Title: Love is Louder
Author: Antoinette Candela
Book Tour: May 4 – May 15
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Hosted by: SBB Promotions
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SYNOPSIS:
When does love fall apart? Do you see it? Do you feel it? Can you save it? When two worlds collide it sets off an unlikely chain of events, creating temptations and feelings that did not exist and changing the course of two random strangers. A crumbling marriage to a successful husband, A man fighting to keep his family together, Two people looking to reconcile and bury their past lives. Lives comes together that would never have been, where one secret will turn their worlds upside down. What happens when the truth is finally exposed? Will both sides end up hurt and alone? When does love reappear? Do you see it? Do you feel it? Do you fight for it? Love is beautiful. Love is quiet. Love is ugly. Love is Louder.
Review
5 Stars
I really enjoyed this book, so much that I have been telling friends they need to read it as soon as I closed the last page. This isn’t your typical love triangle book as the cover and blurb would suggest, it is complex, emotional and a story of lives entwined in a much deeper way than you can imagine. Much deeper than the characters seem to know and their lives all seem to come back to their feelings towards a dead woman.
I loved Mason; he is sincere, honest, upright and doing his best to hold his family together in the face of tragedy since losing his sister to an apparent hit & run accident. A sister he loved deeply. His love for his sister and his family is both heartbreaking and lovely but it does seem to be holding Mason back from getting on with his own life. When old faces suddenly start to appear back in town, Mason has to fight harder to keep his family together. I also loved that we meet Mason as the washing machine repair guy rather than some high flying millionaire, a real refreshing change.
Brie and James on the face of it seem to have a perfect life and Brie idolises her husband but it does seem to be in an unhealthy way. She seems all put together in running her own business yet seems to be needy towards her Husband, the reasons why soon slowly starts to become apparent and you realise there is something unspoken about in their relationship. Though I did like Brie when she wasn’t in James presence she could be quite spunky when she had to be. James is a complex character that I hated initially for the way he was behaving towards his wife but in a way I felt sorry for him as he seemed to be carrying a few burdens.
It soon becomes clear that there is history between Mason and James and not of the good kind. There is an instant attraction between Brie and Mason that burns through this story but the complexity of their friendship seems to be heading towards something far more as Brie’s life suddenly starts to unravel and secrets are discovered. This is a great start to this series and I think the author has done a brilliant job in weaving a story that leaves a list of questions in its wake and keeps you guessing and wanting the next book already and as such I am really looking forward to it.
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About The Author:
Antoinette Candela is most likely listening to music at a very high volume right now and pondering her next book. She grew up in Upstate New York and is an avid New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys fan. As a child, she enjoyed reading and writing and penned her first story at the age of thirteen. She drives fast, is a neat freak, loves red wine, Scrabble and can't live without her iced coffee and a good pen. Currently she lives in Massachusetts with her son and daughter in her neat and tidy home. When she's not planted in front of her computer writing, she can be found at the gym or at the beach soaking up the rays and enjoying a good book.
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