Series & Title: Fairest Series, Book 1: Through The Woods
Author: Shannon Myers
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Publisher: Shannon Myers
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Genre: Contemporary, New Adult, Suspense, Romance
ARC Received From & Reviewed For: Ardent PRose
Forced to run from her drug-dealing boyfriend, Neve ends up injured and alone in the middle of the Colorado wilderness. She never planned on being rescued by seven bikers and brought to their clubhouse. While the other bikers welcome a female presence, their leader, Charm, is not impressed. As Neve recuperates, she begins to see that there's much more to this club president than she thought possible. However, while she might've run, she can't stay hidden forever.
This is an oddly twisted retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Charm is no prince and Neve is no princess and yet they are each others salvation, though Neve needs more saving than Charm.
One night changed Neve's life for the worse. Carefully laid plans were forgotten in the wake of her addiction. The boyfriend she thought loved her ends up being enemy number one. Beaten and left for dead, she's rescued by Charm who just wants her gone once she's detoxed and well enough to leave. But the time between finding her and her healing is enough for them to get to know one another, to see beyond the leather and addiction, to see the scars they each carry, the darkness they don't know how to get rid of.
This wasn't a walk through the park kind of story. It's a fight to stay alive, to keep the demons at bay, to maintain the facade that's worked for years when light is trying to come in. It's also a story of healing and recovery, especially for Neve. The years she spent wallowing in her addiction have come to an end, finally, and the man who's helped her is now her entire world.
This isn't for everyone, I admit that. Reading it may not even change your mind about liking it either. It was a worthwhile read for me though because Ms. Myers managed to retell a classic fairy tale and make it a love story unlike any other retellings I've read so far.
Shannon is a born and raised Texan. She grew up inventing clever stories, usually to get herself out of trouble. Her mother was not amused. In junior high, she began writing fractured fairy tales from the villain's point of view and that was the moment she knew that she was going to use her powers for evil instead of good.
In 2003, she moved to Denver and met the love of her life. After some relentless stalking and a few well-timed sarcastic remarks, the man eventually gave in to her charms and wifed her so hard. They welcomed a son in 2007 that they named after their favorite Marvel superhero, Spiderman.
Sick of seeing beautiful mountains through their window every day, the three escaped back to the desolate landscape of the west Texas desert in 2009. She welcomed her second son not long after and soon realized that being surrounded by three men was nothing at all like she'd imagined in her fantasies.
After an unplanned surgery in 2014 and a long pity party, she decided to pen a novel about the worst thing that could happen to a person in order to cheer herself up. She's twisted like that. Thus, From This Day Forward was born and the rest, as they say, is history.
Not only does Shannon enjoy stalking people, she also has a fondness for being stalked.
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