Title: The Scars that Define Us (The Devil’s Dust, #2)
Author: M.N. Forgy
Publication Date: October 31, 2014
Blurb
The Devil’s Dust MC has a list of new threats to the club’s lifestyle. Dani, to prove her loyalty, is trying to embrace a part of herself that she never knew existed until now. A sinful beast lurking beneath her surface has been awakened and is ready to eliminate anyone that stands in its way. Looking at her stained hands, she rinses the blood from them. She resigns herself to innocence lost and welcomes her thirst for more blood.
After a breathtaking turn of events, Shadow is looking at life in a different perspective. Not knowing who he can trust or who he can forgive has left him feeling desolate and alone. As Shadow is laying behind his rifle, he wonders if he can pull the trigger to eliminate the threat. He takes a deep breath and squeezes the trigger, the rifle recoil ignites the fuel that drives him.
Retaliations will be required.
Boundaries will be shattered.
Redemption will be lost.
Betrayal so deep, yet they still yearn for one another. Can Shadow overlook Dani’s transgressions? Can Dani overlook the mistrust that Shadow has placed upon her?
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Review
“Wear your scars with pride. Live with no regrets.”
Scars and regret – those are two words that both Dani and Shadow know a lot about, and as Book 2 picks up right where What Doesn’t Destroy Us left off, it will be those wounds and lamentations that will push them both to their limits and have them seeking revenge for all that others have cost them.
At the heart of Dani’s scars is betrayal. Her mother’s treachery and Shadow’s disloyalty cut her deeply, and they’ve darkened her heart. She’s falsely accused of a crime against the Devil’s Dust, her father, and Shadow, and they all but turn their backs on her without giving her a chance to even explain and that speaks volumes to Dani. But even though she doesn’t know what she’s truly up against when she heads back to the club, Dani knows that she’ll regret not trying to make things right if she walks away because without the club and its members, she has nothing.
For Shadow, his scars are much deeper, and they torment him on a daily basis, forcing him into the darkness no matter what he does to try to prevent it. He craves violence and destruction to heal his soul from his wounds of abandonment and duplicity. By finally letting Dani in, he put a lot on the line, and now all he feels is rage and a thirst for revenge, thinking she conned him from the start.
“No regret in life. No fear in love.”
It’s going to take a lot for both Dani and Shadow’s scars to stop festering and spurring them on. Shadow feels like he’s incapable of giving Dani what she wants regardless of how much he loves her. He’s the devil, and he’s afraid he’ll only destroy her if they try to put their relationship back together after the fallout that occurred due to her mother. But Dani’s stronger than he thinks, and there’s a darkness inside her that binds her to him, and when push comes to shove, she’ll prove that she has hell’s fury inside by protecting what’s hers and fighting for the redemption that both she and Shadow deserve.
The Scars that Define Us is a dark and gritty read that illustrates the steps that people will take to redeem themselves in the eyes of those they love. There’s fantastic character development in the story; readers are privy to both Dani and Shadow’s inner thoughts, which helps shed light on why/how they’ve become who they are. M.N. Forgy doesn’t rush things between Dani and Shadow, which is exactly why the storyline works well for me. It is going to take some time and soul searching to get past the sense of betrayal that was created due to the showdown with Dani’s mom, and it’s not something that should be taken lighlty and neither are the choices Shadow made when dealing with the fallout. If you’re a reader who loves MC works with great main and secondary characters and a whole lot of drama and action packed into the pages, M.N. Forgy’s Devil Dust series is definitely one to one-click!
A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 poison apples
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About the Author
M.N. Forgy was raised in Missouri where she still lives with her family. She’s a soccer mom by day and a saucy writer by night. M.N. Forgy started writing at a young age but never took it seriously until years later, as a stay-at-home mom, she opened her laptop and started writing again. As a role model for her children, she felt she couldn’t live with the “what if” anymore and finally took a chance on her character’s story. So, with her glass of wine in hand and a stray Barbie sharing her seat, she continues to create and please her fans.
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