Title: Pretty Little Dreams
(Pretty Little Lies, #2)
Author: Jennifer Miller
Release Date: January 13, 2014
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Author: Jennifer Miller
Release Date: January 13, 2014
Genre: Contemporary Romance
SYNOPSIS:
There is a place in
all of us where our deepest secrets lie in wait for their moment to surface,
and surface they will.
After living through
a real live nightmare, Olivia wants nothing but to forget. Forget and move on.
But how do you forget something that has stained your soul and forces you to
lie to your loved ones? Even if your intentions are to spare them the horrors
of the truth?
Luke knows Olivia is
not as recovered as she would have him believe. He can see the pain she tries
to keep hidden behind her eyes, and knows she has not told him everything. But
how do you save someone who won’t let you in? Where shame holds Olivia captive,
Luke suffers through the guilt of not protecting the one person he loves more
than anything.
Can two people who
have suffered so dearly find a way to come together or will they risk the
dreams they have placed in each other’s hearts? Can love find a way where
forgiveness cannot?
EXCERPT:
“HELP! I’VE BEEN KIDNAPPED. SOMEONE HEL…”
Suddenly, I am grabbed from behind and dragged into the bedroom
and thrown on the bed like a rag doll. I try to roll onto my back but instead a
weight settles on my back, and my face gets shoved into the mattress.
“Shut the fuck up, bitch.”
The voice is not Deacon’s. I freeze as shock runs through my
body from head to toe, paralyzing me in fear.
“Lover boy isn’t here to save you. It might be worth facing
his anger to shut you up permanently.”
I don’t speak. I’m afraid to move. Who is this
man? He moves off me so he can roughly flip me over. I stare up
into his hard eyes. He’s not an attractive man. Light hair, pointy
nose, and lips so thin they’re hardly there at all. He has a scar that
runs from the tip of his eyebrow to the middle of his cheek. “Leave me
alone.”
“I don’t think I will… what does he call you?
Princess? I don’t think I will, princess.” He says mockingly.
Then, to my horror he runs his hand down the front of my body, squeezing my
breasts painfully and then gripping my hip. His breathing starts
quickening.
“No, please don’t touch me.”
“That’s right, beg, you bitch. Next time you will think
twice about breaking the rules and trying to yell for help.”
Oh God. He’s going to hurt me, or worse. I do the only
thing I can. I start struggling. I kick my legs like a
three-year-old having a tantrum. I throw my head back and forth and get
one of my hands loose and scrape my nails down the front of his face.
“Let go of me!” I scream.
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My Review: 4 stars
This was a very difficult book for me to read. I was glad that Olivia was finally able to get away from Deacon. But at the same time, horrified that he had taken her and done God knows what to her. I loved that Luke and Pyper and Olivia's parents were there for her when she needed them. But really didn't enjoy the emotional toll that this book took on me. There were times I had to put the book down and walk away because I just could not read any more at that moment. I hated Deacon with a white hot fury. I loved what Pyper got to do, and I would have loved to do the same. I absolutely, positively loved the very ending. I hated that Olivia and Luke had to go through all of this emotional and physical pain just to be together. This was well written and did portray what some survivors endure to get back to their lives and themselves. It's a hard road, I'm glad that Olivia had Luke and Pyper there to lend a hand and show their love and support. Jennifer is a very talented writer and I'd enjoy reading something a bit more light hearted from her.
AUTHOR BIO:
Author Jennifer Miller was born and raised in Chicago,
Illinois, but now calls Arizona home. Jennifer’s love of reading began when she
was a small child, and only continued to grow as she entered adulthood. Ever
since winning a writing contest at the young age of nine, when she wrote a book
about a girl with a pet unicorn, she’s dreamed of writing a book of her own.
Quickly learning that dreams don’t just fall into your
lap, she knew she had to chase them herself and not be afraid to dream a little
bigger. Most importantly, she is a wife and mother, and is very lucky to have a
family that loves and supports her in all things. She also has an unhealthy
addiction to handbags and chocolate covered strawberries, neither of which she
cares to change.
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