My world has been black and white since Ethan died. Connor is an explosion of screaming color. Can I love Connor and finally be free of my grief…and my guilt?I didn’t think I’d meet flirty Scottish artist Connor May at an exhibit of his own work. I didn’t think I’d follow when he pulled me by the hand away from his rabid fans. I didn’t think our accidental kiss would stir the butterflies in my … butterflies in my chest I haven’t felt since losing Ethan.
My feelings are undeniable. But am I falling for Connor, or is he so much like the dead ex-love of my life that I’m still in love with a ghost? I’m all-in when I chase Connor into a thunderstorm for a blistering kiss that leads to more, and I know he loves me, too.
Will Connor feel the same about me when I tell him about my ex–and that it’s my fault Ethan died?
Visions of Love is a low-angst contemporary instalove romance. Opposites attract as sparks fly between a grief-stricken grumpy barista and a flirty Scottish artist made of sunshine. They connect in swoony, steamy ways before a guaranteed HEA. It is suggested this series be read in order. Content warnings include: loss of a loved one.
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This was a sweet contemporary, opposites attract romance. The characters were relatable and well fleshed out. A sweet romance that kept me captivated from the very start!
Visions of Love by author Noah Steele is the third book in the Cut to the Feeling Series. This series should be read in order. People we know and love from the previous books are pivotal to understanding this story. This story is written in first-person POV. Not usually my favorite, but I loved it in this series.
Marc, he works with the men at Jolt. He is going to an art exhibit with Olly. If you have read the series like I have you know Olly from previous books. Marc ends up staring at one artist’s work like he feels he knows the person.
Connor the artist in question reminds Marc at first of the man he loved and lost. But Connor is a light unto his own and will not be a stand-in for anyone. I like he is a ray of sunshine cause Marc really needs Connor in his gray world right now.
Overall this story is one of the best of the series for me. Yes, there is insta love, but the deeper story itself is really beautifully done. I like a good story with a good arc, this story is that. It comes full circle and feels very complete when done. Theo’s story is up next, and I cannot wait for it. Noah Steele is an amazing author and I am glad I got to read this story.
Five Shooting Stars
Wow! Noah Steele is brilliant creating amazing characters with emotions so deep that you can feel them while reading. Now in this book 3, (or 4 if you take into account Acts of Love), you’ll find the most intense and best story so far: Marc and Connor’s. The way the narration went along all the book had me in tears during great part of it, but also thinking about friendship, grief and love. Wonderful story!!! I can’t wait for Theo’s!
I received this book as an ARC and this is my honest opinion.
This is the third full book in the Cut to the Feeling series, and I enjoyed it most of all. I felt that the characters actually have some deeper than surface level development, and the storyline involved more than just the insta-love and obligatory plot twist.
We met Marc in the first book, and he has been a standoffish secondary character in the following books. However, we finally get to learn his story; what happened after that awful date with Aiden, why he dropped out of law school, how he ended up working at Jolt, and why he’s so introverted now.
When Marc invited Ollie to an art exhibit by a famous alumni, he never expected the tickets that were left for him to use would lead to his emotional reawakening. While Ollie does his own artistic thing, Marc follows a back hallway and becomes transfixed by the work on display. It is both familiar and not, but as he is perusing, he meets the artist himself, and is whisked away to an abandoned bench. One thing leads to the next, and Marc knows that this man, Connor, has woken something he thought long lost to him.
The relationship progressed nicely, but Marc is not being completely forthcoming about his past with anyone. He’s working on it, but he may be too late it he can’t undo the damage his omission has done. Connor’s one need is to be loved for himself, not for who others perceive him to be. Everything might come crashing down around them just when they both have found what they need.
Of course, there is the obligatory plot twist…famous painter, new boyfriend, lots of followers. You have to read the book to get the story. I wasn’t really surprised by what happened, but this is an insta-love romance trope, and this part was pretty formulatic.
In the end, with Conner’s ever joyous personality, and Marc’s emergence from his emotional prison, the couple and their friends at Jolt have survived yet another whirlwind romance. And, of course, Marc and Connor get their happily ever after.
Happy reading!
* I received an ARC of this book and I am leaving my honest review. *
A cute and cuddly instalove story with sweet characters 🙂 I knew well what I was getting into with this series and this nook does not disappoint. Just very good!
We first meet Marc when he has a horrible date with Aiden where he ends up walking out on him however Marc comes back only this time as an employee of Aiden. Going through all the hardships of moving on after a loss and finding love again was what this story was about. Connor brought love back to Marc’s life for their happily ever after.