I am so excited to participate in the Blog Tour for A Beautiful Purpose, the next installment in the Beautiful Series! Alicia Rae has done it again! This book was great and I loved watching this couple fall hard and deep for each other. There is more about this book, purchase links, Tina’s Thoughts, and a giveaway for you! Make sure to check it out. Happy Reading!
All Blake Johnson knows is the life of a Marine. After serving his country for eight years, he returns to his family for some rest and rehabilitation. Fighting an internal war, he battles sleepless nights as images of his former military days haunt him.
From the moment Audrey Hampton walks into his life, he is drawn to her. Her beauty leaves him breathless and weak in the knees. She kindles a spark of hope deep within his soul, igniting a part of himself he feared was missing. Her never-ending compassion for others opens his heart in a way he never dreamed.
But Audrey is hiding wounds of her own. Returning to Lake Tahoe to care for her ill mother triggers painful childhood memories of her parents’ loveless marriage, reminding her there is no such thing as true love.
Will Blake’s resolve be powerful enough to open Audrey’s sealed heart? Or will Audrey fear the past and risk losing the man who could give her life a newfound purpose?
Can two wounded souls become one?
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Alicia Rae writes sweet, sexy, and wonderful love stories in the Beautiful series and A Beautiful Purpose is no exception. This story is a tale of hope and love, a love that must overcome past heartache and misconceptions to find its footing and bloom into something powerful and lasting. A Beautiful Purpose is the story of how a woman who doesn’t not believe in true love falls for a man determined to show her that it exists, that it is real and powerful. Blake and Audrey meet at the party celebrating the opening of their friends’ new architectural firm. She is instantly attracted to him but discards the notion that anything would come of it because she truly believes that love is a myth and it cannot exist. Blake meets Audrey and wants nothing more than to get to know her and understand her reservations and thoughts. When you get two people as determined for different things as Blake and Audrey are, you are bound to hit a few bumps on the way. As they continue to get to know each other, there is an undeniable connection that they cannot ignore. Blake’s pursuit does not allow for her to resist what is happening between them. Audrey tries to deny it to everyone including herself but sometimes love takes you by force and you cannot run away.
Audrey and Blake are such great characters. This book is written in dual POVs which allows us to connect deeper with the couple and understand their reservations and fears. Audrey is such an interesting character. She denies the existence of love yet she sees it everyday in the relationships of those closest to her. She was raised in a home that was verbally abusive and unloving, constantly feeling the burden of being unwanted. She learned the value of letting the words and hurt roll of her back, even though they lodged into her mind and heart. She is back in Lake Taboe to take care of her bitter mother as she struggles with cancer, leaving her life behind to come and care for the woman who has never hidden her disdain towards her only child. Seeing the family environment that Audrey endures is heartbreaking. She is a kind, beautiful, and successful woman who finds no unconditional love and acceptance from the ones who are meant to do so, her parents.
Blake is a hero returning from active duty, trying to determine if the Marines is what he should continue in or if it is time to return home. His emotions and thought processes are well played out and real. He has given the last 8 years of his life to protecting his country, fighting a constant enemy with his brothers and sisters in arms. That kind of commitment will always leave a mark, one that he is dealing with every moment. As he starts to set down roots during his 90 days of r&r, Blake begins to dive into civilian life, hoping for answers to his questions and quiet for his overactive and traumatized mind.
The relationship between Audrey and Blake is not an easy one. They click. Their chemistry is undeniable, yet Audrey continues to push him away. She understands that love isn’t real, just a passing fancy that leaves people hurt, angry and bitter. It is because of her childhood and parents that she refuses to fall in love, yet as the two become closer and decide to be friends, she falls hard and doesn’t know what happened. Watching these two work though her past and his uncertainty of the future created a series of events that tied them together in ways they did not see or truly understand.
A Beautiful Purpose focuses on one woman’s struggle to trust completely in the man pursuing her. She must choose to trust that he will love her and his actions and heart will supersede her past reality and hurt from her family. This thematic struggle is real and it leaves many heartbroken and alone in the non literary world around us. A Beautiful Purpose allows the reader to see a glimpse into the human mind and understand why certain people react in this way, portraying real heartache, hurt and process of redemption.
This story was a sweet love story made even better by the secondary characters. We see all the gang from the first five books and see where their lives have grown and relationships have flourished. There are weddings, babies, and flirting that will make you smile in contentment. I loved seeing a community that was strong and flourishing. a true example of how friends and family take care of their own. It was an interesting theme to watch so many couples fall in deep love around Audrey, when she was so sure it didn’t exists. I loved how they often challenged her to open her eyes and take a leap, one that would change her life forever.
The sixth installment to the Beautiful Series is a wonderful story of life, family, love, hope and healing. Audrey and Blake are a couple that will touch your heart. Their story is not all butterflies, but instead of two people who take on their painful pasts to band together and create a beautiful future through love and inner healing. Make sure to check this story out today!
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Alicia Rae is a Contemporary Romance Author who lives in Dekalb, Illinois, with her husband and three beautiful boys. Alicia has a passion for reading all types of romance, writing to bring a story to life, and photography.
Thank you to my dear sister, Kels, who showed me a few years ago how much I truly missed reading. And to my loving husband, for not throwing away my Nook, and planting the seed of writing in my mind. I am forever grateful. Xo
Readers, words cannot thank you enough for supporting me along this incredible journey. I hope you enjoy my novels as much as I do writing them. I thank each and every one of you.
Believe in yourself and follow your dreams…
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