in their shadows, becoming unstoppable in
the ring. That changed the day I saved the life of a woman I loved, but could
never have.
My brother hailed me as a hero, and my reward
was a wheelchair.
Paralyzed, my life became an inescapable
nightmare.
Until I met her.
Ash Mabie had a heart-stopping smile and a
laugh that numbed the rage and resentment brewing inside of me. She showed me
that even the darkest night still had stars, and it didn’t matter one bit that
you had to lie in the weeds to see them.
I was a jaded asshole who fell for a girl with
a knack for running away. I couldn’t even walk but I would have spent a
lifetime chasing her.
Now, I’m on the ropes during the toughest
battles of my life.
Fighting the shadows of our
past.
Fighting to reclaim my
future.
Fighting for her.
MY REVIEW
5 STARS
Love, Redemption, trust and the perfect amount of swoon.
Flint and Ash are two of my most favorite couples.
Let me start of with Flint. That boy is one angry person. His life has been changed because of a gunshot to the back. He is still in love with Eliza and is full of anger at his brother Till. Sitting in his wheel chair for far to long, Flint has had enough. Leaving home, as his hate and anger hits it boiling point.
"Somehow in my warped mind, I'd learned to hate the only person who ever gave a damn about me."
Ash is just as troubled as Flint, but her reasons are from her upbringing. Her dad taught her the art of stealing and conning people. But once she meets Flint she is drawn to him. Giving him grief and trying to make him come out his shell is just in her nature.
Their time together in the start is short, but Ash brings Flint out of the tight box he put himself in for years. Ash has Flint doing things that he would have never done, although he fights her at every turn. One conversation is what ultimately tears them apart. Ash leaves and becomes untraceable for Flint, despite his effort into trying to find her.
Flint finds himself and makes peace with his hate towards Till. He soon realizes that his brother will do anything for him, sacrifice anything (expect one) to help his brother. Ugh, I still have a thing for Till. With all efforts put into finding Ash, Flint makes several milestones for himself, or for Ash, maybe for their future...if she will forgive him.
My favorite top 4 parts of the book.
1. Graffiti
2. Bed of weeds
3. Animal Shelter
4. Black box
I loved this book, the heart ache, the fun times and learning forgiveness. Flint and Ash did not have an easy start, due to circumstances and maturity, but learning to trust once again would be worth all of it.
Now the wait for Quarry's book.
Excerpt
I dropped to my hands and knees, following the noise. “Got
it!” I shouted, stretching my arm under the bed and barely catching the alarm
clock with the tips of my fingers.
I quickly turned it off, and he had apparently found the
second alarm, because the room fell blessedly silent. Well, that was until I
heard Flint breathe, “Fuck,” from behind me.
It was then that I remembered I was naked and kneeling
with my chest to the carpeted floor and my ass sticking straight up in the air.
I glanced over my shoulder to find him standing, staring down at me, his
already large cock thickening between his legs—a sight that had me returning
his curse.
“Don’t move,” he commanded when I started to sit up.
As Flint’s heated eyes leveled me, there was a part of me
that felt as though I should have covered up. But I didn’t feel insecure at
all. Under his gaze, I felt more secure and wanted than I had in my entire
life, and for that alone, I pressed my ass even higher into the air.
“I lied. Get on the bed, but right back in that position.”
First, I had other plans. I sat up but didn’t push to my
feet. Instead, I spun on my knees and slowly crawled over to him.
“Don’t do that,” he warned, but his eyes said otherwise.
“I have a few apologies to make.” I licked my lips.
“On the bed, Ash.”
“No,” I responded.
He arched an admonishing eyebrow, which I ignored.
“You did a lot of things to me last night—things I loved.
But there was something I wanted to do.” I wrapped my hand around his hard-on,
steadily gliding to the tip and back again. “I’m going to suggest you sit
down.”
And for once, Flint didn’t have a retort. He backed up to
the edge of the bed and dropped his crutches to the floor. I smiled in victory
as I followed him forward, running my hands up his thighs until I reached the base
of his cock. Then I lowered my head to kiss the tip.
“Wait,” he urged.
But I was done taking his orders. I slid his length as
deep as possible into my mouth. “Fuck,” he hissed.
“Wait,” he repeated as I glided back up his shaft. He
pulled me upright before bending forward to kiss my shoulder. Using my chin to
tip my head, he forced my eyes to his. “I said wait.” He chastely kissed my
mouth and teased his hands down my sides to rest on my hips.
Then the ground below my knees disappeared and the entire
world turned upside down.
Literally.
A loud laugh escaped my throat as Flint flipped me onto
the bed to join him. He juggled me like a rag doll until he until he found a
position that suited him—kneeling over his face.
I stopped laughing immediately when his mouth sealed over
my clit.
Then I cried out as his long finger found my opening. His
other hand darted between us and lifted his cock toward my mouth.
With a swirl of his tongue, he dropped his head to the bed
long enough to say, “Now, apologize all you like while I have breakfast.”
I gasped as his fingers began a rhythm inside me that left
me unable to focus on anything else.
“Are you sore?”
“A little.” I managed to pull myself together long enough
to find his cock again. But I instantly regretted my answer when he removed his
finger.
“Then you come on my mouth, but you better get busy.” He
swatted my ass deliciously hard before using each cheek to pull me down to
hover only a centimeter from his mouth. “Because I’m coming in yours too.” He
pulled me down until I completely covered his face, licking and sucking in a
deep and greedy way I should have been embarrassed by.
But embarrassment would have required thoughts, and right
then, every single brain cell I possessed had abandoned me in the hunt for
climax.
I came on his mouth, all right. Then, when I finally got
my act together, he came in mine as well. And Flint being Flint, well, he was
such an overachiever that he insisted on showing me exactly how much he
accepted my sexual apologies. So, before I fell asleep on his chest, I came one
last time with his hand between my legs.
I decided I could live with two alarm clocks if that was
the wake-up call they provided.
Flint’s highly anticipated emotional story is FINALLY here!
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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.
