Tethered Souls — Beth Flynn

My family has secrets. I'm always the good girl, doing what's necessary to keep my loved ones safe. I've kept the darkest secrets from everyone I know. As painful as it is to hold them all inside where they live and gnaw away at me, that's where they must stay.I haven't seen my closest childhood friend, Christian Bear, since I was a teenager-he hasn't changed a bit. He's still temperamental and plays by his own rules with the law following two steps behind him.Christian remembers me. But he doesn't know the first thing about me anymore. I should've shared my feelings with him the day before I moved away with my family, promising him I'd stay in touch. It broke my heart when he didn't keep his end of the bargain. As a consequence, we haven't spoken in years. Even though Christian and I have always had undeniable chemistry, I won't let him shatter my heart a second time.Christian has shown up in my life again with secrets of his own, and demanding answers. That doesn't mean I'm willing to give them. He'll know my secrets when I'm ready.Our secrets, the risks we're taking, and the danger he imposes make it impossible to know what our future holds.Either our tethered souls will bind back together, or our secrets will separate us forever.Tethered Souls is the second spin-off novel from The Nine Minutes Trilogy. It can be read as a standalone, but would most likely be more enjoyable if read after Nine Minutes, Out of Time, and A Gift of Time. It contains major spoilers from the trilogy, and although not necessary, the reader might benefit by understanding the background stories of the main characters that are described in the series. There are many twists and turns in all my books that can best be connected if read consecutively. RECOMMENDED FOR READERS 18 AND OLDER DUE TO STRONG LANGUAGE, SEXUAL SITUATIONS, AND VIOLENCE.