Tyler Grace was many things.A killer. A myth. An outcast. A hero.My prince.My childhood and innocence were stolen when I was kidnapped at five years old. For eleven years I clung to my childhood fairytale books, waiting for the prince I hoped would someday save me and carry me off to a happily ever after. I had no idea my savior would come in the form of a scarred recluse, covered in tattoo’s, … come in the form of a scarred recluse, covered in tattoo’s, who can’t–or won’t–speak a word.
But the moment our eyes met I knew he was the one. My prince.
Tyler Grace is haunted by his tragic past and he’s sentenced himself to a lifetime of solitude in the woods. He’s as lost in society as I am; scarred just as much on the inside as the outside. Just like me.
He saved my life that day he found me and killed my captor with his bare hands. I was warned to stay away from him. But I can’t stop thinking about him. I ache to hear his voice and see him smile. And I want nothing more than to be the one to break through his walls.
I think he’s the only one who can break through mine, too.
Together we can have love, happiness, and a closeness that once felt impossible to have. But can we overcome the horrible twisted past that ties us together?
** Tied can be read as a single book.
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This book, left me speechless..
Emotionally it took everything at of me!!!
This story, it is powerful! Wow!
So much emotions!!! All the feels!!! Intense!!!! And Incredible!!!~wtmo
I want to say bravo to our author because this book touched on things not all authors would go towards. It was tough in parts to read but only because the tears that started sometimes got in the way.
I can’t imagine what either of our lead characters went through and to come together and be what the other needs is touching. There is so much to this story that if you wrote a review saying any one thing specifically you would be giving it away and i am not that type of reviewer. I will say be prepared to feel deeply and to want to strangle a few people for not being what you would hope they would be.
Brilliant and beautiful in a tragic way. Loved it.
Oh wow!! This book dealt with some serious issues and did it in the most beautifully tragic way possible. It is a slow burn but as I said, there was some really heavy obstacles to overcome and I don’t think it would have had the same impact if it wasn’t. This author did an amazing job of hooking me right into all their pain and keeping me obsessing over watching them heal each other.
I seriously can not say enough good things about this book and fully recommended that you grab it and get started right away!
After reading Torn, book 1 in this series, I immediately dived into Tied and all I can say with one hundred percent certainty is that it was the best choice ever! This book ranks up there with one of the best books I’ve ever read and I literally couldn’t put it down!
Tyler Grace became an outcast in his town at the age of seventeen. Holly Daniels was kidnapped at the age of five and kept by a monster for eleven years. After being found and rescued by her Prince things are still very difficult for Holly.
My heart literally broke for both of these lead characters at various times and for different reasons. I liked both of these characters a lot, even when Tyler pushed people away you could tell it was because he was hurting so badly. I will admit I’m not sure, thankfully having never experienced anything like these situations, how as a parent I would react but I wanted to knock Holly’s parents heads together! Thank goodness for Zac and Anna!
The trauma suffered by the lead characters is unbelievable yet we never hear details that are too grisly or hard to stomach, sure what happened isn’t easy to accept but I am impressed with the smooth delivery of their history and tragedy.
Tied is so much more than a romance, it is a rebirth for both Tyler and Holly.
I was not prepared for this book! I am officially in love with Carian Cole! Tied is just as amazing as Torn is! Amazing story – so many feels! Intense, beautiful and soooooo emotional! Another Five Stars for this series!
TYLER AND HOLLY WERE TIED BY THEIR PASTS, PRESENTS AND FUTURES
I, seriously, don’t know how to review this book…..it had so many elements of tragedy and unhappiness turning into survival and true, heart-stopping love..I found myself falling in love with this fated and misunderstood couple….
I would like to say so many things about TIED, but I believe everyone should read it as I did, after TORN, and with no spoilers…..
We met Tyler Grace in TORN, and I was glad TIED was his book…questions were answered about him and, with Holly Daniels, Tyler’s heart thawed, his walls crumbled, and his true nature emerged…..He was the only one who truly understood Holly, because he cared enough to listen to her….Her parents were cold and insensitive…..and, truthfully, their parts were hard to read…I was disgusted by their detachment from Holly….
Tyler and Holly had been through more suffering physically and mentally, than any two should have to be, and they are definitely kindred spirits…. I loved Tyler’s tenderness with Holly and I love how their honesty with each other about their feelings kept “relationship games” out of their love story ….it was a breath of fresh air….I normally love all alpha males, and I believe Tyler Grace is, indeed, all alpha male, but real love can change a person to be what his true love needs him to be…and Tyler’s love and compassion for Holly showed his true character….The epilogue made me tear up….
Darkly glowing and scintillating story of fractured love that shoots an arrow straight to your heart. You will taste and feel it for days after you finish, one you won’t be able to forget in a hurry cause you don’t want to. That’s how memorable and unforgettable this journey is.
The feels…..THE MoFo FEELS….ughhh. They were stabbing my heart THROUGHOUT!!
“The bad man didn’t just take me—he took all the little parts of my life that were supposed to help me grow into the me I’m supposed to be today.”
The characters were so damaged, I wanted to embrace them gently afraid of crushing them to dust. So fragile and broken people…i just couldn’t help but fall in love with them, their togetherness and their serendipitous love.
“Two majority fucked up people, full of scars and rampant dysfunction”
Carian, I loved Toren in TORN, but my heart- my stupid heart now flutters for Tyler Grace !!!!.
A silent and stoic man, made of not skin & bones, but anguish and pain. Guilt runs like blood in his veins. Hot, burning, acidic guilt that is just eroding his soul from within. And I have special chamber in my heart for fractured, fragmented stray souls. All this hasn’t marred his benevolence and humaneness yet. A collector of stray beings and rescuer of victims, I was completely in awe of his altruism.
And obviously he happens to save not only Poppy, but Holly Daniels in every way a human being can be saved. He retrieves her from the well, holds her hummingbird heart right next to his heart and ultimately saves all her kisses with his lips.
“stray cat obligation to his white knight syndrome”
There’s nary a more perfect, meant-to-be couple I’ve read after Flame-Maddie from Souls Unfractured. In this book you can actually witness the cracks in the heart being repaired.
All those Missing Kids pics we see on TV or milk cartons. How many times we see and hear but forget the next second.
Well….this is one them kid’s story- Holly Daniels
“I shrieked.
Sammi screamed.
I was yanked backward.
Sammi ran. A hand covered my mouth.
The car door slammed.
A man laughed.
It happened so fast. In a matter of mere seconds, I was taken.
Stolen from my own life.
And it was easy. ”
The struggle is not when she’s captured, but when she’s free.
Clueless, directionless, a total misfit like a square peg in a round hole world. I fell in love with her generosity and tenderness
“it scares me inside to realize that I really don’t belong anywhere. I’m still lost and alone, living an illusion, a ghost haunting my own past.”
The BEST BOOK of the Duet, I can’t help but sing continous praises of this magic blanket book
Thank you Carian-keeper of lost souls for writing Tyler. I wish & hope to meet you someday and be weirdly goodtogether.
I do have a regret, I never ordered this paperback when you were in Boston and I could kick myself now for it!!!
I’ll keep believing in fairy tales cause they do come true in your books!!
5 stars and the moon in the skylight
I listened to the audible version of this story and loved it as much as I did the first book in this series. Both books can be enjoyed as standalone stories and they are definitely worth reading. This book gives us Ty and Holly’s story and although this story has darker tones than the first book, it’s just as passionate and it’s filled with angst, pain, loss for both characters in very different ways, and love. I enjoyed both of these characters a lot and they both deserved the love they found in each other. I even enjoyed the fox and dog Poppy. I really hope we get all of the brothers stories because I haven’t been disappointed yet. I look forward to reading more books from this author.
5 stars I think that Tied may be my favorite of all of Carian Cole’s Books. This book is emotionally heartbreaking and also sweet at the same time. This author beautifully weaves an intricate story of two broken people drawn together as they struggle to overcome physical and emotional scars caused by devastating tragedies. I absolutely adored Holly. She is a very strong heroine – a survivor who is trying hard to acclimate to life after being kidnapped as a young child. As she struggles to adapt, I can see how she feels that gravitational pull towards Tyler. Tyler is a wonderfully unique hero. He is handles his demons by isolating himself from others, but he is also vulnerable, misunderstood, and very caring. I just want to wrap this damaged man in a big hug (and then kiss him senseless). The storyline of this book is unique and well written by this author. She creates complex, likable characters and she addresses the sensitive subject matter with respect. The evolution of Ty and Holly’s relationship is slow, romantic, compassionate, and beautiful. Another thing that I enjoyed is how the author explores the after effects that occurred once Holly was rescued as well as Tyler’s family being affected by his tragedy and self-imposed isolation. I just could not put down this book. I am pleased to see that there will eventually be a follow-up book as I there are some things that I would like to see – Tyler letting go of some of his reclusive natured, Holly’s family situation, etc.
5 Stars just doesn’t seem enough for this story! I loved the idea and how descriptive the author was for both Tyler and Holly, the story made you see a different side of a persons life. This was one of those stories you hate to put down and I can’t wait to read about them again.