We are stoked to bring you all the Release Day Launch for K.A. Tucker's IN HER WAKE! IN HER WAKE is a new adult contemporary romance and a prequel novella in the Ten Tiny Breaths Series, published by Atria Press (an imprint of Simon & Schuster).
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EXCERPT:
That’s how I spot her.
There’s no doubt that it’s her; I’ve memorized
her face.
Leaning against a wall on the opposite side,
her lips wrapped around a clear bottle filled with clear liquor, her fiery red
hair a wild mane against the stark white wall, a tight black T-shirt showing
off toned arms. She’s in no rush to part with that bottle, guzzling back a good
portion before she hands it off to someone, wiping her mouth with the back of
her hand.
Her eyes at half-mast.
She’s wasted.
My heart starts racing. What the hell is Kacey
Cleary doing here? By my calculation, she’s probably finishing her last year of
high school, having lost at least half a year while recovering.
I tug my cap down even farther, though I doubt
she can see two feet in front of her.
Shit. What if
she does recognize me? How would she react? Does she know my real name? What I
look like? I can’t say for sure that my face wasn’t printed in a newspaper
somewhere. She could have Googled my name and found a dozen game shots with me
in them. I have my helmet on in most of them, but you can find a profile
picture of me easily enough if you’re looking.
I don’t know that she was, though. I wonder if
Kacey Cleary gives a fuck about anything anymore. Her Facebook account is
inactive. She hasn’t posted a single word and the well-wishes have dwindled, as
everyone moves on.
I do know that she shouldn’t be at a party in
this state. I’ve heard of bad things happening when girls get that drunk.
Especially when they don’t care.
But what do I do?
A blonde stumbles into my chest with two beers
in hand. “Hey, do you go here? What’s your name?” She’s tipping her head back
way farther than necessary to look up at me, telling me she’s trying to flirt
but is too drunk to do it right.
I smile down at her anyway. She’s a good cover.
I can stand right here and watch Kacey. “I’m Trent, and I used to go here.”
“Really? When’d you graduate?”
From the corner of my eye, I see Kacey shift
from the wall and begin climbing the stairs, her arm hooked around the railing
to help her. Two guys following her.
About IN HER WAKE: Cole Reynolds had it all. And then one night he makes a bad choice... and loses everything. When a drunken night out at a Michigan State college party results in the death of six people, Cole must come to terms with his part in the tragedy.
Normally, he'd be able to lean on his best friends. The best friends that have been in his life since he could barely walk. Only, they're gone. Worse, there's the shattered body of a sixteen-year-old girl lying somewhere in a hospital bed, her entire life ripped from her because of a case of beer and a set of keys.
Everyone assures him that they know it wasn't intentional and yet he can't ignore the weight of their gazes, the whispers behind his back. The all-consuming guilt he feels every time he thinks of that girl who won't so much as allow him near her hospital room to apologize. As the months go by and the shame and loneliness festers, Cole begins to lose his grip of what once was important-college, his girlfriend, his future. His life. It's not until Cole hits rock-bottom that he can begin to see another way out of his personal hell: forgiveness. And there's only one person who can give that to him...
What I thought about In Her Wake
Cole Reynolds makes one decision that turns into a devastating mistake that changes his life forever. In Her Wake is told in his point of view, starting with Cole partying with his friends before the accident. In this companion piece, we see his struggles and descent into deep depression after the terrible loss of his friends. As he deals with what happened that night, I liked that there were dates associated with the years it takes for depression to drag Cole down into a very dark place.It takes a little while for him to hit rock bottom and the point where he must ask for help to survive post accident.
It also becomes clear that no matter what happens in the future, his life is entwined with Kacey's forever.
I really liked getting more of Trent/Cole's parents in this and what they went through. My heart broke for them, especially when they can't seem to do anything to bring Cole out of his depression, and even though you don't know the exact extent of the lawsuits and everything else, you can certainly feel it.
This novella is a great way to wrap up the series. While it's not the sort of subject matter that you want to re-read, I did feel a depth of emotions that made this a good read for me. I was glad that the book ended with a sense of hope and with Trent in a better place mentally. So if you liked Ten Tiny Breaths, I think you will like this one as well, and if you haven't read either yet and are ready for a story about coming back to life after a tragedy, pick up Ten Tiny Breaths first and then In Her Wake.
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ABOUT K.A. TUCKER: Born in small-town Ontario, Kathleen published her first book at the age of six with the help of her elementary school librarian and a box of crayons. She is a voracious reader and the farthest thing from a genre-snob, loving everything from High Fantasy to Chick Lit. Kathleen currently resides in a quaint small town outside of Toronto with her husband, two beautiful girls, and an exhausting brood of four-legged creatures.
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