Friday, February 19, 2016

The Absolution of Aidan (The Syndicate Series #3) Blog Tour +Giveaway +Review




Blurb
Aidan Hughes
I was cruel to Deidre La Russo. Said things I should never say to a woman.
Seen things happen to her.
Things darker than the bottle of liquor I consume.
I felt helpless.
Defeated.
The memories are more tortuous than the act of her torture.
Then she walks back into my life, only she’s not alone.

Deidre La Russo
I have my reasons for leaving.
I lived through hell.
I was beaten, tortured. Drugged.
I have secrets.
I have to tell them.
Danger brought us all together.
Danger may rip us apart.




Excerpt
Aidan Hughes. I can focus on him. No, not him. Images of his bruised and battered face invade my mind, mixing with those voices.
Aidan can never see me like this. He’s lodged in my head too. I should hate him after the things he said to me, the way he treated me after we gave in to the carnal desire we felt for each other. I know I treated the man poorly, but he just kept getting under my skin. His deep voice. His bright blue eyes. His muscular body. His six-foot-something frame. I hate him.
Oh, I heard him, all right, demanding for me to hang on while I felt like I was going to die every time Royal pierced me with his knife. He even called me baby a few times. He’s a callous asshole. A user. A fucking tool of a man, and I don’t want to see him. I’ve gone insane. I don’t want or need anybody. They can let me die. Yes. The only way to get rid of any and all of these voices in my head is to die.
“Deidre.” An older woman comes into my room, followed by my dad. The look of concern on their faces stops me in the tracks of plotting ways to kill myself.
“I’m Doctor Jenkins. Your father here has told me you want to leave. I cannot discharge you. This is the best place for you to be. You have to heal. Now, are you in any pain, sweetheart? Would you like the nurse to give you—”
“Noooooooooooooo! Quit saying I have to heal! You don’t know what I need or have to do! None of you do!” I scream. Her body jolts back.
I’ve fucking had it with these people not listening to me. I start to thrash in the small bed. Kick the covers off. My body is so weak I have no idea what the hell I’m doing. All I know is if they won’t help me, then I will help myself. I will get out of here. I will. Then I will die. The howling laughter, the slimy deep tones, their faces, they will all be gone.


My Review



This is the third book in this series and while they can be read as stand-alone books I recommend that they be read in order to fully understand everything that is happening.  This book starts a year after that last one ended.  Deidre has been gone since the night they finally took care of Royal.  She couldn’t handle everything that had happened and needed to be taken somewhere she could recover properly.  Aidan has been drowning in grief ever since.  The things he said to her when they had that fight, plus not being able to do anything to help her when Royal had then weighs on him every day.  Then Deidre comes back and she is ready to tell everyone why she left and she has a secret as well.  She has a son; her and Aidan’s son.  She has spent the last year thinking that she has a son with a man who hates her and Aidan has spent the last year thinking that Deidre’s hate for him is one of the reasons she left.  Deidre wants her son to have a relationship with his father and won’t deny either of them that relationship.  When Deidre comes to tell Aidan about their son she is surprised to find Aidan’s mother and half-brother there and they are obviously not welcome there.  Aidan’s family wants him to do something, something he would never do.  Deidre doesn’t hesitate to step in to help Aidan out with his family.  But they are about to find out they aren’t going to go away easily.  Now that Deidre is back and Aidan knows about their son he isn’t going to waste this opportunity.  He wants them to be a real family.  He would want her back even if they didn’t have a son together.  Aidan hasn’t stopped thinking about her the whole time she has been gone and is ready to prove to her how he really feels about her.  Will they get their chance or will Aidan’s family get in to the way?  I think I loved this book the most; the whole series is fantastic.  Aidan never thought he would want what his friends have but after meeting Deidre he feel jealous of them.  I liked getting to read about the characters some more.  I really want more books in this series.  All the characters are great.  They book just pulls you in and you don’t want to put the book down.  I would love to read about how all the different parents wound up together as well.  Kathy is a fantastic author.  She is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors.
 
About the Author:
Kathy Coopmans

Amazon Best Selling Author Kathy Coopmans, lives in Michigan with her husband Tony where they have two grown sons.
After raising her children she decided to publish her first book and retiring from being a hairstylist.
She now writes full time.
She's a huge sports fan with her favorite being Football and Tennis.
She's a giver and will do anything she can to help another person succeed!

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