Ache - Review

ACHE by S.M. Soto
S.M. Soto
Releasing April 9th, 2019
Second Chance Romance

A second chance romance.

What happens when you fall for the boy next door?

Bea Norwood had the market on normal.

Drama free life? Check.

A single-mother who doubled as her confidant and partner in crime? Check.

A neighbor and best friend she trusted more than anyone? Check.

But that was until the day her mother remarried. The day that changed everything.

When her best friend’s cousin, Liam Falcon, is sent to live with his aunt and uncle to clean up his act, Bea finds herself falling for the boy next door. With their hearts so infinitely entwined, Bea turns to Liam as her only escape from her new step-brother’s daily torment at home. Bea thought their love could conquer anything. But she was wrong. Love was for fools, and she was the biggest fool of them all. When Liam left Lakeport, he took her heart with him, shattering the organ to pieces.

Six years later, Liam takes a trip back to Lakeport to visit his family, and to see HER.

His first love.

The girl who holds his heart.

The same girl who shattered it six years ago without looking back.

Liam is hell-bent on seeing Bea again after six years, but what he finds tears his heart in half. Bea Norwood is a shell of the girl he fell in love with. Underneath the baggy clothes, and pale skin, he knows she’s still in there somewhere, he just needs to find her.

Liam will stop at nothing to win his girl back, but sometimes, ignorance is bliss, and Liam isn’t prepared for Bea’s truth.

I must admit that I don’t always read the synopsis before I begin a book. I enjoy going in blind and trusting the author to take me on a journey to ‘happily ever after.’ I usually only do this with authors that I know and love. I have read several books written by author S.M. Soto, and I was captivated while reading each of them. So, when I saw her newest book, Ache, I jumped at the chance to read it. And did so blind.

Ache tells the story of Bea Norwood and Liam Falcon. Bea lived across the street from her best friend, Myrah. She met Liam when she was thirteen, and he was moving into his cousin Myrah’s house. They both were attracted to each other, but they were young, and Liam eventually left to pursue his dream of playing professional baseball.

Ache is a heartbreaking second chance romance that was hard to read at times. You will need a box of tissues near you as it was often agonizing and gut-wrenching to read. Even thou this was true, Ache was an amazing story and it was written very well. I can honestly say that this is one story that I will not be forgetting anytime soon.

Voluntarily Reviewed an Advanced Copy

S.M. Soto was born and raised in Northern California where she currently resides with her son. Her love for reading began when she was a young girl, and has only continued to grow into adulthood. S.M. lives for reading books in the romance genre and writing novels with relatable characters. She refers to herself as a bit of a romance junkie. S.M. loves to connect with readers and eat copious of donuts that will surely lead to her demise (carbs are life).