A Time for Hope by T Gephart
Synopsis:
Lexi Reed was unstoppable, or so she thought. As the PR manager of international rock band, Power Station and living in New York, she was a long way from her old life in Melbourne, Australia. Having captured the heart and married one of the sexiest men alive (Power Station’s guitarist, Alex Stone) Lexi was living beyond any fantasy she could have ever imagined. Having finally allowed the walls from her past to fall, Lexi had not only learnt to trust again but had given herself completely to Alex, her one true love. Lexi happiness was short lived when heartache and trauma throw everything she knew into turmoil. Her world came crashing down around her, and now Lexi is struggling to regain her sense of self. Unable to regroup and heal under the scrutiny of the media and her well-intentioned loved ones, she can’t seem to find the road back to the old “Lexi.” Alex is devastated. His beautiful, intelligent and once confident wife is now distant and guarded, the product of the brutality she has suffered. He feels powerless but is determined not to lose her. With her gorgeous rock star husband by her side and her eclectic but devoted circle of friends, Lexi starts over. In order to find a way to reconcile the past and build a future, she must let go of all her safety nets and trust those around her. In this final installment of the Lexi series, we join Lexi and Alex on their journey of rediscovery. Relationships are tested, terms are renegotiated and lives are irrevocably changed. With the hope that their love for each other is strong enough to carry them through, Lexi and Alex gamble everything in search of their happily ever after.Review:
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Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J3XXLYC Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00J3XXLYC Amazon AU: http://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00J3XXLYC iTunes: http://bit.ly/1dHdCExAbout The Author
T Gephart is an indie author from Melbourne, Australia.
T's approach to life has been somewhat unconventional. Rather than going to University, she jumped on a plane to Los Angeles, USA in search of adventure. While this first trip left her somewhat underwhelmed and largely depleted of funds it fueled her appetite for travel and life experience.
With a rather eclectic resume, which reads more like the fiction she writes than an actual employment history, T struggled to find her niche in the world.</ p>
While on a subsequent trip the United States in 1999, T met and married her husband. Their whirlwind courtship and interesting impromptu convenience store wedding set the tone for their life together, which is anything but ordinary. They have lived in Louisiana, Guam and Australia and have travelled extensively throughout the US. T has two beautiful young children and one four legged child, Woodley the wonder dog.
An avid reader, T became increasingly frustrated by the lack of strong female characters in the books she was reading. She wanted to read about a woman she could identify with, someone strong, independent and confident who didn't lack femininity. Out of this need, she decided to pen her first book, A Twist of Fate. She enjoyed the process so much that when it was over she couldn't let it go.
T loves to travel, laugh and surround herself with colourful characters. This inevitably spills into her writing and makes for an interesting journey - she is well and truly enjoying the ride!
Based on her life experiences, T has plenty of material for her books and has a wealth of ideas to keep you all enthralled.
T self-published her first novel through Smashwords, is about to release her second novel on the same platform and is currently writing the third book in the Lexi Trilogy.
Author Social Media Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/T-Gephart/ 412456528830732
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ tinagephart
Website: http://tgephart.com/
Giveaway
One winner will receive a signed paperback of A Twist of Fate and the entire series in eBook. Two runners up will both receive $5 Amazon Gift Cards. a Rafflecopter giveaway~Review~
This was a hard book to review as there wasn't anything I didn't really like but there was nothing I loved either. The characters and plot were all okay but nothing really grabbed my attention.
This is the third book in the series and picks up from a few months after Lexi and Alex tied the knot after she left the hospital after she was attacked.
I did like Lexi in this story. She was so strong to overcome everything that happened to her and when she started believing in herself again her feisty personality shone through and she became stronger than ever moving forward and leaving the past behind.
I also liked Alex, he is what a husband should be. Sexy, protective, caring, funny, loving. You can't fault him and his love for Lexi is so sweet if at times a little over bearing but I don't blame him at all considering everything that's happened to her.
Overall the plot was okay. There was no one thing the plot was based on. It touched upon several but never really developed them. For example the tour, the 'offer', Lexi overcoming the past. They were all just touched upon and I feel if these story lines had been developed a lot more it would have made the story more interesting and kept me hooked as there was potential for some great story lines.
The very ending definitely felt rushed for me but it was a happy ending which is nearly always a must for me so it was a good ending, just needed a little more detail I think.
Overall I didn't love this story but I did like it. There was potential for more I believe and I did enjoy the overall of the story and will look out for new books from this author.
Reviewed by Bethany