Sometimes the past bleeds into the future.
Bess, a wild party girl running from herself, literally falls victim to her demons when she collapses in the most unexpected of places.
Lane, a tightly wound, up-and-coming CEO who can’t seem to stop enabling his brother, doesn’t know what hit him when Bess falls at his feet and into his life.
It was a night she doesn’t remember, and one he can’t … and one he can’t forget.
But rather than stay and help the needy college coed, Lane decides to teach his brother a long overdue lesson––a decision that later comes back to haunt him and only adds fury to the transgressions of his past he is already fleeing from.
Years later, Bess and Lane meet again. She doesn’t know him, and he doesn’t share that he knows what happened on that ill-fated night when she almost died. After all, he has a web of complicated lies from his own youth to protect.
Both are seeking salvation in the arms of others and ignoring the truth—that the only road to redemption lies in confronting your past.
When the past and present collide, is there any chance at redemption?
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Enjoyed the book. Would like to see other books by this author
4.5*
This is an excellent story about redemption, about forgiving yourself, about letting the past stay in the past.
Bess and Lane are both carrying heavy burdens that have made it very difficult for either of them to let any one get close. But from the moment they meet there’s a connection between them that can’t be denied. For Lane, the connection is easily explained- he has been thinking about Bess every day for the past 4 years, every since the day she quite literally fell into his lap. For Bess it’s not that easy, but she knows there’s something about him that draws her in.
I really felt for both of these characters- they had a lot of personal demons they both needed to work through. And seeing how they handled them, watching as they grew together and separately, really pulled at my heart.
This is a heartwrenching, emotional read, that will really draw you in right from the beginning. The characters are real and captivating, the story is engaging. Redemption Lane is not a sweet, flowery, read…it will make you think, and it will make you feel.
Redemption Lane is my first book by Rachel Blaufeld, I grabbed it after I was lucky enough to receive an arc of Absolution Road…I wanted to know the first part of the story before jumping into AR. Although you could possibly read these as standalones I really feel for the best experience you read this first, before going on to Jake’s story.
Bess let her pain take over her life and it almost destroys her. Years later she has made her life very structured and she has no plans of changing it, but is she really living? Lane is a CEO who has one woman on his mind and that is the woman who collapsed in front of him years ago. Bess doesn’t remember Lane but he remembers her. Bess’s secret isn’t the only one Lane is struggling with. What will happen when Bess finds out all his secrets? Isn’t better to push her away now, he clearly doesn’t deserve her. Will Bess and Lane find their redemption road within each other?
Wow! What can I say about this book, it blew me away. Lane and Bess both have strong ideas of what their lives should be. They both want each other. They both are insecure about their lives and their past. It was a beautiful story about letting that person in your life and allowing yourself forgiveness. There were twists in this story that I never saw happening. Great story. A must read book and I can’t wait to read Absolution Road, the second book in this duet. This was my first book by this author and I have to say that it won’t be my last.
Somewhat romantic- dealing with substance abuse
I am sure it is a fine book, just not my style
I’ve had so many friends recommend this book to me so I was really excited to start it. It turned out to be just an okay read for me. I couldn’t really connect with the characters and this story felt as if it moved in slow motion. With that being said it wasn’t a terrible story, it was just too slow for me.