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.
Kiersten is beginning her college experience and believes
that if she plays it safe and protects herself that she will not be put in the
place of danger and face the fact that death takes everybody. Weston is a college senior who sees the face
of death every day in the mirror.
Kiersten’s parents died an accidental death doing
something that they loved two years ago.
She is scared of taking a chance in life. She is on anti-depressants and has night terrors. She guards herself and has nobody to call a
friend. Kiersten runs smack into the
heart throb of the football team on her first day of college.
Weston is the star quarterback of the football team and
stars in every girl’s fantasy. His
family has seen enough death and his father is extremely protective of Weston. Weston’s father believes that Weston’s
priorities should be health, football, school and friends…in that order. Weston wants to reach out to Kiersten to help
her as he sees her as a lost lamb (very cute nickname he has for her, and she
in turn has one for him). Weston knows
first hand what a lost soul is capable of doing and he refuses to see somebody
else go down this path. He makes it his
mission to see Kiersten has a good time at college and to live her life without
fear.
Kiersten makes a list of things she wants to do in life
and Weston is more than happy to help her cross those things off. By spending so much time together, deeper
feelings than friendship are bound to develop.
Weston has a secret that is holding back from Kiersten. Weston knows he needs to tell her, but he
just wants to embrace the here and now that he is experiencing. Kiersten is starting to pick up on little
things that makes her question him, but he promises that he will tell her by a
certain date. What happens when the
secret is brought to light not by him telling her, but by her watching it
unfold directly in front of her?
“The ground fell
out beneath me…I couldn’t breathe. I
couldn’t think.”
Who will be the strong person to hold her up now and make
certain that she can face this? Will the
same person who knocked down her walls and made her face her fears continue to
be there during a time of uncertainty?
Will he be there tomorrow?
“I.Love.You.” I looked directly into her eyes. “It’s not the end.”
You know the statement “you can’t judge a book by its
cover?” That certainly holds true for
this book. The guy on the cover made me
think this was going to be your typical all-star male gets the girl book. Nope…badly mistaken. This was more…so much more… So much that I
can’t even tell you because you need to experience this yourself. I will tell you to keep a tissue at hand as
my eyes seemed to cloud over more and more with every page turn.
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I'm really looking forward to reading this. I love Rachel's books. Thanks for the giveaway and the review.
ReplyDeleteI already bought the book, if I win I am gifting it to one of the girls in my book club! I love Rachel's books and feel like everyone should read them!! :)
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