Let It Go: Benny's story...a long novella...stand alone & sequel to Let Me Go
A street thug with a heart. That was Benny Negrete. To the outside world, he looked like bad news, but anyone who knew him knew he was intelligent, honest, and most importantly, caring. He looked out for the people he loved. But it hasn’t always been that way. Sophie Basi, a successful doctor with a promising career, has tried hard to put the past behind her. It even worked for a while, but she never expected to run into Benny again. He’s the one person who can summon the past and unravel her perfectly crafted life. When avoidance doesn’t work, the two are forced to relive their recollections of a past they are both desperate to forget. Can they let it go? Or are they forever going to live in their memories, with the future just out of reach?
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We
all make mistakes and we all have things from our past that we wish we
could change. Benny has been living with regrets and blaming himself for
something he tried to avoid at all costs but that happened anyway.
We met Benny as Mason's good friend in Let Me Go. We all knew he had issues but not the extent of them. For a period in his life Benny was lost, as most young men he was selfish and didn't think much of the consequences of his actions. Ethan, Benny's younger brother, loved him and wanted to be just like him and this included joining a gang. Unfortunately for Ethan things didn't work in his favor and he got killed by the members of the gang, leaving behind a grieving girlfriend as well as a family who blamed Benny for his death.
Sophie Basi was Ethan's girlfriend and was pregnant at the time of his death. Her grieve was too much to bare and she lost their baby. She too blamed Benny for Ethan's death and started hating the man that since she was a child was her friend and confidant.
But destiny had plans for these two and years later bring them back together. Hate, blame, resentment, all come out to the surface pushing Benny and Sophie to confront their past and choose between keep living in their own misery or forgive and move forward.
This is a very emotional, heart wrenching read. Living day in and out with the weight of the world on your shoulders (in Benny's case the guilt of causing his brother's death) is a debilitating feeling. You can almost feel the pain and all the conflicting feelings Benny goes through once he reunites with Sophie, it truly broke my heart. There were times that I didn't like Sophie very much for hating Benny so much, but she didn't know the truth, and in all honesty unless you had walked on someone's shoes you don't know what that person went/has been going through.
I LOVED the family/support system Benny found for himself, these are people that he met through the years and that have been there for each other through thin and thick. I was glad to see Kat and Mason back and showing so much support for Benny.
DC did a beautiful job showing us Benny's vulnerability, not an easy task when you think of such a strong character, but the way is was written you become his number one fan and want him to succeed.
This is a incredibly beautiful tale of redemption and forgiveness, a story that show us that we can't let out past define who we'll be in the future.
We met Benny as Mason's good friend in Let Me Go. We all knew he had issues but not the extent of them. For a period in his life Benny was lost, as most young men he was selfish and didn't think much of the consequences of his actions. Ethan, Benny's younger brother, loved him and wanted to be just like him and this included joining a gang. Unfortunately for Ethan things didn't work in his favor and he got killed by the members of the gang, leaving behind a grieving girlfriend as well as a family who blamed Benny for his death.
Sophie Basi was Ethan's girlfriend and was pregnant at the time of his death. Her grieve was too much to bare and she lost their baby. She too blamed Benny for Ethan's death and started hating the man that since she was a child was her friend and confidant.
But destiny had plans for these two and years later bring them back together. Hate, blame, resentment, all come out to the surface pushing Benny and Sophie to confront their past and choose between keep living in their own misery or forgive and move forward.
This is a very emotional, heart wrenching read. Living day in and out with the weight of the world on your shoulders (in Benny's case the guilt of causing his brother's death) is a debilitating feeling. You can almost feel the pain and all the conflicting feelings Benny goes through once he reunites with Sophie, it truly broke my heart. There were times that I didn't like Sophie very much for hating Benny so much, but she didn't know the truth, and in all honesty unless you had walked on someone's shoes you don't know what that person went/has been going through.
I LOVED the family/support system Benny found for himself, these are people that he met through the years and that have been there for each other through thin and thick. I was glad to see Kat and Mason back and showing so much support for Benny.
DC did a beautiful job showing us Benny's vulnerability, not an easy task when you think of such a strong character, but the way is was written you become his number one fan and want him to succeed.
This is a incredibly beautiful tale of redemption and forgiveness, a story that show us that we can't let out past define who we'll be in the future.
Other Books in the Series
Let Me Go
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