A roller coaster love story & mixed with economic life lessons.
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Latest endurance novel once again did not disappoint. It opens with a shocker--a suicide in fact. It is a smart commentary on the need to simplify and minimize. It also shows you what happens if you don't and where greed can get you. If you've read the previous novel in the series, then you'll be happy to know that some of our favorite characters still play a role in the story. If you are looking for one of Tracy Cooper Posey's menges this is not one of them. The sex scenes are few and tame, but that's okay because she writes so well that you don't even miss it. Another great sci-fi love story!

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader copy of this book.
4449578
Prepare for the roller coaster!  Andi has quite the secret, but Zach doesn't want to know until it's too late, or is it?  Technically it's a sweet romance, but there's a lot of lovemaking mentioned (they're married) and random swearing.  I love the characters, especially Nick!  I could have been fine knowing who Nick was from the beginning, but oh well!  I laughed, I cried and now I have a headache!  I adored the long epilogue!
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Ty Barker has always been good with dogs, horses, and ladies.  Yet, he's reached a point in his life where his friends have moved on--left Gold Valley or gotten married.  He's feeling like a misfit, filling his life with activities to ease his loneliness.  River Taylor, aka River Lee Whitely, has recently returned to Gold Valley.  A divorced, single mom, she's been hired as a girls' counselor at Silver Creek.  Part of her job training requires her to learn to ride a horse.  Her instructor is none other than Ty Barker!

The two of them shared a special summer during their high school years.  Their relationship ended when River left for college.  Reunited, they're attracted to each other, while simultaneously being frightened of each other.  Will they be able to overcome their individual wounds and insecurities to be able to move forward together?

For this reader, the title Under the Bridge, was perplexing with regards to the plot.  Then I realized that the title makes sense if it's taken as part of the phrase, "That's just water under the bridge."  This roller coaster romance delves deeply into asking hard questions of ourselves in order to discover, face, and resolve past events/feelings that prevent us from embracing life.  River's unfaithful ex-husband is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to her hesitancy in her relationship with Ty.  She needs to look farther back into her past to discern the rest of the truth.  Fun-loving Ty has his own insecurities regarding River and her daughters.  This satisfying book is an honest examination at the struggles these realistic characters face as they dig deeply within themselves to find the truth--about themselves and each other.  Once they do, then the past is simply "under the bridge."
1405166
A rollercoaster ride that changes at every turn. Love conquers all is a theme that some would say is no longer relevant. After reading this book you may find it very true. Great read.
3388203
Being a fan of roller coasters and amusement parks, I found this to be a great quick read.  I have been to Coney Island, ridden the Cyclone, ate a Nathan's hotdog and walked among the ghosts of the ancient carnival folk and sometimes yearn to have been there when it was in its heyday.  But, at least when I read about, it becomes easy to imagine what it must have been like.
804756
It's a delightful read. It takes you on a rollercoaster of emotions with amazing characters. You have a sweet but slightly a pushover heroine, who finds herself as the journey goes. A swoonworthy persistent hero with a smarter-than-humans-dog-sidekick and a hot-bestfriend-cum-chauffeur-cum-cook. Some naughty and badass old ladies and some more. It keeps you entertained throughout. I didn't find a single boring moment. This book is also a reflection of the insensitivity and immorality of the average humans but it also shows that there are still, some good and kind and helpful and loyal people, left in the world.
2332718
Robots, Paid Service, and Love. Lots of love, and learning. The story is is not your usual love story but the love is real. Unconventional, but real.
3853352
This is a bittersweet story of love, romance, physical attraction and relationships. It is wonderfully written with likable and colorful characters. It has a broken raltionship , an accidental death and a found again relationship. It has a rollercoaster ride of emotions and resolving relationship issues of old flames resurfacing, as well as surprise paternity and the death of parents. It is compelling and a good read.
882006
Lost Avalon is a fun romp through the rock and roller coaster of love. On the surface, it's the story of a rock star about to fall apart unless his long-suffering friend can save him. But as the story unfolds, it's more about facing the past in order to move forward. Ava and Blaise fight the past ravaged by alcoholism and mental illness. It's not predictable, but it's very romantic. It's sexy yet tastefully presented in the artful hands of K.S. Thomas who is a talented story teller. If you're looking for summer read for the beach, pack this in your bag, slather on the sunscreen, and enjoy getting to know some very good folks who must learn to face their secrets before they lose it all.
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For me, I would classify this book more in the drama genre, something I do not often read. I cannot say if I enjoyed this, as reading of loving someone with an addiction and their actions towards someone they love can be depressing. Yet after I continued on, it was a very good and well-presented story. The story allows one to understand that if you are of pure heart and have the `saving everyone' complex, then you need to develop a tough skin and look at yourself as a victim if you are in a relationship with someone suffering addiction.

Leslie truly captured the emotional rollercoaster ride that Emma rode while being used and betrayed by those she felt were friends. I think one could also learn from how Emma searched for a home that was for others enjoyment instead of for her own comfort. And in essence, that is a lesson many in life can take with them. It was interesting to see how this character endured these trials. If one desires a good read with drama and powerful emotions, this would be the book to pick up.
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A faced-paced roller coaster ride with some slow spots but generally a good read. The main man, Ben, struggles against his emotional woes stemming from a childhood tragedy and musters a believable exit from emotional hibernation with a ballsy woman CDC agent, Julie. As a reader, you find yourself rooting for them as they grow together haltingly while fighting a race against the clock to world destruction.

Interesting scientific research about the Yellowstone volcano combined with microbiological disease management broadens the storyline in a refreshing manner. Characters discuss scientific problems making them believably contentious issues that are integral to the plot. Maybe the book could have been a little shorter on self-evident statements by the narrator concerning the evolution of the main characters' revelations about the plot and their parallel love story. I will pick up another book because I am curious to see how ben and Julie move forward. Will he be a Jsck Reacher, always alone, or a more human hero?
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There are more than enough reviews listed here to tell the story of the powerful and wealthy businessman that gets a chance to view life as it might have been.  The life he should have chosen, but he charged after money influence and a feeling of power one may know through wealth.
The movie was fun and reasonably enjoyable, but what I took from it was something deeper.
A man has a responsibility to his wife and children.  When you marry and father children, you have traded not who you are but the priorities of what you're about.  Too many people confuse the trade off with some kind of loss of identity.  Nic Cage's character did that!  He didn't think he would find satisfaction in love and service.  Ultimately, the film character makes the connection.  Love is about giving and receiving, but we are responsible for the giving of it.
Enjoy the movie, but hopefully we'll all learn the lesson.
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This was definitely a roller coaster novel.  This book had more twists and turns than the Texas Cyclone!!What we won't do for love. I know of some girlfriends that have actually done some things that  a particular character did in this novel.  Good book. I will be getting the sequel.
386689
This was a very interesting love story in the fact that the couple were truly in love, would break up, get together because they were still in love and repeat the whole process all over again. However weird it sounds, I got it.

I felt it was a good story, both humorous and sad. It was also a story of finding yourself and being yourself.

I'd like to thank Inkshares Publishing and Net Galley for providing me with a free e-galley in exchange for an honest review. I found the story enjoyable, entertaining and eye opening.
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A roller coaster from start to finish, Wish I Were Here, felt like a dear friend telling me a wild story.  Sex, drugs, food, wine, travel, love, and growthSavannah experiences it all.  Told from the heart, you connect with the words as a reader, being shown EVERY up and down of her tale.  The story is fun, light, and easy to read.  5 stars all the way!
182061
A fun read.  While there is some physics in the book that explains the plot, you don't have to be a science geek to follow along.  At it's heart it is a a love story and a spin on the path not taken.
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This is a love story that will bring tears to your eyes and have you experiencing all the feelings you hold inside. It will take you on a roller coaster of a ride as you go through their happiness and heartache as the story unfolds. Although it may be sad and painful it is a story that needed to be told. The main characters each have their own issues to deal with but somehow in the end they come out supporting each other. The author shows that with care and understanding of the other person and with unconditional love, you can get through anything with the support of the other. I read this for my honest review.