I am so happy Chris and Sarah got their story.  For anyone who’s read  Tenley and Hayden’s 2 books, you know this was a couple that had you wondering if they would ever be able to get their shite together.

Chris and Sarah have had a thing for a few months by the time FRACTURES IN INK start  Both of them have feelings for the other, but are both terrified to put any label on it.  But when Sarah pushes Chris away, it’s time to cop to the feelings and figure out how to move forward.

Both Chris and Sarah have their own demons chasing after them.  Chris’ has to do with his lack of self-worth thanks to his mother and step-father and Sarah’s from her mother and terrified she’s going to be just like her.  Those demons ride Chris and Sarah hard.  And it seems no matter how hard they try to get away from them, something pulls them closer.  What both of them seem to forgot it they have this other person they could lean on for support.  Someone to help them talk through whatever they’re going through and figure out what to do next.  They both need that support, but for some reason they don’t feel like burdening the person they’re sleeping with.  It was frustrating, but at the same time you could see why they were doing it.  As the story moved forward you had to hope they would figure it out and things would get better for them.

Helena Hunting is great with romantic comedy, but I’m glad she went back to this angsty series.  This is what introduced to me to Helena and she picked up the angst right where we left off with Tenley and Hayden.  I thoroughly loved this book, these characters and how they fought so hard to get that happily ever after.  Definitely a top read for 2016.

Fractures in Ink by Helena Hunting
Publication Date: November 14^th, 2016
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Excerpt:

I’d been seeking out Chris as much as I could lately, even though he was worried about my lack of sleep. My feelings for him had become like weeds, growing faster than I could contain them. I should’ve been protecting my heart instead of trying to hand it over so it could be crushed later.

So tonight, instead of pushing him to talk about whatever was making him hurt, I let him have what he wanted: an escape. I could be that.

I was exactly that every night I worked in the club. I was my customers’ escape from life, from the wives who ignored them, or from the girlfriends who didn’t exist. I smiled and batted my eyelashes and pretended their lewd comments were funny.

Tonight I could easily be whatever Chris needed, and if that was naked and a distraction from the things outside of his control, so be it. Or that’s what I told myself as I pushed his boxers over his hips.

My clothing took a little longer to remove since I was fully dressed. Chris wasn’t as slow as usual, or gentle. There was an urgency in him I’d never experienced before. What he wouldn’t give me in words, he gave me in actions. Desperation leaked through, making him frantic as he pulled my shirt over my head and fought with the clasp on my bra.

“Fuck,” he groaned. “I just wanna get my hands on all of you.”

I brushed him away, taking care of the bra for him. Sitting on the edge of the bed, I opened my legs and welcomed him between them. He locked shaking fingers around the waistband of my jeans and paused, his expression clouding.

“You sure you’re okay with this?”

“With you wanting me?” I popped the button.

He lifted his gaze. “I fucking need you.”

I shivered at his tone, wishing it indicated a different kind of need—a sustained one that was more than physical. But I pushed the feelings down, locked them inside my aching heart, and released my zipper. “Then you should have me.”

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NYT and USA Today bestselling author of PUCKED, Helena Hunting lives on the outskirts of Toronto with her incredibly tolerant family and two moderately intolerant cats. She’s writes contemporary romance ranging from new adult angst to romantic sports comedy.

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