Review: Rating is 5 out of 5 Soul Shattering Secrets
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2013
**ARC**I could not put this book down. Once I started to read, the story held me until the last word on the last page was read. This book is about learning to overcome the demons inside. It is about taking that chance with that one person and letting them in. Not everyone is the same person they were many years ago and not all kids grow up like their parents.Nicholas is a man who grew up watching his father abuse his mother, not only physically but mentally as well. When his mother was not enough to satisfy his anger, he turned to Nicholas and his sister Nicolette. Nicholas vowed to never Love a woman, because if he didn’t care for a woman then he would never be the same monster his father was.Nicholas can not believe the woman who walked into his Publishing Company 6 months ago and caught his eye is in the bar of his hotel. All it took was one look at the Red-headed Vixen and he knew he had to have her. Now that she is in his bar he wants to talk to her and get to know her. But he doesn’t do relationships,and with her being drunk, he doesn’t want to take advantage of her, but better yet, why is she here?Shannon is an up and coming photographer and is headed home to surprise her Fiance who she hasn't seen or been intimate with in months. Their schedules are always conflicting. Upon entering the apartment they share, she sees her Fiance having sex with a female in a way that he never would have had with her, upon further inspection it is none other than her best friend of 14 years. She doesn’t wait to see what they have to say, she flees.Shannon wakes up in an unfamiliar place, the last thing she remembers is being at the bar and taking off her engagement ring while pounding back the drinks. When she realizes where she is, the only man who with one look can make her knees weak and  her panties instantly wet is sitting in front of her. She does the only thing that she can think of doing before finding out how she got here, and not in her own hotel room. She Flees...She knows she should be upset that her Fiance cheated, but she is more upset with her best friend then she is with him. She finally realizes that she never loved him and it is okay to move on to someone else. Which is great since Nicholas has gone all caveman on her and won't let her out of his sight since knowing she is broken and she does everything she can to fight this feeling she has when he is around.As soon as he walks into the room, she can feel his energy and it scares her, because she wants nothing more than to give into these feelings, but she is broken and hoping that he never finds out what happened to her all those years ago. When Nicholas and Shannon finally come face to face it is like a Volcano erupting. The chemistry with these two is no better way described than an EPIC Eruption!They both have things to hide from their past and while Nicholas is trying to learn to deal with his anger issues and learning to let Shannon help him when he is on the edge about to jump off,  Shannon is praying that no one finds out about her past and what happened to her when she was 17. She hopes she never sees that monster again. But as if her life just can't let her win, her past comes and hits her and Nicholas both in the face....