From Abigail Davies comes the ultimate forbidden romance duet.
Strong.
Kind.
Forbidden.
Guys like him didn’t want girls like me.
Or did they?
My life was a battle, one which I was losing.
Each moment I struggled to keep everything on lockdown.
And yet all it took was the man with the enticing eyes to draw me out.
He thought he knew my secrets, but he had no idea the pain I felt.
The … knew my secrets, but he had no idea the pain I felt.
The torture I suffered.
The agony I held deep down inside where no one else could see.
Dancing had been my only savior.
But now he was too.
The marine who knew the deepest part of my soul.
The tattoo artist who turned my black and gray world into full color.
The man fourteen years older than me.
He’d vowed to protect me. To shield me from the evil I encountered.
But there was a dark cloud hanging over us.
One which promised to rain terror.
The battle had turned into a war, and there could only be one winner.
Fast Burn is book one in the Burned Duet. A two-part, emotionally gripping story of forbidden angst filled love.
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Two days later and I’m still trying to work through the feelings I have about the ending to this book. It’s definitely not something for the faint of heart. It will definitely be a trigger for some people.
Asher and Elodie both have demons they need to fight but together they are perfect.
I am desperate for the conclusion of their story.
I need more. I need to know that justice will be meted out. I need Elodie to get her puzzle piece back. I need Asher and Jax to NOT get in trouble when they find out what’s going on. I. Need. The. Rest!
That said, Elodie and Asher and the beginning of their story took me on one heck of a ride. Elodie is far too young to feel so old, Asher is far too together to feel broken inside, but together they just fit perfectly. Elodie just needs to get through the next nine or so months and then she will finally be completely free of the rope named Knox. And with Asher by her side to help her stand on her own, she is more than happy to do so. As for Asher, he knows he’s falling deep for the woman with so many layers to her. And he’s fine with that because Elodie makes him feel whole and useful and closer to fine than he’s been in a long time.
I can’t wait to find out how this all ends because that ending just destroyed me. Now I shall bite my nails and wait for the second half of their duet.
How does one really put into words how they feel when something that they read is that soul gripping. Well this is review is me trying to do just that.
Abigail Davies has saved the best duet for last when it came to the Easton’s, and Asher’s story is the one that is going to grab you and not want to let go. The Fallen duet was the one that I highly enjoyed, The Fated duet was the one that I was just couldn’t get enough of, and then The Bonded duet was an emotional bulldozer for me. I didn’t know what to expect when it was to come for the first book of the final duet in the Easton Saga. What I got was yet another emotional bulldozer. This one being one that I was left reeling when I got to the last page.
I just had a feeling that Davies’ was going to go for the emotional jugular when she was writing Asher’s story. I was not let down in the least. There wasn’t one thing about the way that his character was developed that I didn’t love. The depth of his emotions from being a war veteran was something that I noticed really made him human in my eyes. I just couldn’t help but love him. Now Ford is my favorite of the this Saga’s alphas but now I think there’s a new order to the list:
1. Ford
2. Asher
3. Cade
4. Brody
Elodie was that one female character that you just couldn’t help but want to take into your arms so you can protect her. I have always loved that Davies makes her female characters strong in their own way, and they also had their vulnerable side as well. This was why when it came to Elodie I knew that she was going to be that perfect female character that the reader was just going to love. And this is also why my favorite female character list has made a change as well:
1. Lola
2. Aria & Elodie (I just couldn’t make up my mind here)
3. Belle
This was a book that had everything that I look for in a book.
1. age- gap
2. strong female character
3. an alpha male character that I just can’t help but love
4. angst that will have you wanting to throw your kindle
5. a cliff hanger that will make you hate the author till the next book is released
and
6. a book hang-over that will leave your head reeling
This was Davies’ at her best, and now I can’t wait to get the next book for this duet. This was definitely a book that I will be re-reading and re-reading. There wasn’t one part of this story that didn’t have me so engrossed that when I reached that last page I was left speechless. I wish there was a higher rating then 5 stars, because this book deserves all the stars.