Every little girl dreams of the fairytale. The one where the white knight rushes in to save her from the clutches of evil. They fall in love, have babies, and live happily ever after.By that definition, my life should have been a fairytale too.When I was eight years old, Caven Hunt saved me from the worst kind of evil to walk the Earth. It didn’t matter that I was a kid. I fell in love with him … in love with him all the same.
But that was where my fairytale ended.
Years later, a one-night stand during the darkest time imaginable gave us a little girl. It was nothing compared to the pitch black that consumed me when I was forced to leave her with Caven for good.
At the end of every fairytale, the happily-ever-after is the one thing that remains consistent. It wasn’t going to be mine, but there hadn’t been a night that passed where I hadn’t prayed that it would be hers.
I owed Caven my life.
However, I owed that innocent child more.
And that included ripping the heart from my chest and facing her father again.
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Wow this book starts off with a bang, literally! The prologue completely throws you into the story, fast paced, heart pounding and relentless. I am quickly learning that Aly Martinez writes really compelling contemporary romance and this book is one of them.
Caven and Hadley share a past so tragic it left them both scared and damaged in ways no-one else will ever know. However their story didn’t end after the events of that one day it’s twisted together in a much deeper way. I adore these 2 characters, Caven’s role as a single Father to one adorable little girl melted my heart. He is devoted, protective, fiercely loyal and hides his demons well. Hadley is a woman who wants to make things right, she wants to be part of a family and will take whatever small part of that she can, however she can. Her self sacrifices throughout the story amaze me, she is so strong and the way her relationship grows with Caven and his daughter Rosie was so endearing to read.
I was so swept up in the story that I was completely blindsided by the ending of this first book. Holy cow! I did not expect it to turn out like that, so many emotions, so many questions I just cannot wait to start reading Book 2 ASAP.
Wow! Going into this story blind! It not only grabs you from the beginning but holds you captive until the end where it guts you!
I will warn you! Have book two waiting and ready to go!
Enjoy!
My 1st book by Aly Martinez but definitely not my last! You got another member to your fan club!
Well done!
Wow that book was AMAZING!! What a heartbreaking and tragic story! And what a complete mind f*ck twist at the end!! Aly is an amazing story teller and I’m obsessed with Cavin!! I need the next one right now!
Omgoodness..Loved this story so much. Off to one-click Written With You audiobook because that ending…AAAH! i didn’t see it coming. I need to know what’s going on.
Oh my goodness, what is this??!!!! I knew it would be a good book because this author has never let me down, but she just took me by surprise with this stunning story. From beginning to end it was so addictive but I was shocked it was ”light” (in Aly Martinez terms) and then something just came at of nowhere and let me in completely shock!!! I need the second one asap I cannot with this suspense!
After reading The Darkest Sunrise and The Brightest Sunset, I KNEW to have Written With You (The Regret Duet, #2) on hand when I started this book, and I’m so glad I did! Author Aly Marinez has a wonderful way with words and a remarkable way to spin a story that you just can’t begin to imagine where it’s going and what the shocker will be. AND there will be a shocker. This is another one of those stories. I’m so thankful that it was a beautiful Saturday & Sunday afternoons to sit under the shade tree and read nonstop. I always write my review before starting another book, but Written with Regret had me hanging on the edge of my lounge chair and I instantly started #2. This story line has you riding a roller coaster of emotions! Hopefulness, regret, shock, sorrow … and the list goes on! Fabulous story! Fabulous writing!
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OH. MY. GOSH! Written with Regret blew my freaking mind! Aly Martinez is the queen of all plot twists, and I honestly don’t know how she continues to constantly surprise me and outdo herself with every new release. The storyline and characters were PHENOMENAL, and I loved, loved, loved the author’s writing style. Written with Regret has been my FAVORITE novel from Martinez to date, and I was highly addicted to the first part of Caven and Hadley’s beautiful, sexy, and emotional story. The Regret Duet is definitely shaping up to be another MUST READ from Aly Martinez, and I can’t wait to devour the conclusion in Written with You!
Holy crap this was so good. I was getting a wee bit emotional over here too. And hello cliffy! Seriously, I didn’t see that coming and I’m so glad I waited for the second book came out because I’m diving right in!
4 1/2 stars. Such a wonderful story I didn’t want it to end.
I was in awe with the complexity of the story. The story has played very well like a movie. The struggle between the Hadley and Caven were difficult to read. Everything about the book will force you to FEEL. I wasnt prepared well because the story was heavy and painful.
Aly Martinez, You who will stir my heart onto different directions. I have read the blurb and girl… I know this will be a watergate with emotional ride. Hadley, the 8 years old girl who had met the Evil-man and her savior.
Caven is in shock when something is left at his doorstep, while celebrating a great accomplishment in his life. This surprise will change his life forever.
Hadley is harboring secrets in her life being someone were not quite sure to believe is truly sincere after disappearing for so many years.
Now she’s back wanting desperately to be accepted into Caven life and start from the beginning and leave the past in the past.
Full of emotional moments and the suspense will have you on edge! So many twists and turns!
Looking forward to the conclusion in Book 2
I…I don’t even know how to start this review. Written With Regret by Aly Martinez has totally blown me away! The writing was fantastic. The plotline was totally original and unlike anything I’ve read before. The characters were so well developed I felt like I KNEW them. This story grabbed me by the throat from the very first page and to still hasn’t let go. I can’t wait to get the rest of the story in the second book. I would say definitely go in as blind as possible when reading this book. The twists and turns and secrets will have you reading and rereading and questioning everything you thought you knew! I will definitely be telling everyone to read this book!
“Deep down, I felt a truth that couldn’t be untold, yet it was blurred to the point that it had become unrecognizable. But it was always there.”
I don’t know how to write a review worthy of what I just read. This book has SO many emotions running through me. You will be laughing, crying, feeling your heart break and the next minute fluttering with butterflies, you will be angry, wanting justice, scared and feel deceit…and you will want more! I can’t wait to dive into Written with You once my heart rate calms down.
“Life isn’t lived as a whole…We aren’t given a hundred years all at once. Time is doled out one very manageable second at a time. If all you focus on is the big picture and worry about tomorrow, you lose the happiness that can be found in the seconds.”
Written with Regret by Aly Martinez is the first book in her brand new Regret Duet. A contemporary romance that starts with all thrusters firing and doesn’t take a break until the last cliffhanging page. Emotionally charged, filled with angst and flawed characters, this book was absolutely amazing. Aly doesn’t do light. The situations her characters are placed in are always highly emotional and this was no exception. It was stunningly written. The feelings this book evoked were powerful. Fear. Sadness. Anxiety. Heat. It was like riding a knife’s edge knowing it was a duet, knowing the end was going to be a cliffhanger but being unable to stop reading even a little bit!
Hadley and Noah are amazing. The secondary characters, Rosie especially, all play an important part. I am jonesing for book two. I must know what happens next. Loved it! Sorry if you were looking for pointers and plot giveaways. This book is best read going in mostly unaware. It will have the best impact on you that way! Enjoy!
Written with You, book two, releases into the wild on June 13th, 2019.
Oh, my lanta! Aly Martinez is like the angst queen here!! My heart, yesh, I feel like it’s been stepped on and kicked around and then boiling coffee was tossed on me. It hurts! Anywho, Written with Regret is written in dual POVs with jumps from past to present. I’ve noticed this is a thing lately… or perhaps I’m reading more second chance stories or friends to live books. Either way, the method doesn’t bother me at all. I feel as though I’m able to really understand them if I get to know the characters over the years.
Martinez is one of the most riveting and shocking authors. I can be reading her books and feeling good… I’m thinking I know what’s happening and how it’s all going to play out and then… here comes Miss Martinez with her unexpected plot twist and she knocks me upside the head with it. I know, it sounds extreme… you read Written with Regret and tell me you don’t walk away a bit dazed and wicked confliction. I pick up Aly Martinez books when I want to be surprised and when I want to feel every written word. I know Martinez with deliver with an emotional roundhouse. Written with You cannot come soon enough!
I received an ARC of this book with the hope that I would leave an Unbiased Opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that… my opinions.
4.5+ stars
Whoa! Aly Martinez never fails to deliver these duets that make a strong impact and end with a cliffhanger that leaves me needing more asap! I did not see this one coming. And I am left with so many questions, guesses, and theories. Now I am totally unsure what has really happened and what will happen. My mind is kind of blown, but I am definitely hooked.
This centers around characters that lived through Hell. Caven is a man that has tried to outrun his tragic past and was not focused on anything but his career and money. But when the most unexpected thing happens, it changes everything about his life. And years later, he is more balanced and kind of happy. Until another shock comes. When a visitor arrives, it is someone he never thought he would see again. There are things in their past that tie them, but also complicate their lives and make their situation tenuous. There are so many conflicting an shifting emotions from both of them.
Their best friends and some family are nosy and opinionated and add to the drama. And there is one precocious little girl that steals every scene she is in and adds humor and whimsy.
The prologue took me by surprise and broke my heart. I have to admit that I had a hard time with the first introductions in the present day characters and was wondering if I was going to like this book. But then we got to start seeing their personalities and hearts, I found myself really liking them. They had great wit and banter, and plenty of sexual tension. But there are also fears, insecurities, and wariness too. There are plenty of challenges and some secrets…apparently more than I was expecting after reading that ending. I cannot wait for the rest of it to figure out what the true story really is and how they proceed. My mind is full of possibilities.
I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
You think this book is about a mother who left her newborn daughter the father’s doorstep and then 4 years later has regrets and comes back and wants to be apart of the child’s life.. Well, have you ever read a Aly Martinez book/series before? You will never get what the blurb tells you. Your going to get a background smothered in horror and grief. Your going to get 2 broken people. And her cherry on top with these duet books – the mother of a twist that’s at the end of the first book. Ready for book 2 now please!!
What an incredible story!
This is book 1 in what promises to be an exceptional series.
Intense, intriguing and full of emotions, this story captivated my attention from beginning to end.
This is Caven and Hadley’s story and as it unfolds you see that’s this is s twisted and unsuspecting journey. Both share a tragic past, and then tragedy strikes again to one of them.
What happens?
How do they deal with these new developments?
Nothing you ever expected!!
Full of surprises, this well written and well paced had me glued to the pages!
Told in dual POV, past and present which for me really added to the complexity of the story and character development.
Book 2 cannot arrive fast enough!
Incredible
*** ARC Received for Honest Review ***
5 stars
I knew it! Well, no I actually didn’t know anything. But, I figure a twist was coming, and whoa what a twist it was. This is going to become a cluster pretty quickly for Hadley and Caven.
Aly always delivers a well written, amazing story, but this one will grab you, shake you, and twist you up completely. The only thing I do not like is how long I now have to wait for the next part.