{"id":11423,"date":"2016-09-02T07:30:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T11:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=11423"},"modified":"2017-01-14T09:43:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T14:43:32","slug":"blog-tour-and-arc-review-the-debt-by-karina-halle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=11423","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Debt by Karina Halle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THE DEBT<\/strong><\/h4>\n

by Karina Halle<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Released 29 AUGUST 2016<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Her life changed in an instant.<\/p>\n

And he’s the only one who could have prevented it.<\/p>\n

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Pact and The Lie comes a new standalone contemporary romance about those McGregor men.<\/em><\/p>\n

Jessica Charles shouldn’t have even been in London when the unthinkable happened.<\/p>\n

She should have been back at home in Edinburgh, perhaps hanging with her boyfriend, having drinks with her sister or doing yoga with her group of friends. She should have been going on in her normal, dependable life as always.<\/p>\n

But on that fateful day in August, when a mentally-ill ex-soldier opened fire in public, Jessica’s world changed forever.<\/p>\n

Now single and crippled from the gunshot wounds, Jessica finds herself scared and alone, losing faith in
\nherself and humanity with each agonizing moment that passes.<\/p>\n

That is until a stranger enters her life. A stranger who makes her live again.<\/p>\n

Keir McGregor has always been the strong, silent type. Throw in tall, dark, and handsome and you’ve got pretty much the perfect Scotsman.<\/p>\n

Except Keir is anything but perfect. He’s got a past he’s running away from and a guilty conscience he can’t seem to shed. But the more time he spends with Jessica, the more he falls in love with her.<\/p>\n

And the more his secret threatens to tear them apart.<\/p>\n

He may have been a stranger to her.<\/p>\n

But she\u2019s never been a stranger to him.<\/p>\n

Find\u00a0The Debt<\/em> on Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

5 intense and emotional stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karina Halle has done it again! This raw, intense, emotional story about two broken souls and their path to love and healing will grab you from the first page and never let you go. The Debt<\/em> is full of so much vivid imagery and emotion\u00a0that I couldn’t help but react to every single word\u00a0I read. The prologue alone had my heart racing, palms sweating, and deeply feeling\u00a0for the character I only just met. The feels continue throughout the book and though it was extremely emotional and heartbreaking, I was healed right along with the characters.<\/p>\n

Jessica survived a horrific tragedy that left her scared both on\u00a0the inside and out. It set into motion a chain of events that change her life completely.\u00a0She\u00a0closes herself off from everyone that could possibly touch her heart. She is hurting and doing her best to overcome what happened but she struggles daily.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m just not sure sometimes whether to be thankful I\u2019m alive or angry that my life has changed forever.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jessica\u00a0is not looking for a relationship and is just trying to figure out where to go from here. With her disfigured leg and broken soul, she doesn’t consider someone could truly see her and look past the visible scars.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m damaged goods in so many ways and the only man who would want to be with me has to be damaged himself.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Keri has\u00a0experienced so much while in the military and he suffers from PTSD from what he saw and did.\u00a0He\u00a0is a broken man,\u00a0weighed down by all the pain and guilt he carries on his shoulders.<\/p>\n

Jessica and Keir meet in a local pub and immediately she feels something deep down\u00a0that she\u00a0hasn’t felt\u00a0in so very long.\u00a0Its a\u00a0feeling that scares her. She has no idea who he is but it’s quite the opposite for him.<\/p>\n

I found her by accident.
\nBut can it really be called an accident if you find what you\u2019ve been looking for?<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jessica is lonely but does not want help from others, including her own sister, so it’s no surprise she pushes Keir away. But Keir has ulterior motives for spending time with Jessica\u00a0and he constantly reminds her that he is there for her if ever she needs someone.<\/p>\n

But of course the truth is that my armor has chinks. My heart has cracks. And the steel is corroding at the edges.
\nI do need someone.
\nMaybe even him.
\nMy stranger.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And somehow Keir is exactly who she needs. He lights a fire in her and starts to open up her heart and heal her. \u00a0Healing is never an easy road though and they must trust each other fully if this intense love\u00a0that\u00a0they share is going to succeed.<\/p>\n

“I love every broken part of you and how well it fits with every broken part of me.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Debt is an absolutely gorgeous love story\u00a0with so more going on than just a romance. Fear, guilt, forgiveness, and acceptance are all at the forefront of this story. Halle is amazing at making the reader feel so much emotion through the beautiful words that flow across the pages that I cried, I laughed, and I loved.<\/p>\n

My heart wept for both Jessica and Keir. Each one is so broken yet both are able to heal each other. Jessica went through a lot and was determined to get better, and\u00a0I loved her bravery and strength. She had such a big heart and never judged Keir. I loved that she was there for him when he needed her during his dark moments just as he was there for hers. \u00a0They had an intense connection that I felt deep in my heart.<\/p>\n

I adored Keir. I cried with the nightmares and flashbacks, and it was devastating\u00a0to read about\u00a0what he\u00a0was\u00a0going through knowing that people go through the same things every day. My\u00a0heart broke while reading about his feelings and\u00a0the fear and guilt that was\u00a0always there. But along with the beautiful, broken parts of Keir was the\u00a0sweet and sexy side of him that I loved as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like this look on you,\u201d he murmurs in that way of his, running his thumb over my chin.
\nI swallow. It feels like I\u2019ve got sawdust in my mouth. \u201cWhat look?\u201d
\n\u201cThis one. The one that says you\u2019re alive and with me. Not just here.\u201d He gestures to the air around me with his other hand. He then pushes in at my heart, his palm so warm against my shirt. \u201cBut here.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And Keir was hot as hell when he was supportive\u00a0of Jessica.<\/p>\n

“Newsflash, little mermaid. The moment I saw you, I not only knew you were one of the strongest people I\u2019ve ever met but that your strength would put mine to shame. Damsel in distress? Maybe that\u2019s what you fear you are, but I\u2019m telling you it\u2019s not. I\u2019m not attracted to weak girls with tepid hearts and sheltered minds. I want the woman that will wow me, knock me off my feat, make me come after her over and over again just for another second of her time.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Although this is a complete standalone, I absolutely loved that characters from Halle’s other books made an appearance. I loved seeing more of Lachlan and Kayla as well as a sneak peek into what was going on in the lives of the other McGregor men. \u00a0I can not wait to see what Karina Halle comes up with next!!<\/p>\n

*ARC generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review*<\/em><\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"HalleKarina Halle is a former travel writer and music journalist and The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of The Pact, Racing the Sun, Sins & Needles and over 25 other wild and romantic reads. She lives on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband and her rescue pup, where she drinks a lot of wine, hikes a lot of trails and devours a lot of books.<\/p>\n

Halle is represented by the Waxman Leavell Agency and is both self-published and published by Simon & Schuster and Hachette in North America and in the UK.<\/p>\n

Hit her up on Instagram at @authorHalle, on Twitter at @MetalBlonde and on Facebook. You can also visit www.authorkarinahalle.com and sign up for the newsletter for news, excerpts, previews, private book signing sales and more.<\/p>\n

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Check out our\u00a0Karina Halle Author Spotlight<\/a>\u00a0for more awesome reads<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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