Release: A Standalone Friends-to-Lovers Romance (The Release Series Book 1)

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I never expected to meet the love of my life aged thirteen. Neither did I expect to gradually go deaf at twenty-one. stars for Twenty-four years, three months, one week, five days, eighteen hours, eleven minutes, and counting… And after all this drama of she trying to get close to him and him pushing her away and actually making her feel like she is the reason he was in the prison it turns out that he didn’t even kill that guy. His sister did. Apparently, she was too assaulted by him. But her brother took the blame for her.

Release | Author Aly Martinez

I loved the two halves of a story this gives us. There was a sort of poetic justice in seeing Ramsey fight for Thea and do everything she doesn't realize she needs in the first half as they were kids, to then watch Thea return the favor for Ramsey all those years later. She doesn't shy away from his growling and convincing he doesn't need her. She knows the heart beneath the new roughened exterior and she won't rest until she proves that their love isn't so easily forgotten. I come from a lineage of fighters. Convinced that I would follow in that tradition, all that changed the day I saved the life of a woman I could never have. There was no such thing as giving up on Ramsey. Love may have been our curse, but he was mine—then, now, and forever. The following days are all about the heroine’s relentless efforts to break down his walls. Because the book is written in dual point of view, we learn that he still loves her but he thinks she will be better-off with a decent person not an ex-convict so because he loves her SO MUCH, he pushes her away. He broke my leg. He broke my patience. And eventually he broke my heart. But there hasn’t been a minute that’s passed that I haven’t loved him with every single broken shard.”

Caven Hunt became my hero when he rescued me from the worst possible evil when I was eight years old.

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Nora rides Going into this one, I decided to not even read the synopsis and go in blind. When it started, I enjoyed how the author decided to show us how the two characters met and how their friendship bloomed over their childhood. All you knew in the beginning was that the guy was in prison and had cut off communication from the main character. We get to see Ramsey and Thea learn to really trust each other when they're young, become best friends, and then become lovers. The relationship in this was very strong and this book was as much about their development as it was about their second chance in the future. Leo however also has his own fair share of imperfection, which could be the reason why I fell for him to begin with.But with that first kiss, Ramsey sealed our promises. Promises that would change us for the better, for the worse, and for everything in between. Growing up, I never had anything that I could call my own, until I crossed paths with Eliza Reynolds. Yet, the masochist in me needed more emotions to feel what with everything happening but the childhood part (except their pain) was delightful... Overall, this novel was not just another amazing story by this author, but a powerful portrayal of a couple who came out on the other side after years of painful and tumultous heartbreak. Ramsey and Thea found a safe haven in one another throughout their whole lives and Martinez portrayed that beautifully. Bravo! 5 stars! ~Ratula ❤ I really liked this one, I feel like it was a long time since I read a book from Aly Martinez!The last book I read was ok but this one was fantastic!It was emotional, angsty and heartwarming! I loved the romance and the characters were well developed!