An Ounce of Hope (A Pound of Flesh, #2) by Sophie Jackson Also by this author: A Pound of Flesh, Love and Always, Fate and Forever
Published by Gallery Books on January 5th 2016
Pages: 352
ISBN: 1476795606
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From the fanfic phenom whose debut A Pound of Flesh had over 4.5 million reads, this sequel, An Ounce of Hope, tells the passionate love story of Carter’s best friend, Max.
Max O’Hare can’t seem to let go of his past: his drug habit, the end of his relationship with Lizzie Jordan, the woman he knows he’ll never get over, and the loss of their unborn son.
After successfully completing rehab and learning to explore his deepest fears and dreams through painting, Max meets Grace Brooks. With her innate optimism, and her love of art and photography, Grace appears to be the perfect girl. Yet no one knows where she came from, or why she keeps her past so closely guarded. Over time, Max and Grace gradually allow each other in—but will he ever be able to fully let go of his past? Or will his heart remain closed forever?
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Yesi’s Thoughts
An Ounce of Hope is a beautifully written novel about hitting rock bottom and crawling back. This book is deeply emotional, heartbreaking, and all-consuming. Sophie Jackson does an amazing job with Max’s character and she couldn’t have written a more perfect woman for him than Grace. Grace, who also has demons of her own yet was willing to take a chance on Max.
“Do you know what I see when I look at you?”
Max shook his head fervently. “I’d rather not know—”
“I see a man who wants so much to be better, who regrets the decisions he made, who wants to make amends and move on with his life. I see a man terrified to take a chance, to trust, but desperate to do so. I see a man who’s fractured, but trying, I see hope.”
This is a story about redemption, healing, and letting go. I was invested from the very beginning and captivated until the very end. Ounce of Hope is a riveting read and my heart picked up on every emotion that Max and Grace felt. Ms. Jackson is an author to watch out for as she makes her stories come alive with every turn of a page. Very well done and a must read for all.
Other Books in the Series
A Pound of Flesh (A Pound of Flesh #1)
Love and Always (A Pound of Flesh #1.5)
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About Sophie Jackson
By day I’m a high school English teacher and by night I write stories about bad boys and the women they love.
I always loved reading. As a kid, my mum would take me to the local bookshop every week to buy a new book. I even created my own library on my bookshelf in my bedroom at the age of five! When I started school, I found that I loved writing too.
As I got older, I was never really inspired by anything to kick-start my writing. I had plenty of ideas, which I noted down, but I never actually sat down and wrote anything and always used lack of time as an excuse.
That all changed when three of my pupils dropped a copy of Twilight onto my desk at school. They begged me to read it, which I did, from cover to cover in a day. I devoured the other three books and then read them all over again. I was hooked. When I finished reading them the second time, I knew I needed more. I wanted to learn more about the characters, to see them in different situations and following different storylines. That’s when I happened upon FanFiction.net.
The talent in the fanfiction world is truly incredible, and I spent weeks falling down the ‘Twifiction’ rabbit hole, while falling more in love with the idea of writing my own. I was inspired.
I’m a hopeless romantic and a sucker for a love story, which is what I decided to write. A Pound of Flesh is the result.
LOVE the covers!! Thank you for the giveaway <3
I loved A Pound of Flesh so so much!!!! Thanks so much for the chance! I am really looking forward to reading this!
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Love the cover sounds like a good book.
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Thanks so much for the chance! Would love to read about Grace and Max!!
Thank you for the chance! I have heard such great things about these books, I can’t wait to read!!
Haven’t read these yet, but have seen some great reviews. Thanks for the chance. 🙂
Thanks for the giveaway!
Such a heart felt snippet. Wonderful.
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Great series! Thanks for the giveaway!
Sounds great! Thanks for the giveaway.
Sounds great! Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
I loved Pound of Flesh and to have a paperback copy of An Ounce Of Hope, swoon! Thanks for the chance crossing my fingers and toes. I love Sophie Jacksons books. Your review was fabulous, and the book sounds amazing as well.
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I loved A Pound Of Flesh, and when I met Max I could not wait for his story! Thanks for the chance would so love to have a paperback copy!
Awesome!! Thanks for the chance!!! Would love to win this!!!
Loooved A Pound Of Flesh and Love and Always, beyond excited to read An Ounce of Hope, so thanks for the chance to win it. 🙂
Cant wait to read this! Even better if I won it!
Great covers! Sounds like a good second chance at life story!
Thxs for chance, book 1 was a favorite! Looking forward to book 2,
I need to read this!!