From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author comes the next book in the Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team.Trust Laramie Briscoe to provide engaging characters in a well-built world I want to revisit again and again. Carly Phillips, NY Times bestselling author.The storm raging in the Gulf isn’t the only thing brewing between these two…Cutter ThompsonHurricane Tatum, a category … two…
Cutter Thompson
Hurricane Tatum, a category five storm hell-bent on making landfall along the Alabama coast, is my opportunity, to show my friends and family the kind of man I’ve become.
The kid who lost his scholarship and the love is life is ready for a change. A change I’m equal parts scared will and won’t come.
An EMT wasn’t my first choice of careers, but it’s become my calling. When the winds die down, the skies clear, and the rain stops, we’re left with devastation the likes of which I’ve never seen.
What I come to realize is ugly destruction can be beautiful, if we can only figure out what perspective to see it.
Rowan Baker
The LSERT is a godsend, especially as us local first responders emerge from our shelters to see our town and homes destroyed. It’s going to take time to rebuild.
Rebuilding is what I’m used to. After I watched my four-year-old daughter die in my arms I’ve done nothing but try to find a reason to live.
But I’ve got baggage. Memories, an ex-husband, and a fear I won’t be able to save everyone.
When I meet Cutter Thompson, he reminds me rebuilding can mean letting go of fear and allowing myself to live the life I’ve wanted all along.
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The LSERT Series has been so amazing and Cutter’s book was no exception. I read it in one sitting, it was effortless to immerse myself in their story. What I love about Ms Briscoe’s books is that they embody the saying that “its the little things that matter” and life is made up of mostly little things. They aren’t billionaires, they aren’t jetting off to Europe or something. The characters are real, with real, relatable problems which makes them so easy to love. Cutter’s carrying around a lot of baggage from his past. He keeps it hidden but it is holding him back. Rowan’s past is so heart wrenching, its a miracle and testament to her strength that she is still standing. The way they fit into each other’s lives, the support and care that develops so quickly between them brought tears to my eyes. Good things can happen after tragedy and disaster and these two are the proof. Another crazy good story from the phenomenal Laramie Briscoe!
Cutter and Rowan both have had tragedy in their past and through their work has found a way to bond. This emotional story touches your heart and empathizing with Cutter and Rowan as they embark on new beginnings. I voluntarily agreed to receive an ARC of this book for an honest review.
This book had me so emotional because from the beginning we knew Cutter had went through something that made him think his life was worthless until he became an EMT and was trying to prove to himself and his family he was so much better. Then we meet Rowan who has a tragic past and feels like she is a shell of her former self. Together it would seem like two people who are living with so much guilt and tragedy wouldn’t be good for each other, together they seem to help each other learn to overcome. Can these two learn to move forward and learn to trust again or will they be doomed to distrust and let something good slip through their hands?
Cutter and Rowan’s story is a rapid romance. Their past will make them stronger because together they will grow with one another. I happy to see Cutter get he’s HEA. Also loved seeing the other characters from LSERT.
Cutter’s story has been a story that I have been waiting in wonder to find out about. He is one man that has many layers to his complexity but a tender soul that has a great capacity to love. When he goes to a hurricane destroyed area he was lost and wondering if he truly fit in his life in Laurel Springs. Once working in the destroyed town of Paradise Lost, he not only found purpose in his life and his relationships at home but also the love of his life with Rowan, a fellow EMT who is still dealing with the grief and heart break of loosing a child while trying to find her footing in life again.
This story could not have been a better story for this pair. The chemistry between them was amazing even though they both had heart breaking stories from their past. Their story moved along well and I was hooked to it once I started it, finishing it in one sitting. Through this story, I can see a few other stories that can emerge from it with the new characters that were introduced and I look forward to them if they come to fruition.
Overall, this was a great story and a great addition to this series. I would recommend this book to others as well as the other books in this series.
The characters of the LSERT stories just keep getting better and better. I loved Cutter’s story. For Cutter this is his chance to prove to his family he isn’t the kid that threw his chance away. The scene with Leigh and Holden brought me to tears. Rowan wasn’t looking for a second chance, she was living day to day. A connection in a trying time, a fuse if you will is lit and together their flame takes a life of it’s own. Love can be found in extreme circumstances and these two characters were destined to meet. I think this couple might be my favorite.
“..ugly destruction can be beautiful, if we can only figure out what perspective to see it.” ~ Cutter
Absolutely amazing. Cutter and Rowan’s story was heartbreaking and joyous all at the same time. Once again I drawn into the world of Laurel Springs and I didn’t want to leave let alone have Cutter and Ro’s story come to the end..for now as you know we will see them and their crazy family and friends in the next book. I couldn’t be happier that Rowan & Cutter found each other. I laughed, I cried, my heart broke, and then I cried happy tears for them. I can’t wait to see what happens next for the men and women of the LSERT.
Wow! Just wow! This is one of my favorite books Laramie Briscoe has written. Cutter is book 4 in the LSERT series. Cutter Thompson had some issues when he was at Alabama and lost his scholarship. He went back to Laurel Springs & became an EMT and joined LSERT; but stills feels like he’s living down what happened, even though nobody really knows exactly what happened. Rowan Baker has some issues of her own that she’s living with and is an EMT where Cutter & Tucker have gone to help after a hurricane. Their story is heartbreaking in some ways, yet amazing and beautiful. And, of course, it WAS written by Laramie Briscoe, so even though there are some tears and gut wrenching parts, you’ll absolutely laugh also!! I couldn’t put it down and already want to read it again.
Wow what an intense emotional read this was! Cutter and Rowan both have been dealt with crappy past, both have some trust issues, but holy these two had chemistry you could feel thru the pages. Loved how they both finally found the one they could trust with all their secrets and past.
What can I say, but d@mn! This book is fabulous. This is the fourth book in the LSERT series and it is about Cutter. He was seen by everyone as a screw up, however not everything is as it seems. He and Tucker take an assignment in Paradise Lost to help out with Hurricane Tatum. He meets Rowan and he knows he has found his “one”. Rowan has been going through the motions of life for a long time and when she meets Cutter something sparks inside her. They are both broken in their eyes but together they will help each other heal. This book is their journey. It will have you smiling and crying, just FYI. I voluntarily received an ARC copy of this book and I have left my honest review.