Title: Whispered Prayers of a Girl
Author: Alex Grayson
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: July 10, 2017
A tortured soul meets a damaged family…
A lonely man, a widowed woman, a carefree boy, and a broken girl… Can the four come together and help heal each other? Or will fear of the unknown and guilt about the past keep them apart?Her whispered prayers break her...
At night, as she’s drifting off to sleep, I press my ear to the door and listen to her heart-wrenching pleas. Her words are agony to my healing heart, but I cherish the sound of them, for that’s the only time I ever hear my beautiful daughter speak. Since her father died two years ago, she’s grown quiet and withdrawn. Cat’s Valley was to be our new beginning, a place where my family and I can heal, but what we find there is so much more.Scars mar his body. Pain has left him in pieces…
Four years ago, I lost the two things I cherished most in the world. They were ripped from my arms in the most painful and cruel way. Since then, I’ve kept to myself, preferring to stay away from the pitying looks and murmured rumors. Everything changed when she and her children barged into my life. It was an accident, and I don’t deserve them, but now that they’re here, I’m not sure I can let them go.
The Staircase Reader - “Whispered Prayers of a Girl is intense, endearing, heartbreaking and beautiful.”
Renee Entress’s Book Blog - “Beautiful, heartbreaking read”
2OCC Reviews - “This book tore my heart to shreds and then slowly mended it until it was bursting.”
YES YES YES YES! I needed a book like this right now. A book that steals a piece of you forever. Honestly gone straight into my top 10 books for this year so far. It's not thrill and minute, it's not ugly cry, it wasn't dark, but is was heart breakingly wonderful.
Gwen has moved to a new town to start again. Trying to give herself and her two children Daniel and Kelsey a fresh start. She makes lots of friends who love her and her family but she still hasn't really moved on. Kelsey is struggling too. Gwen doesn't know how to help her.
All three of them get stuck in a storm one day and she meets a dark broken man. Alexander.
Alexander has locked himself away from the world. His pain and guilt is crippling him. He stays on his own in the middle of nowhere and it's just how he has grown to like it. Caught in a limbo he doesn't feel he can get out of all he does is work. He only ventures into town when he has to. The whispers and looks he gets make his resolve stronger. Being on his own is the best way.
From his cabin Alexander spots a car broken down in the storm. Knowing he can't leave them there he goes to give them a ride. The roads force them to turn back and Alexander ends up with house guests he doesn't want.
Daniel and Kelsey start to break down the walls he's built and Gwen saunters straight over them. Can he ever forgive himself and let them in? He doesn't think he deserves it. Gwen knows he does.
Such an emotional read. I desperately wanted to wrap them all in a hug and tell them it was gonna be OK. Alexander absolutely broke my heart. I cried for him on several occasions. I mourned along with him. I felt every last bit of pain he had. Honestly i never wanna let him go, he's with me for the long run!
Gwen, well Gwen is me. I connected with her so much I'm actually crying for her writing this. The author says in the back of the book she's never gone through this kind of thing, but you know what? It was written so well i felt like she had. I felt she had gone through it because everything written was so accurate. The fears, the strength you have to find, the loss you feel on your children's behalf... all of it.
Alexander and Gwen's relationship was absolutely perfectly imperfect. Both broken in different ways. Both coping in different ways but when they came together they made a whole. Their love wasn't rushed. It wasn't insta, although they both felt the connection, but a sweet, sometimes painful, slow burn. I loved how Gwen snuck into his heart before he knew what was happening. and the thing that makes it sweeter? It wasn't just her it was the kids too.
Those babies, Daniel and Kelsey just awwwwww you can't help but love them.
I have to be honest i saw what was coming in the plot. I knew it would happen. But you know what? It was so beautifully wrote and the story and characters were so engaging i didn't care when it turned out i was right. I couldn't care less. The journey they all took. The sweet sweet ending that finally healed my heart for them all made every word worth the read.
Just wonderful. I highly recommend this book. It will forever be in your heart. It is in mine.
Reviewed by Kerry
JUST LIKE LAST NIGHT, I walk silently down the hallway until I make out the murmured whispers from a girl begging God to bring her father back. I gently lay my hand on the door and listen as she slowly melts my heart until it’s a puddle at my feet. My chest aches with the need to walk in there and take away her pain. I’ve never heard such tortured words before. The pain that comes from them is overwhelming and unbearable. Even my own immense pain from losing the ones I loved can’t compare to this. This girl’s pain is so much more.
My head falls forward, and I pull in a deep breath to steady my heartbeat. It’s been quiet for several moments, and I know she’s finished. I let my hand fall from the door, and I walk down the hallway back to the living room. I drop to the cushion and let my head fall in my hands.
They’re leaving tomorrow. The sun is coming out and the temperatures are supposed to be in the lower fifties, much higher than it’s been in days. The snow won’t melt in one day, but it’ll be enough to let the road crew get to the fallen tree and her truck. My call earlier tonight to Travis confirmed they’ll be working on the roads tomorrow.
I’m not ready. It’s unreasonable and irrational, but I don’t want them to leave yet. I’m not ready to give up Daniel’s buoyant behavior or Kelsey’s quiet and depressed mannerisms. I’m not ready to give up Gwen’s giving and resilient personality. I want to keep them here. With me. They’ve brought so much light into my life since they’ve been here, and I want to keep it for a while longer. Which means they need to leave as soon as possible, before my dark world rubs off on them. I want to be selfish and harbor that light, but I won’t.
What hurts the most was the dejected look on Daniel’s face when Gwen informed him and Kelsey they’ll be leaving tomorrow. What surprised me was the morose look on Kelsey’s. That girl and her sad eyes have me wrapped around her little finger. And the boy…. Everyone should have a Daniel in their lives. Gwen tried cheering the two up with promised visits to all their friends once the roads were clear enough for it, but I could tell it didn’t work. I could also tell it wasn’t working for Gwen herself. She tried to hide it, I’m not sure if it was just from the kids or from me too, but I know she doesn’t want to leave either. The four of us, in a matter of days, have become close, formed a bond of a sort. And that right there is another reason they need to leave. I can’t let that continue. It’s not something I deserve. It’s something they need to form with a man who’s worthy. A man who will be there for them always. A whole man, not one who’s only half of himself.
I give my hair one good pull, letting the pain push away the unwanted feelings, before releasing it with a muted growl. I’m pissed at myself for wanting something I shouldn’t. This family is too good for me. I couldn’t even protect my own when they needed me. How could this family be any different? I refuse to take that chance.
I lie back against the cushion and force thoughts of Gwen and her two kids away, and instead let my own demons take over. Closing my eyes, I let the screams of pain and fear flood my mind, reminding me why Gwen, Kelsey, and Daniel are better off without me in their lives.
Alex Grayson is the bestselling author of heart pounding, emotionally gripping contemporary romance including the Jaded Series, the Consumed Series, and two standalone novels. Her passion for books was reignited by a gift from her sister-in-law. After spending several years as a devoted reader and blogger, Alex decided to write and independently publish her first novel in 2014 (an endeavor that took a little longer than expected). The rest, as they say, is history.
Originally a southern girl, Alex now lives in Ohio with her husband, two children, two cats and dog. She loves the color blue, homemade lasagna, casually browsing real estate, and interacting with her readers. Visit her website, www.alexgraysonbooks.com, or find her on social media!
HOSTED BY:
No comments:
Post a Comment