Sale Blitz & Review::: For A Reason by T.N. Cole
She loved me.
I failed her.
She loves me.
I'll break her.
Tristan Westdyke seems to have it all: he's handsome, athletic, smart, and admired. What people don't see beyond the façade, though, is the pain and guilt eating away at his soul. Blaming himself for the loss of another person, Tristan trudges through life not allowing himself to feel.
But when the beautiful and energetic Katelyn Sharp barrels into his life, Tristan is helpless to resist emotions long buried. A connection slowly grows between the two, yet secrets and deceit threaten to shatter the fragile trust and love they’ve found.
Can two people who have been hurt and betrayed open their hearts up once more? Can both accept that all may have happened For a Reason?
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“You scare me.” I decided to go as honest as I could. My heart was pounding with both my admission and something else I couldn’t identify.
She scoffed. “Uh, do you see me? How can this—” she gestured to herself “—intimidate you?”
I slowly perused her from her sandal-clad feet, up the short black dress, and all the way to her now flushing face. “Yeah. I see you,” I whispered as I peered into her deep brown eyes.
She was dumbstruck at my words and let her guard down for a second. Then she seemed to snap out of it, shaking her head as if to clear her thoughts. “Screw this.” Kate turned, breaking our stare down to jam her key into the lock.
So quickly that even I didn’t know how it happened, I moved and suddenly I had her pinned against the wall next to the door. Her purse and keys clattered to the floor. “Hey!” she started to protest, but she trailed off as she realized that our faces were inches away from each other—a fact that I was now also painfully aware of. I had her hands restrained above her head with both of my own, and my lower body was against hers so that she couldn’t move. “Tristan, what—” she started to ask.
“I don’t know,” I managed to get out before my lips crashed into hers. I moaned when her mouth immediately opened to me. And she answered me back with her own sweet whimper as our tongues tangled together. She wiggled until she was able to hook one of her long legs around my waist. I let go of her hands to grab both of her legs, running my hands up and down her smooth thighs before resting my hold under her ass so I could grip her tighter against me. I couldn’t stop—I needed to explore all of her mouth, memorize the sounds she made, and show her all the things I couldn’t say with words.
After I had released her hands, Kate ran them over my chest, causing me to groan and push her harder against the wall, and then she tangled them in my hair. She anchored me to her, and I was too far gone to care about what any of this even meant anymore. Kate, Kate, Kate. I want you. But I know I shouldn’t. I don’t want to hurt you, beautiful girl. Give me what I don’t know I want.
Both our phones started to ring, the piercing tones shattering the moment. And I wanted nothing more than to stay in that moment—wrapped up in Kate. Kate was the first to break away, breathing heavily. I leaned my forehead against hers, still holding her up. Her eyes remained closed, but I kept mine open to watch her. I didn’t know what to say to her now. No words could convey what had just happened between us. All I knew was that I wanted more—more of her taste, more of her moans, more of her pressed against me—but I didn’t know how to tell her that. “Put me down,” she commanded softly as she opened her eyes.
4 ½ out of 5 stars
This book had me on the edge of my seat a lot of the novel because I was concerned for Tristan and what was going to happen to him. I’m sure the the author didn’t intend for this to be a suspense novel, but I felt very much like something was going to happen every time I turned the page.
The story has a very tragic beginning and I think I read it very pessimistically for the longest time. I’m not a pessimist by nature but something just kept making me crazy about Katelyn and Tristan and the mystery notes. BUT I was also optimistic that somehow Katelyn and Tristan would find their HEA because they both deserved happiness so much.
Tristan is still dealing with the death of his best friend from five years ago. It was a tragic accident and he was severely hurt in the same accident as well. He has already gone through alcohol as a possible solution and chosen to just stay as busy as possible instead. he hopes that working out, tutoring and just staying on top of his studies wears him out enough that he doesn’t have to worry about waking from nightmares. He also refuses to give his heart to anyone ever again knowing that if he does it will just break him further.
Now enter Katelyn. After only knowing her for a short time, Tristan found himself being drawn to her on a deeper level than ever before.
All of a sudden, we were standing chest to chest. I couldn’t breathe from the intensity of her gaze--yet, I couldn’t look away. I found myself getting lost in the dark pools of her eyes.
He immediately remembers that he can’t like her. He can’t kiss her. He can’t be anything more than just someone to help her make other friends. Katelyn however isn’t going to let him get by with that.
At a quarter of the way through the book, I was so glad that she was there for him. I was so glad she wasn’t letting him hide in his self-loathing and keep everyone at a distance. I wanted them to work out so much that I found myself really cheering for them despite the mystery notes and the stalking that was going on around them.
I was so happy to “hear” Kate telling Tristan just how much she loved him and how much he deserved her:
“You deserve all of me and more, Tristan. And you have me. Mind, body, heart...it’s all yours. Even if I had a choice, there’s no one else in the world who I would want to give myself to other than you.”
It was the perfect thing to say to him and I just hoped he could really hear it...but I don’t want to tell you everything that happens, so just go buy this amazing book and find out for yourself what an amazing story Ms Cole weaves with these characters. I can’t wait to read more from her!!!
T.N. Cole spends her time seeking new adventures, determined to make her life a memorable story. A recent graduate with a bachelor in biology, T.N. is headed to graduate school at Texas Tech to pursue her long time dream of becoming a pharmacist. When she's not reading, writing, or studying, you'll find her trying to stay out of trouble or planning her ultimate dream of traveling the world.
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