"Without trust, we have nothing."
These are the words which have haunted Melanie Erickson for six years. When she walked out of the house Xavier Ross bought as their forever home, she thought she was closing that door permanently, but fate had other plans.
Xavier Ross tried to keep everyone at a distance until Melanie came into his life. The more he tried to fight his feelings for her, the more he fell in love. One rash decision fractured the trust that was essential to their relationship.
Six years later, she is the last person he expects to see walk through his front door. Will Xavier and Mel be able to learn to trust one another again so they can fulfill a dying woman’s wish?
Tammy's 4 Bare Naked Stars ****
Fragile
Bonds will pull at your heart from the first page to the last. A story of love, lost, death, forgiveness and
second chances. A very powerful and
moving story.
Alyssa is
dying from Leukemia. She’s an amazing strong
fighter that wants her last days to be spent happy with her family. Not focused on her impending death.
Xavier is a
man that hasn’t always been the best husband and father. But he changes all that when his wife is
diagnosed with leukemia .
Melanie – a
hospice nurse. Taking care of Alyssa during her final days. But also the first love of Xavier. She’s grown and changed a lot since their
relationship ended.
Jacob –
sweetest little boy dealt one of the hardest situations in life. Mom isn’t going be there to see his 5th
birthday.
Against
everything Melanie thought possible she becomes close friends with Alyssa. The entire family counts on Melanie’s help
every day. They are all becoming closer
and closer. But no one tells Alyssa
about Xavier and Melanie prior relationship.
They are all afraid of telling her. But she has known all along. They
find out on the day of her death.
Xavier
loves his wife more than anything. He is
devoted to her till she takes her last breath and beyond. But he still has unresolved feelings for
Melanie.
Melanie and
Xavier relationship ended badly with lots of regrets. They had some outside forces interfering with
them reconnecting.
"There was a
time when Melanie was the most important person in my life. She was my world.
And then everything we shared crumbled. Deep in my heart, I know that there
will always be a place where Melanie resides, but I can't allow that to come to
the surface because Alyssa and Jacob are my life now. The bond that will never
be severed with Melanie has to remain a secret because I will never do anything
that will hurt them."
Its just
heartbreaking watching Jacob and Javier last days with Alyssa. Have your tissues ready!!
"For now, I
need to focus on helping him create a lifetime of memories."
Melanie
has become such an important part of the family. After the funeral Jacob misses her so
much. She remains an important part of
their family. Can they both learn to
forgive each other for the past?
Can
Melanie and Xavier have a second chance at love or has too much happened?
"I think that everyone has that one person in
their lives that can affect them, even if it's been twenty years and they
separated on bad terms, and Xavier is mine."
So much to overcome for Xavier, Melanie, and Jacob. Can they make it past all life has thrown at
them and become a solid family?
I loved the story was told from Melanie, Xavier, and Alyssa points of view. Made you feel for each of them separately and all together..
No spoilers
here but I loved the epilogue… Such a
perfect ending to a very emotional and heartbreaking story. I would love to see Brandon (Xavier’s
brother) get his own story next.
Sloan is a Midwestern mom who began writing nearly seven years ago as a way to make money while staying home with her daughter. Now, with two kids in tow and having written more articles on how to assemble various pieces of furniture than she can count, she is reaching to make her dreams come true.
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