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No One But You by Brenda Novak
4.0

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A misunderstood hero. An emotionally shattered heroine. One seemingly hopeless situation. Author Brenda Novak is known for putting her characters through their paces, but No One But You definitely took it up a few notches. And as a reader, I couldn’t help but get drawn completely into this heart-wrenching story.

As a huge fan of Brenda Novak’s work, I know that I’m in for a roller coaster of a ride when it comes to the emotions she’s going to throw at her characters. And wow was that true for Dawson and Sadie. To say that they both went through hell in this book is putting it mildly. And for me it was reminiscent of Phoenix’s struggle in This Heart of Mine, Whiskey Creek #8 (which is my favorite of all Novak’s books thus far) where an entire community railed against Phoenix after she was falsely accused of a crime. Dawson was similarly falsely accused here, in his case it was of murdering his adoptive parents. But sadly, even after having his name cleared, the town wouldn’t believe he was innocent. Read More