Book Title: Rising from the Ashes
Author: Jessica Prince
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Hosted by: Book Enthusiast Promotions
People make
mistakes when they're young, but how they choose to come back from those
mistakes is what matters in the end.
Savannah Morgan
found true love at a very early age, but one rash decision — one that she would
regret for the rest of her life — was all it took to end her relationship with
the love of her life.
For seven years,
Jeremy Matthews has accepted being ""just friends"" with
the only woman he's ever loved. Finally deciding that enough is enough, Jeremy
relentlessly pursues Savannah until he forces her to see just how right they
are for each other.
When Savannah's
past mistake is revealed, threatening the future she so desperately wants, the
fate of their relationship lies in Jeremy’s hands. Will he be able to forgive
Savannah, or is the relationship truly over?
When struggles and
obstacles threaten the foundation of Savannah and Jeremy's relationship, will
they choose to let each other go, or rise from the ashes of the past to claim
their happiness?
I looked
back out my window at Jeremy, taking in the broad chest, ripped abs, and
muscular arms pushing the mower around my front lawn. Sweat was running down
his sexy-as-sin torso, pulling my eyes to the worn out jeans that were resting
low on his hips. The white T-shirt he’d shown up in earlier had been discarded
and was hanging out the waistband of the back of his pants. He was a walking
advertisement for sex, and even my neighbors couldn’t help but come outside to
appreciate him.
I let out a
sexually repressed sigh and went back to my conversation with Lizzy. “He’s
bulked up a bit over the years, but yeah, for the most part, he’s always been
pretty cut.”
She was
silent for several seconds. “No offense, babe, but how in the ever-living hell
did you give up having sex with that
for the past seven years?”
I leaned my
head against the glass and squeezed my eyes shut. “With an iron will.”
She started
laughing on the other end of the phone. “How’s that working out for ya right
now?”
“Well,
considering I’m two seconds from knocking his ass out just so I can take
advantage of him, I’d say not so good.”
Do you need
more, or will these work, or do you need a few more?
My Review: 5 stars
This was such a good book to read. Even if my heart was in my throat for half of it. I had the pleasure of reading the first book in the series prior to this, and I will say that in my opinion, it did make a difference. This book does reference what happened, but it minimizes the effects. I loved Savannah and Jeremy, Emmy and Luke, Trevor and Lizzie, Gavin and Stacia; without them all this would have been very different. Gavin and Stacia are the solid couple who have remained together through everything. Emmy and Luke have just gotten back together after being apart for 7 years due to Luke's stubbornness. Savannah and Jeremy are meant to be together, but Savannah is holding a secret that she knows will destroy their relationship once Jeremy finds out. That doesn't mean that she doesn't love Jeremy, because she really does. He is it for her. Jeremy loves Savannah. But since they've been broken up for the past several years, he's trying to get over her, and failing miserably. Even though Savannah and Jeremy aren't together, they are still best friends. Jeremy sets out to make Savannah his again, and she finally confesses her secret - and she's right, that secret costs her not just Jeremy, but her other best friend, Emmy as well.
I get that they're hurt and angry. But Emmy and Jeremy are looking at the situation that happened from where they are now, not where they were at the time. Savannah made some very hard choices, and has had to live with those choices alone, and give up the love of her life because of those choices. She thought she knew what the fallout would be like, but it was so much more than she expected. She was left alone to deal with everything. I can't blame her for what happened. In my mind, Luke being the one who pointed out what Emmy and Jeremy had left Savannah to deal with was very insightful - and he was right. Now they just have to find out if they're too late.
I loved reading this series so far, and I can't wait to see if there are going to be more. I completely think there should be. The characters were so likeable, it broke my heart to see them deal with the difficulties of life feeling abandoned or alone. I read from the first page to the last without stopping, because I had to know what happened. I loved the ending, and I really can't wait to see where it goes from here. Jessica did a fantastic job writing this and keeping me blued to the pages until the end.
Jessica was born
and raised in Texas—where she’ll stay because she claims the cost of living in
Texas excuses the god-awful weather. She is first and foremost a wife and
mother. Because of those two things, she’s also a self proclaimed wino and
coffee addict.
She’s always been
and avid lover of all types of books, but romances are her main favorites.
Jessica’s husband
likes to say reading is her obsession, but she likes to call it her
passion…there’s a difference.
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