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The Storm Within
by Cerian Hebert
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GENRE: Contemporary
Romance/Paranormal
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BLURB:
Healed
from her own loss, Juliana Hopkins wants nothing more than to mend reclusive
artist Aidan Byrne’s heart, and help close a chapter in his life that has
haunted him for over twenty years. Risking their newfound love, Juliana is
determined to release the ghosts he can’t let go.
Aidan
has been in love with Juliana since the first moment he saw her, but if she
can’t leave the tragedies of his past alone, he won’t be able to make a life
with her.
She
offers him a love he never dared to want, but loving her could rip open all the
old wounds he’d never been able to heal.
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EXCERPT ONE:
Aidan
stared at her, only inches away from him in the tiny bathroom. The bloodied
cotton ball tight in her grip, she’d broken down into heavy sobs. He wasn’t
sure how to handle it. Weeping women weren’t his specialty. Hell, women in
general weren’t his specialty, and now he felt completely at a loss on how to
comfort her.
He’d
sensed her earlier mood, when their eyes had locked in the mirror. At that
moment, restless awareness turned into a new sort of tension. She’d been so
close to him that he could smell the clean fragrance of her shampoo and feel
her warm, tea scented breath on his neck. Fighting a similar attraction, he
understood why she’d resorted to anger. He would’ve done the same thing in her
shoes. Anger he could handle. Tears? That was a different story.
Quickly
he grabbed a few sheets of Kleenex from the box on the back of the toilet and
handed them to her. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to make you cry. Really, it
doesn’t hurt,” he said softly.
Juliana
wiped the tissue across her eyes and didn’t look at him. “It’s not that,” she
replied with a catch in her voice. “It’s the stupidity of you driving out
there. Crazy and irresponsible. You should’ve gotten a lot more than a dumb
little scratch on your face. You could’ve been killed, and you could’ve killed
Fred.”
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**Disclaimer: I received a
complimentary copy of this book and have voluntarily provided an honest, and
unbiased review in accordance with FTC regulations.**
Cerian will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC
to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
BOOK REVIEW:
Another Win in the Soul Mate Tree Book Series!!!
This
book was an enjoyable, full of emotions, entertaining, quick read at only 125
pages! I was able to read it over a cozy
weekend curled up on the couch.
I
really liked the main characters, Juliana, Aidan, and of course the ever
adorable furbaby, Fred!! They were
realistic, likable, and genuine.
Juliana
and Aidan were both well-developed characters that had suffered through some
heavy emotional baggage that made them feel guilty for surviving and being able
to continue on living. Sometimes it can
be hard to confide in and explain those emotions and feelings to another person,
but since Juliana and Aidan both had somewhat similar tragic pasts it really
brought these two characters together and they were exactly what each other
needed!
This
story felt so real and personal. The grieving
process is one of the hardest things we go through. Losing someone can completely turn your life upside
down and it can feel like betrayal to move on – which is exactly how Juliana
and Aidan had felt.
I
loved that Juliana became this stronger, active living, secure woman and wanted
to help Aidan get through his grief and get back to living his life – and living
a life together.
There
were just so many emotions and intense moments throughout this book!!! At times, I found myself holding
my breath, fighting back tears, laughing out loud, and cheering on this couple!!!
This
book has a great storyline that flows, terrific writing style with detailed
scenes, well-developed characters, is steady paced, and keeps you completely
entertained through the last page.
I
like that this book touches on many topics such as love, romance, friendship,
second chances, tragedy, guilt, determination, healing, growth, faith, hope, magic,
letting go, moving on, starting over, new beginnings, overcoming obstacles, and
so much more!
This
book is book eleven of the Soul Mate Tree Book Series. Each book in this series is written by a different
author, but all of them tie in to the Soul Mate Tree theme. Therefore, each book can easily be read on
its own. This was my fifth book in the
series and I did not have any trouble reading it or get lost in the story.
I
will be reading and reviewing additional books in this series and look forward
to sharing my take on those books with you soon!
All
in all, I really enjoyed reading this book and would absolutely recommend this
book to all contemporary romance, paranormal readers!
If so, please, please, please mark it as helpful on Amazon here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/review/R19CLKE82NQT1D
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AUTHOR BIO:
Originally
from Minnesota, Cerian is
currently settled in southwestern New Hampshire with her husband and two of her
four children plus a dog, cat and two geckos. She's known she wanted to write
since she was twelve, and between mucking stalls in New York and booking
cruises in Maine, she's been filling notebooks and flash drives with her
stories in pursuit of her dreams.
Currently
she has 10 published books (No Going Back, Where One Road Leads, The Staying
Kind, Going Going Gone, and The Storm Within from Soul Mate Publishing, and The
Better Man, Do Overs, Finally Home, Light The Way Home, and That Kind of Magic
self-published at Amazon). She’s looking forward to adding to this list.
Cerian
is a PAN member of RWA, Contemporary Romance Writers and New Hampshire Romance
Writers of America.
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