After We Fall

A Take the Fall Novel

by Marquita Valentine

After winning raves for Take the Fall (“crackling with tension, intrigue, and romance”—Katy Evans) and When We Fall (“sexy, emotional, heartfelt”—Monica Murphy), Marquita Valentine ratchets up the tension as new beginnings lead to undeniable passion.

A tough cop with an even tougher past, Hunter Sloan has never let anyone stop him from getting what he wants—and he wants Evangeline Ambrose bad. With her gentle curves and raw vulnerability, Hunter’s beautiful, mysterious new neighbor awakens his protective side. Determined to do right by a woman who’s gone through hell and back, Hunter could be the one to take away the pain—so long as his own secrets don’t sink their relationship before it begins.

Having escaped an abusive marriage, Evangeline simply wants to start over in the small, quiet town of Forrestville. She’s also avoiding all contact with the opposite sex, because she just can’t trust her instincts when it comes to men—not even with the sinfully sexy cop next door. So why can’t she stop thinking about him? Hunter has darkness in his soul, and yet no one ever made her feel so safe. For all her best laid plans, Evangeline didn’t count on choices this hard—or temptation this hot.

After reading When We Fall I was just waiting for this story … and was so thrilled with what I got!

If you are looking for the perfect book boyfriend, look no further than Hunter Sloan.  Thanks to his past he’s caring and understanding but also strong.  He shows an amazing amount of sensitivity to Evangeline and what she’s been through – going slow and wooing her, letting her set the pace but making sure that she knows that he’s there waiting for her.  He’s protective, funny and sexy as all get out.

Evangeline has had a rough few years, thanks to an abusive relationship.  And she still finds it hard to let that go and trust others, even therapists.  She needs to address it, not ignore it, and Hunter does everything he can to help make that happen.  She still has to be the one to heal herself but he’s there to support her every step of the way.

If you’ve read the other books in this series (and apparently there is another series that involves Evangeline’s siblings, but I haven’t read it) then you know what you are going to get.  It’s sexy and gritty and so addictive to read.  I’ve already seen what’s coming in the next book and I CANNOT wait to get my hands on a copy – get those two together and let’s watch the sparks fly 🙂