It was no secret that Megan Verona was raped. It crippled her being, turning her from a vibrant young woman to someone who feared intimacy. After years of struggling, she decided to seek help with a therapist, Declan Connors, in hopes of being able to finally have a relationship. Declan wanted to help Megan; he wanted to help everyone who sought his aid, but she was different. She consumed his thoughts until he could no longer deny his feelings. He hadn’t expected to fall for her and fall hard, but he did. It was a wonder when she returned some of his sentiment. But, like everyone, Declan also has a past, one riddled with pain and anguish, one he hadn’t fully dealt with.
If helping Megan brought out his own shadows, what did loving her do? How do both their pasts play a role in their future? Most importantly, can they conquer the past that threw them together?
4 Loved It Stars!
Review by Jen Hagen
Megan was 16 years old trying out her fake ID with her
best friend when she stepped outside the club alone for a brief moment to catch
some fresh air. In the darkness a demon
was watching and waiting, a demon that still holds her down 7 years later. Following her rape, Megan shut herself down
and is not easily approachable even as a friend. She keeps herself distant and does not allow
anybody into her life. She has seen a
barrage of therapists, but nobody seems to be able to make her “normal” – as
Megan would like to be. She wants to be
able to experience things as everybody else does but she can’t let go of her fears and she has allowed her
fears to control her happiness. It is
with her current therapist that feels
she would be better suited with his new partner, Declan.
Declan is 25 years old and seems to have an old
soul. He didn’t always use to be this
way. He was once a member of the Army
and witnessed his fellow soldier killed by a roadside grenade – the same
soldier who saved Declan’s life and in turn died for Declan. The trauma from that event has caused Declan
to lose any memories prior to that event that are considered traumatic memories. Being Megan’s therapist is proving to be
very difficult for Declan.
Why do I feel a
pull toward her like she is the sun?
Declan is doing a fantastic job pulling Megan out of her
shell. Declan has become a wonderful
friend to Megan. Because of him and his
outside the box therapy she is able to have fun again, able to hang out with
friends, and able to let a little part of herself wish for something more.
“I feel good around
you. You make it easy to forget.”
But being with Megan may not be conducive towards keeping
Declan’s demons under control. It seems
that hanging around Megan has brought back memories of some of the worst times
of his life. Declan was once popping
pills and drinking large amounts of alcohol to numb the pain he felt from
losing a significant person in his life.
He was offered jail or the army for his actions, and it was the choice
of the army that changed his life and made him want to help people. Some memories aren’t meant to be hidden
forever, and they can pop up at the most inconvenient times hurting even the
person you would do anything to protect.
He tasted the salt
on his lips before he even realized the tears were trickling down his
cheeks. He didn’t bother wiping them away,
he wanted to taste the bitterness they carried.
Declan and Megan are both broken, but while Declan is
trying to fix Megan – Megan wants nothing to do with Declan’s past. It’s a reminder of what she is hiding
from. Declan is willing to do anything to
prove to Megan how much he loves her and to earn her trust again.
…His mind was reeling, his fate was destroyed, and his
heart was tearing apart. He needed the
night to make peace with himself.
When morning comes will forgiveness be his savior or will
he continue to be Megan’s destruction?
This is the second book I have read of the author's and I
have enjoyed both. In both books she was
able to move my emotions from one
extreme to the next—in one second I
could despise a character while in the next I was feeling remorse for being so
hard with my judgements. If you have
triggers, there are a few graphic scenes that would not be suitable for
you.
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