Shattered & Shaken synopsis:
Allie Anderson has encountered more heartache than any one person deserves to experience. She’s lost her father to cancer, her brother to war, and the love of her life-Wyatt, took her most prized possession and vanished without notice. Wyatt once held Allie’s heart in the palm of his hand-he crushed it.
Blake, Allie’s best friend turned lover is everything she needs; he’d give her the moon if she asked for it, but there’s one problem-he wants Allie entirely.How can Allie give herself to Blake when she’s not sure there’s a her to give away? Allie’s heart is like a puzzle that’s unfinished and missing pieces-it’s impossible to put together.
After being MIA the last four years, Wyatt returns home. Allie’s forced to make a decision on who she wants or who she believes she needs. No matter who she chooses someone will be devastated.
Allie’s life begins to fall into place, her heart begins to heal, and happy is no longer a foreign emotion-until she’s betrayed by the two people she trusted most.
Her heart’s left shattered into a million pieces, how much pain can one person tolerate? Is her heart permanently damaged? Hearts are like broken glass; you can put it back together again, but it will never be the same.
Review: 5 stars
Julie Bailes is a great talent this book was great. It was full of loss, love, strength, and angst. The story line was incredible and just when you thought it was all going along smoothly for Allie the plot takes a twist and her world is mixed up again.
The characters were amazing I loved the interaction between the friends. All the threats of kicks to the vagina cracked me up. You could tell that Allie had great friends who were there for her through all of her heartache and loss. Poor Allie is such a strong girl she lost her dad and her brother but she’s fighting through the pain. That’s a lot to deal with in such a short amount of time. There are other losses she’s fighting against as well but I won’t spoil it for you. Just know she is an amazing girl.
Oh and then there’s Blake. He is a doctor and he loves her so much. She is trying to let go of everything and let herself love him. The two of them together are so HOT and on top of that he is so good to her and says the sweetest thing. The question is can they make is or is there too much in her past that stands in the way?
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All for Allie Synopsis:
Please read Shattered and Shake (book 1) prior to All for Allie (1.5)
Mature audience only 18+
Walking away from her was the hardest decision I ever made. Leaving her without an explanation broke us both. Our hearts have been left shattered. I could make excuses. I could lay the blame on others, but still I made the decision. I had to. It was the only way to protect the both of them.
After all of Allie’s loss, my thought was only on her and her happiness. On her love and need for her big brother. I was replaceable, Kyle wasn’t. I wouldn’t allow him to crush her heart with his death. I knew I had follow him. I would throw myself on top of bombs, in front of bullets, whatever it took to get him home to her, alive. There are two sides to every story, and you’ve only heard one. Don’t be so quick to judge; I hate myself for what I’ve done. But all that I did, it was all for Allie.
All for Allie Review:
I am so happy that she wrote this novella to give us the story behind the tape from her brother and why Wyatt did what he did. At the end of Shattered and Shaken I was team Wyatt but I felt a little bad about my choice. First because of what happened when he left and second because Blake is so nice and loves her so much I feel bad for him. After reading this I am team Wyatt all the way!
Wyatt has this crazy strong love for Allie and he would do anything for her. Including risk his life and break his own heart. He sacrificed so much for her happiness including his own happiness and ultimately his friend/brother and purpose for leaving her.
At the end of this book I cried so hard because my heart was breaking for Wyatt. He had lost his friend and I hope that all those years of heartbreak for Allie aren’t for nothing. I need Shattered & Mended to find out and hopefully it will mend my heart that broke for Wyatt.
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