Synopsis:
Rock star River Wilde brought Dahlia
London back from the brink of hopelessness with his unwavering love and
devotion. But their entangled history is about to test the strength of their
relationship…
Dahlia was certain
she had found true love and met her “Once in a Lifetime’ when she reconnected
with River. But Dahlia’s world comes crashing down when someone from her past
resurfaces, and all of River’s carefully hidden secrets are exposed.
River wants to show
Dahlia that life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass—it’s about dancing
in the rain. But how many times can one broken heart be mended? Will
River and Dahlia be able to stay together or will they be torn apart?
Review:
~by Ena
“Love
bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” –
The Bible: 1 Corinthians
Torn was such a wonderful follow-up to Connected.
There was so much that was left hanging with Connected that I couldn’t wait to
dive into Torn and find out everything that brought my little happy ending I
had running through my head for Dahlia and River crashing down around me.
Kim totally surpassed Connected with Torn – I think it went above and
beyond. I loved Connected (5 star for me) but if there was a way to take
the rating scale for books and make a 6 star book for those few special books
that WOW us and will stay with us forever than Torn is that book. I was
shocked and in awe that someone could write the words and story that Kim but on
paper!
I fell in love with River Wilde during Connected and my
love for that man not on continued but grew in Torn; he filled my heart with so
much happiness and made it swell to triple its size. River is the type of
man you want to bring home to meet your family and a man you want to snuggle up
to and hold onto every night for the rest of your life. He is kind, sweet,
passionate, protective, sexy, and successful, full of life, and will go out of
his way to make sure the woman he loves has a smile on her face.
“I’m
not stopping. I’m going to leave you breathless, unable to think of
anything but me,” I growl.
Dahlia’s world was turned upside down in Torn when she
thought the life that she once had, the life she moved on from, the life she
thought was buried finds itself back in front of her in the blink of an
eye. So much confusion runs through her that she isn’t even sure it’s
real. She starts questioning everything – and I didn’t blame her.
My heart ached for her because I could only imagine what was running through
her head when everything you thought you knew and everything you thought had
happened was a lie. Now is the time for Dahlia to be stronger than ever
and I felt like she struggled sometimes but that was understandable. Her
struggles during this book really made her a strong character because she came
out the other side in one piece.
The struggles that River and Dahlia had to go through
in Torn was heart wrenching for me and seeing a beautiful couple struggle to
make it day in and day out made it more real for me.
“River,
I was mad and….” I start to explain but stop. He won’t even look at me
and I know I need to get his attention before we continue talking.
“You
can’t finish your thoughts. You could earlier. Should I help you?
You’re mad at me for not telling you, but I’m not going to apologize for that
Dahlia. I had my reasons. But the next time you decide to slap me
after meeting with your ex fiancé, maybe you could at least stick around to
listen to what I have to say.”
It seemed like every time things started to look up and
settle down something else happened to cause wedge between River and
Dahlia. At one point I was almost scared that they weren’t strong enough
to through it together on the other side. Life was throwing them curve
ball after curve ball and at one point they were so tired they didn’t know what
they could do to fix the situation.
“You
were wrong River, we are in pieces.”
River broke my heart in Torn and I hated seeing him go
through what he went through. He had always been a strong and self
assured character but you will learn about his vulnerable side in Torn.
You will connect with him on a deeper level and will find yourself wanting to
sooth the ache that he has in his heart. I can honestly say without a
shadow of a doubt after reading Torn River Wilde is now my number 1 book
boyfriend. I am sure he will leave an impression on your heart the way he
did mine and you will find yourself swooning even more for him.
“I
love you Dahlia, I love every single thing about you. You’re perfect,
really.”
I was pulled into Torn because of
the way Kim makes you connect to the characters and how easy her characters are
to fall in love with. She had me on the edge of my seat hoping and
praying that everything would work out in the end and at times I wasn’t so sure
myself. With every obstacle that they conquered, there was a new one waiting
on them and for them to survive they were going to have to trust each other and
love each with every ounce of their being. Hearts can be broken and lives
can be turned upside down and its how we take in a new situation and how we
choose to deal with it and move past it. River and Dahlia always had a
beautiful and strong love but life was testing them. Can they fight
together side by side for their love or will life’s or will their past prove to
strong and with they find themselves Torn?
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