BLOG TOUR & REVIEW - Jealousy (From the Inside Out #2) by S.L. Scott

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.

**Note: Jealousy is part two in a serial and MUST BE read after Scorned. These books are not to be read as standalones**

What can I say that I haven’t said before… The synopsis for Scorned and Jealousy are the same. But are they the same story? Nope, nope, and triple nope. Man, Jealousy was a ride! Talk about crazy. Emotions are everywhere, choices are made, tears are shed, words are shouted, and it was just so intense. I’m in awe of S.L. Scott’s versatility as an author and I think her writing is flawless. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, this serial is like nothing else I’ve ever read from her. Yes, it is like all of her other works combined, but it’s a whole new ballgame people.

“Dylan, you closed the door on us. I was there. I remember. I lived through the pain while you did whatever it was you needed to do for you. I can’t help that you now regret that decision. But I’m not angry anymore. I finally found someone good. Austin is good for me.”

There really isn’t much to say for Jealousy that won’t be a spoiler. And you guys know me, I have never written a spoiler-y review. All I can say is that I was TORN in this book. At one point, I was like “Screw Team Austin, screw Team Dylan, and even screw Team Jules. I’m #TeamBrandonAndSecretaryTricia”. There’s just so much conflict in this book and in Scorned. You’re being pulled in both directions, and it’s amazing. So. Many. Feels.

“We’re caught in a cycle. Wonder if she sees that, if she feels it like I do. Hate binds us to the past and we’re stuck in an unwanted emotion. But there’s more to us than hate. There’s something profoundly deeper.

I don’t just know it. I feel it morphing inside of me. I see it morphing inside of her when I look deep into her beautiful brown eyes.”

Most of the time, I was wanting to like Dylan and at the same time I was wanting to hate Dylan. He wronged Jules—that much is seen in Scorned. But, we get to see a lot more of his POV in this book that you can’t help but fall for him a little more each page. Especially since he seems to have that alpha male quality that I swoon for. Most of the time I'm like what are you doing dude? Then I'm like kiss her! And then just go away or I'll punch you in the face. The same can almost be said Austin. We don’t get his POV, but we do get to see how good he is for Jules. In a perfect world where Jules didn’t get her heart broken, Dylan is the one she should end up with. I feel like the way these two books are written indicates that the author more inclined towards Dylan. But then I think if we didn't have Dylan's POV we would hate him. Because we don't have Austin's POV but he's sweet and amazing. Dylan is frustrating and an asshole sometimes, so without his POV we wouldn't feel as angsty.

“Don’t come near her. I’m warning you, Somers. Don’t make this worse. Don’t put Jules in the middle of whatever this is.”

“Caught in the middle? Fuck! She’s not in the middle, man. She’s all of it. My whole world—the outside, the inside, the middle. My. Fucking. Everything!”

Jealousy moves FAST. It has to because it’s part of a serial. This is the first serial I’ve ever read, but I have to say I kind of love how they work, even with the major cliffy that you know have to come at the end. And this cliffy is wayyyy worse than the cliffy from Scorned. When I finished, I messaged S.L. Scott saying “I'm not built to handle stress like that! From a book! And not even a full length book! A serial installment. Written by you. You brilliant, sneaky lady”. The end left my heart pounding and aching for more. The first one left you with happy then nothing. This is like sucker punch to the gut. And, if you haven’t seen the big news… For the first time ever, the reader gets to choose the ending! There’s going to be a book where Dylan get the girl and there’s going to be another released at the same time where Austin and Jules end up together. I, personally, have to read both. Even though I might be in love with Dylan. Shhhh…

“Those are lies. You’re lying to yourself, so you can walk away from your true feelings. You were never a game to me. You aren’t a toy. You’re my heart, my soul, fuck this.”

He kisses me… And I let him.

From the Inside Out – 4 Part Serial
Part 1: Scorned – Out Now
Part 2: Jealousy – Out Now
Part 3: Austin – Sept 29
Part 4: Dylan – Sept 29

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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1 Woman 2 Endings – You Choose – Team Dylan or Team Austin. 

Sept 29 read one or both to see how it all plays out.

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.

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.

S.L. Scott is a former high-tech account manager with a journalism degree pursuing her passion for telling stories. She spends her days escaping into her characters and letting them lead her on their adventures.

Live music shows, harvesting jalapenos and eating homemade guacamole are her obsessions she calls hobbies.

Scott lives in the beautiful Texas hill country of Austin with her husband, two young sons, two Papillons and a bowl full of Sea Monkeys.

Her novels include Naturally, Charlie, Good Vibrations, and A Prior Engagement.

She welcomes your notes at sl@slscottauthor.com.

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