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About Cruel Start
New in town? Check.
Risk taker? Double check.
Party at the cove with a hot guy? Triple check.
It’s my last summer before college, and my life is on the rails. Work, family drama, and a life that’s almost too much.
When I get the chance to escape… The thrill of cliff diving at the cove is perfect. Just like the hottest man I’ve ever run into. Literally. When the fire between us ignites into a night of passion, it’s best to leave it in the past where it belongs.
The moment the plus sign shows up on the stick, all my risk-taking days are over. And the father? He’s the biggest risk I could imagine. Especially when he finds out he’s about to be a daddy.
Cruel Start is an enemies-to-lovers, new adult bully romance with a surprise pregnancy, plenty of angst, and the prequel to Aspen and Phoenix’s duet Cruel Hate and Cruel Love.
This book contains mature content that some readers may find disturbing. It is not a standalone and does end in a cliffhanger that continues with Cruel Hate.
Renee’s Five Star Review
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.
If you have read any of the book in the Hidden Valley Elite Series then you know exactly who Phoenix is. You have met him and his brother, his cousin and all the girls. This book takes place in the summer before all the guys join Cole at Thane University. We get to see all the guys and their girls in this book and I loved that. They are characters that I have already taken their journey with and I always love seeing what happens or is happening in their lives. I also have to say that I am digging what happens with Tracy in this book. Once again if you have read the previous books then you know exactly who and why I am talking about her. Gosh poor Shane. He can do so much better. Unless there isn’t something I don’t know about her. Phoenix is excited to be going to college and be the quarterback of the team. He has worked so hard to get to where he is and has really stayed focused. But man he is really a jerk sometimes. Aspen has just moved to town and has parents that fight all the time. She and her sister really have to suffer through this but to take her mind off of it all she loves cliff diving. The Cove is the perfect place to go to do this and that’s exactly where she meets Phoenix. She has gone there to get away from the arguing and has just taken a dive when she meets Phoenix. Fast forward to a party and things take a surprising turn for them until he is a jerk as usual to her. Now they are at college and things are going great for him and her until she gets sick one day and has a huge surprise coming her way. How will Phoenix deal when he finds out and has she just gotten herself into a mess that threatens everything she has worked for hard to accomplish.
I read this prequel in one sitting and I have to say I am super excited to get my hands on the first book in their duet. I have expectations and I so hope I get to the great and mighty Phoenix deal with emotions and fall so hard. That’s just my opinion. Either way I am already hooked and have to know what happens next.
Meet Isla Vaughn
Isla Vaughn is the author of the Hidden Valley Elite series. Her romance books are full of complex characters, strong alpha males, and the fierce women who bring them to their knees. When not writing, she can be found daydreaming about owning a beach house, reading, or drinking too much coffee while having in-depth conversations with her two adorable kittens.
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