It’s crazy how fast the buzz comes back after you’ve been sober for so long.
Whiskey stood there, on my doorstep, just like he had one year before. Except this time, there was no rain, no anger, no wedding invitation — it was just us.
It was just him — the old friend, the easy smile, the twisted solace wrapped in a glittering bottle.
It was just me — the alcoholic, pretending like I didn’t want to taste him, realizing too quickly that months of being clean didn’t make me crave him any less.
But we can’t start here.
No, to tell this story right, we need to go back.
Back to the beginning.
Back to the very first drop.
This is my love letter to Whiskey. I only hope he reads it.
I hate that moment. That moment that I flip the last page. That moment that I realize I’ve finished a story that stole a piece of my heart. I’ve read a couple outstanding this year and each and every one of them stole a piece of my heart. Or soul. Or maybe a little of both. A Love Letter To Whiskey being one of them.
It’s my first book by Kandi Steiner but I will guarantee you that it won’t be my last. The woman can write. She wrote a story that was so compelling, so intense, so heartbreaking, so frustrating that it was so real. I lived and breathed this story right along with Brecks and Jamie.
I wanted to hate Brecks. I truly did. She frustrated me to no end. I wanted her to open her eyes and see the love that Jamie had for her. But in the end I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t hate someone who was just protecting herself even though she loved him just a fiercely. Because in reality, haven’t we all been in Brecks shoes? A little lost. A little broken. A little selfish.
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Kandi Steiner is a bestselling author and whiskey connoisseur living in Tampa, FL. Best known for writing “emotional rollercoaster” stories, she loves bringing flawed characters to life and writing about real, raw romance — in all its forms. No two Kandi Steiner books are the same, and if you’re a lover of angsty, emotional, and inspirational reads, she’s your gal.
An alumna of the University of Central Florida, Kandi graduated with a double major in Creative Writing and Advertising/PR with a minor in Women’s Studies. She started writing back in the 4th grade after reading the first Harry Potter installment. In 6th grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed to her classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her “freedom of press.” She took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always been a die hard hopeless romantic, and likes to highlight all the challenges of love as well as the triumphs.
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