Review: This beautiful story will steal your heart!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2014
This can be read as a standalone, however if you've read the first one you'll know about Caleb and his loss. Now that this is his story, I've realized that the first book only scratches the surface of his heartache and pain. Stolen Course goes beyond what I could have ever imagined. It goes into a man's soul that is deep, dark, grieving and somehow it allows that soul to fall for another.“I don’t know the what, when, where, or why about my life, but… I suddenly know the who.”The pain in Caleb's heart runs just as deep as the hate he has for Sarah Erickson. She is the reason his Manda is no longer alive breathing and loving him. He blames her for losing himself, for taking away his heart, and for the darkness he finds himself in. Manda was everything to Caleb and his story truly gives you insight into how much he continues to suffer even years after Manda's death. Little did he know that solace would come in Emma Erikson. Yes. Sarah's sister. Consumed with the circumstances around Manda's death, can Caleb truly learn to love Emma more than he hates her sister, Sarah?“Hey, Caleb?… I’m serious about Manda. I don’t have an issue with you having a past. I’m not an insecure girl who is trying to compete with her memory.”Stolen Course stole my heart from the very first page. I was immediately drawn in to the story and it's characters. Emma is everything Caleb never knew he needed. She is fun, feisty, and sexy. She calls Caleb on everything he does and never backs down. But her heart? Her heart is beautiful. And she wants nothing more than to love Caleb. While she loves her sister, Emma becomes completely consumed with Caleb. He is everything she wants. But everything she is not sure she can have."Love me more than you hate her."While this story has many deep and gut wrenching moments, the author knows how to balance the moments where you want to cry with the sweet and sexy. You will feel everything. Every single character displays raw and deep emotion. Emma loves so hard. She loves Caleb through all his pain. She loves him enough to accept that he will always love Manda. But Caleb also has a place in his heart for Emma. A place so deep  that Manda has never been.  Emma loves Caleb enough to know this difference."I'm going to kiss you. Then I'm going to make love to you. And then we are going to make plans to spend the next one hundred years together."Even with all the grief and pain in the story, there is so much love. The kind of love that consumes your every thought. Emma and Caleb exude electricity. In and out of the bedroom. Their connection is completely undeniable. While Caleb is protective, he also has the biggest heart. He loves with every fiber in his being. He loves with conviction and truth. I didn't think Caleb would find love again, but that is because his soul was waiting on Emma.“No matter how dark you get, I will trudge through the quicksand of your guilt and drag you out- every single time”There are twists and turns in this story. Do not go into Stolen Course thinking you know what's going to happen. Because you don't. Secrets, lies, and the past all come out and the author holds nothing back. Hearts are shattered, lives are changed. This is unlike any other story out there. You will become addicted to this series!  It is original and one of my most favorite reads this year.Stolen Course attests to the fact that there is always light in darkness. It made me FEEL so many emotions while on this journey of love and forgiveness  in Caleb's story. It made me believe that everything happens for a reason. That love and fate? They are completely interconnected. That your soul will always crave and find the one you are to love, no matter the circumstances. The love in this story is overpowering and all consuming. This beautiful story captivated my heart and left me speechless.