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***While this is not a "dark" book, it does contain dark themes. Not recommended for those sensitive to controversial scenarios and topics. Please read the PREFACE before purchasing.
“Most won’t believe what they see; their perception is reality”
What do you do when you’re an awkward indie and corporate is the most attractive man you’ve ever met?
Charis is a nonconformist with an eclectic group of friends and a dysfunctional family. As a former child-prodigy, she’s wise beyond her years and jaded before her time. Increasingly, she’s beginning to question the constant need to sacrifice her beliefs to keep her family and friends afloat.
Enter, Wiley Kenzie. He says all the right things and looks the part of the perfect man for Charis. There’s just more than one problem…
Porter Hanson is the typical bad boy, but not the kind that Charis would usually go for. When a celebration ends in near tragedy, Porter and Charis become victims of fate. While drawn together unexpectedly, their dark pasts haunt them in ways neither anticipated.
As Charis navigates the harsh world of fashion, her true desires are tested. When cataclysmic events upend her world, and the secrets of the ones closest to her are unveiled; the one person she ran away from may be the only one who can save her from herself.
REVIEW BY EMMA MISTRESS OF DARK & TWISTED
Book 1
This book was one that drew me in straight away. Courtney Lane's style of writing is one that I relate to and connect with immediately, her messages are subtle but deep and ones that resonate throughout this trilogy. The business woman Charis Reeglan is made a very tempting offer for her company to help it make it known world wide, but does this offer come with ties? Is the real reason for this offer of a more personal nature? Does corporate wear a mask? Can you believe someone who seems so genuine or can you trust someone who seems so broken they couldn't possibly be honest and lead you down the path of destruction?
This first part introduces Charis to Porter Hanson, who is both the complete opposite of Charis as well as strangely perfect, but both are two people wary of the world and what it has to offer due to things they'd rather not share with anyone. Unfortunately, these past events have moulded the way they act, live and perceive the world around them...will they open up to someone new or is their misplaced trust truly warranted?
Book 2
This second instalment is as intriguing and shocking as the first with many dramatic revelations revealed along the way....family, work colleagues, friends and lovers. Who has your best interests at heart and what truly rules you more: career success or personal peace?
Charis has many decisions to make as to her business and personal life, or maybe they're just one and the same.
With so many people's vested interests who can you believe and what if all you were lead to believe was lies, would you believe your head or your heart and what lengths would you go to to protect both?
Book 3
The third and final part of the trilogy takes Charis on a journey of forgiveness, acceptance and the allowing of the past to stay right there: in the past. Porter is pivotal to this realisation, which is the same one Charis helped him to realise in the previous two books. The roles have now reversed, but will Charis listen to him now when she needs him the most?
The full impact and motivations behind all of the deceits, lies and manipulations come to light and people's true colours, natures and intentions are laid bare. Some are truly quite surprising and really make you view these individuals very differently. But some truly tragic events bring about these confessions and can these events and truths push some people to breaking point?
At the heart of this tale is a message about happiness, power and control. The only person who can allow you to be happy or not is you. Otherwise your handing the power to control your life over to others, who may not wield that power wisely. Charis has got to learn this lesson quickly, as those with the power are circling ready to strike.
All Charis wanted was a family, to be loved, happiness and a feeling of fulfilment in her career without kissing her principles goodbye. She fears the cost of such happiness and is blind to what she already has.... Is Charis going to get her HEA? The road to discover that is a darkly intense, passion fuelled journey full of deceit, manipulation and brutal confessions with an ending that leaves you with tears in your eyes.
A thrilling five star read,
AUTHOR
By way of Rochester, NY and several other places before I landed in California. I live with my husband, dog, daughter, and a demon masquerading as a dog.
When I began writing (I know this sounds familiar, over dozens authors state this) it was an outlet for me. Not only that, I was creating fan fiction before I knew what fan fiction was. Eventually, my writing evolved into standalone worlds with standalone characters.
While I write across genres (I find it hard to stick to one genre), I do have an archetype when it comes to the female protagonist — they have to have certain type of strength, strong convictions, and layered personalities. There will often be a lot of darkness and depth to my stories, but I don’t see the point in writing vapid characters who are thrust into “safe” situations.
Writing Science Fiction/Fantasy is my first love. If there is one thing for sure, I'm a bit of a misfit when it comes to Romance. I don't read it much, but I tend to write it a lot -- a very dark version of it
When I began writing (I know this sounds familiar, over dozens authors state this) it was an outlet for me. Not only that, I was creating fan fiction before I knew what fan fiction was. Eventually, my writing evolved into standalone worlds with standalone characters.
While I write across genres (I find it hard to stick to one genre), I do have an archetype when it comes to the female protagonist — they have to have certain type of strength, strong convictions, and layered personalities. There will often be a lot of darkness and depth to my stories, but I don’t see the point in writing vapid characters who are thrust into “safe” situations.
Writing Science Fiction/Fantasy is my first love. If there is one thing for sure, I'm a bit of a misfit when it comes to Romance. I don't read it much, but I tend to write it a lot -- a very dark version of it
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