Seared on My Soul
Publication Date: June 27, 2016
Genres: New Adult, Entangled Embrace, Contemporary Romance
Publication Date: June 27, 2016
Genres: New Adult, Entangled Embrace, Contemporary Romance
Synopsis
She’s so young, so full of life…
I couldn’t let her die…
Even if she made the world’s
worst coffee.
Emily Garret never asked to be
rescued, let alone by a walking JCrew ad whose idea of fun is probably managing
his stock portfolio and watching the nightly news. Then again, she never
thought she would wind upside-down in a ditch after a night having a little too
much fun.
Reece Montgomery never planned on
being anyone’s hero, especially the foul-mouthed, bleach-blonde barista from
the local coffee shop. He thinks there’s more to Emily than her tattoos, and
lip ring, but getting close means letting her into his past and meeting his ghosts.
And he’s not sure she’s ready for
that battlefield.
EXCERPT
“You know,
Reece, you’re not as stuffy and uptight as I thought you were.”
I chuckle.
“Thanks? You’re not as loud and obnoxious as I thought you were.”
She laughs
before falling quiet. After a brief silence she says, “I’m glad we did this. It
was bizarre, awkward, and I thought we might be going to jail for a minute
there. Still, I had fun.”
“Me, too.”
Though, I’m not sure fun is the right word to describe it. Last night, when I
held her in my arms, a piece of myself I thought was dead and gone returned to
life.
“Promise me
one thing, Reece?” She tilts her head to the side.
“What’s
that?”
“Don’t be a
stranger, okay? Maybe we can exchange numbers?”
I nod, even
as I study every line of her body, trying to commit it to memory. I want to
remember how she is in this moment—messy hair, no makeup, and smelling of
sugar. I want to remember her, because I, the Boy Scout, lied. I won’t be
dropping by her apartment, and I won’t be calling. As amazing as she is, she’s
too dangerous to be around.
In the
military, we’re trained to survive. Last night, this woman found a way through
to my humanity, but I’ll be damned if I let her into my heart—whatever little
there is left of it.
REVIEW
Review by: Melanie
(3.5 stars)
Review by: Melanie
(3.5 stars)
Seared on my Soul... Emily meets Reece. He rescued her from a burning car one night. She was unconscious so doesn't remember him, but as he frequents the coffee shop where she works, he takes a bit of extra interest in her once she returns to work, and from there its about their relationship.
Now, I'm not really sure what to say about this story. The cover and blurb was what made me want to read this but I guess I was expecting more. It was ok. Boy meets girl. Both have issues. You get the idea. But to be perfectly honest, that's pretty much it. Nothing really happens. So yes it was nice story, the writing style was easy to read and it had a few good sexy times scenes. But I'm afraid it wasn't really my thing, and I found myself speed reading chunks of it by the end. Seared on my Soul gets 3.5 stars from me.
ABOUT COLE GIBSEN
At seventeen
Cole found herself homeless with only a beat-up Volkswagen Jetta and a bag of
Goodwill clothing to her name. The only things that got her through the nights
she spent parked in truck stops and cornfields were the stacks of books she
checked out from the library along with her trusty flashlight. Because of the
reprieve these books gave her from her troubles, Cole vowed to become a writer
so she could provide the same escape to readers who needed a break the reality
of their own lives.
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