Review: thoughts on ash to steele
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2014
I adore Breck. Broken beautiful Breck. He will gut you. He tries so so hard to hate Emma and keep her at a distance but she is good for him. She helps him heal and she shows him the light to his heart and soul. Emma makes him whole again. Helps him see he is a good person.Breck has a hard past. A hard life and one that jaded him against love and preacher's. He believes in only one night stands and love and happiness for anyone but himself. Deep inside though he is a softy. A sweet gentle caring guy who loves fiercely and protects those close to him with all he has. When his grandfather falls ill he takes his spot at the company even though he doesn't want to and does two jobs: his grandfathers and running his restaurants so that his grandfathers company doesn't fall under. He saved Jen from a life of drugs and Gavin from a life of crime. He is unselfish in some ways but selfish in others. His carnal pleasures he is selfish, with his heart he is selfish that is until Emma.Emma comes to town and blows Breck out of his comfort zone. She is a preacher's daughter from the south trying to find more and become something. Her dad is the only one who believed in her but never really saw her. Until Breck no one did. Breck asked her the questions no one else did. He cared. Much to both their chagrin. Breck showed her that she can be confident and obtain her dreams. As they get close they try to pull back especially Breck. That is until Breck realizes his every breathe is needed with Emma by his side. So beautiful. He even gives up his manwhoring ways after meeting Emma. LeSigh. Love the man. But his dark past does rear its ugly head and he tries to walk away.Boneheaded move there. Especially the timing of this d'oh moment. I mean he could have picked a better moment for it but alas it was done. After he did this he realized though he couldn't be without her and went after her. He even had a aww moment although not romantic but aww after all you read about him and tells Emma she is his forever. LeSigh. things are going great and than whammo bammo Breck's past comes back to bite them in the tushky. But Emma is not deterred. You go girl. she helps Breck through it but again a d'oh moment occurs in this time. Not really d'oh but one with consequences that end up happening i might add. Breck tells Emma everything after they are in danger, he protects her and meets her dad under bad circumstances. She accepts all that he is though and they end up with a HEA.A book that will have you rooting for a HEA. Crying for Breck hoping he gets all he deserves and more. Ms. Stewart writes a gut wrenching love story that has all the elements- love, unending support, forces to go against the love, pasts to overcome, and healing to be had. Such a beautiful story that will have you hoping for for more for both Breck and Emma.