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Synopsis:
If you’re lucky, you’ll fall in love – truly, madly and
deeply in love. But what happens
when that honest and pure love isn’t enough to erase your fears? What happens when your past rears its
ugly head and threatens your future?
Maddy and Reid had that kind of love – the all-encompassing,
Earth shattering, once in a lifetime kind of love. Then life happened.
Old wounds that were thought to be long healed and scabbed over are
ripped opened and they are forced to face the possibility that, maybe, they are
not strong enough to fight their demons and embrace the light.
Together, they found out what love is, but now they will
each need to heal on their own before they can ever be together again. They must face their fears and beat
down their pasts in order to find their way through this crazy uphill battle
called love.
They’ve let love in, but now, they need to find out how to
Let Love Stay.
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Excerpt:
I get out
of the truck and walk over towards the two of them. Maddy’s back is to me as I approach her and her date, so she
doesn’t see me right away. But
once the guy sees me, she spins around to look at what has caught his eye.
Her face
is shocked and when our eyes lock, my heart skips a beat. There’s a pull between us. As much as I hate to admit it, she owns
me. Her eyes are magical. They dance with light and passion and
when she looks at me, they are filled with love.
The love and passion that are sparkling in her emerald green
eyes evaporate when she realizes the scene that I’ve just stumbled upon. I can only imagine what’s going through
her mind, but I’m sure the images of me kicking Logan’s ass are flashing
vividly through her mind.
I’m no
more than a few feet from them when the guy pushes Maddy behind him to protect
her from what he perceives as a threat.
He’s not very far from the truth, but she’s not the one who needs
protecting.
Menacingly
close now, he pipes up. “Who the
fuck are you? What do you
want?” Okay, I’ll give the prick a
little bit of credit for trying to stand up to me, but he has no clue what he’s
competing against here.
The
caveman in me wants to deck this guy and drag Maddy into a bed – any bed – and
claim her, repeatedly, until she understands that she’s mine and no one
else’s. I’m going to do that
anyway, but hopefully I can refrain from knocking this guy on his ass. I’d like to have the use of my hands
tonight.
My eyes
never leave Maddy’s, but my words are directed at him. “Me? I’m the boyfriend, asshole.” Maddy’s eyes widen slightly as I say “boyfriend.” Did she really think we ever broke
up?
I avert
my gaze from Maddy for a minute to stare this douchebag down. “And who the fuck do you think you
are?” He falters, not enough that
most people would notice, but I’m in predator mode. I see his throat work hard to swallow past the newly formed fear. His pupils dilate slightly and the
pulse beating in his neck picks up as adrenaline surges through him. If he thinks he’s going to win this
battle, he is wrong – so fucking wrong.
He puffs
out his chest as he says, “I’m Maddy’s date for tonight.” He snickers lightly as he says, “You
know? She never mentioned a
boyfriend when I asked her out.
Must not be much of a boyfriend if she doesn’t even mention you.” He swells with pride at his snarky
little quip. In the split second
he looks away from me to gauge Maddy’s approval, I lay him flat on the ground
as I drop my shoulder into his gut and take his legs out from underneath him
with one of my own. I freaking
love my takedown skills. I didn’t
even have to bust up my hands. I’m
definitely going to need them in a little bit.
I
straddle over him and pull him up by the collar. “Whether she mentioned me or not, she’s mine, so lay the
fuck off. Got it?”
Maddy
still hasn’t said a word and I haven’t actually spoken directly to her. I’m pretty sure she understands my
actions though. Wordlessly, I
reach my hand out to her. This is
her chance. If she still wants me,
then she’ll come with me. This is
who I am, who I’ve always been. If
she can’t understand that I love her, that I want her more than anything, then
it’s not because I haven’t tried as hard as I possibly could to prove it to
her.
Hand
still outstretched, I look her directly in the eyes, as I try to convey
everything that I’m thinking, that I’m feeling. In what feels like an act of God, she understands me and
laces her hand in mine.
Heartbreak and pain seem to consume Maddy and Reid's life, yet throughout The Love Series you watch them grow, deal and prosper.
I enjoy the Love Series and the ability to read through book one, two and three and a half. Series is heart breaking and moving. The ups and downs of life are real and Maddy and Reid deal with them i feel as any college student will, they struggle but through it they find themselves.
I like the story, i love the ability to continue to the next within the series box set and am interested in what happens within their future.
I give The Love Series by Melissa Collins
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