REVIEW: Trauma and loss of hope drove Sarah to create Angel. Angel still had choices. Angel had the strength to live her life even when it slipped into depravity. In one of Angel’s adventures, Lucas reluctantly entered this split world. He falls in love with all the parts of Sarah and Angel. A beautiful story of redemption, growth, and empowerment. I received an Advanced Reader Copy and volunteered to review this book.

DESCRIPTION, NOT REVIEW: She’s taking back what was stolen from her. He’s the bonus. All I wanted was a love life…

One bad decision destroys not only Sarah Clayborn’s life, but nearly costs her a lucrative job as the chief executive assistant to the city’s most powerful player. She’s lost her unborn child, her twin brother’s admiration, and any shred of decency her British-born mother instilled in her.

But I haven’t lost everything….

To cope with the trauma, Sarah creates a persona – Angel. She’s the one who goes out on weekends and gets into the trouble. She’s the one who seduces half the world’s rabble-rousers.

She’s the one who meets Lucas Blackbourne.

He was never supposed to be a part of it…

Sarah’s encounter with Lucas was supposed to be a one-time affair. A tenuous balm on her frigid heart that refuses to heal. But when she returns to work Monday morning and discovers that Lucas is helping her boss for the foreseeable future?

Two halves start to become whole again. And it’s not pretty.

Why the hell does he want me so much!

So begins the courtship that was never meant to be. Whether reading between the lines or between the sheets, Lucas has no idea who Sarah really is or what she’s been through. Nor does she know to what extent he’s willing to fight for the people he loves.

“What do you want, Angel?” he always asks me.

What does Sarah want? Choice. A future. A sense of belonging in a world often too cruel to bear.

To be empowered.

But she can’t reclaim her life on her own. ( )