Letting go never felt so good.Carlisle Queen is dying and no one knows it. Burying the pain of losing her friends and her professional swimming career in a terrorist attack, America’s former sweetheart dulls her pain with drugs, pills and parties. The bomb left her with more than nightmares; shrapnel is lodged in her back and inching closer to her spinal cord. When the doctors tell her paralysis … tell her paralysis is inevitable, she decides to take her own life rather than face a lifetime in a wheelchair.
Mateo Butler isn’t anyone’s hero.
Reeling from the death of his little sister and his own cowardice, he spends his nights partying and his days ignoring the medical school acceptance letters and his parents’ concerned phone calls. Just a couple of months from graduation, he’s facing a future filled with shame and regret. The last thing he needs is to meet the woman who compels him to be a better man.
Can they save each other?
When Carlisle and Mateo meet, the chemistry between them is combustible. They play, party and hide their true selves until one night turns their lust into something more…something real. As secrets are revealed and walls collapse, what they were and what they might become doesn’t matter as much as who they are together. When the choice comes down to life or death, can love be their salvation?
A portion of the royalties from this book will be donated to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
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Dreams…..it’s the light at the end of the tunnel. The force that drives you when you can’t move another muscle. What happens when your dreams are shattered into a million pieces? When the path you thought you were on breaks right before your eyes. How do you pick up and go on???
Carlisle Queen knows a thing or two about having life by the wings. Her dreams of becoming an Olympic swimmer came true when she became a champion on the US team. Nothing could have prepared her for an event that would alter her entire life. A terrorist attack on the Olympic games left Carlisle with severe injuries. Now she lives in constant pain and injuries that can ultimately kill her. A special surgery can rid Carlisle’s body of the shrapnel that is still lodged in her body. This surgery also has the potential to leave her in a wheelchair for the rest of her life. Deciding that is not an option, Carlisle decides to live life without regrets….partying, random hook-ups, and no deep connections. After all, its harder to end your own life when you have so many attachments.
Mateo Butler has always dreamt of going to medical school. Everything in his life has lead up to this. Now that dream doesn’t seem all that appealing. Mateo and his sister talked about opening a clinic together. Then his sister was diagnosed with cancer. Instead of living what little time she had left at the mercy of her illness, Mateo’s sister took matters into her own hands and decided when her life would end….on her own terms. Mateo couldn’t accept that decision. He turned his back on his sister and has regretted that decision every day since then. Now his dream seems unimportant and Mateo has taken to partying and sleeping with various women to pass the time. The future is uncertain and quickly heading towards ‘decision time’.
After a lot of heated sexual tension, Mateo and Carlisle finally act on their attraction. What should have been a one night stand has quickly turned into something deeper for them both. Neither wants to believe that they could have found ‘the one’. Demons from their past will force them to face their fears and the future. Where will it all lead? Is there any hope for two people with such damaged pasts?
Wow!! Salvation literally had me hooked on every word!! This unique romance takes readers on a journey that they will take with them long after the final chapter. It is gut wrenching….it leaves you thinking about everything that people take for granted. Without giving anything away, all I can say is READ THIS BOOK!! Robin Covington has totally outdone herself with Salvation!!
This is the second book in the Nashville Nights series and it is certainly another hit for me.
Carlise Queen had an amazing future as an Olympic swimmer and an amazing boyfriend. She lost both of those loves as a result of a terrorist bombing. Carlise was left physically and emotionally damaged that day. She lives in constant pain from the shrapnel in her body it is a constant reminder of that day. She is now drifting through life and is determined not to become emotionally attached to anyone. She has no difficulty finding willing men to take care of her needs with no strings attached. This has now become her way until she meets Him.
Mateo Butler is a handsome, smart caring man who has medical school on the horizon. He is living life day by day since he lost his one true friend/sister to cancer years ago. It has been a difficult road for him. He has become bitter knowing that they were going to make this world a better place together until she was abruptly taken away. Mateo has been numbing the pain with partying and nameless women. That changes the day he sets his eyes on Carlise. He is enraptured by her from the start but knows that if he attempts to pursue her to strongly she will run. The two of them have been playing a flirtatious game of cat and mouse since the beginning of the semester.
One evening changes everything for both of them. Carlise thinks one night with Mateo will be all she needs to rid him from her system and Mateo gets one night with her and is becomes his mission to be her protector. These two damaged souls have now realized they need to be together but with Mateo’s strong need to care for Carlise this may ruin his career. Carlise realizes that she loves him to much to let that happen and needs to do what is best for him…..Letting him go is the only answer. Can these two beautifully damaged people find their way back to each other to help and heal one another?
A beautifully flawed loved story!
I was gifted a copy of this book for an honest review.
~~Michele McMullen~~
You know you have found a good book when you get so wrapped up in it that you are able to completely tune out the world around you, and devour it in one sitting. This was my first encounter with this authors work and I can tell you with complete certainty that it won’t be my last. It has been a while since I have read a book that has evoked so many emotions from me, I feel as though I have been taken on a emotional roller-coaster ride!
The story line was beautifully written and you can tell Ms. Covington put a lot of time and care into developing these characters. The chemistry between Mateo and Carlisle was undeniable from the start and I truly enjoyed watching their story unfold. This is definitely one of the most touching stories I have read in a while, and also one of the most fulfilling. For me, the best stories are the ones that reach out and grab your heart, and tap into your emotions and truly make you feel the words on the pages….and this one DEFINITELY does that, and then some!