From International Bestseller Michelle Heard, comes a new, suspenseful standalone novel. I’m not capable of love.I’m loyal and honorable. I’ll kill for those closest to me. But love? Hell no. It’s saver for everyone if I remain a bachelor. Besides, money buys me everything I need. While on a mission to rescue my best friend, I find Riley instead. Barely alive, she’s the only survivor after her … she’s the only survivor after her family is brutally murdered.
It’s time for me to honor my promise to her brother. I have no choice but to protect this injured beauty.
I can’t ignore the intense feelings she stirs inside of me.
Her flawless beauty and vulnerability wakes the beast in me.
She’s slowly becoming my reason for living. I will destroy whoever dares to threaten her.
I’ll protect her, even if it means protecting her from myself.
This is a Stand Alone full length novel. It’s a Suspense Romance with dark themes.
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This was my first book from Michelle Horst and I still can’t believe what she did to me. I was a mess from the beginning to the end of this read. Not many books that I’ve read so far were able to do this to me but this one managed it without even trying hard.
This is a MUST READ! I wish I could read it again for the first time. If you don’t read this book, it’s your own fault.
The Story:
Riley comes home from traveling around the world and is excited to finally spend time with her family. She missed them so much and plans on spending as much time with them as possible to make up for the lost time while she was abroad. Nothing could have prepared her for what happens to her and her family. Riley’s family is brutally being killed in front of her and she barely survives. Now there is a deep void inside her where her heart’s supposed to be and unbearable pain that threatens to suffocate her. Nightmares are her constant companion and sometimes she wishes she could have died together with her family.
Griffin lost his best friend and now he has to keep his promise in protecting the sister because she’s all that’s left of Josh’s family. Will he be able to keep her from any more danger?
Thoughts:
I usually know or think to know what to expect emotionally from a book but this took me totally by surprise. I wasn’t prepared for this painful story and that I had to use up all of my tissues and not just because of somebody’s death but because of the pain and heartbreak of Riley’s character that I felt as if it were my own.
This just showed me how amazingly written this story was. The author made me feel everything what the characters felt. This isn’t easy to accomplish even though it’s not hard to make me cry. But it’s hard to get me crying throughout the whole story because of the feelings of the characters.
I can’t even … this really got to me. It caught me off guard. I suck at this review because I just have no words. The flood of tears left me empty.
This author took everything from me and not even the ending could make up for what she did to me. This was just cruel. Oh Josh…
A terrible tragedy happened to Riley’s family and I was shocked to read about the horrid details. Even though I’ve read a few dark books before I’ll never get used to experiencing something like this through a character. I loved Griffin and felt his pain of losing his best friend and teammate and feeling guilty for what happened to his family. I liked Miles, Amelia and all the others because I felt they were helping Riley deal with her pain and loss of her family and they just grew on me. Charlie was the sweetest.
Sobs were breaking through me. Tears were streaming down my face. I was a mess. I still am and that’s why I just bought Predator to get me over this book hangover. =P
Riley had it all…What most people would call the perfect life. She travelled, lived her dreams and had a wonderful family. Until it is all savagely snatched away from her, at the hands of a mad man. She barely survives the deadly encounter and is broken with grief…
Griffin, her brother’s best friend arrives to try and help her. Which isn’t an easy task. As Riley no longer trusts anyone…
Can Griffin help her? Will Riley ever be safe?
I really don’t want to give anymore away as you MUST read and experience yourself.
Michelle Horst is so talented. This book was so emotional and beautifully written. I think it will stay with me for a very long time…So good !