Phoenix has been stumbling through life since her brother Adric's tragic death but after eight years, she is finally piecing what remains together. She has a nice apartment, a steady job and not to mention a fresh new 'relationship' with her childhood friend, Kade Haze. He's the sexy boy next door she never even dreamed of falling for, but can’t seem to stop the pull she feels toward him. Just when life began to make sense again and a feeling of normalcy was on the horizon, Phoenix's carefully constructed walls come crashing down. When walking into the tattoo shop one day, the last thing she’s expecting to see is Kellan Haze, Adric’s best friend no one has seen or heard from since the day they found her brother’s body. He’s nothing as she remembers him as a child, with his wild messy hair, tattoos that cover most of his undeniably sexy body and eyes so intense it makes her legs quiver with one look. The one thing even she can’t deny is the instant rush she feels just by being in his presence. But how can you choose between love and lust when one of these hold a dark secret, one that can crush your world to pieces and leave you gasping for air. Who can you trust when your mind is pulling you in two different directions and your heart has to choose for you? The Haze brothers are sexy, daring and possibly . . . dangerous. This Regret is a story of love, lust, betrayal and danger with an ending that no one saw coming.
The blast of a .38-caliber revolver sends me crashing to my knees, landing in the road, with gravel digging deep into the flesh of my knees. My hands grip the gritty ground, as if my life depends on it, making my fingers bleed. Who knows, at this point, maybe it does. Even with my eyes closed, I can feel the world spinning around me, my body threatening to give up and lose what control I have left. Tears stream down my horror-stricken face and a silent scream is threatening to form in my throat. It hurts. It hurts like hell. That’s when I hear it. A bloodcurdling scream that makes my blood run cold. Except, it’s not my screaming that is roaring through my ears as I expected. It’s the screaming of a woman. A very angry, hysterical woman. The only thing I can decipher is, “Call 911. Somebody fucking call 911. There’s blood everywhere.” I can hear bodies shuffling nearby, some of them even tripping over me to get away, but I can only process one thought. He’s gone. Please don’t let him be gone. With force, I am yanked to my feet, a large hand smacking me across the face, causing blood to taste on my tongue. I try to focus, but my vision is too blurred to make any sense of who has control of my body and at this point, I’m not so sure it even matters. “This is your fault,” the deep voice growls as I spit blood onto his filthy boots. Narrowing his eyes, he wraps my hair securely around his hand and yanks my head back, hard, while his other hand tightens around my throat, squeezing. “You’re going to pay for this if it’s the last thing I do, you stupid bitch.” He lets go of my neck and shoves me down to the ground so my face is pressed into the gravel, his boot crushing into the back of my skull. Dirt and rocks dig into my left eye, making it even harder to see through the tears. I desperately look for the man that hasn’t only crushed then stolen my heart just to crush it again, but has also replaced a part of me that I thought was long ago lost. Realizing that my search is pointless, I just lay there defeated, feeling half-alive, but mostly dead. “Go ahead,” I whisper. “See if you can hurt me anymore than you already have. I dare you.” My body’s trembling, but I look him dead in the eye anyways. I’m not scared of dying. Not after losing the biggest part of me, my heart. “Losing him will be my last regret.” I shift so that I’m looking at the deep scars that cover his face. They make me sick. He makes me sick. “That and not killing you when I had the chance.”
Our 4 Star Review
When her brother died 8 years ago she not only lost him, but also his best friend who disappeared the same day leaving Phoenix without her best friend's and protectors. Now at 23 trying to live each day as it comes she stumbles upon the one man she thought she'd never see again.
Kellen left not because he wanted to but because he had to coming back home was a risk, but he couldn't stand being away from his family any longer even if they didn't know he was here. When Phoenix comes into his tattoo shop she's no longer the kid sister of his dead Best Friend, she's all grown up and no matter how hard he tries to stay away he keeps getting pulled closer and closer to her. He's addicted to her but becoming a permanent part of her life comes with a risk and he has to decide if it's one he's willing to take.
With Kellen not being the only Haze brother interested in Phoenix we get to see her struggles as she decides who she really wants. She is a strong female lead knowing when she can do things on her own, but also when she needs someone there to her her. I loved how she was willing to go after what she wanted even when everyone else around tried telling her to do something different, she listened to her heart and had a to hell with everyone else type of attitude. Kellen is your Alpha male with a broken soul and seeing him come into himself through the story you root for him to find a way to figure everything out so he can have his happily ever after.Oh and them there's those steaming hot stick your head in the freezer to TRY and cool down scenes!!!! Talking about just wanting to dive right into the story and wish you were Phoenix cause DAMN. They were smoking hot and perfectly spaced throughout and perfectly making able to close your eyes and be right there in it. Phew get hot just thinking about it again! ;)
Then there's secondary characters they added so much to the depth to the story making you feel like you were right there among them as they helped Phoenix and Kellen. And you want to see even more of them even after the story was over.
I loved so many aspects of the story and you'll definitely enjoy it too go grab you copy today.
Victoria Ashley grew up in Rockford, IL and has had a passion for reading for as long as she can remember. After finding a reading app where it allowed readers to upload their own stories, she gave it a shot and writing became her passion. She lives for a good romance book with tattooed bad boys that are just highly misunderstood and is not afraid to be caught crying during a good read. When she’s not reading or writing about bad boys, you can find her watching her favorites shows such as Sons Of Anarchy, Dexter and True Blood. She is the author of Wake Up Call and This Regret and is currently working on more releases for 2014.
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