Crossed (Winged 1) by Lynn Rush-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 12. 2022

She had to lose her memory to find her soul…

Pushed through a splice between two parallel Realms, Trinity Dawkins lands in the middle of a busy Minnesota street, literally. The trauma leaves her blind and amnesia-stricken, but she soon finds sanctuary in the strong arms of struggling artist, Jayden Brown.

He’s intrigued by her quirky behavior, voracious appetite, and her incessant curiosity about common things like cars, French fries, and cell phones. But his tolerance is tested when wings unexpectedly burst from her back.

Even worse, the otherworldly enemies she fled make their way to Earth, determined to capture her. Trinity and Jayden are thrown into a battle bound by rules they don’t understand and may not survive.

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REVIEW: CROSSED is the first instalment in Lynn Rush’s contemporary, adult WINGED paranormal/fantasy romance series focusing on nineteen year old angel Trinity Dawkins, and twenty-three year old artist Jayden Brown.

Told from first person perspective (Trinity) CROSSED follows nineteen Trinity Dawkins in the aftermath of ‘crossing’ between two parallel Realms. Trinity Dawkins has amnesia, found wondering the streets of Berg, Minnesota, a young woman without the ability to see or talk. Rescued by artist Jayden Brown, Trinity will quickly recover but for the strange scars that appear on her back. Falling for Jayden was easy but Trinity was unaware of the true nature of her DNA, DNA that would reveal hidden wings and someone else waiting for her back home. What ensues is the slow building relationship between Trinity and Jayden, and the potential fall-out as several people from her home-world come searching for our story line heroine.

Trinity Dawkins has no idea as to the who, what and how of her current predicament but her memories will slowly reveal not all was well in her world, back home. Naïve to the smallest nuances of modern Earth, Trinity must learn the basic of elements, in an effort to survive in a world she knows nothing about. Jayden Brown is an outcast; rejected by his family for his choices in life, Jayden finds himself a reclusive artist who has lost his muse in the face of losing someone he loved. Trinity’s arrival in Jayden’s life stirs up more than his sexual desire but the return of need for paint and draw.

The relationship between Jayden and Trinity is one of immediate attraction but Trinity is almost childlike in her inability to understand and comprehend the modern world, and Jayden isn’t free to pursue our story line heroine. There are no $ex scenes.

We are introduced to Jayden’s agent Zander and his wife Karen; Detective Nicks; Trinity’s cousin August, as well as Bastian and Trystan, Trystan’s mother Catherine, and Jayden’s ex Grace.

CROSSED is a story of trust and understanding, magic and mayhem, acceptance and first love. The premise is engaging and intriguing; the romance is subtle and limited; the characters are magical, energetic and struggling.

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Reviewed by Sandy

New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author, Lynn Rush, is a full-time writer, wife, and trail runner living in the Sonoran Desert, despite her fear of rattlesnakes. Known as #TheRunningWriter, Lynn can’t resist posting epic sunrise pictures while running in the desert with her trail sisters, even if she has to occasionally hop a scorpion.

When she’s not running or writing, she’s watching movies that fuel her everlasting love of superheroes, vampires, and all things Supernatural. The books she reads usually carry the same theme, but this former college athlete loves reading sweet sports romances as well. She’s madly in love with her Ironman husband of 20+ years who is the inspiration for what true love is. You can find her on social media as @LynnRushWrites

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