Claire’s upcoming fiftieth birthday is not a welcome milestone. Beyond feeling the weight of time, she’s become a victim of her own success. Erik, Claire’s husband, who sees her waning confidence, decides to make her birthday a celebration of their love. With three simple gifts, he gives her more than she ever knew to wish for.
Claire
By reneamason
This is a brilliant love story! Claire is the perfect story for any woman of a certain age who has doubts about her physical self because, well, life happens. It has to be one of the most moving love stories I have read. In seven short chapters, Renea Mason shows us true love. Claire’s story reminds us that love is patient; love is kind; love is not selfish.
There are three characters in this story, Claire, Erik, and Jackson. I adore each of them. They are imperfectly perfect.
Claire is a successful woman who is about to turn fifty. She loves Erik, her best friend and husband of over twenty years and he loves her. Claire is committed to her husband and their marriage. However, she comes to a shocking realization about herself that frustrates her to no end. It leads to a tremendous change in her life that impacts her happiness.
Erik is an accountant. It sounds mundane, but Erik shows Claire that he is anything but predictable and not at all mundane. He is an extraordinary man, as demonstrated in the manner in which he shows Claire just how much he loves her. Erik does so in a way that makes your toes curl up, and all you can do is sigh.
Jackson is Claire’s former client. They have a great professional relationship. He is a Hollywood star and has all of the good looks and charm one needs to be successful. Yet, he is not one to be taken in by Hollywood. Claire keeps him grounded so he can focus on his job. Jackson is also divorced. When he reveals the reason why he divorced his wife, it is life-changing for all three characters.
I can relate to the story and Claire’s character on so many levels. However, I can only dream about an ending, such as the one Claire experiences. Most women reach fifty and come to terms with the realization that the woman of our youth is no more, especially in the physical sense. The changes that life (and us) imposes upon our bodies are noticeable. Yet, we grasp it and do what we can with what we have. I am thinking wistful thoughts right about now. Thanks Renea Mason!
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Loved the book, the story was well written and the characters are unique. Once I started I could not put the book down from start to finish you just could not get enough with twists and turns hot and steamy like a rollercoaster ride of emotions that makes you want more with feelings, desires, passion and lust, erotic sweetness, sensational pleasures and heat from arousal.
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Claire by Renea Mason.
Claire is nearly 50. She is married to Erik. Is it possible for her to love someone Else. Jackson is her client. She cant have feelings for him. Can she?
A brilliant short read. Loved it. 5*.
This wonderfully written storyline with the well created characters was a very enjoyable read! I was so invested in this story that I read this book in one sitting!
What a gift, wow! 10 STARS!!! OM Goodness! What an unbelievable idea for a gift! Born out of necessity and the most unselfish love there is! I can’t go into details without giving the plot away but if you are a woman, approaching middle age and have the ”occasional fantasy” I recommend you read this book. In life, nothing stays the same, and what a way to roll with the punches! I found so much love and respect the characters have for each other in this book. Claire and Erik have the kind of relationship where total honesty is possible without retribution. There is no bad language or smut, yet it is very very sexy. The characters of Claire, Erik and Jackson are well developed and described, and the dialogue is very intelligent, the vocabulary varied and adult. Not in terms of steam but in its level of maturity, subtlety, and intimacy. I couldn’t put it down. All the anticipation kept me immersed, waiting for the next phase of the story. Good editing enhanced the experience. I’ll definitely be on the lookout for more of this writer’s work.
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This was a sweet yet steamy short story of an older woman in a committed longstanding marriage that gets to experience some added spice. I would love to see Claire’s story continue into a full length book as I know this author would do an outstanding job with the story line.
I loved reading about a mature, confident , married woman who has it all including a lovely husband with an amazing Birthday surprise. Being a novella I can’t say too much without giving away the surprise. The delicious surprise. I think I found an amazing new author who will give me characters and steamy love stories, that someone like me, in her 40s, can identify with.
Claire is turning 50! She’s an agent and her main client Jackson is leaving for a different agency. Although she’s married and in love with her husband, Erik, she also loves Jackson. Behind her back, both Erik and Jackson have conspired to give Claire what her heart wants, but she would never ask for…..the both of them.