BLURB ➞
Arabella Adams was the one woman I would have laid my life down for, no matter the circumstance, because that’s what you would do for your soulmate. But when she broke up with me our senior year of college—for no reason or explanation at all—my world as I knew it fell completely apart. My heart was instantly ripped from my chest…and it was a pain I felt in my very soul, and one I never truly recovered from.
Now, here I am, ten years later, and I’ve finally learned the real reason Bella pushed me away. So, I must prove to her that anything that happened in her past—our past—doesn’t change the way I feel about her. After all, soulmates never stop loving each other, and even a decade later, I will make her see that I will protect her until the day I die.
Because you see, we promised one another we wouldn’t keep secrets, wouldn’t hide parts of ourselves that the other wouldn’t understand. Except, well, I lied. Because the moment I find the person who took Bella from me all those years ago, I’m going to make him pay for every lost moment of the past ten years, and nothing—not even the fact I’m a cop—will stop me from inflicting the same level of pain on him that Arabella and me endured all this time.
Note to readers: Arabella endures trauma no woman should have to suffer. Respectfully, the author invites you to emotionally and mentally prepare before experiencing this book on your own terms, should you choose to do so.
“I hate seeing you cry. But when you do, I want to be the one who wipes your tears away. I don’t want to fight your fights, Bella. I never have. What I want to do is stand next to you and help you fight them.”
ARC REVIEW ➞
Surrender to Me, which is Arabella and Hunter’s story, has been my most anticipated read for this entire series. I knew it would be a rough one to read and it was, but it was also beautiful. The tough topics of what Arabella experienced were handled with grace. I spent so much of this book in tears, but every single tear was worth it.
Bella and Hunter were high school sweethearts, they had plans for the future together. Until one single moment in their senior year of college changed the course of their lives for the next ten years. There is so much love and chemistry between the two of them. Even a decade apart didn’t change that. There is still so much between them and nothing has changed as far as their connection goes.
Bella….my heart broke for her. But she is a survivor. She is a fighter. She experienced something no one ever should. She lost herself in that darkness and it changed who she was, but I loved that she also had a great support system (even if they didn’t know what happened) who was there for her and there to help her come back out of her shell. Hunter, I felt for him because his world was shattered and he didn’t even why. His love never changed for Bella though.
This story is absolutely beautiful and it was beautifully written. You can easily feel every single ounce of emotion in these characters.
If you’re looking for an emotional, small town, second chance romance this is one to read.
