Character Breakdown
Asia- You meet a woman who borders the line of mediocrity. It’s in the routine she uses of work then home. Never stoping to smell the roses or build connections. There is truly a method to her madness. Her past is one she intend to reinvent and if she never has to revisit it, life would be all the more greater for it. Just like all things in life, they have a way of coming back around and Asia is uncertain on what to do with that knowledge.
Darnell- This man is everything dreams are made of. He comes from a successful family and has become a force to be reckoned with. Being the owner of a billion dollar corporation takes a certain level of dedicated focus and the ability to protect your investments. But it also comes with a price that is sometimes to high to pay. In life you make decisions and take it by the horns and make due. Especially when one of your investments doesn’t understand its value.
Lauren- Being the sister to a billionaire and daughter of powerful and influential parents is enough to drive any child to insanity. That is why you find Lauren, a spitfire, to be unforgiving and a free spirit. She never let the fame of the people around her dictate her actions. That is why the love she finds herself immersed in, could be the very thing that rocks the boat.
Justin- In his youth, he made many mistakes and burned many bridges. All in the name of what he perceived as love. He like most other travelers of green pastures had to find that the grass on the other side was but an illusion. Now he has grown and done away with childish things and has taken the steps to make manhood different than the folly in boyhood. New love has a way of growing you only if he deemed himself worthy of that love.
Story From My Perspective
Literally from the first couple pages this story is set up to give you a heart attack. It started with the makings of a good Mystery/Suspense novel. You already start trying to piece the clues together and this is why when Asia enters the story she snatches your heart. She just appears to be down on her luck. You feel her anxiety and paranoia at the events that start taking place. Never one to stay down to long she still pushes through. No matter what she has to go to work which is one of the only things that makes sense to her and is a solace. So much so that she is offered a better position than the one she currently in she counts herself among the blessed. Especially when her boss is the things her dreams are made of and the opportunity to work closer with him is a fantasy turned reality. Until the very thing she vowed to leave in the past threatens her new normal and she feels the need to run.
When Darnell bumps, literally, into his hearts desire he counts it as Kismet. He now has the chance to finally try his hand at an emotion that has been long gone from his life. He is not unaccustomed to pain. Especially when he had his heart broke by two of his closest friends. It made him shut down and then like a ray of sunshine Asia begins to thaw the ice surrounding his heart. Now that he is open again, he will protect his interest at all costs. Especially since the secrets he is holding will either bring them closer together or rip them apart.
Lauren is the first to notice the change in her brothers life. At first she is not pleased until she sees that it is a love that is right on time. It also gives her time to develop the new love she has in her life. As a general rule, she could care less what anybody has to say or feel about her and how she moves. Nothing and no one makes decisions in her life. She would be lying if she wasn't nervous about this new love interest. Just like the mystery surrounding their union, Lauren knows that this love represents hurt to many but to her he represents new life and she refuses to lose it because of peoples inability to heal.
Justin has had more than time to grow into the man he is today. At one time his understanding of life was obscured. Full of selfishness and disloyalty, his decision making was skewed and a testament to all he had yet to learn. Now he is back and he knows he must face all of the ones he has hurt before. Its a necessary step on his road to redemption. A road he didn't understand the importance until he had a love to cultivate all his own. You know what they say about "Healing your past to protect your future". Justin will protect it with his life and hope that he can keep his once it all hits the fan.
I promise this book takes you on an emotional journey like no other. Very rarely do you find a multi-faceted title that covers a multitude of topics regarding social justice. I appreciate the author poignantly telling a survival story that explores Domestic Violence and its effects and how she drew it vividly and gave me a different understanding. There is also family secrets and betrayal and just so many avenues for healing. I saw myself between the pages and it also unlocked a new moment of validation of my own personal journey. That is great storytelling when its lines touch the heart of the readers. Using faith as a way to surpass even ones own understanding of a struggle is important and one all should partake of. You can do that by clicking the link below. Be sure to come back and comment and let's discuss this title and the bounties that lie within.
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