Title: In
Spades (Mirrored #1)
Author: K.
Pinson
Genre: New
Adult
Avalynn has been running from her past for a couple of years
now....never very far but always extremely fast. With an alcoholic father, a void
of a mother and a town full of gossip, she struggles to find her place in the
world.The only thing that saved her on her path of self destruction is her
beautiful little sister, her miracle. Desperately trying to save Abby from a
life that Avalynn has been trying so hard to escape from, she plots to take
Abby away.The plan going dangerously astray, leaving Avalynn beaten and broken
in what once was the hallway mirror in her childhood home. Avalynn finally
comes to in the hospital after nearly being beaten to death. Father-Dead,
Mother-Missing, Abby-In foster care--Everything changing in the blink of an
eye.
Avalynn immediately sets to work to get her life in order ,
receive custody of precious Abby and focusing every ounce of attention, giving
Abby the the life she deserves. Avalynn, now a 22 year old Elementary School
Teacher and New Mommy, struggling to raise a beautiful and feisty five year old
whom was just diagnosed with Mild Autism Disorder. Lots of challenges for her
to face in the midst. Avalynn is ready to go at them all head on if it means
Abby is raised in a happy and healthy home. Abby is the only thing she cares
about...not even caring about herself or her life...that is...until she meets
him. The man that can shatter her entire world with one glance. Their
relationship a roller coaster ride from start to finish. One that Avalynn never
wants to get off of..but she may not have a choice. Her happily ever after
coming to a screeching halt yet again. Heartbreak, love, loss and hope--This
story has it all, In Spades.
22 years old. Lives in a small farm town. Work full times as a
Manager for an assisted living program for mentally challenged adults. I love
my job. :) Getting my degree in music therapy.
I am going to start by saying that this is one of the best books I had read this year. It was very nicely
written and held to the point of the story by not straying too far from the topic.
The story is about a woman, Avalynn, that has a harsh childhood growing up. The story opens with the most grotesque, terrifying, and bloodiest beating she had endured as of yet. She survives and in turn her father (who was the one who beat her almost to death) kills himself and her mother. So, her baby sister ends up in foster care where she stays until Ava wins custody of her.
Even though Ava has been strong, she finds out her baby sister (who calls her "Mom") has autism. So, she struggles day in and day out with that difficulty. She doesn't care though because she loves her baby girl so much.
She then meets the handsome stranger, Daxton, who turns her whole world upside down, for the better. There are some things in his past as well that you find out later in the book.
The story progresses pretty quickly but doesn't leave you behind. There are a few twists and turns as she fights him off and then accepts that she can't love anyone more than him. The end will take your breath away. I won't tell you anymore as it will give it away.
I have to say that I laughed, I cried, and I sulked right along with the characters. There were quite a few times I had to dry my eyes before I could continue. KP did a very good job of making you feel what her characters felt; what she felt as she was writing the book.
I would highly recommend this book to everyone I can scream it to from the rooftops! I simply cannot wait for the follow-up. Wait....there is a follow-up...right?
I distinctively remember seeing my beaten, broken down reflection surrounding me. The memory of seeing my face conveyed in a jagged portrayal, no matter which direction that I looked. I can still feel the gripping chills that continuously racked my body as I lay in a crimson sea of my own blood. My skin was searing from the tiny cuts invading it. The blood, there was so much blood, running steadily down my body. The thick, red liquid was warming my skin. I thought quietly to myself how it was possible to feel anything warm, when my insides were so cold.The voices were unwelcome noise in my now ringing ears, steadily growing louder and angrier. I could hear the crying, the screaming. I closed my eyes as they were beginning to burn. My left eye had begun to swell shut after receiving the repeated blows. I had no choice but to take advantage of the use of the right one, opening it slowly, working to get a look at my surroundings. I was trying to figure out how to make my next move. My vision was blurry. I could barely make out the figure progressively stalking towards me. I could smell him before I could even see his features. I was in trouble, big trouble. I hugged the floor with all of the energy I could muster, hoping to go unnoticed. He looked like the devil in the flesh, with eyes that glowed red; wasted, in every sense of the word. He was no longer the handsome charmer my mother had fallen in love with. No, that man was long gone, a pit of despair pulling him in. I cannot completely remember the entirety of his face. My mind was constantly trying to block memories of him out. All I can remember are shadows, sharp angles and those blood shot eyes.Sadly, his odor is what I remember most, a horrid mixture of stale vodka and peppermint schnapps. This scent had taken place in most of my childhood memories up until this point and it was a hard one to forget, as much as I’d tried. He laughed menacingly at my torn apart body. I flinched; I could not control any of my movements. Fear overtook me, gripping me hard and fast. In this moment, I prayed to be swallowed up whole by the floor.Humiliated and broken to the world around me. The shards of glass that had once been our hallway mirror lay scattered around. I tried to get my left hand to follow the directions my brain was sending it, getting a grip on one of the broken pieces. I didn’t know what I was going to do with it, but it wasn‘t going to be pretty. Thoughts of suicide, murder and protection all rapidly flooded my mind. Unfortunately, I couldn’t do a damn thing. I dropped the shard just as quickly as I had picked it up. He still stood over me, unmoving. His cold, calculated voice repeating it’s all too familiar mantra. I would never forget the way the words rolled so easily off of his lips, disgust filling his face.“Look at yourself, Avalynn.” He sneered at me, spitting as he spoke.He held a broken shard of glass up to my face, as close as humanly possible. The jagged edges cutting into his own skin, but he didn’t even realize how much of his blood was dripping down.“I said….get a good look, Avalynn Wright. Get a good look at the pitiful human being that ruined my life! You were a mistake. That’s all you will ever be. I‘m so glad such a waste of space doesn‘t hold my last name. Won‘t continue my legacy. You are worthless. Don‘t you ever forget that.” He slurred the words into each other, a normal person wouldn’t have been able to understand him, but I could. I wasn’t a normal person; I’ve never been able to be one.He threw the broken shard on top of my now broken body and walked out of the room, leaving me to drown in the hurt alone. I would never ever forget his words or the truth lying behind his sunken in eyes. His opinion had always been one that I held at a high standard, even though it killed me in every sense of the word. I couldn’t shake it.As the numbness began to overtake my body and my mother’s screams had finally died out, I welcomed the darkness. I welcomed relief that my body and mind had felt. I was shutting down, becoming numb, like I had been for so many years before. I prayed for death. I could see the way out and I was going to take it.I only came back to this hell for her, my beautiful baby sister whom I never had a chance to know or meet. I had only made things worse for her, like I usually did when it came to him. I had felt a compulsion to save her; take her away from the childhood that I was running from. She was so strikingly beautiful. The last image that crossed my mind was those big blue eyes that matched mine perfectly. I remember her looking up at me from her crib, reaching out her tiny hand to me and I couldn’t get to her, I couldn’t save her. He had gotten to me first.
I have a VERY special treat for you!!! Look below!!!!
Title: House
of Cards (Mirrored #2)
Expected Release date – August 2013
BOOK DESCRIPTION
Daxton James holds the world in the palm of his hands. He has
finally met the love of his life and is more than ready to start a family with
her and her precious daughter, Abby. He has the best friends that anyone could
ask for, a career doing two things he loves the most-music and helping people
and his family piecing themselves back together, slowly but surely. Everything
has fallen into place in his life and he couldn't be more happy about it.
There is only one problem---He can’t remember any of it.
Daxton was involved in a serious accident which has left him
fighting for his life, while his loved ones wait in the midst, unsure if he is
even going to come out of it alive. Thankfully he does, but his short term
memory can’t say the same. He only remembers the Daxton he had been years
previous. The playboy, the rock star and hopelessly devoted to a woman that is
not Avalynn Wright.
The doctors tell Avalynn to just let his memory come back on
it’s own and to not push him too much, fearful that forcing his memory will
cause permanent scarring and trauma. Avalynn is so thankful to have Daxton
alive, that if letting him go will keep him happy and healthy, she will do just
that, even if it means killing off herself; bit by bit. Avalynn struggles to
get a grasp on what is a reality and what is created by the stresses of her
life which causes her to downward spiral, with nobody there to break her fall.
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