You don’t have to read the Consequences series to enjoy this stand-alone novel, but if you know Tony Rawlings, you know that disappointing him isn’t an option. Imagine being his youngest daughter...imagine telling him the unimaginable...
“Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.”
Sometimes ideas find you, and dreams begin as nightmares. Sometimes the truth that has been kept hidden is the key to opening a door you never knew existed.
“You might not know me. I’m the baby of the Rawlings family, the princess, the daughter who came along later. I’m not like my older siblings, successful at everything they touch. My mother and father have provided me with every luxury as well as their unyielding love and support, but I’m not spoiled. I’m also not content. By example, my parents have shown me how love should be. I don’t know their past, and that doesn’t matter. I know what I’ve seen—two people devoted to one another.
I don’t believe that I’ll ever find that kind of love, the kind that forgives and accepts all. And as my life falls to pieces and I travel to visit my family to face their disappointment, I’m not even looking for it.
I’m looking for an escape...from my life as a Rawlings...from the pressure to achieve and not let others down. I dream of the time I can live for my own desires without the expectations that come with my name.
I don’t find what I’m seeking...it finds me. Or should I say...he finds me.
This time is different. I have a family who will search for me and find the answers. Little do we know—any of us—that my father set my journey into motion long before I was born.”
"Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects." ~Dalai Lama
Ripples (Unabridged Version) is Natalie’s story, the youngest of Tony and Claire’s children—their baby. This story first appeared in shorter form in Glamour: Contemporary Fairytale Retellings. Due to the length restriction of each novella in that anthology, many scenes in Ripples were shortened or omitted for that anthology. This unabridged edition is the entire story—double in length and—a full-length novel.
Please enjoy this Consequences novel along with special appearances from your favorite Consequences characters.
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Review
*"This was a great spinoff ofthe Consequences series and as a hardcore fan, I was so not disappointed! Ithad the same flow as the previous books as well as the very same magic that gotme hooked since the beginning of it all." * ~ Book Loving Fairy-Blog
"Amazeballs,Brilliant, Twisted, Mind Altering with a bit of Romance thrown in, these arejust some of the ways I can describe this book by Aleatha." ~ Badass Bloggettes
"Wow that was really good! Itbrought me back to Tony and Claire as well. I felt like I was reading The Monsterand the end of this book as a toddler, I was scared to turn the page unsurewhat would happen however wanted to get to the end to see what happens. I wascaptivated. " ~ Goodreads Reviewer
From the Author
Tangled Web trilogy - dark romantic saga (coming in 2019)
Twisted (book 1)
Obsessed (book 2)
Bound (book 3)
Description:
Ripples: A Consequences Stand-alone Novel
You don’t have to read the Consequences series to enjoy this stand-alone novel, but if you know Tony Rawlings, you know that disappointing him isn’t an option. Imagine being his youngest daughter...imagine telling him the unimaginable...
“Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.”
Sometimes ideas find you, and dreams begin as nightmares. Sometimes the truth that has been kept hidden is the key to opening a door you never knew existed.
“You might not know me. I’m the baby of the Rawlings family, the princess, the daughter who came along later. I’m not like my older siblings, successful at everything they touch. My mother and father have provided me with every luxury as well as their unyielding love and support, but I’m not spoiled. I’m also not content. By example, my parents have shown me how love should be. I don’t know their past, and that doesn’t matter. I know what I’ve seen—two people devoted to one another.
I don’t believe that I’ll ever find that kind of love, the kind that forgives and accepts all. And as my life falls to pieces and I travel to visit my family to face their disappointment, I’m not even looking for it.
I’m looking for an escape...from my life as a Rawlings...from the pressure to achieve and not let others down. I dream of the time I can live for my own desires without the expectations that come with my name.
I don’t find what I’m seeking...it finds me. Or should I say...he finds me.
This time is different. I have a family who will search for me and find the answers. Little do we know—any of us—that my father set my journey into motion long before I was born.”
"Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects." ~Dalai Lama
Ripples (Unabridged Version) is Natalie’s story, the youngest of Tony and Claire’s children—their baby. This story first appeared in shorter form in Glamour: Contemporary Fairytale Retellings. Due to the length restriction of each novella in that anthology, many scenes in Ripples were shortened or omitted for that anthology. This unabridged edition is the entire story—double in length and—a full-length novel.
Please enjoy this Consequences novel along with special appearances from your favorite Consequences characters.
**
Review
*"This was a great spinoff ofthe Consequences series and as a hardcore fan, I was so not disappointed! Ithad the same flow as the previous books as well as the very same magic that gotme hooked since the beginning of it all." * ~ Book Loving Fairy-Blog
"Amazeballs,Brilliant, Twisted, Mind Altering with a bit of Romance thrown in, these arejust some of the ways I can describe this book by Aleatha." ~ Badass Bloggettes
"Wow that was really good! Itbrought me back to Tony and Claire as well. I felt like I was reading The Monsterand the end of this book as a toddler, I was scared to turn the page unsurewhat would happen however wanted to get to the end to see what happens. I wascaptivated. " ~ Goodreads Reviewer
From the Author
Tangled Web trilogy - dark romantic saga (coming in 2019) Twisted (book 1) Obsessed (book 2) Bound (book 3)
Infidelity Series - Suspenseful sexy romantic saga Betrayal (book 1) Cunning (book 2) Deception (book 3) Entrapment (book 4) Fidelity (book 5)
Web of Sin - sexy, dark romantic saga Secrets (book 1) Lies (book 2) Promises (book 3)
Consequences Series - Psychological thriller turned romance Consequences (Book #1) Truth: (Book #2 ) Convicted: (Book #3) Revealed: (Book #4) Beyond the Consequences (Book #5)
And the Consequences Series reading Companions , for those times when you ask yourself: What was Tony thinking?
Behind His Eyes Consequences Behind His Eyes Truth
The Price of Honor - A Mafia Novel
Tales from the Dark Side - Smart, sexy standalone thrillers
Insidious
The Light series duet - Romantic thriller Into the Light (book 1) Away from the Dark(book 2)
The lighter side of Aleatha - Fun, sexy standalone romances Plus One One Night A Secret One Another One