In Her Wake

A Ten Tiny Breaths Novella

By: K.A. Tucker

Narrated by: Sebastian York

Before you knew him as Trent in Ten Tiny Breaths, he was Cole Reynolds—and he had it all. Until one night when he makes a fatal, wrong decision…and loses everything. Discover his side of the story in this novella from the beloved nationally bestselling author, K.A. Tucker.

When a drunken night out at a Michigan State college party results in the death of six people, Cole must come to terms with his part in the tragedy. Normally, he’d be able to lean on his best friends—the ones who have been in his life since he could barely walk. Only, they’re gone. Worse, there’s the shattered body of a sixteen-year-old girl lying somewhere in a hospital bed, her entire life ripped from her because of a case of beer and a set of keys.

Everyone assures him that they know it wasn’t intentional, and yet he can’t ignore the weight of their gazes, the whispers behind his back. Nor can he shake the all-consuming guilt he feels every time he thinks of that girl who won’t so much as allow him near her hospital room to apologize. As the months go by and the shame and loneliness festers, Cole begins to lose his grip on what once was important—college, his girlfriend, his future. His life. It’s not until Cole hits rock-bottom that he can begin to see another way out of his personal hell: forgiveness.

And there’s only one person who can give that to him…

I liked the first book better

I liked the first book better. but am looking forward to listening to the next book.

Major creepy stalker vibe.

There is nothing remotely healthy about any of the behavior of any of the characters. Glad it was short…

Perfect narration

I loved Ten Tiny Breaths, so I had to read this one. It’s heartbreaking and depressing, but still beautiful. And the narration is perfection!! Sebastian York could read an obituary and I think I’d enjoy it.

Cole Trent Reynolds (aka Trent Emerson)

I wish there was a way to give extra stars to authors who include dates. ☆☆☆☆☆

*****Spoiler Alert*****

Audible review. Single POV (Cole/Trent). Ten Tiny Breaths series book 1 of 5; novella covering 26APR08 through August 2012 in Cole/Trent's life. Sebastian York did a great job narrating in an average American accent. Unnecessary intro and finalé music. Thankfully, it's brief and doesn't overlap the narration. Don't let the cover fool you, it has absolutely nothing to do with the story. Trigger warnings: drunk driving accident leads to the death of 6 people in 2 different cars; attempted suicides; drowning death of a baby; death of a toddler by a car; brief counseling; sexual promiscuity, drug and alcohol abuse; no sexual contact between the H & h.

Cole Trent Reynolds is a 20 year old football player attending Michigan State University. By all accounts, he's a good guy and is in a 3 year relationship with his best friend's little sister. One night he goes to a house party with his two best friends. Cole volunteered to be the designated driver but was easily convinced to have a few beers and quickly lost track. He needed to return home because his final exams were scheduled for the next morning. His best friend believed he was sober enough to drive them home. Cole comes to when he hears a female voice telling him he's been in an accident. Cole is quickly taken to the hospital. The next time Cole comes to his mom and dad are with him and he's in pain. When Cole asks about his friends, his parents don't have to say it, he realizes they both died. He later finds out that the friend driving was almost double the legal alcohol limit and speeding when he crashed into another car. Neither of his friends were wearing their seat belts. The car they crashed into had five passengers: a 16 year old girl who survived accompanied by her boyfriend, best friend, and parents, who all perished. Cole struggles to find his footing after he recovers from his injuries and his world implodes. He breaks up with his longtime girlfriend, drops off the football team, quits college, his parents separate, and then eventually divorce. He comes to hate his name because he continues to hear the paramedic at the scene in his nightmares saying his name and telling him he's been in an accident so he legally changes it to Trent Emerson (his middle name and his mother's maiden name). Trent pushes down everything that happened just to function but continues to check on the survivor from the other car from a distance. The last page leaves Trent moving to Florida to watch over the survivor and her sister. JP

1st listen 08-20-21
2nd listen 03-21-23 (with KU borrow)

Good to get another side.

I couldn't resist this Novella that tells Cole/Trent's side of the story. And what a sad story it is too. He feels so much guilt and responsibility. The mistake he made has so many repercussions for so many people. Yet I was in his corner. Now I have to go back and reread/relisten to Ten Tiny Breaths, that I remember but not enough. Sebastian York does an excellent job at narration.