Poison and Wine #1
By: Mika Jolie
Release Date: September 20th, 2016
Self-Published
There are wounds that never show on
the body.
For
twenty-nine years, Colbie Bennington does as expected with an eternal smile
stained on her lips. The biggest chances she’s ever taken can be counted on one
hand, three fingers to be exact—her battered red chucks, painting her toenails
a vibrant blue, and her wedding dress. Always the dutiful daughter and a
Stepford fiancée, she has never acted on impulse, never been in love.
She’s
never lived.
On
her wedding day, Colbie ends a toxic relationship, drops the fake smile, and
says, “I can’t do this anymore.”
Navy
SEAL Zander Serrano returns home broken and burdened with a volcano of remorse.
Too trapped in a mental war to be at peace and too damaged to be at war, he
shuts the world out. The last thing he expects is to feel, especially for a
runaway bride with her own baggage.
Two
empty hearts marred in different spots find themselves drawn to one another.
Each with their own scars. Some, the
world can see. Others, unseen to the naked eye.
They
say two broken people should not be together. But for Colbie and Zander, their
attraction is undeniable, unexpected.
Can
two souls with fractured parts be the best cure for each other’s wounds?
Starting
over is never easy, but sometimes in life, everyone needs somewhere to begin.
Colbie Bennington has been the perfect "Stepford daughter"
for her cold parents. But it all comes to a head, when she defys her parents
command to marry a man, whom on paper, seems the perfect fit, but behind closed
doors, beats her! So Colbie flees in her wedding gown, to finally begin
again…only to get into a car accident.
Navy SEAL Zander Serrano returns home full of survivors guilt and
closes himself off, suffering through blackouts and and his PTSD, until he
causes Colbie's accident. But that doesn't explain why he invited her to live
with him…in a strictly landlord/renter way.
But that doesn't stops the sparks from flying between these two damaged
individuals. Now if only they can get over the huge obstacles in front of them
both, they just might have a chance together.
This book moved me in MANY ways; our hero was honest about his pain
killers addiction and PTSD and our heroine battled to free herself from
physical abuse and the long lasting after effects and then eventually manage to
stand up for herself, which is a huge feat in and of itself. I loved the way
that Colbie and Zander needed to save themselves before they saved each other!
The other characters in this book were equally amazing, in different ways, and
I cannot wait to read more about Max and Delia and Rafi and Paige…and yes! This
is how I have paired them in my mind.
The plot was well thought out and researched and completely addictive
from the moment Colbie ran away from the church. The writing is true Mika Jolie
style, beautifully written and totally captivating.
I give Somewhere to Begin 5 stars!
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Mika
Jolie is the bestselling author of the Martha’s Way series. She lives in New
Jersey with her Happy Chaos—her husband and their energizer bunnies. A
sports fanatic and a wine aficionado, she’s determined to balance it all and
still write about life experiences and matters of the heart. Let’s face it, people
are complicated and love can be messy. When she’s not weaving life and romance
into evocative tales, you can find her on a hiking adventure, apple picking, or
whatever her three men can conjure up.
She loves to hear from readers.
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