From the Embers

A Single Dad Romance

De: Aly Martinez

Narrado por: Connor Crais, Erin Mallon

From USA Today best-selling author Aly Martinez comes a new heart-stopping stand-alone romance.

In the aftermath of tragedy, it’s strange the things you remember.

The deafening boom as the house exploded.

The paralyzing fear as I searched for my wife.

The blinding smoke burning my eyes as I carried her out.

But carved into my soul for the rest of my days would be the earth-shattering realization that the woman in my arms wasn’t my wife.

Bree and I were the only survivors - not that either of us were truly living after that night. As a single dad with nowhere else to go, I moved into her guest house. And somehow, through the guilt and grief, we forged an unlikely team.

It took years, but I watched the gradual return of her smile - slow and life-altering.

The two of us could sit outside for hours talking about nothing, and it filled the massive hole in my chest with new life.

I may have carried her out of that fire, but the truth was, Bree saved me.

As we healed, the secrets and lies of the past smoldered in the ashes, threatening to ignite again.

Our love was born from the embers, and together, we would go up in flames.

©2021 Aly Martinez (P)2021 Aly Martinez

Loved it !

Many jaw dropping moments! Within 30 min i was hooked ! I have already suggested this book to so many people.

Blown away!

Twists left and right! I couldn’t stop listening! I just wanted to know what would happen next. Such a great read!

Ohhh My 😍

First I have to start and say that Connor’s voice is soooooo 🔥🔥. Both narrators did an amazing job!!! The story was all the emotions in one.l and that are signs of a great book. At first you have NO idea that the book with takes all these crazy turns. It’s TOTALLY WORTH the credit. The plot is unique and I haven’t ever seen it…. and that says a lot since I have more than 250 book in my library. So if you’re on the fence about it…. Go for it!!! 😆

Enjoyed!

The story was wonderfully written, and great to listen to with lots of twists and turns.

Good story but characters were kinda boring

Two couples were having a game night at one of their homes when there was an explosion and the house caught fire. One of the men was looking for his wife in the rubble and thought he found her and carried her out of the house only to discover she was actually his wife's best friend. They both turned back to the house when there was another explosion and there was no hope to rescue their spouses.

The two, who were not very close in the beginning, formed a bond over their grief and raising their children in the wake of losing their spouses in the fire. A plot twist in the middle is ultimately what brought them together as more than friends. I don't want to include spoilers but the plot twist is really good, trust me! Towards the end of the book there was yet another plot twist that I definitely did not see coming and I was afraid I was going to get a cliffhanger but somehow the author wrapped it up pretty neatly in the end.

Overall it was a good book and the plot twists were definitely unexpected. I didn't love the main characters though. There just wasn't a lot of substance to them that made them unforgettable to me.

The audio is narrated by Erin Mallon and Connor Crais. It was neither of their best performance but it had more to do with the characters they were playing than with their talent.

Wow!

Aly writes such beautiful rich stories. The narrators are amazing and brilliant actors. This is my second read by this author and I’m ready for the next one! Bravo!

Enjoyable, just not as great as some A.M. others.

Good characters, and the overall story, plot and surprises were decent, if a bit predictable. Really enjoyed Connor Crais' narration, but what really killed this one for me was Erin Mallon's attempt at male voices. UGH!!! I almost quit listening because of that. WAY to forced and fake-gravelly.

Aly’s best one yet

This story had enough twist, unique blended family love for anyone! I have felt so many feelings during this book. My favorite Aly Martinez book yet. Thank you for the read!

Fuck this book it was AMAZING

New to me author.

Holy shit, I don’t even know where to start. This was a traveling book club pick and omg fuck this book, I absolutely loved it. Eason and Bree were an unlikely pair. But they were literally forged from fire. They are both married to each other’s best friend. Both best friends die in an explosion. The twists I did unfortunately kind of figure out but nothing could have kept me from feeling the utter betrayal and gut punch for each hit these two took. Their respective partners not only had an affair, but one was a narcissist/manipulator and the other a complete psychopath. They had planned to murder Eason and Bree, collect her insurance money and steal their kids. But only the cheating wife actually died, the cheating psycho dick made it out. Like the dude you meet in the beginning and the guy we finally see at the end we’re not the same man. Apparently he and the dead wife hated them enough not to just divorce them, but murder them for money on top of it, god I wanted more answers. But Eason and Bree found their happiness and peace. There was so much angst it made my stomach hurt and I read this in one sitting. Needless to say I’ll be picking up more of Aly’s books. God I feel like I went ten rounds and got completely rocked.

Read: Audible 🎧/Physical 📖
MMC: Eason Maxwell
FMC: Bree Winters
Spice: 2🌶️
Tropes: Widower Single Dad/Struggling Musician, Widow Single Mom/ CEO, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Forced Proximity, All the Angst

Good

I am not a big fan of romance stories but I have to say this one was pretty good! Kept me interested throughout the entire story, and wasn’t too cliche. Nice little twists and turns. The narrators were great as well.