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What Love Is
In this epic romance collection that spans eighteen years, the lives of six people will be changed forever.
Ask a million people what love is, and you’ll get a million different answers. None of them are wrong.
What makes a Marine take a bullet for a Hollywood starlet?
What makes a singer with a deep-seated hatred for the wealthy find herself smiling for the first time with a billionaire?
What makes a small-town princess defy death to be reunited with her small-town prince?
The answer is love.
Contains the full books:
Writing Our Song
Breaking Surface
Remember Our Song
The Last Thing You See
Coming Back
Arranged as a continuous story, plus an additional TEN chapters that further expands and intertwines the lives of Beatrice, Jeremy, Harper, Nick, Christie and Dean.
Ask a million people what love is, and you’ll get a million different answers. None of them are wrong.
What makes a Marine take a bullet for a Hollywood starlet?
What makes a singer with a deep-seated hatred for the wealthy find herself smiling for the first time with a billionaire?
What makes a small-town princess defy death to be reunited with her small-town prince?
The answer is love.
Contains the full books:
Writing Our Song
Breaking Surface
Remember Our Song
The Last Thing You See
Coming Back
Arranged as a continuous story, plus an additional TEN chapters that further expands and intertwines the lives of Beatrice, Jeremy, Harper, Nick, Christie and Dean.
828 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 22, 2016
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About the author
Emma South
11 books201 followersI’m in my thirties and living in New Zealand. A little over a year ago I lost somebody very close to me. I was lucky in a way, I was given enough time to make a promise. My promise was that I would never forget our young and innocent love, and it’s a promise I intend to keep.
My writing is a way to help me keep that promise. I’ve always enjoyed writing but was forced into being ‘prudent’ and giving myself over to soul-crushing office work for the sake of a steady salary. Recent events forced me to re-evaluate my priorities and I decided to take a chance. I like to put little pieces of ‘us’ into my writing, from funny conversations we had, to apocalyptic arguments, to that special feeling you get when you hop into bed fully aware that your feet are freezing but your partner doesn’t kick you away.
Even though these things are set in fictional worlds and attached to fictional characters, in a way it feels like I’m doing something that will make our love live forever. If somebody reads one of my stories and likes a joke or sheds a tear, then our love has lived on, and I thank any readers I might have for that.
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June 8, 2016
This compilation was amazing! There were some parts that I was up reading, late in the night, and I freaked out; causing my younger brother to snap out of a deep sleep.
July 6, 2019
Good but a hard one to review
In so many ways this was a five star read but there were things despite the wonderful concept of people connecting because of circumstances in their lives (not just the romance part but life) that made reviewing difficult. Firstly I need to say it was a great story with some likeable characters but, for me there was a but.
Some contrived situations like a twenty year old and a billionaire I can suspend my disbelief for as they are a popular trope, and most authors are prepared to be called out on edits even if they work hard to avoid this happening but geographical errors, drinking ages (legal limits) and some other niggling things like the use of expressions (some American and some English) made it hard to concentrate on what was a very easy and smooth writing style. Readers are knowledgeable and as easy going as most of us can be, these contradictions for want of a better word are hard to ignore, and not fair of the writer to ask of readers especially when that writer can actually deliver so much.
Hence my dilemma. I had tears at a certain point so the book had something special but the reality and flow were interrupted with things easily fixed. Researching the setting for a start and the use of correct language for an American setting would have taken a good read to an awesome one.
In so many ways this was a five star read but there were things despite the wonderful concept of people connecting because of circumstances in their lives (not just the romance part but life) that made reviewing difficult. Firstly I need to say it was a great story with some likeable characters but, for me there was a but.
Some contrived situations like a twenty year old and a billionaire I can suspend my disbelief for as they are a popular trope, and most authors are prepared to be called out on edits even if they work hard to avoid this happening but geographical errors, drinking ages (legal limits) and some other niggling things like the use of expressions (some American and some English) made it hard to concentrate on what was a very easy and smooth writing style. Readers are knowledgeable and as easy going as most of us can be, these contradictions for want of a better word are hard to ignore, and not fair of the writer to ask of readers especially when that writer can actually deliver so much.
Hence my dilemma. I had tears at a certain point so the book had something special but the reality and flow were interrupted with things easily fixed. Researching the setting for a start and the use of correct language for an American setting would have taken a good read to an awesome one.
May 6, 2016
Defies conventions
There are words that have become a part of the modern day lexicon that were once considered as abstractions . They have become nouns, verbs , or adjectives and far removed from it's original intent . When a word morphs from an artistic movement to describe an event or feeling ,one is given pause . Reading this book in its entirety could only be defined as SURREAL . So much back and forth from one character to another , with multiple points of view , parallels drawn and connections between three disparate stories would be a feat for any writer . This was done very well .
There are words that have become a part of the modern day lexicon that were once considered as abstractions . They have become nouns, verbs , or adjectives and far removed from it's original intent . When a word morphs from an artistic movement to describe an event or feeling ,one is given pause . Reading this book in its entirety could only be defined as SURREAL . So much back and forth from one character to another , with multiple points of view , parallels drawn and connections between three disparate stories would be a feat for any writer . This was done very well .
June 21, 2016
Odd but enjoyable
I found the format of this odd. It starts in the past with a wee girl, then jumps to teen male, then off to another teen but female. We have 3 very separate and different tales running and no obvious meeting point.
I kinda lost it after the helicopter crash, but stuck with it.
I was confused when we met the kidnapped girl as it turned out this is a solitary book I've read before...... Its been woven into this book (or lifted from it and published as a stand alone tale).
Not bad, but kinda clunky in its meshing.
I found the format of this odd. It starts in the past with a wee girl, then jumps to teen male, then off to another teen but female. We have 3 very separate and different tales running and no obvious meeting point.
I kinda lost it after the helicopter crash, but stuck with it.
I was confused when we met the kidnapped girl as it turned out this is a solitary book I've read before...... Its been woven into this book (or lifted from it and published as a stand alone tale).
Not bad, but kinda clunky in its meshing.
July 20, 2016
Very well written
Great read. I enjoyed how each couples' story was woven together. It's written with honest emotion and insight into each character. Would definitely recommend it to a friend.
Great read. I enjoyed how each couples' story was woven together. It's written with honest emotion and insight into each character. Would definitely recommend it to a friend.
August 18, 2016
Great book(s)
Really enjoyed the book(s). Well written with wonderful character development. I will definitely be reading more of this author's work in the future. Glad Amazon has a "follow author" feature to keep abreast of upcoming releases.
Really enjoyed the book(s). Well written with wonderful character development. I will definitely be reading more of this author's work in the future. Glad Amazon has a "follow author" feature to keep abreast of upcoming releases.
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