Torn from You and With You

by Nashoda Rose

Limited edition

Bonus Issue includes novella "With You", novel "Torn from You" and a Logan POV scene extra.


"With You"

Sculpt is an illegal fighter.

He’s also the lead singer of a local rock band.

No one knows his real name.

And from the moment I met him, he made me forget mine.

In order to convince Sculpt to give me self-defense lessons, I had to follow his one rule—no complaining or he’d walk. I didn’t think it would be a problem. I could handle a few bruises. What I hadn’t anticipated was landing on my back with Sculpt on top of me and my entire body burning up for him.

I tried to ignore it.

I failed of course. And having a hot, tattooed badass on top of me week after week, acting completely immune to what he was doing to my body—it was frustrating as hell, so I broke his rule—I complained.

Then he kissed me.

"Torn from You"

Love is like an avalanche. It hits hard, fast and without mercy.

At least it did for me when Sculpt, the lead singer of the rock band Tear Asunder knocked me off my feet. Literally, because he’s also a fighter, illegally of course, and he taught me how to fight. He also taught me how to love and I fell hard for him. I mean the guy could do sweet, when he wasn't doing bossy, and I like sweet.

Then it all shattered.

Kidnapped.
Starved.
Beaten.
I was alone and fighting to survive.
When I heard Sculpt's voice, I thought he was there to save me.

I was wrong.

*Warning: This book contains disturbing situations, strong language and sexual content. Over 18 years.

Genres: Dark, Romance, New Adult, Fighters, Erotica, BDSM, Dark Romance

391 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 6, 2014

About the author

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Nashoda Rose lives outside of Toronto, where she enjoys hiking with her dogs and spending time with her Gyspy Vanner horse. Nash has a passion for fierce, over-protective men, damaged characters, and unbridled love stories. Her work is published in multiple languages across the world.

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Reviews

[BadDirtyBooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fuck all the dumb shit this will suck you in, eat you up, wet you down, and spit shine your ass. Then throw you a curve ball like a muther fucker. It has a cliffy but it's a novella and should be purchased with Torn from you. Honestly, With You lays all the background for Sculpt & Emily.

Sculpt is a sexy, underground fighter that doubles as a kickass singer in the band Tear Asunder. He decides to help Emily with some self defense lessons and ends up spending more time with this brunette than he anticipated. He doesn't do brunettes! Since she ended up getting under his skin, he wasted no time getting in her head and wanting in her pants!

Which leads me to Emily! This girl is trying to learn some basic self defense moves to fight off an attacker(she should have been worried about falling for Sculpt). She has pretty low self confidence Thanks to her POS mom that put her down any chance she got. Emily ended up moving in with her sassy Bff Kat and her brother Matt. They had become her family. They were like the devil and the angel sitting on her shoulders. Matt totally opposed to the idea of Emily any where near Sculpt and Kat encouraging her to let Sculpt do any and everything to her!!!

Just when you think everything is kosher, the author drops a bomb and your mouth is like say whaaaaaat!!! Then she gives you some foreplay for the conclusion in the next book Torn from you.

I devoured the next installment. I mean I gobbled up the first 50% like a starving homeless person invited over for Thanksgiving dinner. Sculpt becomes something you would never expect and Emily is devastated. Shit so was I!!! I went through a gamete of emotions anguish, love, hate, and betrayal some serious brutal hardcore shit and then the sun comes out. It shines and everything starts to fall back into place.

However, Emily has a very difficult time accepting and moving on from everything that happened to her but, I feel like it took her forever to finally do it. At times I wanted to slap the piss out of her. Again, Nashoda rips the carpet from under your feet after coming back from the hell that Emily and Sculpt survived. While she doesn't leave you hanging at the end of this one you will definitely be pining for the next installment. Just like I am. I'm already stalking Nashoda on Facebook private message.

[Allison ❤️Will Never Conquer Her TBR❤️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Perfect Everything Stars!





Wow. Torn from You was seriously the perfect book for me! It had just the right balance of everything I crave in my books.






***Let me preface my review by saying this is a bonus edition to Torn from You that includes the novella. I strongly recommend this as it gives us the background to the couple and how they met and I really feel like the reader is much more invested knowing them going into this. I'm positive the bonus edition is cheaper than buying both separate.



Emily met Sculpt (aka Logan) in an underground MMA fighters event. She asked him for help learning to fight for self defense. He initially turns her down but decides to help her. One thing leads to another...they fall in love. This is the novella part.

In Torn from You we pick up at the cliffhanger after the novella. Eme has been abducted from a bar while watching Sculpt play in his band. Why was she taken? What are they going to do to her? Who's behind it?

Let me say one thing...watch your reviews for this book. Seriously. Go. In. Blind. Experience it. I read one review and luckily it was spoiler free. But since, I read reviews that'll ruin the shock and awe of it all. Is this vague? Yep! Could I throw all the quotes in here that I LOVED? Yep! But it would give away huge plot. Consider yourself warned.



So, what made me love this book above most others in the genre? Let me count the ways...

---Hero. Logan was my perfect hero. He was tough, tatted, flawed, aloof...then meets a girl who turns him into a protective, endearing, dominant, sexual God. I loved everything Logan.

---Heroine.. Eme didn't drive me batsh$t. It's amazing. She's been dealt a pretty crappy hand in life but she's not some weak heroine you want to throttle. She is innocent but not naive.

---Darkness. This book is not a hearts and flowers romance. It's a great love story but some deep dark stuff occurs along the way. Be warned. There's human trafficking and it can be graphic at times but far from some of the other books I've read.

---Heat. OMG. Sexual tension rating off the charts. Lady blue balls here. The scenes Ms Rose writes are hot! Holy cow. Loved her development of the physical stuff with these two.

---Writing style. There's writing you just click with. Ms. Rose achieved that for me in spades. Her character development is perfect. She takes a guy many would find very imperfect and makes the reader pray for their success together.






This is my first series from Nashoda Rose and I can say will be an auto-buy in the future. When the writing style clicks, it clicks.


And I thank you!






Complimetary copy received from author in exchange of an HONEST review.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the novella and the first half of the first book but unfortunately, the second half didn’t do it for me. 😕

[crίѕтίŋα•●Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ●• · Rating 4 out of 5]

"WITH YOU" - 3.5 stars

“He'd already stolen my heart. It was in his grasp; the question was what would he do with it?”
- Emily

* * *
“Emily. You erase the bad in my life.”
- Sculpt

--------

"TORN FROM YOU" - 4 stars

“Fear of the consequences was what would keep me alive here.”
- Emily

* * *
“Trust is built. Ours just needs to be rebuilt and it takes time. But baby, we’ll do it together.”
- Logan

[Carlae · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 STARS!

"Dream sweet, Emily"
Sculpt (Logan) is nothing like Emily. He is possesive, strong, tattooed, alpha-male, and she is a good girl, naive and virgin.
The book it's not very dark (like Captive in the Dark) but enough to not be able to put it down. x)
I found the first half of the book very captivating but I think the second half is a bit long.
On the other hand, if you are thinking about reading this book, I think it's absolutely necessary to read the first book "With you" first, to see how the relationship starts. If you read it, you realize that Sculpt is not as bad as he seems. So I found this book a bit predictable. I knew he was in love with her as much as her.
The secondary characters are very good, and lets you wanting to know more about them (Deck and Kai are very interesting!)

"Kidnapped.
Starved.
Beaten.
I was alone and fighting to survive.
When I heard Sculpt's voice, I thought he was there to save me.
I was wrong."

Great read!

Reseña en español
4 ESTRELLAS!
"Dulces sueños, Emily"
Sculpt (Logan) no es para nada como Emily. El es posesivo, fuerte, tatuado, macho alfa, y ella es una buena chica, inocente y virgen.
El libro no es muy oscuro (como Cautiva en la Oscuridad) pero suficiente para no ser capaz de dejar de leerlo. x)
Encuentro la primera mitad del libro bastante cautivador pero creo que la segunda parte se hace un poquito larga.
Por otra parte, si estás pensando en leerte este libro, creo que es absolutamente necesario leerse el primer libro "With you" primero, para ver como empieza la relación. Si lo lees, te das cuenta de que Sculpt no es tan malo como parece. Así pues he encontrado este libro un poco predecible. Sabía que él estaba enamorado tanto como ella.
Los personajes secundarios son muy buenos, y te deja con ganas de saber más de ellos (Deck y Kai son muy interesantes!)

"Secuestrada.
Famélica.
Golpeada.
Estaba sola y luchaba por sobrevivir.
Cuando escuché la voz de Sculpt, pensé que estaba ahí para salvarme.
Estaba equivocada."

Buena lectura!

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hardly can wait for the next...

This usually isn't the type of book I read. The dark has been in my past so no not the biggest fan.
Boy was I wrong...This book touched me.Truly touched me.
Emily is amazing. At no time in this book did I find myself wanting to "smack"her. Logan, you will love and hate him.The sub characters are great and of course you're gonna find yourself already writing the next book ,wondering who's next and how fast can I get that book!
Nashoda Rose did a great job with this book ,such a dark subject.Human trafficking is a horrible crime, it exists out there.
I absolutely felt the fear. ..But hey this is after all a romance book;)
Thank You Ms.Nashoda Rose you are now one of my new favourites!
Read this book people!You will love it....

[Jodie · Rating 4 out of 5]

“The emotions put you into overdrive with trembling limbs, heart pounding, and that sweet ache between your legs.”

I will start with the Novella because that is what sucks you in and gets you excited. I love that the author put the two together and you can just continue to read straight thru because this Novella ends with one hell of a Cliffhanger.

Torn with You is your back story, it is your glimpse into the relationship of Sculpt and Emily. We watch as they fall in love, and build this trust between the two of them.

Emily is broken and has a past that has left her scarred and insecure. She seeks Sculpt out to help her.

“I felt out of control, and he was no doubt completely unaware of how he was making my insides burn, my heart raced and my skin tingled with shots of electricity.”

Sculpt is a mix of a couple book boyfriends, he is a lot of Remy, a little Kellan, a little Travis, with a touch of well you will see.

“Damn, he’s totally F***able. Like slam you against the wall f***able.”

And that is about what happened, I wanted to jump him something fierce and then, DAMN IT, it happened. The MOTHER HELL, WHAT THE HELL CLIFFHANGER and THANK GOD IN HEAVEN Nashoda made it so we could just keep reading right into the next. So I got my heart rate under control and was ready.

Entering Torn from You

“I swear my breath was sucked from my lungs by some mysterious, high-powered vacuum that was hanging above me, because I couldn’t breathe.”

My reaction at this point was WHO THE HELL TOLD ME TO READ THIS…WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON… AND I AM GOING TO BREAK MY KINDLE I’M DONE! But I got on the rollercoaster and I was now stuck... Stuck because I couldn’t get them out of my head, stuck because I was already too invested and I needed to know what the hell was going on.

“Some things can’t be repaired you break them bad enough, they can’t be fixed.”

Now you are going to hate me because this is one of those books I have to stop and push you to pick it up and read it. If I say anything it will take away your emotions and you need them. You need to develop your emotions with these characters. Nashoda wrote this book perfectly when it comes to that. I will warn this is not your easy read, but ….

“Rockstar fighter who like s a little extracurricular activity in bed? Damn, he is one hell of a cupcake. Wonder if he likes spanking?”

Go ahead you know you want to find out!

[✝✝ Ⓓaisy ❣ ✝✝ · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first of book was very interesting and the second half took a turn - suddenly it began NA from dark one. I thought it was getting darker but how wrong was I?



Him begging, she saying no, it keep dragging ....

Happy reading

D x

[Jacqueline's Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

With You
AMAZON

Review
4.25 With You Stars

That’s one sexy novella…

I wanted to start the Tear Asunder series, but I was highly warned to read With You prior to starting. If you know anything about me, I HATE reading in between books, but I did.

AND I’m Glad I did.

I haven’t finished book 1, Torn from You, but I did read the first chapter and YES, you need to read With You before starting the series.

With You tells you the story of how Sculpt and Emily meet. He’s an illegal fighter and is also in a band. I know it’s like getting double presents! Emily is the sweet girl who is drawn to Sculpt.

You would think with such a short book, it would be hard for anything to grow and form. Ug no, it’s hot, sexy and I LOVE IT!

THEN…. YOU GET TO THE EPIC CLIFFY… Which is the reason why I wanted to start this series.

Gah, I can’t wait to start my dark journey …

Torn from You
AMAZON

Review
4 Crazy Intense Dark Stars

I yearned for some kind of comfort-even if it was from the monster who had lied to me about everything.

Eme, us… We’re only broken when we’re apart

If you haven’t read With You, which is a novella before Torn from You, I suggest you do so. With You, gives you a MUCH BETTER understanding of how Logan and Emily meet.

Torn from You is crazy and starts out really intense and dark. Something I crave for in my dark reads. Emily is kidnaped and wakes up in a basement. She meets several attackers and within the mix, she sees Logan, who does nothing to protect or save her.

Torn from You could be described as two books in one. The first half is really intense and dark, then the second half is a little bit more calm.

When Emily is taken away and she’s led to a house where Logan is staying. She’s a sex slave and now belongs to Logan. She doesn’t understand why this is happening to her and she can’t keep her mouth shut. Every time she speaks up or lashes out, she’s beaten and threatens by the attackers. Logan continually tells Emily to behave for her own good, but she doesn’t listen.

It’s very obvious that Logan is in a tough situation and at times, I just want to yell at Emily for being so frustrating and kind of just go with the flow. Yeah, they are forcing you to do degrading things, but sometimes it pays to be a little patient and follow the rules. Then again, I like the crazy scenes where Emily is punished, pushed to her limit and cries like mad.

Then during the second half of the book, everything shifts and it’s almost like another book to me. I am not sure if I was okay with this. On one hand, Nashoda Rose is very good at character development, sometimes to the point where I feel like the same stuff is repeated over and over again. I felt like there were a lot of scenes that could have been edited.

I do feel the second half was necessary to kind of shift the story, but I didn’t think it had to be so long, but I shouldn’t complain when a character is too developed. You really feel for Emily and Logan’s pain. It’s endearing, heart breaking and little messed up, but its love.

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[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is kind of all over the place.. The first half is very dark and disturbing . The second half almost feels like a different book until close to the end when some bad things happen. There is drama, mystery, action and some good sex...however, there is non consent sex also in this book. This book contains sex slavery, so of course it's very disturbing at times. I liked the hero (Sculpt) most of the time...the heroine(Emily) was fine, but the monologue in her head got on my nerves at times...especially when she talked about How "confident" Sculpt always looked..she said that a lot!!! I get it, he looks confident, I don't need to be reminded of it constantly.

All in all, it was a decent read.

[Mara De Guzman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Damn! I blame Sarah for my headache today. All that heartracing and holding my breath while reading this made my head pound. Enjoyed it though!! Why did I wait so long to read this?! I want to read Kat and Ream's story!

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG this book is freaking amazing!!! It had me all over the place with emotions. Trust me you want to read this ASAP!!!!

[Veronica-Lynn Pit Bull · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 1/2 stars

WITH YOU
With You is the love story of Emily (20 year old, somewhat insecure yet strong and resilient virgin, nicknamed Mouse by the hero) and Sculpt/Logan mysterious, sexy and sweet, illegal fighter/wanna be rock star. The "mysterious" comes in because no one knows anything about Sculpt's past and he aims to keep it that way. Only 1 band member even knows his real first name. Obviously this mysteriousness foreshadows the coming of something bad. And this is the problem I have with Sculpt throughout both books that makes me want to throttle him. In his efforts to be protective he follows the "less is more" philosophy. He doesn't want the ugly things in his life to touch Emily. (Personally...I'm more of a "knowledge is power" kind of gal and it seems to me that Sculpt's efforts to protect only make things worse, which is readily apparent in Torn From You).

Anyway, the novella is a really sweet falling in love story and it could be read alone....except for the cliffhanger/shocker ending which sets up Torn From You. I know some people feel Torn From You can be read as a stand alone and you can skip the novella. I'm glad I didn't. I think With You really does a nice job of showing the development of the Emily/Logan relationship and the dynamics between the 2. If I hadn't read With You, I think I would have really hated Logan in the beginning of Torn From You. I mean more than I did, because I did hate him - or at least strongly disliked.

TORN FROM YOU
Overall I enjoyed the story, although at times I felt it dragged a bit and in general felt it could have been a bit shorter. Torn From You picks up where With you left off, and was told in 2 parts - the kidnapping and the aftermath. Emily's experiences at Raul's compound were pretty brutal but luckily not delineated in overly graphic detail. I admit I didn't like Logan much here, although having read With You I knew he was working an angle. My first frustration with him was that it seemed he really could have cut a better deal with regards to Emily's treatment. (Well as it turns out, he really couldn't). My second issue (that I had a very hard time getting past) was his paternalistic decision to keep Emily in the dark to protect her - which it seems to me had the glaringly obvious opposite effect - repeatedly. SPOILER: He kept insisting that in order to be safe, safer, safe-ish, that Emily had to fear him. Well actually no. What Emily needed to do to be safe was to be submissive, subserviant and blend into the background like lint on a rug. Something Emily had an extremely difficult time doing when her emotions were raging with hurt, rage and despair. END SPOILER

The second half of the story takes place 2 years later and has to do with the aftermath of the traumatic events and involves Logan and Emily rebuilding their relationship. SPOILERS:(Which takes awhile because Emily understandably can't forgive him. Because Logan again - in his infinite wisdom - decides he wants to withhold information because he "doesn't want it to taint her". Not sure how to break it to "Mr. not the sharpest crayon in the box" but that train has already left the station. I'm pretty sure that after starvation, beating, torture, degradation and the emotional abuse the love of your life unintentionally heaped upon you - you're already filled to the brim with tainted. The only thing Logan sharing about his fear, helplessness and abuse could have done would have been to help Emily understand the situation and his motives and she could have taken @ 100 less pages to regain her trust in him). So yeah, Logan irked me, then I felt bad for being irked because he did do the best he could, what he thought was right, and he was scared and traumatized and not thinking too clearly too. END SPOILER

I liked the secondary characters and the story sets up the sequel that is already out (Overwhelmed By You) and a couple of other sequels in process. I did think Logan and Eme were a cute couple and it wrapped up with a nice HEA.

[Jennie Wurtz · Rating 4 out of 5]

*3.5 STARS*

First I want to say that this is a review of both With You (Tear Asunder Book # 0.5) and Torn From You (Tear Asunder Book #1) together. Because really you need to read the novella, With You, and then just head straight into Torn From You, as it sets up the background as to how Logan (Sculpt) and Emily came to meet and form their relationship. And yes that novella ends with a huge cliffhanger but that will lead you right into Torn From You, which is really where the action and story takes place.

I’m not going to provide many plot details here as I think the synopsis speaks for itself, however I will say that I had to suspend my disbelief a few too many times in this story for me to have really loved it as much as I had hoped I would. The story is dark and intense, particularly the first half, and usually that is a big draw for me. Emily and Logan are deeply in love. He is a rocker and an underground fighter, an odd combination for me but okay so far it works. Then suddenly BAM! Emily is kidnapped and thrown into a human trafficking/sex slave scenario and oh look, Logan is involved here too! I am a huge fan of The Dark Duet and other similar books so the trafficking, violence and abuse was not an issue for me. It was Logan’s involvement in the whole situation that was a bit much for me to handle but again, I got beyond that and was willing to accept his story and how it all came to be.

It’s really the second half of Torn From You that caused me to not love this book as much as I wanted to. I just found myself unable to accept Emily’s ability to forgive and accept someone into her life who not only was the cause of her abuse, but literally stood by and watched it happen. I’m sorry I just don’t buy it; he watched her suffer over and over at the hands of monsters. He had his reasons and he explains them to her but for me there is no reason in the world that that is forgivable on any level. Then on top of that, she is willing to accept him back into her life but he’s still not being fully open and honest with her about his past and about what happened at the compound. For me this was another issue – TRUST. How dare he expect her to love and forgive him while he can’t just put it all out there and tell her what she wants to know? That just doesn’t work for me. Again, I know he loves her and wants to protect her but it just felt like not a clean start to a real relationship. But, as I said I did keep reading because I was curious to see where this love story ended and putting that issue aside, I did enjoy their romance. Clearly Emily needs Logan in her life and vice versa.

I will say that I think Torn From You and With You are well written. It’s not easy to write a dark story such as this one and the author really captured the emotion and angst that made this book enjoyable to read. I am curious to see now where the author is going to take us next and to learn more about the supporting characters in this story.

[Lustful Literature · Rating 4 out of 5]

**JODIE'S REVIEW**

“The emotions put you into overdrive with trembling limbs, heart pounding, and that sweet ache between your legs.”

I will start with the Novella because that is what sucks you in and gets you excited. I love that the author put the two together and you can just continue to read straight thru because this Novella ends with one hell of a Cliffhanger.

With You is your back story, it is your glimpse into the relationship of Sculpt and Emily. We watch as they fall in love, and build this trust between the two of them.

Emily is broken and has a past that has left her scarred and insecure. She seeks Sculpt out to help her.

“I felt out of control, and he was no doubt completely unaware of how he was making my insides burn, my heart raced and my skin tingled with shots of electricity.”

Sculpt is a mix of a couple book boyfriends, he is a lot of Remy, a little Kellan, a little Travis, with a touch of well you will see.

“Damn, he’s totally F***able. Like slam you against the wall f***able.”

And that is about what happened, I wanted to jump him something fierce and then, DAMN IT, it happened. The MOTHER HELL, WHAT THE HELL CLIFFHANGER and THANK GOD IN HEAVEN Nashoda made it so we could just keep reading right into the next. So I got my heart rate under control and was ready.

Entering Torn from You

“I swear my breath was sucked from my lungs by some mysterious, high-powered vacuum that was hanging above me, because I couldn’t breathe.”

My reaction at this point was WHO THE HELL TOLD ME TO READ THIS…WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON… AND I AM GOING TO BREAK MY KINDLE I’M DONE! But I got on the rollercoaster and I was now stuck... Stuck because I couldn’t get them out of my head, stuck because I was already too invested and I needed to know what the hell was going on.

“Some things can’t be repaired you break them bad enough, they can’t be fixed.”

Now you are going to hate me because this is one of those books I have to stop and push you to pick it up and read it. If I say anything it will take away your emotions and you need them. You need to develop your emotions with these characters. Nashoda wrote this book perfectly when it comes to that. I will warn this is not your easy read, but ….

“Rockstar fighter who like s a little extracurricular activity in bed? Damn, he is one hell of a cupcake. Wonder if he likes spanking?”

Go ahead you know you want to find out.

[Monique · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating: 4.75 Stars

Wow!!! This book rocked my world! I read With You first and the love story was so touching. Then it went all kinds of sideways in Torn From You

The story of Sculpt (Fighter and Rock Star) and Emily (into horses). I enjoyed both of the characters and I probably cared more from Sculpt than Emily. I think both had some serious issues and were good for each other. The secondary characters (Kate, Matt, Crisis, Kite, Deck, etc.) were excellent. I felt like I was given a really good introduction of each character and look forward to reading more about them in future installments. I LOVED THIS BOOK! The drama was so unexpected. The drama at the end, was a nail biter. Typically, things get tied up in such a nice bow. EXCELLENT WRITING!! I have just become a new fan of Nashoda Rose because she has the ability to tell raw/edgy stories that are not all hearts and flowers. The additional material at the end with Sculpts point of view...gutted me! Wow!!! I'm a fan of this series and this new author!

Why Not 5 Stars?
1. Editing mistakes. Not too bad, but enough of them that I took notice.

2. Emily's self talk with all of the constant questions, drove me a little crazy. I really don't like when a character, keeps asking herself/himself one question after another. It becomes annoying.

Additional Thoughts: At some point while reading Torn From You I became sick of Emily turning Logan away. I thought, OK, this was not his fault, he was a victim too. Give the poor guy a break! This made me really dislike Emily. Perhaps this was dragged out too much for my taste. However, if I think back to what happened to her for those 15 days...maybe not. Hmmm, something to think about.

[Candy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review for With You:
This is a prequel novella to the book Torn from You and I highly recommend you read it before reading Torn from You.

In this novella we meet Sculpt (who at first reminded me of a cross between two of my favorite book boyfriends, Kellan & Remy). Of course once I got to know him in Torn from You, any comparison to Kellan and Remy faded and he became his own unique character.

This novella tells the story behind Sculpt and Emily's early relationship. We get to witness their falling in love and it helps you understand them at a much deeper level while reading Torn from You.

With You ends in a huge cliffhanger but don't worry, you can start Torn from You as soon as you're done!

"My past isn't important. There's nothing to talk about. I want you. That's it, Eme. That's what's important."

Review for Torn from You:
Wow, it's been a while since a book has affected me as much as Torn from You did. I had to put my Kindle down quite a few times because my heart was beating so hard and I had knots in my stomach. I felt like I was on a roller coaster.

Torn from You picks up right where With You left off.

This is one of those books that you need to go into completely blind. It is so well written. The characters are so well developed. The storyline is so unique. So read the book synopsis, but don't read anything else that might spoil you!

This is definitely a dark romance. If you are a fan of books like Captive in the Dark, Tears of Tess, Escaping Paradise, then this will be right up your alley. You won't regret it!

[BooK-O-Holic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow talk about angst! The first part "with you" was really sweet and not quite what I was looking for when I read the cover, but in the end was just, holy cow! Then it leads to the second Part of the book "torn from you" and it got really dark and powerful. I just loved hating Sculpt in the beginning (his real name is not revealed for some time Logan . The betrayal that Emily suffers from Sculpt just floored me. I thought there was no way Sculpt would be able to redeem himself from these actions, but obviously since he is the "hero" of the story he must redeem himself in some way right? Well he does in a great, but tragic way and I really felt for Emily and Sculpt. Other reviews have been saying there is a cliffhanger but since the books were pretty much published together and I don't think you would be able to know exactly what was going on without reading the first book, the novella, I don't think of it as much of a cliff hanger. I loved the heroine Emily in the story. She was such a strong character and that is one of the things I love about romance novels is that the girl remains strong through out the story and doesn't turn into some constant sniffling character.

[Kristi Sanders · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series begins with "With You" and then continues with "Torn From You." I wasn't sure if I would be able to read through certain parts of Torn From You because of the disturbing scenes that took place. At times, I wanted to skip chapters just so I could be ignorant to it. ...but there is a reason the author wants to open the reader's eyes to this "horrible crime". I don't want to give too much away, but you would never imagine how things turn immediately when you start reading Torn From You. It's a whole different feeling, one of fear and anxiety, while watching the character trying to learn how to survive. Once you get through part of the book, the feeling changes into hope and love because, after all, this is a romance novel.
I love how the characters love story grows with time, learning to heal and to trust one another again. It was a great story line that had just about everything you may have read in other books combined together...rock star, fighter, dominate male, ...don't want to give too much away. I'm looking forward to the continuation of this series which will include other character's stories. I liked them just as much as the main characters. I was still left questioning some things, but hopefully those will be answered in the next books.

[Michele Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I wanted the man I fell in love with to carry me away from this place.
And I wanted him to carry me away... and then... then I wanted to kill him."

This book had torn me to shreds. I laughed, cried, lost countless hours of sleep, cried again, and got so angry I wanted to jump inside this story and kill the bastards who dared to steal and destroy these young women's lives. After reading "With You" (which was the first installment of this series) I became a tad bit bored and thought some of the lines from the first novella were cliche, unoriginal and over the top corny. It wasn't until the very last chapter that I became intrigued in the continuation of Sculpts and Emily's twisted love story.
Once I began "Torn from You", I was in complete and utter shock with the change of events and how the story turned upside down and flipped inside out. Not only was it totally unexpected how the turn of events were broadcasted but it had me checking (multiple times) that I was still reading the same book...
The heroine in the story I feel, thinks very much like I do and I FELT her love and struggle, her fight and weaknesses all the way down to my core. Wonderful story and phenomenal read. Big applause to this author.

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was unsure what to expect from this novel and included novella With You and I'm glad I got both together as they flow perfectly from one to the other with the tale of shy and quiet Emily and Logan: aka Sculpt whose in a band as well as an illegal fighter.

I was reading this addictive novella then oh my god, I so did not see that ending coming, the calm before the storm has never been such a perfect phrase to use to describe what With You is. What happens next??? Thank god I had Torn From You to dive straight into as I was left reeling.
I guessed that Torn from You was going to be a dark read but I didn't expect what happened at all. I don't want to give anything away as that will distract from your reading experience and I was glad to be blind when I read this also... Trust me it's dark, twisted, heart breaking and emotive. You'll have scenes that are so hot they set your kindle on fire and scenes so distressing you'll be crying, but at its heart it's a story of the lengths we go to for love and how strong we can be and how forgiveness isn't being weak.

It's a roller coaster of a ride, but one you need to take!! One fabulous read not to be missed.

[Laquever Fryar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scared me

let me just say I'm all for the BDSM scene but the book scared me so bad I did not expect it to turn out about human traffic that is not my scene I am totally against it and although the book was good the guy is no Angel do not read this book .this is not Remy from the real or Travis from beautiful disaster this guy snuck under my skin and I do not like it I read the book because my husband paid for it but if I knew what it really was about i would have left it .I can understand role play but abuse of any level is a turn of....but I will say it really was suspenseful.... abd man y did he have to be hot???

[Warpedmind · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story or book reminds me of the book (Captive in the dark, by C.J. Roberts) just not as gruesome. But Emily really got on my nerves towards the middle of the story and on. This was a 2 books for one deal an novella and then a regular book. The novella was good and it left you with a cliffhanger that picked up right were it left off in the next book. Spirit:"Fight to stay alive". This is a "Hate what was done to you and the people that failed you". And just think logically when you have a chance to breathe again. I can't say too much about the story without giving it away (spoilers). Storyline: 3.5 Heat and passion: 4

[Laurie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beware of this book if rape and violence are triggers for you. The words that come to mind when I try to describe this book - beautiful yet ugly, riveting yet I kept having to step back to get my emotions together, it had such soft, romantic moments then it got harsh and forceful. Usually if a book has plot holes, it just kills the book for me. This book had some holes big enough to drive a truck through but I did not care, I kept reading and getting annoyed when my family interrupted me because of petty stuff like needing to be fed. This book was hard to take at times, but I loved it anyway.

[Jessica Wozniak · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!
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AND THEN I HATED THIS BOOK!

There was no winning for me when I read this book. I loved it, I hated it, I loved it all over again! Overall, I loved this book. Haha. This is why I rated it 5 stars. This isn't a light hearted love story. You have to read this book with an open mind. There is pain and sadness, and then you get a whole new view on doing what you HAVE to do, to help the person you love.
Best thing about it... NO CLIFFHANGER! :)
Although, at the end you are wondering what everyone else's story is!!
I can't wait!

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book!!! It was extremely intense and heart wrenching and I definitely caught myself crying a few times. I could not imagine going through anything like this! I give this book 4.5 stars just for the fact that there are a few grammatical and a little too much repeated sex near the end which I felt dragged the book on a little. Otherwise it was amazing! I cannot wait for the next books! All the supporting character story lines were just as intriguing as Logan and Emily's!

[Helen Cuevas-tolentino · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG....I've never read a book like this before. It was vicious, yet truthful and beyond a thriller. I was going crazy reading this book. the hot sex scenes, the plot, the character's. This book will swallow you whole and you will love it. It's an original, I read a lot and read nothing like this. I wish the there was more background in the story of sculpt but I never felt unsatisfied. This is a must read book, but fair warning some disturbing situations & graphic violence.....

[Dottie · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars. This book made me angry. I had to put it down a few times. But it's so good. I dreamed about the book the night I was reading it. I felt the pain, the love, and everything in between as I read this story. It's very gritty. It's dark. But then the light shines and I fell in love with this book. I am excited about the next book in this series and will definitely read each if them.

[Susan Aiena · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of THE BEST books I've read. I was so emotionally in this book. I was shocked, touched, mad, worried, sad, happy, relieved and depressed. Don't think I missed any emotion. I could not stop reading. Finished in one and a half days. I. NEED. MORE!!!!!

[Melissa Barnett · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think I'm in love!!! I can honestly say I never at any point in this book did a eye roll. I normally don't read this type of book. I was hooked by the second chapter. I can wait for the next book in this series.