“Sexy, intense fiction that isn’t afraid to step out of the box.”This is not your typical love story. It’s not so black and white. Lines are crossed. Walls are smashed. Good becomes bad. Bad becomes very, very good.Shayda Hijazi – the perfect wife, the perfect mother, the perfect daughter. For thirty-three years, she has played by the rules, swallowing secrets, burying dreams and doing whatever … secrets, burying dreams and doing whatever it takes to anchor her family. Shayda Hijazi is about to become her own worst enemy.
Troy Heathgate – untamed, exhilarating, dangerous; a man who does exactly as he pleases. Life bends to his will. Until he comes across the one thing he would give it all up for, but can never have.
Born on the same day in opposite corners of the world, their lives collide. And nothing is ever the same again.
Spanning three decades, 53 Letters for My Lover is a fiercely sensual, emotional ride to the heart of an epic love that defies it all – an intimate exploration of love, loyalty, passion, betrayal, and the human journey for hope, happiness and redemption.
CONTENT WARNING: This novel is a blend of women’s fiction and romance. It involves infidelity and an attempted rape. If you are not comfortable with these subjects, this may not be the book for you.
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Leylah Attar has wonderful talents, one that pulls you into a book, one that pulls every emotion out of you. When you pick up one of her books to read, you know you will have a story so well written, a tale so well woven, you will feel everything in the book.
This book told the story of Shayda and Troy…met as young adults and through their adult life.
Although Shayda, young and married and Troy young and footloose and fancy free. There was a connection…feelings were felt. At what point in the upcoming years do you realize as a woman that you are just content in your marriage, surviving to not become a statistic like previous family members. Dark secrets in you and your husbands past… Longing to feel that true love…
Troy has always felt a connection to Shayda, never finding anyone else. Tried to live his life going from one girl to the next…just not feeling though what he feels when he is around Shayda.
Will these two ever end up with each other? Will it take horrible things to happen in their lives to pull them together or will it finally be the straw that breaks the camels back? This is a story of true love….whether with the right person or not…
May 2016
Beautiful!! I love Leylah Attar’s work
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“I can’t lose him to someone else. But I can’t allow him to pass up on a chance at happiness with someone else either.”
The Fighting series is one of my favorites. The author continues doing a great job with each book she releases. I don’t even have to read the blurb to know I will love it. We already met both characters in the previous books. I was very excited when I when I found out that they would get their own book. I just love reading about friends turned to lovers.
“She lowers herself and blinks up at me with makeup free eyes, and suddenly she’s sixteen again. That’s the face I fell in love with, the face I’m still in love with.”
This book is about Killian and Axelle who have been best friends since they met in highschool. Killian is not your usual bad boy, but he is a book nerd and very protective of his best friend. Who he secretly loves since the moment he met her. Axelle is very insecure because of her past and has abandonment issues. All she wants to do is please everyone and be accepted. She doesn’t think she is good enough and that is why everyone leaves her. Killian has been friend-zones and he doesn’t know how to get out of it.
Both characters were great, I loved seeing Killian so protective of her. He is the type of friend who will drop anything to be there for his best friend. He is shy and doesn’t have many friends besides Ax and the guys he trains with. Killian may be shy and a bit of a book nerd but he is training to become the next MMA legend. I felt so bad for Killian for not being able to come out and tell Ax that he loves her. However I was glad that it didn’t take too long before the cat was out of the bag.
“She no longer resembles the girl I fell in love with, the woman I’ve come to adore. Now she’s jus a girl who broke my heart.”
Then something happens that has an huge impact on both characters and Ax pushes Killian away. She doesn’t want to depend on him for everything, she finally wants to stand on her own feet and breaks it off with Killian. It was so heartbreaking to read this part from Killian’s POV, he just can’t get a break. Do I agree with what she did? I don’t know. It did allow them to both grow as individuals. But it could’ve been done in another way as well. This all sounds really mysterious, but I don’t want to spoil it!
“I would’ve given anything for her to see herself through my eyes. If I had to gouge out my own and rip out my beating heart. I would’ve done it gladly if only to make her understand.”
It was a great book and a great addition to the series. I loved seeing what all the other characters from previous books were up to. I really miss those guys! I hoping there will be more books in this series or maybe a spin-off. The writing was really good like always and I very much enjoyed the dual POV.
“I’ll fight for us, but I’ll need you to fight too.”