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The Ripple Effect
For lovers of Debbie Macomber, a powerfully emotional romance about one tragic event, and the family, community, and love that must face the consequences. Twenty-seven years ago, in the heat and chaos of raging bushfires, local police find a toddler and a newborn baby beside the body of a runaway teenage girl, and the course of two people's lives is altered forever ... When Shay Brookes and Joelle Paice meet again, they experience an instant, but immediately suppressed attraction. Together, seeking their birth parents, they traverse the emotional minefield of ruptured families-both old and new-discovering lies, mistakes, truths, guilt, and ultimately love, all rippling out from one tragic moment in the past.
388 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2013
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Elisabeth Rose
25 books69 followersElisabeth has been an avid reader all her life. She dabbled in writing as a teenager but gave it away to study music which has also been a life long passion and is why musicians are often, but not always, her main characters. She plays clarinet in a community orchestra.
Tai Chi is a part of Elisabeth's life and has been since 1987. She and her husband travel a lot and she also plays tennis on a regular basis for social and exercise enjoyment.
Tai Chi is a part of Elisabeth's life and has been since 1987. She and her husband travel a lot and she also plays tennis on a regular basis for social and exercise enjoyment.
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May 7, 2013
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The Ripple Effect by Elisabeth Rose is a story about one tragic event, family and love. But…it was not what I was expecting.
Twenty-seven years ago, in the midst of raging bush fires, a local police officer finds a toddler and young pregnant girl on the side of the road. This is the tragic event that alters two people lives forever.
This book was a little slow for me. When I first read the synopsis, there were a few things I expected to happen. 1. They meet. 2. There is attraction that is suppressed. 3. They find out they aren’t related. 4. They fall in love. 5. They overcome an obstacle together (I assumed family related) before they can get their “happily ever after.” This book stops after step 4. I just felt like there weren’t enough obstacles. And…the book ends right at the magical moment when they realize they can be together. There was no payout for all the angst and longing. Now, you might be thinking, wasn't them finding each other enough of an obstacle?! I guess, maybe it was. It just depends on your preference.
I really liked Shay and Joelle as characters. They were smart and thoughtful. The supporting characters were great too. I loved the two family dynamics that Rose created. I can only hope that every child who gets adopted ends up in such loving families.
Overall, this was an easy read! Sometimes, that’s exactly what you’re looking for!
**I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
The Ripple Effect by Elisabeth Rose is a story about one tragic event, family and love. But…it was not what I was expecting.
Twenty-seven years ago, in the midst of raging bush fires, a local police officer finds a toddler and young pregnant girl on the side of the road. This is the tragic event that alters two people lives forever.
This book was a little slow for me. When I first read the synopsis, there were a few things I expected to happen. 1. They meet. 2. There is attraction that is suppressed. 3. They find out they aren’t related. 4. They fall in love. 5. They overcome an obstacle together (I assumed family related) before they can get their “happily ever after.” This book stops after step 4. I just felt like there weren’t enough obstacles. And…the book ends right at the magical moment when they realize they can be together. There was no payout for all the angst and longing. Now, you might be thinking, wasn't them finding each other enough of an obstacle?! I guess, maybe it was. It just depends on your preference.
I really liked Shay and Joelle as characters. They were smart and thoughtful. The supporting characters were great too. I loved the two family dynamics that Rose created. I can only hope that every child who gets adopted ends up in such loving families.
Overall, this was an easy read! Sometimes, that’s exactly what you’re looking for!
**I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
April 7, 2013
All adopted people I am sure have this overwhelming need to find their real parents no matter the reason they gave you up, you simply needed to know.
But if you have only one clue to go and it turns out she is your sister and also now the woman of your dreams I am thinking that if it were me I would run a mile and get out of there faster than fast as incest is one thing that I am sure is not on anyone's list of life achievements.
In this read it is however exactly what happens to Shay and Joelle. They embark on a mission to find their parents. Of course they are both grateful that they have at least now go real family she has a brother and he has a sister. But as time goes on and the continue their search a undeniable attraction flares up between them and if your thinking the voices go off screaming they do , as who would want to even look at their sibling in a sexual manner!
But what you do not see coming is the mystery and truth behind a 27 years tragedy, that when revealed will finally bring a family back together and open the road to a love meant to be.
The main and secondary characters very well written but not exactly ones that will stand out in a crowd no more everyday kind, that made for a pleasant liking for the main characters, the secondary characters were ones I found intriguing and it added the element of mystery.
The backdrop setting was calm and inviting yet also intense as the bush fires that stated the mystery and tragic loss almost interlaced with the uncertainty of the land and that anything can happen at any moment.
The dialogue was good except that at stages I would have liked the discussions to have a little bit more heat and passion, but yes well written.
I recommend this read for lovers of reading books that have a good old fashioned mystery intertwined with sweet sensual romance.
4/5 star review
"Tragedy paves the road to happiness"
April 25, 2013
In The Ripple Effect by Elisabeth Rose Shay and Joelle were both adopted, Shay as a toddler and Joelle as a newborn. Amid the bushfires of Australia 27 years ago, Shay is found by the side of the road with a very pregnant teenager, Emily, about to give birth. Stan is the man who finds them, rushing them to the health center where unfortunately Emily dies in childbirth. Stan and his wife take Shay in and adopt him...unfortunately they can't take a baby also and the baby girl is adopted by another couple.Read More
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