A crash landing leads to a crash course in survival…and passion.
En route to a tropical paradise, overworked and dedicated Aimee Myller is ready to begin her new life. But when the plane defects, the pilot, sexy Tristan Bress, needs to make an emergency landing in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Aimee Myller’s dreams of a fairytale getaway in Brazil come crashing right down with the … down with the plane.
Forced to fend for themselves with no civilization in sight, together, Tristan and Aimee begin to forage for food and shelter. As they fight for survival, one thing becomes clear: Passion and desire grow faster than vegetation in the rainforest. As they get closer and begin to rely on one another, secrets are revealed.
Secrets that neither of them can ignore. Secrets that could destroy them both.
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This is a full-length, STANDALONE romance.
This read is recommended for 18+ due to romance and sex and mature themes.more
“The ring will wither away before long. Just like me. Perhaps it’s a good thing. No permanent reminder of me. This way, he can recover quicker after I’m gone. […] He kisses me like he knows he doesn’t have many kisses left. […] I only want him to remember how I made him feel. Nothing more.”
„If he’s a star and the night is claiming him, I want the night to take us both.”
“Death has its beauty. It makes you see the eternity in every second; it makes you see every moment’s perfection instead of searching an eternity for the perfect moment.”
Sentiments, the feelings within, seether and heroes’ unease are main characters in Withering Hope. From the beginning, when salvation seemed certain, until the moment when death is / seems to be imminent, these feelings are discovered, turn, grow – in a natural and plausible way. Doubts, the strange and unsettling feelings, characters’ emotions are prepared and supported by their past, so nothing seems forced or exaggerated.
„Today, I had a taste of how real the possibility of not making it out of the jungle is.”
As survivors, Aimee is feminine, but without being a “damsel in distress” and Tristan is a real, strong man, but he’s not invincible. As lovers, Aimee and Tristan are honest, sincere with themselves, and they don’t want to hurt others. The way in which they are built, the way in which they develop it is in close harmony with what they feel. It is not about lust or just find an outlet, but about love.
“[T]here is no going back. Tristan slipped into my soul they way mist travels in the forest after the rain: unseen, unstoppable, and ubiquitous.”
Although the story is pinned on feelings, the rhythm of the book is alert and that action – adventure part of it, which any story involving a survival requires has it, stress and convey very well … you guessed it… the heroes’ feelings. It is not about the fear of dying, but about the despair of the loved one’s demise.
“He can’t protect me from the one thing I fear most: his death. I want to tell him I won’t be all right, that I can’t be all right in a world where he is no more.”
„If he’s a star and the night is claiming him, I want the night to take us both.”
Withering Hope is written from Aimee’s POV, in first person. Those few chapters told from Tristan’s point of view, short and to the “object” will mark the transformations of Aimee’s feelings and will remove even the smallest risk of monotony. I loved and hated the inspired author’s “avarice” regarding Tristan’s chapters, but they are as many as necessary to incite and make you want more.
“My peace carries her smell and sounds like her voice.
Before she can give me peace, I will take hers away. And she will hate me for it.”
A great advantage of the book is also the poetry of the author’s language. I left myself delighted by the intense, passionate without being pathetic words.
At the end, the pathos is at its climax. The epilogue is superb and represents the quintessence of the true love. When you get to it, do not think that it’s not true just because it is so rare that it seems impossible.
„He loved her so much he never wanted to say goodbye to her. He wanted to leave with her.”
With the constant risk brought by the application of each reader’s own set of criteria, I can only recommend you to read Withering Hope.
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Action-adventure and romance that will leave you breathless. Two people trapped in a nearly impossible survival situation will leave you unable to put down your e-reader!!
Good Story. I was not expecting the story to go the way it did. But it was still good.
A withering read!
A crash landing leads to a crash course in survival…and passion…
Wow…what a read. Crashing then being stranded on an island and finding true love…that ending was just so emotional and heartfelt and true.
This couple has survived so much in the forest and finding a passion so deep and true was a bonus. Loved their chemistry together and wow…I honestly have no other words to describe the magicalness of this book…Just read it. That’s all I will say.
Full of survival, passion, uncertaining, hope, secrets, desire and love.
Perfect for readers of contemporary romances.
If I could give this book a 12. – I would ! So many twists and turns ! Truely unpredictable . Fabulous characters have us all cheering for them! I will certainly look for other books by this author !
* A review copy was provided by the author for the Blog Tour *
Wow!!! Withering Hope was such an amazing and captivating story of survival and hope. This was so much more than just a love story about two people who are stranded in the rainforest. This was a journey of two people who are just trying to survive long enough to be rescued, that eventually turns into an epic love story!!!
I have followed Layla’s books ever since reading her first book. I love her writing style. She has the ability to write a story with such great plot line and character development. In this story her use of descriptors was so great she actually made me feel like I was in that rainforest with Tristan and Aimee. This is a fairly quick read but nothing is rushed or left out. I couldn’t put this book down. It kept me hanging on to the point where I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough but I also didn’t want the story to end.
In this book we meet Aimee and Tristan. Aimee is planning to marry her longtime boyfriend Chris and is supposed to bring her to Brazil the week before the wedding. Tristan is the pilot of said flight. But things don’t go according to plan and the plane crashes in the heart of the Amazon Rainforest. From that moment on this book turned into a story of survival and hope. I don’t want to give too much away, but I will say that Tristan and Aimee have some HUGE hurdles to overcome to make it out alive. Tristan and Aimee were such relatable characters and showed us such raw emotions. You couldn’t help getting sucked into their world. There were plenty of times that I thought to myself if I would be strong enough to survive what they did.
I would 100% recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a unique and captivating story. A story that is a story of survival, hope and Love in it’s purest form. There isn’t a lot of sex in this story, but I don’t think it was needed. This was much more of an emotional journey and love story then a physical one. Don’t miss out on this FANTASTIC READ!!!!
Absolutely one of my favorite books I’ve read it almost half a dozen times, touched me to the soul
Excellent!
This is the exact story every girl hopes for. Love so sweet and pure.
An enthralling and captivating read. Tristan and Aimee’s survival in the Amazon is emotive and their deep seated love for each other over the years will bring tears to your eyes!
Sweet story!
This book really caught me by surprise. It was very refreshing to read and watch the relationship develop, it made me cry and cringe and hope for the best. I loved it. Well done!
Very different action-packed romance and could not put it down.
The only reason I didn’t give it 5 starts is because I was not expecting a tear-jerker.
Great story.
Not your usual disaster-romance. This felt more real and the challenges (including boredom) they faced seemed believable.
A great unexpected love story!
I got sucked into this fabulous story right away and couldn’t wait to get back to it whenever I had to stop. It was well written with all the senses lending it such a realistic air. This is one of the best most incredible stories of survival I have read.
I cried at the end
I absolutely loved this book. So brillantly written. One of the best books I have read in a long time. From word one to the last word I couldn’t put it down. Don’t miss this one!