Review: Salvage by Tiffany Aleman

Salvage

Salvage Duet – Book 1

By Tiffany Aleman

Synopsis

***This book contains mature content and touches on the basis of child abuse, bullying, and alcoholism. If the themes listed above bother you and you still choose to read, please proceed with caution. This book is intended for readers 18+ and has a cliffhanger. ***

The first book in the SALVAGE Duet will always be a beloved book to me. It’s not a love story with a big red bow at the top. Aleman plans to make us work for the fairy-tale ending we crave. Brilliant writing, gut-wrenching story line, and characters that will forever be in my heart. Salvage, Book 1 is just the beginning, and I can’t wait to continue this journey in the sequel. ~ Shayna Renee’s Spicy Reads

“Sometimes love isn’t enough to salvage a relationship. This book is about redemption and second chances and will keep you turning the pages.” ~ Heather Davenport – Naughty and Nice Book Blog

Stereotypical trailer trash. That’s how people saw me. I’m Karmen Butler, the girl everyone teased, tortured, pranked—bullied.

After graduating high school, I left my shithole of a town behind with no intentions of ever returning. My dreams were within my grasp. Or so I thought…

Luck. That’s what was on his side. Brayden Stephens was on top of the world and the biggest prick of all. At least that’s how I remember him. Then he lost it all. His vices took over and now he’s a washed-up has-been with a cocky smirk and arrogant attitude.

Valued. That was how he made me feel. One night changed everything for us. In an instant I was lost to his touch, his voice. Everything about him captivated me.

Against my better judgment, I let him in. I let him see the real me. Since he’d walked into my office, he’d been trying to redeem himself of his past mistakes.

Glimpses of a love and life I’d never known before were all he had given me. Now he’s done it, the one thing he said he wouldn’t. He’s broken me. AGAIN.

Excuses are what I was fed. The truth restrained him, bound him to his past, and now, I’m left to deal with the aftermath.

Is there anything left to SALVAGE?

I don’t know…

You tell me.

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Tracey’s Review

Life has been anything but beautiful for Karmen Butler. Bullied and humiliated throughout her entire time in high school, she was finally able to get away from her small hometown and the people that made her life a living hell. Back home after the death of her parents, Karmen has a career that she enjoys and the support of her best friend. Things are finally looking up, until he shows up.

Brayden Stephens seemed to have it all in high school. Rich and good-looking, he was a football star and BMOC. And, although he wasn’t the one doing the bullying, he spent years standing on the sidelines, doing nothing while his friends tortured Karmen. Back in Reidsville after a career-ending injury, Brayden will be working for the one person that he knows must hate him.

I was so excited to have the opportunity to read SALVAGE by Tiffany Aleman. This is the kind of book that, even as it is gutting you, you cannot put down. Karmen has been through so much heartache, and is finally in a place that feels safe, both emotionally and physically. When Brayden reappears in the picture, she doesn’t know whether she can trust him or not. But there is more to Brayden than anyone understood. While his life appeared to be perfect, he was also hiding his own personal hell, and is still dealing with the fallout all these years later.

This book is sexy, heartbreaking, and angsty, and I absolutely could not stop reading. SALVAGE is a solid 4-star book for me, and I am very much looking forward to Part 2.

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Author Bio:

Tiffany is a mother of two and married to wonderful man. She is lover off anything that has to do with the outdoors. When she’s not writing, she’s spending time at the beach with her family and friends. Tiffany published her first novel in May of 2008 and hasn’t seemed to stop writing ever since. She loves to read and lose herself in the imaginary world of the written word.