The road to recovery is full of twists and turns no matter who is in the driver’s seat.
From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Jay Crownover comes a standalone romance with a hero sure to keep readers up long into the night. Check out the review below and pick up your copy of RECOVERED for just $.99 through release week only!
It was hate at first sight......
Affton
I hated Cable James McCaffrey.
He was entitled, spoiled, a user…and an addict.
He was out of control and didn’t bother trying to hide it.
He had everything anyone could want but still seemed miserable and lost.
Every move he made, every mistake he stumbled his way through, rubbed me the wrong way. However, I couldn’t stop myself from trying to save him from himself when no one else would. In the sweltering heat of the summer, Cable taught me that having it all means nothing if you can’t have the one thing you want more than anything else.
Cable
I was obsessed with Affton Reed.
She was rigid, uptight, and no fun. There was something about her innate goodness that called to me.
She acted like she was above all the normal faults and failures that clung to the rest of us like the scent of smoke after a fire.
I was infatuated with her, but that didn’t stop me from acting like she didn’t exist.
In the scorching heat of summer, Affton taught me that there is always a way back from the brink of despair. She showed me that the trick to having it all was realizing that it was already there, in my hands. All I had to do was hold onto it.
The road to recovery is full of twists and turns no matter who is in the driver’s seat.
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REVIEW:
4 stars
****
This is a good book. This is Affton and Cable's story. Cable is a bad boy of the worst kind. A rich boy whose parents run their small town and an addict whose thoughtless actions cause a tragic accident and land him in prison. Affton is a smart, driven young woman whose own mother was an addict. She kept her head down all throughout high school, not letting friends or activities distract her from graduating and getting to college as quickly as she can. Going to the same high school, Affton can see that Cable is spiraling out of control, headed to disaster. She hates him and the terrible way he treats everyone around him, but she feels bad for him too. So she reaches out to his mother by anonymous email in the hope to get him help. Her reaching out can not stop the train wreck that is Cable from creating a huge disaster. But when he gets out of prison, right after Affton graduates high school, Cable's mom blackmails her into being his sober companion at their beach house for the summer to help him stay on the right track after prison. Sparks fly between them. Cable does not want a babysitter and Affton feels stuck being forced to be there. It takes quite awhile for them to open up and feel comfortable together, but they soon find that their hate has turned to love for each other.
This book is a slow burn, hate-to-love story. Cable was a tough character to like at first. He was a big jerk a lot of the time, saying the opposite of what he meant, hurting her on purpose and pushing Affton away. When he finally cracked and let down his guard, an avalanche of emotions poured out between the two of them. I liked Affton. She was smart, funny and driven. I really sympathized with her over her being put in a tough spot. I felt bad for her as she developed feelings for Cable despite how he treated her. Their relationship seemed impossible in so many ways, destined to blow up in their faces. But they were also very good for each other in many ways. I definitely felt the love between the couple. There is a separation near the end of the book and I felt I lost the feeling of love a little bit at that point. I liked the first 75% of the book more than the last part. The ending of the book was hard to read. But, overall, I enjoyed most of the book and seeing the relationship between Cable and Affton develop.
This is not an easy read. There are heavy, emotional moments because of the addiction and depression themes. But there are also some lighter, happy, sexy moments to even things out. I was rooting for Affton and Cable to get their well-fought and deserved HEA. I really enjoyed their story and a look forward to more from Ms. Crownover!
EXCERPT:
CABLE
I knew I was a mess.
Unhinged and hanging on the precipice of becoming someone who was beyond any kind of redemption. I teetered on the brink of making bad choices every moment I was awake, but somehow, some way, I always managed to keep myself from going completely over. It was the look in Affton’s eyes when I came out of my epic freak-out that had me keep one foot on the line and one foot behind it. There was genuine concern for me in those pretty, almost purple eyes. There was worry and want she tried to hide in that gaze, as well. She tried to hate me, but she was too good of a person, too compassionate and empathetic to follow through on those emotions. She cared, and it scared the holy fuck out of me.
I had no clue what to do with these new feelings. I was sure I didn’t want her to give a crap about me. I had no idea how to navigate genuine, sincere compassion. I was inexperienced in dealing with emotion that wasn’t leveraged or manipulated. I was unsettled and acutely aware of her.
Every breath she took, I swore I could hear.
Every time she blinked, those eyes that saw far too much and witnessed as I ducked and dodged her. I watched them grow dark blue, blooming like a bruise as she tried to hide the way my evasion hurt her.
Every time I sidestepped and ignored her, I swore I could feel the way her blood billed, and her aggravation made her warm from head to toe. I got hard at the way she flushed a pretty pink when I pissed her off, but I wasn’t going out of my way to tell her that. I wasn’t going out of my way to tell her anything.
About Jay Crownover:
Jay Crownover is the international and multiple New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men Series, The Saints of Denver Series, the Point Series, the Breaking Point Series, and the Getaway Series. Her books can be found translated in many different languages all around the world. She is a tattooed, crazy haired Colorado native who lives at the base of the Rockies with her awesome dogs. This is where she can frequently be found enjoying a cold beer and Taco Tuesdays. Jay is a self-declared music snob and outspoken book lover who is always looking for her next adventure, between the pages and on the road.
This book is a slow burn, hate-to-love story. Cable was a tough character to like at first. He was a big jerk a lot of the time, saying the opposite of what he meant, hurting her on purpose and pushing Affton away. When he finally cracked and let down his guard, an avalanche of emotions poured out between the two of them. I liked Affton. She was smart, funny and driven. I really sympathized with her over her being put in a tough spot. I felt bad for her as she developed feelings for Cable despite how he treated her. Their relationship seemed impossible in so many ways, destined to blow up in their faces. But they were also very good for each other in many ways. I definitely felt the love between the couple. There is a separation near the end of the book and I felt I lost the feeling of love a little bit at that point. I liked the first 75% of the book more than the last part. The ending of the book was hard to read. But, overall, I enjoyed most of the book and seeing the relationship between Cable and Affton develop.
This is not an easy read. There are heavy, emotional moments because of the addiction and depression themes. But there are also some lighter, happy, sexy moments to even things out. I was rooting for Affton and Cable to get their well-fought and deserved HEA. I really enjoyed their story and a look forward to more from Ms. Crownover!
EXCERPT:
CABLE
I knew I was a mess.
Unhinged and hanging on the precipice of becoming someone who was beyond any kind of redemption. I teetered on the brink of making bad choices every moment I was awake, but somehow, some way, I always managed to keep myself from going completely over. It was the look in Affton’s eyes when I came out of my epic freak-out that had me keep one foot on the line and one foot behind it. There was genuine concern for me in those pretty, almost purple eyes. There was worry and want she tried to hide in that gaze, as well. She tried to hate me, but she was too good of a person, too compassionate and empathetic to follow through on those emotions. She cared, and it scared the holy fuck out of me.
I had no clue what to do with these new feelings. I was sure I didn’t want her to give a crap about me. I had no idea how to navigate genuine, sincere compassion. I was inexperienced in dealing with emotion that wasn’t leveraged or manipulated. I was unsettled and acutely aware of her.
Every breath she took, I swore I could hear.
Every time she blinked, those eyes that saw far too much and witnessed as I ducked and dodged her. I watched them grow dark blue, blooming like a bruise as she tried to hide the way my evasion hurt her.
Every time I sidestepped and ignored her, I swore I could feel the way her blood billed, and her aggravation made her warm from head to toe. I got hard at the way she flushed a pretty pink when I pissed her off, but I wasn’t going out of my way to tell her that. I wasn’t going out of my way to tell her anything.
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About Jay Crownover: Jay Crownover is the international and multiple New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men Series, The Saints of Denver Series, the Point Series, the Breaking Point Series, and the Getaway Series. Her books can be found translated in many different languages all around the world. She is a tattooed, crazy haired Colorado native who lives at the base of the Rockies with her awesome dogs. This is where she can frequently be found enjoying a cold beer and Taco Tuesdays. Jay is a self-declared music snob and outspoken book lover who is always looking for her next adventure, between the pages and on the road.
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