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When Waves Break
One summer, one night, one mistake, and everything changes for Eve and Juliette Nicholas.
For the Nicholas twins, life is just beginning, until one summer of misguided love forces the twins to doubt everything they’ve ever believed. Eve and Juliette are the daughters of a preacher, raised to hold love in high esteem, although they may disagree on how to share it. As high school graduation looms, they must question the cost of love, and what it may mean for their futures.
The summer of 1968 is one of change for both the Nicholas twins and the nation. With Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech fresh in everyone’s minds, racial tensions are high and threaten to shake the very foundation that once held the twins together. Through it all, will the bond that Eve and Juliette share be broken? Can love truly endure all things? Or will their mistakes always haunt them?Set during a time of racial instability, When Waves Break sheds light on the equality and redemption we all have in Christ.
For the Nicholas twins, life is just beginning, until one summer of misguided love forces the twins to doubt everything they’ve ever believed. Eve and Juliette are the daughters of a preacher, raised to hold love in high esteem, although they may disagree on how to share it. As high school graduation looms, they must question the cost of love, and what it may mean for their futures.
The summer of 1968 is one of change for both the Nicholas twins and the nation. With Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech fresh in everyone’s minds, racial tensions are high and threaten to shake the very foundation that once held the twins together. Through it all, will the bond that Eve and Juliette share be broken? Can love truly endure all things? Or will their mistakes always haunt them?Set during a time of racial instability, When Waves Break sheds light on the equality and redemption we all have in Christ.
282 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 18, 2020
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About the author
Allison Wells
23 books112 followersAllison Wells is an author, wife, and mother who is also a logophile (a lover of words).
The desire to write came early for Allison. After graduating from Clemson, Allison became a newspaper reporter. Tired of constantly writing bad news, she began writing novels. Now, Allison writes for regional publications and enjoys writing southern novels with elements of faith.
In her writing, Allison feels led to bring an element of reality to her readers. She recognizes that living a Christian life does not mean everything is rosy all the time, and she wants to represent that with her writing, while still wrapping things up with a happy ending.
Allison's motto is Life is Short, Eat the Oreos.
The desire to write came early for Allison. After graduating from Clemson, Allison became a newspaper reporter. Tired of constantly writing bad news, she began writing novels. Now, Allison writes for regional publications and enjoys writing southern novels with elements of faith.
In her writing, Allison feels led to bring an element of reality to her readers. She recognizes that living a Christian life does not mean everything is rosy all the time, and she wants to represent that with her writing, while still wrapping things up with a happy ending.
Allison's motto is Life is Short, Eat the Oreos.
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February 18, 2020
An emotional story that will stay with you!
The first few chapters of the book deal with very heavy subjects, and the journey was emotionally exhausting at times. But the redemption story is so worth the “hard stuff” and would not have had the same impact without it.
I love the beautiful bond between twin sisters in this story. The way the characters changed over time was unexpected, and it kept me intrigued, but their love for one another was a constant thread.
At the time I read this book, I needed the emotional release that it provided. Although fiction, it was cathartic for me to experience the pain and then the healing of the Nicholas sisters.
Great read!
The first few chapters of the book deal with very heavy subjects, and the journey was emotionally exhausting at times. But the redemption story is so worth the “hard stuff” and would not have had the same impact without it.
I love the beautiful bond between twin sisters in this story. The way the characters changed over time was unexpected, and it kept me intrigued, but their love for one another was a constant thread.
At the time I read this book, I needed the emotional release that it provided. Although fiction, it was cathartic for me to experience the pain and then the healing of the Nicholas sisters.
Great read!
December 20, 2021
I don't read much historical fiction, but I really enjoyed getting to experience another time in When Waves Break. The writing is very straightforward, and the story moves along quickly. I read it in a day or two, and these days it usually takes me a week or so to finish a book! I liked the sisters' relationship, particularly at the beginning. I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy Christian romance, sisterly bonds, and recent historical fiction.
February 17, 2020
A captivating read, one I didn't want to put down!
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