BOOK INFORMATION (Goodreads)
A deadly accident can take a life in more than one way.
Four years ago, Carlene Adams made a deadly mistake. A tragic accident derailed the future she'd hoped for, taking the life of the man she'd planned to spend forever with.
As a self-imposed penance for her solitary sin, Carlene has given up on every dream she ever had. She has committed to spend every remaining moment trying to make up for that one instance when everything changed.
Then she gets a second chance.
When Carlene meets Nick Johnson, the single kiss they share awakens the desires she shoved aside for so long. Suddenly she wants more than what she believe she deserves. Will she ever see him again?
A thing of fate.
Leaving the life she built on regret, Carlene waits for fate to intervene. But just as she begins to believe in a fresh start, she's forced to realize a horrible truth—one with the power to send her second chance crashing before it even takes off.
Nick isn't who she thought he was. She isn't the girl he believed her to be, either. Their lives were intertwined even before they met, and if Carlene tells him the truth, she’ll risk tearing them apart—for good.
**Due to sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.**
Four years ago, Carlene Adams made a deadly mistake. A tragic accident derailed the future she'd hoped for, taking the life of the man she'd planned to spend forever with.
As a self-imposed penance for her solitary sin, Carlene has given up on every dream she ever had. She has committed to spend every remaining moment trying to make up for that one instance when everything changed.
Then she gets a second chance.
When Carlene meets Nick Johnson, the single kiss they share awakens the desires she shoved aside for so long. Suddenly she wants more than what she believe she deserves. Will she ever see him again?
A thing of fate.
Leaving the life she built on regret, Carlene waits for fate to intervene. But just as she begins to believe in a fresh start, she's forced to realize a horrible truth—one with the power to send her second chance crashing before it even takes off.
Nick isn't who she thought he was. She isn't the girl he believed her to be, either. Their lives were intertwined even before they met, and if Carlene tells him the truth, she’ll risk tearing them apart—for good.
**Due to sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.**
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Chick Lit, Women's Fiction, Short Stories
Formats: paperback, kindle, ebook
Number of pages: 102 pages
Publisher: Dori Lavelle
Expected Publishing Date: December 12, 2013
Language: English
ASIN: B00H93QA2S
My Rating:
Ok, I REALLY liked this little short story! I was kind of nervous about it. Never heard of the author or the book, but it was recommend to try and I am SO glad that I did.
So we meet Carlene, who at this time is living in a shelter that she also volunteers at. She had decided after her fiance died that she didn't deserve happiness as it was "her fault" that he passed. She meets a man in the church that she goes to every year on the anniversary of his death and meets a beautiful stranger. Sharing in one intimate moment without even knowing his name.
Nick was at the church, lighting a candle for his deceased brother. And instantly longs for this stranger he meets, but alas, they part ways.
This intimate moment gave Carlene knew hope and was determined to better her life. Things started going her way, with a new job, new apartment, things were starting to look up..for a little while...
This little story was quite the rags to "riches" story. I put riches in "" marks because Carlene's not rich per se, but she has bettered herself and tried to move on from the past. She's finally got her own apartment, a higher paying job and life is starting to get on track. I love these kinds of stories. Of course, life always throws you curves and it's how you react to those curves that shows your true nature.
Carlene is not a bad person, and though you never get the FULL story on what happened between her and her dead fiance, you only know that she's going to tell his brother everything, only he finds out before she has a chance to tell him and things blow up! I'll be interested to see how this story evolves!
I rated it 4 stars, mainly because I didn't think it was long enough! Isn't that awful! I loved her writing, I loved the story and I just wanted it to keep going! I will definitely be picking up book two at some point!
~*~ This book was read for the #fallfortheindiebook2014 challenge on goodreads~*~
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