Author: Tracey Smith
Series: Love Trilogy 1-3
Published: May 8th 2013 by KDP
Page Count: 639
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Shelf: Review Copy
Rating: ★★★★★
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Title: Love's Fate
Author: Tracey Smith
Series: Love Trilogy #1
Published: March 10th 2011 by PublishAmerica
Page Count: 182
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Shelf: Review Copy
Rating: ★★★★
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Katherine didn't believe in soul mates, she wasn't even sure if she believed in love... until the night she saw him. There was something oddly familiar about his dark blue eyes, but she was sure she'd never seen him before. The only thing more confusing than the overwhelming attraction she felt toward this mysterious stranger, was the way he was staring right back at her with that same look of curious fascination. Then suddenly he leaves and she's left with nothing but the haunting memory of his beautiful eyes and the strange connection they seem to have with her recurring nightmare.
The day Michael's mother died was one of greatly mixed emotions. He would miss his mother, but her passing meant that he would finally be free of his oppressive father. He was leaving and nothing was going to stop him. But why couldn't he stop thinking about the beautiful woman he had seen the night he got the call about his mother. Why had she seemed so familiar?
More than once their paths will cross, but will they ever find each other? Will Fate ultimately bring them together or keep them apart?
My Review:
Although you definitely feel for the characters in this novel and all that they’ve been through, I appreciate that their relationships wasn’t easy. They didn’t just fall into it, but rather had to work at life like the rest of us. Throughout this novel Smith gives us a great deal of insight into how easily you can walk past the same person day in and day out and never notice through the hustle and bustle of everyday life, even if that individual is the one person you’re looking for. To tell this tale Smith switches perspectives between the two main characters and doubles back to tell both sides of their story. She does so without the headers, etc, that many authors use to differentiate between their characters. That said, there’s never any confusion as to whose perspective you are reading. Smith shifts her writing style to suit the character’s personality. She does so smoothly in a manner that adds to the story rather than detracting from it or breaking the flow.
I became so wrapped up in the story that I completely lost track of time. It didn’t just bring tears to my eyes, it actually left me crying. This book broke my heart and then put it back together again.
Title: Love's Destiny
Author: Tracey Smith
Series: Love's Fate #2
Published: January 4th 2012 by Createspace
(first published December 18th 2011)
Page Count: 272
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Shelf: Review Copy
Rating: ★★★★★
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Destiny had always loved the story of how her parents met. How Fate had drawn them together time and again, until they finally found each other and fell madly in love. That was the way love was supposed to be. Someday she knew it would happen for her, someday a handsome mysterious stranger would come into her life and sweep her off her feet. She knew that the first time she saw him she would know he was the one.
Tyler had known Destiny his entire life. She had been his very best friend, but it had been years since he’d seen her. He wasn’t nervous about seeing her again, until he did. She wasn’t the skinny girl he remembered from childhood, and suddenly he found himself anxiously wondering if she would ever be able to see him as anything other than the boy she’d grown up with.
Is it possible to look at someone you’ve known your whole life, and see them for the very first time? Sometimes love doesn’t happen the way you thought it would.
My Review:
Smith creates love scenes so beautiful that they tug at your heart and bring tears to your eyes. She creates love that has a history and will last the ages. Smith is a very intricate and descriptive writer, but one with a knack for the subtleties of life. She never once dumps a load of information on her readers, but rather writes in a smooth and flowing manner that is easy to absorb and immerse yourself in.
I appreciate how Smith ties this novel to the first novel in the series. Although this can definitely be read as a standalone novel, the childhood of these two phenomenal characters is tied irrevocably to the events that transpired at the close of the first novel. It was really cute watching these two individuals grow up together, to change and meld their lives together. It was really amazing to watch Smith portray their entire life histories and how they were always headed to their moment of true love.
The characters themselves made this story. They were very unique individuals who stood on their own two feet, regardless of what life threw at them. Their actions and reactions were very realistic and coincided with the situations that they found themselves in. I could picture them both physically and intellectually. And Smith’s character development didn’t stop with her main characters. The entire cast was quite well developed. As a reader, you feel like a part of this wonderful, if un-stereotypical, family.
Overall this was a brilliant love story that strayed outside the norm. It’s one that you’re destined to love (excuse the pun). Throughout this novel Smith definitely makes one thing clear: life is the messy bits, and they can be oh so brilliant.
Title: Love's Chance
Author: Tracey Smith
Series: Love Trilogy #3
Published: August 12th 2012 by CreateSpace
Page Count: 386
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Shelf: Review Copy
Rating: ★★★★★
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Caroline Tolleson had learned all too quickly that men could not be trusted. She had been young and naive once, but not anymore. She knew how to spot them, she knew the type: charming, handsome and dangerous. Chance Carter was all of those things. Even if secretly deep down he made her pulse race, she would never let him see it. She would never let her heart be broken again.
Can Chance convince her to let go of the past and trust him with her heart?
My Review:
I like the allusion to this relationship that we saw at the end of the previous novel. It really ties the trilogy together. At the same time, this novel is free to be its own standalone novel and be completely awesome in and of itself. I also like the way that the prologue alludes to key, life changing events that occur toward the end of the novel. As a reader you know that something big happens, but not to whom or how it will affect everyone. Both of these really make you stop and think while drawing you further into the brilliant story.
It’s very rarely that you find a novel where you love the entire cast of characters. This is one of those novels. Ok, so there were a couple that I loved to hate, but it is impossible to be indifferent to the characters in this novel. Each one is so completely and individually developed that you become part of this very welcoming family. Their trials and emotions are yours.
Smith made me full out cry (again) with this novel. She also made me laugh, clap my hands with joy, and giggle like a school girl. It was a brilliant end to the trilogy, even if I am sad to see it all wrapped up.
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