contemporary-romance – Sunny Shelly Reads

SHATTERED DREAMS by Natasha Madison is NOW LIVE!

Blurb:

Charlie

It was supposed to be a regular day out.

Three couples celebrating the last days of summer.

When tragedy struck.

I thought I was going to marry her.

Instead, I was burying her.

I blamed the world for my pain.

I buried it all.

I became a man I didn’t even recognize.

Autumn

In a blink of an eye, everything changed.

My best friend was gone, and I was responsible for it.

I may not have been driving the truck, but I didn’t stop it.

Escaping the town was the only thing I could do to survive the guilt.

I thought I was strong enough to go back.

I was wrong.

One look from him and I knew I wasn’t welcome.

But this is my home, and I wanted to come back.

One night turned into more. But at the end of the day, I know he’ll never love me.

Besides, we all have shattered dreams.

Buy Link:

https://books2read.com/KUShatteredDreamsNM

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

Yay! Another new spinoff series from Natasha Madison and Shattered Dreams started off STRONG! Get the tissues ready because this book is TOUGH but has the most wonderful HEA once

Charlie is the son of Quinn and Willow from the Southern series and the grandson of the magnificent Casey Barnes. As the book begins, Charlie, Autumn and their friends are in a horrible car accident that ends in two fatalities: Charlie’s girlfriend Jennifer (also Autumn’s best friend) and Autumn’s boyfriend Waylon, who was driving. For several reasons, Autumn took the brunt of blame for the accident, and ended up leaving town to get away from it all.

Eight years later, Charlie is a shell of his former self. Consumed by grief, he has never moved on and still visits Jennifer’s grave almost daily. Autumn isn’t doing much better, and when she comes back home to help with her family’s bar, she quickly learns that Charlie — and most of the town — still blames her for the accident.

Shattered Dreams is an emotional, heartbreaking story of grief, loss, and recovery. Once Charlie learns all that Autumn went through and realizes that she was an easy target for his grief, it’s like a switch is flipped and he is ALL IN when it comes to trying to make things up to her.

There are so many emotional moments in this story, each one better than the last. Shattered Dreams is definitely going to be on my re-read list! I can’t wait for the rest of this series!

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

Meet Natasha Madison:

When her nose isn’t buried in a book, or her fingers flying across a keyboard writing, she’s in the kitchen creating gourmet meals. You can find her, in four inch heels no less, in the car chauffeuring kids, or possibly with her husband scheduling his business trips. It’s a good thing her characters do what she says, because even her Labrador doesn’t listen to her…

Connect with Natasha Madison:

https://linktr.ee/natashamauthor

🖤 From Here to Eternity by A.L. Jackson is Live Now 🖤

▪️ Single dad⁠

▪️ Morally gray hero ⁠

▪️ Heroine on the run⁠

▪️ Secret society ⁠

▪️ Ex-MC hero ⁠

▪️ Touch her and ☠️⁠

• Romantic Suspense

• No Cheating

• No Third Act Breakup

• HEA

Available on Amazon and Free with Kindle Unlimited

Amazon & Kindle Unlimited: https://geni.us/FHTEAmznOP

Audio, Narrated by Andi Arndt & Austin Stone: https://geni.us/FHTEAudioOP

I should have known everything was going to change when she walked into my tattoo shop…

Timid as hell and gorgeous to the extreme. I knew better than even thinking about touching a woman like that.

My life is dangerous.

My calling wicked.

Willing to cross any line to protect the innocent.

I thought I’d never see her again until my little boy tumbled and busted his lip, and I found her working at the doctor’s office.

The woman who’d taken possession of my thoughts.

When it becomes clear she’s in trouble, I offer up a deal.

Twenty questions to earn her trust.

Too bad trusting me is the last thing she should do.

With one kiss, I’m addicted. With one night, we’re falling into a passion greater than either of us has ever known.

The voices in my head warn I can never keep her. She can’t know the secret life I lead.

Only she’s keeping a secret, too.

And I’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe, even if it means losing everything…

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

I know I can always count on AL Jackson to deliver a heartfelt story with twists and turns, and that is exactly what we got with River and Charleigh in From Her to Eternity! This was a great start to the new Moonlit Ridge series!

The story is told in dual POV through past and present chapters. I really got a sense of who River and Charliegh were thanks to the dual timeline. I loved River as a morally gray character. He was utterly devoted to his son Nolan and sister. He tried to stay away from Charleigh because he thought he wasn’t good enough for her, but fate has a funny way of brining people together, and they couldn’t ignore the connection between them after being placed in each other’s paths a second time.

Both characters have troubled backgrounds and are trying their best to move forward. They really do balance each other out as they become each other’s rocks and lift one another up. River is so dang sexy, especially when he’s in protector mode trying to save Charleigh from the trouble that’s followed her to town.

The captivating twists and turns in this story are exactly what I’ve come to love in Amy’s books. I have finished the ebook but am still listening to the audio and loving how Austin Stone and Andi Arndt bring these characters to life.