Title: The Ocean Between
Us
Series: A Southern
Heroes Novel, Book One
Author: Michelle Heard
Genre: Romantic
Suspense
Model: Drew Truckle
Photographer: Eric David Battershell
Publish Date: September 16,
2018
Review Source: Ardent Prose
Dying to
experience life, I cross an ocean to get away from my fears. I find my safe
haven in the form of Detective Aiden Holden. He shows me what love is, but then
our lives collide. Our little world shatters, and I'm caught in the crossfire.
I'm forced to
return home, to let go of the only person who has made me feel like I could be
more.
How do you
return to a cage once you’ve tasted freedom?
My only hope is
that Aiden will cross an ocean for me.
I have fallen in
love with Michelle Heard, as if it was my first time reading her brilliance.
The Ocean Between Us is one amazing, heartfelt masterpiece. My heart did somersaults
over and over again, with the way that Aiden loved Emma. It was as though he
fell harder for her with each day that passed.
Portraying
someone that he wasn’t was Aiden’s best decision in life. The day that Emma
stepped into his life was the best thing that could have ever happened to him.
Emma mistakenly happened upon Aiden in a bar, hitting on him and checking sex off
her bucket list. Living in America was her dream come true and it was starting now. Little did she know that Aiden was more significant in her life
than she ever expected. Allowing him into her life could
be dangerous beyond belief. Is Aiden’s love worth fighting for? Is danger going
to bring them closer and learn what true happiness is? Or will it send her back home across the pond?
Do yourself a
huge favor and make The Ocean Between Us a priority read. This is one book that
you must read and will not forget for years to come. It’s that amazing and unforgettable.
A definite 5 star rating. Enjoy!
When I open the
front door, Emma forces a smile to her lips, but I can see it doesn’t reach her
eyes.
It feels like
I’ve lost her, and my heart clenches painfully.
Emma steps
inside, her body tense as she glances around the foyer, and up at the stairs.
I hate that
she’s uncomfortable in my home.
Having little to
no strength left after the nightmare of a week, it feels like I’m about to
break.
“Emma.” I close
the door and take a step closer to her. “Tell me what happened. What you’re
feelin’ and thinkin’? Let me help you.”
My eyes get
stuck on the purple discoloration around her neck.
I know from
experience what causes marks like that. Emma was choked. It explains why her
voice is practically gone.
Rage makes me
bite the words out, “What happened to your neck?”
When she presses
her lips firmly together, refusing to talk, I take a step closer to her. Her
body instantly goes tense, and she clenches her hands.
Fuck, not that.
“Emma, what did
they do to you?” My voice is low with fear.
“Nothing,” she
whispers.
I can’t stand
the distance between us and I take the few steps separating us. I take hold of
Emma’s clenched hands and pin them to my chest. She won’t open them or look at
me.
“Please, Em. Let
me share the pain. Let me help you through this.” She shakes her head, her
breath catching in her throat. I brush my fingers over her cheek and lean
closer. “Who hit you?”
She opens her
mouth, and at first, only a rasp of air comes out.
It hurts like hell
to see her like this.
Then she presses
her forehead against my chest and finally whispers, “Colton.”
Fucking bastard.
I wish I’d killed him when I had the chance.
I wrap my arms
around her, wishing I could give her all of the strength I have left. I’m used
to being in control, to being able to handle everything, but all my power has
been stripped away from me.
Pressing a kiss
to her temple, I softly say, “Tell me what they did so I can make them pay.”
She pushes
against my chest, and I take a step back.
Her face is
tight with anger. “You think you can actually do something about it?”
I frame her face
and make her look at me. “Emma, I can. I’m not your dad. I’ll prosecute them
with everything I have.”
“This is not
about my fucking dad,” she screams, her voice breaking over the words. “You
can’t do anything about it, Aiden. It fucking happened. It’s done. Nothing you
do will change that.”
Her arms wrap
around her waist, and hunching over, a broken cry tears from her. My heart
shatters at the sight of her crumbling right before my eyes.
I move forward,
but she sags to the floor, whimpering, “Don’t touch me.”
Feeling helpless
as fuck, I watch the woman I love with every single beat of my heart, fall
apart.
I sit down
beside her, needing to let her know I’m not going anywhere.
Michelle Heard
is a Bestselling Romance Author who likes her books hot, dirty, and with a
touch of darkness. She loves an alpha hero who is not scared to fight for his
woman.
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