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When Amber flees her ex-boyfriend, she knows it'll be dangerous, maybe even deadly.
Amber soon realises that starting over is hard when you're keeping secrets and you don't know who you can trust.

Will, the sexy builder next door has issues of his own. He doesn't want another complicated female in his life. He has enough on his plate raising his kid sister.

Trouble is, you can't run from temptation and you can't hide from the mistakes of your past.

*Mistakes of My Past is a STANDALONE romantic suspense novel for readers over the age of 18 only due to dark abusive themes.

Praise for Emily James' debut novel - Mistakes of My Past:

Bloggers Down Under: 5 STARS
I was completely gripped from the very first chapter, I couldn’t put it down.
It was raw, gritty and at times highly confronting.
It was heart-breaking and at times dark.
But it was also heartwarming and breathtakingly beautiful.
And the twists……Mind blowing.

Chick Dog Blog: 5 STARS
Wow!! Debut novel from Emily James blows it out of the park. I absolutely adored this book. I loved the characters and the story.

5 STARS: A MUST READ
I vastly enjoyed this book as it relates to a situation that can happen, and does happen in everyday life. I think this would be a great read for teenagers as well as adults and Emily James is a fantastic writer with a clever mind. I cannot wait to read more of her novels in the future.

5 STARS
Wow a breathtaking rollercoaster of a novel.
A very well thought out story line expertly told. Reading Amber's story felt very much like talking to a friend about her life.

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249 pages
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Publication date

8 December 2016
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18 years
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Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 249 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 270,475 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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- 14,780 in New Adult & College Romance
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Some say Emily James is a British author who writes fun and sexy romance novels. Others say she is utterly bonkers and should pipe down a bit. No matter which camp you're in, no one can deny that a little love and laughter makes every day better so if you haven't tried her work yet, give it a go. It might just leave you with a smile on your face and a puddle in your pants!

Current Titles:

What The Flip -- A Love to Hate Romcom Novella

Operation: My Fake Girlfriend -- A Surprise Pregnancy, Small Town RomCom

Sexy With Attitude Too -- A small Town, Hot Cop, Romcom

You Only Love Once -- A Small Town, Second Chance Romcom with Secret Child

Leaving Out Love -- An Enemies to Lovers, Roommate Romcom.

Faking It as the Maid -- A Hot Boss RomCom

Faking It in the Kitchen -- An Enemies to Lovers RomCom

Ten Dates -- A Neighbours to Lovers RomCom

Ten Dares -- An Enemies to Lovers RomCom

Ten Lies -- A Surprise Pregnancy RomCom

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Wonderful

Reviewed in Australia on 15 August 2019

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This book took me by surprise!
It was my first Emily James books and I've already bought everything else she's written that I could find !
Emily has an amazing writing style that keeps a reader hooked.
I loved Will, he was so Amazing with Amber and Amber, well she grew so much along her journey.
Great book

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Virginia Gill

A fair read

Reviewed in Australia on 20 August 2019

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An entertaining novel. Plot and characterisations were simple but a fairly good read on a lazy day.

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Saleena Chamberlin

New Beginnings

Reviewed in Australia on 27 December 2016

What an awesome debut story for Emily James! This book is a roller-coaster of strong emotions, deals with some strong subject matter of abusive situations, but it's also full of love and laughter! This book uses British/UK spellings and references.
Will and Amber have both been hit in the party, top they date risk their great and trust again? Is it possible to actually find true love that won't hurt you or someone have ulterior noticed and actually just love you for who you are? Are Will and Amber able top find that kind of live with each other or are they destined to repeat the mistakes of their pasts? You'll have to read MISTAKES OF MY PAST to find out, but me oh my it'll be worth the read! I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review, but I've also purchased a copy!
Favorite Passages~
~ “Honey, I’d cross the whole world every day if you needed me. I thank God I still have you.”
~ She looks like a minion in her big round specs and blue pyjamas.

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LPNLOVE

His sister Cody's antics bring laughs as well as Amber's best friend Roxy

Reviewed in Australia on 22 December 2016

*Given a free copy for an honest review*This book had it all. Romance, suspense and humor to boot! The emotion was honest and real.
Amber, a young woman who has suffered a severe tragedy wanted to find a way to regain her life, so she enlists the help of her father after circumstances progress. She's relatable and resilient. She's real.
When she moves to be with her father, She meets Will. A charismatic, kind and sexy neighbor who is raising his kid sister. Will shows patience and he's supportive of her.
His sister Cody's antics bring laughs as well as Amber's best friend Roxy.
When Amber's past comes back to haunt her, that's when you just can't put the book down. I loved the story and the ending was perfect. I look forward to reading more from this author.

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Sam

Loving Emily James

Reviewed in Australia on 6 June 2019

The first book I read from Emily was 10 Dates and I was hooked on her writing style immediately. Even though this book was darker, it was still addictive. I laughed, cringed and was on the edge of my seat for this one. A must read!

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Rach

loved!! Wow!!

Reviewed in Australia on 11 December 2016

Wow!! Debut novel from Emily James blows it out of the park. I absolutely adored this book. I loved the characters and the story. And wow the writing was unbelievable. I adored Amber and Will's love story. It's a love story for the ages.
Pure genius.
Kudos Emily you knocked it out of the park.
Can't wait to see what you do next, I know it will be great!!

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Jessie K

Amazing 5+ stars

Reviewed in Australia on 11 December 2016

A wonderful and unapiring story of a young women who escapes an abusive relationship to only have to keep fighting both her past and her own fears. Worth the read.

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Tracey

Mistakes of my Past

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2017

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This is the story of Amber, a twenty one year old who is living with her boyfriend Tommy, she has it all, friends, boyfriend, but it suddenly goes all wrong. Her mother becomes ill and Amber needs to spend a lot of her time with her, but Tommy starts making her believe that she is not worth it, that she is only doing it all for attention . He is a complete and utter jerk. But one day her mother dies, all her friends turn on her telling her she is a slut for sleeping around on the day of her mother’s funeral. She can’t take it anymore and tries to take her life.
Her father comes over from America to help her and tells her he wants her to stay with him in Ohio. She has taken so much abuse from Tommy and her friends that she says she would do anything to get away.
This is where Amber meets Roxy while in a psychiatric hospital and when she finally moves into her dads house she meets the neighbour Will, but she doesn’t want to let him know what has happened to her, but as she opens up to Will their love begins to grow.
I really felt for Amber, still so young and having all that heartache put on her. But I really loved Will, he was such a romantic even though he had his own heart broken. And his seven year old sister Cody, she was a brilliant character trying to get them together on many occasions.
I really loved this book by Emily James and it was very real to life.

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Khandikane

Wow!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 January 2017

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Omg where do I begin? This was by far a truly amazing read! I was taken hook line n sinker into the world of this poor girl, Amber. I was crying, shouting and generally getting all emotional with every chapter. I cannot fault it at all, all I can say is I was blown away by how much one person can live through. Brilliant!

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Diana M. Hockley

AN OKAY READ

Reviewed in the United States on 12 August 2017

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Overall this book, which tackles the subject of domestic abuse, does a reasonable job. Amba, pushed into isolation by her boyfriend, Tommy, and distraught because she realises that he has fooled the police and her father into thinking she is "crazy" stabs herself in order to prevent the health authorities sending her home with Tommy. Instead, her father takes her back to America where she meets Roxy, her roommate in the hospital where she finally gets help. However, instead of telling her father about the abuse, she keeps it a secret, thereby setting the scene for trouble down the track. Befriending a lonely dog across the street, she gradually finds equilibrium in her life - and trouble from the dog's owner - and with the help of the next door neighbour and his younger sister begins to climb out of her fog of despair.

Sometimes authors who write in two cultures make mistakes and this book is no exception. The author gets mixed up between her "Englishisms" and her "Americanisms" "Mum" is an English form of "mother" and "mom" is American, but our American hero says "mum"? There are quite a few of these glitches which gave me pause to think, but over all the author did a good job of showing the effects of domestic violence.

The tension was good, though I wanted to smack Amber out from time to time, fortunately not having been in that situation, I reminded myself of the saying "Walk a mile in my shoes."

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DonnaC

Great debut from Emily James

Reviewed in the United States on 18 February 2017

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Mistakes of My Past: Escape is just the beginning by Emily James
4 stars!!!

“If I am going to die, I won't do it afraid of him.”

Mistakes of My Past is the debut book by author Emily James. This has a little of that romantic suspense vibe running through it but overall, is a book about fresh starts, recovering from the past and looking forward to the future, a future you never deemed possible.

Amber was living in the UK with her mum, her Dad was working and living in the US and since he moved out there their relationship had been strained and he had become an absentee parent. Since her mum died, Amber has been on a downward spiral, culminating in a suicide attempt. Having lost her mum and finding herself in an abusive relationship, everything got too much and not living seemed her only option.

“…open your eyes, you have to snap out of this.” I have snapped, just like you promised me I would.”

Amber’s Dad flies over from the States and seeing an out, away from life, the UK and her abusive partner, Tommy, Amber grabs the opportunity with both hands and soon finds herself in a psych hospital in the US but it seems Tommy’s reign of terror is far from over.

“Honey, I’d cross the whole world every day if you needed me. I thank God I still have you.”

Will lives next door to Amber’s dad and he and his sister have been looked after by him since their parents died. Will was the salt of the earth, had a heart the size of Texas and lived and breathe for his little seven-year-old sister. Will takes an instant like to Amber and although it was reciprocated neither of these two were really accepting of what was happening between them. Time heals all wounds, but some take more time than others.

“I love everything about you. You make me feel like I have something worth fighting for.”

Emily James delivers an emotional read and this book may contain triggers for some. While some of this book tackles some hard subjects, Emily James delivered it with empathy and realism. At no time did I not feel something towards Amber, her situation in the UK was the kind that serial killer films were based on and Tommy was definitely on a total different level of crazy.

Amber had been worn down mentally over a long period, had endured terrible things at the hands of Tommy, all of which had somehow made it onto social media. Tommy manipulated how Emily’s friends saw her leading to labels that were neither true nor warranted. Tommy was scum on the scummiest of levels, a man born with a sense of entitlement and had no scruples when attaining what he wanted.

Amber’s growth from victim to a stronger confident woman was great to read about, it takes time and her propensity to trust is shot to hell. With the help of her best friend, Roxy, Will, Cody and her Dad, Amber works hard in bettering herself and it is this journey that cemented this as a really good read for me.

“I chose you the second I walked into that house and found a frightened little bird and watched her turn into a fearless eagle.”

For a debut book the author shows she has talent, yes, it is in its rawest form but this story held its own and had my attention from the very start. For me personally, I would have liked a little more emotion, typically a book like this would have me in floods of tears and while I had that empathy for Amber, she wasn’t a character that had burrowed herself into my heart. I was more an outsider looking in rather than living and breathing it with the characters.

This author will definitely stay on my radar and I cannot wait to see what comes next.

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Camille

MISTAKES OF MY PAST by Emily James

Reviewed in the United States on 17 January 2017

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****SPOILER ALERT****
I really enjoyed this novel! One of my favorite scenes was when Amber killed that SOB Tommy. The novel was well-written enough that I was able to laugh with Amber when she was happy; I felt her emotions as she learned to love Will and his sister Cody; I rejoiced with her as she gained her freedom and confidence, and made a new friend in Roxy. The characters were lovable and believable. The plot was well put together. The suspense kept me reading. Great read!

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