Synopsis
We shared a love that regulated every heartbeat and every breath we took. It was all encompassing. I thought our love could withstand time and anything thrown our way.
I was wrong. So wrong.
I used to be happy. I used to be Juliette Weston when Dylan Somers filled my life with promises of love and a happy ever after. But when he took my heart and broke it into a million pieces, I became someone else entirely. In one afternoon, I lost my soul mate. I lost everything I knew myself to be.
Three years later, the man who destroyed me is back.
To assuage his guilt? To finish the job? It doesn’t matter… I won’t let him this time. I’m stronger. I’ve moved on. He won’t affect me.
This is a story of love and betrayal. Pain and loss. Happiness and fate. It’s about finding your true destiny.
This is our story.
And it’s not for the faint of heart.
Buy Links:
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1AqMl6s
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scorned-Inside-Out-Book-1-ebook/dp/B00MJFY5HS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408318128&sr=8-1&keywords=Scorned+S.+L.+Scott
Review
The heroine of S.L. Scott’s newest release, Scorned, can almost be seen as two people – the one before/during her relationship with Dylan and the one after Dylan broke her heart.
As Juliette, she was happy being with the love of her life, and even though they were struggling a bit financially, everything was better because she shared her life with Dylan.
As Jules, she’s been numb since Dylan left her. She suppresses every emotion because it’s easier to feel nothing than to succumb to the pain and bitterness that she’s felt for the last three years. Jules is Juliette’s persona…her alter ego – the one who can look good on the outside and be predictable and reliable while the person on the inside, Juliette, hides away to prevent getting hurt again.
Since becoming Jules, she has her art and her routine with little else, but that works for her; it allows her to get out of bed each morning, knowing what the day will bring. But now, Jules’ orderly life is thrown off axis by Dylan’s reappearance in her life, and everything she’s done to work through her heartbreak and redefine herself is now beginning to crumble, and she doesn’t know what to do about it.
Jules’ story is not an easy one; she’s been through hell since Dylan broke her heart, and now he’s back, and there’s so much unfinished business between them. That being said, she doesn’t seem to be showing the kind of emotions I thought she would due to the fact he completely decimated her life. In the type of situation that Jules is in, the title definitely seems fitting, but she doesn’t act like a woman scorned, and it’s unclear as to why she doesn’t. That’s the part I need more insight into…I need to understand her reaction and her need to seek him out.
Dylan’s return has prompted her to come out of her shell a bit, though, but it doesn’t seem like it’s for the right reasons, which in the end could end up destroying her even more as well as the others who are involved in this situation. It will be interesting to see what chaos Dylan’s return will continue to cause. At the end of part one, I’m left with quite a few questions that I hope will be answered in part two.
A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
4 poison apples
S.L. Scott is a former high-tech account manager with a journalism degree pursuing her passion for telling stories. She spends her days escaping into her characters and letting them lead her on their adventures. Live music shows, harvesting jalapenos and eating homemade guacamole are her obsessions she calls hobbies.Scott lives in the beautiful Texas hill country of Austin with her husband, two young sons, two Papillons and a bowl full of Sea Monkeys. Her novels include Naturally, Charlie, Good Vibrations, and A Prior Engagement.
She welcomes your notes at sl@slscottauthor.com.
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