FRACTURED
LINES- by Jen McLaughlin
October 2014
BOOK
BLURB:
The
lines we once crossed so easily have widened and torn us apart…
Once upon
a time I thought Finn and I would live happily ever after, but real life
doesn't always have a happy ending. He's testing my trust, and I'm losing faith
in the man I thought I'd spend the rest of my life with, and there’s nothing I
can do to stop it. He’s the one I trusted to keep me safe, but now he’s the
source of my greatest pain…
Forgiveness
is fragile, and some fractures never fully heal...
One
mistake—a slip in a moment of weakness—might cost me everything I've worked so
hard for. The thing about trust is that it's a lot easier to lose than it is to
build. Just as I'm about to give up and surrender to the demons from my past,
an unexpected threat reminds me what I'm best at: protecting the woman I love.
Whether or not she wants me, I will fight for Carrie and our daughter, and I
will keep them safe—no matter the cost.
Even
if I have to put my life and my heart on the line.
REVIEW BY NADIA CHIEF OBSESSIVE PIMPETTE
***Obsessed by books arc given in exchange of an honest review***
"She was my saviour. She was my downfall. Only she could save me from my demons."
This is the fourth installment of their story but I read this as a stand alone, probably why for me it was a four star read. This follows the slip and slide into PTSD and the wreckage it leaves in it's wake...and the journey of piecing the fractured remnants back together again.
The speedy descent into the dark place shocks both Finn as his world crumbles around him and his wife Carrie as she helplessly realises that she missed all the signs. This follows the twisting events of not fully accepting the after effects of trauma and learning to live with the ongoing issues this leaves behind. It encompasses many issues such as addiction, PTSD, gun violence and bereavement. It is not a light and fluffy read but is very enjoyable and does have a HEA. The characters analyse their faults and failings and emerge stronger, wiser and ultimately more in love with one another for their ephinany.
I enjoyed reading this well written, gritty love story and will be one clicking more by Jen McLaughlin..she's a very talented lady!
REVIEW BY EMMA SCOTT MISTRESS OF ALL DARK & TWISTED
Fractured Lines by Jen McLaughlin is book 4 in the Out of Line series. I haven’t read any her books previously from this series so this was a new one for me. There is some recapping as to what goes on in the other books so you’re not completely lost, but if you are wanting to read this series I would definitely start with book 1 Out of Line to get the backstory for this couple and what they've been through so far. For those who have read this series, you will probably really love Fractured Lines because their favorite characters are back and that's what a series fan wants, I’m not sure if they will be happy seeing their favorite characters go through more drama and turmoil though??
Finn’s past demons come back to haunt him from the forces, causing him to slip up in a moment of weakness. That moment of weakness might cost him the family he built and love with all his heart.
What I found most endearing about the story was that even though things are falling apart Finn and Carrie don’t completely just give up, even when they think they might. They worked through it together.
This is a beautifully written book and worthy of 3 stars. Emma Scott
Finn’s past demons come back to haunt him from the forces, causing him to slip up in a moment of weakness. That moment of weakness might cost him the family he built and love with all his heart.
What I found most endearing about the story was that even though things are falling apart Finn and Carrie don’t completely just give up, even when they think they might. They worked through it together.
This is a beautifully written book and worthy of 3 stars. Emma Scott
Author
Information
Jen McLaughlin is the New York Times and USA Today
bestselling author of sexy New Adult books. Under her pen name Diane Alberts,
she is a multi-published, bestselling author of Contemporary Romance with
Entangled Publishing. Her first release as Jen McLaughlin, Out of Line,
released September 6 2013, and hit the New York Times, USA Today and Wall
Street Journal lists. She was mentioned in Forbes alongside E. L. James as one
of the breakout independent authors to dominate the bestselling lists. She is
represented by Louise Fury at The Bent Agency.
Though she lives in the mountains, she really wishes
she was surrounded by a hot, sunny beach with crystal-clear water. Though she
lives in the mountains, she really wishes she was surrounded by a hot, sunny
beach with crystal-clear water. She lives in Northeast Pennsylvania with her
four kids, a husband, a schnauzer mutt, and a cat. Her goal is to write so many
well-crafted romance books that even a non-romance reader will know her name.
Website: http://dianealberts.com/
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