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Tortured
From New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author, Nicole Williams:
When he left for a twelve-month deployment, she knew it would feel like forever before they saw each other again. She didn’t realize how right she was.
When Lance Corporal Brecken Connolly gets taken as a POW, Camryn hopes for the best but steels herself for the worst. In the end, steel was what she needed to survive when he didn’t. She moves on the only way she knows how—gilding herself in more steel.
Years go by.
She builds a new life.
She leaves the old one behind.
Until one day, she sees the face of a ghost on the news. Brecken seems to have risen from the dead, but she knows she can’t perform the same miracle for herself. While Brecken was held in a torture camp for the past five years, she’s been trapped in her own kind of prison.
The man she mourned comes back to join the living, but the girl he wanted to spend his life with isn’t the same woman he comes back for. Brecken isn’t the same person either. The past five years have changed them both. While he’s determined to put the pieces back together, she’s resolved to let hers rot where they shattered.
Broken or not, Brecken wants her back. He’ll do anything to achieve that. Even if it means going against the warden of Camryn’s personal prison—her husband.
*May contain sensitive content for some readers*
312 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 7, 2017
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Nicole Williams
52 books9,593 followersNicole is a NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author who got her humble start dictating books to her parents at the age of three and her big break nearly three decades later when she signed her first publishing deal. She grew up an avid reader and writer who majored in Economics because a Creative Writing degree was lofty and impractical, not to mention a pipe dream. Irony, you wily fiend.
When she isn’t embroiled in a book, she spends her time playing wife and mom to her two favorite people in the world, and referee to their three rescue pets/wildlings. Nicole lives in the Evergreen State on the quieter side, ideal for an admitted recluse who enjoys the diversity of outdoor endeavors the Great Northwest offers.
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When she isn’t embroiled in a book, she spends her time playing wife and mom to her two favorite people in the world, and referee to their three rescue pets/wildlings. Nicole lives in the Evergreen State on the quieter side, ideal for an admitted recluse who enjoys the diversity of outdoor endeavors the Great Northwest offers.
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April 9, 2017
4.5 stars!!!
Tortured is a heartbreakingly beautiful second chance romance that definitely brings the feels!
The story starts with Brecken and Camyrn. They’re both young and in love. They both want to get out of the town they’re in. Brecken decides to join the service. He wants nothing more than to marry Camryn and take her with him, but Camryn still has her senior year of high school ahead of her. So the plan is for him to do his service and come back to her. But that’s the thing with plans… they don’t always work out as you think they will.
Brecken doesn’t come back as planned. He is taken as a POW and is confirmed as dead. So Camryn does what she has to do. She moves on. At first, I didn’t understand it. But eventually, I did. But here is the twist… Brecken isn’t dead. And years later, he does come back. He’s not the same man he was before, but the one thing that hasn’t changed is how he feels about Camryn.
Things are so complicated with Brecken and Camryn. Their story had my stomach in knots and my heart in my throat. I was so anxious about what was going to happen with this couple. They both deserve so much happiness and peace after all they’d been through.
Camryn is a fighter. You may not think that about her at first. She seems weak and complacent about some things, but the more you see what she’s been through and why she’s done the things she’s done, you’ll get it. You’ll understand and respect her for the not so great choices she made. And Brecken… I completely adored him. He was a perfect hero. Beautifully scarred and broken, but had the best and biggest heart.
Tortured is a story of love, sacrifice, courage and strength. It’s one of those books that will tug on your heart strings and have your emotions go through the ringer. Nicole William’s writing is always great and I love the emotional books she puts out. I give this one 4.5 stars and would recommend to anyone looking for an emotional and slightly angsty romance.
Tortured is a heartbreakingly beautiful second chance romance that definitely brings the feels!
The story starts with Brecken and Camyrn. They’re both young and in love. They both want to get out of the town they’re in. Brecken decides to join the service. He wants nothing more than to marry Camryn and take her with him, but Camryn still has her senior year of high school ahead of her. So the plan is for him to do his service and come back to her. But that’s the thing with plans… they don’t always work out as you think they will.
Brecken doesn’t come back as planned. He is taken as a POW and is confirmed as dead. So Camryn does what she has to do. She moves on. At first, I didn’t understand it. But eventually, I did. But here is the twist… Brecken isn’t dead. And years later, he does come back. He’s not the same man he was before, but the one thing that hasn’t changed is how he feels about Camryn.
“I feel lost. My old life feels like a dream, and this one feels like I’m living someone else’s life. The only time I feel hints of my old self is when I’m …” His head turned toward the window as he closed his mouth. He wasn’t going to finish his sentence. Then his head rotated back to where I was hovering at the sink, his eyes clearing. “When I’m with you.” His words echoed off the kitchen walls. “I remember who I was, who I am, when I’m with you.”
Things are so complicated with Brecken and Camryn. Their story had my stomach in knots and my heart in my throat. I was so anxious about what was going to happen with this couple. They both deserve so much happiness and peace after all they’d been through.
Camryn is a fighter. You may not think that about her at first. She seems weak and complacent about some things, but the more you see what she’s been through and why she’s done the things she’s done, you’ll get it. You’ll understand and respect her for the not so great choices she made. And Brecken… I completely adored him. He was a perfect hero. Beautifully scarred and broken, but had the best and biggest heart.
Tortured is a story of love, sacrifice, courage and strength. It’s one of those books that will tug on your heart strings and have your emotions go through the ringer. Nicole William’s writing is always great and I love the emotional books she puts out. I give this one 4.5 stars and would recommend to anyone looking for an emotional and slightly angsty romance.
March 26, 2017
4 STARS
Nicole Williams delivers a story about a couple so very much in love with the world ahead of them. Brecken Connelly and his girl Camryn brace for Brecken’s longest deployment assignment of twelve months.
”It’s going to be okay, Camryn. I’m going to be okay. We’re going to be okay. The year will fly by, and before we know it, we’ll be getting married and buying a little house as close to the beach as we can afford. Okay.”
To Camryn’s horror she is left to believe that Brecken has faced a gruesome end and so the story goes six years into the future wherein, she has married another and has a young son. When Brecken returns home a hero, the torture our heroine has been withstanding is pretty similar to that of which our hero has endured.
”Hey Blue Bird.” His voice was lower, his words raspier than before. “Sorry it took me so long to make it back to you.”
The story is well written as is the love that Camryn and Brecken share. I did find all the events that follow to be very predictable. It seemed to take away from my falling in love with story completely since it played out exactly how a reader expects with nothing added to the mix. Still, Brecken made for one wonderful hero and as a whole one solid story.
”I never asked to be the world’s hero. All I ever wanted was to be yours.”
**ARC provided in exchange for an honest review**
Nicole Williams delivers a story about a couple so very much in love with the world ahead of them. Brecken Connelly and his girl Camryn brace for Brecken’s longest deployment assignment of twelve months.
”It’s going to be okay, Camryn. I’m going to be okay. We’re going to be okay. The year will fly by, and before we know it, we’ll be getting married and buying a little house as close to the beach as we can afford. Okay.”
To Camryn’s horror she is left to believe that Brecken has faced a gruesome end and so the story goes six years into the future wherein, she has married another and has a young son. When Brecken returns home a hero, the torture our heroine has been withstanding is pretty similar to that of which our hero has endured.
”Hey Blue Bird.” His voice was lower, his words raspier than before. “Sorry it took me so long to make it back to you.”
The story is well written as is the love that Camryn and Brecken share. I did find all the events that follow to be very predictable. It seemed to take away from my falling in love with story completely since it played out exactly how a reader expects with nothing added to the mix. Still, Brecken made for one wonderful hero and as a whole one solid story.
”I never asked to be the world’s hero. All I ever wanted was to be yours.”
**ARC provided in exchange for an honest review**
April 9, 2017
*****4.5 STARS*****
{ARC Generously Provided by Author}
”When I look at you, I see beauty and strength, and the one person in the world who gives me a reason to live and a reason to die.”
TORTURED is not an easy story to read, I mean the title speaks for itself. This story is utterly heartbreaking and painful at times, but even with the dark subject matter, I was hopeful that the main characters would get their well-deserved HEA. There is an element of cheating but given how horrible the husband is, I doubt anyone who has issues with cheating will really be bothered by it in this book. This is also a tale of second chance love and that’s just about one of my favorite tropes.
Camryn Gardner and Brecken Connolly grew up in the same neighborhood and have been the best of friends since their early childhood. In High School, they became romantically involved and were each other’s first love. They both come from broken homes, but Camryn had an especially rough family life. Her father was extremely strict and was both mentally and physically abusive. At the end of his senior year of high school, Brecken enlists in the Marine Corp., and he’s being shipped off to Iraq. He has reservations about leaving Camryn behind because of her abusive father but he’s planning for their future together and believes he is doing what’s best for them. He promises that he’ll only be gone for a year and then they’ll be together again. Unfortunately, Camryn’s worst nightmare becomes reality and Brecken is captured and later pronounced dead.
The story fast forwards six years and we find out that Camryn has married another man, who also grew up in the same neighborhood, and was considered a good friend. But Crew is anything but a good man. Camryn ended up moving from one nightmare with her father into an even worse one when she married Crew. He is an alcoholic who physically abuses her, but to protect the five-year-old son they have together, she stays in this abusive relationship.
Camryn’s world is turned upside down when news gets out that Brecken is alive and he is coming home. He had been held captive in Iraq for the past six years and the torture that he endured is pretty terrible and hard to stomach. What Brecken went through would break any normal human being, but what kept him going was his dream of seeing Camryn again. The moment he finally sees Camryn again and realizes that she is married nearly broke my heart into pieces.
The two are able to spend time together when Camryn’s husband checks himself into rehab after nearly beating her to death. The six years that separated them seemed to just melt away once they’re able to be together and it’s clear that the love they shared is even stronger than it was when they were teenagers. But Camryn makes it clear that their time together has an expiration date. Once her husband comes home, she will be going back to him for the sake of her son.
This story grabbed a hold of me from the beginning and I found it hard to put down, but there was one piece of the plot that I predicted early on and it ended up becoming a pain point for me in the end. I just couldn’t wrap my head around the choices the heroine made. This would have been a five star read if it weren’t for that tiny flaw in the plot. Otherwise, I still would highly recommend this book!
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”When I look at you, I see beauty and strength, and the one person in the world who gives me a reason to live and a reason to die.”
TORTURED is not an easy story to read, I mean the title speaks for itself. This story is utterly heartbreaking and painful at times, but even with the dark subject matter, I was hopeful that the main characters would get their well-deserved HEA. There is an element of cheating but given how horrible the husband is, I doubt anyone who has issues with cheating will really be bothered by it in this book. This is also a tale of second chance love and that’s just about one of my favorite tropes.
Camryn Gardner and Brecken Connolly grew up in the same neighborhood and have been the best of friends since their early childhood. In High School, they became romantically involved and were each other’s first love. They both come from broken homes, but Camryn had an especially rough family life. Her father was extremely strict and was both mentally and physically abusive. At the end of his senior year of high school, Brecken enlists in the Marine Corp., and he’s being shipped off to Iraq. He has reservations about leaving Camryn behind because of her abusive father but he’s planning for their future together and believes he is doing what’s best for them. He promises that he’ll only be gone for a year and then they’ll be together again. Unfortunately, Camryn’s worst nightmare becomes reality and Brecken is captured and later pronounced dead.
The story fast forwards six years and we find out that Camryn has married another man, who also grew up in the same neighborhood, and was considered a good friend. But Crew is anything but a good man. Camryn ended up moving from one nightmare with her father into an even worse one when she married Crew. He is an alcoholic who physically abuses her, but to protect the five-year-old son they have together, she stays in this abusive relationship.
Camryn’s world is turned upside down when news gets out that Brecken is alive and he is coming home. He had been held captive in Iraq for the past six years and the torture that he endured is pretty terrible and hard to stomach. What Brecken went through would break any normal human being, but what kept him going was his dream of seeing Camryn again. The moment he finally sees Camryn again and realizes that she is married nearly broke my heart into pieces.
The two are able to spend time together when Camryn’s husband checks himself into rehab after nearly beating her to death. The six years that separated them seemed to just melt away once they’re able to be together and it’s clear that the love they shared is even stronger than it was when they were teenagers. But Camryn makes it clear that their time together has an expiration date. Once her husband comes home, she will be going back to him for the sake of her son.
This story grabbed a hold of me from the beginning and I found it hard to put down, but there was one piece of the plot that I predicted early on and it ended up becoming a pain point for me in the end. I just couldn’t wrap my head around the choices the heroine made. This would have been a five star read if it weren’t for that tiny flaw in the plot. Otherwise, I still would highly recommend this book!
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April 10, 2017
::: FULL REVIEW NOW POSTED ::: 4.5 stars!
WOW!!! I read this book in one sitting because I very seriously COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!! As soon as I heard about this story, I knew that I wanted to read it. I've loved many of Nicole Williams' books over the years and true to her style of writing unique love stories, this one was heart-wrenching, romantic, and utterly addictive! I almost felt breathless as I read because I just couldn't turn the pages fast enough. It's definitely a new favorite!!
I don't know about you when when I read that blurb above, my heart just squeezed! It instantly made me want to read this story especially since I already knew that I loved this author's writing style! I actually had planned to read another book today but dropped everything to give this one a try and never regretted my decision!
Brecken and Camryn had been together since they were young teens and had been a part of each others' lives since childhood. Their bond was deep and strong and there was no question in either of their minds that they would spend the rest of their lives together. But they were young and from a small town they had little hope of getting out of so for him, joining the military gave him something to build their future on. Each time he left, it was torture for her to count down the days until he returned but this time -- a full year's deployment -- felt nearly unbearable.
She came from an abusive home and he hated leaving her behind, but she had two months of high school left (he was two years older) and she couldn't leave town yet so he tried to make sure she had as much protection as he could manage in his absence.
It was completely heart-wrenching. Barely 5% into this book and my heart was aching for them...
She knew she'd wait for him -- there was no question about that. But her entire world came shattering down around her when he was captured and killed on film. It wasn't even that she took someone's word that he'd died, she'd seen it herself in plain horrific sight -- a memory that was now burned into her mind. She'd seen the man she loved more than anything violently murdered and she simply couldn't recover from that loss.
Over the next six years though, many things happened that forced her to make choices she felt she couldn't escape... And now in present day she's married to an abusive man who holds the threat of taking away the only thing she'd risk her life for. And when Brecken is found alive, the rug is pulled out from under her again.
Oh my gosh. My heart BROKE for Brecken. Even aside from his war hero status, he was literally the most swoon-worth, amazing, understanding, just all-round heroic man ever. He loved Camryn more than anything on earth and he'd survived hell only to come back and find that the one thing that had kept him going -- the very woman who owned every piece of his heart -- was married to a monster and living in a prison of her own.
I want to be very clear that THERE IS NO LOVE TRIANGLE. The hero is Brecken and there is literally never even a moment of doubt. The husband is complete scum and I promise you'll never be rooting for him. If you're asking yourself why she even married the husband in the first place, that reasoning is explained in the story (I won't mention it here because there's a specific little detail about her life that I've left out of this review on purpose so as not to spoil anything) but she didn't love him and there was no competition about who she wanted to be with.
Brecken however, didn't know this at first when he returned. All he'd ever wanted was for her to be happy -- even if that meant she was with someone else. He knew that the world believed he'd died and he would have wanted her to move on if he had as long she had found happiness. But the moment he realized that her life was filled with pain, abuse, and fear, he did absolutely everything in his power to protect the woman that he'd never stopped loving.
Something about this book just made me devour it as fast as I could. My pulse raced, my heart ached, and I turned the pages as fast as possible unable to stop until I reached the very end. Speaking of which, there's a bit of a reveal/twist near the end which I admittedly had guessed from the start and there was another thing that didn't fully make sense to me but I can't mention it without spoilers and honestly, it didn't really matter to me because the FEELS were there and I was totally connected to the story. And yes, there is totally a HEA. I'm mentioning it because I've been asked by several readers specifically about it. This is a Romance genre novel so I promise you'll be happy with the way it ends.
I'm always excited whenever Nicole Williams releases a new book. I love that she always finds a way to put a twist on her stories. They're all just a little bit different than the norm and that really appeals to me. Plus, her writing is quite addictive and smooth-flowing so she's definitely an author whose new books are always on my reading list.
If you're looking for a heart-wrenching romance to fall in love with, definitely try this book!! It's romantic, angsty, intense, and addictive! A new favorite!
Rating: 4.5 stars! Standalone Adult Contemporary Romance.
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“I never asked to be the world’s hero.
All I ever wanted was to be yours.”
WOW!!! I read this book in one sitting because I very seriously COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!! As soon as I heard about this story, I knew that I wanted to read it. I've loved many of Nicole Williams' books over the years and true to her style of writing unique love stories, this one was heart-wrenching, romantic, and utterly addictive! I almost felt breathless as I read because I just couldn't turn the pages fast enough. It's definitely a new favorite!!
When he left for a twelve-month deployment, she knew it would feel like forever before they saw each other again. She didn’t realize how right she was.
When Lance Corporal Brecken Connolly gets taken as a POW, Camryn hopes for the best but steels herself for the worst. In the end, steel was what she needed to survive when he didn’t. She moves on the only way she knows how—gilding herself in more steel.
Years go by.
She builds a new life.
She leaves the old one behind.
Until one day, she sees the face of a ghost on the news. Brecken seems to have risen from the dead, but she knows she can’t perform the same miracle for herself. While Brecken was held in a torture camp for the past five years, she’s been trapped in her own kind of prison.
The man she mourned comes back to join the living, but the girl he wanted to spend his life with isn’t the same woman he comes back for. Brecken isn’t the same person either. The past five years have changed them both. While he’s determined to put the pieces back together, she’s resolved to let hers rot where they shattered.
Broken or not, Brecken wants her back. He’ll do anything to achieve that. Even if it means going against the warden of Camryn’s personal prison—her husband.
I don't know about you when when I read that blurb above, my heart just squeezed! It instantly made me want to read this story especially since I already knew that I loved this author's writing style! I actually had planned to read another book today but dropped everything to give this one a try and never regretted my decision!
Brecken and Camryn had been together since they were young teens and had been a part of each others' lives since childhood. Their bond was deep and strong and there was no question in either of their minds that they would spend the rest of their lives together. But they were young and from a small town they had little hope of getting out of so for him, joining the military gave him something to build their future on. Each time he left, it was torture for her to count down the days until he returned but this time -- a full year's deployment -- felt nearly unbearable.
She came from an abusive home and he hated leaving her behind, but she had two months of high school left (he was two years older) and she couldn't leave town yet so he tried to make sure she had as much protection as he could manage in his absence.
“Good-byes weren’t my forte. Especially not the kind where I had to wave good-bye to the man I loved as he prepared to head into the middle of a war zone for the next year. Good-bye came with a whole different context when you said it to a marine.”
It was completely heart-wrenching. Barely 5% into this book and my heart was aching for them...
“I’m coming home to you,” he said like a solemn vow. “It might be in more than one piece, but I’m coming home to you.”
I tucked his tags inside his shirt. They’d become cold again. “A thousand pieces, I don’t care. Just come home.”
She knew she'd wait for him -- there was no question about that. But her entire world came shattering down around her when he was captured and killed on film. It wasn't even that she took someone's word that he'd died, she'd seen it herself in plain horrific sight -- a memory that was now burned into her mind. She'd seen the man she loved more than anything violently murdered and she simply couldn't recover from that loss.
“The country had moved on years ago, but for me, moving on wasn’t an option. I was stuck. Tied to him. Bound to his fate.”
Over the next six years though, many things happened that forced her to make choices she felt she couldn't escape... And now in present day she's married to an abusive man who holds the threat of taking away the only thing she'd risk her life for. And when Brecken is found alive, the rug is pulled out from under her again.
Oh my gosh. My heart BROKE for Brecken. Even aside from his war hero status, he was literally the most swoon-worth, amazing, understanding, just all-round heroic man ever. He loved Camryn more than anything on earth and he'd survived hell only to come back and find that the one thing that had kept him going -- the very woman who owned every piece of his heart -- was married to a monster and living in a prison of her own.
“When I’m with you… I remember who I was, who I am, when I’m with you.
My heart crawled into my throat when I let myself look at him, my hands curling over the edge of the sink. That had been another life. I’d been another person. Who he remembered, that girl he’d loved, that person wasn’t in the woman he was staring at now. That girl had died with that boy. The woman was a mirage.
I want to be very clear that THERE IS NO LOVE TRIANGLE. The hero is Brecken and there is literally never even a moment of doubt. The husband is complete scum and I promise you'll never be rooting for him. If you're asking yourself why she even married the husband in the first place, that reasoning is explained in the story (I won't mention it here because there's a specific little detail about her life that I've left out of this review on purpose so as not to spoil anything) but she didn't love him and there was no competition about who she wanted to be with.
“I married him,” I whisper even as my hand found his chest.
“But you belong to me.”
… “How to you know?”
“I can see it in your eyes. Every time you look at me.”
Brecken however, didn't know this at first when he returned. All he'd ever wanted was for her to be happy -- even if that meant she was with someone else. He knew that the world believed he'd died and he would have wanted her to move on if he had as long she had found happiness. But the moment he realized that her life was filled with pain, abuse, and fear, he did absolutely everything in his power to protect the woman that he'd never stopped loving.
"You need someone to look after you while you’re **spoiler**. That’s me. That’s my job because I’m making it mine and it was mine to begin with. I don’t care that you married him or that you have his last name. You’re mine. To love. To honor. And to fucking protect.”
“This person today is not the same one you left behind. There’s nothing left of that girl to love…”
He rose from the stairs, moving toward me. His steps weren’t hesitant or slow. “That girl I left behind is right here, standing in front of me,” he said, his eyes unyielding. “There’s everything of her still to love.”
Something about this book just made me devour it as fast as I could. My pulse raced, my heart ached, and I turned the pages as fast as possible unable to stop until I reached the very end. Speaking of which, there's a bit of a reveal/twist near the end which I admittedly had guessed from the start and there was another thing that didn't fully make sense to me but I can't mention it without spoilers and honestly, it didn't really matter to me because the FEELS were there and I was totally connected to the story. And yes, there is totally a HEA. I'm mentioning it because I've been asked by several readers specifically about it. This is a Romance genre novel so I promise you'll be happy with the way it ends.
I'm always excited whenever Nicole Williams releases a new book. I love that she always finds a way to put a twist on her stories. They're all just a little bit different than the norm and that really appeals to me. Plus, her writing is quite addictive and smooth-flowing so she's definitely an author whose new books are always on my reading list.
If you're looking for a heart-wrenching romance to fall in love with, definitely try this book!! It's romantic, angsty, intense, and addictive! A new favorite!
Rating: 4.5 stars! Standalone Adult Contemporary Romance.
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March 30, 2017
BUDDY READ this with Sonja from 'Chatterbox Book Blog' 3.5 STARS!!
I'm not going to sugar coat my rating because I really struggled with this book, the beginning I was fully invested as it hinted at an emotional, angst filled ride but for me I didn't get that. Plus I also feel it needs to have a warning attached also as it does have some scenes which may be triggers for some (spouse abuse) and those scenes are not glossed over, they are in full detail.
TORTURED: When Brecken left for a twelve-month deployment to Iraq with the Marine Corps, Camryn knew being apart from him was going to be sheer torture.
She knew within her heart that it would feel like forever before they saw each other again. She just didn’t realise how right she was. Brecken had been a part of Camryn’s life since she was eight years old, and they’d in a relationship since she was fifteen and he was seventeen. But one constant thought in her mind was I’ll be waiting for you.
The night of her high-school graduation should be a night of celebration, sitting down with friends at their local diner when a News Flash comes up on the tv screen, four marines had been taken hostage one of the men was ‘Lance Corporal Brecken Connolly.’
Then a month later a nation watched in disbelief as Brecken was brutally killed, his head was severed from his body. He was held for one month after he was captured.
I watched the person I loved die.
I witnessed his murder.
I watched becken die...
This is where it jumped too much in my opinion, from his capture to his death, to finding him six years later. I felt like I missed out on the in betweens, I felt like I’d been robbed of the feels that I would’ve felt through her grief, but how the storyline jumps like it did we kind of miss out on all of that.
SIX YEARS LATER: So much had changed, thinking she’d lost the love of her life she married Crew the boy she’d also grown up with, the three had been childhood friends. Still empty and grieving the one man she truly loved even though six years had gone by.
Then breaking news hits the nation for the second time in history when Brecken is discovered alive
He was coming home...
"Hey, Blue Bird.
Sorry it took me so long to make it back."
You can never fault this author's writing style, the ability she has to bring her characters alive are faultless, this book for me would've been a 5 star read if she had've just pulled my emotions out of me, I needed to feel the loss due to heartbreak, I needed to feel what she felt when she watched him being brutally murdered as a whole nation cried, I craved those feels again when they were reconnected and sadly those feelings were never pulled out of me.
Brecken made this story come alive, I fully connected with his story, the boy who left for war expected to come back home after his stunt overseas to marry his childhood sweetheart. Instead he comes back a man, a man scared but not broken and nothing and no one is going to get in his way when it comes to reclaiming his first and only love.
To be a hero,
you need to do something heroic.
All I di was survive.
Many aspects of this story were compelling, a second chance romance, a survivor of war, both tortured and scarred beyond repair.
April 30, 2017
What can I possibly say about ‘Tortured’? Well, I can say a hell of a lot about how much I loved and gushed over this story.
From the moment I had read the synopsis of ‘Tortured’ I just knew I had to get my hands on this story ASAP. I love nothing more than a tortured hero and to then throw in that he is a military hero as well, I knew I was completely done for. Camryn and Brecken’s story was heart-breaking, intense, emotional and passionate. I became completely addicted to this gritty and raw story of torture from the very first page and just could not get enough until the very last.
Camryn and Brecken are childhood sweethearts who have grown up together and their love for each other was the ‘forever kind’, nothing was going to tear them apart. When Camryn is in her final year of high school, Brecken leaves to go on deployment to Iraq for twelve months. He joined the marines as a way to make a better life for Camryn and himself. He leaves her with the promise to return for her in a year so they can get married and start their life together.
“Our scars prove we’re strong. They testify to what we can endure. It’s not weakness carved into them – it’s strength.”
Even though Brecken knew what he was doing was the right thing to do, in order to secure a future for both himself and Camryn, it completely gutted him to leave her behind knowing he wasn’t going to be there to protect her.
There was no doubt in Camryn’s mind that she wouldn’t wait for him, he was the love of her life and even though it was only one year, to her it felt like a life-time. Nothing could prepare her for what was to happen next. Her whole life came crashing down as she witnessed the one thing in the world that she feared the most; Brecken, her life, her forever, was captured live on TV and murdered right before her very eyes.
Fast forward six years and Camryn has moved on the only way she knows how. She’s no longer the girl she once was and as a result has had to make some tough decisions. Her life once again comes to a standing halt when she comes face to face with the ghost from her past.
“To be a hero, you need to do something heroic. All I did was survive.”
Brecken… OMG… he utterly and completely broke my heart. Everything he had to endure over the past six years was absolutely gut-wrenching. He was captured and taken as a prisoner of war (POW) while on deployment in Iraq. He’s returned home for his girl and has been dubbed the country’s hero, a title he is not totally comfortable with. But I have to say with everything he has been through he is definitely worthy of such a title. I loved this character; I mean what is there not to love about him? He’s a war hero, he’s oh so sweet with an absolute heart of gold who will do anything to protect those he loves and is quite possibly the most understanding and patient person in the world.
“I never asked to be the world’s hero. All I ever wanted was to be yours.”
I absolutely adored this gut-wrenching story of love lost and found. A story of two tortured and broken souls and their struggles to overcome the hell and prison they have had to endure. If you have not read this outstanding story as yet, do yourself a favour, because even though it was not at times an easy read, it was well worth the ride.
April 2, 2017
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Type: Standalone
POV: First Person - Female
Rating:
Brecken Connolly was a young Marines on a one year deployment to the Middle East. Leaving behind his high school sweetheart, he promised her a ring upon his return. Unfortunately, fate was against them when he was captured and eventually murdered by the enemies.
Camryn Gardner life was supposed to be a happy one. But war ripped away her heart when it took Brecken away from her. Six years later she tried to move on but he was still haunting her. When he unexpectedly return from the dead, it became a torture as she was now a married woman.
When I first read the blurb, this book sounds like a potential emotional torture, so of course it lured me in lol! I can't resist when there's a promise of angst.
Brecken was an easy to love character. During the six years of him being away, he had to endure unspeakable things. He was broken, yet still strong inside even with some demons still chasing him.
I am conflicted with Camryn. She was put in a difficult situation. While I understand some of her fears, it was also hard to take how frustrating she could be at some points.
There were a few heavy subjects in the story, but I wouldn't call it a heavy book. The story started well with a good amount of angst. However, as it progressed there were some things that was just too obvious, but somehow the characters were oblivious to. Also, the ending felt a little rushed to me and not fully tied up.
Tortured is a story of two broken souls helping each other to break free from their personal prisons. It would appeal to readers looking for a romance with some angst.
♛ ⌘ ♛ . . . (F)BR With Loyda & Mer . . . ♛ ⌘ ♛
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Type: Standalone
POV: First Person - Female
Rating:
Brecken Connolly was a young Marines on a one year deployment to the Middle East. Leaving behind his high school sweetheart, he promised her a ring upon his return. Unfortunately, fate was against them when he was captured and eventually murdered by the enemies.
Camryn Gardner life was supposed to be a happy one. But war ripped away her heart when it took Brecken away from her. Six years later she tried to move on but he was still haunting her. When he unexpectedly return from the dead, it became a torture as she was now a married woman.
When I first read the blurb, this book sounds like a potential emotional torture, so of course it lured me in lol! I can't resist when there's a promise of angst.
“You were what kept me alive in that hell. And you’re what will keep me alive in this one.”
Brecken was an easy to love character. During the six years of him being away, he had to endure unspeakable things. He was broken, yet still strong inside even with some demons still chasing him.
“I feel lost. My old life feels like a dream, and this one feels like I’m living someone else’s life."
I am conflicted with Camryn. She was put in a difficult situation. While I understand some of her fears, it was also hard to take how frustrating she could be at some points.
Strength was an odd thing. The way it filled us one moment, leaving us at the next. I’d been the strongest person in the world before. I’d been the weakest one too.
There were a few heavy subjects in the story, but I wouldn't call it a heavy book. The story started well with a good amount of angst. However, as it progressed there were some things that was just too obvious, but somehow the characters were oblivious to. Also, the ending felt a little rushed to me and not fully tied up.
Tortured is a story of two broken souls helping each other to break free from their personal prisons. It would appeal to readers looking for a romance with some angst.
♛ ⌘ ♛ . . . (F)BR With Loyda & Mer . . . ♛ ⌘ ♛
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March 30, 2017
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 3.5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Our scars prove we’re strong. They testify to what we can endure. It’s not weakness carved into them- it’s strength.
Everyone wants to find that special someone who’s going to make you feel alive and loved. Someone who’s going to sacrifice themselves for you without even thinking twice and always put you first no matter what. For Camryn Gardner, she found that love at the age of Eighteen with Brecken Connolly and life as she knew it, couldn’t be any better than that. But when Brecken gets deployed for a year, Camryn worse nightmare comes true.
It’s been six years since the tragedy of Brecken’s death. Six birthdays, thousands of missing heartfelt kisses, and millions of tears is what Camryn had to go through while at the same time trying to move on. Through it all, she’s never forgotten about the boy who made it his mission to protect her so when she learns that not only is he still alive but coming home, her mind and heart starts their very own War. You see, Camryn is not the same person she was six years ago and even though the thought of knowing that Brecken is alive, having him back in her life could be the start of a very dangerous game.
“I’d experience pain and I knew peace, but I’d never experienced them together before. At the same time. Like they were bound to one another. Connected by some invisible force.
Brecken was a true hero in this story. He was selfless, caring and a loving person. I didn’t agree with one of his decisions because It set a domino effect in motion and I hated that he and Camryn decided to go there. I also didn’t like Camryn’s poor choices and I really tried to understand her but her ignorance and acceptance rubbed me the wrong way.
This story had such a beautiful setting that you couldn’t help but get excited to be whisked in all of the emotions but sadly that didn’t happen for me. I think the biggest problem was finding that connection and I wanted to FEEL what Camryn was going through six years ago. I wanted that heartbreaking, soul crushing, gut churning feeling that was going to make me a ball of effed nerves and sadly I never got it. I think that if we had gotten more detail into that time frame, then I would’ve fallen in love with this a little bit more.
Even though this wasn’t my favorite, I still have to applaud this author for shining a light on what happens when soldier comes back from war. If you’re looking for something slightly emotional, I think you’re going to enjoy this one.
“Our scars prove we’re strong. They testify to what we can endure. It’s not weakness carved into them- it’s strength.
Everyone wants to find that special someone who’s going to make you feel alive and loved. Someone who’s going to sacrifice themselves for you without even thinking twice and always put you first no matter what. For Camryn Gardner, she found that love at the age of Eighteen with Brecken Connolly and life as she knew it, couldn’t be any better than that. But when Brecken gets deployed for a year, Camryn worse nightmare comes true.
It’s been six years since the tragedy of Brecken’s death. Six birthdays, thousands of missing heartfelt kisses, and millions of tears is what Camryn had to go through while at the same time trying to move on. Through it all, she’s never forgotten about the boy who made it his mission to protect her so when she learns that not only is he still alive but coming home, her mind and heart starts their very own War. You see, Camryn is not the same person she was six years ago and even though the thought of knowing that Brecken is alive, having him back in her life could be the start of a very dangerous game.
“I’d experience pain and I knew peace, but I’d never experienced them together before. At the same time. Like they were bound to one another. Connected by some invisible force.
Brecken was a true hero in this story. He was selfless, caring and a loving person. I didn’t agree with one of his decisions because It set a domino effect in motion and I hated that he and Camryn decided to go there. I also didn’t like Camryn’s poor choices and I really tried to understand her but her ignorance and acceptance rubbed me the wrong way.
This story had such a beautiful setting that you couldn’t help but get excited to be whisked in all of the emotions but sadly that didn’t happen for me. I think the biggest problem was finding that connection and I wanted to FEEL what Camryn was going through six years ago. I wanted that heartbreaking, soul crushing, gut churning feeling that was going to make me a ball of effed nerves and sadly I never got it. I think that if we had gotten more detail into that time frame, then I would’ve fallen in love with this a little bit more.
Even though this wasn’t my favorite, I still have to applaud this author for shining a light on what happens when soldier comes back from war. If you’re looking for something slightly emotional, I think you’re going to enjoy this one.
April 10, 2017
4 'Blue Bird' Stars!
I decided I wanted to give this book a go since I love Nicole's love stories and I am glad I did! I am not usually a massive fan of darker books but I really enjoyed this one. Reading how these two tortured people fight to win and to be finally together got really emotional for me.
Nicole does not fail when it comes to couples with great chemistry and I definitely enjoyed having a cute kid in the mix too! Still, I enjoy more the lighter reads by her but Tortured is a great book if you like some more drama, suspense and dark elements to a love story!
I decided I wanted to give this book a go since I love Nicole's love stories and I am glad I did! I am not usually a massive fan of darker books but I really enjoyed this one. Reading how these two tortured people fight to win and to be finally together got really emotional for me.
Nicole does not fail when it comes to couples with great chemistry and I definitely enjoyed having a cute kid in the mix too! Still, I enjoy more the lighter reads by her but Tortured is a great book if you like some more drama, suspense and dark elements to a love story!
April 10, 2017
3.5-4 STARS <3
Tortured is an emotional and intense story.I was hooked from the beginning and I like the premise of this story, but some parts was predictable.The situation between the characters is complicated and you can't stop yourself from aching and feeling? sad about them.Their journey is messy and emotional.
“Our scars prove we’re strong. They testify to what we can endure. It’s not weakness carved into them- it’s strength. "
I loved Brecken, he is one of the best parts on this story.He may be broken but he will never disappoint you.Camryn perplexed me, sometimes I couldn't understand her.
The writing is really good,if you are looking for an emotional journey this is perfect for you.
Tortured is an emotional and intense story.I was hooked from the beginning and I like the premise of this story, but some parts was predictable.The situation between the characters is complicated and you can't stop yourself from aching and feeling? sad about them.Their journey is messy and emotional.
“Our scars prove we’re strong. They testify to what we can endure. It’s not weakness carved into them- it’s strength. "
I loved Brecken, he is one of the best parts on this story.He may be broken but he will never disappoint you.Camryn perplexed me, sometimes I couldn't understand her.
The writing is really good,if you are looking for an emotional journey this is perfect for you.
May 8, 2017
4.25 “Blue Bird” Stars!
Tortured by Nicole Williams is a story about strength, loss, and sacrifice. This story is about Camryn, Brecken, and the in-between. They are young in love and want nothing but to leave their town, get married, and get their HEA. But life is never easy. Camryn still has to finish her senior year of HS and Brecken enlisted in the military. But everything turns upside down when Brecken was POW and was announced dead. All the dreams and plans shattered. Forward six years later and Camryn is married to a monster. Everything changed. So what happens when the person you love, who you and the whole world presumed dead, ends up being alive?
I really enjoyed this book and the characters. Yes this book has a somewhat of an affair *emphasis on somewhat* but it's a different case here. I loved the character development and the writing style was amazing. Overall, I would totally recommend this book.
Tortured by Nicole Williams is a story about strength, loss, and sacrifice. This story is about Camryn, Brecken, and the in-between. They are young in love and want nothing but to leave their town, get married, and get their HEA. But life is never easy. Camryn still has to finish her senior year of HS and Brecken enlisted in the military. But everything turns upside down when Brecken was POW and was announced dead. All the dreams and plans shattered. Forward six years later and Camryn is married to a monster. Everything changed. So what happens when the person you love, who you and the whole world presumed dead, ends up being alive?
I really enjoyed this book and the characters. Yes this book has a somewhat of an affair *emphasis on somewhat* but it's a different case here. I loved the character development and the writing style was amazing. Overall, I would totally recommend this book.
March 28, 2017
More like 3.5 Stars because it was waaaay too predictable for my taste...
Review coming soon
Review coming soon
April 13, 2017
This book was overall good, enjoyable and nice to read. Although I gave it 3 stars, there wasn't really anything that caught my breath or made me feel excited, thrilled, angry, sad or happy. I kept reading but without any emotions, guess it's just the curiosity in me that kept me wanting to find out what happens next.
ARC kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
ARC kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
March 28, 2017
I never should be surprised when I read a Nicole Williams romance, and yet, here I am trying to process everything that I've read in her latest one, TORTURED. I'm dead! My heart has been completely obliterated, torn to shreds, stomped on, and smashed to pieces. You know it's coming. You know that this book will affect you in some monumental way, but then it happens and you are as STUNNED and as SHOCKED as ever. This is the absolute BEAUTY to Ms. Williams' writing. As many books as I've read that cut me to the absolute core, Nicole Williams still holds the ability to knock me off of my feet. This incredibly emotional, second-chance romance brought forth SO MANY feels and SO MANY emotions, you will NOT know what to do with yourself when the very last page is turned.
"I'd give you the shirt off my back, the air in my lungs, the last drop of blood in my veins."
OMG! What a story, people! What a story! My heart is still aching, my breath is still heavy, my soul has been crushed and put back together. Brecken and Camryn will steal your hearts and NEVER give them back. These two and their brutal love story will stick with you for years to come. I won't bore you with reiterating the synopsis, but take the impact that the blurb had you and multiply it by a thousand! You know by know that TORTURED will slay you. You know that it was crucify your heart and soul, but what you must have faith in, is that Nicole Williams will carefully mend you back together to make you whole again. I promise you this. She will not do this, however, until she tortures the shit out of your heart! It's beautifully brutal, incredibly poignant, and emotionally driven. It's EVERYTHING you want in a Nicole Williams' romance. Yes, your heart will break, but by the end it will be as full and as vibrant as ever. Take a chance with this love story. Don't be afraid of it. Embrace it with everything you have in you. You WILL NOT regret it.
"I'd give you the shirt off my back, the air in my lungs, the last drop of blood in my veins."
OMG! What a story, people! What a story! My heart is still aching, my breath is still heavy, my soul has been crushed and put back together. Brecken and Camryn will steal your hearts and NEVER give them back. These two and their brutal love story will stick with you for years to come. I won't bore you with reiterating the synopsis, but take the impact that the blurb had you and multiply it by a thousand! You know by know that TORTURED will slay you. You know that it was crucify your heart and soul, but what you must have faith in, is that Nicole Williams will carefully mend you back together to make you whole again. I promise you this. She will not do this, however, until she tortures the shit out of your heart! It's beautifully brutal, incredibly poignant, and emotionally driven. It's EVERYTHING you want in a Nicole Williams' romance. Yes, your heart will break, but by the end it will be as full and as vibrant as ever. Take a chance with this love story. Don't be afraid of it. Embrace it with everything you have in you. You WILL NOT regret it.
September 21, 2024
4.5 stars
Ah I love my emo reads and this is definitely one of those, it made me cry .... yeah yeah, big ole softie me!
Brecken's story broke my heart, and made me think just what our military people risk every day of their lives. The title certainly fits what that man went through and what he lost. Yet despite this, deep down he stayed the wonderful man he always was, he never lost it. Gah! I FLOVED him!!
What took the polish off what would've been a full 5 star read was Camryn's STUPID decisions. I get she had no-one else to turn to (even before her douche of a father died) but she had a child to worry about, and that child was being deeply affected by his father. She had her reasons for staying but .... STUPID, and a doormat at that. Plain and simple. I get there's abuse that goes on all the time, I get women are so totally down beaten mentally, emotionally and physically but when there's a hand offered and you and your child are at risk you bloody grab that hand and hang on.
There are triggers which is quite detailed and explicit at times.
Was it predictable? Yes. Do I care? Nope. I bloody loved it and read it in one sitting.
Ah I love my emo reads and this is definitely one of those, it made me cry .... yeah yeah, big ole softie me!
Brecken's story broke my heart, and made me think just what our military people risk every day of their lives. The title certainly fits what that man went through and what he lost. Yet despite this, deep down he stayed the wonderful man he always was, he never lost it. Gah! I FLOVED him!!
What took the polish off what would've been a full 5 star read was Camryn's STUPID decisions. I get she had no-one else to turn to (even before her douche of a father died) but she had a child to worry about, and that child was being deeply affected by his father. She had her reasons for staying but .... STUPID, and a doormat at that. Plain and simple. I get there's abuse that goes on all the time, I get women are so totally down beaten mentally, emotionally and physically but when there's a hand offered and you and your child are at risk you bloody grab that hand and hang on.
There are triggers which is quite detailed and explicit at times.
Was it predictable? Yes. Do I care? Nope. I bloody loved it and read it in one sitting.
April 17, 2017
3 stars
Returned soul mate, ex-lover, army hero who was assumed dead vs current abusive, cheating, police detective husband. Super cliched, totally predictable however still had it sweet moments. I am never a fan of an abusive relationship plot, but i liked how she fought back at the end.
Returned soul mate, ex-lover, army hero who was assumed dead vs current abusive, cheating, police detective husband. Super cliched, totally predictable however still had it sweet moments. I am never a fan of an abusive relationship plot, but i liked how she fought back at the end.
April 9, 2017
3.5 STARS
This story really came out of the gate swinging. I was pulled in immediately by the introduction, by the heartbreaking turn the story took right away. I was thoroughly on board with where I thought Nicole Williams was going, even if I thought it'd be fairly predictable. I was amped up for a tragic story and I connected with these characters right away. My heart broke for them for much of the book, their circumstances are truly tortuous. Equal parts infuriated for what they'd each lived through and hopeful for what was to come, I was absorbed for 70% of this story. And then somewhere toward the end, everything kind of halted, or just took a turn in a direction I stopped connecting with and, instead, I started finding flaws in the plot. I'm torn between feeling like this story was just too predictable versus feeling like the "surprises" were just too farfetched. I know that sounds like such a contradiction, but it really left me torn. Even the dialogue kind of felt too crazy to be believed toward the end for me and I was honestly left feeling a bit glum that a book that had so much potential turned out to be not what I'd hoped.
With that said, there's so much amazing facets to this storyline, things I LOVED and I think other readers will too.
Tortured is a story about a dream cut short, a love story turned nightmare for two people held captive in drastically different kinds of prison. I've read a few different books in the past where a character is presumed dead and the loved one left behind is forced to move on with their life. It's bittersweet when that first character reappears only to realize the one they had fought so hard to return to has moved on, is happy, has found love again. That's the case here for Brecken and Camryn. But what Nicole Williams delivers here is made even more tortuous when we find that the life Camryn moved onto was horrific in its own right.
I really don't want to get into the plot issues I had, because i certainly don't want to spoil anything. And there's a huge chance they're just my own issues and no one else will give them a second thought. I'll just say that I had issues and leave it at that. But just to be clear, Tortured had a lot more going for it than not. This story is truly horrifying because of how closely it toes the line to so many real world situations. I was deeply effected by similarities to this book in the news, so as soon as I got the first clue of what Brecken had possibly lived through, I was kicked right in the gut with emotions. Similarly, what Camryn goes through in this book is brutal, all too real, and I felt for her what she endured. This storyline is powerful and its harrowing and it made me feel so many things I both loved and hated to feel.
Heartache, longing, fear, and hope ooze from these pages making for a story that was utterly fantastic in many ways. I'm a reader that purposefully seeks out books that will squeeze my heart and punch me right in the gut with their emotional storylines and angst-ridden romance and Tortured did that for much of it. I'll also say that Nicole Williams' writing in this book is solid and beautiful. My issues solely reside with what I'd consider a plot hole, or rather something that simply didn't add up for me. But in the end, this book is certainly worth the read.
This story really came out of the gate swinging. I was pulled in immediately by the introduction, by the heartbreaking turn the story took right away. I was thoroughly on board with where I thought Nicole Williams was going, even if I thought it'd be fairly predictable. I was amped up for a tragic story and I connected with these characters right away. My heart broke for them for much of the book, their circumstances are truly tortuous. Equal parts infuriated for what they'd each lived through and hopeful for what was to come, I was absorbed for 70% of this story. And then somewhere toward the end, everything kind of halted, or just took a turn in a direction I stopped connecting with and, instead, I started finding flaws in the plot. I'm torn between feeling like this story was just too predictable versus feeling like the "surprises" were just too farfetched. I know that sounds like such a contradiction, but it really left me torn. Even the dialogue kind of felt too crazy to be believed toward the end for me and I was honestly left feeling a bit glum that a book that had so much potential turned out to be not what I'd hoped.
With that said, there's so much amazing facets to this storyline, things I LOVED and I think other readers will too.
Tortured is a story about a dream cut short, a love story turned nightmare for two people held captive in drastically different kinds of prison. I've read a few different books in the past where a character is presumed dead and the loved one left behind is forced to move on with their life. It's bittersweet when that first character reappears only to realize the one they had fought so hard to return to has moved on, is happy, has found love again. That's the case here for Brecken and Camryn. But what Nicole Williams delivers here is made even more tortuous when we find that the life Camryn moved onto was horrific in its own right.
I really don't want to get into the plot issues I had, because i certainly don't want to spoil anything. And there's a huge chance they're just my own issues and no one else will give them a second thought. I'll just say that I had issues and leave it at that. But just to be clear, Tortured had a lot more going for it than not. This story is truly horrifying because of how closely it toes the line to so many real world situations. I was deeply effected by similarities to this book in the news, so as soon as I got the first clue of what Brecken had possibly lived through, I was kicked right in the gut with emotions. Similarly, what Camryn goes through in this book is brutal, all too real, and I felt for her what she endured. This storyline is powerful and its harrowing and it made me feel so many things I both loved and hated to feel.
Heartache, longing, fear, and hope ooze from these pages making for a story that was utterly fantastic in many ways. I'm a reader that purposefully seeks out books that will squeeze my heart and punch me right in the gut with their emotional storylines and angst-ridden romance and Tortured did that for much of it. I'll also say that Nicole Williams' writing in this book is solid and beautiful. My issues solely reside with what I'd consider a plot hole, or rather something that simply didn't add up for me. But in the end, this book is certainly worth the read.
April 3, 2017
3.75 "it's torture without you" stars
Brecken Conolly and Camryn Gardner were hight school sweethearts, true young love full of promises and dreams of the future but it all lingered on a pile of smoke when Brecken joined Marine corps and was shipped in Iraq.
He should have been gone only for a year. He should have been back after one year. But the devastating news of his capture and broadcast execution came as a hard demolition punch to Camryn's mind , heart and soul. She had died inside along with him, that day. She's all alone now, she's been living with an abusive father and she had no perspective without Brecken in sight. And now, there's another little thing to add the difficulty to her already impossible situation.
Six years after, she has a so called life. She's living the housewife pattern and she's repeating her abusive past. Then, all of a sudden Camryn's life changes again. The news of Brecken's miraculous survival comes in and she's again in a whirpool of emotions, the same ones that once brought the light into her existence, now they brought devastation.
Even though the situation around them is complicated and complex, and they are both changed people, dealing with their own pain and scars…they instinctively turn towards each other.
Their bond not easily breakable.
And that's when the story, inspite of the fantastically interwoven angst into the storyline and even inspite of the beautifully portrayed male characher - Brecken is described in such a way you can't NOT love him - went downhill, for me.
I had issues with Camryn, even though I could understand the reason she would stay in an abusive marriage, afraid of the circumstances if she would ever leave the guy, until Brecken's return, she had no perspective in her life as she blindly bonded with an abusive man, so she could protect her son.
You see, that kind of reasoning doesn't sit right with me, cause it makes no sense to me. I found her weak in that regard. She shouldn't have depended on any man like that. And only when Brecken appeared did she find the strength to fight for herself.
I know, things are messy and complicated and sometimes, real life writes the most horrid of stories, that this one here can seem like just one drop in the sea. But Camryn should have ended her marriage first then follow her dream and love for Brecken.
Maybe so, but somehow I had a feeling their affair was pushed towards me as „logical“ course of events, and it felt staged and abrupt so the characters could have their HEA in the end.
***ARC kindely provided by the author in exchange for an honest review***
Brecken Conolly and Camryn Gardner were hight school sweethearts, true young love full of promises and dreams of the future but it all lingered on a pile of smoke when Brecken joined Marine corps and was shipped in Iraq.
“I'm coming back for you, Camry Blue Gardner, so you'd better be waiting for me, or I'll just have to come find you and remind you why you fell crazy in love with me.
He should have been gone only for a year. He should have been back after one year. But the devastating news of his capture and broadcast execution came as a hard demolition punch to Camryn's mind , heart and soul. She had died inside along with him, that day. She's all alone now, she's been living with an abusive father and she had no perspective without Brecken in sight. And now, there's another little thing to add the difficulty to her already impossible situation.
Six years after, she has a so called life. She's living the housewife pattern and she's repeating her abusive past. Then, all of a sudden Camryn's life changes again. The news of Brecken's miraculous survival comes in and she's again in a whirpool of emotions, the same ones that once brought the light into her existence, now they brought devastation.
More tears. One for him. One for me. For him. For me. Endless tears. For what had been. For what could have been. For what could never be again.
Even though the situation around them is complicated and complex, and they are both changed people, dealing with their own pain and scars…they instinctively turn towards each other.
“I thought about you every day you were gone. I've thought about you every day since I thought you were killed. I loved you like I've never loved anyone. Like I never thought I could love anyone. I still love you.“
Their bond not easily breakable.
You were what kept me alive in that hell. And you're what will keep me alive in this one.“
„It's hell to go from loving someone, thinking of them every minute of every day and thinking you'd never see them again, only to make it home and see them and realize they aren't yours to love anymore.“
„I'd still be here. Loving you. Waiting for you. Biding my time.“
„I'm going to win you back.“
And that's when the story, inspite of the fantastically interwoven angst into the storyline and even inspite of the beautifully portrayed male characher - Brecken is described in such a way you can't NOT love him - went downhill, for me.
I had issues with Camryn, even though I could understand the reason she would stay in an abusive marriage, afraid of the circumstances if she would ever leave the guy, until Brecken's return, she had no perspective in her life as she blindly bonded with an abusive man, so she could protect her son.
You see, that kind of reasoning doesn't sit right with me, cause it makes no sense to me. I found her weak in that regard. She shouldn't have depended on any man like that. And only when Brecken appeared did she find the strength to fight for herself.
I know, things are messy and complicated and sometimes, real life writes the most horrid of stories, that this one here can seem like just one drop in the sea. But Camryn should have ended her marriage first then follow her dream and love for Brecken.
In the way a person wouldn't know light without the darkness. I wouldn't know peace without the pain. I was a survivor. Of life. Of torture. Of abuse.
Maybe so, but somehow I had a feeling their affair was pushed towards me as „logical“ course of events, and it felt staged and abrupt so the characters could have their HEA in the end.
***ARC kindely provided by the author in exchange for an honest review***
April 9, 2017
"A THOUSAND IS MY HEART STILL LOCATED IN MY CHEST STARS"
Wow! I feel as if I have been on one of those roller coasters you think is slowly winding down but then it just picks back up. My heart is racing as I write down the few thoughts to this unbelievably haunting yet so beautiful story about love, loss, strength and finding the courage to live.
Camryn & Brecken are high school sweethearts. Brecken is a year older and has inlisted into the Marine core, with Camryn still working on her last year of high school it feels this is the best choice Brecken has to give them both the life they deserve.
But, with life sometimes we can't decide what life will throw our way. Never did she think on that fateful day it would be there last goodbye.
It's now 6 years later and life has moved on when Brecken rises from the dead.
THE FEELS. I'm telling you my heart was beating out of my chest the things these two endured apart was heartbreaking.
And why, why, why?! I knew there would be answers I just wanted them now.
"Strength was an odd thing. The way it filled us one moment, leaving us at the next. I’d been the strongest person in the world before. I’d been the weakest one too. Strength wasn’t a guarantee. It was a fickle whim that came and went as it pleased."
There was so many layers & elements to this heartbreaking/beautiful story. So many. I absolutely fell head over heels for these two, & the meaning to this story, because let me tell you there is a meaning.
I could continue on saying how much I adored them. But you truly need to read for yourself.
The ending, I was literally sitting in the edge of my seat, goosebumps running through my arms, be still my heart, I didn't know what to expect.
Nicole Williams writes a beautiful story that will leave you wanting answers now.
This journey will not leave you soon. I can't even fathom moving from this story anytime soon.
Wow! I feel as if I have been on one of those roller coasters you think is slowly winding down but then it just picks back up. My heart is racing as I write down the few thoughts to this unbelievably haunting yet so beautiful story about love, loss, strength and finding the courage to live.
Camryn & Brecken are high school sweethearts. Brecken is a year older and has inlisted into the Marine core, with Camryn still working on her last year of high school it feels this is the best choice Brecken has to give them both the life they deserve.
But, with life sometimes we can't decide what life will throw our way. Never did she think on that fateful day it would be there last goodbye.
It's now 6 years later and life has moved on when Brecken rises from the dead.
THE FEELS. I'm telling you my heart was beating out of my chest the things these two endured apart was heartbreaking.
And why, why, why?! I knew there would be answers I just wanted them now.
"Strength was an odd thing. The way it filled us one moment, leaving us at the next. I’d been the strongest person in the world before. I’d been the weakest one too. Strength wasn’t a guarantee. It was a fickle whim that came and went as it pleased."
There was so many layers & elements to this heartbreaking/beautiful story. So many. I absolutely fell head over heels for these two, & the meaning to this story, because let me tell you there is a meaning.
I could continue on saying how much I adored them. But you truly need to read for yourself.
The ending, I was literally sitting in the edge of my seat, goosebumps running through my arms, be still my heart, I didn't know what to expect.
Nicole Williams writes a beautiful story that will leave you wanting answers now.
This journey will not leave you soon. I can't even fathom moving from this story anytime soon.
January 12, 2022
It's probably me but I don't like anything anymore.
I should probably stop reading for a while.
I should probably stop reading for a while.
April 9, 2017
“I love you. Still. Always. There’s nothing you can say or do to change that.””
4.5 stars!
This is a beautifully heartfelt story. A second-chance-romance with a bit of a twist, this book had me feeling everything and kept me glued to my kindle from start to finish. I loved it!
Camryn and Brecken were childhood best friends. Growing up in difficult families, they found peace and happiness together and fell in love as teenagers. We meet them when Brecken, now 20, is heading off on deployment for 12 months, with grand plans to come home and marry his girl and build the life they always wanted together.
Their plans are left in the dust when Brecken is taken prisoner, and when his brutal death is splashed all over the news, Camryn is left shattered. Almost six years later, Camryn’s life may have moved on, but emotionally, she has never recovered from losing the love of her life. And then her fragile world is upended again when she receives news that he’s actually alive, and on his way home.
OMG, the feels!!!!!! I felt every moment of their reunion. But the girl that Beckett left behind is long gone, and while he has been subjected to hideous torture during his captivity, she has been through her own torment and is living in her own hell. They are both scarred – inside and out – by all that they have been through, and though Camryn is now far from Brecken’s reach, the one thing that hasn’t changed is their love for each other, which is obviously as strong as it has always been.
They are in an impossible situation, where Camryn isn’t free to be with the man that she loves, and the angst and emotion is beautifully written, without becoming overwhelming. Instead, it creates a delicious intensity in an already emotionally wrought situation, and my heart was pounding as it all played out.
OMG, Brecken absolutely owned my heart! He is broken, yes, but he is a survivor and there is nothing he won’t do to protect and win back the girl he loves. And Camryn may initially come off as weak (and I still question some of her decisions), but as her story is fully revealed, her strength starts to show, and I could understand why she made the choices she did.
And their love story is an absolute swoonfest! Though initially and understandably tentative, their reconnection shows how much they still mean to each other, and there are lots of sweet moments in the middle of their passionate and emotional journey as their fight for the happy ending that they always wanted.
This is a beautifully written story. A story of love, honour, courage, strength, and the power of true love, wrapped up in a dramatic and emotional romance that captivated me from start to finish. It’s not always an easy read, with some truly dark elements, but the story is gorgeous (if somewhat predictable), with an epilogue that finishes everything off beautifully, and I loved it.
4.5 stars.
An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 stars!
This is a beautifully heartfelt story. A second-chance-romance with a bit of a twist, this book had me feeling everything and kept me glued to my kindle from start to finish. I loved it!
Camryn and Brecken were childhood best friends. Growing up in difficult families, they found peace and happiness together and fell in love as teenagers. We meet them when Brecken, now 20, is heading off on deployment for 12 months, with grand plans to come home and marry his girl and build the life they always wanted together.
“I’m coming back for you, Camryn Blue Gardner, so you’d better be waiting for me, or I’ll just have to come find you and remind you why you fell crazy in love with me.”
Their plans are left in the dust when Brecken is taken prisoner, and when his brutal death is splashed all over the news, Camryn is left shattered. Almost six years later, Camryn’s life may have moved on, but emotionally, she has never recovered from losing the love of her life. And then her fragile world is upended again when she receives news that he’s actually alive, and on his way home.
“Hey, Blue Bird.” His voice was lower, his words raspier than before. “Sorry it took me so long to make it back.”
OMG, the feels!!!!!! I felt every moment of their reunion. But the girl that Beckett left behind is long gone, and while he has been subjected to hideous torture during his captivity, she has been through her own torment and is living in her own hell. They are both scarred – inside and out – by all that they have been through, and though Camryn is now far from Brecken’s reach, the one thing that hasn’t changed is their love for each other, which is obviously as strong as it has always been.
“I told you forever ago that I wasn’t going anywhere. That there was no one else for me. No one else I wanted to love. Nothing can change that.”
They are in an impossible situation, where Camryn isn’t free to be with the man that she loves, and the angst and emotion is beautifully written, without becoming overwhelming. Instead, it creates a delicious intensity in an already emotionally wrought situation, and my heart was pounding as it all played out.
“You … That was all I thought about when I was rescued, that was all I thought about during the six years I was there. You.” He slipped a wisp of hair behind my ear. “You were what kept me alive in that hell. And you’re what will keep me alive in this one.”
“You’re free. Alive. How is this hell?”
… “It’s hell to go from loving someone, thinking of them every minute of every day and thinking you’d never see them again, only to make it home and see them and realize they aren’t yours to love anymore.”
OMG, Brecken absolutely owned my heart! He is broken, yes, but he is a survivor and there is nothing he won’t do to protect and win back the girl he loves. And Camryn may initially come off as weak (and I still question some of her decisions), but as her story is fully revealed, her strength starts to show, and I could understand why she made the choices she did.
“I married him,” I whispered even as my hand found his chest.
“But you belong to me.”
And their love story is an absolute swoonfest! Though initially and understandably tentative, their reconnection shows how much they still mean to each other, and there are lots of sweet moments in the middle of their passionate and emotional journey as their fight for the happy ending that they always wanted.
“I never asked to be the world’s hero. All I ever wanted was to be yours.”
This is a beautifully written story. A story of love, honour, courage, strength, and the power of true love, wrapped up in a dramatic and emotional romance that captivated me from start to finish. It’s not always an easy read, with some truly dark elements, but the story is gorgeous (if somewhat predictable), with an epilogue that finishes everything off beautifully, and I loved it.
4.5 stars.
An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
April 14, 2017
Wow.. this was awesome! My favourite of this author. Probably not considered safe for the safety gang peeps, but I loved it!
April 3, 2017
Brecken Connolly and Camryn Gardner are young and in love at the beginning of our story, but with Brecken preparing to ship out with the Marines for one year, they’re both quickly faced with tragedy and loss. When death separates her from the person she loves most, Camryn continues living in the most basic sense of the word, she finds herself in an impossible situation with the ghost of Brecken continuing to haunt her.
**I have voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Readers Copy of this book
Our scars prove we're strong. They testify to what we can endure. It's not weakness carved into them—it's strength.Brecken and Camryn’s journey is messy. With so many of their choices forced upon them by circumstances beyond their control they have no choice but to work within this undesirable reality they’re stuck in.
. . . booze can't make a monster; it can only free one.Nicole Willams, brings some serious angst with this book. This book definitely carries some darkness in it and Nicole Williams balances it well with a lighter tone. Selfishly, I can’t help hoping that Nicole Williams will one day, fully immerse herself in the darkness. I feel like this book and Collared, both have darker elements but aren’t truly dark, I’d be interested to see what this author could do when all the light has left her stories.
Happiness was for fools. Survival was for the rest us.This isn't necessarily a spoiler but proceed cautiously if you haven't read the book (it's just me being a bit confused)
**I have voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Readers Copy of this book
July 13, 2017
Tortured de Nicole Williams fue ... una decepcion * suspiro *.
Desde el primer momento me senti atraida por la portada y la autora, aunque no todas las historias de Nicole han cumplido mis expectativas, casi siempre tengo un recuerdo agradable de sus lecturas, especialmente de la saga Crash pero esta novela fue una desilucion tras otra.
En primer lugar me parecio que la trama se desarrollo de una forma demasiado superficial, tratando el tema que trata esperaba que la historia tuviera mucha carga emocional pero lo cierto es que todo era excesivamente simple : la trama, los personajes ...
Cuando inicie la lectura esperaba encontrar un libro profundo, sentimental, dramatico y sobretodo una historia de superacion pero no fue ninguna de esas cosas. Tortured es una historia simple ( demasiado ), superficial y con una pareja protagonista con la que nunca conecte.
Me faltaron mas detalles y quizas mas paginas, para asi no tener la sensacion de que todo iba a mil por hora, ademas en muchas ocasiones senti que todo estaba estancado, los capitulos narraban lo mismo una y otra vez.
El final tampoco me convencio, en SOLO un capitulo se soluciona el gran problema de todo el libro, me parecio un cierre precipitado, brusco y demasiado soso.
En fin, esta novela era una de las que mas esperaba leer y desgraciadamente fue una completa decepcion, lo unico bueno que tiene es que es agil y corta, nada mas.
2 Estrellas!
May 21, 2017
Holy shit.
Brecken Connolly had big plans for Camyrn and their future. But before their life could start, he had to ensure that they had a foundation to build on. With her finishing her senior year, Brecken enlists – a sure way to give them a chance of escaping their small town and her father. But when Brecken is taken as a POW and pronounced dead, Camyrn’s life goes on. Only she’s not really living – her heart never stopped loving the boy that was going to give her the world.
But life is complicated. When Brecken returns, everything he left behind has changed, but his heart remains solely hers.
Tortured is a highly emotional, angst-filled, second chance romance that tied me up in knots. I loved the first glimpse we saw into their young love – it was short, but it was so evident. I instantly fell in love with these two. It was heartbreaking to know that for years they lived with this pain. Even as Brecken returns and finds that life didn’t stop for Camryn, he makes it his duty to save her from the life that was handed to her when he was captured, when he didn’t return.
I think what I loved the most about this book was that it was a little darker, but the love story was just so big. It was gritty and emotional and it hit you in all the feels – there was no room to take a breath as you waited to see what fate had in store for these two.
An absolutely amazing read and perfect for anyone who wants to read a romance that will make their heart race.
Brecken Connolly had big plans for Camyrn and their future. But before their life could start, he had to ensure that they had a foundation to build on. With her finishing her senior year, Brecken enlists – a sure way to give them a chance of escaping their small town and her father. But when Brecken is taken as a POW and pronounced dead, Camyrn’s life goes on. Only she’s not really living – her heart never stopped loving the boy that was going to give her the world.
But life is complicated. When Brecken returns, everything he left behind has changed, but his heart remains solely hers.
Tortured is a highly emotional, angst-filled, second chance romance that tied me up in knots. I loved the first glimpse we saw into their young love – it was short, but it was so evident. I instantly fell in love with these two. It was heartbreaking to know that for years they lived with this pain. Even as Brecken returns and finds that life didn’t stop for Camryn, he makes it his duty to save her from the life that was handed to her when he was captured, when he didn’t return.
I think what I loved the most about this book was that it was a little darker, but the love story was just so big. It was gritty and emotional and it hit you in all the feels – there was no room to take a breath as you waited to see what fate had in store for these two.
An absolutely amazing read and perfect for anyone who wants to read a romance that will make their heart race.
April 11, 2017
TORTURED was an emotional, heart-pounding read that struck me straight out of the first few pages and kept the same tense, yearning until the end. This book tortured me with its suspense, angst, hurt and hope but it's not too long a book that it spins those feelings out for too long. However, there is discomfort and pain for the reader ahead.
First, I think that this book is best read without spoilers, maybe even without re-reading the blurb. Having read the blurb a month or so ago, I went in blind apart from the title. Torture is the name of the this game but it was so much more and wide than I'd realised and was so well written. I did have moments of flashback to 'Homeland' and this just shows how much this read ended up being my kind of thing.
The two main characters, Camryn and Brecken were the kind of high school boyfriend-girlfriend that is heartwarming, all-consuming and living their idea of forever. When they meet again, these two are utterly changed. Camryn was a victim of her circumstances and I can't hand on heart say I felt she was a strong woman, but who would be in her situation? She was a character with depth, I liked her and I wanted the best for her. I definitely did not understand her pattern of thinking but from what I know factually of these scenarios, her actions and thoughts were consistent with reality. Brecken was just all that is good; I loved him. He wasn't unrealistic in his deep affection and integrity, he was just that kind of man and I want to put an order in for one just like him. These two were connected very deeply and their growth together was absorbing reading. There's a third character in this story and I hated him. Enough said. The story and writing flowed naturally and beautifully. I was running through various ending-scenarios in my head and events were both slightly predictable and unpredictable; neither of those variations spoilt my enjoyment. I would recommend this book to most readers and advise a tissue in hand, maybe to wring and rip or maybe to wipe a tear.
This is another great book from Nicole Williams and it is again different from other books she writes. I love this versatility she is able to bring to storylines. I'm adding this to my hard copy purchase pile.
A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in return for a honest review.
Reviewed for Jo&IsaLoveBooks Blog.
First, I think that this book is best read without spoilers, maybe even without re-reading the blurb. Having read the blurb a month or so ago, I went in blind apart from the title. Torture is the name of the this game but it was so much more and wide than I'd realised and was so well written. I did have moments of flashback to 'Homeland' and this just shows how much this read ended up being my kind of thing.
The two main characters, Camryn and Brecken were the kind of high school boyfriend-girlfriend that is heartwarming, all-consuming and living their idea of forever. When they meet again, these two are utterly changed. Camryn was a victim of her circumstances and I can't hand on heart say I felt she was a strong woman, but who would be in her situation? She was a character with depth, I liked her and I wanted the best for her. I definitely did not understand her pattern of thinking but from what I know factually of these scenarios, her actions and thoughts were consistent with reality. Brecken was just all that is good; I loved him. He wasn't unrealistic in his deep affection and integrity, he was just that kind of man and I want to put an order in for one just like him. These two were connected very deeply and their growth together was absorbing reading. There's a third character in this story and I hated him. Enough said. The story and writing flowed naturally and beautifully. I was running through various ending-scenarios in my head and events were both slightly predictable and unpredictable; neither of those variations spoilt my enjoyment. I would recommend this book to most readers and advise a tissue in hand, maybe to wring and rip or maybe to wipe a tear.
This is another great book from Nicole Williams and it is again different from other books she writes. I love this versatility she is able to bring to storylines. I'm adding this to my hard copy purchase pile.
A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in return for a honest review.
Reviewed for Jo&IsaLoveBooks Blog.
March 23, 2017
ARC kindly provided by author.
Nicole Williams did it again!
Wow! I love this. L O V E D it.
I read it in just a few hours and right now I can definitely say that this book is one of Nicole's finest works.
I need some time to think and process, so I will get back to my review later.
Nicole Williams did it again!
Wow! I love this. L O V E D it.
I read it in just a few hours and right now I can definitely say that this book is one of Nicole's finest works.
I need some time to think and process, so I will get back to my review later.
September 14, 2017
♥ ♥ ♥ 4.25 STARS ♥ ♥ ♥
May 12, 2017
“I never asked to be the world’s hero. All I ever wanted was to be yours.”
Before starting Tortured, I was warned that I would need a box of tissues and maybe a bottle of Whiskey at my side to help me make it through this book and I wondered what the hell I was about to get myself into. I immediately thought about one of Williams’ previous novels, Collared, and how that book left me in tears and prepared to have my heart ripped out yet again as I started William’s newest release. (dramatics)
High school sweethearts Brecken Connolly and Camryn Gardner have been inseparable since they were young. But Brecken is about to ship out for a twelve-month deployment, making promises to return to Camryn as a hero only to be taken captive and killed on live television. Six years later, Brecken is found very much alive and returns home to find the love of his life has moved on. Not willing to give up on their love just yet, Brecken is determined to win Camryn’s heart back, even if it means risking his life yet again to save the one he loves.
Tortured is a second-chance military romance that had me on edge with the turn of every page. Let me just say that this book may be triggering to some readers as it deals with domestic abuse and some of the scenes are quite graphic and hard to read. The first half this book is truly heartbreaking as these two characters are put through hell. Brecken is being viewed as a hero, but he doesn’t feel like one because he wasn’t able to save his team. Camryn is trying to keep her life from falling apart for the sake of her son. It’s just all very intense and emotionally exhausting. But while the first half of the book gripped me, the story started to lose its momentum in the second half and I just wished that intensity from the first half of the book had lasted throughout because it would’ve made for a much more telling story.
Brecken and Camryn are two strong characters who both lived through traumatic experiences, only to be stronger at the end. While there were some things Camryn did that I didn’t agree with, she was just trying her best to keep her son safe, even if that meant sacrificing her own safety. The plot twist in this book was crazy and I didn’t see it coming. I was shook af! I swear Williams be gutting me with some of her plot twists and I teared up at the end because of it. Tortured is a dark and intense second-chance romance that may not be for everyone, but I would definitely recommend it to fans of Williams’ previous novels.
April 6, 2017
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“Then fuck the scars,” he whispered, half of his mouth turning up. “They don’t define us. We define them.”
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i absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVED this book!
“Then fuck the scars,” he whispered, half of his mouth turning up. “They don’t define us. We define them.”
Read the full excerpt HERE!
http://shhmomsreading.com/tortured-ni...
i absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVED this book!
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