STAND-ALONE NOVELA heart-wrenching breakup, an accident… a loss.Every time Emma Paige stretches out her right hand she is reminded of all the dreams that faded in one awful weekend.But when Emma and her sister, Leah, embark on a trip to Capri, Italy, a near drowning leads them deserted in a foreign country. When a stranger offers to help, the sisters follow him to his luxury yacht where Emma … luxury yacht where Emma faces her greatest challenge yet.
His name is Asher.
Over the course of three days, Emma and Asher enter into an intense, complex and emotion extracting relationship. But when Emma learns of Asher’s real identity she finds herself betrayed and stranded by the only man she was ever able to open her heart to.
A chance meeting in New York, a romance communicated through music and a choice greater than any love she’s ever known, Emma learns of Asher’s demons and is left to wonder…
Is he here to save her or is he the one who needs saving?
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An intense novel about rediscovering yourself while fighting the demons of your past. Trust is put to the test and desire is tempted like never before.
Packed with dynamic characters, a powerful admission and lyrical writing, Reckless Abandon has the all the feels of a great romance equated in beats and measures.
“A Definite Must Read!
This book starts you off with a bang, sucks you right in and keeps you held fast turning page after page after page. Right from the prologue we are totally shocked and needing to know what happens next. This read is so amazing, the author has created a wholly intense, emotional, heart palpitating, passionate, and beautiful romance.” – Melissa, Books Can take Your There
“The emotion she wove into this story made my heart to ache, the passion the characters had for one another was off the charts, and how music continued to bring them back together was magnificent! It was an incredible read that I didn’t want to end… What are you waiting for? GET THIS BOOK, NOW!” – Naomi Hop, Naomi’s Reading Palace
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I loved it! Everyone needs to read all of the Abandoned books, they are available as a box set (5 unique and fabulous love stories)!
My heart! Emma’s story! Heartbreaking but Not all of it is sad. Leah, Emma’s sister takes her on what should of been her honeymoon after the devastating loss of their brother Luke. When fate steps in and brings Alexander into Emma’s life. So much hurt and loss but hope of what could be just waiting for one of them to see what’s in front of them. In all good things…Time is needed to make this couple not only realize they could trust each other but they could be good for one another given the chance.
I appreciate how Jeannine Colette brought not only this story together but how she tied in my favorite couple from Wrecked( Leah & Adam) and there was plenty of HEA. To make any reader completely satisfied!
I finished reading Reckless Abandon last night, and even if this could be considered a standalone novel, I would highly recommend reading Pure Abandon first. We met the male main character in Pure Abandon, and learned how the tragic events in the young life of Alexander (Gutierrez) Asher lead to him having serious trust and abandonment issues.
It is in Capri, Italy under very strange and unusual circumstance, that our book leading lady Emma Paige meets Asher. She is there with her sister Leah on what was to have been her sister’s honeymoon. Emma is broken and grieving so given up on life, after having the most heartbreaking and tragic year. Emma is so depressed that her sister postponed her wedding and took Emma on her scheduled honeymoon, to try and help start her mending the pieces of her heart back together.
The sister’s first glimpse of the handsome and eligible Asher is through binoculars and at such a great distance that they didn’t know who he was, but it made a very lasting and unforgettable impression. Fate seemed like it really wanted these two to meet, and with Leah’s persistence, “I didn’t give up my honeymoon so you could wallow the entire trip.” So she was forced out and met Devon when she accidently fell overboard. He saved her life, plus was who lead her to meet Asher.
They are two broken people “I’m broken and loving someone or something is just not worth it because when you lose it…when you lose them…the pain is too much to bear.” No matter how intrigued, attracted or needy of each other a lifetime of distrust for Asher and Emma has convinced them their life is destroyed. Sometimes the wounds are so deep, the heart broken into so many pieces, that nothing and no amount of love can fix. “He wants me to save him. He wants to fix me.”
This is a complex love story and quite filled with obstacles to a Happy Ever After, but you will be reading and wishing they can overcome all the past to have a good future. I really liked Emma’s sister Leah and her Grandma: “Well, if that boy doesn’t light your fire, your wood is wet!”
Love the entire Abandon series. Author is one of the best in the genre. All her books!