does an excellent job of portraying the life style of their addictive personalities. Danika's addictive personality of needing to be in a relationship causes her to be an enabler to Tristan, wanting to try to help him break out of his cycle but always giving in to him. They are separated for days and weeks at a time and Tristan's addictive personality prevails and he falls headlong into some pretty heavy drug use. Danika, being the most supportive person ever tells him to do it. His band wants to go out on tour and he needs to decide if he should do it or not. The book starts pretty much where Bad Things left off, with Tristan still reeling from tragedy and loss. This book is intended for readers 18 and up.īook two of Tristan and Danika's story literally hits rock bottom as the title suggests. This was the kind of love that only hit you once in your life. If I lost her tomorrow, I'd pine for her like a lovesick fool. She was the one I'd be thinking about, longing for, until I took my last breath. I meant the words when I said them, but life had other plans for us. 'I love you,' I spoke softly into his ear.

I fought like hell, but even the most determined fighters have to stop before they break. My love for Tristan was so big that I felt consumed by it, and even so, it was not enough to overpower our combined demons. Rock Bottom takes us on a dual point of view journey through addiction and desire, through love and agony, and answers the question we've been asking since these characters were introduced in Grounded: What happened between Tristan and Danika?Įven love couldn't cushion a fall like ours.

Reeling from a profound loss, Tristan and Danika struggle to pick up the pieces and build a life together, but the hard habits of a lifetime are not so easy to escape.

The tempestuous sequel to Bad Things picks up where the first book left off. Their love had the power of a runaway freight train, and the potential to be just as destructive.

Rock Bottom by R.K. Lilley