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Mistakes of the Past

Patricia Josephine (Goodreads Author)

4.67 · Rating details · 3 ratings · 3 reviews

Luc seeks atonement for the rebellion that banished him from his home. Now, he lives as a priest in a small town and strives to show how much he has changed. A chance meeting with Rose throws his resolve into question.

Haunted by the guilt of her parents death, Rose has vowed to never let anyone close lest she hurt them. But when she meets Luc, the armor she built around ...more

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Published October 31st 2017 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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Jan 29, 2018 lacy white rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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A special thank you goes out to Sunrise Author Services for the e-book! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I was not prepared for the story I got but I enjoyed it anyway. I had no idea that it was a paranormal story about angels and demons but I have grown to really enjoy those stories (thanks to Supernatural). I often just dive in without reading the synopsis.

I liked the MCs, Rose and Luc, but I much preferred Luc. He was so broken and sad. It hurt my heart o see him internally struggling A special thank you goes out to Sunrise Author Services for the e-book! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I was not prepared for the story I got but I enjoyed it anyway. I had no idea that it was a paranormal story about angels and demons but I have grown to really enjoy those stories (thanks to Supernatural). I often just dive in without reading the synopsis.

I liked the MCs, Rose and Luc, but I much preferred Luc. He was so broken and sad. It hurt my heart o see him internally struggling with himself and the forgiveness he wanted so desperately. I could feel the desperation at wanting to be forgiven. It came through so clearly on the pages. As for Rose, I understood why she was hurting but at times, it drove me nuts. She was hurtful to the people that loved her because of her pain. But she started to grow up and understand that acting like wasn't okay, even though she was hurting.

Speaking of growth and forgiveness, forgiveness was the major theme here. It is so hard to forgive and even harder to accept that you have been forgiven. Both Luc and Rose had a lot of forgiving and getting of people's forgiveness.

The author really captured small town life so well. As someone who has lived in small towns all their life, I look to make sure they are repped correctly, both positively and negatively (because there are negatives to living in a small town). Patricia Josephine captured the small town life perfectly. From the town celebrations for one wedding to the everybody knowing your business and judging you for it, it made me happy to see it all.

Despite not realizing what this actually was about until I read it, I still really enjoyed it. I looked at the author's other works and I saw more books on angels, which I am very much intrigued by and will certainly be on the lookout for. I only wish that this was a little longer as I would have loved to see Luc and Rose interact more. Other than that, this was a great book.

The path to redemption does not lie in pity .

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Nov 02, 2017 Christine Rains rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Posing as a priest, Luc strives to show how much he's changed since his younger and darker days. He lives in a small town, serving the elderly priest and the people. Rose cannot escape the guilt she feels about destroying her family, even after moving away to the city. When she returns home for her cousin's wedding, she meets Luc and cannot get him out of her mind. While Rose struggles with her past, Luc's catches up with him, and she's caught in the mess. Will either of them survive to make up ...more

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Nov 12, 2017 C.D. Gallant-King rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I've been told that Patricia Josephine is a better writer than I am, and I find it hard to disagree. Even writing in a genre that I don't usually follow, she draws me in with interesting, well fleshed-out characters with fascinating backstories and realistic relationships. The conversations between the characters are so natural, the emotions they feel so complete, that it's easy to get hooked in long before the supernatural and weird stuff starts happening. Honestly I would have been quite ...more

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When Patricia Josephine was younger, she had dreams of becoming an artist like Picasso. Writing only came later as a creative passion. She wrote down a story on a whim and hasn't regretted a moment since. Now, she spends her days writing urban fantasy or science fiction romance books about paranormal creatures, aliens, or magic.

Patricia lives with her husband in Michigan, hopes one day to have ...more