by Micalea Smeltzer
Series: Light in the Dark #2
Genre: New Adult
Release Date: August 30, 2016
Blurb:
We were like two stars orbiting each
other—dancing around the possibility that one day we might collide. When we
finally did, we opened up a black hole, obliterating everything around us. No
one would be the same.
Least of all, us.
Waking up in Vegas married to the guy of your
dreams sounds like a good thing, right? Not when you’re Thea Montgomery and
said guy is your brother’s best friend.
Thea and Xander have always avoided the
connection between them because her brother would never approve. Now, they’re
married— the strongest bond you can have as a couple—and they’re not even a
real couple…unless they want to be.
Thea wants an annulment immediately, but
Xander’s waited too long to see her become his and he won’t let her go easily.
If she wants a divorce, fine, but he wants the
summer to convince her that he’s the one. If at the end of the summer she still
wants to end their marriage he’ll sign the papers, but until then…
All is not fair in love and war.
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BOOK TRAILER
EXCERPT:
(Unedited and subject to change.)
Holy mother of all hangovers.
I’d succumbed to the lure of Vegas and gotten
completely wasted. Granted, that’s what everyone did in Las Vegas but I like to
think I usually have more sense than the social norm.
I rub my eyes and blink them open. The hotel
room comes into formation around me. The walls are a warm golden color and the
flat screen on the wall plays some home improvement show. I can see the bathroom
from the bed, the tiled walls and large soaking tub.
I roll over onto my side, hoping I can sleep off
the hangover, and reel back.
“Oh my God,” I cry, flailing in bed.
My legs kick the sleeping guy beside me.
Not just any sleeping guy.
Oh no.
Xander Kincaid, my brother’s best friend, lays
in the bed beside me.
His dark hair tumbles over his forehead and his
cheeks are covered with several days worth of scruff. His chest is bare
and…holy shit. He’s naked.
I look down.
Oh God, I’m naked too.
“What’s wrong?” He asks, reaching his left hand
out to pull me closer to him. That’s when I see it.
“Is that a wedding band?” I scream shrilly.
His eyes narrow. “You don’t fucking remember?”
I shake my head and look at my own hand. A thin
silver band rests on my finger. “What did we do?”
He sits up in bed and I try to ignore how
adorably rumpled he looks with his hair sticking up.
Everything begins flooding back to me in quick
bursts.
Drinks.
Kissing.
Laughter.
Confessions of love and desire.
A wedding chapel.
Vows.
Rings.
A contract.
“We’re married,” I whisper. “Holy shit.” It’s
all I’ve ever wanted—to be with Xander, but not like this. Never like this. “My
brother is going to kill us.”
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What I remember the most about that day was that
it was completely ordinary. Then with one stupid decision everything fell apart
and nothing was ever the same.
Rae Wilder wants nothing but a do over—but life doesn’t work that way. She’s stuck living out the consequences of her actions. At times the burden feels unbearable.
College is supposed to be her second chance. New place. New people. New life. No one to know what she did.
Despite that, she has still vowed to avoid everyone and everything at all costs.
Unfortunately for her, an accidental run-in with the campus heartthrob, Cade Montgomery, derails that plan. He’s determined to thaw the ice around her heart and expose the girl she used to be. He wants to show her that life is worth living for and that she really is a Rae of Sunshine.
Rae Wilder wants nothing but a do over—but life doesn’t work that way. She’s stuck living out the consequences of her actions. At times the burden feels unbearable.
College is supposed to be her second chance. New place. New people. New life. No one to know what she did.
Despite that, she has still vowed to avoid everyone and everything at all costs.
Unfortunately for her, an accidental run-in with the campus heartthrob, Cade Montgomery, derails that plan. He’s determined to thaw the ice around her heart and expose the girl she used to be. He wants to show her that life is worth living for and that she really is a Rae of Sunshine.
About the author:
Micalea Smeltzer is a bestselling
twenty-something author. She started scribbling stories before she even knew
her alphabet. She currently resides in Virginia with her doggie side-kick
Ollie.
My review:
I was so excited to read this book but I got a
bit disappointed. Everyone was talking about how great this book will be
but I was not so captivated by it. Sadly. I wish I could have warmed up
to the characters sooner but the story couldn't always hold my
attention. It got better closer to the end though. The writing was good
and I believe when I was younger I would have loved it, though it was
just not enough for me. The story was turning in a circle for a while
and it was dragging for a bit. It was still a really nice read though,
just a bit too long.
The Story:
When
Thea wakes up in a hotel bed next to Xander in Vegas she is shocked to
see a wedding ring on both of their fingers. Even though she had a crush
on Xander since they were kids, she never thought they would end up
being together because her brother would so not approve of them. The
first thing she wants to do now is get divorced though Xander has other
plans.
Xander got told so often by Thea's brother to keep his
hands off her. While last night might have gotten out of hands, he
doesn't regret finally being able to call Thea his. He wanted her for so
long and now that he has her, he is not giving up without a good fight
even though Thea is determined to get a divorce, he settles a deal with
her to give him this summer to prove her that this was not a mistake and
that they belong together.
Thoughts:
I
couldn't warm up to the characters until almost to the end. The story
was well written and had a good flow though sometimes it felt a bit
dragging and some aspects of the story just didn't make sense to me. I
still didn't understand why they were so scared of her brother? I would
be scared as hell to tell my parents that I got married so young to a
guy I didn't even date. Though it didn't seem that big of a problem to
Thea or Xander and for their age and the sudden marriage it felt like no
big deal to anyone. Since both wanted each other for a long time now it
was no real challenge for them to be married either. I think if one of
them hated the other it would have been a lot more fun but I guess that
was not what the author had in mind.
I can't say that I hated
this story but it couldn't always hold my attention and my mind often
drifted up while reading which is sad because this book sounded so
promising.
This was my first read by this author and I will
definitely give another book of her a shot though I hope it will be more
capturing than this one.
-- I received an ARC of this book from Give Me Books Promotions in exchange for an honest review. --
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
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