Is Your Heart Still Mine

by Kyra Gates

Braylen knew when she was a child that she wanted Christopher Wells, hell who didn't. She'd loved him since the day she first laid eyes on him. He was her first kiss, her first, feel, her first love. He has her heart and she hasn't been able to get it back.

At 15 years old she was forced to move away and lost touch with the sexy high school junior that she'd loved since she was eight. She's never forgotten him or the night they first made love. But after years of searching should she give up and start out new with a guy at her school that's almost as handsome as she remembered Chris Wells to be. Something is drawing her to him but she can't put her finger on it and the mysterious brother that keeps popping up on campus is pulling her even more. A chance encounter brings her pass to the forefront and now she has some serious decisions to make but before she can decide when and rather to make them everything blows up in her face.

157 pages, ebook

First published May 30, 2012

About the author

Born and raised in Ohio, Kyra Gates became an avid reader late in life. After being encouraged to read a popular series she couldn’t stop. The only issue is that she continued reading the same series over and over again until her husband said, “Why don’t you just write your own book,” after writing her first book Walkers, a fantasy fiction romance that later turned into a novel she fell in love with creating her own alternative world in stories.

A few years later, her manager now close friend introduced her to Urban Fiction…wasn’t her favorite but from there she found African American Romance and is often not seen without her nose buried in her iPad or book. With two kids, a husband, a dog, and a successful youth volleyball program she has to find odd and creative ways to read and write; the bathroom and her car has become her sanctuary.

Soon after she began her first romance series Serenity which is based loosely on her own life’s situations a new part of imagination has opened and she hasn’t looked back. She’s not quite where she wants to be yet but is working toward that goal of one day being a nationally known author.

Her work includes, Walkers, Tortured Soul, and Infinity which is the fantasy fiction series Walkers. Her romance collection includes, Serenity, Is Your Heart Still Mine, Chocolate Angel, One More Night, and A Promise to Keep all part of the Serenity series. There are two more books coming to conclude this series.

Her latest series Harris Family Values includes All I Need Is Patience and coming soon Beautiful Storm, Cherish, Surrender, and Second Treasure.

Kyra Gates is the founder of Dunebug Publishing and Program Director of Precision Volleyball Academy still residing in Ohio with her husband, two children, and the dog. You can contact her at kyragates@rocketmail.com or drop by her website @ authorkaigates.wordpress.com.

Reviews

[Stepp · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed " Is your heart still mine". The story has a good tone and rhythem to it. From the begining of the book, it touches on the childhood crush that we all experience. That first "forbidden kiss", how long time childhood friends unite again and that special someone that you deeply full in love with. It was interesting to see how Braylen, inspite of her home environment, turns out to be very responsible and respectable. I can relate to some of the characters, espically, Chris and Brandon. Another thing, I really enjoyed the way that the main females characters inside the book(Kelly, Braylen, Sasha and mother Wells)carried themselves. They are great example of how the madia faslely display the image of my sisters(not all are willing to sell their souls for fame). I give it 5 stars! Chris Wells is the man!!! Way to stand up for what you love Bruah.

[Love hurtswick · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was short but I enjoyed it, now I'm ready for the bigger book and I'm sort of anxious to read Brandon's story. The situation in the book hit home for me in a sense, I remember when my parents divorced and we where left basically to fend for ourselves. Thank god I didn't have the mother from hell. The only thing I would say that I was a little disappointed in was not knowing what ever happened to her mother but I guess that could possibly lead into another story. I did feel bad for Brandon and I am interested in knowing how his story will go though I don't think that Braylen's goodfriend is the one for him.

[Nana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I felt something was missing from the ending, but other than that pretty good read. This was the story of two people that knew what they wanted a long time ago but lost each other do to growing pains, once they found each other it was a fight to get reunited. Brandon the little brother of CJ falls for the Braylen and becuase of all the pain that CJ has already caused Brandon he backs off. I thought this story was pretty good because I felt the pain of both brothers and understood them both. It was terrible what happened to Braylen, but she's a strong woman and did what she had to do to survive. I don't want to say much more, the story is shorter than what I'm use to reading from this author but it was a good story, I just wanted to know more in the end.


The second edition is much better finished April 1, 2013

[Johnny X · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was pretty good. I liked the chemistry between all three characters Braylen, Brandon, and CJ. I felt Brandon's anger becuase I too have been in that situation with my brother and we almost came to blows. I would have given five stars had it been longer. This is more of a story ladies and gents not overly done with sex (which isn't bad, but I thought I would mention that). Its just like I said short and sweet. Its the second book to the Serenity series if you follow this author. If you don't then you should.

[Kyra Gates · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite

This is my favorite in the Serenity series. It isn't as long as I would have liked it to be but I love it none the less. And the greatest part about it is that I wrote it! Sorry I've read this a few times and everytime it's a new experience. Fall in love with Braylen and Chris and meet the young Future CEO Mr. Brandon Wells. I think that why loved this book because I wrote it from their point of view so you get to see how they all felt. It is also the book before my very first edited book Chocolate Angel. Both available on Amazon.

[Kyra Gates · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed writing and reading the story of Braylen and Chris; stay tuned for the story of Branden and Bridgett.

[Pitchblack · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good, not long enough

[Nana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it, it was cute. I can't wait to read Brandon's story, please tell me he gets one. The ending almost brought me to tears. It was much shorter than Serenity but I liked it nonetheless.