Out of the Ashes by Anne Malcom Published by Self Published Publication Date: March 1, 2016
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Living a life in darkness causes the soul to char to ash. Battling demons by turning himself into a monster is the only way he can survive...the only way he can keep a grip on sanity. That grip is precarious at best, every day is a silent battle with demons that threaten to yank him into the truest form of darkness, the abyss heβll never escape. Then it happens. Light shines through the cracks.
Happiness. Mia Spencerβs life is full of it. She has an amazing new job, friends, family, and the light of her life - her daughter Lexie. Running from the demons of the past, escaping a hell that she vowed Lexie would never know about, she worked through hardship and near poverty to create something she was proud of. Buried deep inside, underneath the swell of love she had for her only daughter, were the fractured pieces of her. Pieces that were smashed and battered when she was young and vulnerable.
Then she meets Bull, who seems to hate her on sight. He screams danger, from his huge physique, to his beautiful ink, to the motorcycle club he belongs to. He is silent, his glares threaten to burn her into flames, yet she finds herself falling for him. Finds this broken man slowly fixing the pieces she thought would stay shattered forever.
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Out of the Ashes is my first Anne Malcolm book, but I am so glad I picked it up. This is the third book in the Sons of Templar MC series, but you donβt have to read the other two books to be follow what is going along. Mia Spencer and her daughter Lexie are a breath of fresh air, and more like sisters than mother and daughter. Her relationship with her neighbor, Bull, is a bit unconventional, especially given that sheβs like and smooth and heβs all jagged edges.
The banter in this book was unbelievable! Mia and Lexie were hilarious, and I loved their relationship as much as I did Mia and Bullβs. Bull is like a silent protector, and he takes care of his girls in the best way he knows how. His past would make a lesser man crumble, but heβs unable to resist these two women who upend his life. Their romance was unconventional, but I loved the story Ms. Malcolm created. There was a bit of suspense thrown in at the end which added to the story and gave a bit more information about Miaβs backstory. Overall this was a great book, and I canβt wait for the next one.
