Title: You Loved Me At My Ugliest
Series: You Loved Me Series #3
Author: Evie Harper
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: July 28, 2015
She’s no stranger to love and loss…
By age eighteen, Alexa Kingsley had lost everyone. Only Joey, the lonely boy next door, remained. He’d clung to Alexa like a lifeline through years of abuse at the hands of his father, and she vowed to protect him as best she could. Alexa thought Joey was the one person who’d always be there—until the day he left her as well. Finally forced to go it alone, Alexa finds this latest loss may hurt worst of all.
He’s no stranger to lack of love…
Joseph O’Connor was every bit the villain his father trained him to be, his young heart twisted into something ugly, corrupted. But his father underestimated the girl next door, miscalculated the impact Lexi would have on Joey’s life, the spark she ignited that eventually, despite all odds, grew to an inferno of hope. To reclaim her, Joey must first become a man Lexi can be proud of…the kind of man she deserves.
Amidst a shadowy world of guns and drugs, will Joey’s ultimate sacrifice—a declaration of love from a man who was never shown any at all—be enough to finally set him free?
"Oh gods I have stalked this author and this book right from the get go, freaking love this author and her writing style, the dark, the emotions, the grit, all things that make this one of my favourite authors.." ~ Kitty Kats Crazy About Books
"This is so beautifully written it brought tears to my eyes. Brilliant plot with beautiful characters." ~ Goodreads Reviewer
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"Not everything is as it seems, Alexa. Welcome to a world of lies, manipulation, blackmail and more often than not, death."
Book three in the You Loved Me series delivers another heart breaking, stunningly beautiful love story. Hurtling towards the man that has always owned her heart, Alexa needs to know if he is still alive. Gone to ground at his Uncle's in Acapulco Joey hasn't been in touch and is feared dead. Having killed his father and ended his reign of terror and abuse Joey needs to ascertain whether his Uncle Michael will want to continue the family business and rebuild The Collection. Unable to let the ugliness that is the O'Connor Legacy continue Joey swears he will end the wickness that is embodied in Michael. Not being able to live without knowing if he is alive or dead Alexa goes on a mission to find her man.
Heartbroken after she perceives he has left her once again, chosing the O'Connor family business over her, Alexa has strived to learn to live without him. For the past months she had tried to move past the dead weight of her broken heart and regain a normal life after the horrors she experienced at the house of The Collection. Settling down with Nick and becoming part of his family, Lexi has really tried to close the door on that particular chapter in her life. Struggling daily with the burden of denying how she really feels Alexa is caught up in her guilt for not being able to return Nick's love whole heartedly. Wrestling with a decision to make a change the decision is made for her, overhearing that Joey is feared dead rips the locked door from it's hinges and reveals the ugly truth - she is his, he is hers and there's no escaping the unbreakable bonds between them.
Embarking on a crazy mission Alexa finds herself entwined in another dealthy game being played by Joey's cousins, his Uncle and his rivals, each of them all playing for their own reasons to win a different prize. Secrets and lies, family betrayals and loyalties will be tested before the truth is revealed. We learn through a series of flashbacks the true horrors of Joey's childhood and the role Alexa had in shaping him into the man he has become. The reasons for their unbreakable love, in times of pain and misery Alexa was their to offer comfort and acceptance.
This is their story as they once again find themselves in the thick of the action to end the strangle hold one man has over so many. Together with his three cousins Joey learns the true value of family and loyalty. The battle likes are drawn and not everyone can survive, Michael doesn't play fair, he plays to win.
Another gripping, suspenseful story, filled with passion, horror, pain, joy and acceptance proving that even at the ugliest times when your darkest side is revealed you can be worthy of being loved. Their passion for one another grows from childhood friendship, taking seed in friendship and blooming into something is lasts for eternity. Joey is a good man, honed in pain and misery raised to be a monster and yet he holds on to his light, hos hope and strives to be better. Successfully bringing an end to the evil that was his father can he succed once again and end the O'Connor rule?
A five star yes I ugly cried and I'm not ashamed to admit it read.
"Not everything is as it seems, Alexa. Welcome to a world of lies, manipulation, blackmail and more often than not, death."
Book three in the You Loved Me series delivers another heart breaking, stunningly beautiful love story. Hurtling towards the man that has always owned her heart, Alexa needs to know if he is still alive. Gone to ground at his Uncle's in Acapulco Joey hasn't been in touch and is feared dead. Having killed his father and ended his reign of terror and abuse Joey needs to ascertain whether his Uncle Michael will want to continue the family business and rebuild The Collection. Unable to let the ugliness that is the O'Connor Legacy continue Joey swears he will end the wickness that is embodied in Michael. Not being able to live without knowing if he is alive or dead Alexa goes on a mission to find her man.
Heartbroken after she perceives he has left her once again, chosing the O'Connor family business over her, Alexa has strived to learn to live without him. For the past months she had tried to move past the dead weight of her broken heart and regain a normal life after the horrors she experienced at the house of The Collection. Settling down with Nick and becoming part of his family, Lexi has really tried to close the door on that particular chapter in her life. Struggling daily with the burden of denying how she really feels Alexa is caught up in her guilt for not being able to return Nick's love whole heartedly. Wrestling with a decision to make a change the decision is made for her, overhearing that Joey is feared dead rips the locked door from it's hinges and reveals the ugly truth - she is his, he is hers and there's no escaping the unbreakable bonds between them.
Embarking on a crazy mission Alexa finds herself entwined in another dealthy game being played by Joey's cousins, his Uncle and his rivals, each of them all playing for their own reasons to win a different prize. Secrets and lies, family betrayals and loyalties will be tested before the truth is revealed. We learn through a series of flashbacks the true horrors of Joey's childhood and the role Alexa had in shaping him into the man he has become. The reasons for their unbreakable love, in times of pain and misery Alexa was their to offer comfort and acceptance.
This is their story as they once again find themselves in the thick of the action to end the strangle hold one man has over so many. Together with his three cousins Joey learns the true value of family and loyalty. The battle likes are drawn and not everyone can survive, Michael doesn't play fair, he plays to win.
Another gripping, suspenseful story, filled with passion, horror, pain, joy and acceptance proving that even at the ugliest times when your darkest side is revealed you can be worthy of being loved. Their passion for one another grows from childhood friendship, taking seed in friendship and blooming into something is lasts for eternity. Joey is a good man, honed in pain and misery raised to be a monster and yet he holds on to his light, hos hope and strives to be better. Successfully bringing an end to the evil that was his father can he succed once again and end the O'Connor rule?
A five star yes I ugly cried and I'm not ashamed to admit it read.
Evie is an Australian author whose passion for reading lead her into writing. Evie spends her days writing heartbreaking, suspense filled love stories with happily ever afters. Evie's characters are strong alphas with even stronger heroines who bring sexy sass to the relationship.
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