After fifteen years together, he walked away from me, and into the arms of another.
I didn’t know how to cope. I didn’t know my worth. I didn’t know how to exist without him by my side.
All I wanted was for him to come back to me.
Then, Jackson Emery appeared.
He was supposed to be a distraction for my mind. A summer fling. A confidence boost to my bruised heart.
We were perfect for one another, because we both knew we wouldn’t last. Jackson didn’t believe in commitment, and I no longer believed in love. He was too closed-off for me, and I was too damaged for him.
Everything was fine, until one night my heart skipped a beat.
I didn’t expect him to make me laugh. To make me think. To make my sadness somewhat disappear.
When our time was up, my heart didn’t know how to walk away.
Each day I prayed for my husband to love me again, yet slowly my prayers began to shift toward the man who wasn’t right for me.
I prayed for one more smile, one more kiss, one more laugh, one more touch…
I prayed for him to be mine.
Even though I knew his heart wasn’t destined to love.
*This book was previously known as Between the Notes.*
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Jackson
“I’ve read about boys like you in books, ya
know,” she whispered, her fingers slowly spinning spirals on my chest.
“Oh, yeah? What did those books teach you
about boys like me?”
“Well…” She bit her bottom lip, and with a
small inhalation, she whispered, “They taught me to stay away.”
“Then why are you so close?”
She tilted her head up, looking me straight
in the eyes. “Because in those stories, the heroine never ever listens.”
“And then there’s trouble?” I asked.
“Yes, and then there’s trouble.”
From the way she said those words, I knew
trouble was exactly what she was in search of. We were the classic cliché. She
was the good girl next door, I the monster from around the block. We were
perfect opposites for the perfect storm, and she was asking me to be her next
flaw, her greatest mistake.
And, well, who was I not to live up to her
request?
“I could destroy you,” I warned.
“Or save me.”
“Is it worth the risk?”
“Isn’t it always worth the risk?”
The more she touched me, the more I wanted
to touch her back. I wrapped my hands around her wrists flipping us around so
she was now against the wall with her hands above her head. “I have rules.” I
leaned in closer, lightly brushing my lips against her neck. God, she smelled
good, like peaches and my next sin. “You can’t break these rules, either.” My
tongue rolled from my mouth and circled against her neck before I gently sucked
her skin.
She shivered at my touch. “What are they?”
“Rule one,” I whispered, my mouth moving
across her collarbone. “You never stay the night.”
“Check.”
“Rule number two,” I said, dropping her
left arm to the side. Taking my hand to the bottom of her blouse, I slowly
raised it up and massaged her skin. “You never develop feelings.”
“That’s easy enough,” she replied, her
breaths uneven as I teased at the top button on her jeans. “I don’t believe in
feelings anymore.”
I didn’t know why, but that made me sad for
her. I, too, didn’t believe in falling for people, but that was my norm. Grace
seemed the type to believe in something bigger than love, so the fact that her
belief was completely gone was a bit surprising.
Maybe we had more in common than I thought.
“Rule number three…we don’t talk about my
life.”
“Like ever?”
“Never.”
“Okay.”
“And lastly, rule number four…” My mouth
brushed against hers, and I slid my tongue slowly across her bottom lip. “If
your favorite pair of panties get ripped, don’t expect me to replace them.”
4.5 Stars
And Ms. Cherry does it again. Another heartbreaking, sweet and fabulous read. I sat down and didn't get up until I finished this book. This is author is an amazing story-teller, who draws you in from page one.
Disgrace is a book that will have you rooting for both H/h. The characters are well developed and original. Grace Harris thought she had the perfect life -- a great husband and home. But when her world comes crashing down on her and she moves back to her small hometown, and is newly separated, everything and everyone she knew was a lie. But one person who unexpectedly becomes a constant is the town's bad boy/"monster"- Jackson Emery.
Jackson Emery and his father are known as "monsters," the "town's disgrace." Their lives changed forever when Jackson's mother left them. They own an auto garage in town and people tend to shun them. When Grace comes back needing help with her car, she ends up meeting Jackson, who she can't seem to shake off, even though he's a jerk to her. But there is something about Jackson that lets Grace be her real self. And there's something about Grace that makes Jackson want more.
Must add to your TBR, because the writing is beautiful and flawless.
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