Synopsis:
Fleeing her recent
past, Lilliah Woods finds refuge in the anonymity of the present day inner-city
slums. As she settles into the seedy apartment she must now call home, she
meets mysterious Marek Jamison when he materializes in her doorway demanding to
know who she is. From that moment, he becomes a guardian and guide as she
gradually discovers his hidden world.
As their
relationship develops, Lilliah learns of Marek's dark past and of a brothers'
quarrel he has been embroiled in for years. The quarrel turns into a larger
battle of good and evil, liberty versus tyranny, and the separation of love and
lust.
With Lilliah as the
ultimate prize, the deadly conflict reaches out to threaten her family, and the
outcome of the final battle will determine her fate. Lilliah must embark on an
unexpected path that teaches her to trust in the man she has come to love, and
give of herself as she never thought she could....
Lesley's Review:
One of the joys of being given an ARC is discovering a good
book you might not have picked out on your own. The Scent of a Soul is
definitely one of those for me. First
off, this book is a clean paranormal,
romance. I had no problem reading
through this story. From the first page
I was curious. Some may say that the book is long and I concur that it is
long but I enjoyed getting to know Lilliah and Marek and watching their
relationship blossom.
So, it begins with us meeting Lilliah as she moves into a very sketchy neighborhood. You can feel
her nervousness about doing what needs to be done. She is running from
something and is now on her own in a big city far from her small home town.
She’s a sweet caring person andfrom the beginning you can see her small town
naivety showing through. She encounters
some dangerous situations along the
way, but the strange man she met the first day in her apartment seems to always
be there for her. She can’t seem to figure him out, why is he doing these
things for her? How does he always seem to show up when it counts the most?
“He walked towards
her with careful, measured steps. There was no look of malicious intent on his
face, but Lilliah wondered if she should be afraid.”
Marek, the
mysterious neighbor, stays just a mysterious
to us as a reader as he does to Lilliah. He’s handsome and kind. He’s rich
and always seems to know what’s going on in his neighborhood. However, there’s
something about the man that just isn’t normal. He has a secret and a brother
with a vendetta. As their relationship/ friendship starts to grow, Marek
decides to do something normal with Lilliah. He takes her out on a date. Little
do they know that this night would forever change the rest of the relationship
and could even destroy it? The discovery of why and what is going on is enough
to send Lilliah into a confused state of mind.
As their journey
unfolds, new dangers threaten them
and an adventure ensues. There were
many times that I was laughing out loud with these two and there were times
when I wanted to smack Lilliah. But their story isn’t the only one being told.
I believe that Mrs.Thompson developed a world and in it was a group of people
that we got to know because of it. I think I grew to like just about all the
characters. We met many important people in Marek and Lilliah’s life. Through
their relationships many people are put in danger. At times, it becomes so suspenseful that I
felt like I couldn’t read fast enough. There is so much to talk about with this
book that I could turn this into a small book. I don’t know about you but I
would rather spent that time sinking into a good book than reading long
reviews. My recommendation is that if you love paranormal, clean romance that’s
developed slowly but interestingly you have that in this book. I read it in two days. I will say that in the end I think things could have
been shortened a little but I understand why the author did what she did. She
loved her characters and closed all ends, giving us the neat little package. I
gave this book 4 stars.
Author Bio:
Jennifer Thompson
is a native Arizonan whose newfound love for writing stemmed from her great
love of books. She enjoys immersing herself in an engaging story and can always
be found with a good book close by. A graduate of Brigham Young University with
a degree in History Teaching, Jennifer and her husband reside in southern
Arizona with their five children. The Scent of a Soul is her debut novel, and
with the creative flood gates now opened, she is working on bringing to life
other stories waiting to be told.
Links:
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