Review: Don't we all want a Parker in our lives? I think yes!!!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2014
Wow! This debut novel does not feel like you’re reading a debut novel.************ Spoiler Alert ********************************I loved the characters in this novel. Parker is amazing. Life would be perfect if we all had a Parker in our lives. He was always there for Lani, even though sometimes it broke his heart. To have someone love you that much is rare indeed.This isn’t your typical boy meets girl and falls in love. This is more a real life story. It’s a story that has its ups and downs and deals with real issues. It's about a woman that has and is being abused by the man that she loves, the father of her children. It’s not just the physical abuse. It is about control over everything, verbal, mental and physical abuse Lani faced it all from the one man that promised to love her forever, her husband. Until you are in that situation or know someone who is, you won’t fully understand why she stayed why she put up with what she did. It takes guts to finally walk away. Many women don’t get that chance because they end up dying at the hands of the person they love. Is it really love? No, of course not, but sometimes it’s all they know and they are terrified to leave. In this instance things did get better and stayed that way for a while which makes it even harder to leave.Can Lani’s best friend Parker help her pick up the pieces of her shattered life? He has been there from the beginning; he has always loved his friend and has been best friends with her husband Kade too. Will Lani finally open her eyes and see what’s been right in front of her all along? How do you survive the worst betrayal of all? Both Parker and Lani will have to figure that out after shocking details are revealed to both of them.I loved this book from start to finish. I love that Lani stepped up to protect her boys. It’s sad but some times it takes the risk of another person getting hurt before the one being abused opens their eyes.You won’t regret getting this book. The Epilogue had me in tears, what a beautiful ending. This author can be proud of this debut novel and I hope we will see more of her work in the future.