Dear Agony: by Georgia Cates

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Dear Agony: A Novel by Georgia Cates 

Dear Agony,

You've been my shadow, following me through childhood—filling my days and nights with terror and uncertainty. You cleverly disguised yourself as some form of pain or suffering as I grew into a young woman. We were unwavering companions … until I severed our ties.

I traded homelessness on the streets of New Orleans for a luxurious bed covered by the finest linens. 
I traded dumpster diving for dinner in the finest restaurants. 
I traded myself to a stranger—Bastien Pascal.

I have a good life within my platonic and mutually beneficial companionship with Bash.
He’s my friend. My mentor. My roommate.
Until everything changes.

I’m not supposed to get goosebumps when his hand brushes my skin.
I’m not supposed to be eager for his soothing touch following one of my nightmares.
I’m not supposed to think about what might happen if I reached out to him in the darkness.

Falling in love with him? Preposterous . . . unavoidable. 

Agony, why are you back with a vengeance to rob me of this life I’ve come to love so dearly?

I’m finally happy. Don’t ruin this for me.

Always yours,
Rose

In this epic love story, Dear Agony forges a connection between an unlikely pair—a beautiful rose entwined in barbed wire and a shipwreck sinking into the darkest depths of the ocean. This agonizing romantic novel poses some gut-wrenching questions: What does a woman do when the man she loves is planning his own demise? And how far will she go to give him something to live for?

Jen's 5 Star review 

OMG!!!

This book!! I actually woke up from a nightmare when I was about half way through this book - brought such sad memories for me about my grandma :( 

Do you believe it's better to love and then lose him or is it better to never love at all?? Live life to the fullest until you can't live it anymore?? 

Or would you spare the one person you love most the agony of seeing you suffer through the years? 

Sometimes we don't get to choose because someone chooses for us and we just have to go along with whatever they decide. How is that fair? 

This story was such an emotional book I can't even explain it because I don't want to give anything away. THe suspense was killing me throughout the book - 

I really enjoyed reading it though - I was waiting for the inventable to happen, but the closer to the end I got - I realized the author was just that awesome and wasn't going to leave me screaming at my kindle :) 

I need more from this author :)