Title: Circle of Hurt
Author: Lauren Campbell
Genre: Contemporary Romance
with elements of cheating
Release Date: March 13, 2020
Blurb
For years, infertility followed me like a cloud.
But finally, the sun has risen.
Finally, I am pregnant.
Except now a new storm rages in the distance—one I have no choice but to pass through.
I have no idea if the child I’m carrying belongs to my husband ... or to the man I’ve betrayed him with—a man I’ve come to love but whose name I don’t know.
What I do know is that I’m a cheat. A liar. Undeserving of this baby inside me.
I don’t know how this will end. But I do know it won’t be without casualties, because this is a story in which a true happy ending cannot exist.
A story of how my love for one grew into three but must end with only two.
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CIRCLE OF HURT is my first book by this author and I'm glad I read it, I know many people stay away from books with Cheating but it's never been a deterrent for me but it's also not something I go out and look for in a book either. This story was Raw, Heartbreaking, and Real. CIRCLE OF HURT had me hoping for one outcome while praying for another.
I don't want to give anything away but what I can tell you is that both Megan and Ryan are in unhappy marriages and neither one went out looking to cheat, yes as corny as it sounds it did just happen. There is so much heartache on both sides it was sometimes hard to digest. My heart went out to both of them for what they were going through. Remember, glass houses and all of that so no casting stones before you walk a mile in someone else's shoes.
I stayed up well past my bedtime because I couldn't go to bed without knowing how things were going to play out for them. Like I said earlier I was hoping for one while praying for the other, nope I'm not going to tell you which one won out but there is a HEA at the end of it all.
I hope you decide to give this book a try because it was well written and definitely will evoke a lot of emotions from you while reading it, and maybe for a while after.
Happy Reading!!!
Excerpt
Prologue
Pain relievers. You stare at the multitude of options at your fingertips, a whining toddler at your feet. Vitamins. I back away from them. Watch you ruffle the shock of blonde before taking the tiny hand that claws at your leg.
The commotion in the store falls silent. I'm paralyzed, my throat constricted, hands sweaty, eyes burning out of fear that I'll blink and you'll be gone.
You bite your lip, your eyes scanning the back of a box of Dimetapp before mumbling something to the girl. She is persistent. Throws a tantrum. You pick her up, my eyes trained on the strength of your arms -- the muscular lines that cut across your skin.
You are beautiful.
"You ready?"
A small gasp leaves me as I force myself to look at my husband, all four chambers of my heart ripping as I wish for something else.
"Yes," I whisper, hand snatching up the nearest bottle of what I came here for, and allowing my hair to shield my face.
"Yes," I whisper, hand snatching up the nearest bottle of what I came here for, and allowing my hair to shield my face.
"Well, hurry up. I'm ready to go."
Your head turns at the frost in his tone, the little girl now snug on your hip, snot glistening from her upturned nose. When our eyes connect, I surrender. A wave of longing erodes my veins, and I see the same in those tired eyes of yours. They widen at me, need and desire and understanding packaged beneath one bow.
I can smell a cheater from a mile away.
I know them because I am one. Once a cheater, always a cheater, right?
I want you.
And you ... your scent is strong.
Author Bio
She was raised in Columbia, SC, with her three sisters who annoy her greatly.
Lauren's social life is pretty boring, but she loves reading, coffee & hot tea, and living in her pajamas. She's a glutton for punishment, and regrettably signs up for things like Room Mom in her children's classes, leaving her up all night doing things like baking dozens of cookies between swear words. Her favorite food is avocado. If she could, she'd find a way to put it on everything
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