Unloved, a love story
by Katy Regnery
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Blurb
My name is Cassidy Porter…
My father, Paul Isaac Porter, was executed twenty years ago for the brutal murder of twelve innocent girls.
Though I was only eight-years-old at the time, I am aware – every day of my life – that I am his child, his only son.
To protect the world from the poison in my veins, I live a quiet life, off the grid, away from humanity.
I promised myself, and my mother, not to infect innocent lives with the darkness that swirls within me, waiting to make itself known.
It’s a promise I would have kept…if Brynn Cadogan hadn’t stumbled into my life.
Now I exist between heaven and hell: falling for a woman who wants to love me, while all along reminding myself that I must remain…
Unloved.
**NOTE: This book is intended for readers 18+**
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Review
5 “You are loved” stars!
Brynn Cadogan was happy and in love but in a blink of an eye she lost everything. Devastated, she closed herself off from the world and for two years she pushed everyone away, unable to move on. Then, she discovers something that ends up leading her on a journey to Maine and into the path of Cassidy Porter.
Cassidy Porter grew up the son of a serial killer and the day his father was arrested forever changed his life. Now, he lives a quiet life away from everyone so that the world isn’t threatened by the darkness flowing through his veins.
The foremost terror in the furthest reaches of my mind is always there . . . always, always, always there: the possibility that I could somehow turn out like my father…this fear makes it real to me, makes me feel sick, makes me feel like I’m living with a ticking bomb inside me.
Unloved’s unique storyline held my attention from the first page to the last. Fast-paced and entertaining, it’s easy to get lost in this tragically heartbreaking yet wonderfully healing story, and I loved it! This book is full of emotions, each beautifully written and easily felt. Nervousness, frustration, hurt, uncertainty, and surprise all have a place in this book. However, it’s the love, happiness, and peace that left the biggest smile on my face.
Katy Regnery’s wonderfully multi-dimensional characters in this story have found a place in my heart. Written in dual POVs, we get both sides of the story and I felt connected to Cassidy and Brynn immediately. Cassidy Porter was incredible. I loved him and his beautiful soul the moment I met him. He had such a gentle heart and I wept for the things he suffered. I felt gut-wrenching sadness for him because of the stigma associated with being the son of a serial killer. I understood the fear and shame, and I loved watching him experience feelings he wasn’t accustomed to while still accepting who he was.
I’ve known the devil in my lifetime.
I’m fairly certain that a part of him still lives inside me.
But I’ll gladly do battle with him now to make her well again.
Cassidy was vulnerable and naive in so many ways yet he was strong. I felt the power he had when he took his life into his own hands, making virtuous choices with his selfless heart, and it put an ache in chest that he felt unworthy of love.
Brynn’s grief was heartbreaking. I felt it deep down and couldn’t shake it. She was lost and alone, and I wanted to give her the push she needed to move on. I loved the scene with Hope when Brynn realized that things aren’t always as they seem. I loved that she allowed herself to feel love again even after the pain she suffered and she was determined to live again.
Cassidy and Brynn were wonderful together. They taught each other how to truly live again and gave each other peace that neither had felt in a long time. Their connection was palpable and their relationship, pure and perfect, turned into everything.
Deep inside, something that had almost given up on life knows for sure that it’s completely, vibrantly alive again, and my heart laughs because I barely remember happiness like this, but it’s here, and it’s now, and it’s Cassidy holding me in his arms and kissing me for the first time.
There was no one more deserving of love than Cassidy Porter and watching a love develop between Brynn and him was gorgeous.
Every second of my life, every step and misstep, every breath, every choice, every bit of luck and grace and mercy, has led me to this sacred space. If I have to be me—if I have to be Cassidy Porter, Paul Isaac Porter’s son—in order to find myself here, in this beautiful moment, with this sweet, stunning woman, then I will own who I am. And for the very first time in my life, I am grateful to be me.
This story also has a wonderful mystery element and towards the end there is a jaw dropping twist that made my heart pound frantically. I found myself rereading sections to make sure I was grasping everything fully and when all was revealed, I reveled in the mind-blowing turn the story took. It was clever and well thought-out, and I loved it.
Overall, Unloved is a beautifully written, extraordinary story about two lost souls finding peace and love within each other, and I highly recommend it.
*ARC generously provided by the author and L. Woods PR in exchange for an honest review*
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