Discovering Delilah by Melissa Foster – a Review
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Description:
After the death of her parents on the day of her college graduation, Delilah Armstrong thought she could finally follow her heart and come out to her closest friends, but the guilt of going against her parents’ beliefs haunts her. The feelings she has for her best friend, Ashley, are stronger than anything she’s felt before, but Delilah has never even kissed a girl, and fear stops her at every turn.
Ashley Carver promised herself that she would never again date another girl who wasn’t out, but that was before she met intoxicatingly sweet and sexy Delilah.
When another girl offers to teach Delilah the ropes, it changes Delilah’s whole world and gives her the courage to go after the only girl she really wants. But coming out isn’t as easy as Delilah imagined, and moving past her parents’ death and the feelings of guilt she is left with is even harder. The intense passion between Ashley and Delilah is too strong to deny, but coming together means risking everything.
Discovering Delilah is an edgy, evocative, romantic story of friendship, family, and the courage to love.
Review:
Discovering Delilah by Melissa Foster is the 2nd book in her wonderful Harborside Nights series. In the first book in this series, Chasing Cassidy, I fell in love with all the characters that Melissa introduced to us, including Delilah, the heroine of this book. I could not wait for this book, even knowing that this would be my first F/F read. Melissa is one of the best in giving us romances that are filled with love. Discovering Delilah was so well done by Melissa Foster, as she has created a wonderful group of diversified characters that will make up this series, heartwarming romance, as well as fabulous family and friendships to surround them with.
Delilah Armstrong is the twin sister of the first book’s hero, Wyatt. We knew right away that Delilah was gay, though she had not faced coming out. On the day of her graduation, she confessed to her parents her sexuality preference, and felt their disapproval. A short time later, her parents were killed in a car crash, leaving Delilah with a double tragedy..losing her parents and the guilt of telling them the truth.
Ashley Carver met Delilah when they came to Rockwell Island to stay for the summer and run the bar their parents left them. Ashley became a good friend to Delilah, when she needed a friend. In Dee’s (Delilah) case, her private feelings for Ashley, were stronger than that, but she was afraid to approach Ashley, since she did not know if she was straight or not. While in therapy, Dee meets another girl, Jessa, who becomes a friend that sees through the anguish she is going through. It is Jessa, who is bisexual, that will help Dee face the truth and teach her how to be what she wants to be.
Without going into detail, what follows is a beautiful beginning of romance between two people who love each other. Ashley is the confident and strong one in their new relationship, as Dee fears letting anyone see her being with a “girl”. So they keep it private, with Ashley trying to be patient, as Delilah must deal with her insecurities, and anger toward her parents, which caused her to hide her true feelings all her teenage years. This was so well written, with a wonderful supporting cast of characters, and I loved Delilah and Ashley.
Discovering Delilah is a story of two people falling in love, but also about fears and anguish that they face, and must overcome; but the key is the love of family and friendship that surrounds them. Melissa Foster does a wonderful job of giving us a beautiful story that focuses on a subject that is still sensitive, but uses her trademark of wonderful romances filled with love. Discovering Delilah was a terrific read, and I recommend you to read this book.
Reviewed by Barb
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