The Rebel's Redemption
by Jacquie Biggar
Series: Wounded Hearts, #2
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: February 2, 2015
Annie Campbell's predictable and cozy life gets turned on its side when her son's prodigal father returns to town. Then an old enemy shows up and the outcome will not only place her in danger, but their son as well.
Jared Martin left Tidal Falls a hotheaded youth, and has seen his share of violence in the eight years he’s served Uncle Sam. Floundering, he returns to his hometown to regain his bearings, bitter and disillusioned.
Then he finds out he’s a father.
When an old enemy follows and causes mayhem in the small town, can Jared overcome the odds to protect the woman he’s always loved and the child he never knew, or will it be too late?
“Miss Campbell, guess what? Jake’s here. He was outside when we went to get Susan. How cool is that?”
“That’s pretty cool all right. How’d he get here? And where’s Chris?” She’d grabbed up a napkin to wipe the ice cream from her lips, when a voice out of the past lifted the hairs on the nape of her neck and sent a shiver down her spine.
“He’s here. With me.”
The smooth tones rolled over her, and sucked all the air out of the room. Annie stiffened, then crumpled the napkin and slowly turned in her seat—yep, it was Jared all right. And Chris.
Oh.
My.
God.
He looked good. The random thought floated through her mind even as she tried to digest the fact he was finally back. Eight years too late, but he was here. She wanted to grab Chris and run. Run before what was obvious to her became obvious to everyone else. Shit.
“Hello, Annie, it’s been a long time.” Why was he looking at her as if she’d betrayed him? She wasn't the one to cut and run without a single word in all this time. Goddamn him.
“Jared. Yes, it has been. A very long time. There were no phones where you were? Your mother probably would've appreciated knowing whether you were dead or alive.” Not to mention herself. She’d promised herself she wasn't going down this road, the blame road. It was time to leave.
She turned her back on him, looked into Jack’s concerned eyes, and forced herself to smile as if her heart wasn't shattering into a million tiny pieces. “I better get back. Tina needs to take her break. Call me later?”
He gave her waist a warm squeeze, and placed a gentle kiss on her cheek before sliding free. “I’m not sure what’s going on, but for what it’s worth, I've got your back.”
Near tears, she stood from the table, and without looking at either man again, grabbed both children’s hands and hustled them out the door.
REVIEW BY TABITHA
This being the second book in the series although it can be read as a standalone, I really recommend reading them in order. I kinda felt like I was a little lost since Jake and Annie had been introduced in Nick and Sara's books therefore I didn't know exactly what led to Jared being back in town. All that being said I did really like this one. Annie and Jared have a history. They love each other but didn't really know how the other felt other than the fact that they were best friends until Jared up and leaves to join the Navy. Now 8 years later, he is back and has a whole lot to make up for. Annie was a very real character to me. I did have a few issues with how she and Jared both acted in the midst of a crisis but going into details will give things away so I will leave it at. Although I will also say, that without ever being in their situation who knows how I would react. I am hopeful that the author will give us future books with a few of the secondary characters, Maggie, Adam, Frank and Jack. I so can't wait for Jack to get a story. This was a pretty quick read and I did enjoy it. This was a solid 4 stars for me. A copy was given in exchange for an honest review.
Monday, 5/4
Tuesday, 5/5
Wednesday, 5/6
Thursday, 5/7
Friday, 5/8
Book 1: Tidal Falls
Jacquie grew up, got married, raised a family and left her writing urges to simmer in the background unattended.
She owned and operated a successful diner in her hometown for a number of wonderful years before deciding to live her dream of becoming an author.
Jacquie's first book, Tidal Falls, a romantic suspense novel about second chances, released September of 2014.
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