From the outside, Abby’s life looks like a fairytale. Loving family, wealthy lifestyle, education at a prestigious university. The truth? She’s barely managing to survive. Few know the nightmare she lived before she was adopted. And no one knows the secret agony that still haunts her nightmares.With a degree from Berkeley, she could have gone anywhere, but she’s back in Colorado. Not for a fresh … but she’s back in Colorado. Not for a fresh start—fresh starts are only an illusion—but for Wes Ahern. Her protector, who throws around words like “therapy” and “talk to me.” Her brother in every way but blood. The one man she wishes could be so much more.
Maybe, just this once, she can stop running from her demons.
But does she dare let Wes see inside the darkest closets of her pain…or will love be the biggest mistake of her life?
An inspirational and emotional contemporary romance Begin with You is a heartbreaking tale of fresh starts and old wounds. This jarring and dark novel will leave readers at the edge of their seats. This is part one of a duet, thus containing a cliffhanger that leads into the next installment. It contains references to childhood trauma, rape, kidnapping, and PTSD.
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I couldn’t put this book down!!! This is part 1 of a duet and I’m anxiously waiting for part 2.
Abby and Wes met when Abby came to live with Wes’s family after escaping from a terrible life she had endured. Wes and Abby build a friendship, but Wes wants so much more with Abby. Just as they take their relationship to the next level, Abby’s past comes back to haunt her.
This book kept me on the edge of my seat. The writing sucked me in and made me feel so much for these characters. My heart broke for Abby and all that she endured in her young life and it broke for Wes, too. He was a fixer and he had no idea how to fix Abby. Abby really didn’t want to be fixed though….just loved. The writing is powerful and brought me right into the moment. Such a great start to this story! I can not wait for part 2!
The title, Chaotic Love, doesn’t begin to reveal how raw, heartrending, and seductive this romance will be! I thought I knew what to expect from Ms Burgoa, but she left me stunned and speechless with this one! Abby has suffered a traumatic experience, and is now placed in a foster home. She is welcomed by a loving family, including Wes Ahern. They connect right from the start, because he experienced some of the same things that Abby did, before being adopted by The Aherns. As Abby grows to love and trust her new family, she and Wes grow more dependant on each other, keeping each other focused and grounded. But Abby keeps deep, dark, secrets she can’t reveal, if she wants to keep herself and those she loves safe. Ms. Burgoa keeps us on the edge of our seats, trying to figure out the truth of what happened in Abby’s past. She makes us yearn for these broken souls, to find healing, peace and love. This story is a rollercoaster of emotion with twists and turns that will keep you totally engaged and rooting for their HEA. I was totally stunned at the end of this book, and can’t wait for the conclusion in the second book of this duet! So happy she isn’t making us wait very long!
Omgosh!!!!!!! Abby and Wes y’all!!!!!!! You have NOOOOOO IDEA!!!!!! I CANNOT WAIT FOR YOU TO READ THIS BOOK!!!!!!!! Dark, check!!!! Hot, check!!!!! Addicting, check check check!!!!!!!! Claudia Burgoa, you rocked my effing world!!!!!!! Gimme more more MORE!!!!!!!!!!!