Release Blitz & Review ~ SALVATION AND SECRETS, by L.A. Cotton

Title: Salvation and Secrets (Chastity Falls Series Book 2)

Author: L.A. Cotton

Genre: New Adult/Contemporary

Release Date: April 17^th

Synopsis

Chastity Falls was supposed to be Ana Parry’s fresh start. But what started as her salvation soon became her undoing.

Four months after losing the very thing that gave her reason again, Ana is back at Chastity Falls. Holding on by a thread and trying hard to forget about Jackson isn’t easy when she’s determined to uncover the Donohue’s biggest secrets.

Jackson Pierce knew he was playing with fire when he pursued the girl with pain in her eyes. But there was something about her and he just had to know more.

Walking away from Ana was the hardest thing he’s ever done, and four months on, he refuses to forget. He can’t. Rising tensions with Reibeckitt Valley mean Ana is still in harm’s way and, this time, he’s determined to protect her—at all costs.

Loyalty drove them apart, but will secrets piece them back together? Or tear them apart for good?

Salvation will be earned, secrets will be unveiled. Welcome to Chastity Falls.

~ Excerpt ~

A million thoughts flooded my mind, unsteadying me, and I flopped back onto the bed. The game. The gunfire. Jackson crouched on the ground. Dreaming of Jackson declaring his love for me.Jackson standing outside my window a year ago.
He knocked again and I hauled myself up, running a hand through my bed hair. I avoided looking at him as I pulled up the blind and unlocked the latch before retreating to my bed.Jackson climbed through the gap, and when his eyes found mine, a painful ache zipped through my heart.
“Thank God you’re okay. I’ve been going out of my mind, but Coach ordered us straight back to the locker rooms, then the police wanted statements, and Principal Kellar came by. Then Uncle Marcus arrived and-”
“Stop.” My voice was steady, unwavering as I watched Jackson’s eyes widen.
It was unusual to see Jackson like this—so unguarded. And my chest ached even more with the realization that this was a glimpse of my Jackson.
“What are you doing here, Jackson?”His eyes narrowed, and he closed the distance between us. My body instinctively pressed into the headboard, but I ignored the rapid beating of my heart.
“I had to know that you were okay.” He remained at the foot of the bed, staring at me.
“You could have texted.”He sighed, raking a hand through his damp hair, and I wondered if it was raining out.
“I had to see you.”
“Why?” The room filled with our silence and we stared each other. We were on the precipice of something. I could feel it.
Jackson inched closer until his legs touched the edge of the bed. “Because I had to know that you were okay, that nothing had happened to you.”I closed my eyes, inhaling a deep breath. When I opened them again, I looked directly at him.
“Why?” His eyes narrowed as if he was trying to figure me out.
“You know why, Ana.”
“Say it.”
“Because I love you. There, I fucking said it. Is that enough for you? Can we stop playing these games now?”
“GAMES? You think I’m playing a game? Me?” I yelled, tears of frustration brimming in my eyes.
"I'm not the one cuddling up to beautiful girls, playing happy family with him," I spat out.

***Copy generously provided in return for an honest review***
Before reading SALVATION AND SECRETS, by L.A. Cotton. I honestly truly believed that LOYALTY AND LIES owned my heart...
Oh...how wrong was I!!!!
SALVATION AND SECRETS is now not only my new best friend, but I have now gone and fallen truly, madly, deeply in love with the second part of THE CHASTITY FALLS series by this amazingly talented Author.
I felt every single part of this story. My heart physically ached for Ana, with tears and a lump in my throat being a constant common occurrence whilst reading this beauty. I also kept thinking...'How are you supposed to let somebody go, when unbearably, they are right there in front of you, day after painful day?' Que. the tears and lumpy throat all over again :'(
Despite knowing and understanding the fundamental reasons why Jackson left Ana, it was still hard to read her pain and suffering. 
Jacksons love for Ana throughout the story is immense. The fact that he sacrifices his own heart in order to protect Ana's life speaks a thousands words. But keeping her safe and staying away becomes the hardest thing Jackson will ever have to do. But staying away from the one person who makes his soul sing, becomes easier said than done.
SALVATION AND SECRETS is filled with twists, turns, tear jerkers, and an amazing story so gripping, that  will not want to put it down!
A highly recommended series by me, and one I can not wait to read more of. 
Well done L.A. Cotton :)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 STAR EPIC READ

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Loyalty and Lies (Chastity Falls Series Book 1)

Synopsis

Eighteen-year-old Savanah Parry just moved three thousand miles across state to escape. The memories…the whispers…the pain. Chastity Falls Academy is supposed to be her fresh start; her salvation. And when Ana meets mysterious Jackson, she begins to think it is. She hasn’t smiled in almost sixteen months; not since the night her life changed forever, and despite her guilt…her loyalty, Ana can’t deny that Jackson is breathing life back into her. With Jackson by her side, Ana wants to believe she can heal and move on. But she isn’t the only one living a lie, and the small private Academy has secrets of its own. All is not what it seems, and Ana is about to find herself in a tangled web of lies; fighting for survival, again. Loyalties will be tested, lies will be told. Welcome to Chastity Falls.