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Two Lovers
I need a fresh start.
After another failed relationship, I'm feeling the need to get away. I found a better job in my old college town and thought it sounded like the perfect way to me start anew. But in trying to escape my past, it seems I've actually ran back to it...
I had no idea my ex, Lauren, actually worked at the place I had just been hired. Had I known, I probably wouldn't have moved back here. Not only was she the only woman I've ever truly loved, I had never gotten over her. Now I had to see her every day and know that there is no chance anything can happen between us because she is engaged... to a man, no less!
And she has no idea how deeply I still love her.
Marriage isn't a choice for me.
When you're with someone for years, when you've built a life with them, you marry them. It's just what you do. I'm marrying my fiance because he's been there for me through thick and thin. He's a good man. Our love might not be the most passionate, but that doesn't mean we don't have a good foundation for a relationship.
Some people would call what I'm doing settling but I don't think it is. Sometimes there aren't fireworks in a relationship, sometimes love is calmer than that. I mean, yes, I've had passionate love before... Back in college, when I was with Sara. But that relationship was long dead.
Which is completely my fault.
This is a standalone lesbian romance novel with HEA ending!
After another failed relationship, I'm feeling the need to get away. I found a better job in my old college town and thought it sounded like the perfect way to me start anew. But in trying to escape my past, it seems I've actually ran back to it...
I had no idea my ex, Lauren, actually worked at the place I had just been hired. Had I known, I probably wouldn't have moved back here. Not only was she the only woman I've ever truly loved, I had never gotten over her. Now I had to see her every day and know that there is no chance anything can happen between us because she is engaged... to a man, no less!
And she has no idea how deeply I still love her.
Marriage isn't a choice for me.
When you're with someone for years, when you've built a life with them, you marry them. It's just what you do. I'm marrying my fiance because he's been there for me through thick and thin. He's a good man. Our love might not be the most passionate, but that doesn't mean we don't have a good foundation for a relationship.
Some people would call what I'm doing settling but I don't think it is. Sometimes there aren't fireworks in a relationship, sometimes love is calmer than that. I mean, yes, I've had passionate love before... Back in college, when I was with Sara. But that relationship was long dead.
Which is completely my fault.
This is a standalone lesbian romance novel with HEA ending!
- GenresLesbian
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Published September 12, 2017
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About the author
Edie Bryant
19 books10 followersEdie also writes under the pseudonyms
Hayden Hunt
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Aimee Alesi
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October 1, 2017
Hmmm....
This is the second book I have read or tried to read by Edie Bryant. The first book I didn't finish; this one I did. Now, overall the book was okay. There was a lot of repetition of events and thoughts which made the book redundant and slow. The constant monologue instead of dialgue and action wasn't something I am ever a real fan of regardless the writer. The two characters were not really personalized enough for me to get a grasp on them and there was no real supporting or surrounding characters to help build much of anything. So why the 3*?
Well...one its kindleUnlimited so it cost me nothing but a couple of hours. Two, if thentime frame between break-up, reunion, make up was longer and more believable (i fall on lack of characer building), the story would have worked better...i see this as a growing point. And three, I actually did like the premise of the story.
Regardless...if youve got time its not too bad a read.
This is the second book I have read or tried to read by Edie Bryant. The first book I didn't finish; this one I did. Now, overall the book was okay. There was a lot of repetition of events and thoughts which made the book redundant and slow. The constant monologue instead of dialgue and action wasn't something I am ever a real fan of regardless the writer. The two characters were not really personalized enough for me to get a grasp on them and there was no real supporting or surrounding characters to help build much of anything. So why the 3*?
Well...one its kindleUnlimited so it cost me nothing but a couple of hours. Two, if thentime frame between break-up, reunion, make up was longer and more believable (i fall on lack of characer building), the story would have worked better...i see this as a growing point. And three, I actually did like the premise of the story.
Regardless...if youve got time its not too bad a read.
July 12, 2017
Another MM romance "reimagined" as lesbian fare.
I keep telling myself not to bother with books like this one. Lesbians are not interchangeable with gay men. Our stories reflect our experiences as women who love other women. The difference isn't gender. It's culture, history, politics and spirituality. In general, women use language and live life differently from men. It's not because of a biological difference between men and women, but there is no such thing as a human being and everyone is hyphenated. Everything has been engendered. Every item, activity, personality trait and word is encoded with beliefs about men and women. Would I abolish the entrenched sex role hierarchy? Yes, in a nanosecond! Have we evolved toward this resolution? No, don't believe it for a nanosecond!
This is still a book review. Two Lovers by Edie Bryant is the novel. The lovers are Sara and Lauren. Sara (lesbian) met Lauren (bisexual) while they took computer classes in college. Friendship became love. First love, in the teenage years, rarely survives in lesfic, but quite often it gets a second chance. Lauren's feelings for Sara suffered from a fatal flaw. She feared being hurt or betrayed and let herself become possessive and jealous. Sara was sickened by Lauren's ongoing false accusations and they parted ways. Neither woman stopped loving the other. Fast forward a decade and they are working together at Sara's new job. Lauren's engaged to Brandon, but her heart still belongs to Sara. Sara decides to ignore her feelings for Lauren, because she believes that Lauren's in love with her betrothed. Love is pushed away. Love pulls them together. Rinse and repeat.
Does changing character names, body parts or pronouns make one book into another? This may not matter to anyone but me. Brandon doesn't read like a believable man to me. I can see that character as a woman. Sara and Lauren aren't developed enough as main characters to be much of anything. They reveal few defining characteristics outside of their relationship and their feelings toward each other. This book isn't much longer than a novella. Shortcuts were taken on the path to soulmate love and HEA. I'm not sure what the author tried to accomplish with Two Lovers. I can't buy what is being sold.
I keep telling myself not to bother with books like this one. Lesbians are not interchangeable with gay men. Our stories reflect our experiences as women who love other women. The difference isn't gender. It's culture, history, politics and spirituality. In general, women use language and live life differently from men. It's not because of a biological difference between men and women, but there is no such thing as a human being and everyone is hyphenated. Everything has been engendered. Every item, activity, personality trait and word is encoded with beliefs about men and women. Would I abolish the entrenched sex role hierarchy? Yes, in a nanosecond! Have we evolved toward this resolution? No, don't believe it for a nanosecond!
This is still a book review. Two Lovers by Edie Bryant is the novel. The lovers are Sara and Lauren. Sara (lesbian) met Lauren (bisexual) while they took computer classes in college. Friendship became love. First love, in the teenage years, rarely survives in lesfic, but quite often it gets a second chance. Lauren's feelings for Sara suffered from a fatal flaw. She feared being hurt or betrayed and let herself become possessive and jealous. Sara was sickened by Lauren's ongoing false accusations and they parted ways. Neither woman stopped loving the other. Fast forward a decade and they are working together at Sara's new job. Lauren's engaged to Brandon, but her heart still belongs to Sara. Sara decides to ignore her feelings for Lauren, because she believes that Lauren's in love with her betrothed. Love is pushed away. Love pulls them together. Rinse and repeat.
Does changing character names, body parts or pronouns make one book into another? This may not matter to anyone but me. Brandon doesn't read like a believable man to me. I can see that character as a woman. Sara and Lauren aren't developed enough as main characters to be much of anything. They reveal few defining characteristics outside of their relationship and their feelings toward each other. This book isn't much longer than a novella. Shortcuts were taken on the path to soulmate love and HEA. I'm not sure what the author tried to accomplish with Two Lovers. I can't buy what is being sold.
October 21, 2017
This story's concept was actually okay. Sara and Lauren meeting and the way their past was revealed was alright too.
But I found the progress of reconciliation a little rushed. Sure they were deeply in love with each other but... wouldn't it take a little more time to forgive? Maybe a more in depth description of the mending process would help.
Apart from that, the book was pretty enjoyable.
But I found the progress of reconciliation a little rushed. Sure they were deeply in love with each other but... wouldn't it take a little more time to forgive? Maybe a more in depth description of the mending process would help.
Apart from that, the book was pretty enjoyable.
January 31, 2022
Sweet ending. I found that I liked Ms. Bryant's writing style, so I will definitely read her other books. Very best, Robin
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