Title: Against All Odds
Author: Angie McKeon
Release Date: April, 2014
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Our
lives shattered... Our hearts broken... Our souls torn to pieces...
He
was my world, my whole life. My reason for breathing. I had a perfect marriage,
a baby on the way, and I felt fulfilled—almost invincible.
Until
the day life hit, leaving me broken, vulnerable, and alone.
She
was my life. My ray of hope on the cloudiest day. With her, I thought I had the
ultimate safety. A love that would never hurt or betray me. I gave her my
heart, my body, and my soul.
Until
she broke me, destroying every dream and illusion I had about life, love, and
marriage.
In
our grief, we made a mistake. A mistake I'm not sure we can come back from.
4 Star Review by Jennifer Hagen
Holy cow…this was full of angst. This was just what I was looking for when I
was in a book slump and needed a book that would get my emotions all over the
place. This story was a hot mess, but
one I could not put down. Both lead
characters are broken and rightfully so, but yet instead of working to put
themselves back together they ignore the issue in front of them and allow their
grief to control their lives with hurt and betrayal. Both characters are at fault for the
direction their marriage has taken.
Kylie and Cooper have been in love with each other since
they were 16. They are now 24 and for
the past 2 years have been walking on eggshells around each other. Two years ago they were given a devastating
loss and one that neither of them could come back from; Kylie never accepted
the loss and Cooper couldn’t forgive Kylie for not being there for him when he
needed her the most.
“I can’t do it
without you, baby. Please, I can’t do
this alone…I should be able to carry this for both of us, but I can’t.”
And just like that their relationship is not the same…”His love for me is still there, but the
tenderness is gone. Something’s
changed. A switch between us has flipped…” Now instead of looking at each with love
in their eyes, when their eyes meet all they see is despair and betrayal. Cooper asks for time and Kylie is willing to
give it to him, but she feels desolate and isn’t able to find any solace in the
arms of her husband. She proposes a way
for both of them to find the happiness they can’t seem to find with each other,
and Cooper goes along with it no matter how much it hurts him or destroys any
chance of finding their way back to each other.
Grayson is a like a brother to Cooper. They have known each other since they were
preschoolers. Cooper has had Grayson
watching out for Kylie throughout the past 2 years when he couldn’t bring
himself to be in her presence . Cooper
chooses to run from his problems instead of facing them head on. Grayson is a super nice guy who doesn’t judge
his friends for the decisions that they have made in their relationship. He stands on both of their sides, never
pitting one against the other. Until
recently his friendship with Kylie was strictly platonic, but now Grayson is
forthcoming with his emotions and wants to be a part of Kylie’s life. Grayson believes that he is the man that can
make her happy again.
“I just want you
happy, sweet cheeks. It kills me to say
this, but I don’t think Cooper’s that guy anymore.”
Cooper and Kylie are so broken, but yet they still don’t
give up on each other. Their love runs
deep, but at this point in their lives they can’t even be intimate with each
other. How can love hurt so much? Wouldn’t it be better to just let the other
one go? They both believe that with time
they will find each other again. There
has been so much hurt and betrayal between them that it seems that it would be
a miracle for them to be able to forgive and trust each other once again. In the meantime, Grayson’s love for Kylie is
both seen and heard by Cooper. Is this
what it will take for Cooper to make the move to take back his wife, or is too
late for them?
“I’m sorry, bro,
but I’m in love with her.”
I am an addict when it comes to good angst. The two men had me changing my mind
constantly as to who was the better one for Kylie. There is so much history with Cooper and
Kylie and their love seems to be undying for each other, but yet Grayson is
able to prove that he would be there for Kylie in both good and bad times. There is never a happy three-way in a love
triangle. Somebody always ends up
getting hurt and the pain this man feels is palpable with the author’s words. The one that gets left behind will be getting
his own book in the future and I look forward to reading more from this author
and continuing the journey.
Our fingers
lace together, and he tugs me close. My chest is crushed to his, and his face
brushes the side of mine. I feel his hot breath in my ear, sending a trail of
goose bumps down my body. Damn, he feels
good. Warm, hard, and lean.
“Tell me
something,” he whispers. My pulse spikes as I try to push back, aware that
Cooper could see this, but he doesn’t let me go. “How do you want to be fucked?
I can take you hard and fast, or slow. Are you wild, Kylie? Because that mouth
of yours has me so hard, I can’t wait to shove my cock in it. I want you. So
fucking badly.” He presses his dick against my stomach. “That’s what you’ve
done to me with your naughty voice and attitude. I just hope you’re as good as
you give, sweetheart.”
I’m
breathless. I lick my lips, swallowing hard. “You can have me anyway you want.”
He stills,
and the air around us, already charged, turns wicked. He pulls back, and his
face is so hot, I melt. I dissolve into a pool of lust as I stare into his
hungry eyes.
He plants a
soft kiss on the corner of my lips. “How did I get this lucky tonight?”
All rights reserved. Against All Odds
© 2014 Copyright, Angie McKeon.
A multi-tasker from
birth—and now proudly able to add 'writer' to my resume—I'm a mother, wife and
blogger. I love to read, write and drink copious amounts of iced coffee.
All three
aforementioned addictions are detrimental to my sanity.
I have a voracious
appetite for dark, painful and twisted reads. I'm enamored with the concept of
love and heart break. I believe life is a journey, a tale in its own for each
of us. The road to happiness is sometimes paved with stones from hell, or glitters
of satisfaction graced from the heavens above.
In my upcoming debut
novel, 'Against All Odds,' I strive to make you feel. I believe any
emotion—whether painful or happy—is good. To me, the key to living is to go
through life feeling its ups and downs. Love is dark and it can be painful but,
at the end of the day, it can save the most lost of souls and the most broken
of hearts
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Would like to read it. I've read good reviews. Thanks!
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