Three years passed.
Long and brutal.
Lonely and sometimes scary.
But he swore he’d find me—that’d he’d do everything to get me back. Well, his word was final. His word was true. He’s back.
Ace Crow: Ruthless. Deadly. Risky. An extremely bad man. I’m everything he’s not. I’m the missing piece to his disturbing puzzle. But he’s mistaken about one thing. No one said getting me back was going to be easy. There are always consequences to ones actions. There are always hidden truths. There is always betrayal.
Things aren’t so simple anymore. My life has changed dramatically. Bringing him back in will only be dragging me back down.
I’m afraid.
I shouldn’t.
But I love him.
A lot.
I’m a fool.
BEWARE, my beating heart.
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“Don’t call it a comeback
I been here for years
Rockin my peers and puttin suckas in fear
Makin the tears rain down like a MON-soon
Listen to the bass go BOOM
Explosion, overpowerin
Over the competition, I’m towerin
Wreckin shop, when I drop these lyrics that’ll make you call the cops
Don’t you dare stare, you betta move
Don’t ever compare
Me to the rest that’ll all get sliced and diced
Competition’s payin the price”
From “Mama Said Knock You Out” LL Cool J
These are the lyrics that resonated with me when I began/finished reading the sequel to Ace and London’s story. I can still remember how devastated I was at the end of Beware when it looked like Ace was gone and then when I saw the Facebook posting for book 2, I was beyond pumped to read about Ace Crow sticking it to all of those who betrayed him and claiming the woman who he may not deserve but the one he will damn sure make sure she knows is his.
Loyalty and betrayal are the name of the game in Ace Crow’s life, both before his presumed death and now as he works to regroup, rebuild, and reclaim his life and his love. But just like everything in Ace’s life, the steps to get everything back are not easy ones, but he didn’t expect they would be, and if there’s one thing readers know about Ace, it’s that he’s not afraid of hard work or taking anyone out who’s in his way. Loose ends must be tied up…payback must be achieved. Ace didn’t fight his way out of a hellhole prison to lose it all again, and his first objective is London Stallone – the woman who owns him.
London’s life shattered three years ago, and since then, she’s done what she needs to do to take care of her son, heal her heart, as much as she can, and live a normal life without her intense love…without the man who sets her heart and body on fire. But it’s not easy; in fact, it’s harder than hell and the façade she’s been living is slowly crumbling at her feet, especially when her Ace returns and is willing to do whatever it takes to prove to her that she and their son is his number one priority.
Shanora Williams does a fantastic job of expressing London’s guilt, fears, regrets, and brokenness. Nothing is ever simple when it comes to London and Ace’s relationship and so much time has passed since she’s felt Ace’s presence in her life; she needs and wants him desperately but there are extenuating circumstances that have to be discussed and worked through before any decisions can be made about a future.
Donovan “Ace” Crow – he’s alive…he’s back…he’s a new man, changed by the darkness, his past misdeeds, his difficult choices. The lies and betrayal that plagued his life back when he ruled his empire still hold dominion over him, but he wasn’t controlled by them then, and he damn sure won’t be now regardless of how determined his enemies are.
The twists and turns in The Comeback play out marvelously, and while I saw some of them, a few were definitely unexpected. I’m so glad that Shanora Williams gave Ace and London as well as readers the ending we all wanted, and I can’t wait to see what she has in store for Bianca because she sure as hell deserves her happiness as well.
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4 poison apples
My eyes welt with thick, hot tears. I lower the phone, rattled, unhinged.
But then I hear the crunch of footsteps along the cool sand. The steps are soft, but I hear them clearly. I look up, spotting a tall silhouette approaching,
It’s late. Ever since what happened in New York, I feel no place is really safe so I start to run back for my house, but the person calls my name.
I halt.
Gasp.
That voice… it’s familiar.
My eyes are the widest they’ve ever been.
“Don’t run. You’re safe,” he murmurs over the howl of the wind. “Turn around.”
My hands are cold but my blood is boiling—whooshing in my ears. My throat tingles. I’m not sure what I’m feeling. But I give in. I turn. I want to believe my eyes have deceived me, but I know they haven’t. They couldn’t have, because in the flesh is the man I fell so dangerously hard for three years ago. In the flesh, is the man that fell for me, the man that sacrificed his life and friends for my sake. The man that is supposed to be dead.
Before me is the man I never thought I’d lay eyes on again.
With his hands tucked in the pockets of his grey slacks, his smile so wickedly handsome beneath the pale moonlight, he deeply murmurs, “It’s been a while, Red.” And I can’t believe myself, my body’s reaction, but from the sound of his highly intoxicating voice I clench like never before.
One last step and I can finally see him clearly. He looks the same, if not better. A little skinny and a little more rugged, like he’s been through hell and back, but better.
Sexier.
Sleeker.
Breathtaking.
“Ace.” I release a sharp gasp. My head spins. My gut churns. My body starts to rock back and forth. I’m losing the battle with gravity.
He realizes what’s happening, that I think I’ve completely lost my mind, because the last thing I hear him say is my name before I fall backwards, my eyes shut, and I fade into darkness.
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