You know what they say...
All’s fair in the game of love and war—especially the heartbreaks.
Landon & Shay: Part One, an all-new second chance romance by Brittainy C. Cherry, is available now!
Shay Gable hated my guts, and I hated hers, too.
We went out of our way to avoid one another at all times. When she came my direction, I went the other. When we locked eyes, she’d turn and walk away.
All of that changed the day I was presented with a challenge. It started out as a stupid bet: make Shay fall in love with me before I fell in love with her first.
That was an easy bet for me to win.
I didn’t love, I hardly liked.
Yet slowly the game started to shift. Shay made me crave things I never knew I wanted like love, happiness, and her.
The closer we grew, the more she challenged my darkness, and the parts I kept locked away.
The hurts.
The pains.
The truth.
The game between us became too real, our feelings intermixed, and the risks of hurting one another grew higher.
But you know what they say...
All’s fair in the game of love and war—especially the heartbreaks.
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In fairytales, the beauty fell in love with the beast. In reality, the beast destroyed beauty.
I’ve said it once, I’ll say it a million times, no one writes like Brittainy C. Cherry. No one. Her writing is stunning and always blows me away. This woman is my favorite author for a reason. Her books always speak to me. They always have that perfect combination of romance, feels, and that extra special quality that I just can’t name. Landon & Shay is a stunning story and I loved it so much.
Shay Gable doesn’t hate anyone, except for Landon Harrison. This is very much an enemies to lovers story. Landon and Shay have always hated each other, for as long as they can remember. When a bet takes place, and they bet each other they can get the other to fall in love first, things get interesting. They start to learn more about one another and see sides of each other they’ve never seen.
When someone saw your pain and didn’t look away, it felt like a gift. Like people were allowing you to be exactly who you were without shame and judgements.
Landon struggles with severe depression and feels unloved and unseen, and for good reasons. The person he was the closest with, his uncle, suffered from the same thing and is no longer here. His parents are distant, his father especially, and he feels like he has no one. Except for Shay. The person he’s supposed to hate.
Shay’s home life is much different than Landons, but it’s not easy by any means. She has a grandmother that loves with her whole heart, a mother who tries her best, and an addict for a father. But Shay loves and she loves hard. She gives that to Landon completely and wholly.
“I love you in the light and in the dark. I love you like a whisper and like a shout. I love your good days and your bad days, and I love you. All of you. Every single piece…” She began fiddling with her fingers, and her T-shirt collar moved between her lips, “And every single scar.”
This book has my heart. It has the most beautifully broken hero, an incredible heroine, and a story that tugged on my heartstrings. It can be really difficult to depict mental health issues in an accurate way, and the way Brittainy wrote about depression is so precise, real, and raw. Anyone who’s ever struggled with it can attest to that. Her books always give me the feels, but this one hit me so much harder than some of the others.
If you’ve read Eleanor & Grey, you probably recognize these characters. This can be read as a standalone, but this book does take place before/during ‘Eleanor & Grey’. Eleanor is cousins with Shay and Landon is best friends with Greyson. I loved the connection and seeing little bits of Eleanor and Greyson in this story.
If you love enemies to lovers, read this book. If you love books that tackle heavier topics, read this book. If you want to feel, read this book. If you’re looking for a swoony romance that will sweep you off your feet, read this book. It is part one of a duet, but honestly there is no huge cliffhanger, just a need for more of their story and a few questions I’d love answered. I cannot wait for the second part of this story. This book was perfect for me and I loved it to pieces!!
“We’re all little broken. If you think anyone in this world doesn’t have cracks, scars, and a story, then you’re not looking close enough. We weren’t brought into this world to be perfect; we were brought here to be human. To live. To feel. To hurt. To love. To cry. To exist. And with that, comes a few broken parts. You don’t have to be perfect to love or be loved. You just have to be brave enough to show the world your scars and call them beautiful.”
About Brittainy
Author Brittainy C. Cherry is an Amazon #1 bestselling author.
She has been in love with words since the day she took her first breath. She graduated from Carroll University with a Bachelor Degree in Theatre Arts and a minor in Creative Writing.
Her novels have been published in 18+ countries around the world. Brittainy lives in Brookfield, Wisconsin with her fur babies.
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