"Love Unfeigned"

A Novella

by Nadine C. Keels

5 stars!

Description

Love to the chords of a classic jazz band…

Lorraine: plucky and competitive.

Isaiah: impish, with a smile that gleams in more ways than one.

From the time the two first square off for a fierce wall ball battle as children, Lorraine and Isaiah can’t help knowing each other, but neither can they avoid passions and misfortunes lining their path to young adulthood. When the breakup of Isaiah’s family disrupts the haven he’s shared with Lorraine, their natural relationship is eventually threatened by jealousy, abandonment, and a life-altering trauma too grave to…forget. As one year follows another, and another, what might it take to reunite this divided man and woman in love: love undeniably real and unbounded by time?

“Everything didn’t have to turn out perfect. I just wanted you there.”

Love Unfeigned is available in print at the following eStore and your Amazon store (in print and for Kindle), at Barnes & Noble (in print and for Nook), Apple, Kobo, Inktera, and Smashwords.

Biography

Nadine. A French name, meaning, “hope.”

With her lifelong passion for life-enriching fiction,

Nadine C. Keels enjoys reading and writing everything from short stories to novels. Her fiction works include Love Unfeigned and The Movement of Crowns Series, and select pieces of her lyrical poetry can be found on her spoken word album, Hope. Lyricized. As the founder of Prismatic Prospects, her communication company, Nadine has served as editor for a number of titles, and through her writing, from her books to her blog posts, she aims to help spark hope, inspiration, and genius in as many as she is privileged to reach.

The author can be reached at her website: https://prismaticprospects.wordpress.com/ & Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/nadine.keels?fref=ts

My Thoughts ~

A coming of age story, Love Unfeigned is an honest rendering of a little girl and her brother's best friend. Their relationship as youngsters is playful, innocent and sweet. As their relationship evolves into one of challenges and despair, hope for a future relationship becomes questionable. An innocent and touching relationship of young love evokes a multitude of emotions and anguish. My heart broke for these youngsters as the high school years were were filled with misunderstanding and heartbreak. 

The author penned this novella with warmth, creativity, tenderness, inspiration and a depth of feeling. Poetic and musical, with crescendos of intensity and depths of disappointment and melancholy, poor choices and innocent perceptions create disparity and heartbreak. A hope-filled and exquisite story of young love, I highly recommend this sensitive and engaging story of young love, consequences and questions regarding the future. 

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review. All expressed opinions are my own, and no monetary compensation was received for this review.