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Better Together
Mac Bradenton has never been south of the Mason Dixon line or across a body of water wider than the Ohio River. But her best friend is sick and on a quest to complete her bucket list. First stop-Paris, France. Mac goes along expecting to enjoy the time she has left with Kristy, never anticipating just how much her life will change.
The moment that Mac meets Lenie, everything is different. Her gentle eyes, soft touch and lilting voice captivate Mac in a way no other woman ever has.
Lenie has just walked away from a relationship and doesn't think she's ready to start a new one. Add to that the fact that Mac, a strong, handsome woman, lives over 4000 miles away, the entire things seems impossible. Worse is that Mac's best friend, and Lenie's only confidant is dying, tearing apart both women before either of them has a chance to get her footing.
Mac knows she and Lenie are better together. But she can't make it happen alone.
The moment that Mac meets Lenie, everything is different. Her gentle eyes, soft touch and lilting voice captivate Mac in a way no other woman ever has.
Lenie has just walked away from a relationship and doesn't think she's ready to start a new one. Add to that the fact that Mac, a strong, handsome woman, lives over 4000 miles away, the entire things seems impossible. Worse is that Mac's best friend, and Lenie's only confidant is dying, tearing apart both women before either of them has a chance to get her footing.
Mac knows she and Lenie are better together. But she can't make it happen alone.
- GenresLesbian
210 pages, Paperback
First published May 15, 2014
About the author
Pat Cronin
8 books6 followersPat Cronin grew up to become exactly what she said she'd be at the age of five. A paramedic/firefighter. She enjoys reading and writing Lesbian fiction, and has published numerous articles for on-line E-zines and short stories for anthologies.
see also: Patty Schramm
see also: Patty Schramm
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July 24, 2014
Mac Brandenton’s best friend Kristy is dying from a brain tumor. She has a bucket list of things she wants to do before she gets too sick. To help her complete her list, she ropes in Mac to help her. Mac has never travelled abroad or even been very adventurous. All that is about to change.
First up on Kristy’s list is a month long trip to Paris and varying other European destinations. Mac has no idea how this trip with Kristy is about to change her life forever.
Kristy and Mac meet up with Kristy’s Dutch friend Lenie. Lenie has promised them a tour of Paris. From the outset the sparks of attraction are sizzling between Mac and Lenie, enthusiastically encouraged by Kristy. But, what will happen at the end of their vacation when Kristy and Mac have to return home? Can a fledgling relationship survive the long distance between the two love struck women?
When Mac returns home, she faces some major changes in her life, the most pressing being Kristy’s worsening cancer. Will Mac be able to count on Lenie through thick and thin? After all, they know they are better together than apart.
First and foremost, I have to say this book is not all doom and gloom. Yes, there is a lot of pain and angst, but it is well balanced out with love and laughter too.
Each of these characters is well developed, multi-faceted and a delight to get to know. There are four main characters, Mac, Kristy, Jace and Lenie. Although the story centers mainly around them, it also brings in to play a lot of the secondary characters too. All essential to the story and adding their own stamps on it.
I liked that the story is set in both America and Europe. It was nice to ‘virtually‘ travel around and see the scenery.
Pat Cronin has written Kristy’s story with compassion and understanding, it’s perfectly logical that someone so young would want to do so much before they die. Also the way people reacted to Kristy’s illness was spot on from my personal experiences.
I enjoyed Jace’s story too. It integrated well into the Kristy, Mac, Lenie story and added some grit as well as humor.
The love story between Mac and Lenie was passionate and not without it’s ups and downs. The path of true love rarely runs smoothly though.
There were a few odd typos, but nothing that pulled me out of the story. I look forward to reading more from this author soon.
First up on Kristy’s list is a month long trip to Paris and varying other European destinations. Mac has no idea how this trip with Kristy is about to change her life forever.
Kristy and Mac meet up with Kristy’s Dutch friend Lenie. Lenie has promised them a tour of Paris. From the outset the sparks of attraction are sizzling between Mac and Lenie, enthusiastically encouraged by Kristy. But, what will happen at the end of their vacation when Kristy and Mac have to return home? Can a fledgling relationship survive the long distance between the two love struck women?
When Mac returns home, she faces some major changes in her life, the most pressing being Kristy’s worsening cancer. Will Mac be able to count on Lenie through thick and thin? After all, they know they are better together than apart.
First and foremost, I have to say this book is not all doom and gloom. Yes, there is a lot of pain and angst, but it is well balanced out with love and laughter too.
Each of these characters is well developed, multi-faceted and a delight to get to know. There are four main characters, Mac, Kristy, Jace and Lenie. Although the story centers mainly around them, it also brings in to play a lot of the secondary characters too. All essential to the story and adding their own stamps on it.
I liked that the story is set in both America and Europe. It was nice to ‘virtually‘ travel around and see the scenery.
Pat Cronin has written Kristy’s story with compassion and understanding, it’s perfectly logical that someone so young would want to do so much before they die. Also the way people reacted to Kristy’s illness was spot on from my personal experiences.
I enjoyed Jace’s story too. It integrated well into the Kristy, Mac, Lenie story and added some grit as well as humor.
The love story between Mac and Lenie was passionate and not without it’s ups and downs. The path of true love rarely runs smoothly though.
There were a few odd typos, but nothing that pulled me out of the story. I look forward to reading more from this author soon.
August 21, 2015
A Review of Better Together
Who hasn’t dreamt of finding that person with whom you can have a true partnership, a synergistic relationship? Mackenzie has found that with her best friend, Kris. Of course, Kris is also straight and terminally ill. When Mackenzie is asked to help her friend fulfil her bucket list, Mac clears her schedule and jumps aboard.
They travel to Europe and Mac is introduced to Kris’s online friend that she met in a support group for patients and caregivers of people with her illness. Kris’s primary concern is that the two will find happiness and solace with each other, after she is gone.
Of course, a romance is not complete without shenanigans. In this case, the author has provided us with strong and rich secondary characters who interact with the primary cast in such real and touching ways that I couldn’t help but be pulled in and form emotional ties.
Even though I knew there was a terminal illness, I felt the tears running down my face as I read about the group of friends as they dealt with what they must to break through to the other side of the traumatic event.
It is said that a successful romance is more than just two people meeting, overcoming an obstacle or two, then having their happily ever after (HEA). Pat Cronin shows us that this is indeed true by masterfully weaving the lives of her very well rounded secondary characters into the story of the primary couple. I can’t think of higher praise for an author than saying that she made me cry, she made me laugh, and I was sad to see the book come to an end.
Who hasn’t dreamt of finding that person with whom you can have a true partnership, a synergistic relationship? Mackenzie has found that with her best friend, Kris. Of course, Kris is also straight and terminally ill. When Mackenzie is asked to help her friend fulfil her bucket list, Mac clears her schedule and jumps aboard.
They travel to Europe and Mac is introduced to Kris’s online friend that she met in a support group for patients and caregivers of people with her illness. Kris’s primary concern is that the two will find happiness and solace with each other, after she is gone.
Of course, a romance is not complete without shenanigans. In this case, the author has provided us with strong and rich secondary characters who interact with the primary cast in such real and touching ways that I couldn’t help but be pulled in and form emotional ties.
Even though I knew there was a terminal illness, I felt the tears running down my face as I read about the group of friends as they dealt with what they must to break through to the other side of the traumatic event.
It is said that a successful romance is more than just two people meeting, overcoming an obstacle or two, then having their happily ever after (HEA). Pat Cronin shows us that this is indeed true by masterfully weaving the lives of her very well rounded secondary characters into the story of the primary couple. I can’t think of higher praise for an author than saying that she made me cry, she made me laugh, and I was sad to see the book come to an end.
October 30, 2015
I literally just finished 'Better Together'. What a fantastic book. So well written, so believable. I loved the characters, the story line ... everything!
Mac Bradenton makes a promise to her friend from childhood, Kristy Baker. A promise that will change her life in so many ways. I don't believe in 'spoiler reviews' and this one can be no different. Pat Cronin is a gifted writer who not only has a wonderful way with words, but also has the ability to take hold of her readers and transport them vicariously into the lives of her characters. It is almost as if you were living across the street from them and seeing their everyday lives played out before your eyes.
Smooth reading and a few twists will keep this book firmly in your hands until you reach the final page. Well done!
Mac Bradenton makes a promise to her friend from childhood, Kristy Baker. A promise that will change her life in so many ways. I don't believe in 'spoiler reviews' and this one can be no different. Pat Cronin is a gifted writer who not only has a wonderful way with words, but also has the ability to take hold of her readers and transport them vicariously into the lives of her characters. It is almost as if you were living across the street from them and seeing their everyday lives played out before your eyes.
Smooth reading and a few twists will keep this book firmly in your hands until you reach the final page. Well done!
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