Re-Release - Beauty in the Ashes
Beauty in the Ashes by Micalea Smeltzer
Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance
Re-Release Date: December 6, 2016
Buy Now: Amazon
Synopsis
Some stories are a fairytale...but this isn't one. Caelan Gregory’s life fell apart the night he went home and opened the door to find his whole family murdered. Since then, his life has held no meaning. He’s angry. He’s bitter. He’s barely human anymore. There’s nothing left to remind him of the straight A student, and football quarterback he once was…but he wasn’t a good person then, and he’s certainly not a good person now. He’s retreated into a world where all that exists is numbness and his passion for painting. When Sutton Hale moves into the apartment across the hall from Caelan she’s not prepared for her reaction to him. Something in his broken blue eyes calls to her—after all she’s always had an irrational need to fix everything. But Caelan doesn’t do relationships or feelings. He does drugs and alcohol. However, he can’t ignore his desire to get to know the raven-haired woman across the hall. Two broken souls trying to mend one another. But not everything can be fixed. In the end, Caelan and Sutton will have to learn that there is beauty in the ashes. **This book is newly edited with a second new epilogue!**
Review
I received this ARC from Give Me Books in exchange for an honest review.
Beauty in the Ashes is about two lost souls finding each other at the right time in their life. Caelan and Sutton's love story was never supposed to be forever, and in this newly edited edition, you see exactly why.
I first read this book in 2014 when it was first released and I absolutely loved every minute of it. Caelan and Sutton's story is not your typical boy meets girl, girl falls in love with boy and they live happily ever after. This book was full of raw passion that left you on the edge of your seat until the last page. I thought that I loved the original ending, but this new extended epilogue was truly the perfect conclusion to sum up the meaning of this story. If you've read the first edition, I strongly recommend picking up the re-released edition because it is well worth finally having the opportunity to see why Caelan and Sutton's love story was so brief! And if you haven't read the original Beauty in the Ashes, then you will also enjoy this book from beginning to end! :)
Giveaway
About Micalea Smeltzer
Hi. I’m Micalea. Ma-call-e-uh. Weird name, I know. My mom must’ve known I was going to be odd even in the womb. I’ve written a lot of books. Like a lot. Don’t ask me how many, I don’t remember at this point. I have an unhealthy addiction to Diet Coke but I can’t seem to break the habit. I listen to way too much music and hedgehogs have taken over my life. Crazy is the word that best sums up my life, but it’s the good kind of crazy and I wouldn’t change it for anything. Connect with the author: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Goodreads
