June 6, 2015

Diana's Shelf: Book of the Month featuring Leisa Rayven, Amy Harmon and Kristin Hannah


On the 3rd place is Broken Juliet (Starcrossed #2) by Leisa Rayven

How do you fix a love that’s been broken beyond repair?

For years, Cassie Taylor tried to forget about Ethan Holt. He was the one great love of her life, and when he failed to return her love, a part of her died forever. Or so she thought. Now she and Ethan are sharing a Broadway stage, and he’s determined to win her back. Claiming to be a changed man, he’s finally able to say all the things she needed to hear years ago, but can she believe him? What makes this time different from all his other broken promises?

Ethan knows he can’t change their tumultuous past, but if he’s going to have any chance of being with the woman he loves, he’ll need to convince Cassie that her future belongs with him.

Don’t miss this stunning conclusion to the unforgettable love story that captivated over two million fans online.

My thoughts: Broken Juliet is the second installment of Bad Romeo, the complete story where we are able to find out how Ethan and Cassie’ story concludes. The two of them had been through a lot. After years of trying to forget him, Cassie is ready to hear Ethan out. Given his last chance, Ethan has to prove to her that they are right for each other, despite the bad memories and the time they were both miserable.
Like the first book, Broken Juliet develops similarly, but now we get to see the whole picture.
This has become one of my favorite series, mainly because Leisa Rayven is an amazing author who knows how to tell a great story. I highly recommend it!




On the 2nd place is Infinity+One by Amy Harmon


When two unlikely allies become two unwitting outlaws, will two unforgettable lovers defy unbeatable odds?

Bonnie Rae Shelby is a superstar. She’s rich. She’s beautiful. She’s impossibly famous. And Bonnie Rae Shelby wants to die.

Finn Clyde is a nobody. He’s broken. He’s brilliant. He’s impossibly cynical. And all he wants is a chance at life.

One girl. One boy. An act of compassion. A bizarre set of circumstances. And a choice – turn your head and walk away, or reach out your hand and risk it all?

With that choice, the clock starts ticking on a man with a past and a girl who can’t face the future, counting down the seconds in an adventure riddled with heartbreak and humor, misunderstanding and revelation. With the world against them, two very different people take a journey that will not only change their lives, but may cost them their lives as well.

Infinity + One is a tale of shooting stars and fame and fortune, of gilded cages and iron bars, of finding a friend behind a stranger’s face, and discovering love in the oddest of places.

My thoughts: Infinity+One is a sweet love story about two people who have nothing and everything in common.
Bonnie Rae Shelby, the famous country singer, has everything one could wish for. She’s beautiful, famous, rich and has a soul of pure gold. Only, the truth is different. After her twin sister lost the battle with cancer, Bonnie has never been the same again. Sick of feeling alone, she decides to end her life hoping she’ll see Minnie again. But her plan comes to an end when Fin ‘Infinity’ Clyde stumbles across her on his way to Vegas.
One thing that I love about this book are the references to Bonnie and Clyde, the two lovers known by everyone as thieves and public enemies. Another thing is that the characters are so imperfect in their beauty, it is impossible not to fall in love with the story.



On the 1st place is The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah


In love we find out who we want to be.
In war we find out who we are.


FRANCE, 1939

In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says goodbye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn’t believe that the Nazis will invade France...but invade they do, in droves of marching soldiers, in caravans of trucks and tanks, in planes that fill the skies and drop bombs upon the innocent. When France is overrun, Vianne is forced to take an enemy into her house, and suddenly her every move is watched; her life and her child’s life is at constant risk. Without food or money or hope, as danger escalates around her, she must make one terrible choice after another.

Vianne’s sister, Isabelle, is a rebellious eighteen-year-old girl, searching for purpose with all the reckless passion of youth. While thousands of Parisians march into the unknown terrors of war, she meets the compelling and mysterious Gäetan, a partisan who believes the French can fight the Nazis from within France, and she falls in love as only the young can...completely. When he betrays her, Isabelle races headlong into danger and joins the Resistance, never looking back or giving a thought to the real--and deadly--consequences.

With courage, grace and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah takes her talented pen to the epic panorama of WWII and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women’s war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France--a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.

My thoughts: The Nightingale is a story about the devotion, love and the sacrifices we sometimes have to make in order to survive. In 1939, Vianne Mauriac says goodbye to her husband, Antoine, who heads to fight to the Front. Left with her daughter while the Paris is being assaulted by Nazis, Vianne has to make sure that they will survive, even after a german soldier comes into their home and watches their every move.
Isabelle, Vianne’s sister is her opposite. Always searching for something adventurous, she sees her opportunity when she’s asked to participate in an underground organization, The Resistance, whose purpose is to help as many people as possible in order to free their country.
This is the powerful story of two strong women who succeed to overcome each of the obstacles thrown their way, who fight to live and make huge sacrifices for the ones they love.


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