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TITLE: BEAUTIFUL GRAVES
AUTHOR: L.J. SHEN
GENRE: ROMANCE
PUBLICATION: OCTOBER 04TH, 2022
Synopsis
From USA Today bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a passion- and angst-charged story about a woman caught between a secure relationship and a once-in-a-lifetime spark with her muse.
They say first loves are oftentimes the end of one’s innocence.
Those words couldn’t ring truer for Everlynne Lawson, whose first brush with romance came with a heartbreak … and the thing that seems to follow her everywhere she goes. Death.
After a great tragedy, Everlynne loses all she cares about—her dreams, her family, and her soulmate, Joe.
Guilt-ridden, Everlynne decides to isolate herself in Salem, Massachusetts. A shell of the woman she once was, she takes her days one at a time, careful not to allow herself the joy she believes others in her life were robbed of. But when the mysterious, handsome Dominic storms into her life, it becomes more difficult to stay in solitude. Dominic is different: adventurous, joyous, with lust for life and a passion to make her his.
Everlynne is on the cusp of reinventing herself once again when the old wounds of her past are resurrected, rawer than ever. There is nothing worse than being in love with two men.
Especially when one of them hates you.
They say first loves are oftentimes the end of one’s innocence.
Those words couldn’t ring truer for Everlynne Lawson, whose first brush with romance came with a heartbreak … and the thing that seems to follow her everywhere she goes. Death.
After a great tragedy, Everlynne loses all she cares about—her dreams, her family, and her soulmate, Joe.
Guilt-ridden, Everlynne decides to isolate herself in Salem, Massachusetts. A shell of the woman she once was, she takes her days one at a time, careful not to allow herself the joy she believes others in her life were robbed of. But when the mysterious, handsome Dominic storms into her life, it becomes more difficult to stay in solitude. Dominic is different: adventurous, joyous, with lust for life and a passion to make her his.
Everlynne is on the cusp of reinventing herself once again when the old wounds of her past are resurrected, rawer than ever. There is nothing worse than being in love with two men.
Especially when one of them hates you.
My Review
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Is a full length romance book by L.J. Shen
In this you'll meet Everlynne, Joe and Dom.
This is so different to what you'd expect from this author, you can tell she threw her heart and soul into this book because it stands out from her past books. The characters were well rounded and engaging and so easy to connect with, the storyline pulled me in from the get go and throw in those little twists and I was along for the ride, those small curveballs pulled me in even more and had me rooting for the underdog.
- Love triangle ✔️
- Angst galore ✔️
- Good guy/Bad guy ✔️
- Heartbreak ✔️
- Star-crossed lovers ✔️
This book won't be for everyone and I think that was a risk this author was willing to take because many won't read it, yell out the word CHEATING and many will run a mile, yell out the word INSTA-LOVE and you've lost even more readers. Me personally I'm not a fan of insta love in my books, I dodge them like the plague, I need that chase, the build up, the longing, both instances in this book it was insta-love which I struggled with, but that's just me, and it comes down to personal preference.
But all in all I think the author did a great job with this, she stepped out of her comfort zone and gave us something she's never written before and for that I applaud her.
* Teaser used is off the authors facebook page *
In this you'll meet Everlynne, Joe and Dom.
This is so different to what you'd expect from this author, you can tell she threw her heart and soul into this book because it stands out from her past books. The characters were well rounded and engaging and so easy to connect with, the storyline pulled me in from the get go and throw in those little twists and I was along for the ride, those small curveballs pulled me in even more and had me rooting for the underdog.
- Love triangle ✔️
- Angst galore ✔️
- Good guy/Bad guy ✔️
- Heartbreak ✔️
- Star-crossed lovers ✔️
This book won't be for everyone and I think that was a risk this author was willing to take because many won't read it, yell out the word CHEATING and many will run a mile, yell out the word INSTA-LOVE and you've lost even more readers. Me personally I'm not a fan of insta love in my books, I dodge them like the plague, I need that chase, the build up, the longing, both instances in this book it was insta-love which I struggled with, but that's just me, and it comes down to personal preference.
But all in all I think the author did a great job with this, she stepped out of her comfort zone and gave us something she's never written before and for that I applaud her.
* Teaser used is off the authors facebook page *
