Title: Ace’s
Redemption(Devil’s Despair Book 1)
Author: A.C.
Bextor
Genre: Contemporary
Romance
Release
Date: October 2, 2014
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Synopsis
Cherry
Memories alone
can ruin you. Fear has a paralyzing effect, and love isn’t always enough to
keep you safe.
Ace was the
gateway to a freedom I hadn’t known since I was fifteen. He offered his
protection from the demons that haunted me; both living and dead.
Although I
knew I wasn’t enough to keep him, this didn’t deter my hope that one day he’d
love me for who I was, not the broken girl he tried so desperately to
save.
In the end,
the ghosts of my past found me. Their malevolence knew no bounds, and I was
forced to succumb to their will of darkness. Each threat named against those I
loved made any escape impossible; choosing my life for theirs became my
desolate absolution.
Inevitably, it
was my own weakness and self-doubt that became my undoing.
Ace
Emotional ties
are sometimes severed. Friendships don’t always endure their hardships, and
love offered isn’t always returned.
I was in love
once. For me, leaving her back in Ohio was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to
do. For her, moving on with her life that included her son and the man she
loved was no less than she deserved — unconditional happiness.
My reasons to
bring Cherry home to California were obvious. I needed help with my family, and
she needed help staying clean and convincing her parents she was ready to give
her son the life he deserved.
It was a
perfect plan. However, the best laid plans often get lost amidst their best
intentions.
Cherry fell in
love with me, and in return my love for her acted as the catalyst to her
destruction.
Authors Note:
This novel contains material that is not suitable for individuals under the age
of 18. Content includes: drug use, explicit language, violence, rape, and other
scenarios with content that readers may find offensive. Please use caution when
deciding on this book, as every reader has the right to understand the product
before purchase.
Ace’s
Redemption is the first standalone novel in the Devil’s Despair series.
Although the main character of Ace was introduced during the Lights of Peril
trilogy, you do not need to read that series in order to follow this
one.
About The Author
I love to
read! I will read anything, literally. It may be a magazine, book,
advertisement or even a cereal box. Specific authors that I follow have moved
me to start writing. Before long that inspiration had produced a final product
that I wasn’t even sure what I was going to do with. Obviously I hit publish
and here I am.
Blessed with a
great family that includes my husband, four kids, two dogs, and one hedgehog,
I’ve lived in the Midwest all of my life. We currently live in a small town
outside of Omaha, NE. My day job affords the ability to work from home and I’ve
worked for the same lending company for nearly 19 years.
When I’m not
reading, I try to be outside as much as possible even if it is just sitting on
my deck with my reading device. I enjoy fishing, swimming, hockey games, and
watching football with the family.
Excerpt
Turning
around, giving me his back, he takes his boots off with one thud, then another,
throwing them on the linoleum floor at the doors entrance. “I’m just trying
to…”
No longer
having his eyes bore into me or having to fear the face that’s so angry all the
time, I momentarily lose my temper. It’s rare that I do, but at times when I
feel safe enough, I let it go. I finish his thought for him. “To protect me!
You’re trying to protect me! All the time, as if that’s the only purpose you
have. I get it, I do, but I’m not yours to protect. Give yourself a rest, Ace.
Let someone else take the load off for a while.”
Whipping his
head around first, his body immediately follows. He stalks toward me and, it
has to be said, when Ace stalks, his large frame comes at you and he
stalks. He’s angry.
Putting my
hand out to stop him from coming any closer, he runs his chest into it. “Ace, I
don’t want to sound ungrateful…”
“Know what I
did all day today? Do you have any fuckin’ idea the day I
had today, worrying, waiting, wondering? I thought, for six fucking
hours, of ways to protect you. How I could keep you safe from all
the Greysons, Vinnies, and bar idiots of this world. You have me going nuts
here. Last night, Cherry…” His voice changes octaves, anger to concern, “you
were so scared and I was helpless to save you from those nightmares. Nightmares
that those kinds of men caused you.”
I don’t say
anything; he’s calming down, and anything I may say to try to make this easier
for him could upset him further.
Before I can
think of anything to add, he shocks me with his statement. “Sadey’s
gone.”
Since I don’t
know where this is coming from, I stand still in front of him, looking up. His
eyes are glassy; evidently, he’s thought about a lot today while I was
gone.
“I can’t have
her. I never could.”
His hand
reaches out to touch my neck, his fingertips tracing the dip at the bottom of
my throat. Finally, a small tear releases from his eye and drops down his face,
quickly falling to his shirt.
“I’m letting
her go, Cherry. I am. But…” he smiles, but it’s a stressful and upsetting smile
hiding his sadness. “I’m doin’ it knowin’ I was the only one holding
on.”
“I’m sorry.”
He’s broken. This large man in front of me is so broken, by mostly
self-inflicted hurt, but in so much pain nonetheless. Realization is dawning
that no matter what he does, he’s powerless. Ace doesn’t do well with the
feeling that goes along with being helpless.
Powering
through his tortured admission, he continues. “I thought, while you were out
with Trav, that I would have to let you go, too. It’s stupid and ridiculous,
but it’s the truth. I swear, I’m telling you the truth.”
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