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The Hermit A Dramatic Romance eBook Shayne McClendon

There are some rough story elements in this book - some very bad things happened to the lead characters and it's hard to read about them. But despite that, what has stayed with me in the months since I read this book is kindness. Kindness from a person who thought he'd lost it. Kindness for a person that desperately needed it. The power of kindness to triumph over so much pain and suffering. I realize this is fiction, but I found myself being awed and grateful that such kindness exists in this often cold, cruel world. I guess that kindness must come from the woman behind the characters, Shayne McClendon. So thanks, Shayne, for showing that people (at least you and the characters you create) can retain their ability to be so, so kind, despite all the ways the world tries to strip that from us. And for showing that the essence of who we are can trump our life's circumstances. I have a feeling that's something you know a bit about, and while I'm sorry you had to endure, I'm so very very impressed and grateful that you did.


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The Hermit A Dramatic Romance eBook Shayne McClendon Reviews

First off, this book has some very dark themes. Torture, sexual torture, a woman who survives by sheer force of will and her journey to battle back from that dark, dark place she was taken to. It's not for the faint of heart. That said, I think author Shayne McClendon did a really outstanding job of capturing Daphne's fear and pain as she fights to pull herself together again.

It's not pretty, but neither were the things that were done to her.

As far as other characters go, Ryan has also had a tough life. No, he wasn't tortured but mentally he's just as twisted up as Daphne. He's a man who has done things that most people could never contemplate doing. He's a man who tried to do good things after his world fell apart and instead found himself in the middle of a nightmare.

My one niggling little complaint was that the characters said each other's names CONSTANTLY. Every time they spoke it was "Ryan this..." or "Daphne that..." This didn't *ruin* the story for me, but I did notice it as I was reading and I kept thinking "If you're talking to one other person and you're the only two in the room, is it really necessary to keep saying their name?" I will freely admit that this might be a ME-thing, though. Freely.

Dark but with a nicely powerful message that strength can be found within. I wouldn't recommend this to everyone because of the themes and the violence, but those who are brave enough to give it a try might be surprised at how layered and complex the characters are.

-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
The horror these two people endured in their separate lives is unfathomable. He has lived a secluded life in the mountains of Alaska for the last four years trying to escape the past that almost destroyed him.
She was kept in a cage made of rebar that was built into a cave in those same mountains where she was brutalized by three very evil men for two years before she makes her daring escape.
Our hermit hero stumbles across her almost dead body while hiking and he does the only thing he can do - he takes her to his cabin and very gently doctors her until she is strong enough to be taken back to civilization to be healed properly so he can then go back to his secluded life as a hermit. After he is sure she is in good hands he does just that, goes back to his mountain cabin to live out his life in seclusion. Only problem is, he became attached to her while she was there with him and he realizes he is lonely. But he figures it's for the best.
Meanwhile she had grown very attached to her rescuer doctor hermit and after her ordeal she can't stand to be around people anymore. Nobody except for him. The rest of the book is so moving and emotional and sensuous. You've got to get this book. Seriously!
I just finished The Hermit and it was a good read. It’s all about second chances and Ryan and Daphne get it in more ways than one. Ryan is recluse living in a cabin and has everything that he needs to survive. There is a reason he is out there so he wants his solitude. However he doesn't expect to find Daphne half dead by his home. After caring for her, you find out that she had been kidnapped along with her husband (who is now dead) for over 2 years. She is undeniably scared, broken, hurt and confused. She has such mistrust now and who can blame her? Will Daphne be able to get over her mistrust and let Ryan care for her so she can survive? You will have to read and see how their journey goes.

I enjoyed the story. It was a quick, faced paced story with heart ache that will just break your heart. For Daphne to go through things that she did, sickening and tragic. I just felt so bad for her. Ryan is a gentle man and there is a reason why he can care for her the way he can. They both are broken in different ways and just needed each other to heal.

My one problem with the story is that I felt that I could only sense the author's voice in my head when I was reading it, not the characters if that makes sense? I still wanted to see what happened to Ryan and Daphne so I stuck with it and still enjoyed it but I just didn't get their voices.

Story 4
Sex 3
Overall 4
There are some rough story elements in this book - some very bad things happened to the lead characters and it's hard to read about them. But despite that, what has stayed with me in the months since I read this book is kindness. Kindness from a person who thought he'd lost it. Kindness for a person that desperately needed it. The power of kindness to triumph over so much pain and suffering. I realize this is fiction, but I found myself being awed and grateful that such kindness exists in this often cold, cruel world. I guess that kindness must come from the woman behind the characters, Shayne McClendon. So thanks, Shayne, for showing that people (at least you and the characters you create) can retain their ability to be so, so kind, despite all the ways the world tries to strip that from us. And for showing that the essence of who we are can trump our life's circumstances. I have a feeling that's something you know a bit about, and while I'm sorry you had to endure, I'm so very very impressed and grateful that you did.