‘It was only three weeks, but it’s burned into every cell, every vein, every tainted pocket of my soul. The fallout and trauma of being held captive, whilst trying to decipher and come to terms with their forbidden feelings are overwhelmingly emotional. Cora and Dean are forced to depend on one another for their sanity and hope of an escape, with a bond forming that extends beyond the time they escape their horrific experience. One night, they are both abducted by a depraved and crazed serial killer who keeps them chained in a basement using them for his own sickening benefit. “I know I said you can go back to hating me when we get out of here, but I really hope you don’t.” Cora and Dean revel in teasing and taunting one another, sharing a hate, love, hate relationship that exasperates Mandy and exhausts Cora. He’s the good-looking fiancée of her sister, Mandy, and the thorn in her side. Sometimes we need to be a little selfish in order to avoid a life of complacency.”ĭean Asher is Cora Lawson’s nemesis. “You can tip-toe around your heart in fear of pissing people off or hurting their feelings. Gosh, we couldn’t look away for a minute! This is a story that took us to a place so torturous and harrowing, our hearts felt as though they’d been repeatedly pummelled as we experienced the emotion, despair, and helplessness of Dean and Cora’s plight. Still Beating is the ultimate forbidden romance – compelling and addictive. “Every love story is worth writing, no matter how messy it might be.”
We do have to mention that this book does contain triggers, so tread carefully in that regard. And if a hauntingly, poignant, heart-wrenching dark romance is what you desire, then Still Beating is a book you simply must add to your TBR’s.
Still Beating is a book we’ve had on our radar for over a year – the synopsis hints at the sort of story we crave when we’re in the mood for a dark romance. This review is for Still Beating, and wow! What a read! We’ve been eager to experience more from Jennifer Hartmann’s intoxicating writing since our first read of hers, The Wrong Heart, and this weekend we decided to succumb to our desires and read two of her standalone books, Still Beating and Lotus. Maybe love is coming over in the middle of the night when the power goes out because you know she’s afraid of the dark.Īnd maybe love is walking away because it’s the only way she’ll find the light again.’
Maybe love is giving away the shoes on your feet to help keep her warm. ‘Maybe love is singing her favorite song in the dark, just so she can sleep.
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