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End of Eternity #2
End of Eternity 2
Tragedy. When it rains, it always pours...Carmen Winters has already lost so much. Now, she is beyond terrified as she stands to lose the one thing that gave her hope for a better future.She knows that she can pull through her physical and psychological difficulties, if only someone would stand by her. But with her father and sister occupied with their own struggles in another state, she has no family she can lean on. Her only options are to turn to Brad, a ruthless lawyer mainly concerned with dollar signs, or Owen, a kind doctor with a jealous and spiteful long-term girlfriend.With or without help from the frustrating men in her life, Carmen will have to find the strength inside herself to carry on. She must make one final journey to say goodbye to her husband once and for all, and lay the past to rest forever.But when Carmen uncovers startling information about what really led to her husband's death, everything changes...The second book in the End of Eternity series.
202 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 30, 2014
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Loretta Lost
24 books515 followersLoretta Lost is a USA Today bestselling author who writes stories about survivors. She is the author of the CLARITY series and Sophie Shields novels. She lives in Toronto, Canada with adorable cats, and she hopes to find a good boyfriend who isn't fictional before all her hair turns grey.
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Fun fact: The author's real name is Nadia-- she chose her pen name because her sister's name is Loretta, and her sister is lost.
Follow @loretta.lost on Instagram, @LorettaLost on Twitter, or connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/LorettaLost
You can also subscribe to Loretta's mailing list for updates and a free book: www.eepurl.com/O0WTL
Fun fact: The author's real name is Nadia-- she chose her pen name because her sister's name is Loretta, and her sister is lost.
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July 13, 2016
This is the second book in the End of Eternity series by Loretta Lost! This book is told by Owen's point of view and by Carmen's, which I really enjoy. I love books that allow the reader to see how multiple characters are feeling and thinking.
In this book we get to see a little more about Owen and his relationship with his current girlfriend, Caroline. We also get to see a different side of Brad in this book! Brad is beginning to show us his true colors.. slowly but surely. Carmen is faced with a tragedy and is surprised by which guy ends up being there for her through this tough time. But what happens when the man that is there for her, may have actually been to blame for Carmen's tragedy? Is Owen ready to give up Caroline for Carmen? What is wrong with Brad? Carmen figures out some dark secrets about Brad and Grayson. Does Carmen see Grayson differently now? We get to see how and why Grayson was so obsessed with Helen. We also get to see how Brad and Grayson knew each other.
I could not believe how creepy Brad was becoming! I was so grossed out by his apartment! I almost thought Carmen was going to find her baby's fetus in his apartment. Brad is a creepy man and Loretta did an awesome job portraying him as such. I really began to understand Grayson and why he was so obsessed with Helen. I found myself almost feeling bad for him, but I didn't quite get there. I can't feel bad for a rapist.
Loretta Lost lets out everyone's dirty secrets in this book and you definitely want to hear them! If you are a fan of the Clarity series, you need End of Eternity in your life! Even if you have never read anything by Loretta, you NEED to!
In this book we get to see a little more about Owen and his relationship with his current girlfriend, Caroline. We also get to see a different side of Brad in this book! Brad is beginning to show us his true colors.. slowly but surely. Carmen is faced with a tragedy and is surprised by which guy ends up being there for her through this tough time. But what happens when the man that is there for her, may have actually been to blame for Carmen's tragedy? Is Owen ready to give up Caroline for Carmen? What is wrong with Brad? Carmen figures out some dark secrets about Brad and Grayson. Does Carmen see Grayson differently now? We get to see how and why Grayson was so obsessed with Helen. We also get to see how Brad and Grayson knew each other.
I could not believe how creepy Brad was becoming! I was so grossed out by his apartment! I almost thought Carmen was going to find her baby's fetus in his apartment. Brad is a creepy man and Loretta did an awesome job portraying him as such. I really began to understand Grayson and why he was so obsessed with Helen. I found myself almost feeling bad for him, but I didn't quite get there. I can't feel bad for a rapist.
Loretta Lost lets out everyone's dirty secrets in this book and you definitely want to hear them! If you are a fan of the Clarity series, you need End of Eternity in your life! Even if you have never read anything by Loretta, you NEED to!
February 2, 2015
I started this book and until I finished it, I basically didn't move my behind off the sofa - it was that good.
It picked up where "End Of Eternity", the first book in this series, left off.
With the last book ending on one hell of a cliffhanger, I was holding my breath while trying to find out if Carmen would have to endure another tragedy.
But Loretta Lost didn't give it away right from the start, so I was reading frantically until my heart broke for Carmen and I nearly wished that I could go back to the uncertainty of the previous pages.
I mean, how much can one person endure?
Carmen's life has become a living nightmare and it is hard for her to find her path. As much as I'd like to grab her by the shoulders and give her a good shake, for all that she went through, she's still admirably strong and sane. Who can really blame her, that she doesn't want to be alone?
It's just a pity that she all too willingly allows assholes like Brad to become a part of her life. The best friend of her deceased husband, he seems to offer the stability and safety she so desperately craves. This makes her slightly blind or even careless when it comes to his flaws. The red flags that do come up, she ignores - trying to believe in the good of people. An endearing quality when faced with well-meaning people, can become potentially threatening with dangerous ones. But Carmen needs to cling to any sliver of hope - especially since the man that makes her heart sing, isn't hers to want. Carmen is a character with so many layers and so much hidden strength, that she only needs to tap into. It'd be so easy to judge her, to dismiss her as having a few screws loose - but Loretta Lost makes it impossible to do that. It's hard to picture what Carmen went through, coupled with her desire to be loved and to then not at least acknowledge her behaviour as understandable.
With Brad, she allowed a man in her lie that seems to be two-faced. There is something about him that just doesn't seem right and the more the book progresses, the more this proves to be true. Yet, he can turn on the charm like nobody's business and knows how to exploit Carmen's vulnerability, making her dependent on him. But he might have underestimated her strength and the fact, that she has people looking out for her.
People like Owen. Though he can't be hers, he is still there for her. Sweet, caring, loyal Owen, who seems so perfect and yet is so lost - lost in a relationship that doesn't make him happy anymore. A relationship that suffocates him. But he is a man of his word and both his promise and his guilt keep him loyal to his girlfriend, Caroline. It seems though, that his heart has left the relationship a while ago and is now falling for Carmen - seeing the person she really is and not the person everyone expects her to be.
With characters, who have an immense amount of depth, this story is even more intense than the first book. It seems like page by page, Loretta Lost peels back more and more layers to their personalities, exposing things about them, that make them seem human and real.
But dear mother of all that's holy, does this book end with a cliffhanger that had me shaking my head and mumbling "OMG". I cannot wait for book three.
5+ get-lost-in-the-story stars.
It picked up where "End Of Eternity", the first book in this series, left off.
With the last book ending on one hell of a cliffhanger, I was holding my breath while trying to find out if Carmen would have to endure another tragedy.
But Loretta Lost didn't give it away right from the start, so I was reading frantically until my heart broke for Carmen and I nearly wished that I could go back to the uncertainty of the previous pages.
I mean, how much can one person endure?
Carmen's life has become a living nightmare and it is hard for her to find her path. As much as I'd like to grab her by the shoulders and give her a good shake, for all that she went through, she's still admirably strong and sane. Who can really blame her, that she doesn't want to be alone?
It's just a pity that she all too willingly allows assholes like Brad to become a part of her life. The best friend of her deceased husband, he seems to offer the stability and safety she so desperately craves. This makes her slightly blind or even careless when it comes to his flaws. The red flags that do come up, she ignores - trying to believe in the good of people. An endearing quality when faced with well-meaning people, can become potentially threatening with dangerous ones. But Carmen needs to cling to any sliver of hope - especially since the man that makes her heart sing, isn't hers to want. Carmen is a character with so many layers and so much hidden strength, that she only needs to tap into. It'd be so easy to judge her, to dismiss her as having a few screws loose - but Loretta Lost makes it impossible to do that. It's hard to picture what Carmen went through, coupled with her desire to be loved and to then not at least acknowledge her behaviour as understandable.
With Brad, she allowed a man in her lie that seems to be two-faced. There is something about him that just doesn't seem right and the more the book progresses, the more this proves to be true. Yet, he can turn on the charm like nobody's business and knows how to exploit Carmen's vulnerability, making her dependent on him. But he might have underestimated her strength and the fact, that she has people looking out for her.
People like Owen. Though he can't be hers, he is still there for her. Sweet, caring, loyal Owen, who seems so perfect and yet is so lost - lost in a relationship that doesn't make him happy anymore. A relationship that suffocates him. But he is a man of his word and both his promise and his guilt keep him loyal to his girlfriend, Caroline. It seems though, that his heart has left the relationship a while ago and is now falling for Carmen - seeing the person she really is and not the person everyone expects her to be.
With characters, who have an immense amount of depth, this story is even more intense than the first book. It seems like page by page, Loretta Lost peels back more and more layers to their personalities, exposing things about them, that make them seem human and real.
But dear mother of all that's holy, does this book end with a cliffhanger that had me shaking my head and mumbling "OMG". I cannot wait for book three.
5+ get-lost-in-the-story stars.
October 24, 2018
I still am not sure if I liked this series. It was fast-paced, dynamic, and unpredictable. However, especially in the first book, I found the main character to be terrible and unlikeable, not in a literary reason kind of way, but just in a over the top meh creation. I couldn't relate to her in the first book at all.
June 14, 2017
Although I loved the first one better this series is still very intriguing! Can't wait to read the next one !
June 28, 2017
This book dragged a bit. I do like how it ended and had me wanting to read more. So now I am on to book 3.
April 27, 2018
More please
This is an awesome series where you get the perspective of the characters in depth and how many layers they have. More please!
This is an awesome series where you get the perspective of the characters in depth and how many layers they have. More please!
November 5, 2018
This book was enjoyable!
February 25, 2020
Loved it
Can't wait to read book 3 ad 4, kept me wondering WHY? I will order both books asap. Great read
Can't wait to read book 3 ad 4, kept me wondering WHY? I will order both books asap. Great read
February 19, 2017
I literally read book two yesterday straight through, I could *NOT* stop reading!
My heart aches for Carmen as she endures more tragedy than I think any one person should have to endure. She clings to her dead husbands best friend Brad, the only guy she thinks cares for her.... better to have a future with someone rather than no one. When she realizes Brad has been lying to her it leads her to some investigative work that uncovers more secrets about her husband and Brad and a surprise ending so shocking that made me click to buy the next two books quickly. I woke up at 6 am and by 11 I was done with book 3! lol. Trust me..... this series grabs you by the heart and throat and won't let go.
As I said in my previous review on book one, unless you have survived multiple tragedies, much less multiple tragedies so close together, do you have any idea of the things that you will do and say. Carmen has struggled through multiple tragedies so close together, it's no wonder she clings to the first person who seems to care. When your world is falling apart, someone seemingly willing to help you put the pieces back together is hard to resist, even when it's a huge JERK like Brad.
Honestly, with every book this series only gets better and better.
Ok... off to write the review for book 3.... so I can finally finish this crazy story. A++++
My heart aches for Carmen as she endures more tragedy than I think any one person should have to endure. She clings to her dead husbands best friend Brad, the only guy she thinks cares for her.... better to have a future with someone rather than no one. When she realizes Brad has been lying to her it leads her to some investigative work that uncovers more secrets about her husband and Brad and a surprise ending so shocking that made me click to buy the next two books quickly. I woke up at 6 am and by 11 I was done with book 3! lol. Trust me..... this series grabs you by the heart and throat and won't let go.
As I said in my previous review on book one, unless you have survived multiple tragedies, much less multiple tragedies so close together, do you have any idea of the things that you will do and say. Carmen has struggled through multiple tragedies so close together, it's no wonder she clings to the first person who seems to care. When your world is falling apart, someone seemingly willing to help you put the pieces back together is hard to resist, even when it's a huge JERK like Brad.
Honestly, with every book this series only gets better and better.
Ok... off to write the review for book 3.... so I can finally finish this crazy story. A++++
January 10, 2015
Book 2 picks up where book 1 ended and doesn't let up until the cliffhanger ending. As with all her books this one has you from the first page. This book to me was more emotional than the first. At times I just wanted to shake Carmen for letting someone like Brad into her life so soon after her husbands suicide. I would also question whether or not he really was the best friend because best friends don't hit on the widow while the body is still warm. Then there is Owen who I absolutely loved from the first series Clarity and from End of Eternity 1. I want to shake him also for not seeing what he has in front of him. To say he has to stay with his girlfriend because he gave his word to her even though she no longer wants the things he does is ridiculous.
E of E 2 has more of a mystery to solve as Carmen finally opens her eyes and wants to find out more of the friendship Brad and her husband had. A visit to his apartment adds more to the confusion of who Brad really is and when Carmen finally goes to visit Graysons mother.....well just hold onto your seat and pray the next book comes out quickly.
I have said it before I just don't know how Loretta can write one book after the other and make them better than the one before but she does and I hope she never stops. I highly recommend this book.
E of E 2 has more of a mystery to solve as Carmen finally opens her eyes and wants to find out more of the friendship Brad and her husband had. A visit to his apartment adds more to the confusion of who Brad really is and when Carmen finally goes to visit Graysons mother.....well just hold onto your seat and pray the next book comes out quickly.
I have said it before I just don't know how Loretta can write one book after the other and make them better than the one before but she does and I hope she never stops. I highly recommend this book.
January 24, 2017
I loved this book couldn't put it down. After losing her small little family Carmen trys to put her life back together. Brad her husbands best friends is trying to make everything better for her, he even wants to start a relationship with her. Owen is a doctor and a friend and wants to help Carmen but he also trys to make her see that Brad is bad news. When Carmen goes to visit her husbands mother to let her know the terrible news she finds out really bad things about Brad that leave her stunned.
December 3, 2014
**Spoilers** I knew I hated Brad for a reason! He drugged her too! That's why she lost the baby! I wasn't really enjoying the book until right at the end. Now I'm really curious to see how everything plays out in the next book. I thought Carmen was too gullible and allowed Brad to get to her too quickly. It just seemed weird. The way it was written made it seem almost childish in the way she just believed him and liked him right away. Well, I guess we'll see in January how it ends.
December 9, 2014
Good read. Recommend it to anyone.
Carmen oh Carmen. That poor woman. I won't go into detail. My heart absolutely broke for her. I wish I could just wrap my arms around her and tell her she will get through this. The last chapter in the book brought up so many questions that you can probably figure out on your own. I can't wait to read the next book. I would recommend this book if you have read the rest of the books.
Carmen oh Carmen. That poor woman. I won't go into detail. My heart absolutely broke for her. I wish I could just wrap my arms around her and tell her she will get through this. The last chapter in the book brought up so many questions that you can probably figure out on your own. I can't wait to read the next book. I would recommend this book if you have read the rest of the books.
February 1, 2016
This book by Lost pulls you through the various problems of one person, the wife whose husband is now dead. As she tries to pull herself to gether she finds problems with her husband's best friend. Will the problems never cease? Probably not in this series. Enjoyed it.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the Isms" "Wesley's Wars" "To Whom It May Concern" and "Tell Me About the United Methodist Church"
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the Isms" "Wesley's Wars" "To Whom It May Concern" and "Tell Me About the United Methodist Church"
August 6, 2018
End of Eternity 2
Carmen just lost her husband Grayson who hung himself. Now she's having complications with her pregnancy. She tries to call Owen but his girlfriend Answered the phone. So who's left Greyson's best friend Brad. Owen has a bad feeling about Brad and warns Carmen, but she needs to find out the truth about Brad herself. What she finds out may want Carmen to really take a closer look at brad. Great read. Couldn't put down. Now on to book 3 of this 4 book series.
Carmen just lost her husband Grayson who hung himself. Now she's having complications with her pregnancy. She tries to call Owen but his girlfriend Answered the phone. So who's left Greyson's best friend Brad. Owen has a bad feeling about Brad and warns Carmen, but she needs to find out the truth about Brad herself. What she finds out may want Carmen to really take a closer look at brad. Great read. Couldn't put down. Now on to book 3 of this 4 book series.
March 19, 2015
Wowed book 2 picks up right after Carmen visits her sister in the hospital and she's trying to find out Greyson's pass. Carmen is undecided between Brad and Owens but trying to find answers. Can't wait too download book 3
December 12, 2015
Frustrating
Need to get book 3 &4 so I might finish this crazy story. I feel bad for Carmen she really picks some loosers. But I agree with Owen and her mother in law get rid of Brad new that from first night.
Need to get book 3 &4 so I might finish this crazy story. I feel bad for Carmen she really picks some loosers. But I agree with Owen and her mother in law get rid of Brad new that from first night.
May 13, 2015
Attention grabber!!!!
I've read book one and two in just a few hours. I'm absolutely in love with this author. On to book three.
I've read book one and two in just a few hours. I'm absolutely in love with this author. On to book three.
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August 26, 2015Wait how did you y'all read this book??? I don't have money to buy books 2,3,4 and book 1 was free on kindle. Is it in libraries yet?
June 29, 2016
I thought it was great also.
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