Unrequitted
Woodlands Series – Book 4
Release Date: April 13, 2015
By Jen Frederick
Synopsis
Winter Donovan loves two things: her sister and her sister’s ex boyfriend. She’s spent her whole life doing the right thing except that one time, that night when Finn O’Malley looked hollowed out by his father’s death. Then she did something very wrong that felt terribly right.
Finn can’t stop thinking about Winter and the night and he’ll do anything to make her a permanent part of his life, even if it means separating Winter from the only family she has.
Their love was supposed to be unrequited but one grief stricken guy and one girl with too big of a heart results in disastrous consequences.
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Excerpt
“Are you humming?” Bo asked.
I looked up from pulling on the dingiest carpet I’d seen in months. This house I’d picked up was vile, worse than usual. Bo had suggested it was a meth factory, given the needles, rotten egg smell, and burnt patches on the walls and flooring. It could have been, or it might just have been an ordinary addict’s house, but there was shit everywhere.
If I was humming, I didn’t realize it, but I was in a decent mood. I figured once I got Winter to just sit and talk with me, we’d work it out. That was something worth humming about.
I just shrugged and went back to work. “Just trying to block out the god-awful music you choose to play. You’ve been up north here for almost a year. Can’t you play anything but country songs?”
“I could.” Bo paused to toss a handful of staples in the trash. “But I know it annoys the hell out of you. And that makes the music sound that much sweeter.”
“Too bad you don’t know shit all about constructing a house and you still have to hang on my dick until you can get it right.”
“Which is why I play music you hate. It fits our dysfunctional relationship.”
“I thought you were going to therapy to fix your problems.”
“If by ‘therapy’ you mean having a ton of awesome sex with my girlfriend, then yes, I’m in therapy all night and random times during the day.” I snorted but wisely said nothing. “But speaking of therapy,” Bo continued. My response was a loud groan that I hoped would be hint enough that I didn’t want to talk about whatever it was that followed. Bo ignored me. “How’s your mom?”
“Well, she texted that she got up and had coffee today, so I count that as a win.” I reached down to tug harder on the carpet. Did they glue it down instead of just stapling the edges?
“Mal says ‘Paradise lies under the feet of your mother.'”
That made me stop. I gaped at Bo. He threw up his hands, one still holding a crowbar he was using to pull up the tacking strips, the long thin lumber pieces that held the carpet on the edges of the room.
“What the hell does that mean?”
“Apparently it means if you don’t make your momma happy, you ain’t gonna be happy.”
“If I knew what would make her happy, I’d do it,” I replied.
“I suck at this comforting thing.” He pulled off his hat and scratched his head. “But maybe you outta talk to someone else?”
“Like Lana?” I grunted. “No thanks. Between her and Mal, it sounds like I should be taking my mother on a date.”
Michel’s Review
I can’t tell you how excited I was to read Unrequited by Jen Frederick. I am a huge fan of the Woodland Series and have been reading/reviewing this series since the first book released. The outstanding writing, the original plots, the dynamic characters ( leading and secondary) and sizzling hot romance makes the Woodland Series stand out among the numerous New Adult and Contemporary Romance Series. Each book can be read as a stand alone romance (except Undressed-novella) and does not have to be read in series order although I would highly recommend it.
Finn O’ Malley has finally gotten his own books. He has captured the reader’s attention throughout the entire series. He has been a bit of a mystery but also the backbone that supported all of his friends. He comes from money but chooses to make his own path in life. He is a stand up guy that is sincere in his friendships. He is a one woman kind of guy and not a real manwhore player. When his father passes away suddenly and he finds out about secret betrayals in his family he falls off the rails. Trying to deal with his grief and pain he turns to alcohol and meaningless hookups. His life is spiraling out of control until he runs into a girl from his past. The little sister of his ex girlfriend Ivy. She was always sweet, down to earth, and had a way of soothing him. A one night stand with Winter Donovan shakes his world and finally makes him wake up and take inventory of his life. He wants more time with Winter but she is off limits. She is his exe’s little sister. To Finn that doesn’t make a difference but to Winter it makes all the difference in the world.
Winter Donovan has always been in love with Finn O’Malley. She has had a crush on him since her sister Ivy dated him in high school. Although it has been several years since Ivy dated Finn he is clearly off limits. She doesn’t want to be second to her sister. She doesn’t want to be compared to her sister. She wants to be first in a man’s life. Not only are there those issues to deal with there are others. Her life is an absolute mess. She’s close to broke. She’s working two jobs that are not what she envisioned herself doing. She is also taking care of her junkie sister that just got out of prison and is newly sober and clean. She can barely keep her head above water let alone deal with a relationship even though she still wants Finn.
Finn is persistant. He wants Winter in his life permanently but she keeps rejecting him because of Ivy. He finds solutions that will help Winter and Ivy. But not only is Winter resisting their relationship, Ivy is throwing up every road block she can come up with. She is dependent on Winter and refuses to let her have her own life.
Finn and Winter are finally finding a way to make their relationship work when Ivy throws the biggest road block of all. Ivy is pregnant. Winter can’t leave her alone and Finn may be the father.
Read this book! It will pull at your heartstrings. It is a vivid picture on how addicts affect the lives of those who love them. It also portrays how lies and deceptions can destroy every life they affect. The one thing that stands above it all is the power of love.
Jen Frederick did an amazing job with Unrequited. I highly recommend the book!
The Woodland Series
Undeclared- Book 1
For four years, Grace Sullivan wrote to a Marine she never met, and fell in love. But when his deployment ended, so did the letters. Ever since that day, Grace has been coasting, academically and emotionally. The one thing she’s decided? No way is Noah Jackson — or any man — ever going to break her heart again.
Noah has always known exactly what he wants out of life. Success. Stability. Control. That’s why he joined the Marines and that’s why he’s fighting his way — literally — through college. Now that he’s got the rest of his life on track, he has one last conquest: Grace Sullivan. But since he was the one who stopped writing, he knows that winning her back will be his biggest battle yet.
Early Reviews:
From Obsession with Books
“I loved this book and can’t wait to read the next installment in the Woodlands series, the characters, storyline and gushing romance were all wonderfully written and Jen Frederick’s writing is extremely engaging – she is definitely an author to remember and this is a book I’m more than happy to add to my favourites list!”
From Craves the Angst
“Noah Jackson was perfect in every way! He was compassionate, considerate and sexy as hell! His old school values mixed with his slight debauchery made him a perfect alpha male and you can’t help but adore every part of his character.”
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Unspoken – Book 2
***USA Today Bestselling Book***
Whore. Slut. Typhoid Mary.
I’ve been called all these at Central College. One drunken night, one act of irresponsible behavior, and my reputation was ruined. Guys labeled me as easy and girls shied away. To cope, I stayed away from Central social life and away from Central men, so why is it that my new biology lab partner is so irresistible to me?
He’s everything I shouldn’t want. A former Marine involved in illegal fighting with a quick trigger temper and an easy smile for all the women. His fists aren’t the danger to me, though, it’s his charm. He’s sliding his way into my heart and I’m afraid that he’s going to be the one to break me.
Impulsive. Unthinking. Hot tempered.
I allow instinct to rule my behavior. If it feels good, do it, has been my motto because if I spend too much time thinking, I’ll begin to remember exactly where I came from. At Central College, I’ve got fighting and I’ve got women and I thought I was satisfied until I met her.
She’s everything I didn’t realize I wanted and the more time I spend with her, the more I want her. But she’s been hurt too much in the past and I don’t want to be the one to break her. I know I should walk away, but I just can’t.
Bonus Content Note
In celebration of Unspoken being a USA Bestselling title and cracking the Kindle to 100 (into the 30s even!), I wrote a 10,000 word extended epilogue and posted it on my website. The readers urged me to add it to the existing work and so I have. Redownload to receive the new version of Unspoken with the extended epilogue.
Note: This is a New Adult Contemporary Romance with mature content and sexually explicit scenes. 91,000+ words. Standalone novel.
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Unraveled – Book 3
Twenty-five-year-old Sgt. Gray Phillips is at a crossroads in his life: stay in the Marine Corps or get out and learn to be a civilian? He’s got forty-five days of leave to make up his mind but the people in his life aren’t making the decision any easier. His dad wants him to get out; his grandfather wants him to stay in. And his growing feelings for Sam Anderson are wreaking havoc with his heart…and his mind. He believes relationships get ruined when a Marine goes on deployment. So now he’s got an even harder decision to make: take a chance on Sam or leave love behind and give his all to the Marines.
Twenty-two year old Samantha Anderson lost her husband to an IED in Afghanistan just two months after their vows. Two years later, Sam is full of regrets—that she didn’t move with her husband to Alaska; that she allowed her friends to drift away; that she hasn’t taken many chances in life. Now, she’s met Gray and taking a risk on this Marine could be her one opportunity to feel alive and in love again. But how can she risk her heart on another military man who could share the same tragic fate as her husband?
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Undressed- A Woodlands Novella
Noah and Grace’s happy ever after hits a stumbling block in the form of one shady professor threatening Noah’s scholarship eligibility. Noah is given the choice of throwing his New Year’s MMA fight for a big payoff or accepting that the true meaning of love isn’t measured by the thickness of his wallet but the depth of Grace’s big heart.
This is a 22,700 word sequel to the full length novel, Undeclared, but can be read alone.
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Author Bio:
Jen Frederick lives with her husband, child, and one rambunctious dog. She’s been reading stories all her life but never imagined writing one of her own. Jen loves to hear from readers so drop her a line at jensfrederick@gmail.com
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