Review: A compelling, touching and heart wrenching story!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2014
Let me start this review by addressing the cover. I’m not a fan of this cover but I am a HUGE fan of this author. I’ve read, or more like gobbled up, everything she’s written so far and I’m sure I always will.Even though she’s an ‘up and coming’ romance author, she is someone to watch out for. Her writing style is unique as much as her characters are; her stories are well written, researched and plotted while she still manages to populate them with characters that are strong, appealing and intriguing.This is a short novella that does an excellent job in introducing us to the new Wicked Games series, and I could go on in praising Ms. Claremont’s skills in telling a compelling, touching and heart wrenching story of two people who are thirsting, craving affection and love, which they finally satisfy with each other, but I’ll leave that for the other reviewers.What I want to do here is use this opportunity and tell you why this novella was written and try to compel you to buy it.You see, this author wrote it to raise $10,000 for donation to Hospice. Many of you may not know, but her mother and father died losing their battle with cancer, both spending some months on Hospice. She says “It’s such an incredible organization and I don’t know how my mom or dad and I would have made it without the support of the staff. It’s wonderful that so many people raise money for cancer prevention! But I also think it’s important to help those who’ve sadly reached a point in which terminal illness is the reality. Death is expensive and painful. Thankfully Hospice helps with nursing, counselors, medication, and sometimes even bills. They provide relief for the caretaker. I can’t tell you how huge that is. I’m sure many of you already know. So, together, let’s help make the crossing over of a terminally ill person a little more peaceful, a little more loving, a little more free of fear.”Now, how can we not help after such a heartwarming plea? I for one am honored to do so, especially after having a personal knowledge of what Hospice is all about. I had my mother, mother-in-law and my aunt benefit from the loving care of wonderful people from Hospice. While I hope to God you never have to go through what our families did, I also pray that if you do, you may be assured that Hospice is an organization that will always be there for you, as it was for us.This novella is ONLY 0.99 cents. I can honestly say I’ve managed to spend [read waste] many times that amount on so many crap purchases it would make your head spin if I tried to name it here! Hell, dollar store is my vice [don’t judge!], however this time my ‘dollar’ purchase will be going toward a worthy cause and that makes me feel warm all over! So, get on that Amazon and go for that feeling yourself, and while you’re at it, why not gift it to someone who never read Máire Claremont’s work before?That’s another warm feeling we Bookworms have, hooking our friends on authors we love! And I love this one!Melanie for b2bComplimentary copy provided by the author