Full Circle

The Ball’s in Her Court #3

by Heather Justesen

When Shelly’s fiancé dies in an accident days before their wedding, all of her life plans die with him. A chance to start over in a new country while she pursues her graduate degree gives her new direction, but a run-in with an old flame makes it hard not to look back while she’s moving forward. This new adult spin-off to The Ball’s in Her Court and Rebound shows sometimes love has to take the long way around to reach its final destination.

280 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 24, 2016

About the author

Heather Justesen is an award-winning and up-and-coming author for the women's romance market.

Reviews

[Donna Campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really great LDS romance. This is a really great story of the ups and downs, struggles and strengths that some relationships can go through. I really enjoyed it. This is a sweet, clean romance.

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

What started out as a tragic story turned into an emotional uplifting story about faith, perseverance & love. Shelly & Jimmy were engaged to be married when he was killed in a car accident. On the day that was supposed to be their wedding day, Shelly had to attend his funeral instead. What followed was a journey that Shelly had to take through grief before she could open up her heart & love again. Her journey took her to study in England & a short term relationship that helped her begin to heal. Towards the end of her year abroad, she came out of her shell & began to truly experience her time. By the time she came home, she’d begun to regain her faith & her strength which left her open for an old relationship to be rekindled.

[Jzcotter03 · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Shelly loses her fiance in a car crash she suddenly finds herself rethinking her life. From her grief is born a new determined woman to make the most out of life by choosing to expand her horizons...even across the world for a time. I thought this was a great story about love and loss and learning to find oneself again. During her journey she comes across an old flame, who may still create a spark in her life. Also there's a theme of how those people placed around us can make a huge impact on our decisions and working things out for ourselves. I loved the longer story in this one where more detail was included in Shelly's story...which is true to the name "Full Circle".

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. I loved the growth in the amazing characters. I loved that Shelly prayed about her decisions, especially since things didn't always work out the way she had planned. I have not read the other books in the series but I will read them now.

[Suzzie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly an uplifting book of moving on through life’s troubles.

[Charissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This contemporary LDS romance did what its title says--took the characters full circle with a few painful twists thrown in the loop to help them grow. Shelly and Rob are the main squeezes in this story, but there are lots of other side characters that added meat to the plot. Shelly has just lost her fiance in a tragic automobile accident, and when he is buried, her dreams go with him. Everything she had planned now seems senseless and she is lost in a tidal wave of grief. Reaching out to help, her older sister sends her to England to study for her master's. Shelly hopes a new setting will help her overcome her sorrow and not have so many reminders of the life she lost. I liked this clean romance. The characters were well done, but with the grief aspect thrown in that Shelly has to face, at times the story didn't go as fast as I liked. The slow pacing didn't detract from the story though; it felt believable in this one. The problems that needed to be solved were more cerebral than physical. It ended quite suddenly and I would have liked another chapter to give me better closure, but overall, it was a good, solid read. ***I won this book as a prize in a summer reading contest and received a copy from the author.

[Julia Lance · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It's about overcoming heartbreak and life's challenges. Shelly has to endure so many things at a young age and I loved reading about her strengths. It's always important to stick to your true self and keep your standards high especially in times of trial. I always enjoy a great love story and love it when it ends in Happily Ever After! This book was such a fun read! Great Job Heather!


Note: I was given an ARC copy of this book by the Author in Exchange for an honest review!