The Lovely Return by Carian Cole-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 30, 2023

What if death doesn’t do you part?

They say be careful what you wish for. But on December 5th, Alex Fox makes a wish in the midst of a devastating tragedy. Little did he know, that wish would come true.

Six years after that fateful day, a little girl wanders into Alex’s studio. With her quirky personality, endless questions, and adorable smile, Penny Rose becomes an enchanting, yet bittersweet, distraction.

Penny Rose was an odd girl—at least, that’s what her parents said. Penny herself didn’t feel particularly odd; she simply felt misplaced. As if somehow, in some way, she was living in the wrong place. In the wrong life.

As the years pass, Alex and Penny develop a friendship. But it becomes harder and harder for them to ignore their undeniable chemistry, no matter how forbidden it is.

Alex believed he’d never find love again, let alone fall for a girl half his age. But Penny is everything he could ever want or need. Not only is she caring, witty, and beautiful, but she accepts the past that haunts him.

Penny couldn’t be happier. She’s been head over heels for sexy, brooding artist Alex Fox since she was six years old. But when her childhood dreams start resurfacing again—dreams of a life with Alex way before they ever met—she starts to think they’re not dreams at all.

They’re memories.

Penny’s revelation to Alex threatens to tear them apart, making them question the impossible and unbelievable.

Can love truly transcend time and death, giving them a second chance at their happily ever after? Or is Penny battling a broken mind that has led her down a path of heartbreaking delusion?

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REVIEW:THE LOVELY RETURN by Carian Cole is an adult, stand alone, age-gap, paranormal love story focusing on Alex Fox, and Penny Rose.

Told from three first person perspectives (Alex, Penny, Laura) using several timelines, THE LOVELY RETURN covers approximately twenty-four years in the lives of our story line couple. At age twenty-one. Alex Fox lost everything the day a transport truck destroyed his life. Six years later Alex would come face to face with Penny Rose, a six year old girl who knows more about Alex than he could have ever imagined. Alex and Penny will begin a friendship that will span close to twenty years, a friendship that will end when the past takes hold, refusing to let go. Memories begin to surface, threatening the sanity of our story line heroine.

The world building is intricate and transcendent. Alex lost his wife, and struggled in the ensuing years until meeting a young child who was familiar yet not. Penny Rose’s thought and memories were snippets of deja-vu, in which Penny would start reliving a life she knew nothing about.

The relationship between Penny and Alex begins as a friendship in which Penny is pulled towards Alex, his house, his life, and the ghost of his wife. As the years pass, Penny comes in and out of Alex’s life until the day she is no longer able to control the memories that mimic the madness that will change her life. Their friendship is passionate, visceral, emotional and fated.

The secondary and supporting characters, who will play a significant role in our couple’s lives, are animated and haunting, each with their own secrets about the past.

THE LOVELY RETURN is a story of secrets and lies, madness and forgiveness, reincarnation and spirits, acceptance and love. The thought provoking premise is raw and twisted; the characters are broken, struggling, and tragic; the romance is seductive and passionate.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Born and raised a Jersey girl, Carian now resides in beautiful New Hampshire with her husband and their multitude of furry pets. She spends most of her time writing, reading, and vacuuming. Carian Cole has a passion for the bad boys, those covered in tattoos, sexy smirks, ripped jeans, fast cars, motorcycles, and of course, the sweet girls who try to tame them and win their hearts.

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