She’s intelligent, beautiful, and emotionally numb.He’s older, sophisticated, and harboring secrets.Up-and-coming executive, Kathleen Brighton is ready to launch her family’s firm into the next level of success. Polished and professional on the outside, Kathleen’s personal life is a source of constant struggle and letdown. But after one night alone with Jack Evans, her sexy new colleague, her … Evans, her sexy new colleague, her life takes a turn toward erotic intensity.
Torn between her instinct to guard herself and her irresistible desire for Jack, Kathleen has only known heartache. And when she finds herself in the middle of a shattering personal crisis, she must trust fragile and uncertain bonds to survive. Will Kathleen conquer the demons of her past to find a future worth fighting for?
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As I start reading, I feel a real connection to the female character. She is absorbed in her own world. I can relate.
The questions in her mind, the anxiety, the fear of rejection, the uncertainty, acknowledgement, something she is still fighting for. The need to safely control her life. She’s been through some hard tests.
Until one Friday.
The power that was given to another person, in an instance, yet minutes ago was a lot more intimate and now, a doubt. A big wall of silence surrounded her. One she help create, although she doesn’t understand why.
Ahhhh the power, we women, are not ready to gift, yet…
Meanwhile in between her thoughts, I learn a lot about this man. This care taker, this confident, perceptive protector.
The tension is real, and Kathleen seems very genuine,(she could be my best friend). I understand why she guards herself, afraid to get hurt and then again, afraid to hurt anybody else. By this time I was trying to talk with the characters…
To be happy we all have to take some risks, you know? Come on K let J open yours eyes!
Spice your life!
Yes I know , a divorced dad, a bound to the mother and child, links them for life. Older man, calmer, wiser. A sense of comfort, hard to believe if you experienced nothing like that before, makes him mysterious and very hard to resist.
Ok! Issues will always come. But that’s what life is all about, right? You don’t want to feel numb forever.
How much worth is a relationship? Can you trust your life?
Think with your head or feel with your heart?
About the writing, I’m really thrilled to have read Constellation ARC. Intelligent, mature writing, very well described, in time, space and emotion.
Thank you Jennifer for sharing this story!
I recommend this amazing book
From the first chapter I was intrigued and engrossed in Constellation by Jennifer Locklear. Kathleen has just woken up from an unexpected night of passion with her newly divorced colleague. After an emotionally and sexually charged night, she was confused by Jack’s disturbing morning behavior. He completely ignored her, leaving her to wonder if she should stay or slink out quietly.
So what’s the big deal? Just another first chapter with a jerk, who only wanted a one night stand. But that wasn’t the case. Locklear’s skilled writing clearly defined there was much more to this mysterious man and I couldn’t wait to uncover the layers that made up the persona of Jack Evans.
Kathleen Brighton was also more complex than one could imagine, having lived through a childhood trauma. Little by little, the reader learns, as if by character study, the complexities of these two lovers and what draws them together.
I pondered how the author came up with the title, but upon thinking of it, life is like a constellation. All the different pieces shape a lifetime just as a series of stars form a shape or constellation – love, career, sacrifice, heartache, marriage, parenthood, fear and even death. All these aspects of life are touched upon in the storyline and as a reader I couldn’t help but reflect on my own circumstances.
Constellation is the first book in a trilogy and I’ll spare no time to begin Chaos, the second book in the series.
This is a story of love, new beginnings, painful pasts, trying to find your new path and saving your heart in the process. It is two parts and this one ends on a cliff!