Title: Poughkeepsie
Author: Debra Anastasia
Series: Poughkeepsie Brotherhood
Release Date: November 22nd 2011
Synopsis
He counts her smiles
every day and night at the train station. And morning and evening, the
beautiful commuter acknowledges him—just like she does everyone else on
the platform. But Blake Hartt is not like the others . . . he’s
homeless. Memories of a broken childhood have robbed him of peace and
twisted delusions into his soul. He stays secluded from the sun, sure
the world would run from him in the harsh light of day.
Each
day, Livia McHugh smiles politely and acknowledges her fellow commuters
as she waits for the train to the city. She dismisses this kindness as
nothing special, just like her. She’s the same as a million other
girls—certainly no one to be cherished. But special or not, she smiles
every day, never imagining that someone would rely on the simple gesture
as if it were air to breathe.
When the moment comes that Livia
must do more than smile, without hesitation she steps into the fray to
defend the homeless man. And she's surprised to discover an inexplicable
connection with her new friend. After danger subsides, their smiles
become conversation. Their words usher in a friendship, which awakens
something in each of them. But it’s not long before their bond must
prove its strength. Entanglements from the past challenge both their
love and their lives.
Blake’s heart beats for Livia’s, even if
her hands have to keep its rhythm. Love is patient. Love is kind. Love
never fails. Love never fails, right?
In an interwoven tale of
unlikely loves and relationships forged by fire, Debra Anastasia takes
readers into the darkest corners of human existence, only to show them
the radiant power of pure adoration and true sacrifice. Complicated
families and confused souls find their way to light in this novel, which
manages to be racy, profane, funny, and reverent all at once.
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Author Bio
Her writing started a decent
handful of years ago when--along with the animals and humans in her
house--the voices of characters started whispering stories in Debra's
ear. Insomnia was the gateway to plots that wouldn't give up, wouldn't
let go. Now they stalk her everywhere. Halfway through making lunches, a
twist takes hold and--fingers full of peanut butter--she finds
somewhere, anywhere to write it down.
She's eternally grateful to
Omnific Publishing, which has now published four of her books: two in
the Seraphim Series and two in the Poughkeepsie Brotherhood Series, as
well as her novella, Late Night with Andres. That one is special because
100% of the proceeds go to breast cancer research. (So go get it right
now, please!) She also very much appreciates her open-minded readers,
who embrace everything she has to offer, with a focus on anti-heroes and
bathroom humor.
Other books in the Poughkeepsie Brotherhood series
Return to Poughkeepsie #2
Saving Poughkeepsie #3
COMING NOVEMBER 22 2014
Review
"I can't leave." Green Eyes took a huge breath. "This is the only place where I get to see you."
You know how you sometimes stumble upon a book, a series and you not only read it, flip through the pages but you also live it? You feel everything along with the characters, you connect with them, even though they are going through some shit you can even begin to wrap your mind around and you just don't care that they are far from perfect? You smile, you laugh, you cry with them.
Yeah. I found all the above mentioned wrapped in a not-so-pretty-bow in the Poughkeepsie Brotherhood series by Debra Anastasia. I have heard of the first book, Poughkeepsie but I haven't read it, wasn't even curious. At first, after reading it, I wanted to kick myself for not reading it sooner but then I sat and reflected on it. And I realized that I wouldn't have understood the story, the characters. I probably wouldn't have even finished it. You just have to experience other books, in order to get through this one. At least, that's how I felt, my own personal experience. I put it aside, at first but picked it up after two days and here I am. Trying to express what I felt while reading the book. Oh, I know what's coming! It's a nasty book hangover.
"In the woods the three broken boys had bonded, bound together by punches they could not return. They survived together."
Blake, Cole and Beckett are three guys that went through hell and back and they have the scars to prove it. Both on the outside, as on the inside. Unfortunately, these are some pretty nasty scars and the guys are trying to survive how they know best. And that's not how a lot of us make a living, I'm sure. I really couldn't even begin to imagine all the horrors these guys went through, as little boys. We hear about similar situations, we sympathize with them, but we don't really get them. But sometimes, sometimes we do, actually. And that thanks to the amazing writing. I admit, for some reason, the reading of this book was slower than usual but it was one hell of a ride.
I loved all three guys. They are so different. The musician. The sinner-turned-saint. And, last but not least, the sinner that stayed a sinner. These boys have bonded a long time ago and they stuck together.
And then came three women that showed them there's so much more to life than surviving. It's all about living it.
This book is about survival, loss, love found in impossible places - and it's the kind that can go through anything and come out a champion - and about doing bad things for a selfless reason.
"Beckett's probably the hardest man there is to love," Blake said. "He does life wrong for all the right reasons."
Yes, I have fallen head-over-heels-over-ass-and-tits in love with Beckett. He's the bad guy that's only bad because he has to be. Life challenged him and he accepted the challenge and got over every bump. He plowed through everything with his bigger Hummer. And came out the fuckin' victor.
Five stars. With this, I rest my case.
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