Title: The Darkest Part (Living Heartwood )
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 08/06/13
Synopsis:
Pressing the boundaries of both the psyche and the heart, Sam and Holden embark on a dangerous journey that will test the limits of love.
Sam Wintry’s life used to be almost perfect. She was engaged to her childhood best friend and high school sweetheart, Tyler Marks, planning an amazing cross-country honeymoon during her college break. But after a hit-and-run leaves her in ruin, she begins seeing Tyler’s fractured, ghostly presence, and her family believes she’s losing her mind. Not until she completes their journey, stopping along the way to scatter Tyler's remains, will Tyler be able cross over. Only...is Sam ready for him to leave her?
When the black sheep of the Marks' family, Holden Marks, returns to check on Tyler's case, Sam convinces him to give her his brother's ashes. Despite their shaky history, she needs him...plus, he owes it to Sam and his brother. What she doesn’t count on is Holden’s relentlessness to go on the trip.
On the road, Holden realizes just how unhinged Sam has become. Dealing with her psychosis forces him to confront his dark past, making it harder to keep secrets hidden that should remain buried. Especially from Sam, the only woman he’s ever loved. And as Sam starts to unravel the truth, she begins to question if the brother she's unwillingly falling for again is in an even darker place than her.
Release Date: 08/06/13
Synopsis:
Pressing the boundaries of both the psyche and the heart, Sam and Holden embark on a dangerous journey that will test the limits of love.
Sam Wintry’s life used to be almost perfect. She was engaged to her childhood best friend and high school sweetheart, Tyler Marks, planning an amazing cross-country honeymoon during her college break. But after a hit-and-run leaves her in ruin, she begins seeing Tyler’s fractured, ghostly presence, and her family believes she’s losing her mind. Not until she completes their journey, stopping along the way to scatter Tyler's remains, will Tyler be able cross over. Only...is Sam ready for him to leave her?
When the black sheep of the Marks' family, Holden Marks, returns to check on Tyler's case, Sam convinces him to give her his brother's ashes. Despite their shaky history, she needs him...plus, he owes it to Sam and his brother. What she doesn’t count on is Holden’s relentlessness to go on the trip.
On the road, Holden realizes just how unhinged Sam has become. Dealing with her psychosis forces him to confront his dark past, making it harder to keep secrets hidden that should remain buried. Especially from Sam, the only woman he’s ever loved. And as Sam starts to unravel the truth, she begins to question if the brother she's unwillingly falling for again is in an even darker place than her.
Review
I
was provided an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I
have been looking for the type of read that is engaging, well-written, steamy,
and emotional. I found all of this in The Darkest Part.
Where
to begin with this heart-wrenching read? I loved every minute I spent reading
it. It reminded me of why I spend so much of my time reading. What I love most
about reading is the journey. I love to get absorbed into the stories and lives
of these characters. To get wrapped up in the story so much that you forget
time. Not many authors achieve this, but Trisha Wolfe did. I am forever a
reader of hers.
This
beautiful, gut-wrenching story of second chance love, loss, and forgiveness will
stay with me for a very long time.
Sam has an almost perfect life. She is engaged to her best friend and
high school sweetheart, Tyler. One night, everything is ripped from her. Tyler
dies which makes her world come crashing down. Soon after, Sam believes she can see Tyler. She believes he
won’t be free until she scatters his ashes on a road trip that they planned for
their honeymoon. Tyler’s older brother steals the ashes and they both embark on
a road trip that will change everything they know and believe in.
Although
the synopsis explains that Tyler’s death will happen, it didn’t prepare me any
less. Tyler and Sam were a very loving couple. Not many have that deep
connection they did. While Tyler lived for a small amount of time, I still
connected to his character and was devastated when the death happens.
Enter
Holden, and you feel a change in the book. He’s like this incoming storm that Sam never expected, but
needed more now than ever. Little
does he know how much the road trip will change him as it will Sam. Any story
about loss is heartbreaking, but this was beyond that. All the characters were
hurt. Every single one was suffering in silence. It’s later when we find out
their secrets. Love heals. This book attests to that.
I
am adding this to one of my favorite books ever shelf. I laughed, I cried, I
swooned. I haven’t read such a touching book in a very long time. Every and any
NA fan needs to read this book. Not many NA books will be able to top this one.
Purchase The Darkest Part, Now!
About the Author
I’m the author of the YA Steampunk
DESTINY'S FIRE (Omnific Publishing), ASTARTE'S WRATH NA
Historical/Supernatural, and the upcoming YA Utopian FIREBLOOD from Spencer
Hill Press, October 2013. My NA Dark Fantasy OF SILVER AND BEASTS
available May 2013.
I’m the creator of YA Bound, a promotional site
for the Young Adult genre. Also a member of SCWW and The Apocalypsies.
A proud business owner, I'm partnered
with my partner, my husband. When I’m not busy doing all of the above, I’m a
wife and the mother of a gorgeous teen boy who's the sounding board for my male
characters.
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