Shattered By Fate
By: Jacelyn Rye
Review:
Anyone else think Fate can be very cruel? This is book 2 of a 3 part series and picks up right where book 1, Surrender to Fate, leaves off. I was so overwhelmed by the emotions and heart wrenching decisions by both Will and Sarah from the very beginning of this story. I know people say all the time what a roller coaster a book is, but that wouldn't even begin to describe the ups and downs and twists and turns Jacelyn Rye gives us in this book. I went from loving Will to hating him back to loving him. And Sarah is torn in many directions, not knowing which way is up and through every passage of her thoughts and feelings you literally feel your heart breaking for her. And Margaret, oh why does such an awful person have to exist? I just thought I hated her in the first book, well I really hate her now. I understand Will's torn between what he feels in his soul that is right and listening to his heart or doing what in his mind is the right thing for his family. It is just so frustrating to know that two people who love each other so much down to their very core, can not be together. And then you have Adley, who is in the war fighting everyday to get back to Sarah. I mean, my goodness who do you root for, right? One thing I know for certain is that Sarah and Will will always belong to each other no matter what promises they have made to others. They made promises to each other first. This story touched me to my core and one I will not ever forget! People always have those books that in 10 years or 20 years they will always come back to and talk about, this series is mine. I really can't say enough about this series! It is one I will recommend to anyone and everyone!! I wish I could give it a million stars because it deserves no less than that!! Great job Jacelyn!! Grab a box of tissues because you will need them!!
Review by Tabitha
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Author Bio:
Jacelyn Rye is many things. She can be
as alluring as the love that flows from her pen: pure, honest,
simple. But then, like a storm that suddenly appears over the
mountain, she can also have you running for shelter where there’s
no place to hide. Like life, itself, Jacelyn delivers the hard with
the soft, the pain with the joy, the instant with the forever. All of
it, for a reason. And it’s there that one can best enter her life.
“I believe in signs, I believe
everything happens for a reason,” she’ll tell you. If you know
someone like that, you already know a primal piece of Jacelyn — a
person who actually listens to the Universe because there, she knows
she’ll find more than answers, she’ll find reasons. And those
reasons give her insights about nature, and human nature, both of
which she invites us to explore with her.
Growing up in the blue sky country of
Colorado doesn’t leave an impression, it becomes a lifeblood. For
Jacelyn, the clarity of that truth flows through her stories, her
characters and her inherent spirituality that somehow knows faith, in
the end, triumphs over despair.
Through her storytelling — firmly
stimulated by that early country life that taught her to always be
prepared when venturing forth — Jacelyn’s uncanny ability to
“see” what could happen takes readers into a crystal ball where
the future’s many possible outcomes await in a swirl of
incandescence, right down to the details of smell, touch, fear, love.
Because life also presents its
possibilities in dreams, Jacelyn holds dear that open door. “My
dreams mean a lot to me. I listen to them, solve problems in them,
learn from them,” she confides. It figures, then, that when you
read her stories, you’d best get ready for a trip with an original
dream weaver.
And then, there’s serendipity. To
know Jacelyn is to accept a dance with chance. She accepted one such
chance when she moved from her beloved Colorado to an unknown life
awaiting her in Southern California, where she lives today. “I knew
another beautiful world was out there. I was ready for adventure,”
she says, with the confidence that proves her faith is more than just
words. “I moved from Colorado as soon as I graduated from college,
thanks to a great job offer. The night after I received my job offer,
I saw a commercial that said, ‘California, find yourself here.’
In that moment, I stopped debating the move and took it as a sign
that my adventure would be found in California.”
As Jacelyn does so well, she shares
those adventures in her writing. In her first book series, you’ll
find Jacelyn’s experiences of this major life change play out in
Sarah, who also moves from Colorado to California. “What I’ve
seen and felt enable me to write realistically about how a Colorado
mountain girl feels about living in California.”
In the quiet mornings, you’ll find
Jacelyn savoring her coffee, outside. To her, it’s all about
listening, breathing in, appreciating being here for another day. And
of course, there’s time spent in the mountains, fishing, wading in
creeks with the people she loves. Curiously, this girl who comes from
the mile-high mountains, still fears the miles-deep ocean she
frequently visits, but only to sink her toes in the hot sand and
watch, in awe and respect, the thundering surf.
On any given day, be it in the
mountains, at the beach, or on her terrace, Jacelyn is dreaming and
writing, her way of sharing something meaningful with those who come
to know her.
One thing is for sure, wherever she
goes, wherever she’s been, Jacelyn is aware and thankful for the
gifts around her. Indeed, although she does not get back to Colorado
that often, she’s there in spirit, and in absolute detail, in a
moment’s call. “The smells, the sound aspen leaves make when the
wind asks them to dance, how tall pines gently sway back and forth
against a backdrop of the bluest blue I’ve ever known.” That’s
someone who takes it all in, who takes it all with her, and who
offers it to everyone who opens her books.
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7184742.Jacelyn_Rye
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