Review: SO impressed with this new author
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 19, 2014
WOW, I have to say this book totally shocked me.  I was sucked in at the beginning of the book, couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.  Midway through the book it became a bit slow for me but I still was so invested in Colton, Carly and the plot I knew I needed to finish.  By the last 10% of the book, I was back to speed reading so I could figure it all out only to find CLIFF HANGER………….but what a cliff hanger it is.  Now I am going to have to mark the calendar to bug the author weekly till I get book two.Carly is one feisty lady, she has ice water flowing through her veins when needed and she can turn around and be an emotional wreck the next.  At least when she crumbles she picks herself back up quickly, she doesn’t do this victim thing well at all.  She left home right after high school when she found herself pregnant and alone.  Boyfriend broke up with her before she found out she was pregnant, daddy turned his back on her, mom out of the picture and sister in college.  She moved from Kentucky to South Carolina and made it on her own hard work and determination.  Things weren’t easy for her, she ended up with only a college education and a job, I will let you read how she lost everything else, but she was as happy as she could be.She got the call she needed to come home, her daddy was dying and she needed to make peace with him.  What was going to be short visit turned into a life changing event? She now had a niece and nephew she had never met, her daddy had some confessions to make and a sister who was married to a man that she would grow to hate.  Now she was back in Kentucky for good and face to face with the boy who had broken her heart, Colton.Not knowing if he would ever be able to heal her, he knew he had to tell her the truth as to why he broke up with her.  Along with the truth he had a few surprises for Carly, little did he know Carly had a few surprises for him and a whole load of truth that she wasn’t sure he would be able to handle.  Colton is a super sexy man and Carly knows he is the one for her, but can she ever really trust him again?  Can she ever believe in men and the love they offer after how her life has ended up due to the choices the men in her life have made?  There are a ton of other secrets that Carly is about to expose, some that should have been left buried but that isn’t Carly’s way.Luke is a former classmate to Carly who will not only break your heart with his story, he becomes her friend and a nightmare for Colton.  In the end he plays a huge part as to what is going to happen with Carly.  I am so torn because I adore Luke and want him happy but I am not sure I want him to be another heart break for Carly and Colton.Covered in Coal is so well written with a Southern flare to the story I just fell in love.  With a coal miners theme, you could feel the tension when certain events happen.  The emotions just jump off the pages and take your breath away.  We have a cast of characters that are not only entertaining with their humor, they will break your heart with the pain they carry but then you rise with them when they start to overcome their shattered past and build for the future.The suspense and mystery surrounding Carly’s family is unique and has left me wanting, no demanding more immediately.  I need to see if this family is ever going to find the peace and comfort they finally deserve.  Will Colton and Carly ever be able to just have the room to start over again without all the outside interference and uncovered secrets that threaten their happiness?  Make sure you get your copy of this book soon and be ready for the next one.  This author knows how to deliver a story that will keep you engaged and invested till the very last page.