Review
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Title:
Lennon Reborn
Author:
Scarlett Cole
Series:
Preload #4
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Release
Date: May 1, 2018
Publisher:
St. Martin’s Press
SWERVE
Format:
Digital and Paperback
Synopsis:
Lennon
McCartney is not a broken man. Because being broken implies being
whole once. When a horrific accident deprives him of the one thing he
loves—his talent as a fierce and explosive drummer—Lennon is left
with a life chained by an abusive mother, by crushing guilt over a
tragic past. A life he doesn’t want.
Dr.
Georgia Starr is a legend. She’s one of the most successful
neurosurgeons in the world, coming from a long-line of respected New
York doctors. Her life is built around solving complex medical cases
in order to bring relief and hope to sick children. But the one
problem she can’t solve is how to live her life. How to shake loose
the burden of being her elitist, arrogant father’s daughter. How to
be free.
Can
a man who despises his life and a woman who desperately needs to live
find the answers, and love, with each other?
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LENNON
REBORN Excerpt
Copyright
© 2018 Scarlett Cole
“Will
you tell me about the band? Dred said you were brothers? You told me
about Adam. But Dred, Elliott, the others.”
Lennon
swallowed hard. He should have expected the question at some point.
“Nik’s the oldest. He’s the glue that kept us together as a
family. Our social worker, Maisey, always said that seeing as
biological families don’t get to choose their families yet somehow
make it work, so should we. And Nik’s past . . . well, I guess he
took it to heart and became the patriarch. Dred is the brains of the
band, and the one most passionate about our music and careers.”
Lennon swallowed hard, hoping to avoid a hint of emotion in his
words. “Elliott is the mom of the group. Maisey says he has a way
with broken kids. Guess Jordan and I would agree with that. Jordan is
the soul.”
“So
what are you?” she asked, letting go of his hand and rolling close
so she was on her side, her head on his shoulder.
“The
annoying little brother,” he said. Georgia smacked him playfully
across the stomach. He automatically went for her hand to hold it
against him but couldn’t reach. Fuck.
“I
don’t believe it for a second,” she said as she gripped his chin
and turned him to face her. “They’re expressing too much love and
concern for someone who is simply an annoying little brother. You did
let them know you are okay, right?”
“I
did. Wanna check my phone?” he asked, then sighed heavily. “I’m
sorry, Gia. I have this habit . . . of pushing people away.”
“Why?”
Georgia asked, moving to her knees in front of him.
He
couldn’t help but look up at her.
“You
are lucky that people worry about you, Lennon. They love you, like
genuinely, with their whole hearts. If anything happened to me, my
father would care only about the implications for his neurosurgery
legacy and who I would leave this place to in my will.”
The
words bounced around in his brain. He wanted to ignore them, wanted
to let them fall into the cracks between the two of them, but he
couldn’t. Because they came from her, he felt compelled to hear
them. And because he was listening, like actually paying attention to
every word that fell from those pretty lips of hers, he heard the
hurt. Heard the loss behind the boldly spoken statement.
She
was lost, like him.
“I’m
going to hire a physical therapist to start coming to the condo every
day and a personal trainer to kick my ass into gear,” he said
suddenly. Perhaps if he jump-started his own life, she’d copy him
and jump-start her own. “But I’m only going to do it if you agree
to make some changes in yours.”
“Lennon,”
she said, those pretty eyes studying his intently, “you have to do
this for yourself, not because of me.”
“I
know,” he replied. “But what’s wrong with a little motivation
between friends? You need to stop more often, let more into your life
than being a superstar neurosurgeon. I know you thrive on it, I know
you love it. Happiness can come from so many different places, I
think we both need to learn that. And I don’t want you to do it for
me. Don’t you want it for yourself?”
Georgia
sighed. “I do,” she whispered, the weight of those two simple
words hitting him squarely in the chest. Because in another life, in
another time, he could imagine her saying them to him in a completely
different setting.
About
Scarlett Cole
The
tattoo across my right hip says it all really. A Life Less Ordinary.
Inked by the amazingly talented Luke Wessman at the Wooster Street
Social Club (a.k.a. New York Ink). Why is it important? Well, it sums
up my view on life. That we should all aspire to live a life that is
less boring, less predictable. Be bold, and do something amazing.
I’ve made some crazy choices. I’ve been a car maker, a
consultant, and even a senior executive at a large retailer running
strategy. Born in England, spent time in the U.S. and Japan, before
ending up in Canada were I met my own, personal hero – all six and
a half feet of him. Both of us are scorpios! Yeah, I know! Should
have checked the astrological signs earlier, but somehow it works for
us. We have two amazing kids, who I either could never part with or
could easily be convinced to sell on e-bay.
I’ve
wanted to be a writer for a really long time. Check through my office
cupboards or my computer and you’ll find half written stories and
character descriptions everywhere. Now I'm getting the chance to
follow that dream.
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