Denise’s 5 star ⭐ Review
The Regret Duet was WOW… just WOW…. In Written with Regret and Written with You Aly Martinez proves yet again she is a masterful storyteller.
As the past and present unfold in front of the readers eyes and to some extent the characters eyes as well (since we all only know out own truth) watch out because you will not, I repeat NOT want to put this story down.
I literally am checking the blurbs pasted above as a I type because I do not want to reveal anything not a single beautiful piece of this story for the reader; I want them to experience as I did; in heart pulling soul searching detail.
The story oh the story…. I have learned with Ms Martinez to never “expect” anything well except pure literally genius and man did I get that in SPADES!
Caven is a man the readers will fall in love with from before a little baby is left on his door step; as the prologue to book 1 will grab you by the throat and if you think that powerful it somehow manages to get even better and the reader escapes down the rabbit hole that is the search for…. well I am not even sure what… love yes… but so much more… maybe the desire to love despite the odds; the desire to love despite every obstacle put in your path even when sometimes those obstacles are of your own doing ….I adored Caven’s good lies vs bad lies speech to his daughter as well Ok not saying any more read the BOOKS!
Oh and the covers were so perfect… especially when you learn what the tattoo on Caven’s arm represents.
I am going to offer readers two tips…
- Make sure BOTH books are loaded on your kindle before you sit down
- Make sure there is nothing pressing in your life going on because let me tell you life will stand still from the moment you meet Caven!
This story will be on my Top Pick 2019 list!
Every little girl dreams of the fairytale. The one where the white knight rushes in to save her from the clutches of evil. They fall in love, have babies, and live happily ever after.
By that definition, my life should have been a fairytale too.
When I was eight years old, Caven Hunt saved me from the worst kind of evil to walk the Earth. It didn’t matter that I was a kid. I fell in love with him all the same.
But that was where my fairytale ended.
Years later, a one-night stand during the darkest time imaginable gave us a little girl. It was nothing compared to the pitch black that consumed me when I was forced to leave her with Caven for good.
At the end of every fairytale, the happily-ever-after is the one thing that remains consistent. It wasn’t going to be mine, but there hadn’t been a night that passed where I hadn’t prayed that it would be hers.
I owed Caven my life.
However, I owed that innocent child more.
And that included ripping the heart from my chest and facing her father again.
Written with You
But all the money in the world couldn’t help me when I found a screaming newborn abandoned on my doorstep.
I’d never wanted to be a father. Passing the sludge that ran through my veins down to an innocent child seemed like a tragedy. But there she was—pink cheeks, red hair, and mine.
Somehow, against all logic, that little girl became the best thing that ever happened to me. It was impossible to stay lost in the past when I was the only one who could protect her future.
Which is exactly why, when her mother came back four years later, I was ready for battle.
If only I could stop myself from falling in love with her during the war.
About Aly Martinez
Originally from Savannah, Georgia, USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez now lives in South Carolina with her four young children.
Never one to take herself too seriously, she enjoys cheap wine, mystery leggings, and baked feta. It should be known, however, that she hates pizza and ice cream, almost as much as writing her bio in the third person.
She passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a super-sized tumbler of wine by her side.
Kathleen Bylsma
Oh man…wish I had the coin…this is going on my TBA list, then on my TBR stack.
Thanks!