Release Blitz & Review::: Hail Mary by Lani Lynn Vale

by Lora - 8:05 AM

Title: Hail Mary

Series: Hail Raisers #6

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Romance Suspense

Release Date: February 9, 2018

Mary Persephone Hail Mary—well-wished-for child. Persephone—destruction. Hail—well that speaks for itself. Her name is painful to think about. Mary, his newfound daughter, isn’t a wished-for child. Persephone, though? Yeah, destruction is a fitting description. And Hail? Yeah, that’s just the final f-you. The moment that her mother drops her off on his doorstep, Dante’s hell becomes complete. Or so he thinks. What can make life worse after losing one’s wife and kids, you ask? Here’s what: being given a baby that depends on him for her survival. Finding out that the baby’s mother is dying of brain cancer, and has a husband that he never knew about. A husband that Dante knows in the marrow of his bones is trying to kill her just as surely as the cancer eating her brain. Dante’s a bad person. He’s done some not so nice things, and now he’s being punished for his misdeeds. Karma is finally catching up to him. This child that he’s been stuck with is of his flesh and bone. This child is his salvation. This child is the final nail in the coffin of his wife and daughters’ too short lives. He doesn’t want this child. But this child will save him whether he wants her to or not. With the help of a friend—yes, a woman friend—Dante finds his way back to life. But what he finds when he gets back isn’t the same life that he left behind. Turns out, he has to start living a new one. One where he's suddenly having feelings for a friend that helped him get through some tough times, and loving a daughter that won’t let him quit.

“How do I articulate how amazing this story is?” - Cali Gals “Thanks Lani for a couple so beautifully broken that it makes me want to wrapped them up and never let go.” - One Last Page Book Blog “Another amazing read from Lani Lynn Vale. Again.” - Books After Fifty…

5 out of 5 stars

To say I’ve been waiting what seems like forever for this book is no exaggeration. Dante has been on the fringes and really made my heart ache for him for so many books I couldn’t wait to dive into his story. And then we meet “his woman” and my heart aches all over again. Cobie is a strong woman who doesn’t even realize how much she needs someone like Dante.

This book was better than others because I found myself immersed in the story before I ever started reading. I loved Dante because I saw his love for Mary in the last book. I was heartbroken for his losses and hopeful for his future. Cobie was a bright spot for him that he wasn’t ready for, but still accepted because it was his heart that was guiding him.

There were definitely ups and downs in this book. There were moments I was scared. Moments I laughed out loud. And moments I cried with them. This book just gave me so many feels that it’s hard to articulate them, but just know you should totally read this book. (And though it can be a stand-alone, I think the other books just give it that much more edge.)

I’m a married mother of three. My kids are all under 8, so I can assure you that they are a handful. I’ve been with my paramedic husband now for ten years, and we’ve produced three offspring that are nothing like us. I live in the greatest state in the world, Texas.