Genre: Contemporary Romance
From the first
time they locked eyes, Lila Morrow and Luke Bowman had a special spark. Their
first kiss sealed their fairy-tale romance… until everything fell apart.
left him. Drowning in regrets, Luke is determined to give Lila the space to be
happy. The sexy, singing roofer quickly realizes, however, he really shouldn’t
have let her go.
twenty-nine-year-old veterinarian’s transition to a life without Luke isn’t as
easy as she expected. With the help of her wild Grandma Claire and her
high-heel-loving sister, Maren, she starts to play the field… but she isn’t
sure she’ll ever stop loving the curly-haired man from her early twenties.
packed. But as they explore the single life and the dating world, both
discover sometimes the love you leave behind is exactly what you need to be
happy.
Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars
Still Us is not your traditional second-chance romance. The book begins with Luke and Lila’s breakup, and most of the story is about both of them trying to move on and how miserable they are without one another.
Through flashbacks, we learn what happened that led to the split, how they reached the point of no return. Luke has some demons to battle, and even as miserable as he is without Lila, he doesn’t seem to be willing to work through his issues, opting to instead wallow in his sadness. It was so frustrating watching these two go through the motions when they so clearly wanted to be with one another.
Grandma Claire was honestly the best part of this book. Her lack of filter was a much-needed reprieve from the sadness that just permeates throughout this book between Luke and Lila. But there is a HEA, and that kind of saved this story for me. It was an interesting read — this book makes you think. It’s not a fluffly romance, and there is zero smut. In fact, there isn’t anything more than a few kisses between the characters. But it will make you think about true love, the idea of soulmates, and forever. And if, even after all of the heartbreak, a couple can still be “still us.”
I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review for Sunny Shelly Reads book blog.
and/or glittery, Lindsay’s the English teacher cliché; she loves cats, reading,
Shakespeare, and Poe.She currently lives in her hometown with her husband, Chad (her junior high
sweetheart); their cats, Arya, Amelia, Alice, Marjorie, and Bob; and their
mastiff, Henry.
Lindsay’s goal with her writing is to show the power of love and the beauty of
life while also instilling a true sense of realism in her work. Some reviewers
have noted that her books are not the “typical romance.” With her novels coming
from a place of honesty, Lindsay examines the difficult questions, looks at the
tough emotions, and paints the pictures that are sometimes difficult to look
at. She wants her fiction to resonate with readers as realistic, poetic, and
powerful. Lindsay wants women readers to be able to say, “I see myself in that
novel.” She wants to speak to the modern woman’s experience while also bringing
a twist of something new and exciting. Her aim is for readers to say, “That
could happen,” or “I feel like the characters are real.” That’s how she knows
she’s done her job.
Lindsay’s hope is that by becoming a published author, she can inspire some of
her students and other aspiring writers to pursue their own passions. She wants
them to see that any dream can be attained and publishing a novel isn’t out of
the realm of possibility.
Piece of Work, an all-new sexy romance from Staci Hart, is LIVE! 
Staci has been a lot of things up to this point in her life — a graphic designer, an entrepreneur, a seamstress, a clothing and handbag designer, a waitress. Can’t forget that. She’s also been a mom, with three little girls who are sure to grow up to break a number of hearts. She’s been a wife, though she’s certainly not the cleanest, or the best cook. She’s also super, duper fun at a party, especially if she’s been drinking whiskey.
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About DREW ELYSE
“What are you doing now that your team is out of the running for the Stanley Cup?”
Born in New York and raised in Southern California, Meghan has grown into a sassy, peanut butter eating, blonde haired swearing, animal hoarding lady. She is known to bust out and dance if “It’s Raining Men” starts beating through the air and heaven forbid you get a margarita in her, protect your legs because they may be humped.
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