Cormac "The Hurricane" O'Connell's star is on the rise. Billed as the most promising young boxer of his generation, his new career is taking him to places he never dreamed. But O'Connell only needs one thing in life: his wife.
In her final year of college, Em cannot follow him around the world but together they make it work. Just when everything they ever wanted is on the horizon, the past resurfaces to haunt them, and O'Connell realizes that justice might not be a part of his happy ever after. He couldn't protect Em once before, but in the aftermath of the hurricane, he will make sure that never happens again.
Source: Advance Copy from Publisher in exchange for an honest review.
We met O'Connell, Emily and the gang in The Hurricane. The Aftermath really is just that. It's told from O'Connell's point of view as he deals with the fallout and emotional aftermath of everything that happened in The Hurricane. I'm staunchly anti-spoiler, so feel free to read my review of The Hurricane here without fear.
O'Connell is trying to deal, but he's got so much anger and fear and guilt. God, the guilt. If you've been around the blog for a while, you know I'm all about the bromances in books and this series delivers. This ragtag group of fighters are family and they are awesome. They rally around O'Connell as he continues to make it as a championship contender. They rally around Emily to be there when O'Connell can't.
And just like in The Hurricane, O'Connell is swoon-worthy. Check this out:
Wrapping my arms around her tiny waist, I haul her in for a kiss. The way that some guys kiss their long-term girlfriends or wives is an absolute travesty. A kiss should never be routine, like saying hello or good-bye. Kissing the person you love should be sign language for the soul. It should say I love you, I need you, and I'm happy to see you or sorry to see you go. If you can't kiss like that, you should really keep your fucking lips to yourself.
Seriously, why aren't guys like these real?! No one can ask why we love our fictional boys after reading that. Or how about this:
God, sometimes it's like she reached into my chest and held my heart in her hand, just to remind me why it belonged to her.
R.J. Prescott is killing me! She had better write Liam's story and Kieran's and Tommy's and Earnshaw's! And Danny could find himself a good woman through all these stories too. Just sayin'. Truth be told, I want Liam's story first. The hints we got in The Aftermath about Liam's story were my favorites and I can't wait to read all about it!
Anyway, if the smoking hot cover wasn't enough motivation for you to buy this book, well, you're crazy, but also, I'm telling you the story is also great.
~Shel
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