Title: The Heart Knows What the Heart Wants
Author: Lori L. Clark
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 6, 2014
Synopsis
Estelle "Star" Falconé, a thirty-year-old tattooed bartender, was once a free-spirited dreamer who dabbled in astrology for fun and secretly dreamed of becoming a rock-star some day.
Twenty-one-year-old Shane Harper was once the star of his high school basketball team. With a full ride scholarship, his dream was to play college basketball and study astronomy. When a tragic car accident permanently sidelines his basketball career, college is out of the question.
Sparks fly when their two worlds collide.
Can a relationship survive between a thirty-year-old starry-eyed woman who's on the run from an extremely dangerous man, and a twenty-one-year-old science guy who's hell-bent on protecting her at all cost?
The Heart Knows What the Heart Wants is a 61k word standalone with no cliffhangers.
***Caution***
This book is not suitable for young readers. It is intended for mature adults only (18+) containing adult situations, non-consensual sex and violence. This is a complete, standalone novel.
Coming March 6th, 2014!
Donna's Thoughts:
Donna's Thoughts:
“It took running away for me to find myself.”
Let me start
by saying there is some disturbing material in the beginning and the end of
this book, specifically domestic violence and rape. Estelle (Star) has been
involved in an abusive relationship for a number of years. Every time she
thinks about leaving, she talks herself out of it. Finally she is ready to take
that step and, of course, it changes her life.
“beautifully fragile.”
When her car
breaks down in a small town, she’s disappointed because this is not what she
had planned. When the town’s people take her in and treat her like family, she
realizes that things happen for a reason.
“The only
comfort he knew to give her was to just hold her while she cried.”
I always say
that a book written from different points of view adds so much to the story and
Lori L. Clark has such a way with writing that simply amazes me. This book
moves from one POV to another’s almost with each paragraph. I would think that
this would be confusing but it’s not. The story flows seamlessly and the
character switch is not only
done beautifully but adds so much to the story. I love the small town setting.
I lived in a small town for many years and I miss that closeness in the
community. Most of the characters in
this book are wonderful people that I would be happy to call friend. The villain however is truly detestable, a
really love to hate person. I almost cheered when karma caught up to him. There
are some sexy scenes as well as some hold your breath ones. All in all I
enjoyed this book and give it 4 stars.
“You’ve got such a one track
mind.” - Star
About The Author
Lori L. Clark was born in Iowa, where she spent the first forty-six years of her life. In 2007, she loaded up a moving van and relocated to Missouri, where she currently resides. Lori's only child is a very spoiled Min Pin named Barkley. When not writing, she reads and runs. She completed her first half marathon at the age of fifty.
In 2009, after participating in NANOWRIMO, she began to take seriously the voices in her head. Two New Adult contemporary romance novels, Different Roads, and I Breathe You, were published in 2013, and showed early success. The Heart Knows What the Heart Wants is set to release in March 2014, and has her venturing into the realms of Romantic Suspense.
Lori is a member of Savvy Authors, the St. Louis Writers Guild, and Romance Writers of America.
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