Stella
“I’ve been
in and out of hospitals for the past ten months. I’ve had half my liver removed
and even though this time the doctors are very optimistic that they’ve removed
all of the tumours, they can’t be sure. In another three months they want me
here again for a check up. Right now I feel better than I’ve ever felt. I know
the damn thing is gone, at least for the moment. Despite that, I can’t make any
plans for the future, not yet. I need to go somewhere where nobody knows me,
where I can relax and maybe even forget about all this. Where I can meet people
who don’t think of me as the girl who lost her father and her brother in a car
accident, and who has cancer. I want to have fun, even if it’s for a couple of
months.”
When Stella decides to visit her estranged cousin Lisa in Genoa, she has no idea Italy will give her a new reason to live.
Max
When Stella decides to visit her estranged cousin Lisa in Genoa, she has no idea Italy will give her a new reason to live.
Max
“Her gaze locked on a scene so
beautiful, the picturesque beach paled in comparison. A lifeguard emerged from
the water, his orange trunks stuck to his legs and water dripping all over him.
He shook his head to get rid of some of the water in his hair and Stella felt as
if everything started developing in slow motion – tiny drops of water slid from
his neck down his broad chest and muscular arms, along a weaving tattoo on his
right shoulder, and continued downwards towards his chest and washboard stomach,
finally getting lost in the waistband of his trunks. A part of another tattoo
peeked over his trunks on his left hip, the other part hidden under them. It was
a total Baywatch moment.”
Their love is epic. But there are too many things keeping them apart.
“How could you keep this from me, Lisa? If you had told me the first day I met him, I would have avoided him like the plague. Nothing would have happened between us.”
“I kept your secrets, too, Stella.”
Are Max and Stella strong enough to fight not only for their love, but for their lives?
Their love is epic. But there are too many things keeping them apart.
“How could you keep this from me, Lisa? If you had told me the first day I met him, I would have avoided him like the plague. Nothing would have happened between us.”
“I kept your secrets, too, Stella.”
Are Max and Stella strong enough to fight not only for their love, but for their lives?
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OH MY...I just finished In A Heartbeat last night and I have been thinking about it all day long. It's just one of those books that you can't get out of your head.
It tugged on every emotion that I had. Happiness, sadness, excitement, joy, laughter, fear ~ it was an EPIC read. I started the book late at night and usually when the nook hits you in the head it's time to put the book away. I just couldn't do it. I needed to know what was going to happen next for Stella and Max. Just one more chapter...until it was 5am and almost time for me to get up with my kids.
Would they ever be able to find their love that was so apparent to everyone around them? Stella is a stubborn girl and she had every right to be. The girl had been through enough in her lifetime. Heartbreak over and over again. But Max oh Max. He is not one to get out of your mind. This sexy Italian with a jealous streak bigger than Texas. Boy oh boy was he hot and romantic and just...sigh. But this book is not only about Max and Stella. It's about relationships, friendships, love lost and found. Forgiveness. There is Beppo, Gia and Lisa and all of their wonderfully complicated lives that pull you into the story even more.
Teodora did a wonderful job of painting characters that were so full of life and you felt as if you had known them forever. I wanted to go and hang out with them all in Italy! I need my passport now! I was blown away by this book! I would love to see more of Max and Stella. The in between years (hint Teodora) or even stories about the other characters. They were all so memorable. Even now I have a smile on my face thinking of them. If you want to read a book that will stay with you for a while. I HIGHLY recommend In a Heartbeat!
It tugged on every emotion that I had. Happiness, sadness, excitement, joy, laughter, fear ~ it was an EPIC read. I started the book late at night and usually when the nook hits you in the head it's time to put the book away. I just couldn't do it. I needed to know what was going to happen next for Stella and Max. Just one more chapter...until it was 5am and almost time for me to get up with my kids.
Would they ever be able to find their love that was so apparent to everyone around them? Stella is a stubborn girl and she had every right to be. The girl had been through enough in her lifetime. Heartbreak over and over again. But Max oh Max. He is not one to get out of your mind. This sexy Italian with a jealous streak bigger than Texas. Boy oh boy was he hot and romantic and just...sigh. But this book is not only about Max and Stella. It's about relationships, friendships, love lost and found. Forgiveness. There is Beppo, Gia and Lisa and all of their wonderfully complicated lives that pull you into the story even more.
Teodora did a wonderful job of painting characters that were so full of life and you felt as if you had known them forever. I wanted to go and hang out with them all in Italy! I need my passport now! I was blown away by this book! I would love to see more of Max and Stella. The in between years (hint Teodora) or even stories about the other characters. They were all so memorable. Even now I have a smile on my face thinking of them. If you want to read a book that will stay with you for a while. I HIGHLY recommend In a Heartbeat!
Hi, my name is Teodora and I live in London with my husband
Ted and my son Jason. I've been writing ever since I can remember, but it
became my full time job in 2010 when I decided that everything else I've tried
bores me to death and I have to do what I've always wanted to do, but never had
to guts to fully embrace. I've been a journalist, an editor, a personal
assistant and an interior designer among other things, but as soon as the
novelty of the new, exciting job wears off, I always go back to writing. Being
twitchy, impatient, loud and hasty are not qualities that help a writer,
because I have to sit alone, preferably still, and write for most of the day,
but I absolutely love it. It's the only time that I'm truly at peace and the
only thing I can do for more than ten minutes at a time - my son has a bigger
attention span than me.
When I'm procrastinating, I like to go to the gym, cook Italian meals (and eat them), read, listen to rock music, watch indie movies and True Blood re-runs. Or, in the worst case scenario, get beaten at every Wii game by a five year old.
When I'm procrastinating, I like to go to the gym, cook Italian meals (and eat them), read, listen to rock music, watch indie movies and True Blood re-runs. Or, in the worst case scenario, get beaten at every Wii game by a five year old.
I loved this book SO much ~ I am giving away 5 copies of the book!
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