The Redemption

By S. L. Scott

Release Date: November 3, 2014

Synopsis:

He was everything she never wanted. Yet, she couldn’t stop thinking about him.

Soulful, amber eyes

A sex, drugs, and rock n’roll reputation

A body that beckoned for sin

Three years ago Rochelle Floros was living her dream come true… then lost it all. On the worst day of her life, the last person she expected to be there for her was a rock star and tabloid favorite. Now, she’s trying to rebuild her life after the tragedy that destroyed her fairytale. Slowly, she found herself captivated by a sexy, bad boy drummer she had known for years.

Rochelle was caught between the grief that shrouded her heart and the charismatic man that made it race. What she didn’t know is if he was being sincere or toying with her heart. The Redemption is about finding the pulse of your soul in the most unlikely places and giving love a chance to grow.

Can what she wants really be what she needs? With his rhythm and her passion, can they make music together? Or will their harmony be lost forever?

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Excerpt

I pull my hand away slowly, leaving all the feelings we were developing behind in

the palm of his hand. “The timing is wrong.”

“Bullshit!”

Startled, I jump in my seat.

Lowering his voice, he says, “That’s a cop out. I know you feel something for me.

I see how you react because I also feel it when I’m around you. There’s something here

and you’re just scared.”

“Scared of what?”

“Scared to have a life without Cory and thinking you have to justify it to others.

The problem with that is that when you start justifying it, it will make you feel like your

love for Cory was less. It wasn’t. It’s just different. He’s not here, Rochelle.”

“Stop it. Stop talking about Cory and take me home.”

“Now you want to stop talking about him?” He looks surprised. “I can’t win with

you when it comes to him.” He shifts the car into drive.

“This is not a competition, Dex.”

Disappointment slides onto his face. “Then why is he being shoved in my face

every time we make a move?”

“This is one of the reasons why we won’t work. We see things very differently.”

“One of the reasons? Name another because from where I sit, we fit like two

puzzle pieces clicking together.”

“You’re a supposed recovering addict. You have sex with anyone who offers.

“That’s it. Right there. You play like you know who I am, but you don’t. That’s

why the lies are so easily believed. I can tell what you’re doing. You’re giving me an out

that I don’t want. You’re allowing yourself to believe the worst about me to ease your

conscience, but it won’t—”

“You know what? Not everything is about you and your past. You lost a band

mate and friend, but I lost my soulmate!”

The Resistance

By S. L. Scott

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You don’t choose when.

You don’t choose where.

And you don’t get to choose who you fall in love with.

The minute he opened his sexy mouth, Holliday Hughes should have known Jack Dalton was trouble. His smooth pickup lines, broad shoulders, and ridiculously handsome face charmed her right out of her clothes. She gave into her desires, the instant attraction blinding her to the obvious.

One night. That was all it took for Holliday’s world to be flipped on its axis. Jack Dalton was cocky. Smug. Volatile. Demanding. He ignited something deep inside her like no other, but there was something more to this brooding bad boy. There was a dark side to him she couldn’t help but be drawn to.

Torn between what she knew about him and a mysterious side he tried to hide, could she walk away or was he simply too hard to resist?

Michel’s Review

The Redemption by S.L. Scott is a spinoff of The Resistance.  It features two of the supporting characters from that book.  Readers were begging for their stories.  The readers got a bonus.  S.L. Scott gave these two dynamic characters their story.  She gave them each other.  Woohoo!  The Redemption was everything I hoped for and more.

We met Rochelle Floros in the previous book, The Resistance.  She has been a part of the Resistance from the beginning.  She was one of the co founders of the band.  She helped put the group together, help write the music, taught them expertise with their guitars, and found the right members to add to the group.  She chose not to be a performing member of the band.  She chose to work in the background managing their business affairs, coordinating tours, and helping in the studios.  She is a master musician in her own right.  She is the glue that keeps the band successful. When the devastating loss of one of the members, her soulmate, happens, Rochelle has to face a new reality in life.  She is a single mother now and raising two young boys.  Every choice she will make in life will have to alter around what is best for her sons.  Yet she is still a young woman with a lot of life and love ahead of her.  Once she is past the initial pain and grieving, she is finding that she has needs that don’t include her sons.  She also wants companionship that will blend into her life with her boys.  She is managing a fast paced stressful career, learning to be a mother and father, and finding the new woman she is becoming.  She’s learning to live with her loss and learning to live again.

Dex Caggiano is the bad boy drummer from the Resistance.  He is known for his partying, womanizing, and drug addictions.  He has walked a very fine line with the band for the past few years.  He has lost their respect and trust.  He is slowly earning it back one step at a time, just like beating his addictions.  The one thing that has been solid since the beginning of the band is his love and respect for Rochelle Floros.  She brought him into The Resistance.  She shared his love for music.  She saw the side of him that most people never would believe was beneath the surface.  Now that Cory is gone, he wants to give Rochelle and her boys the happiness they deserve.

These two people will come together is a very special way.  They will find a love that is just as special as the once in a lifetime love Rochelle thought she experienced.  They will help each other grieve and begin to live again.  They will help each other find themselves again. They will find their family bonds go beyond the bonds from the Resistance.

I loved this book.  It is a beautiful story of healing and learning how to live life to the fullest .  It is about reaching out and taking someone’s hand.  It is about friendship, passion, and trust.  Two unlikely people will find a love that is beyond special.

About S.L. Scott:

S.L. Scott is a former high-tech account manager with a journalism degree pursuing her passion for telling stories. She spends her days escaping into her characters and letting them lead her on their adventures.

Live music shows, harvesting jalapenos and eating homemade guacamole are her obsessions she calls hobbies.

Scott lives in the beautiful Texas hill country of Austin with her husband, two young sons, two Papillons and a bowl full of Sea Monkeys.

Her novels include Naturally, Charlie, Good Vibrations, and A Prior Engagement.

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