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Loving the White Liar by Kate Stewart
Released July 20
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I met my true love when I was twenty-seven. He was handsome, charming, witty, and irresistible. Jayden Monroe came along when I was struggling with indecision and made things simple, turned monochrome into vivid color, and forever altered my perspective on life.
I was not naive enough to believe in happily ever after, but with Jayden, it seemed possible . . . until I realized something wasn’t quite right.
You see, I met a man who would be anyone I needed him to be, and after I found out that fact, I knew it would be impossible to walk away. His disorder, however, would change everything I ever thought about love and what it truly meant to accept someone for who they are.
This is not my sob story; this is his success story
My Review: (Arc provided)
4-4.5 stars!
This book did things to me. It really made me think, made me question and made me dig deep. It was on my mind for days after, and not because it was filled with angst and drama but because it was real. This could be so many peoples lives, this goes on all the time and we know so little about it. It is a big part of the story so I won't spoil it for you.
Little white lies...are they harmless? Some people think so, some people think a white lie can't hurt a person but won't they don't realize is they become bigger. Jayden (H) is such a beautiful person, he is truly a good guy. He is fun, charming, hot and the perfect boyfriend, but he has secrets, something deep within him that he is afraid to reveal.
Hilary (h) was kind of lost. She was twenty seven and still didn't really know what she wanted to do with her life. I liked her because not everyone knows by the age of twenty two what they'll do with their future. Her self-esteem wasn't high but it wasn't low either, she was just comfortable. She knew she wasn't the most beautiful person in the world but she knew she wasn't the homeliest either. I liked that. It's not often you get that middle of the road heroine. In most novels they either are complete doormats with no confidence or way too much. Like I said this book was just completely real to me, it was like I was reading a memoir of a steamy romance, like I was getting a peak into Jayden and Hilary's life.
I was happy with their relationship and connection. I felt for them and I wanted them to overcome anything and everything to be together because they belonged together.
This was a beautifully written story about a couple that loves each other so deeply that they take on some of the hardest things in a new relationship and make it work. They struggle with what a lot of couples struggle with times a hundred. Their fighting in more intense, their love is more intense and everything is just more with them.
I'm having a hard time finding the words to write how I felt about the book but I do recommend reading it. There are quite a bit of laughs, maybe a couple of tears but overall it makes you think and makes you feel good. I wanted more of Jayden and Hilary's success story because I believe that it was both of them that made it what it was.
HEA? (2)<<<click here if you want to know.
My Review: (Arc provided)
4-4.5 stars!
This book did things to me. It really made me think, made me question and made me dig deep. It was on my mind for days after, and not because it was filled with angst and drama but because it was real. This could be so many peoples lives, this goes on all the time and we know so little about it. It is a big part of the story so I won't spoil it for you.
Little white lies...are they harmless? Some people think so, some people think a white lie can't hurt a person but won't they don't realize is they become bigger. Jayden (H) is such a beautiful person, he is truly a good guy. He is fun, charming, hot and the perfect boyfriend, but he has secrets, something deep within him that he is afraid to reveal.
Hilary (h) was kind of lost. She was twenty seven and still didn't really know what she wanted to do with her life. I liked her because not everyone knows by the age of twenty two what they'll do with their future. Her self-esteem wasn't high but it wasn't low either, she was just comfortable. She knew she wasn't the most beautiful person in the world but she knew she wasn't the homeliest either. I liked that. It's not often you get that middle of the road heroine. In most novels they either are complete doormats with no confidence or way too much. Like I said this book was just completely real to me, it was like I was reading a memoir of a steamy romance, like I was getting a peak into Jayden and Hilary's life.
I was happy with their relationship and connection. I felt for them and I wanted them to overcome anything and everything to be together because they belonged together.
This was a beautifully written story about a couple that loves each other so deeply that they take on some of the hardest things in a new relationship and make it work. They struggle with what a lot of couples struggle with times a hundred. Their fighting in more intense, their love is more intense and everything is just more with them.
I'm having a hard time finding the words to write how I felt about the book but I do recommend reading it. There are quite a bit of laughs, maybe a couple of tears but overall it makes you think and makes you feel good. I wanted more of Jayden and Hilary's success story because I believe that it was both of them that made it what it was.
HEA? (2)<<<click here if you want to know.
EXCERPT:
“Jayden,” I said in warning.
“Okay.” He let out a long breath. “It’s like a tidal wave that’s impossible to stop. I just get sad and a little scared. It’s not clinical, but it’s rough. I feel like everything’s wrong. Nothing will get better. You know, hopeless.” I nodded as I felt the discomfort he was feeling from telling me. “It doesn’t happen a lot, once or twice a year, and it doesn’t last long. It’s not even really a symptom of ADHD. I don’t know. I guess my racing brain just gets tired and I shut down. It’s all about the chemicals in my brain. You know what ADHD is, right?”
“I’m beginning to think I don’t,” I said honestly. “I started to look it up the other night and then your mom called.”
“My mom called?”
“Yes, we are going to a barbeque Saturday.”
“No shit,” he said, smiling.
Jayden picked up a sponge from the side of the tub and poured some liquid soap on it to suds it up then began rubbing my leg with it. “She’s going to love you, Hilary.”
“Oh yeah, how do you know that?”
“I know her.” He grinned.
Jayden’s sponge drifted over my stomach as he crept closer to me. Still working his sponge, he managed to lift me by my arms, pulling me into his seated lap. I felt his growing hardness as I wrapped my legs around him. His muscled arms firmly around me, he used the sponge on my back as he stared into my eyes. “I missed you.”
“You didn’t have to,” I protested, looking away. I didn’t want to cry again. I didn’t want him to think of me as weak. I wanted him to be able to trust that I could handle it.
“Look at me,” he ordered gently, gripping me tighter as he continued to bathe me. “I wasn’t there.”
I nodded. “I’ll live. I . . . You didn’t tell me about that part.”
“Do you have any idea how hard it is to explain to the person you are falling for that they might not want to reciprocate your affection because you may on occasion have an uncontrollable, explosive temper tantrum? Or that you may pop off with inappropriate comments at any point in time that could alienate them? Oh, and don’t forget the controlling, OCD tendencies with a small, short-lived side of anxiety and depression. Or better yet, how to explain you weren’t listening to something important they were trying to convey because you were too busy figuring out the difference between jelly and jam.”
“Just like that,” I answered, knowing it wasn’t that simple.
AUTHOR BIO:
Kate Stewart, a native of Dallas, now resides in Charleston, S.C. She moved to the city three weeks after her first visit, dropping her career of 8 years, declaring the city her creative muse. Since her move in 2010, she has published two novels, the third Loving the White Liar set to publish July 2015. She lives with her husband of 8 years, Nick who is featured on the cover of the novel, TITAN. (Set to re-release some time in 2015.)
Her other novels include Room 212 and Never Me which are both available now.
Contact Kate- authorkatestewart@gmail.com
AUTHOR LINKS:
Website: http://www.katestewartwrites.com/
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