Violet Addiction by Kirsty Dallas
There was no bright light in my death, but perhaps that is because I wasn’t destined for the angelic beauty of heaven. No, my short lived life had been played out with so much sin and excess that there would no doubt be a special cage in hell with my name on it. In my death, I felt and saw nothing. No warmth, no cold, no light, no darkness, just nothing. When I woke, he was gone, the only piece of perfection in my ugly world. Part of me was grateful that he had finally found the good sense to leave. Another part of me was broken, irrevocably and agonizingly broken.
Manda's 4 Star Review
Violet lived a life of self loathing. Never thinking she was good enough for anything she kept everything at arms length and drowned her pain in drugs and alcohol. The only things she ever had were her music and Cain. He was always there to pull her back when she had gone to far. He gave her strength when she had none, but she knew a day would come when he would be gone too. He was too good to be weighed down by her. When she met Cain she had nothing and thru him they nurtured a common love of music and a beautiful friendship,but the addictions and pain Violet clung too were too much for her to over come. In one terrifying night it was all gone and nothing would ever be the same.
Wow!! What else can I say about this beautiful and heartbreaking story. From the very beginning it grips you and wont let you go. The pain and also the love in this story is so strong and overwhelming it can be difficult to read, but this is definitely a book you need to read. I have read books about addiction before, but never one that has touched me the way this one did. This beautiful and talented woman who lives a tortured existence and never feels loved even when the most powerful love she will ever experience is right in front of her. Cain is an amazing character and not without faults of his own but the love he has for this tortured woman is absolutely beautiful. This book is not at all what I expected when I first signed up to read it. I am so glad I was able to experience this story and hope everyone takes the opportunity to experience it as well. Fantastic job Kirsty Dallas and I look forward to reading more of your work in the future.
Review: Tortured Soul (Mercy's Angels #3) by Kirsty Dallas
Third book in the Mercy's Angels Series. Can be read as a standalone, or in series read order:
Saving Ella - book 1
Fighting Back - book 2
Tortured Soul - book 3
Emily Donovan didn't know love, she didn't know gentle and her future wasn't hers to own. Because HE owned her. There is only so much one soul can take before it is broken beyond repair and she had reached that milestone long ago.
Braiden Montgomery had secrets, secrets that would see a special place in hell reserved just for him. He was trying to make amends, trying to find his own form of redemption when a waif of a girl with jet black hair and pale blue eyes seized his heart.
Emily's soul had been tortured by men like Braiden, so trusting the dark haired Dom would be one of the most difficult things she would ever do. For a man with skills like Braiden, keeping 'Em' safe would be a piece of cake. Bringing her frozen heart back to life might just prove impossible though.
Manda's 4 Star Review:
Emily Donovan has had to endure more pain and suffering than any one person should. Having her innocence and life stolen from her by a dominating tyrant, she is only a shell. After years of abuse and torture Emily has locked herself away completely shut off from her emotions just so she can survive. Completely dependent on her captor she has no idea how to function outside of that life. When forced to trust a stranger to survive Emily struggles with what she has been taught and a chance to be free.
Braiden Montgomery is trying to make amends for the sins of his past. Determined to help those who need it, he finds himself completely consumed by rescuing a girl who has been forced to live an unimaginable life. The rescue may turn out to be the easy part for Braiden as he struggles with his own demons. The past always has a way of catching up with you eventually and sometimes what is broken cannot be fixed.
What an emotionally powerful read. The life this girl is forced to live is heartbreaking and at times difficult to read about. Kirsty Dallas does an amazing job with this book. I had not read the first 2 books in this series prior to reading this but I am reading them now. The characters are beautifully written and so complex as they each battle their own demons. I could not put this book down, I had to know what happened next. Such a good read and I highly recommend reading this one. I cannot wait to read the first 2 books.
Third book in the Mercy's Angels Series. Can be read as a standalone, or in series read order:
Saving Ella - book 1
Fighting Back - book 2
Tortured Soul - book 3
Emily Donovan didn't know love, she didn't know gentle and her future wasn't hers to own. Because HE owned her. There is only so much one soul can take before it is broken beyond repair and she had reached that milestone long ago.
Braiden Montgomery had secrets, secrets that would see a special place in hell reserved just for him. He was trying to make amends, trying to find his own form of redemption when a waif of a girl with jet black hair and pale blue eyes seized his heart.
Emily's soul had been tortured by men like Braiden, so trusting the dark haired Dom would be one of the most difficult things she would ever do. For a man with skills like Braiden, keeping 'Em' safe would be a piece of cake. Bringing her frozen heart back to life might just prove impossible though.
Manda's 4 Star Review:
Emily Donovan has had to endure more pain and suffering than any one person should. Having her innocence and life stolen from her by a dominating tyrant, she is only a shell. After years of abuse and torture Emily has locked herself away completely shut off from her emotions just so she can survive. Completely dependent on her captor she has no idea how to function outside of that life. When forced to trust a stranger to survive Emily struggles with what she has been taught and a chance to be free.
Braiden Montgomery is trying to make amends for the sins of his past. Determined to help those who need it, he finds himself completely consumed by rescuing a girl who has been forced to live an unimaginable life. The rescue may turn out to be the easy part for Braiden as he struggles with his own demons. The past always has a way of catching up with you eventually and sometimes what is broken cannot be fixed.
What an emotionally powerful read. The life this girl is forced to live is heartbreaking and at times difficult to read about. Kirsty Dallas does an amazing job with this book. I had not read the first 2 books in this series prior to reading this but I am reading them now. The characters are beautifully written and so complex as they each battle their own demons. I could not put this book down, I had to know what happened next. Such a good read and I highly recommend reading this one. I cannot wait to read the first 2 books.