I will not budge.
I will not buckle.
I will not surrender.
Bernadette recited that mantra to herself over and over again since the night she was abducted. She woke bound and gagged, staring into the face of a man whose past was linked with hers. A man… with a vendetta.
That was seven days ago.
Alone with him in a secluded cabin in the middle of nowhere, Bernadette notices with each passing … notices with each passing day he softens to her a little more. That small change turns the game in her favor, and she’s ready to play.
As the power shifts, will her captor sense her plans and tighten his hold? Or will Bernadette be the one to make him budge… buckle… and surrender?
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This is a awesome book. It keeps you on the edge of your seat trying figure out the motive of both characters. Bernadette is a strong willed woman who lives for her family. The plot twist to this story I was not ready for and knocked me out my chair when I finally caught it. It is such a great and smooth read.
Omg this book is perfect. I was loving this and “Richard” and Bernadette’s relationship. He had me in suspense in what all would he do to her and my heart truly broke for him back in high school. Kids are so cruel at that age and kids that think they are better than the others because of their status is worse. But this book was perfect and I couldn’t put it down! I could say so much more but I don’t want to give anything away, you need to read it, it will. It Will not disappoints!
My first book by the talented TK Cherry and I can not believe I have only just read it. I didn’t want the book to end. It had me in shock, in tears, lustfully reading and rereading scenes that blew me away.
Bernadette is by far the most intriguing dark romance read with a HEA that I have read! I can not recommend it enough! Its just ine of those books that you need an ebook and physical copy with extras just to share to anyone you me.
TK Cherry has an amazing ability to tell a story and make you feel exactly what is happening. When you first meet Bernadette, you get a great sense of who she is as a wife and mother and as you continue in the story, you find yourself feeling what she feels. Crying when she cries. And salivating when she does. The emotional rollercoaster that TK puts you on does not end! I have enjoyed every part in this book! And can not say enough how much love I have for it. Y’all need to read it!
This book was amazing! TK, as is her talent, had me hooked from page one with this one. The perfect balance of suspense and romance combined. Fantastic read! I loved it!
Oh my word! I loved this story I couldn’t put it down desperate to know what happened next. It was a very emotional story that had me with mixed feelings. I felt sorry for Bernadette the way she felt so lonely as Jeff her husband working away from home so often annoyed me as if he didn’t care for his family other than sending money instead of spending time with his wife & daughters. Then when she was kidnapped & tied up by Richard a guy from school who felt she had wronged him & needed punishing but she was strong & refused to give into him. Reffusing to eat & ignore him & the way Richard was treating her like she was responsible for all the bad things that happened to him at school by the in crowd of bullies as he was seen as a nerd & she was part of the in crowd but at times he worried that she was refusing food making herself ill was not part of his plan. When he talked about what he had been through at school at the hands of the bullies I did start to feel sorry for him & also realised that he deep down cared for her which saw her give herself to him even though she tried not to feel anything for him but when she did eventually escape what happened next shocked me as I never saw it coming in a million years. This story is one of the best I’ve read, I love TK Cherry’s books.
I absolutely loved this book. There may be moments where you are like “wtf,” but trust me stick with it, there is a reason and it’s worth it! This author always has amazing attention to detail and paints the picture in your head easily. You will want to go back and re-read it which I have noticed usually happens with her books. Another gem right here.
This book was amazing! TK really threw me for a loop with this one. It was suspense with some great romance as well. I loved it!
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This was a really good read. It was suspenseful, which is something I usually steer clear of. So it took me a while to get into it. But, then I got stuck in it (in a good way). And that mantra wouldn’t get out of my head!
Bernadette is such an incredibly strong and resilient woman. I think anyone could take a leaf out of her book. The power play between her and her captor kept me on the edge of my seat, not quite knowing where things were going to lead. It was both heart-breaking and heart-warming. There’s just so much going on, and so much to take in!
And whilst the Martin Luther King Jr. quote at the start of the book is a good one on its own, it really becomes quite poignant. The effects of bullying can be so long-lasting and infiltrate a person’s ‘everything’ to the detriment of everyone around them.
I will be recommending this one. I’m giving this book four and a half stars.
I received a free copy of this book from the author, and am voluntarily leaving a review.
*This book is excellent and there is nothing to complaint! You can’t get tired reading anything written by this author!!!
As always TK Cherry does not disappoint. She sets the stage very well letting you know all the details needed to be right there with Bernadette. This journey had me laughing, crying, scared and HOT! You will start to fall for her kidnapper yet root Bernadette on with her strength. Then it happens. The one twist you didn’t expect. Wow!