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If You Stay by Courtney Cole
Publication Date: February 12 2013
Summary-
24-year old Pax Tate is an asshole.
Seriously.
He’s a tattooed, rock-hard bad-boy with a bad attitude to match.
But he’s got his reasons.
His mother died when Pax was seven, leaving a hole in his heart filled with guilt although he doesn’t understand why. What he does know is that he and his dad are left alone and with more issues than they can count.
As Pax grew up, he tried to be the kid his father always wanted; the perfect golden boy, but it didn’t work. His dad couldn’t overcome his grief long enough to notice and Pax couldn’t keep up the impossible perfect façade.
So he slipped far, far from it.
Now, he uses drugs and women to cope with the ugliness, the black void that he doesn’t want to deal with. If he pretends that the emptiness isn’t there, then it isn’t, right?
Wrong.
And it’s never more apparent than when he meets Mila.
Sweet, beautiful Mila Hill is the fresh air to his hardened frown, the beauty to his ugly heart. He doesn’t know how to not hurt her, but he quickly realizes that he’s got to figure it out because he needs her to breathe.
When memories of his mother’s death resurface from where he’s repressed them for so long, Mila is there to catch him when the guilt starts making sense. Mila is the one…the one who can save him from his broken troubled heart; from his issues, from the emptiness.
But only if he can stop being an asshole long enough to allow it.
He knows that. And he’s working on it.
But is that enough to make her stay?
Seriously.
He’s a tattooed, rock-hard bad-boy with a bad attitude to match.
But he’s got his reasons.
His mother died when Pax was seven, leaving a hole in his heart filled with guilt although he doesn’t understand why. What he does know is that he and his dad are left alone and with more issues than they can count.
As Pax grew up, he tried to be the kid his father always wanted; the perfect golden boy, but it didn’t work. His dad couldn’t overcome his grief long enough to notice and Pax couldn’t keep up the impossible perfect façade.
So he slipped far, far from it.
Now, he uses drugs and women to cope with the ugliness, the black void that he doesn’t want to deal with. If he pretends that the emptiness isn’t there, then it isn’t, right?
Wrong.
And it’s never more apparent than when he meets Mila.
Sweet, beautiful Mila Hill is the fresh air to his hardened frown, the beauty to his ugly heart. He doesn’t know how to not hurt her, but he quickly realizes that he’s got to figure it out because he needs her to breathe.
When memories of his mother’s death resurface from where he’s repressed them for so long, Mila is there to catch him when the guilt starts making sense. Mila is the one…the one who can save him from his broken troubled heart; from his issues, from the emptiness.
But only if he can stop being an asshole long enough to allow it.
He knows that. And he’s working on it.
But is that enough to make her stay?
I haven't read a single book by Courtney Cole yet but this one sounds SO good! I want to know more about Pax and why he is the way he is.
What are you waiting on?
Janhvi
oh wow, this sounds tough.. reminds me a bit of Crash!
ReplyDeletewill keep this on my radar, hope you get it soon!
- Juhina @ Maji Bookshelf
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ReplyDeleteThis book sounds like it has just the right amount of romance! Poor Pax, I hope he figures things out. Thanks for sharing.
Alisa @ The Novel Nook
Nice! Doesn't really sound like my kind of read, but I still hope you love it once you read it!
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Mhmm I like how this one looks :D I haven't seen it before but I+m gonna check it out. Great pick ;)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read this one! Great pick :)
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I lvoe this cover!
ReplyDeleteHope you get to read it soon!
Brandi from Blkosiner’s Book Blog
This reminds me of Pushing the Limits a little. I really like this cover. Great pick! Thanks for stopping by my blog!
ReplyDeleteI have not come across this book before. Thanks so much for bringing it to my attention. Happy Reading! Here is my WoW for this week!
ReplyDeleteOoooh, never heard of this one before, but it seems really amazing! Thanks for sharing! :)
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