Audible audiobook
Author: Elizabeth O’Roark
Narrators: Samantha Brentmoor and Teddy Hamilton
Told through an interesting perspective, this is the story of the forbidden love between Juliet Cantrell and Luke Taylor. In two different , alternating timelines of NOW and THEN, we follow Juliet’s story (as it’s told exclusively from her POV in first person) as she is taken by local pastor’s family. She’s very much a charity case and does everything to “belong”, including completely suffocating her own personality, her wants and needs. She feels grateful but completely unseen. It all changes one summer when Danny, the pastor’s son and her “intended”, brings home a friend who’s just as much in need of their help and support. And HE sees HER.
In the beginning, you think that Luke is this bad boy… trouble… until you start putting the pieces together and you see how loyal, protective and completely in love he is with Juliet. The love triangle is established without Danny knowing, though we can tell he’s very jealous of Luke’s accomplishments. We know that whatever happened in the past still resonates horribly in the present: Danny is now dead and Luke hates Juliet. She made sure he felt that way because her love for him is equally boundless, loyal and protective.
Now, thrown together again, the famous pro-surfer and the now singing sensation will have to face each other for the opening of “Danny’s House”. It’s time for all the secrets (and the love) to come to the surface.
An angsty second chance romance that will have you turning page after page wanting to know what happened and begging for destiny to finally bring these two where they belong: together.
Narration: Duet style narration by Samantha Brentmoor and Teddy Hamilton. Since it’s in Juliet’s solo POV, you get Samantha at her best, showcasing an incredible array of emotions. Teddy is amazing as all male characters. Kudos to the production team at Brickshop Audio for an amazing, seamless experience.
Possible triggers: toxic relationship with parents, religious trauma, purity culture, cheating, death of loved ones, homophobia, SA (historical)
