“It isn’t supposed to hurt.”We don’t always choose who we fall in love with. It just so happened that I fell in love over a box of crayons and a smile.Growing up, it was always the three of us: Elijah Donahue, with his genius IQ and a smile he only shared with me. Our best friend, Aaron Esposito, with his crystal-blue eyes and a smile he shared with everyone. And me, Stella McCarty, the girl with … McCarty, the girl with the chapped lips and unruly hair. Then we grew apart, which is putting it mildly.
I felt the loss, though my heart belonged to Elijah and his to me.
When my father passed away, we grew back together again. I couldn’t have gotten through that time if not for the both of them. But then, when I graduated from college and moved back home from London, it became obvious that I had been oblivious to the fact that they had never stopped hating one another.
Elijah and Aaron’s hate for one another had apparently been hindered by their love for me.
Only, I didn’t know that they both loved me in the same way.
And I wished I never did.
Love isn’t supposed to feel like this.
It isn’t supposed to hurt.
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Even though this is a one in a series this one can be a stand alone thank goodness. Stella is the star in this one with you seeing her pickle. Sometimes you will feel like you are at a tennis match maybe with you keeping a eye on everything. You are given the depth and intense look inside of a female character that keeps you engaged. I had only read one other book by this author but glad to read another.
When reading Amour Battu, I was not sure about Aaron Esposito but oh boy did this book change that.
Stella, Elijah and Aaron have been best friends since they were very little. However, after an accident things changed. Elijah and Aaron no longer get along but put on a show for Stella.
Stella and Elijah have been dating for 5 years, while Stella finished college over seas. Elijah was doing his thing back in the states. When Stella returns home things do not go as planned and her life is turned upside down. This is when Aaron returns to her life to help her right herself.
What happens when Stella realizes that things may not go back to the way she had hoped? Will her new outcome be for the better though?
Aaron really made me rethink how I felt about him in this book and I can say by the end, I loved his character!!!!
Ms Fields has a way with words that keeps you wanting more and this book was no different. I truly can’t wait for her next book.
I just don’t know where to begin with how much I loved this book. This is the first book I’ve read in one sitting this year. I just couldn’t put it down. There were so many emotions I went through while reading. I was an emotional mess all the way and laughing out loud with the banter. With all the drama and all the heartbreak this book is definitely a must read. As always M.J. breaks you then in the end makes you happy with all the love.
A roller coaster of emotions! Raw and sexy! You’ll love this book!
I have to say I didn’t like Elijah right from the first blow. (literally)
He is an arrogant, chained to his office pig who cant make time for Stella right from the beginning. From reading Natasha (Stellas best friend) book where Stella was quite a funny outgoing character he seemed to drain all her energy, sass and character in this book whenever he was around making her doubt herself and her worth even tho she seemed to feel she owed him something and he needed her.
I did how ever think he was going to play a bit more of a part in the story, seemed like he didn’t really put up much of a fight for Stella, as too busy chained to his work even tho he must’ve known Aaron was swooping in to take her away, and he didn’t want Aaron taking anything that belonged to him.
Aaron on the other hand SWOON !!
He would basically always be there watching Stella making sure she was ok from a far, encouraging her colourful sassy style and stepping in when ever he was needed.
Picking her up when she was drunk, reminding her of the past they’d shared and how he’d always loved her Colourful clothes, bucked teeth, positive outlook and how she made the sun seem to shine on everything.
Him loving these things just made it more obvious they were the parts of Stella that over the years Elijah seemed to view as her shortcomings.
In every love triangle there has to be a character your rooting for and one you cant stand I suppose. If you couldn’t tell already for me I was rooting for Aaron from start to finish Esposito, Esposito, Esposito. but its not my heart on the line x
Can we have an Aaron joke book please, his knock knocks are fab xx
Hearst so Big is a sexy and emotional standalone contemporary romance written by the talented author M.J. Fields. This is Stella McCarty’s book. Hearts So Big is book 3 in the Timeless Love series. I was hooked from the moment I started reading!There aren’t enough stars to give this book, we need more than 5. This is the story of friendships that became a love triangle with Stella + Elijah Donahue + Aaron Esposito. A must read, NO SPOILERS! I can’t wait for the next in the series.
Hearts So Big is the 3rd book in the Timeless Love series by MJ Fields. Stella and Aaron are such an amazing couple! These characters are believable and very interesting. You have a bit of a triangle between Stella, Elijah and Aaron who were children friends. Stella and Aaron have this past which is unresolved. Their love story is unique and sizzling. I loved how alpha and dominant yet protective and caring Aaron is with Stella. Stella is sassy, intelligent, kind and thoughtful. She is confused over who is right for her yet in the end the right choice gets made and a beautiful love story is told. Fantastic HEA ending. Full of heat and feels and heart.
My Rating: 4.7 stars *****
4.5 Stars
This book is jam packed full of emotion. I loved Stella and I’m so glad she got a book so her story was told. This is part of a series, but can be read as a stand alone. I want an Austin for myself. Be still my heart when it comes to him. He does so many romantic swoon worthy things. he’s definitely top book boyfriend material. I mean the man has a cat that automatically puts him high on the list. There is one character that I wanted to throttle. Stella has a big choice ahead of her and it’s going to be crushing for her. Buckle up for one heck of a ride. MJ Fields always has our backs because the destination is always worth the journey.
Aaron Esposito, Aaron Esposito, Aaron Esposito there is so much one could say about him and yet it still may not be enough. He was such an awesome man in that he was caring, patient with Stella as she came to some realizations and some truths in her life. I loved the dynamic between the pair as they find their way into a relationship that was more than friendship as well as with life.
Stella started out as a wounded soul in her relationship with Elijah at the start of her story as she spent so much time trying to make him happy as well as his life easier while not realizing that he was abusive, manipulative and not putting her or their relationship first all while still grieving the death of her father and her life as she knew it and finding her way in life. As Stella’s story unfolds, I liked watching her become a stronger person and more confident in her choices. I loved watching her come to some realizations on her own but at times I did want to slap her when she was permitting Elijah to use her as a doormat. I enjoyed watching her heal with Aaron even as it seemed quick but she did so on her own and he let her come to her own conclusions about Elijah despite knowing some truths.
This book was a great read that I was sorry when it ended. I loved the return of Natasha and Oliver as well as Autumn from the previous books in this series and I liked that despite reading the other books in the series, this one could be read as a stand alone as well. I loved this book and can’t wait to see where this series will go next.
Life is about making choices and we wouldn’t be human if we didn’t second guess those choices, especially when things turn out different than they appear. Stella, a bright beacon in a gray world thinks that her life is planned out but she soon sees the cracks in the facade. At a crossroads, which man will she choose. One claims to need her or the one that only wants her happiness. This story made me feel the angst and the love.
“There’s nothing sweet or soft about it. She’s need, I’m desire, she’s life, I’m breath, and we are two, and we are one.” ~ Aaron
This is the third book in the Timeless Love series, though can easily be read as a standalone. This book follows Cinq a Sept (Angela & Bass) and Amour Battu (Natasha & Oliver), where you met Stella, Elijah and Aaron for the first time.
This is the story of friendships that became or unknowingly to Stella, was always a love triangle.
Stella McCarty, the proverbial ugly duckling who became a stunning swan, Elijah Donahue, the child genius and not forgetting Aaron Esposito, the ‘best friend’ to them both.
More tragedy brought them all back together, but only one man was worthy of Stella’s beautiful soul and heart.
Having finally gone off to college in London, 4 years later Stella is ‘back for good’ in NYC working for de La Porte, or is she…
Lies are told and subsequently revealed, will Stella hold on to the love she thought she had and felt or will she open her eyes and see what’s been there all along.
MJ Fields has once again knocked this out the park! A amazing story that pulls you in right at the outset – I can’t wait for the next in the series.
Three Lifelong Friends, So Many Memories, Good & Bad But Now At A Crossroads Can Stella McCarty Find Which Road To Go Down And Know Her Heart Will Be Not Broken.
Living Her Dream Life With Her Dream Job in London She Comes Back To New York To Close A Chapter Of Her Life But Also To Be With Her Love, But Things Don’t Always Appear As They Seem And Just When You Think The Person Who Is Suppose To Be There For You Another One Is There Instead.
Elijah Donahue & Aaron Esposito Are The Men In Stella’s Life But Which One Truly Is There For Her. You Will Come To See What The Meaning Of True Friendship & Love Is When You Watch Their Story Unfold And You Will Not Want To Stop Reading Till You Get All Their Answers And Hopefully Their HEA.