Luffs

Transcendence #1.5

by Shay Savage

Once upon a time, you fell in love with a caveman.

His needs were basic, his ambitions primal, his love fierce.

Now, fall in love with Ehd all over again…through Beh’s eyes.

Luffs—Shay Savage’s holiday gift to Transcendence fans everywhere!

Coming November 20th!

Genres: Romance, Time Travel, Novella, Historical Romance, Historical, Fantasy, Science Fiction

93 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 20, 2018

About the author

Shay Savage is an independent author from Cincinnati, Ohio, where she lives with her family and a variety of household pets. She is an accomplished public speaker and holds the rank of Distinguished Toastmaster from Toastmasters International. Her hobbies include off-roading in her big, yellow Jeep, science fiction in all forms, and soccer. Savage holds a degree in psychology, and she brings a lot of that knowledge into the characters within her stories.

From the author: “It’s my job to make you FEEL. That doesn’t always mean you’ll feel good, but I want my readers to be connected enough to my characters to care.”

Savage’s books many books span a wide variety of topics and sub-genres with deeply flawed characters. From cavemen to addicts to hitmen, you’ll find yourself falling for these seemingly irredeemable characters!

Reviews

[KAS · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have fallen completely in luff with Ehd all over again!! And oh my gosh, those nose rubs ;)

We get Beh’s POV this go around, more like bits and pieces of the full storyline, and I couldn’t help but smile from beginning to end.

Now, I long to go back and re-read one of my all time favorite romances, “Transcendence,” and bask in their unique and splendid love story.

Note: I cannot recommend or encourage you enough to first read “Transcendence” to get the full benefits of this short novella. For me, book one was a magical experience! Sure wish this novella was much longer though.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This short novella was a wonderful treat for me this holiday season! I absolutely adored "Transcendence" which was the first book that Shay Savage wrote about Ehd and Beh. Most readers have heard of the beloved couple that met when Beth ended up travelling back in time to the days of Cavemen. Luckily, Ehd found her and they had a very unique journey falling into love with one another. I might add that Ehd could not communicate verbally, so they learned other ways to understand each other!!! LOL

With this novella, we get a glimpse into some of the memorable scenes between the two; but in Beth's POV. I will say that I probably wouldn't have enjoyed this as much if I had read the first book recently. I haven't read the book in more than a few years though, and so for me this was an enjoyable reminder of why I fell in love with Ehd and Beh in the first place!

For me, I really liked going back in time and reminiscing about the endearing couple. If you are a reader that has never read "Transcendence" then I strongly suggest giving it a go! You will either absolutely fall in love with it, or you won't like it or all...As for myself...I will always hold this story in my heart that is reserved for the extra special romance stories!
Their love story has been in my top five romances of all time! I just love it, and am glad I was reminded of how much I adored it by reading this novella!

[peachygirl · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a wonderful add-on to Transcendence, even though I thought the stand-alone was perfect in itself. Seeing Ehd through Beh's eyes was such a beautiful experience.
Ahh, these two cuties and their luffs and khizzes!

[Jessica's Totally Over The Top Book Obsession · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a bit of a disappointment for me. I really wanted to know more from Beth's pov and though it was nice to get a bit more time with Beh and Ehd it was too short and jumped around too much for me to really enjoy it. I wanted too see Lah's birth, her dad coming, the kids a bit older, and a few other moments that where not in this book from Beth's pov. I give it 3 stars because I liked getting a bit more in this world, but I wanted more and I feel let down that the little bit here is all us readers get.

[Rain · Rating 4 out of 5]

*3.5* The kindle edition says this book is 93 pages. It’s actually 70, with the rest being filler of other books the author has written.

I LOVED Transcendence, it’s one of my top M/F romances EVER. This one filled in a few blanks from Beh’s pov but I was mostly disappointed with the execution, and the cost of this ebook for so little story.

[❥ KAT ❥ Kitty Kats Crazy About Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

As soon as I found out that Shay Savage was releasing this I was stalking its ass off waiting for release day..Transcendence was one of my most favourite books of all time..Even this cover brings all the feels!!

[*CJ* · Rating 5 out of 5]

STOP IT OMG I CANT EVEN MY FAVORITE BOOK HAS A SEQUEL FINALLY AAAAA I LOVE THIS SOOO MUCH ALREADY DYINGGGGG
#biased

[Bev · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't even know what to say apart from that this was so disappointing, it felt rushed with time jumps that left me dizzy and finished so abruptly.

So many missed opportunities here, so frustrating. 😕

[Holly · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoyed finally reading some scenes from Beh's point of view. But I was pretty dismayed that some of the more emotional scenes from Transcendence were cut Lah's birth, her sickness, Beh's father's first appearance where he took Lah away and instead we get to see her try to make a Christmas tree. Like, what? No. At the very least I would have hoped for a new scene with Beh talking to her children when they were old enough to really do so. Complete missed opportunities!

[JewelsyGoolsy · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars for Ehd only.

It was so great to revisit Beh and Ehd’s story. I finally got some old questions answered. I wanted to drop some stars because this book was so short and the time jumps and hurried scenes felt more like a recapped overview but.... it’s Ehd... and I loved him all over again, so I’m giving this 5 stars, purely for Ehd and nostalgia.

[Birjis · Rating 5 out of 5]

***First read: 2018***
Rating: 3 - stars

***Reread: 7th April, 2021***
Rating: 5 - stars


I'm so thankful to the author for writing this portion of Beh's perspective. I was so satisfied to know what Beh's father left for her and she controlled having babies. I love love Beh's interactions with Ehd. How she adored him and understood that he was attracted to her. This two is going to live in my fictional world forever.

[Betül · Rating 4 out of 5]

Luffs is a beautiful addition to Transcendence which I really loved. It was nice to read about Ehd and Beh again through Beh's eyes. I think this novella is a great gift to fans of Transcendence. I have to admit that a couple of scenes brought tears to my eyes, but overall it was light and fun.

[Floripiquita · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesante para conocer la historia que se narra en el primer libro desde el punto de vista de la protagonista, aporta alguna cosa nueva y arroja luz sobre alguna otra que no quedó tan clara en la primera entrega.

[Lainey · Rating 5 out of 5]

i literally dropped everything to read this today. what is work?

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Part of what I loved about Transcendence is only getting Ehd’s POV and having to read between the lines to figure out what Beh was thinking/doing. I still wanted to read this because there were two scenes I really wanted to read from her POV - and this book only gave us one of those. That was a bit of a let down. Still a decent novella, although maybe too short to even be considered a novella.

[♥Rachel♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved getting back to this story this time from Beth’s (or Beh, as Ehd says) POV! Now I’ve started reading Transcedence all over again!

[Mysterious · Rating 2 out of 5]

I absolutely adored the first book. I’ve re-read it multiple times, and I was on the edge of my seat for this novella in Beh’s POV. Unfortunately, I am sorely disappointed.

I understand Luffs is a novella, and reading the first book is an absolute must, but there were times were I was trying to place what was happening because the chapters were so random. None of them transitioned together well, it was very choppy and didn’t flow nicely at all when reading.

Savage time jumped throughout the book so much that it became bothersome. At one point I had to use what knowledge I had from reading Transcendence to figure out how long it had been between chapters in the timeline because it wasn’t mentioned.

So many of the major points in the first book weren’t visited at all. Lah’s birth, Lah getting sick, Beh’s father appearing for the first time, Beh’s attack, the other childrens’ births, meeting their new tribe, the children finding their mates, and much more. I desperately wanted these scenes in Beh’s POV, and I’m gutted I didn’t get it. Then at 81%, it ends abruptly. It wasn’t planned out nicely at all. The remaining 19% was filled with blurbs from the authors’ other books which was pointless, and irritating.

I thought I would adore this book like I did the first, but in the state this novella is in, it really wasn’t needed and I wish I never read it. It let me down.

The price was ridiculous for what we got, and that says something since 2.99 isn’t even expensive. I understand the author needed it at 2.99 so she could get her 70% royalties with Amazon (get your money, love!) but man, there should have been ... more.

I gave two stars simply because I love the characters, and the cover for the book is beautiful.

[Anali · Rating 4 out of 5]

[~ Cariad ~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Transcendence will always bring back fond memories of me begging friends to read an insanely different love story about a caveman called Ehd that had stolen my heart!

This novella...well, it just didn't add anything to the original story. It felt rushed and in fact, for me, kinda took something away from the magic of the first book - I could be wrong, but I didn't feel Shay Savage REALLY wanted to write it? She's an awesome storyteller, this one sadly disappointed me a bit.

[crίѕтίŋα•●Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ●• · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars ✨

“Then there’s Ehd.
Where would I be, and in what shape would I be in if it weren’t for him? As much as he had terrified me in the beginning, I know well enough now that he’s kind and gentle. He might not talk, but he’s far from stupid. He’s sweet and he’s warm, and I think I might actually be falling for him.
My caveman.”
- Beh

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“Luffs”
- Ehd

[Sophie "Beware Of The Reader" · Rating 4 out of 5]

Haaaa I am in love with Ehd all over again!
This is more a recollection of Beth memories than a real story. Kind of going through your favorite photo album and remembering fondly.
If you have not read Trenscendence before you won't really appreciate this one who is dedicated to fans who wanted Beth's side of the story.

It was interesting and cute to get back to their world, see the dynamic between them.

And as KAS said in her review: these nose rubs! Sigh.

[Stacie · Rating 4 out of 5]

4+ "Luffs" Stars!

This was the sweetest treat from Ms Savage for her Beh and Ehd lovers. The only problem with this, was I wanted more! If you loved Transcendense, you will love this short novella. Now I'm feeling like a Transcendense reread. Happy reading!

[⋆˙sanyae˙⋆ · Rating 2 out of 5]

this was.... disappointing

[A Romance Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this novella from Beh’s POV. I just love Ehd so much! I think a reread of Transcendence is in order.

[Heather❀Kiss The Pages❀ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was so nervous about reading this because I read Transcendence so long ago and I was worried that I had built it up too much in my head. I had nothing to fear because this was an amazing novella which complimented the original book. This story is from Beth's POV and I would say you definitely need to read Transcendence first. I love my gentle loving caveman SO SO MUCH!! He was so caring and protective and I felt his pain especially in moments when he didn't understand what was happening. I loved getting Beth's POV. It was interesting to see how many truths she had figured out so early in their story. Gosh! This is the just the ultimate love story. A love that was sustained despite their HUGE differences and their inability to communicate verbally! I have no more to say. This was just EPIC!

[Pam · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rating this book is painful for me! I love, Love, LOVE Transcendence, so when I learned of this book; in Beh's POV, I was so excited!!! I have done so many buddy reads and re-reads of Transcendence, I did another when I learned this was coming out, just to prepare for the awesomeness of Ehd and Beh.
How disappointing!
This book doesn't really give us her POV because of how it jumps around. There were so many important events in her life that I wanted to have her thoughts on and it skimmed or didn't even touch on them.
Probably my most disappointed novella ever. *painful*

[Ana M. Román · Rating 4 out of 5]

Transcendence fua una historia especial para mí porque me abrió la veda a las lecturas en inglés, con las que no me había animado antes. Así que no importa el tiempo que pase siempre la recordaré con cariño. Además, realmente me encantó. Ehd me pareció adorable y volver a leer parte de su historia desde el punto de vista de Beh me ha encantado.

En un futuro muy cercano volveré a leer a Transcendence a la misma vez que Luffs.

[Robyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 Caveman Stars

I really enjoyed this short follow up novella told in Beh’s POV, from “Transcendence.” It put the whole story into perspective on a bigger scale than what we reviewed from the epilogue from the first book, and clarifies some things for us. I enjoyed reading these two back to back, as I couldn’t get enough of this completely original love story! Ehd + Beh = Forever❣️

[book bruin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Luffs is a quick companion novella to Transcendence told only from Beh's POV. This novella should only be read after reading Transcendence. Otherwise all the gestures and events won't really make sense, especially since the novella jumps around in time very quickly.

It was nice to see Beh's side of things, but I will admit that it was sweeter only knowing what Ehd was thinking. Beh unfortunately came across as much more shallow and not as likeable. I did really like the tie in with clay dish though and her behavior made a lot more sense. A few other questions get addressed in the novella as well, and overall, this was a nice gift to readers, but it doesn't add a ton to the story.

[Kristiej · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you ask a romance reader what their favourite book is, most would have a very hard time answering. Not me. While I have a number that I find exquisite and pretty much perfection, none really compare to the obsession I have with Transcendence. I've read it more than any other book. I've cried over it more than any other book. I find myself thinking of it at the oddest of times, and then find myself needing to read it yet again. Its a very strange book about a modern young woman sent back to prehistoric times to a young cave man. He is unable to verbally communicate in any kind of oral way. He can't even grasp communication as we know it. The white book is him thinking things inside his head. We don't get any sense of what Elizabeth, the heroine is thinking. We can just guess. The author is vert good at letting us gather what's going on in her mind. Some years later, MS Savage decided to reward us with this very short companion story from her POV. I felt a need to refresh so I just did. Its like the cherry on top of the already perfect cake and while very short, it answers what I was wondering the most. So this reread still gets five stars from me.

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I read Transcendence a number of years ago and it’s haunted me ever since. With first reading it became my top book. I heard about this sequel a couple of years ago and after reading the reviews, was a bit hesitant to read the story from Elizabeth’s (Beh) POV. But I just couldn’t hold out any longer and read it this evening.

And while I can understand the criticism it’s received from some, I was happy with it. You absolutely HAVE to read Transcendence first otherwise you’ll be scratching your head thinking ‘Huh???. There is no real story per say, just some scenes while we in Beh’s head, short though it was, a knew this was the case before I started and most of the questions I had were answered. And I loved what she thought and said.

So, as a companion to the first book. I was so good with this one and though somewhat unusual considering it’s short length and the fact not all questions were answered, I give it 5 stars.