Luke Cawley is a broken man. After his wife’s tragic death, he lost everything that mattered in the world. Now, his life is filled with hard days, harder nights, and a steady stream of alcohol and the wrong kind of women. Nothing helps.
Until the letters arrive on Luke’s doorstep.
Nine envelopes. Nine messages. Nine chances to find his way back.
Rae Goode is looking for the real thing. After fighting her way out of a string of bad relationships, she’s ready for something different-something true.
She meets Luke while piecing her life together, and right away she can tell that he’s different. Drawn together by fate and the desire to heal, Rae and Luke discover new ways to mend their broken hearts-one letter at a time.
Discover Blake Austin’s debut novel of loss, redemption, and ever-enduring love.
MICHELLE’S REVIEW
So, I’m going to be really honest with you for a second. I am not a huge fan of male authors.
Hear me out. I love me some Sylvain Reynard (I’m not even 100% what gender he identifies as) but overall- I have been disappointed by male authors. For one thing- I often find the way females fawn after them on social media to be deplorable. But even when I overlook that and read, I often find that I just don’t connect with the writing. It’s personal for me- I totally understand that other people feel differently.
9 LETTERS- while not a perfect read- was an interesting one for me. What really caught my attention about the writing style was I felt like the author was writing like a DUDE. Not a guy writing what he thought women would like but really and truly- I was thinking “a man totally wrote this.”
It was especially prevalent in the sex scenes. However, in general, I felt the way the characters thought and acted were the way guys felt and perceived women to feel. That writing style alone kept me intrigued.
The story itself I though was an interesting concept and one that was equal parts sweet and heart-wrenching. And there was a dog involved so you know that’s always a few bonus points.
This wasn’t a five star read for me but I did enjoy it. It took me out of normal comfort zone of what styles I like to read but I found myself wanting to find out what happened. I didn’t necessarily have a huge investment in the characters but I was interested in seeing what happened in the end.
I think if you are a fan of male authors that write like men- this is a great book. And I actually think if you have a husband or significant other that might be interested in reading a romance novel that reads like a men’s romance novel- he might really appreciate this one!
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