Book Review and Giveaway for Epoch by Jewel E Ann

EPOCH
by JEWEL E ANN

Some lives end unfinished, and some transcend time.

After a horrific incident, Swayze finds herself trapped between two lives. Patchy memories and fear for her own safety thrust her into a gut-wrenching journey to uncover the truth.

Will she let her dreams slip away to seek retribution and find the missing pieces to a puzzle that existed a lifetime ago?

“I’m not going to watch you self-destruct. I’m not going to watch you fall in love with another man.”

Or will she discover the only truth that matters?

Epoch pushes the boundaries of what we believe and what we know. It redefines fate and proves that the only thing separating the heart and the soul is an infinite timeline.

“I think a part of you will be mine to love in every life.”

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REVIEW: 5 Unforgiving Stars
"Don't lose yourself in search of her."

Me: "Oh, hey there." 
*pats bench*

Me: "Come sit down with me"
*grabs hand* *stares down at hands* *rubs hands slowly*

Me: "I need to let you know...." 
*slowly makes eye contact*

Me: "YOU WILL NOT SURVIVE THIS BOOK IN ONE PIECE."
"I know, I know....shhh. Shhhh, calm down."
*pulls head to shoulder/rubs hair*

I didn't believe this book would affect me quite like this. I know. It doesn't make sense, right? I mean, this is Jewel E Ann. She writes these epically charged romances that leave you reeling while you're trying to find your footing, but she makes you hold on tight and then puts you back together. You may have some pieces of your heart tragically repositioned, but I can promise you one thing: YOU WILL NOT COME AWAY UNSCATHED. This one was definitely the angstiest book I have ever read. And one of the most painful.

I just feel like, I dunno....I need to prepare you. I did not survive this book in one piece. I physically ached while reading this one. And, believe it or not, I felt ill while reading this one as well. My stomach was in knots and I couldn't calm down. The pacing. The shaking. The breathing. It was all sketch. The emotional turmoil that I felt while watching this story unfold was unlike anything I have ever felt before. Because it wasn't just emotional. It was the physical side of it, it was mental aspect of it; it was soul altering in every way. What I mean when I say that is, I felt this book. I tasted the raw grittiness that she gave us while telling Nate, Griffin, and Swayze's story. But there was more to it. This wasn't just a triangle. Nope. This was, in all essences, a true quadrangle. There was so much more going on; each element had it's own arc in the storyline. And adding all of these differing, but completely connected emotions and characters and nuances to tell this addictive story? It had to be exhausting for Jewel!

"Remember when you were mine?"

The pain felt by all persons involved was palpable. I felt all this as if I was going through all the pain she was living. Swayze was living this pain. I felt the confusion and the fear, the questions and the unknown closing in on me as well. The what-ifs. The why-nots. This was a tough read. If you think about it, there was absolutely NO easy way out of this situation. Not one avenue was easy. One person, at the minimum, was going to be hurt. The predicament causes the pain. Not the misdirected emotions. There is only truth in love. No discrepancies are allowed or accounted for there.

This was a full-bodied exercise in FATE....granted, an otherworldly fate, but fate nonetheless doing it's job. Not always does a story turn out the way we wanted or thought it would, but the fact that you know the author will take you on this heartbreaking journey and you just know you can trust them with your heart implicitly? Yeah, that says something. Jewel is that one. Jewel is one of a few. Jewel always affects me. Always.

I wish I could read this all over again for the first time.....to feel this one for the first time. I've never read this much angst. Ever. When I felt so invested in each character indivisible, and as a couple, I didn't know how far I would actually make it given all the ups and downs of this one. I'm not sure I'll ever be the same again after this book. It reached deep down inside, into my soul.....it dug out the pain, slowly and methodically. It broke me.

I will say this: I don't know if I'm heartbroken because of how it ended.....or simply because it ended. What am I supposed to do with myself now?

"Don't steal anything from the past or borrow anything from the future."
~BEE

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~MEET JEWEL E ANN~

Jewel is a free-spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor.

With 10 years of flossing lectures under belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business.

After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing.

When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree a a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course . . .heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.

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