I'm losing myself trying to save everyone else...
From New York Times Bestselling author Corinne Michaels comes a heartbreakingly beautiful standalone story about letting love in.
I'm losing myself trying to save everyone else...
As a doctor, I walk a dangerously delicate balance of being compassionate but not overly invested. The same is true in my personal life--love is a luxury I can't afford.
It isn't until Dr. Westin Grant breaks down all my walls and offers me a future, I find myself wondering if I'm brave enough to risk my heart.
When who I was and who I've tried to become collide during my clinical trial, the fate of one patient changes everything.
In a single moment, everything I've worked for is jeopardized. My integrity, my career, and even my relationship with Westin.
He loved me once, I just hope he can love me always.
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MY THOUGHTS
Serenity was forever changed after the death of her mother and the end of a relationship she was sure would last forever. Now a talented surgeon who treats women with ovarian cancer, Serenity excels at her job, but also keeps everyone at arm’s length, including Westin, the man she’s been seeing the last two years. When faced with impossible choices, she had to decide what’s more important – the past that has kept her in its hold, or a future that she hasn’t allowed herself to hope for.
So much about You Loved Me Once focused on the choices we are faced with and how each one has consequences. I have to be honest and admit that I struggled with the choices Serenity made. As a physician, she was faced with situations that most of us will never have to even contemplate. She lived with the knowledge that her decisions could mean the difference between life or death for her patients. So, I acknowledge that I cannot truly understand the weight of that burden but even so, I grew frustrated as she seemed to compound one mistake by making three more. Her every move was so clouded by the past and her inability to move on. She held tight to the past with both hands and refused to let go.
I’m being intentionally vague with details because it would be a shame to ruin the twists that Corinne Michaels delivers in You Loved Me Once. There were surprises and twists of fate that left me stunned, and watching the story unfold made for a remarkable reading experience.
While romance is featured, it’s not always front and center. First and foremost, this is Serenity’s story and her journey to reconcile her past. But when there is romance, it comes from one of the swooniest, kindest, most patient leading men you’ll ever come across. Westin is one of a kind and there’s no doubt you’ll fall a little in love with him, too.
If you’re already a fan of Corinne Michaels, you know
that she consistently delivers emotional, heartfelt stories. You Loved Me Once
has those hallmark elements and provides food for thought with its ethical dilemmas.
Meet Corinne Michaels
Corinne Michaels is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of romance novels. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love, and she enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak before finding a way to heal them through their struggles.
Corinne is a former Navy wife and happily married to the man of her dreams. She began her writing career after spending months away from her husband while he was deployed--reading and writing were her escapes from the loneliness. Corinne now lives in Virginia with her husband and is the emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun-loving mom of two beautiful children.
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Well, you have me really curious about this woman's decisions.
ReplyDeleteHer decisions drove me crazy, but at the same time I could understand her motivation.
DeleteI love Corinne Michaels so much! This book sounds amazing. I definitely have to give it a shot.
ReplyDeleteGenesis @ Whispering Chapters
Same here, Genesis! This one was a little different for her - not as romance-focused - but still so good!
DeleteThis certainly sounds emotional. I'm sorry the decisions she makes frustrated you. That's really hard when you want to love a book.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I wanted to beat my head against the wall sometimes but I was still able to understand Serenity's motivations.
DeleteEven though Serenity sounds like a really frustrating character, it still sounds like there were lots of high points!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, Angela!
DeleteI really need to read this author. I love the sound of this book!
ReplyDeleteThis was kind a departure from her usual romance since it was more focused on just Serenity. But it was a great story!
DeleteGreat review! It's been too long since I've picked up one of her books, and I have no good reason for it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alison! Michaels has really become one of my go-to authors.
DeleteI've been meaning to try one of Corinne Michaels' books for ages. This one sounds like such a compelling read. I already want to know more about Serenity.
ReplyDeleteThis one actually leaned a little more toward women's fiction than romance. It definitely focused on Serenity and her choices.
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