WAIT FOR ME
The Lovestruck Series #1
Eleanor Green
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publication Date: May 4, 2015
Cooper Sterling has been in love with Briley Sheffield since fifth grade, when he asked her to marry him on wide-ruled paper crafted into the fold-and-tuck square.
But life isn’t that neat and tidy.
Years later, defending Briley from an attack lands Cooper in prison, powerless to protect her and unable to convince her to wait for him.
When a failed engagement opens up the possibility of a relationship with Cooper, a mysterious envelope threatens to slam shut every door in Briley’s path.
Now she must choose . . . risk the stability of friendship she has with Cooper, or put everything on hold and solve the mysteries of her family secrets.
Wait For Me is book 1 of a 2-book series, but can be read as a standalone.
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WAIT FOR ME is a wonderful love story between two friends. Cooper and Briley have been through so much of their lives together. Friends since they were in diapers, they know the good, the bad, and the ugly about one another. But when Briley is attacked and Cooper is sent to prison as a result, their friendship becomes strained with the separation and Briley’s fiancé. When Cooper is out of prison, the question is if they can pick up their friendship or if their feelings have forever transformed who they once were.
Eleanor Green does a great job of sharing Cooper and Briley’s story. These two are made for each other in every possible way. The relationship they have is rare and precious. I enjoyed watching these two work through their friendship and romantic feelings for one another. Having this book in dual POVs allows the reader to understand so much more, taking us deeper into the thought processes and emotions of our two main characters. Cooper is dead set on fighting for her love and Briley is terrified of what will happen. There are so many ups and downs for these two but they have to learn to walk through the hard times if there is to a future of any kind for them both.
The situations and themes in this book are great. Nothing is overly dramatized; instead, everything in this story has a purpose and meaning within the story. At the beginning we are in the present day and then we jump back to understand what happened in the past and why Cooper is in prison. This flashback is vital to understand who and where these two are coming from. It gives major personality and relational insight into the characters of the story.
I loved Briley’s mother and their relationship. It was a strong foundation for Briley to stand on when chaos ensued. I loved Cooper’s family and the acceptance of his friends and loved ones when he was released from prison. The theme of family and friendship is so key to the characters and plot. There are many different ideas and emotions that could have easily swayed the story line from one direction to another, but Eleanor takes us to the heart of the matter and keeps everything focused on the love story unfolding.
This book has a little bit of suspense and intrigue thrown in that creates a mysterious element that I enjoyed. There is a constant push and pull with Briley’s ex. There are mysteries that begin to unfold about some of the characters that leaves you curious at the end of this story. There is no major cliffhanger but a level of curiosity as to what is coming in the second book! I am excited for more from Eleanor Green and seeing what happens to Briley and Cooper in the second book of the Lovestruck Series!
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Also by Eleanor Green… TORN
When Katie Harrington becomes engaged to Branson Stone she believes her life is right on track for all her dreams to come true.
However, flashes of a life she never lived haunt her—leading her to discover a past that has been purposely erased from her memory in order to protect her from horrible truths.
The look on her fiancé’s face as she retells everything she remembers will forever be etched in her mind. Instead of catching and comforting her, he lets her go.
Retreating to the family’s cottage on the Outer Banks for the summer, Katie’s heart begins to heal. She succumbs to the allure of a dangerously handsome local, Aidan Romero. But as soon as Katie begins to let go and move on with Aidan . . . Branson finds her.
Now Katie is torn between two lives—facing her painful past with Branson, or moving on with Aidan and keeping the secrets safely buried forever.
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Eleanor resides in Tennessee with her husband and two children.
She enjoys the things everyone else does—reading, writing, cooking—but is also an adventure seeker.
Terrified of cats, passionate about hot tea, allergic to being cold.
Still left on her bucket list: getting lost in Italy and being invited in for dinner by a sweet family, eating a scorpion, and growing old by the ocean.