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Because of Beckett: A Torey Hope Novel Kindle Edition

by A.D. Ellis (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A sister’s nightmare is uncovered in this story of redemption and second chances.
Audrey Decker is a mean girl, a bitch, a bully. She has no plans to stop treating people badly and she’s definitely not going to stop using sex as power. But when she ends up in therapy against her wishes, an ugly and painful repressed past is uncovered and Audrey’s world is tipped on its axis. Everything she thought she knew, everything she thought she was, is all changing.
Jeremiah Jordan returns from serving two years overseas with a detached and hardened heart. When his world is rocked with unexpected news and difficult challenges, Jeremiah faces them head on. He’s comfortable with where he is right now; he has his parents close by and his son is his world. He definitely doesn’t have time for the hassle that has always accompanied dating in the past. He doesn’t have it in him to put effort into forming relationships that may just hurt him or his son again.
A chance encounter, second chances, and a little boy who believes in learning from mistakes is all it takes to bring Audrey and Jeremiah together. However, deserving a second chance and taking that second chance are two very different things. Learning from mistakes and letting go of the past may be easier said than done. Can Audrey and Jeremiah push through the pasts that are haunting both of them or will their romance wither and die under the weight of it all?

**Because of Beckett is recommended only for ages 18+ due to harsh language, adult situations, and mature themes. Certain pivotal points of Audrey’s history may trigger unpleasant memories for some readers.**
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"It's hard to find an author who is willing to write about the "non"perfect character. The character who has troubles, who has disabilities, who learns from the mistakes of their past. Life isn't all rainbows and butterflies. It gets boring when that's all you find.

A.d. Ellis, has the guts to write about the characters who have gone through rough and sometimes deadly paths in life. She writes about the hard, the rough, the dirty. Then she'll show you the flip side. The struggles the character have gone through to change their lives around. She'll give us, the readers, a glimpse into the lives these characters have once their lives are turned for the better." --Amazon Reader and Reviewer

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A.D Ellis was born and raised in a small farming town in southern Indiana. An avid reader from the time she learned to read, A.D. could often be found curled up somewhere with her nose in a book. Most of her friends and family were not such book enthusiasts, so A.D. got used to dealing with snickers and joking comments about her constant reading habits. A.D. had always dreamed of being a teacher. She earned her degree in Elementary Education from Indiana State University in 1999 and her Master's Degree from Indiana Wesleyan in 2003. A.D. has been teaching in the inner city of Indianapolis for 15 years. While she's taught several different grades, fourth grade is where she's spent the most time; a move to third grade alternative education is on the horizon though. A.D. loves teaching fractions, variables, probability, and graphing in Math. She loves almost all aspects of English Language Arts. Figurative language, theme, making predictions, drawing conclusions, inference, context clues, making writing come to life, A.D. loves it all! Her students may not be as on board with that excitement. A.D. met her husband in college in 1996 and they married in June of 2000. She lives in a southside suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband and two school-aged children. When she's not reading or writing with music blaring, she can be found shopping at thrift stores, reading to her children, and running. A.D. had always pondered the idea of writing a book, but until recently it was a far off dream. In today's age of independently published authors, A.D. decided to take a chance and try her hand at writing. She has learned so much during this journey and is having a world of fun with it. Please connect with A.D. Ellis on Facebook. www.facebook.com/adellisauthor

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00LMS93C0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ A.D. Ellis (July 8, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 8, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4217 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 370 pages
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A.D. Ellis is an Indiana girl, born and raised. She spends much of her time in central Indiana as an instructional coach/teacher in the inner city of Indianapolis, being a mom to two amazing teens, and wondering how she and her husband of over two decades haven't driven each other insane yet. A lot of her time is also devoted to phone call avoidance and her hatred of cooking.

She loves chocolate, hot tea, sweet wine with friends, pizza, and naps along with reading and writing romance. These loves don’t leave much time for housework, much to the chagrin of her husband. Who would pick cleaning the house over a nap or a good book? She uses any extra time to increase her fluency in sarcasm.

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Tawnya
5.0 out of 5 stars So much like real life
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2015
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It's hard to find an author who is willing to write about the "non"perfect character. The character who has troubles, who has disabilities, who learns from the mistakes of their past. Life isn't all rainbows and butterflies. It gets boring when that's all you find.

A.d. Ellis, has the guts to write about the characters who have gone through rough and sometimes deadly paths in life. She writes about the hard, the rough, the dirty. Then she'll show you the flip side. The struggles the character have gone through to change their lives around. She'll give us, the readers, a glimpse into the lives these characters have once their lives are turned for the better.

Audrey, she was nothing but a good lay, a mean person who got off hurting those who loved her. We all saw this in the first book. We saw some of the dirty she did. We saw the struggle of those around her to love her in spite of her doing all she could to get them to hate her. We wondered what could cause this woman to strike out at those who loved and cared for her.

Now we know. We know the trauma she went through as a child. We know the down and dirty that happened to her. We now know the depths of pain she hide from everyone. We stand on the sidelines and watch her struggle to love herself. To prove to herself that she's worth loving. We see her blossom into the adult woman she always could have been. We see her come out of the shell she built around herself. Then we watch as it all crumbles around her. We feel for her. We cry with her. We hold her as she realizes that it's not all in ashes, that her life is stronger now. That she does have the strength of her friends and family, that she has their love.

We rejoice with her, we cry with her, we fight with her, we love with her.

What? You want me to tell you how it all comes out in the end? Nope! Not happening! If you want to know how this story, how Audrey's story unfolds, then you'd better read it!
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Carrie Marie
4.0 out of 5 stars excellent story!
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2014
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Because of Beckett takes place at the same time & right after the timeline of For Nicky. It tells the story of Audrey, Libby's sister, and her road to recovery, redemption, healing, and LOVE, of course! Some of her redemption is shown in Libby & Nate's book, but this goes in depth into her horrific past and how she heals.

I love the story, how underneath the bitch of Audrey's past is a sweet, caring, STRONG woman who is a survivor. She & Jeremiah meet under less-than-ideal circumstances, but the sparks are real. The feelings are quick, and they each have reasons for fighting them at first, but there is a special little boy who has a hand in getting them to see how perfect they are together. Once again we have the repeating title phrase, and it is a very strongly pro-therapy, but is done very well.

One thing that sorta took me out of the story & I'm not sure why it was written this way when the first book was multiple first-person POV, but Jeremiah's POV's are third person. It's still written very well, and maybe it was done that way to test out a different writing style, but it just seemed a bit odd. (Not totally odd, as I'm used to that kind of thing from Kristen Ashley, so...yeah.)

OH, and I highly enjoyed the use of multiple POV's at the end of the story. That was super clever & got two thumbs up!

So, all in all, I hope you read For Nicky & Because of Beckett - I do recommend them! : )
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Liz Thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars A story about second changes and learning to love again.
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2014
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I don't know where to begin. I read For Nicky because of a book club and really enjoyed it. I read it in one sitting. Then I saw there was a book 2 and it was about Audrey. I was not sure if I even wanted to read it. If you read book 1, For Nicky, you would understand why. I am so glad I did.

Because of Beckett is a story of second chances, forgiveness, of oneself and others, and learning to love again and being able to move forward. We meet Beckett, a sweet little boy, with challenges, but a huge open heart and his father Jeremiah, who is broken, but moves forward for his son. For and because of Beckett. :)

We also get to know Audrey's back story. Its not a pretty one, but you get to see beneath who she tries to be and why she built such an un-penetrable wall around her. You understand.

The story of Jeremiah, Beckett and Audrey is one of learning to let the past go, give second chances and love again. Its a story you want to read and one that will stay with you. I already downloaded the novella that comes after this an can't wait to be wrapped up in Torey Hope again.

I would definitely recommend both book 1 and 2.

Happy reading.
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Juju
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm so in love with this family!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2014
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I just finished reading both books....I'm so glad I got to read Audrey's story. I really hated her in the first book but I knew there had to be a reason for her actions, there's always a reason behind people's actions! Within the first chapter I was already forgiving her and wanting to be her friend and be a strong person for her. She had been thru so much and it was so heartbreaking. Then came along Beckett!! Man what a wise and just plain adorable little boy. I hope everyone can meet someone once in their life that is like Beckett. I couldn't get enough of this book. I absolutely loved the ups and downs that my own emotions went thru. And then to end it with a little bit of story for Nicky I was in heaven....I wanted him to be able to experience the love that his brother had. I was so emotional learning about the little bit of Carly I don't think I could have handle a whole story on her...I felt like I needed to hunt down her mom just from the little bit I read! No-one should have to go thru the hard times what these characters had to but I'm so happy they had happy ending!!! I hope you get a chance to read these two stories they are truly emotional works of art!

Always a Romantic xoxo
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Teresa Tanner
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it, but...
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022
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I loved the whole story line, but sometimes felt it was a bit unrealistic. Maybe it's because I'm too jaded by life to be able to forgive so easily. In any case, the whole story was so uplifting it gives me hope. With Beckett's special needs, he is still an amazing child. God truly does work on mysterious ways!
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Because of Beckett by A.D. Ellis
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Because of Beckett is the second in the A Torey Hope Novel series. A.D Ellis has done amazing job in bring the characters to life, bring their pasts to life and their futures as well. I didn’t think I would enjoy a book like this, but I was completely wrong, I loved being immersed into the lives of everyone in Torey Hope.
I COMPLETELY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO EVERYONE. :)
I give it an amazing 5******+ Star Rating.

Enjoy :) x

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Rebecca A
4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book on second chances!!
Reviewed in Canada on February 7, 2015
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What an emotional book!!

In For Nicky, we met Audrey Decker, Beth's sister and I for one didn't care for her at all. She was cruel and did anything she could to ruin the lives of those around her but at the end she was forced to address her problems, which brings us into Because of Beckett.

Audrey has been forced into counselling and really is attempting to get herself together. She knows she is not ready for a relationship of any sort. She is working on getting her business party planning busy again since she needs to money for car repairs.

Jeremiah Jordan is new in town and he is hoping the new town will be a fresh start for himself, his son Beckett and his parents. Escaping from a bad marriage he is wanting to start over but is wanting to focus on his son, who has many challenges in life.

After Jeremiah and Audrey meet without knowing who the other one is will they be able to move on or will their attraction lead them to something unexpected? When ghosts from each of their pasts come back will they be able to move on?

I absolutely loved all these characters, especially Beckett!! The strength of this kid is so amazing!! This book was incredible and I loved it!!
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