Buy Links | Synopsis Melanie Winters and Daniel Montgomery shared a love most only dream of, a love they believed bonded them together for life. When their world is shattered by the tragic loss of their daughter, overwhelming grief and misguided guilt distorts the truth, and their relationship ends in uncertainty and unanswered questions. For nine years, they drift through life, each unable to forget the one who holds the strings to their heart. In an attempt to escape the pain of her past, Melanie finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage, while Daniel loses himself in a career that means nothing without Melanie by his side. Now, when their lives again intersect, neither can deny the connection they felt so long ago. But will the power that drew them together be enough to heal the wounds from their past, and will they have the courage to overcome the insecurities and fears that threaten to keep them apart? Pulled is a story of attraction and separation, of destiny and duty, of a love so strong it refuses to give up even when all others have. "Okay, this one did it for me in a big way. I'm an angst-lover. And by that I mean, I'm a Thoughtless, Beautiful Disaster, Love Unscripted, Slammed, Fifty Shades of Everything, kind of reader. But there's gotta be an HEA. And not a half-done HEA but a real yeah-this-story-has-been-agonizing-but-look-it-was-all-worth-it HEA. So, that said, I earnestly recommend this book. If you're like me, you'll like this. Enjoy!" LitJunkie |
Review
I hate reviews that I have no clue how to write. Not because I don’t like the book but because the book hit me in such a way, I’m afraid my review won’t do it justice. This is how I feel about Pulled from A.L. Jackson.
This book is heartbreaking. This book is inspiring. This book shows love in a way that I’ve never seen before in a book. This is a book that is about true soul mates. People who can sense each other in such a way that is amazing.
The story of Melanie and Daniel is one of ebbs and flows. Ups and downs. Heartbreak and love. Their story is in 2 parts, separated by 9 years. And while it is heartbreaking, it is also beautiful.
Melanie and Daniel are some of the strongest characters that I have ever read. The loss that they went through as teenagers would crush anyone. But the fact they by the end of the book they were so strong is inspiring.
I know my review is a bit vague. But I’m so afraid to give away anything. This is a book you need to feel as you read it. But read it. You have to.
~Katie
This book is heartbreaking. This book is inspiring. This book shows love in a way that I’ve never seen before in a book. This is a book that is about true soul mates. People who can sense each other in such a way that is amazing.
The story of Melanie and Daniel is one of ebbs and flows. Ups and downs. Heartbreak and love. Their story is in 2 parts, separated by 9 years. And while it is heartbreaking, it is also beautiful.
Melanie and Daniel are some of the strongest characters that I have ever read. The loss that they went through as teenagers would crush anyone. But the fact they by the end of the book they were so strong is inspiring.
I know my review is a bit vague. But I’m so afraid to give away anything. This is a book you need to feel as you read it. But read it. You have to.
~Katie
Excerpt
I glanced at the clock.
Shit—nearly six o’clock. I needed to hurry. I’d lost track of time and Nicholas would be home soon. I wiped the tears from my face before carefully gathering the pictures from the bedroom floor. My chest weighed heavy as I collected each one, cherishing the memories a moment longer as I tucked them away in the envelope.
The memories were all I had and I clung to them as if they were my last breath, knowing that once they faded, there would truly be no reason to go on. I hid the envelope at the bottom of the large jewelry box in the back of the closet, mindful to spread the necklaces out over the hidden compartment. Nicholas had never found them, but I was certain he would destroy them if he ever did.
Drawing in a deep breath, I ran my hands through my hair and dragged myself from the past I had immersed myself in for the last two hours and forced myself downstairs.
Shit—nearly six o’clock. I needed to hurry. I’d lost track of time and Nicholas would be home soon. I wiped the tears from my face before carefully gathering the pictures from the bedroom floor. My chest weighed heavy as I collected each one, cherishing the memories a moment longer as I tucked them away in the envelope.
The memories were all I had and I clung to them as if they were my last breath, knowing that once they faded, there would truly be no reason to go on. I hid the envelope at the bottom of the large jewelry box in the back of the closet, mindful to spread the necklaces out over the hidden compartment. Nicholas had never found them, but I was certain he would destroy them if he ever did.
Drawing in a deep breath, I ran my hands through my hair and dragged myself from the past I had immersed myself in for the last two hours and forced myself downstairs.
Author Info
A.L. Jackson is the New York Times bestselling author of Take This Regret and Lost to You, as well as other contemporary romance titles, including If Forever Comes, Pulled and When We Collide, as well as the New Adult Romance Come To Me Quietly due out January 7, 2014. She first found a love for writing during her days as a young mother and college student. She filled the journals she carried with short stories and poems used as an emotional outlet for the difficulties and joys she found in day-to-day life. Years later, she shared a short story she’d been working on with her two closest friends and, with their encouragement, this story became her first full length novel. A.L. now spends her days writing in Southern Arizona where she lives with her husband and three children. Her favorite pastime is spending time with the ones she loves. |