** Please note: There is no underage sex in this book. This is a romance. **
He’s loved me since the day I was born.
He’s taken care of me.
He’s awakened me.
Tor. My father’s best friend.
Fifteen years older than me, he’s always been my protector.
The one I should never, ever want.
But I was born to be his.
She’s always loved me.
She’s shattered me.
She’s healed me.
Kenzi. My best friend’s daughter.
I held her the day she was born, and I never let go.
She’s forbidden to me. But she’s the only one that really gets me.
We’re slowly being torn apart by everything we love.
Everything we want.
Everything we desire.
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"I have not past without him, I have not future without him."
Like the blurb says - there is no underage shenanigans in this story (I have seen a few people worried about that bit!)
Carian Cole has certainly pushed the boundaries with Torn - and I absolutely freaking loved every moment of it.
Tor and Kenzi's love is a lifelong long love - it is just that the kind of love has shifted over the years. Some might call it twisted, sick, taboo. But to me it was just a beautiful love story, and I fell in love with her characters as they fell in love with each other.
Their connection was tangible, the emotions jumped from the pages. I could feel the the fluttering in Kenzi's stomach, I could feel their hearts beating in their chests, I could feel the love, the anguish they felt as they embarked on this wonderful but scary as shit journey.
"You changed my entire life, Kenzi, and you've continued to do so."
I loved that we got snippits of the Ashes and Embers crew - oh Asher my heart ached for you. And I loved the intro we got to Tor's family.
I have read every book that Ms Cole has released, and each and every time I fall more and more under the spell of her writing. Torn had me on an emotional ledge from the first word to the last, and I was never quite sure when she was going to tip me over the edge. But it was worth every tear, every ounce of anger and hurt I felt.
And I am not going to lie, that last 10% wrecked me.
I can't wait to see what Ms Cole brings us next.
EXCERPT
Prologue
Kenzi one day old
Toren fifteen years old
“We want you to be her Godfather,” Asher says as he gently lays his newborn baby into my arms. I have to tear my gaze away from her spellbinding eyes to look up at him from the chair I’m cradling the baby in.
“Me?” I repeat, glancing over at Ember in the hospital bed, who beams back at me with a tired, yet genuine smile.
“Yes, you,” they both say at the same time. “If it wasn’t for you, we probably never would have met,” Ember adds, grabbing Asher’s hand. “And we wouldn’t have this beautiful little baby. We know you’ll always protect her.”
“That’s right, man. You’re Uncle Tor now.”
I’m an uncle. And my two best friends are parents. And we’re all fuckin’ under sixteen.
But Kenzi Allyster Valentine would change us all forever. She needed us.
“Wow. I’m honored, guys. No doubt, I’ll always be here for her.”
I kick back the pang that hits my stomach. I didn’t get the girl…but I got something better that I never expected. A gift in the form of a little tiny hand wrapped tightly around my finger, huge eyes like gems staring up into mine like I was the most amazing person in the friggen’ world, and the first glimpse of what I could already tell was going to be a heart-stopping smile.
At that moment, a connection was born.
That was it.
She owned me.
My niece.
My god-daughter.
The love of my life.
I have a passion for the bad boys, those covered in tattoos, sexy smirks, ripped jeans, fast cars, motorcycles and of course, the sweet girls that try to tame them and win their hearts. My debut series, Ashes & Embers, follows the lives of rock band members as they find, and sometimes lose, the loves of their lives.
Born and raised a Jersey girl, I now reside in beautiful New Hampshire with my husband and our multitude of furry pets and spend most of my time writing, reading, and vacuuming.
Born and raised a Jersey girl, I now reside in beautiful New Hampshire with my husband and our multitude of furry pets and spend most of my time writing, reading, and vacuuming.