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What Sara Said
What would you do if you had a SECOND CHANCE with your FIRST LOVE... would you take it? Would you end a marriage? Would you risk it all... for your soul mate?
Twenty-nine year-old Sara Preen had it all; an upper-class lifestyle, two beautiful children and a successful husband that provided for her. She had everything she needed, except for one thing... passionate, soul-binding love. That is, until Sara crosses paths with a man from her past, Jude, a charming psychologist who happens to have been her first love. While Jude wrestles with a moral struggle, his unique ability compels him to stay in Sara's life, tantalizing her senses and fulfilling her heart's desires. When an unexpected event inspires her workaholic husband, Eric, to embrace a new perspective on life, Sara must choose between the man she promised her life to, and the one her soul would have. Filled with emotion, internal conflict and a healthy dose of seductive prose, What Sara Said moves us to challenge the existence of soul mates and the perception of a defined destiny. This book is intended for mature audiences.
Twenty-nine year-old Sara Preen had it all; an upper-class lifestyle, two beautiful children and a successful husband that provided for her. She had everything she needed, except for one thing... passionate, soul-binding love. That is, until Sara crosses paths with a man from her past, Jude, a charming psychologist who happens to have been her first love. While Jude wrestles with a moral struggle, his unique ability compels him to stay in Sara's life, tantalizing her senses and fulfilling her heart's desires. When an unexpected event inspires her workaholic husband, Eric, to embrace a new perspective on life, Sara must choose between the man she promised her life to, and the one her soul would have. Filled with emotion, internal conflict and a healthy dose of seductive prose, What Sara Said moves us to challenge the existence of soul mates and the perception of a defined destiny. This book is intended for mature audiences.
- GenresDark Romance
203 pages, Paperback
Published January 19, 2016
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M.L. Carrington
2 books24 followersM.L. Carrington was born and raised in Brunswick, New York, a small upstate suburb near Albany. In her writing, Carrington draws from her background in health care, blended with her passion for crafting entertaining, sometimes angsty stories that leave a lasting impression on the reader's heart. Her most recent work is a page-turning and suspenseful romance with a protagonist you'll love, a villain you'll hate, and an unexpected ending that'll leave you speechless.
When not writing, Carrington enjoys flameworking with her husband in their glass studio, travelling and sailing with her family, baking, and home decorating.
When not writing, Carrington enjoys flameworking with her husband in their glass studio, travelling and sailing with her family, baking, and home decorating.
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April 11, 2016
What would you risk for a second chance with your first love?
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Prepare to feel your insides twist. Prepare to not know what or how to feel about the main characters. Then realize this is frighteningly more realistic than not. M. L. Carrington is a new and powerful voice in the fiction world and she is making some noise with her novel, What Sara Said.
In a world moving too fast to sit back and smell the roses, Sara has become a statistic, resentful of her family’s intrusion on her time and her identity. She now spends days alone, caring for two small children, exhausted and feeling taken for granted as her husband’s career is soaring, causing him to be gone for days at a time. A weekend nurse now, Sara feels this is her time to be in control of her life, unfettered by baby diapers, sour milk and a husband who seems to take her for granted.
That is when the boy she fell in love with years before comes back into her life all grown up. Jude.
It started with coffee and went on from there. Stolen moments, the lies, the sneaking around and worse. Then there was the accident that nearly killed Sara and it happened on the way home from Jude’s. to call this a life-changing event would be an understatement, but the biggest changes came from within her marriage, her husband, Eric. Now Sara must choose between the life she has, the promise of a new beginning with the man she married or to follow a dream from the past, the one she claims is her soulmate.
M.L. Carrington has taken an extremely personal and painful topic, the vows of marriage and fidelity and reveals the pain and damage of betraying those vows. She does not ask you to like her characters or their actions. She forces us to consider all that is happening and the potential the destruction of lives no matter the resolution as Sara must choose between two loves and risk losing them both. Dark, riveting and well-written, a shame these characters couldn’t use their words as well as M.L. Carrington did.
I received this copy from the author in exchange for my honest review.
Publication Date: February 9, 2016
Publisher: M.L. Carrington
ISBN-13: 9781523291137
Genre: Contemporary Romance | Infidelity
Print Length: 189 pages
Available from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
For Reviews & More: http://tometender.blogspot.com
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Enter to win a $10 Amazon Gift Card or SIGNED Print Copy
Click on Banner to Enter!
Prepare to feel your insides twist. Prepare to not know what or how to feel about the main characters. Then realize this is frighteningly more realistic than not. M. L. Carrington is a new and powerful voice in the fiction world and she is making some noise with her novel, What Sara Said.
In a world moving too fast to sit back and smell the roses, Sara has become a statistic, resentful of her family’s intrusion on her time and her identity. She now spends days alone, caring for two small children, exhausted and feeling taken for granted as her husband’s career is soaring, causing him to be gone for days at a time. A weekend nurse now, Sara feels this is her time to be in control of her life, unfettered by baby diapers, sour milk and a husband who seems to take her for granted.
That is when the boy she fell in love with years before comes back into her life all grown up. Jude.
It started with coffee and went on from there. Stolen moments, the lies, the sneaking around and worse. Then there was the accident that nearly killed Sara and it happened on the way home from Jude’s. to call this a life-changing event would be an understatement, but the biggest changes came from within her marriage, her husband, Eric. Now Sara must choose between the life she has, the promise of a new beginning with the man she married or to follow a dream from the past, the one she claims is her soulmate.
M.L. Carrington has taken an extremely personal and painful topic, the vows of marriage and fidelity and reveals the pain and damage of betraying those vows. She does not ask you to like her characters or their actions. She forces us to consider all that is happening and the potential the destruction of lives no matter the resolution as Sara must choose between two loves and risk losing them both. Dark, riveting and well-written, a shame these characters couldn’t use their words as well as M.L. Carrington did.
I received this copy from the author in exchange for my honest review.
Publication Date: February 9, 2016
Publisher: M.L. Carrington
ISBN-13: 9781523291137
Genre: Contemporary Romance | Infidelity
Print Length: 189 pages
Available from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
For Reviews & More: http://tometender.blogspot.com
April 1, 2016
I love second chance love stories, but this one here nearly gutted me…
Sara's somewhat happily married to Eric, the father of her two children, yet she knew their relationship was starting to thin due to the long hours demanded by his job. Though it afforded them a very comfortable life, not needing anything materially, what it did leave was a want for time and attention from Eric.
When Sara runs into her first love—Jude—it seems as if fate has put him in her path at a time when she needs love and attention. Even though she's married, she doesn't go in with the mindset of cheating on Eric—she just appreciates that Jude is there for her.
As I started reading this, I was really torn because of Sara being married, even though her husband was rarely there for her emotionally. On the other hand, Jude was her first love.... Well, let me just say that they made decisions that might not have been the smartest.
As Sara decides what to do with her feelings for Jude, she's also faced with a decision that will determine whom she might choose, and I have to say that I was so split! There is plenty of drama, angst, and moments which had me biting my nails, not knowing who Sara would pick.
And that ending… My goodness, that ending!!! I can't wait to read the next book because I want to know what happens to the one left behind... ~ Kara, 4.5 stars
Sara's somewhat happily married to Eric, the father of her two children, yet she knew their relationship was starting to thin due to the long hours demanded by his job. Though it afforded them a very comfortable life, not needing anything materially, what it did leave was a want for time and attention from Eric.
When Sara runs into her first love—Jude—it seems as if fate has put him in her path at a time when she needs love and attention. Even though she's married, she doesn't go in with the mindset of cheating on Eric—she just appreciates that Jude is there for her.
As I started reading this, I was really torn because of Sara being married, even though her husband was rarely there for her emotionally. On the other hand, Jude was her first love.... Well, let me just say that they made decisions that might not have been the smartest.
As Sara decides what to do with her feelings for Jude, she's also faced with a decision that will determine whom she might choose, and I have to say that I was so split! There is plenty of drama, angst, and moments which had me biting my nails, not knowing who Sara would pick.
And that ending… My goodness, that ending!!! I can't wait to read the next book because I want to know what happens to the one left behind... ~ Kara, 4.5 stars
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Blurb:
What would you do if you had a SECOND CHANCE with your FIRST LOVE... would you take it? Would you end a marriage? Would you risk it all... for your soul mate?
Twenty-nine year-old Sara Preen had it all; an upper-class lifestyle, two beautiful children and a successful husband that provided for her. She had everything she needed, except for one thing... passionate, soul-binding love. That is, until Sara crosses paths with a man from her past, Jude, a charming psychologist who happens to have been her first love. While Jude wrestles with a moral struggle, his unique ability compels him to stay in Sara's life, tantalizing her senses and fulfilling her heart's desires. When an unexpected event inspires her workaholic husband, Eric, to embrace a new perspective on life, Sara must choose between the man she promised her life to, and the one her soul would have. Filled with emotion, internal conflict and a healthy dose of seductive prose, What Sara Said moves us to challenge the existence of soul mates and the perception of a defined destiny.
Blurb:
What would you do if you had a SECOND CHANCE with your FIRST LOVE... would you take it? Would you end a marriage? Would you risk it all... for your soul mate?
Twenty-nine year-old Sara Preen had it all; an upper-class lifestyle, two beautiful children and a successful husband that provided for her. She had everything she needed, except for one thing... passionate, soul-binding love. That is, until Sara crosses paths with a man from her past, Jude, a charming psychologist who happens to have been her first love. While Jude wrestles with a moral struggle, his unique ability compels him to stay in Sara's life, tantalizing her senses and fulfilling her heart's desires. When an unexpected event inspires her workaholic husband, Eric, to embrace a new perspective on life, Sara must choose between the man she promised her life to, and the one her soul would have. Filled with emotion, internal conflict and a healthy dose of seductive prose, What Sara Said moves us to challenge the existence of soul mates and the perception of a defined destiny.
February 1, 2017
I've never been in Sara's situation, having to choose between my husband and my first love. What would you do if if were you. We all think we know what our choices would be if ever put in that predicament but sometime life throws you curve-balls that influences your final decision. M. L. Carrington provided a sweet story that may have you torn as to who Sara should choose and you may be surprised by the ending. I believe M. L. has a sequel in the works so you never know what's in Sara's future.
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