Ever
since that fateful day, I became an expert at avoidance.
Avoiding attachments.
Avoiding relationships. Avoiding love.
My
company became my constant, the only companion I needed… until a chance
encounter with Jules Weston. I met her at a most vulnerable moment. Despite the
tears that streaked her face, I fell in love the first time I ever laid eyes on
her. I needed her in my life.
She was broken, but I knew I could heal her. I would wait until
she let me into her heart, allowing me to love her. And maybe, just maybe, one
day she could heal me too.
**Warning:
This is the third book in the From the Inside Out series. You must read Scorned
(Book 1) and Jealousy (Book 2) before you can choose to read either Austin or
Dylan. This review may contain slight spoilers for the preceding books**
This whole serial has been one of the best
rollercoasters. In Scorned, I was
torn between Dylan and Austin. By the end of Jealousy, I was leaning more towards Dylan. So, when it came time
to read Dylan and Austin, I figured I would read Austin
first and save the better one for last. What I didn’t account for was Austin
completely stealing my heart. He snuck up on me for sure. I was not expecting all
the swooning and sighing and giggling that I did while reading and even hours
after finishing the book.
“She knows this is what we need to do, what
she needs to do. I don’t want to be her fallback. I want to be her everything.
But I can’t be anything for her until she realizes that and wants to be everything
for me as well.”
Austin starts
off exactly where that killer ending of Jealousy
left off. I mean, talk about cliffhanger! That ending left me rocking back and
forth in the corner! And now, we watch as Austin and Jules figure out where
their relationship goes after this. Obvs, the cat is out of the bag on Jules
and Dylan now. Why or how it hadn’t happened sooner is beyond me. But, now
there’s the issue of who does Jules choose now? Does she go back to Dylan, the
man who shattered her into a million pieces? Or Austin, the guy who showed her
how to live again?
“I love you. I’ve loved you since the day I
laid eyes on you. I used to wonder what your smile looked like and if I could
ever evoke it…You weren’t a muse like Jean-Luc wanted or something that needed
to be fixed like you are for Dylan. You’re this force to be reckoned with, all
strong and gorgeous, confident, but sensitive and affected.”
I have to admit, I was nervous. Even though the
book was called Austin, that doesn’t
mean that they were going to have a happy ending. I know S.L. Scott well enough
to know that she can do outside the box well—this serial is living proof of
that. And there were times when I almost wanted them to walk away from each
other, because their misery—both when they were together and when they were
apart—tore me to pieces. I’m not going to give away anything about the ending,
but just know that Austin now owns a piece of my heart. I don’t know how it
happened. It must have been because we get to see things through Austin’s POV
now, unlike with the first two books. We see the depth of his love for Jules.
We see his past. We see how much he wants to forgive and trust Jules. But, we
see how much he has been hurt. All in all, I think even the hardcore Team
Dylan-ers need to give Austin a chance. I didn’t know he had it in him to steal
me away, but every time I think of this book, I still smile. It was a perfect ending
for the two of them.
“When we’re together, I’m reminded of who I
used to be. I prefer who I am with you.”
“You’re who you choose to be, Jules. But no
matter who that is, I see the real you.”
“Who am I?”
“You’re the woman I was born to love.”
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Four years ago, I was tempted with money, prestige, and power by a woman who offered to give me the world. That lifestyle came with a price. I had to leave the love of my life—the one person who had already given me everything I would ever need.
Today I watch Jules Weston in another man’s arms. Wanting… needing her back in my life again. But there are obstacles that keep us apart. Her boyfriend. Her best friend. Her anger that has raged inside her over the years.
Despite those, I’ve returned to take back what’s mine. The one thing I regret leaving behind—her heart.
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We shared a love that regulated every heartbeat and every breath we took. It was all encompassing. I thought our love could withstand time and anything thrown our way.
I was wrong. So wrong.
I used to be happy. I used to be Juliette Weston when Dylan Somers filled my life with promises of love and a happy ever after. But when he took my heart and broke it into a million pieces, I became someone else entirely. In one afternoon, I lost my soul mate. I lost everything I knew myself to be.
Three years later, the man who destroyed me is back.
To assuage his guilt? To finish the job? It doesn’t matter… I won’t let him this time. I’m stronger. I’ve moved on. He won’t affect me.
This is a story of love and betrayal. Pain and loss. Happiness and fate. It’s about finding your true destiny.
This is our story.
And it’s not for the faint of heart.
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