Emma Cooper is
determined to fulfill her mother’s dying wish to scatter her ashes with
Aiden Sheffield in Linx, Texas. Just one problem. Why Texas and who the
hell is Aiden Sheffield? The only clue is a faded piece of her mother’s
stationary. Emma imagines Aiden is a former love of her mother’s, but
when she meets the beautiful, damaged stranger, she realizes her
assumptions couldn’t be more wrong. He’s hot and young. And Emma is as
confused as ever.
Aiden Sheffield would rather go to hell than Linx. Who does Emma think she is disrupting his carefully built life? The last thing the Marine needs is to slice open the sealed wounds of his painful past. Yet, as he gets to know the lovely Emma, a woman who manages to smile even though she’s lost everything, he changes his mind. He will not let her go to hell alone.
But neither is prepared for the devastating evil waiting for them at the end of the road. It might just destroy them.
Aiden Sheffield would rather go to hell than Linx. Who does Emma think she is disrupting his carefully built life? The last thing the Marine needs is to slice open the sealed wounds of his painful past. Yet, as he gets to know the lovely Emma, a woman who manages to smile even though she’s lost everything, he changes his mind. He will not let her go to hell alone.
But neither is prepared for the devastating evil waiting for them at the end of the road. It might just destroy them.
4-4.5 STARS
When
I started this book, I knew it wasn’t going to be a light read judging
by the synopsis, but it went even deeper than I thought it would. M.K.
Schiller writes about hard, heartbreaking subjects in this one, but it’s
also a story of hope, forgiveness and trying to heal emotional wounds;
seeing that there can be goodness and love, even with all the ugliness
that one can go through.
I really felt for both of Emma and Aiden. Their journey to fulfilling Emma’s mother’s dying wishes was not going to be an easy road, but along the way they found strength in each other. Emma was such a strong character and she could see the goodness in Aiden and that the wrongs of the past didn't make him like his father. Aiden may have tried to put the walls up to protect Emma at all costs from her being exposed to the ugly truths of his childhood, but she would do anything to break through those walls.
One of things I also loved about this book were the dogs. Aiden rescues dogs that have been abused and gives them a loving, safe environment and the hope of adopting them out to their forever homes. I’m a big dog lover and this really touched my heart. They were also really good for Aiden in his adult life. He was wonderful with them and it showed a lot about his character.
Add in some “OMG” moments I didn’t see coming, this book had me totally invested in it.
This is my first read of M.K. Schiller’s and I will continue to read her books in the future. This wasn’t an easy read by any means, but I am glad I read it.
Warning: This story does deal with the subject of abuse.
I really felt for both of Emma and Aiden. Their journey to fulfilling Emma’s mother’s dying wishes was not going to be an easy road, but along the way they found strength in each other. Emma was such a strong character and she could see the goodness in Aiden and that the wrongs of the past didn't make him like his father. Aiden may have tried to put the walls up to protect Emma at all costs from her being exposed to the ugly truths of his childhood, but she would do anything to break through those walls.
One of things I also loved about this book were the dogs. Aiden rescues dogs that have been abused and gives them a loving, safe environment and the hope of adopting them out to their forever homes. I’m a big dog lover and this really touched my heart. They were also really good for Aiden in his adult life. He was wonderful with them and it showed a lot about his character.
Add in some “OMG” moments I didn’t see coming, this book had me totally invested in it.
This is my first read of M.K. Schiller’s and I will continue to read her books in the future. This wasn’t an easy read by any means, but I am glad I read it.
Warning: This story does deal with the subject of abuse.
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, Embrace Imprint
Pub Date: July 17, 2017
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