The Girl and Her Ren by Pepper Winters
The Ribbon Duet Book 2
Publication Date: June 5th, 2018
Genre: Coming of Age Romance
“What do you do when you write down all your secrets? No…that’s not enough. What do you do when you write down all your secrets and the one person who should never read them does?
I’ll tell you what you do.
You hope.”
REN
Ren didn’t know the meaning of love until he took Della for his own.
To begin with he hated her, but as the months bled into years, he learned the opposite of hate, dedicating his life to giving her everything.
Every sacrifice, every gift, he gave wholeheartedly.
But then love turned to lust and ruined everything.
DELLA
I was stupid to write my secrets down, but I’d been stupid before so it was nothing new.
I couldn’t blame him, hate him, fix him.
I tried to move on without him.
But no matter what I did, I couldn’t seem to delete the secrets I’d written.
Until something happened.
Until he came back and read my stupid secrets.
And nothing was the same after that.
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The Girl Her Ren is a book that I never wanted to end. In fact, I took my time reading it, so I could prolong it! This was the first series of Pepper Winters I read. From the beginning, the author takes you on a journey of two souls that are meant to be together. They are each other's worlds. Ren raised Della since she was one years old. Throughout the years, they have both grown. Della idolized Ren, he was her hero. As we know, in The Boy & His Ribbon, the ending sent Ren on his own journey separate from Della. Della's actions pushed him to leave.
Ren always wanted the best for Della. But when he left, it only hurt her more. They were each missing apart of themselves. Della held Ren's heart, and Ren held hers. This is a series that EVERYONE should read. The love the two of them had for each other was one that we wish we would find in a lifetime.
Della and Ren did not have an easy life. Always looking over their shoulders, keeping themselves invisible from the world, and portraying themselves as brother and sister. But what happens when their feelings become too much for them to handle. When their relationship is not so simple anymore. Della pushes the envelope everyday with Ren. But Ren always keeps in mind, they have an image to uphold. That's what pushes Ren away to keep Della safe.
Like I said, the two of them never had it easy. They were fighters, survivors. This story takes you on a ride of a lifetime. It has its ups.... and it definitely has its lows. This series is one that will stay with me forever. They experienced something that hit very close to home for me. So I understood their battle. I cried for them. I wanted to hug both of them and tell them to fight the fight. To never give up.
Hands down, this is a five star read. Della and Ren will forever have a place in my heart.
Excerpt:
The fallen papers crunched beneath my boot as I shifted my weight, leaning into her, seeking an answer. “Why didn’t you tell me?”
She flinched, her eyes closing beneath an avalanche of pain.
This hurt.
Everything hurt.
“Della…please.” My calloused thumbs caressed her silky-soft skin, catching on her young perfection with my older imperfection.
Ten years separated us.
Ten years was an eternity when she was a babe and I was a boy, but now…it no longer held such power. I refused to let it because I didn’t know what I’d do if I couldn’t touch her the way I was touching her now.
She laughed quietly, full of torture and tragedy. “I did tell you. In a roundabout way.”
“You didn’t.”
“But I did.” She dared meet my eyes. “I never understood how I could touch you, hug you, kiss you, and you never knew. I didn’t know how I could hide my jealousy when you were with Cassie or later with your one-night stands. I lay awake at night analysing every sentence I said to you, amazed that you never heard what I’d been shouting for longer than I could remember.”
About the Author:
Pepper Winters is a multiple New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today International Bestseller.
After chasing her dreams to become a full-time writer, Pepper has earned recognition with awards for best Dark Romance, best BDSM Series, and best Hero. She’s an multiple #1 iBooks bestseller, along with #1 in Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, and Erotica Thriller. With 19 books currently published, she has hit the bestseller charts twenty-six times in three years.
Pepper is a Hybrid Author of both Traditional and Self-published work. Her Pure Corruption Series was released by Grand Central, Hachette.
Her books have garnered foreign interest and are currently being translated into numerous languages, including already released titles in Italian and Turkish. Audio Books for her entire back-list will be available in 2017.
Connect with the Author:
Twitter: @PepperWinters