EMBERS IN OUR SOUL by Stefanie Castro is AVAILABLE NOW
Blurb:
What should you do when you fall in love with the person you are only married to out of convenience?
Growing up, studious Indiana Ranton and rebellious Tyler Hunter slowly built a friendship that her parents forbade.
When they got married so she could be free to choose her own path, they thought it was simply a means to an end. Through years of letter writing, they realized that they both wanted more. But, Tyler shatters Indy’s heart before they ever have a chance to share their true feelings.
Years later, after life took them on completely different paths, Indy is determined to finally dissolve their marriage—but it’s not going to be as easy as she hoped.
Can Tyler win Indy back, or will his betrayal prove to be too much for her to forgive?
Embers in Our Souls is a marriage-of-convenience romance novel. It is the fourth book of the Boston Embers series, and an interconnected standalone.
Buy Link:
Available in KU
Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars
The Boston Embers series closes with Embers In Our Souls, and I think that Indy and Tyler’s second-chance, marriage-of-convenience story was my favorite of the bunch!
The story begins when they have just graduated from high school. They had been secret friends years earlier until her parents put the kibosh on that because Tyler is from the wrong side of town. Now, Indy, who is in the midst of some health issues, found out that her parents have lied to her for her entire life. Tyler is about to ship out for boot camp, and suggests they get married so she can have access to his health insurance and gain some independence from her parents. Years later, Indy is raising her brother’s son as a single mom when they run into each other when her son has an allergic reaction at school. Neither had any idea that they were both in Boston, but now that Indy is back in his orbit, Tyler isn’t about to give up on trying to win her back. But as their story unfolds through letters they’d written to each other in the past, we learn that Tyler broke Indy’s heart, and it’s not going to be an easy road to get her to forgive him.
I so enjoyed this story. There is so much hurt between Ty and Indy. But he never leaves her side in his quest to win her back. Tyler hadn’t been in a good headspace several years ago, but he’d put in the work to fix himself and was ready to be the guy Indy deserved.
Their reunion was worth the wait, and so was the HEA for this couple! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.
Meet Stefanie Castro:
Prior to becoming an author, Stefanie had written for years on blogging platforms. She is a registered nurse with years of experience working with families starting their journey into the parenting world. She started writing as a way to connect with families. After releasing her first memoir in May 2023, she felt a pull towards writing romance. Her love of the genre is something she is highly invested in as a reviewer and cheerleader for authors all around. Stefanie debuts her romance this fall with If Only You Knew. She is shining a light on romance characters that are in their forties, something she feels is not easy to find in the genre. Stefanie resides in Southern California, with her husband, two kids, and their Cavalier King Charles dog.
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