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Ripple
Jillian Richards, an elite triathlete, is desperate to get back home to Boulder after an unexpected trip to Boston to care for her ailing father. Her lifelong dream of winning gold is at stake, and time is of the essence.
With an ice storm bearing down on the east coast, she rushes to the airport—only to spin out of control and crash headfirst into a jackknifed tractor-trailer. She is trapped in the car with life-threatening injuries, lying in the murky space between consciousness and the beyond. She knows it’s her destiny to survive…but what if destiny isn’t enough?
Her survival will depend on five seemingly unconnected strangers, each with a harrowing story of their own. From the moment of impact, chapters intricately weave between the crucial moments after the crash and the backstories of these five who come to her aid. Each has had their own brush with death, only to be given that ultimate second chance.
Fate may have led them back to her at this most critical moment, but it will be up to Jillian to make it out alive.
With an ice storm bearing down on the east coast, she rushes to the airport—only to spin out of control and crash headfirst into a jackknifed tractor-trailer. She is trapped in the car with life-threatening injuries, lying in the murky space between consciousness and the beyond. She knows it’s her destiny to survive…but what if destiny isn’t enough?
Her survival will depend on five seemingly unconnected strangers, each with a harrowing story of their own. From the moment of impact, chapters intricately weave between the crucial moments after the crash and the backstories of these five who come to her aid. Each has had their own brush with death, only to be given that ultimate second chance.
Fate may have led them back to her at this most critical moment, but it will be up to Jillian to make it out alive.
220 pages, Paperback
First published June 8, 2018
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January 26, 2018
I was lucky enough to get an advanced peek of this book. From the first chapter to the last I was hooked. I was rooting for Jillian through every step of her journey all while wondering where it was going to take us. It made me a believer....everyone has their own destiny and everything happens for a reason. I can’t wait for everyone to read it! Well done Rachel, well done.
December 21, 2018
When Jillian is involved in a car accident, it will take five strangers to save her, each with their own story of survival.
I love stories that play with the ideas of fate and destiny, and I also love stories with a big cast of characters that, throughout the story, we learn are all connected in some way. Ripple certainly fit that criteria. The main character is Jillian, an elite athlete who is involved in a terrible accident on her way to the airport. As the story progresses, we meet the people who will be integral in her making it out alive. Through flashbacks, it is revealed that each of those people was involved in a life or death situation at some point in their lives. Is it fate that is bringing all of them together now?
This story was a short, quick read. The dialogue was awkward, to say the least. The conversations and thoughts of the characters were so wordy and unreal-sounding - lots of telling, not showing. As the book progressed, I had to suspend my disbelief so many times and honestly I was rolling my eyes a bit at all the coincidences. BUT - this book was totally saved by the ending, where a big twist in the last couple pages had me sighing with relief.
I love stories that play with the ideas of fate and destiny, and I also love stories with a big cast of characters that, throughout the story, we learn are all connected in some way. Ripple certainly fit that criteria. The main character is Jillian, an elite athlete who is involved in a terrible accident on her way to the airport. As the story progresses, we meet the people who will be integral in her making it out alive. Through flashbacks, it is revealed that each of those people was involved in a life or death situation at some point in their lives. Is it fate that is bringing all of them together now?
This story was a short, quick read. The dialogue was awkward, to say the least. The conversations and thoughts of the characters were so wordy and unreal-sounding - lots of telling, not showing. As the book progressed, I had to suspend my disbelief so many times and honestly I was rolling my eyes a bit at all the coincidences. BUT - this book was totally saved by the ending, where a big twist in the last couple pages had me sighing with relief.
May 11, 2018
If you didn't have vertigo before reading this book you will after!
What could have been a good story ends up giving the reader whiplash with all the back and forth. The only reason I gave it one star is because they want let you review without it. Putting it on Kindle Unlimited won't save it!
What could have been a good story ends up giving the reader whiplash with all the back and forth. The only reason I gave it one star is because they want let you review without it. Putting it on Kindle Unlimited won't save it!
February 3, 2018
Amazing story!
I was hooked right away, the characters in this book were so interesting and I loved the way the author wove the story together! I hope there wi be another book soon that continue Jillian's story
I was hooked right away, the characters in this book were so interesting and I loved the way the author wove the story together! I hope there wi be another book soon that continue Jillian's story
April 25, 2018
Easy to pick up, hard to put down.
May 11, 2018
Ugh.
Ugh, I wanted to like it. But... ugh.. at first it was just too convenient and contrived and the end... so corny. Just ugh!
Ugh, I wanted to like it. But... ugh.. at first it was just too convenient and contrived and the end... so corny. Just ugh!
August 22, 2025
I liked the book. I didn't like the ending.
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