Unbroken
[Beachwood Bay #1] by Melody Grace
Published:
March 10, 2013
Format:
Kindle read
Rating: 4/5
Synopsis
Juliet
McKenzie was an innocent eighteen-year old when she spent the summer in Cedar
Cove—and fell head over heels in love with Emerson. Complicated, intense
Emerson, the local bad boy. His blue eyes hid dark secrets, and just one touch
could set Juliet ablaze. Their love was demanding and all-consuming, but when
summer ended, tragedy tore them apart. Juliet swore she’d never go back, and
she’s kept that promise… Until now.
Four
years later, Juliet’s done her best to rebuild the wreckage of her shattered life.
She’s got a great boyfriend, and a steady job planned after she graduates.
Returning to Cedar Cove to pack up her family’s beach house to prepare it for
sale, Juliet is determined that nothing will stand in the way of her future.
But one look from Emerson, and all her old desire comes flooding back. He let
her go once, but this time, he’s not giving up without a fight. And Emerson
fights dirty.
A
heartbreaking history. An unstoppable passion. Torn between her past and
future, Juliet struggles to separate love from desire. But will they find a way
to overcome their tragic secrets—together? And after so much damage has been
done, can a love remain unbroken?
My
Thoughts
We
flash forward four years after that faithful summer and how the lives of Juliet
and Emerson have changed. We see Juliet has moved on and is in college with a
new life and boyfriend. As much as she has moved on Emerson is always somewhere
in the back of her mind, but since that day years ago she has never returned to
Beachwood Bay until recently when she has to. After the death of her mother her
father is determined to sell the beach house and it’s up to Juliet to go back
and tie up loose ends, when she goes back she doesn’t want to see Emerson but
of course their paths are bound to pass. One night it happens and just like she
hope wouldn’t happen those feels came back in full force and she knew right
there she was a goner. And as much as she still loves him she won’t let him
break her heart again but she does want to know what happen all those years ago
that he left her without any answers to why.
Emerson
has always had a chip on his shoulder, always a tough guy who had to grow up
too soon. His mom was a drunk and it was up to him to take care of his siblings
and the family. He never knew love until he meet Juliet she made him want more
out of life and she made me believe he deserved it. He was already to start a
life with Juliet when something made him put her needs over his and he never
looked back. So when he left Juliet that day years ago he vowed to leave her
alone…until that day when she came back. Now he is heartbroken when he sees her
again and finds out she has the life she always wanted and also a new boyfriend,
but as much as he tries to respect her life now he knows deep in his soul that he
never should’ve let her go. Emerson is determined to get Juliet back at any
cost even if that means letting Juliet think it was his fault that he left her
instead of letting her find out the truth.
This
is a story of true love and heartache. Sometimes love can be ugly and hurtful
and not a fairytale like we wish it is. Sometime we have to go through
struggles in order to find that true love but those obstacles make us stronger
and then we can appreciate what we have when we get it. Timing is everything
and maybe Emerson and Juliet weren’t meant to be together in the beginning they
had to go through things in their lives and once they did now they truly know
what they want in life and love. The passion between these two is undeniable
and that’s what makes their story one to root for.
