What if your soul is so intertwined with someone else’s that it’s impossible to imagine yourself without them?
Blake McIntyre and Liane Kelly’s families have spent their vacations together on Sanibel Island their entire lives, and the two have always been the best of friends. But as they get ready to go to college, they admit that friendship isn’t enough for them anymore and spend a whirlwind two weeks daring to dream of their future together.
But building sandcastles and lazy beach walks filled with moonlight kisses isn’t the same as real life, and soon they are faced with a new reality. Can their hope of forever survive past their summer, or does fate have its own twisted plan?
Stepping into the warm water with her, I need her like I need my next breath. I snake my arms around her and pull her to me. I can’t stop the groan that comes out when her wet skin hits mine. I’m a guy; I know all about showers. However, a shower with Liane is beyond my wildest fantasies. Our tongues come together as I step us backwards and press her gently into the wall, hoping it’s not cold. She doesn’t make a sound, so she either doesn’t care or it’s warm enough. I smooth her wet hair away from her face as I deepen our kiss, tilting my head so I can tell her everything I want with my mouth.
She moans, her hands finding me and making my eyes roll in my head. Yeah, this entire night is going to be what saves me for the next few months, thinking about all of this right here. I slow down our kiss and pull away, putting my lips at her ears. “Wanna race?” I tease. I love playing with her; it’s one of my favorite things to do.
“Race?” She looks at me, a gleam in her eye. “We’re starting a new kind of race?” Her hands are still caressing me, and I can barely form words at the sensation.
“Yeah,” I mutter, putting my hands over hers so she will stop for a second. “We’ve raced our whole lives, right? It’s part of who we are. So why not have a race now?”
“What are we racing to?” She looks me up and down, her eyes stopping at the evidence of my desire for her.
I lean over and whisper in her ear, and she giggles, looking up at me with wide eyes. “Really? And what does the winner—or loser—get?”
I wink at her. “The winner gets to pick the next location.” She gets exactly what I mean, and I see the competitive gleam come into her eye.
“Well, let the best man—or in this case, woman—win,” she says. All I know is, I’m not losing because I already have the grand prize. Her.
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Carla’s 4 Star Review:
*I was given a copy of this book as a gift from Stephanie’s Book Reports in exchange for an honest review.
4 stars for Twisted Souls by L L Collins! This is the first book in the Twisted series, and it is simply awesome.
Liane and Blake have grown up together, and they are the best of friends. Their families meet in Florida for two weeks every year. One summer, Blake decides to tell Liane that he has been in love with her for a long time. Things don’t turn out as he had imagined. Liane freaks out and quits coming to the beach for two years.
While living in her hometown of Kentucky, Liane fallsl in love with a boy named Ronan who she has dated for two years. Liane thought they would one day marry, but boy was she wrong. Ronan broke up with her so he could be free to experience college as a single guy. Of course, this news devastated Liane. She decides to go on the family beach trip for the first time in years, and she is blown away by Blake’s good looks and even sweeter personality. It doesn’t take long for old feelings to surface, and this time they are both honest about their mutual feelings for one another. Their vacation is perfect, but reality comes calling, Liane returns to Kentucky to attend college while Blake returns to South Carolina for school. They each promise to do whatever it takes to keep their love alive, but outside forces are plotting against them. Events transpire and it seems that Blake has lost Liane forever.
I really enjoyed this book! The story line progressed at the perfect pace, and the characters were very well developed. I can’t wait to read the second book, Twisted Paths, which is already published. What are you waiting for? One click them ASAP!
Life is a series of choices, and every one we make sends us down a different path…
It is easy to look back at your life and see the mistakes you’ve made and wonder how it all could’ve been different. But when the path you thought would last forever comes to an end and you have to choose a new one, do you follow the route that looks the straightest and easiest? Or do you follow your heart and choose the one that might have more twists and turns but could lead you to the happiest tomorrows?
Twisted Paths is not a standalone. This is meant to be read after book one in the Twisted series, Twisted Souls.
The first thing I notice is that the man is seriously beautiful. His body is cut and sculpted like he spends hours a day in the gym, and even in the dim light from the pool deck, I can tell he’s tan. His board shorts hang low on his hips, and the defined cuts of muscle on his chest and abs is enough to send women running to him and dropping at his feet. Had I been a single woman, he would definitely be my type. My eyes lift past his impeccable body to the face and head that’s attached, and that’s when my heart completely stops. I must’ve gasped out loud, because I feel Mia turn and look at me as he gets closer.
I feel my mouth drop open as his eyes meet mine for the first time in years. “Blake.” He stops in his tracks, both of us staring at each other for what seems like every moment of the time we have been apart. I can’t believe he’s standing here, and had it not been for Mia standing next to me, I might’ve thought I was dreaming.
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Carla’s 5 Star Review:
*I was given a copy of this book as a gift from Stephanie’s Book Reports in exchange for an honest review.
5 stars for Twisted Paths by LL Collins! This is the conclusion to Blake and Liane’s epic love story. This is not a stand alone, and Twisted Souls, the first book in the series, should be read before reading this one.
Fast forward 18 years , and Liane is dropping her 18 year old son, Carter, at college. She thinks things are going good in her life until she returns home to find that her husband has moved out and wants a divorce. She retreats to her favorite place, Sanibel Island, to try and find the girl who she once was. Upon her arrival, she runs straight into a past that she has never quite moved on from. Can she find happiness when her past and present collide in ways she never could have imagined, or will it all be too much for her?
After reading Twisted Souls, I was anxious to see how things would turn out. Through her words, LL Collins took me on a wild ride revealing secrets that kept me glued to my kindle. If you haven’t read the books in this series, you need to do so ASAP!! I promise you will not be disappointed!
LL Collins is a teacher who loves spending her days in the Florida sun with her husband and boys, reading, and writing. Her love of writing has found a home in the self-publishing world. The Living Again series: Living Again, Reaching Rachel, Guarding Hearts, Finding Forever, and Breaking Free: A Living Again Novella are available now in both eBook and paperback. The beginning to her new series, Twisted Souls, was released March 3, 2015 and the second and final book in the series, Twisted Paths, will release April 7, 2015.
LL has been writing since she was old enough to write. Always a story in her head, she finally decided to let the characters out to try to make her lifelong dreams of becoming an author come true. She has been a teacher for over ten years, a wife for 15, and a mom to two boys, 13 and 11.
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