Pieces of a Life by Jewel E. Ann Series: The Life Series, Book 1
on September 13, 2022
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The summer before fourth grade, Colten Mosley moved into the house across the street from mine, and we became inseparable.
He played the piano and baseball.
I had a penchant for dead things while at the same time imagining what it would be like to kiss Colten.
We were filled with curiosity and overly active imaginations.
We were also forbidden to be more than friends.
But that didn’t stop us.
Weeks before graduation, he annihilated my heart, and it’s been seventeen years since the day I knew I’d hate him forever.
Now he’s back in my life—a single dad and a homicide detective looking over my shoulder while I perform autopsies as one of Chicago’s most gifted forensic pathologists. Then fate throws us a curveball.
Colten saves my life, but he can’t erase the images that now keep me awake at night. And I can’t explain them.
Am I still the girl he’s always loved? Or nothing more than pieces of that life?
*This story contains sensitive and graphic content.
Colten and Josephine have known each other since they were kids, never really in a relationship as they went thru their teenage years, but always having this connection to each other that the reader knows is meant to be something more. Until it’s not and it’s complete heartbreak and we are now 17 years later, seeing these two come face to face again as if fate stepped in saying this was the right time now.
I took a little time understanding Josephine and her quirkiness and this push and pull love hate relationship she had with Colten. Going back and forth from past to present, I finally got it. They were and are each other’s exceptions. I loved the push and pull, I loved the banter and sexiness of their relationship…it just worked.
I didn’t expect the twist but it captivated me all the same where I’m left reeling and wondering where this will go in book 2. I love seeing Colten there for her now after all this time, I love Josephine’s strength… I love them together because there is no one else that could ever be the perfect match than they are for each other.
I can’t wait for more!
About Jewel E. Ann
Jewel is a free-spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor.
With 10 years of flossing lectures under her belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business.
After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the Contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing.
When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree at a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course…heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.
Ruth L McDonnell
Loved this book! 5 amazing stars