Adult, Romance, Fantasy
I received a copy from the author in exchange for my honest
review
From Goodreads:
Some promises are made to last forever...
What if you fell in love with a stranger...but that stranger
had come from your past, a past you never knew existed until the moment your
eyes met?
When Tess Winters locks eyes with a stranger at an airport
bookstore, it ignites a feeling of passion somewhere deep inside her that she
can't explain.
Although the encounter is innocent and brief, the intensity
of it lingers, leaving her overwhelmed by a yearning for the mystery man now
consuming her every thought.
Struggling to break the powerful hold he has over her heart,
Tess starts to experience strange but familiar dreams...dreams from the turn of
the twentieth century of the charming Mr Addison Taylor.
As her dreams start to materialize into reality, and past
and present begin to blur, Tess is forced to put the pieces of a forgotten time
together, and soon discovers that love isn't the only thing that can find you
after an eternity.
Captivating, mysterious, and romantic, Life Lived Twice will
leave you wondering whether love is so powerful it could last more than a
lifetime.
My thoughts:
Let me tell you how much I enjoyed this book. I watch two or
three shows a week. I read through the
show I normally watch. I tuned my
husband and family out. I didn’t check
email or Facebook at all once I started this book. That is how good this book
was.
As I started reading this book I
felt the writing was almost lyrical the way it flowed. Tess’s dreams keep taking her back to someone
named Lylah and Addison. For years she’d had dreams. Some of them left her feeling terrified,
while others left her feeling somewhat confused. After a chance encounter at an airport her
dreams return. To her the dreams seem so real.
I think that is one thing I loved about this writing. When in the dream with Lylah, I felt like I
was right there with them. There was
such a passion about that time period that the reader can feel it.
The characters are fleshed out and
very believable. There were enough
twists that kept me reading from beginning to end. I don’t read very many
romances because I don’t like what I call mushy, gushy romance novels. This definitely was not one. There was some suspense and trying to figure
things out only to realize that the author had magnificently thrown me off the
trail. Some things I was able to figure
out, and I believe the author did not try to hide those things from the reader,
she just delayed their discovery, which made them pleasantly like hidden
nuggets of gold, that the reader discovers along the way. The small
supernatural element was written so as not to offend anyone. I won’t say what it is because I’d rather you
the reader, figure it out. I have to say I did not feel like I was beaten over
the head with it.
The book leads you to a wonderful
place, then throws the curve of all curves at you. Everyone has read books
where the ending left you unsatisfied.
This book leaves you satisfied even though you may not like the
ending. The ending set things up so if
the author got enough response she could continue it on in another book, and if
not she could end it nicely the way it is.
I am glad to say at this writing the author is two-thirds of the way
through the sequel. In case you can’t hear me I am squealing with
delight. I would gladly read and review the second book.
I would definitely recommend this
book to all romance lovers who like the addition of a little bit of the
supernatural.
Yu can check out the book trailer
for this book here
About Sherrie:
A qualified Homeoeopath and Kinesiologist, Sherrie lives in country Victoria, Australia with her husband, and two daughters. She is currently working on the sequel to Life Lived Twice.
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