The Law of Henna and Bodhi: When love breaks, fall inward, fall together, and fall hard. Then let time pick up the pieces.Everything feels temporary when you’ve experienced tragedy—until Henna Lane meets Bodhi at a music festival.Young and spontaneous, they have a lust for seizing the moment, falling hard and fast.When Bodhi is forced to leave without a goodbye, Henna thinks she’ll never get over … Henna thinks she’ll never get over him. But then she meets Mr. Malone, her sexy, new guidance counselor.
They are reckless.
They are forbidden.
When their secret is discovered, Henna has to choose between finishing school—banned from seeing Mr. Malone—or dropping out to follow her nomad dreams.
Henna chooses her dreams.
Over time, she learns that life is not a destination or a journey, some things are more than temporary, and the forbidden can never be ignored. But if she returns for him, will he still be hers?
A Place Without You is an emotional story of young love, shattered dreams, and impossible decisions.
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I discovered Jewel E. Ann’s books just last year when I read her Epoch Series, and Oh My God! Her books have become my balm in gilead, my piece de resistance, my reason d’etre, and so many other superlatives, I can’t. I just can’t without one-clicking… Every. Single. One. (of her books!) I have said before I’ve wanted to be other authors when I grow up, but I’ve just got to say, I really, really want to be Jewel E. Ann when I grow up because she nails all those crafty things I tend to have major issues with, and she does is with such ease and flair, I just want to give every one of her books a standing ovation, because she hits every single emotion so perfectly, and her plots are so on point, I am enamored by her.
And with her newest offering, A Place Without You, I am equally as enamored as I have been with her other books (or maybe moreso). Jewel writes love triangles that absolutely do not get on your nerves, if anything, she’s able to show how these can come to be, and how they can be resolved despite someone having to be hurt. Henna, is a free spirit, born of parents who come from the artistic world. Bodhi is her contemporary cowboy whom she meets on the way, and several times during Coachella. And I just want to say, Jewel E. Ann had me at Coachella. I absolutely love that she set this in the beginning here. Henna and Bodhi connect in a huge way at Coachella, but then they separate without a goodbye and Henna returns to her life which takes a different turn when she believes Bodhi is lost to her.
A Place Without You packs a wallop of forbidden fruit, emotion, and all the feels one would expect from a novel from Jewel E. Ann. I won’t elaborate further on the plot, but you can certainly get a few more hints from her book blurb on Amazon. Grab your copy of A Place Without You while you’re there. You will most definitely not be disappointed!
It’s going to be hard to knock this off the top of my Favourite Reads of 2019 list, and it’s only the 7th January!
This book WRECKED ME. And books don’t wreck me! I don’t do ugly cry books. I don’t generally cry at all in books, but this one made me sob my heart out. It also made me laugh and swoon and fall so far in love with characters I will never forget. Jewel has moved to my favourite author list over the last 12 months. Her writing is honest and flawless. She brings characters to life on the page in a way I don’t see often in books. I can’t recommend this one enough!!
Jewel E. Ann writes so deeply, so profoundly that it steals your breathe away! A Place Without You was all that and more! I’m once again blown away by this author’s storytelling. She’s raw. She’s real. She doesn’t sugarcoat things. She makes you feel. She makes you contemplate life. Her words are simply beautiful and everything all wrapped up in one!
Bodhi and Henna’s story is the essence of eternal love. The lyrics to the most beautiful, tragic, and happy song. Regret, growth, life, and everything you want love to be! Two characters who learned from each other and lived.
There are no words at the moment I could use to describe the beauty of this book. It’s truly special and I will carry this story in my heart always
BEAUTIFUL & HEARTBREAKING!
I just loved this book!
It was more like two books. The first part is this beautiful carefree Coachella-falling-in-love thing. Which we know will end in heartbreak because whatever’s going on in Bodhi’s life is stopping him from any kind of serious relationship. And it only gets more heartbreaking with every page!
Then we have the world-traveling. Then she’s back and the second part of the book starts.
Bodhi’s family situation is very hard on everyone. I think I would’ve loved the book more without it. The love story between Bodhi and Henna would’ve been enough for this amazing book. The whole second part of the book didn’t really fit with the feel of the first part – BUT I still loved the book soooo much! I cried a lot!
I love books with amazing parents. So many books these days have kids in it with dark pasts and horrible parents. But all parents here were amazing!
READ IT!
‘A Place Without You’ by Jewel E. Ann is a beautiful, passionate, and inspiring romance that will pull you in right from the beginning and won’t let you go until the very last page!
Henna had such a free-spirit, and I loved her quirky and unique style. She was just herself, plain and simple (but not really), and determined to live her life to the fullest.
I absolutely loved Bodhi! Where Henna inspired such zest for life, Bodhi was so restrained by his own. He was loving, honorable, and loyal to the bone in accepting the cards that he had been dealt. My heart broke for Bodhi and the choices that he had to make, and I really hoped that he would be able to break free and live for himself!
Ann has such a talent for wrapping me up in the feelings of her relatable characters and really submerging me into their storylines. The story of Henna and Bodhi took me on such an emotional journey through so many highs and lows with some truly heartbreaking moments, yet it was also filled with such hope and a beautiful happily ever after.
The story was very well-written, and Ann put some really unique twists into it with situations I haven’t read about before. There were harsh and life altering decisions that Henna and Bodhi faced that gave me that knot in the pit of my stomach, leaving me totally unable to put the book down. However, I really do feel that Ann did a wonderful job of balancing it with the right touch of humor, fun, and light-hearted moments to offset the deeply emotional and complex story. Since I’m always a fan music and travel in my reads, I really loved that Henna and Bodhi shared such passion for both and enjoyed their adventures to the Coachella music festival and their travels abroad as well.
Jewel E. Ann’s writing is just so touching and inspiring in the way she offers a light in the darkness that we all face in our lives. The beautiful journey of Henna and Bodhi is one romance that you will not want to miss!
Favorite Quotes:
He eats one fry and hands me the last one. It’s oddly the most romantic thing a guy has ever done for me. The final french fry trumps a single red rose. At least, that’s how my mind works.
“Are you still flirting with me?” “Always. Even when our kids think it’s gross and we’re too old to flirt, I’m going to tease you with my sexiness.”
It’s hotter than a pot of Devil’s stew.
Do people really use paperweights? I always think of them as unsuspecting weapons in murder mysteries.
One of his eyes pops open, followed by the other. “Oh my God! You’re not dead.” I drop to my knees and rest my forehead on the arm of his chair, grabbing his hand and squeezing it tightly. “Not today, young lady. But Christ … I hope the mortician does a better job of checking my pulse than you did. I don’t relish the idea of being burned or buried alive.”
I’m pretty sure you’re still my greatest memory.
My Review:
I am not a fan of the angst which made this tragic story a treacherous and somewhat arduous trek for me to journey through, yet the writing was stellar and the cleverly alluring characters were enticing, complicated, and so incredibly nuanced; I couldn’t give up. I had to read all the words. Even the ones that greatly annoyed me.
The storylines were shrewdly paced, and often heart-wrenching and multi-layered with complex issues and thought-provoking real-world dilemmas and obstacles that would be difficult for anyone to navigate, much less while in the throes of an epic love story. The writing was lushly descriptive, poignantly insightful, and relentlessly mined all the feels with panache. And oh, I have to mention the bone-melting sensuality… I may have been gasping… a few times.
I struggled in how to rate it overall which proved to be quite the predicament as there were sections I truly struggled with as well as the unfortunate deployment of my least favorite trope, yet the superior quality and thoughtfulness of the writing couldn’t be overlooked. While the HEA was hard won, it was well worth the effort and “quite the snack.”
I have devoured every Jewel E Ann book I can find and not once have I been disappointed. I usually go in blind knowing I’m about to go on an emotional journey that will have me laughing and crying and emotionally exhausted by the end. This book put me through the wringer emotionally and of course put me back together again by the end. By the end I was grinning from ear to ear. What a beautiful story and I fell in love with Henna and Bodhi. Jewel has a unique style of writing that has a way of making you fall madly in love with her characters. It takes a very talented writer to have you still thinking of the characters long after you’ve finished the book. I highly recommend this book.
The Law of Henna and Bodhi: When love breaks, fall inward, fall together, and fall hard. Then let time pick up the pieces.
Time to dust off the 6 Star Box that’s solely reserved for Jewel E. Ann. Another book that is tucked in safely………And now I’m empty!
So many feels overflowing in my heart, levees breached, tearful eyes, exhausted heart. Such memorable lines, unbelievably strong desires and deep despair, it’s not a book, it’s an experience. A ringside viewing of a colourful life of Henna & Bodhi. Their love didn’t happen, it just is, it exists. I’m still wide eyed after having finished the book. It’s taken me all day to collect my thoughts and write the review.I’ve argued with Jewel(pls don’t hold it against me!). I’m not ready to let go of them yet
Don’t sweat it. Everything is temporary.
Well they ARE NOT. The woman who turns ordinary words into extraordinary stories belies her own penned adage. There’s a permanence of genius in every book by Jewel. It’s not just an emotional statement, but well founded on reason. Every story she writes has a unique plot with flawed “human” characters as protagonists. She refuses to be boxed in, colours all outside the lines and is stubborn in her adherence to the plot. Public opinion and sales do not dictate her craft and that’s the reason she has garnered respect as a writer among her peers and us readers. Meticulously choreographing the timeline of her novels, minutely detailing the characters’ behavioural patterns,creating strong females who carve their own path and men who are Alpha sexy and lustworthy, her books are highly anticipated and delightfully savored by all. She creates Henna and let’s her roam freely amongst us. Free spirited soul,she lives in a world I dare to inhabit in my dreams.
The world is big, but our time here is small and precious. Life is meant to be lived, not solved. And love …well, it’s like a white T-shirt with french fries and ketchup. It’s messy, but worth the risk.
All forgiving, kind soul and compassionate Henna has overcome insurmountable odds to reach a place of comfortable confidence and an optimistic attitude. She’s “Glass is half full” kinda girl, jumping off cliffs and taking risks.
I’m not sure what Henna’s world is really like, but she doesn’t seem to have any boundaries, and at this very moment, I want to live in that world with her.
she’s seizing every moment of life, drinking greedily every drop of time spent with Bodhi in Coachella, where they meet for the first time.
“I love you”
“I need this job”
Bodhi is quite a snack and totally fuckable Guidance Counseller and hence their love wagon goes down the Forbidden Alley. They can’t be seen together down this slippery slope to Disasterville so they’re forced to go the clandestine route. On one such deliberate rendezvous, Henna meets Barrett. Their bond is also a love story of sorts in the sense that it’s fatherly, buddy-camaraderie which starts with mutual love of Weed cookies and doobies. They share pain and depression stories, struggles of survival and all forgiving love for Bodhi. Total heartbreak happens many a times, tears flow freely, I sob, I cry, I double up in pain. The unrequited love is too much to bear and so is Barrett’s ticking life.
Our life is still this cage, but now I’m on the outside and he’s still stuck inside. He didn’t clip my wings. He clipped his own.
I read this book non stop and as I closed the book I choked up on millions of emotions just going haywire in my heart and soul. I think I can’t shelve this book in the typical romance genre because it’s not a mere love story between young music lovers Henna & Bodhi, it’s also a story about platonic love connections based on rapport of pain and depression. Henna is as much tied up with Barrett as with Bodhi. Malones are now an integral part of her life and Malone Men have come to depend on her daily visits to break the monotony of their burdened lives.
The love that Henna & Bodhi have is stuff legends are made of. It’s transcendental, ageless, timeless.
“Fate? No. Fate is nothing more than another word for happiness. We’re more than fate. We sound like something undeniable —Romeo and Juliet, Johnny and June, Beyoncè and Jay Z … Henna and Bodhi.”
Bodhi has a mountain of guilt weighing his life down, tethering him to his home, shackled to his fate.
I can do the right thing, or I can love you, but I can’t do both.
Even far apart they’re in the same world, the ground beneath their feet is cut apart but they share the same sky above. Life loses meaning for both of them when they take a break and try to explore the world.
“Funny …” I shake my head. “Because after two years, a million new faces, and countless cities … every place was simply a place without you. So it doesn’t matter that everyone wanted that for me. I only wanted you.”
I could picture Henna as a Kite, her string still in Bodhi’s hands, she just got a long slack to go find herself.
Phenomenal is a word that falls short as an adjective to describe the magnitude of this book. Skillfully written, spectacularly unique and full to the brim with tearful emotions that just runneth over throughout the story. I soaked up every chapter, every sentence, every word, every syllable like my own cause Henna and Bodhi are mine. I wish I could claim them. Very lovable, livable characters, I haven’t read such an unusual story since I read her ONE! Even side characters of Juni & Zach were so fantastic, I wish I saw them some more. Alice was a mute spectator and witness to lusty bondings!!
So to conclude my babble, I will say this-GO READ THE BOOK on Jan 2nd, once in a lifetime venture awaits you folks. Henna’s scent will linger in your senses long after you’ve closed the book, she will get more vibrant and intense as the time shall pass. That’s how Henna is!
6 stars for Curse Of Coachella
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A Place Without You
Jewel E. Ann
Thank you for generously providing me this ARC in exchange of a honest review.
A Place Without You was the last book I read on 2018, and one of the best books I’ve ever read in my life. It was my first Jewel E. Ann and surely won’t be the last.
APWY is magnificent and indescribable, quite emotional and original.
Henna, Bodhi and Mr. Malone are permanent to me (read the book and understand). The same goes to Barrett, such na interesting and special character.
You’ll suffer for them, your heats will break, but it’ll be worthwhile because A Place Without You is lovely.
It’s beautifully writen. So much that I wanted to quote the entire book. Please, read APWY.
Jewel, thank you for sharing your words with us.
“Love is not a rational emotion. It jumps out of planes and dives off cliffs. It leaves a permanent mark on everything it touches. I can do the right thing or I can love you, but I can’t do both.”
“Thank you for holding on when I wanted to let go. Thank you for loving me like that.”
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A Place Without You
Jewel E. Ann
Agradeço por ter, generosamente, me fornecido o ARC em troca de uma resenha honesta.
A Place Without You foi o último livro que eu li em 2018, e um dos melhores livros que eu já li na minha vida. Foi o meu primeiro Jewel E. Ann e com certeza não será o último.
APWY é magnífico e indescritível, muito emocional e original.
A Henna, o Bodhi e o Mr. Malone são permanentes para mim (leiam o livro e entendam). O mesmo vale para o Barrett, um personagem muito interessante e especial.
Vocês vão sofrer por eles, seus corações vão quebrar, mas vai valer a pena porque A Place Without You é encantador.
É lindamente escrito. Tanto que eu queria citar o livro inteiro. Por favor, leiam APWY.
Jewel, obrigada por compartir suas palavras conosco.
“Love is not a rational emotion. It jumps out of planes and dives off cliffs. It leaves a permanent mark on everything it touches. I can do the right thing or I can love you, but I can’t do both.”
“Thank you for holding on when I wanted to let go. Thank you for loving me like that.”
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Henna + Bodhi – a great couple when they’re able to be a couple. Henna has such a carefree outlook on life. She thinks she’s “roughed” it, but hasn’t even come close. Bodhi has been through Hell and has yet to fully come back. Eventually, together they will make the other’s life complete.
There are taboo subjects in this book. But I was able to get beyond them. You’ll have to read the book to decide for yourself.
Jewel E Ann sprinkles the perfect amount of magic into her stories because they are also so emotional but yet so beautiful! I can’t get enough of her words. The progress of Bodhi and Henna’s relationship was so, so beautiful. From the meeting, going their separate ways, to the reunion. I just loved following their journey. By the end of the story we got more than just a romance between two people. The depth that this story went to was amazing. Tissue might be needed. As I sit and reflect on this story I think you never know who you are going to meet in life and you will never know what kind of decision you will have to make… until it happens. The story was amazing. High emotions. I loved meeting these characters and following their story. I highly, highly recommend this book!
A place without you
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I know Jewel held the number one spot for me last year with When Life Happened. And she did it again this year. A place without you is my #1 this year. And I mean talk about cutting it close lol. There are only 11 days left !!
I absolutely loved this story.. it’s sucks you into there little world and holds you right .. she knows how to keep you on the edge of your seat and wanting more. She gives you moments that you really want to message her and chew her out to omg I need a tissue before I cry on my phone ! This story well send you on a emotional rollercoaster that you will not want to get off of !!
My first book from Jewel E Ann and I loved it!! It is soooo well written! Ann can certainly write emotions… especially love…and sadness, the way circumstance… like dying and all that goes with it makes us feel!! I am now a huge fan and can’t wait to read all of her books!!
I don’t know how to review this one. I’m a mess. Like, so much emotional water coming out of my eye holes throughout the whole freaking book. I was kinda in a book slump and I love this author words, so much. I just dove right in so I didn’t know what I was getting into. Cheese and rice this book made me feel so much, and ugh, I hate feeling things. But g-dang I’ll always remember this story. It’s sad, heartbreaking, emotional, beautiful and full of love. Sooooo much love. I absolutely love Henna and Bodhi. Their love was extremely messy at times but boy their love for each other was strong enough to get them through anything. I don’t know, I’m all over the place. I’m blaming my yucky emotions. My cold dead heart can’t take it. Gah, each book just keeps getting better and better.
Holy WOW, this book was fantastic. Pure romance!
This book! Their are no words good enough for how I felt about this story. I couldn’t stop reading, I wanted to finish it as fast as I could to know what happened next, but at the same time I never wanted it to end.
Bodhi and Henna, these two are everything. They both have gone though something, and my heart hurt hard for them. But, their love is instant, its everything.. “It’s life.”
This author’s writing is so deep, and made me feel so deep, like I was in the book with them, experiencing everything with them. That is the best kind of book. The journey this book takes you through is one that shouldn’t me missed!
I’ve arrived at the conclusion that for me this Author can not write a bad book.
Everytime I’m left breathless just thinking about what I’ve read.
Her books aren’t just stories they’re experiences.
This book is all about finding love when you least expect it. It’s not a race this story takes place when two people fall head over heels but timing isn’t on their side.
It might be Insta love for Bodhi and Henna but they don’t have it easy.
They have a fight on their hands to be together. Bodhi has family responsibilities that outway any dreams he may of had.
Henna is a carefree girl who wants to travel and spread her wings.
Their lives are complicated but their love for each other is undeniable and all consuming and I loved every minute.
Henna and Bodhi will be one of my Greatest Book Memories for 2019.
“Hi. Remember me?”
“I’m pretty sure you’re still my greatest memory.”
I’m a mess. Just a huge ball of an emotional wreck. Jewel E. Ann has absolutely ruined me and I can’t believe this is the first book of hers that I’ve read—talk about unforgettable. I mean… Jesus, this book more than deserves all the stars in the sky. It left me shook and utterly rocked to the depths of my soul.
“Our love is forbidden and complicated. It’s hard and unforgiving. If we want it, we need to let it hurt sometimes.”
Henna and Bodhi was a veritable force to be reckoned with. Their love was above and beyond anything I could’ve ever imagined—it didn’t just radiate off the pages of this book, but it left me choked up and gave me chills all over my body. Bodhi and Henna‘s love wasn’t just intensely magnetic—it was extraordinarily transcendental, and I’m pretty sure it’s now ingrained on every crevice of my being. And their story? It didn’t just squeeze my heart the whole time—no, it pounded on it, stomped on it, shattered it, then revitalized it in ways I never thought possible.
“We are greater than every mistake, stronger than any lie, and our love is embodied in the truth. That is Henna and Bodhi.”
I’m honestly still riding this exquisite high these two have left me with, and I don’t think I’ll be coming down anytime soon. Hell, I don’t want to come down from this feeling at all. Every emotion is still swirling madly inside my chest. The heartache was unbelievably excruciating. The lows were pretty damn devastating that they stole the breath out of me. But it was all worth it when the highs take you to such a place you never want to leave.
“So this is what it feels like to understand that the world is not a place or a destination. It’s a moment. When we touch, it’s the world. It’s life.”
I don’t think I’ve highlighted so many lines in a book either, until this one. I was just drowning in the endless ocean of Bodhi and Henna, and I never wanted to come up for air. I wanted to be immersed in their love, their passion, hell, even their pain forever. This book was just that ridiculously remarkable.
“No matter where I am on this earth, I’m loving you… forever.”
A tearjerking, emotionally poignant and breathtakingly beautiful read that will strike you deep down to the marrow of your bones, A Place Without You is a book you‘ll want to devour and savor and relive time and again. Henna and Bodhi’s tale isn’t a one and done kind of read. No, it’s one that completely lingers and just sticks with you for all time.
Kismet – When you encounter something by chance that seems like it was meant to be, it is your kismet, your destiny, your lot in life or your fate. That is what I kept thinking of as I read A Place Without You by Jewel E Ann. This is a new author to be, but this read was so highly recommended that I dove in, head first to this one. I was hooked from start to finish, and thoroughly consumed by the rawness of this read. Jewel E Ann literally gutted me and then slowly, ever so slowly put my wasted heart back together. 5+ stars!!
Jewel E. Ann is absolutely brilliant and oh my freaking goodness A Place Without You had my heart beating in overdrive! This extraordinary story was one of my last reads of 2018 and what a way to end the year. The storyline wholeheartedly captivated my every thought and emotion, leaving me in a total haze as I devoured every word of it in one sitting. I am a huge fan of forbidden romances and this book is definitely one of my top reads in this trope. Hands down one of the best things I have read in a longtime!
Henna and Bodhi are like the ultimate book couple…seriously they were EVERYTHING and I am insanely in head over heels in LOVE with both of them! They were absolutely the PERFECT match and they completely stole every piece of my heart! These two took me on a rollercoaster ride of emotions and I am literally (okay not really, but you kinda get the picture) D.E.A.D right now from this story because it left me breathless. I unexpectedly found myself experiencing emotions that I have never experienced before…emotions I didn’t even know existed. This is one of those stories that will stick with you forever and leave you craving more all at the same time. I knew that I never wanted this story to end and I was so sad to walk away from this amazing couple, but as they say…all good things must come to an end. Oh and what a fantastic ending it was!