Does Everyone
Deserve a Second Chance?
I’m a firm
believer in second chances because I think almost everyone wants to get a
do-over at some point or another. I’ve never really screwed up my life royally,
but I’ve been caught up in certain things and wanted to make “big changes” and
that’s pretty much what Rook does in TRAGIC.
By the time we
meet her she’s already taken her second chance and now she’s ready to take a
big risk, lured by the promise of a completely new life, one that comes with
money and the illusion of stability. She’s reinvented herself and she’s ready
to start again.
Most of the hard
stuff is behind her now, she did all that outside of the story. I know her full
past and history because I cut about 45,000 words out of this book and decided
people don’t necessarily need to see what she was to appreciate what she becomes.
But she’s fragile
and her control over her life is tenuous and shaky.
Rook isn’t the
only one getting a second chance in this story, because Ronin has his own
demons to deal with. His story isn’t as in your face as Rook’s, but he needs to
accept the mistakes he made in the past and forgive himself so he can let go of
some of his guilt.
So really, TRAGIC
presents both sides of the story, even though they are very different
scenarios. Rook trying to get over being a victim, and Ronin trying to get over
allowing someone he cared about to be victimized.
The conflict
comes when you’re presented with new situations that might cause you to repeat
your mistakes and mess up all that hard-won progress. And this is the major theme running through
the Rook and Ronin series. Will Rook be
able to navigate herself through an industry that is infamous for abuse?
The statistics
are not in her favor, so the real question isn’t whether or not she deserves a
second chance, but whether or not she can break the patterns of the past and
come out the other side whole again.About the Book
Tragic by J.A. Huss
Publication date: May 20th 2013
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Publication date: May 20th 2013
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Synopsis:
Rook Walsh is TRAGIC
Because life so far – just sucks. Some girls get parents. Rook got the foster care system. Some girls get Prince Charming. Rook got an abusive frog. Some girls get lucky…
Rook got a second chance.
And she took it. Because when fate throws you a bone – you grab it with both hands and run.
Antoine Chaput knows the minute he spies Rook in his photography studio that she’s got The Look. The dark and desperate look he must have to land the exclusive TRAGIC media contract.
Rook is paired up with top model, Ronin, and he’s everything her abusive ex-boyfriend wasn’t. Patient, gentle, happy, attentive, and sexy! He knows exactly what to do to make Rook blush for Antoine’s portfolio.
Rook’s luck changes in an instant and suddenly she’s the darling of the modeling world. It’s a dream job to go with a dream guy and all she has to do is look pretty and follow directions. But there’s always a price to pay – and Rook is about to get the bill.
TRAGIC is a new adult contemporary romance.
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I completely agree with J.A. Huss...everyone deserves a second chance, and I loved reading about Rook's and Ronin's!
What about you? Do you think everyone deserves a second chance?
What about you? Do you think everyone deserves a second chance?
Does Tragic sound like a book you would enjoy?
Thanks for being on the tour, Ambur! :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Giselle, and thank you for letting me be a part of it! :D
DeleteI believe in second chances.
ReplyDeleteI do, too, Kai. :)
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