Title: In The Gray
Series: In This Moment
Author: A.D. McCammon
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 19, 2018
“There isn’t always a clean beginning and ending to every story. Instead of something being black or white, it’s a mixture of both, forming a nice shade of gray.”
Writer Lori Stevens was eighteen when she was assaulted by her mentor, learning people aren’t always what they seem the hard way. She’s found solace living in the gray, keeping everyone at arm’s length with her secrets safely tucked away.
When the biggest story of her career hits too close to home, Lori is forced to face her demons and question everything—like her feelings for Steven Duncan.
Steven was meant to be nothing more than a failed one-night stand, but when a cruel twist of fate brings him back into her life, she begins falling for him.
There’s one slight problem: he’s dating her best friend.
Officer Steven Duncan is no stranger to tragedy, but that never stopped him from searching for his fairytale. Now, he’s dating the perfect girl, only it’s the wrong girl who feels right.
Steven is willing to fight for Lori—to step outside the boundaries of his black and white world—but can they find happiness living in the gray?
Reviewed By:
Celeste Weast
Lori Stevens doesn’t do relationships, she doesn’t date, she does one night-stands to scratch an itch then she moves on. Yet when she sees the gorgeous police officer at her favorite coffee shop she can’t help but be drawn to him, but Officer Steven Duncan wants a date not just a fling. Steven knows that there is a reason that Lori has a thick wall built around her and as he dates Lori’s best friend he slowly starts to break down that wall. Lori tries to keep her distance and let her friend Cat have her happiness, but the universe keeps pushing Lori and Steven in the same direction. When Lori finds out a troubling secret about her sister and her sister’s connection to a recent convicted murderer, all of Lori’s own secrets start to smother her. Steven is the only one that will listen as Lori tries to explain to her family and friends that not everything is black and white, that sometimes the lines get blurred and things can be gray. No one sees Lori’s world imploding except Steven, but will Lori let him be there to help her pick up the rubble?
In the Gray, is not a sweet happy love story. Through the whole story I never knew which way the characters were going to take me and that’s what made this story realistic. I felt like it could be me, or my sister, or my best friend that I was reading about. It was very close to real life that only a true survivor could have written it as fictional and given it justice. This compelling story of blame, guilt, shame and eventually forgiveness pulled me in from the very first page. All that being said, I should also mention that through all the pain there was eventually love and acceptance and closure and that was what made the story by A.D. McCammon worth reading.
“McCammon did a fantastic job of writing a book that deals with issues that are rather dark but she does it so well.” - Stephanie (Goodreads)
“Such a powerful, honest and pertinent story -” - Stacy Wray (Goodreads)
“This book was amazing and beautifully told. It hits subjects that may make you shutter in disgust and want to punch someone but it is done so well.” - I Don’t Get Sundays Blog
Amber McCammon is a daughter, sister, wife, mother, and avid reader who also happens to write contemporary romance/women's fiction. She currently has two self-published novels, In This Moment and Crushed. In the Gray, releasing April 19th, is the third book in her standalone series. The fourth is expected to release in late 2018.
Amber lives in Tennessee, born and raised, though she recently left her heart in the PNW. She's a Ravenclaw, fall is her favorite season, and she believes that music is food for the soul.
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