Happy Release Day to A.L Jackson as we celebrate her new book Come to Me Softly!!
From the New York Times bestselling author of Come to Me Quietly comes
a scorching new adult romance in the Closer to You series.
A second chance at life…
A second chance at love…
Jared Holt never thought he deserved either—until he found both in the arms of Aly Moore. Aly has loved Jared for as long as she can remember, and she’s more than ready for the future they’re making together. But Jared can’t help remembering his own family. And he’ll never forgive himself for what happened to them. How can he allow himself the very happiness he once destroyed?
To live a life worthy of Aly, Jared knows he has to stop running and finally put his past to rest. But when he decides to face his demons head on, he encounters more than he bargained for: a dangerous mix of jealousy, lies, and dishonest intentions. When those intentions threaten Aly, Jared loses all control, giving into the rage that earned him his bad boy reputation years before. And he’ll fight to protect her no matter what it costs…even if he destroys himself in the process.
*ARC provided via NetGalley for an honest review*
I fell for Jared hard in Come to Me Quietly. His character was so broken, so lost. If panyone was deserving of a HEA, it was him. I truly believed Aly would be the balm for the wounds of his past. But I should've known she couldn't fix him. And while she does give him purpose, the healing would have to come from within. And that is what we get to see with Come to Me Softly.
Jared has some serious angry issues. We got to experience the extent of them in the previous book. He also has a desire to flee when the going gets rough. These are things he recognizes and is trying to make amends for with Aly and Christopher. But forgiving is the easy part, it is the forgetting that is tough. It is clear that Jared is going to have to prove himself. And he is willing to do whatever it takes to show Aly he is in this for the long haul.
We got to witness them falling in love in the first book. This one is where we see if that love has staying power. Their doubts, fears and insecurities are all exposed. It was an emotional journey for me as a reader. I wanted so badly for these two to get all the happiness they so deserved. But I saw all the signs of where things were leading. Of what Jared would need to do in order to truly be able to move on. And I was terrified that he and Aly wouldn't survive it.
This author has the ability to make you feel all the emotions her characters are feeling. You ride the highs and lows right along with them. I was an emotional wreck by the end, but it was SO worth it. Jared and Aly are not characters I will ever forget about and I hope to see more of them both in the next book.
This author has the ability to make you feel all the emotions her characters are feeling. You ride the highs and lows right along with them. I was an emotional wreck by the end, but it was SO worth it. Jared and Aly are not characters I will ever forget about and I hope to see more of them both in the next book.
♥BUY YOUR COPY OF COME TO ME SOFTLY♥
♥JOIN THE COME TO ME SOFTLY READ ALONG PARTY!♥
Be sure to join us for the Come to Me Softly Read Along Party! We’re kicking off the celebration on June 24th with a ton of prizes, then the read along begins. Daily prizes all the way up to grand prize on July 2nd!
Grand Prize: Coach Bag stuff with A.L. Jackson Goodies!
Come to Me Softly Release Celebration Giveaway!
Grand Prize: Coach Bag, Kindle Paperwhite, and A.L. Jackson Swag
Second Prize: Come to Me Quietly Custom Charm Necklace
Third Prize: A.L. Jackson Swag Pack
♥BUY BOOK 1 IN THE CLOSER TO YOU SERIES♥
Aleena Moore is content with her life. She has goals and dreams and an easy smile. She also has a secret she holds locked inside.
Jared Holt believes he doesn’t deserve to love or be loved. He destroys everything he touches. Haunted by the mistake that shattered his life, he’s fled from the memory of that pain.
Jared doesn’t know why he’s compelled to return, but finds himself drawn back to the place where it all began. The exact place where it ended. When he runs into his childhood best friend, Aleena’s older brother Christopher, he agrees to share Christopher and Aleena’s apartment while he looks for a place of his own.
Aleena is no longer the little girl Jared remembers from his past and evokes feelings in him he never wanted to feel again. Terrified of destroying her, he fights to keep her away. But her touch is something he can’t resist—the touch that sealed his fate.
Their pasts are intertwined and their futures uncertain. The only truths they know are the secrets they whisper in the night.
A.L. Jackson is the New York Times bestselling author of Take This Regret and Lost to You, as well as other contemporary romance titles, including Pulled, When We Collide, If Forever Comes, and Come to Me Quietly.
She first found a love for writing during her days as a young mother and college student. She filled the journals she carried with short stories and poems used as an emotional outlet for the difficulties and joys she found in day-to-day life.
Years later, she shared a short story she’d been working on with her two closest friends and, with their encouragement, this story became her first full length novel. A.L. now spends her days writing in Southern Arizona where she lives with her husband and three children.
Look for Come to Me Softly and When We Met: Behind Her Eyes coming soon.
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