Review: Don't Let Go by Sharla Lovelace

Publish Date: April 11, 2014
Publisher: Beyond the Page

Synopsis: Noah Ryan and Jules Doucette spent every moment together, first as best friends and later as young lovers. The two had planned a life together—until one unspeakable decision tore them apart for good.

Twenty-six years later, Jules is still carefully living the life her mother planned out for her. She’s running her mother’s store, living in her mother’s house, following her mother’s rules, and keeping the secrets her mother made her bury.

Then Noah comes home and any sense of an ordered life flies out the window. Noah’s return does more than just stir up old memories—it forces Jules to see her life in a whole new way and uncovers secrets even she didn’t know were buried. Secrets that could easily destroy her world once more.

Review: I don't know if I will be able to accurately express how much I loved this book! It went something like this...

This book was an emotional roller coaster!! Jules is living the life that her mother mapped out for her. That is, until her high school love comes back to town after 26 years away. She hasn't seen or heard from him since he left, on the eve of a emotionally terrifying situation (that I will not spoil in this review.) At this point, both Noah and Jules, along with their families and friends, are forced to remember the events of years ago and confront demons that have been hidden away. 

The author did a wonderful job at character development. Each time something happened to Jules and Noah, I felt it. I was happy with them and cried with them. The chemistry between the two main characters permeates off of each page. You also are exposed to many other types of relationships including parent-child (multi-generational), sibling, ex-spouses, best friends.

I hadn't read anything by this author before but I feel like I need to buy all the books!!

This book appears to be available only in Nook or Kindle format but I highly recommend checking it out! 

Recommended For: Fans of new adult, women's fiction, contemporary fiction. 

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

*Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.