Everything
done in darkness, will eventually be brought into the light.
I ran, but all it did was keep me one step ahead of my past. I tried to
start over; new name, new identity. But you can't change your soul.
A fresh start at college was just what I needed. For a while, it worked.
I was the party girl, the one that seemed confident, but it was a lie.
When guys kissed me--I felt only pain.
When they touched me--Nothing but fear.
Deep inside, every girl wants to be the beauty in the story, to find
someone that will see you as their world.
But the truth? I was the beast. And as much as I wanted redemption, I wasn't fool enough to think I'd ever get it.
Until
he walked into my life.
I wasn't prepared to fall for someone. My scars were too deep, the
wounds too raw. But he offered me peace, he offered me security. I
should have known it was just another lie--I should have known that
falling in love with my professor was a bad idea.
But I was powerless to stop myself from falling.
And he was powerless to catch me.
Because the darkness finally caught up to me, and as fate would have it,
a cruel twist almost bled me dry.
But
I'm stronger than I knew. I'm stronger than you think.
You think you know my story, but you don't....after all everyone has
Shame in their lives-- and I'm no longer afraid to show you mine.
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I
am going to start off with this book is a completely different type of
book than your normal RVD contemporary book. Even though the Ruin Series
is about heavier subjects, this book is darker and deep about a subject
that many women shy away from talking about. This is a book that needed
to be written and a subject that needed to be addressed. No, Rachel is
not the first to breach this subject, but the type of mental and verbal
abuse that Lisa suffers from has been taboo in the past. So as a
warning, from someone who has gone through this type of abuse, I want to
let you know, it might be hard for some of you to take.
Lisa
feels she is unworthy of love. Unworthy of the happiness her friends
Gabe and Kiersten have found. She started college to run away from her
past. But lately the past seems to be showing up more and more in her
daily life, making her feel as if she is loosing her mind.
Then she meet Tristan. They have this connection, but the only problem is that he is her professor and so off limits!
As
they get thrown into more situations together, their connection can't
be denied. But can Tristan help Lisa feel as if she's worthy of his
love, without Tristan feeling as if his own past can ruin her in the
long run.
Like
I said this book was hard for me to read. I had to take breaks and
spent an hour crying to my best friend, reliving some of the abuse I was
subject to as a teen with my own boyfriend. Even with all of that, I
came out from reading this book with a new insight of what I and many
other girls like myself have gone through. That there is hope and there
is love and that even though the scars are still there, after 20 plus
years, its ok to say, I went through this and I know it wasn't my
fault.
I
love Rachel for speaking out for those of us who weren't able to voice
their pain and for showing us that love can thrive and grow and be a
light after the darkness.
Rachel
Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today
Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she's not
writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her
next book while watching The Bachelor.
She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband and their snoring Boxer,
Sir Winston Churchill.
She loves to hear from readers! You can follow her writing journey at www.rachelvandykenauthor.com
THE RUIN SERIES BY RACHEL VAN DYKEN
These three books you can get in a box set http://amzn.to/1CLz5xG (Books 1-2.5) Book 3 Shame is above.
I'm not your typical
girl. I've been running away from the memories that haunt me for so long
that depression has become my only comfort. I was content in the
darkness...until Wes Michals offered to be my light.
I didn't know that time wasn't my ally -- that every second that ticked past was one step closer to the end of something that was beginning to mean the end of myself. He tried to warn me. He promised me all he was able to offer--each moment as it came--but it would never be enough.
Sometimes when you think it's the end, it's only the beginning. Wes thought he could save me, but in giving me everything, he ruined me. Because after one kiss, one touch, I couldn't--I wouldn't ever be the same.
And from that moment on, his heartbeat became my own.
I didn't know that time wasn't my ally -- that every second that ticked past was one step closer to the end of something that was beginning to mean the end of myself. He tried to warn me. He promised me all he was able to offer--each moment as it came--but it would never be enough.
Sometimes when you think it's the end, it's only the beginning. Wes thought he could save me, but in giving me everything, he ruined me. Because after one kiss, one touch, I couldn't--I wouldn't ever be the same.
And from that moment on, his heartbeat became my own.
Everyone has a secret...
Gabe Hyde is on borrowed time. He's been hiding his identity for over four years-hidden from the world that used to adore him--obsess over him--driven to the edge of insanity by one poor choice.
But that one choice, altered the course of his life forever.
Pretending isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially when pretending means hiding your real self from the people that care about you the most. But if anyone ever discovered the truth it wouldn't just be his life at risk--but hers.
Gabe Hyde is on borrowed time. He's been hiding his identity for over four years-hidden from the world that used to adore him--obsess over him--driven to the edge of insanity by one poor choice.
But that one choice, altered the course of his life forever.
Pretending isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially when pretending means hiding your real self from the people that care about you the most. But if anyone ever discovered the truth it wouldn't just be his life at risk--but hers.
Saylor doesn't hate men.
Just Gabe.
Only Gabe.
He's a reckless, happy-go-lucky, silver spoon fed pain in her ass. Everything about him makes her more and more confused. Unfortunately they both donate time at the same Group Home. If she wasn't afraid of flunking, she'd be long gone. She hates that she's attracted to him almost as much as he hates that he's attracted to her--and she can tell, especially since their first encounter ended up making her knees so weak she couldn't form coherent sentences for weeks afterwards. But the closer she gets to him, the more confused she becomes. He isn't who he says he is, and he's hiding something big.
What happen when two worlds collide? Two worlds that never should have met in the first place? Some secrets are too big to be hidden forever--the only question? Will his destroy everyone he loves? Or finally bring about the redemption he's been craving for the past four years?
Everyone has a secret...What's yours?
Just Gabe.
Only Gabe.
He's a reckless, happy-go-lucky, silver spoon fed pain in her ass. Everything about him makes her more and more confused. Unfortunately they both donate time at the same Group Home. If she wasn't afraid of flunking, she'd be long gone. She hates that she's attracted to him almost as much as he hates that he's attracted to her--and she can tell, especially since their first encounter ended up making her knees so weak she couldn't form coherent sentences for weeks afterwards. But the closer she gets to him, the more confused she becomes. He isn't who he says he is, and he's hiding something big.
What happen when two worlds collide? Two worlds that never should have met in the first place? Some secrets are too big to be hidden forever--the only question? Will his destroy everyone he loves? Or finally bring about the redemption he's been craving for the past four years?
Everyone has a secret...What's yours?
When I met Kiersten,
time stood still. It was as if every cell in my body screamed HER. I
couldn't look away, I couldn't walk away, I couldn't even move. My other
half, my soul mate, was staring right at me. I had to have her. I had
to make her mine. But I felt selfish doing that--knowing that I may not
have endless amounts of time to give her...and even now that every
things' over with and I've been given that time back.
Nothing is ever certain in this life.
Which is why I'm about to do something crazy, impulsive, daring.
Nothing is ever certain in this life.
Which is why I'm about to do something crazy, impulsive, daring.
After all, what type of person would I be if I didn't take my own advice?
I'm jumping off the cliff, I'm living fearlessly.
This is the continuation of Wes and Kiersten's story.
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