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I received this book for free from Valentine PR in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
If This Is Love by Jewel E. Ann Published by Amazon Digital Services
on April 6, 2023
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Pages: 344
Format: ARC
Source: Valentine PR
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He's mine ... don't ever forget that.
Milo lives in the barn, a cowboy through and through. I live in a castle, but I'm not a princess.
When the only person who loves me dies, Milo's there. As I get older, I no longer look at Milo like a big brother. I look at him like the man God made just for me.
With the first glimpse of freedom from my pathetic excuse for a father, I imagine a future with Milo. I dream of the day when we won't have to hide our feelings.
But Milo has a secret. He is not free.The man I love is marrying the woman I hate.
A few weeks ago I read ‘Before Us’ by Jewel E. Ann. That book was just so damn good and I obsessed over it weeks later. So when I read about a new upcoming book by Jewel E. Ann, I didn’t hesitate at all. I had to read her new book as well, even if I didn’t yet have a clue where it was about. So I signed up for an ARC of ‘If This is Love’, and after reading the book description I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it.
Without a shadow of a doubt, ‘If This is Love’ is going on my favorite list this year! This book was just so damn good! It was a bit crazy, addicting, romantic, heartbreaking, beautiful, brutal, sexy and just earthshattering good! I loved it and missed the two main characters right after finishing the book! And honestly, writing a review about this book is just hard because I won’t be able to do it justice. But I’ll give it a try!
‘If This is Love’ is the heartbreaking story of Indie and Milo. Indie has anything but a normal childhood. She grows up in a billionaires home surrounded by people who don’t seem to care about her. When the one person that does love her, dies, Indie is heartbroken and scared. But fortunately there is Milo. Milo is eight years older than her, and is always around at her farm home. Milo takes care of her, when no one else does. But although he might act like a big brother, Indie has never looked at him like that.
Indie has loved Milo as far more than a brother. And the older she gets, the more horrible the people around her act towards her, except for Milo. And Milo definitely starts seeing Indie as the beautiful woman she became. This story starts when Indie is barely in her teens, and we end reading their story when Indie is in her twenties. Indie and Milo get closer, and their love story is really heartbreaking. Because although Indie and Milo really want to be together, Milo is supposed to marry another girl. What? Yep, and trust me it’s as horrible as it sounds.
I devoured ‘If This is Love’ from start to finish. I cried, I screamed (internally of course, I don’t want to upset the kids :D) and above all I prayed these two would find their way to each other. The story was beautifully written, and although I normally don’t really like to read these books where a lot of time passes by, it worked perfectly for this book.
If I could ‘If This is Love’ would have gotten 10 stars for me. It’s just so good! I’ll have to re-read this one again soon. And I’ll have to start reading all the other books by Jewel E. Ann for sure.
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Narrated by: Meg Sylvan & Tim Paige
Check out my review of ‘Before Us’ by Jewel E. Ann here:
About Jewel E. Ann
Jewel is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author with a quirky sense of humor. When she's not saving the planet one tree at a time, you can find her role modeling questionable behavior to her three boys, binge-watching Netflix with her husband, and writing mind-bending romance.
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram
Excellent review, Maureen. This sounds like a book I would enjoy and I can scream when I read it, no one else is here. 😁
Thank you Carla. I really hope you’ll get to read this one. It was amazing.. And I’m pretty sure you’re going to scream LOL!!
I have really been hearing some amazing things about this author. I am glad that you enjoyed it. Which book should I start with first for this author?
That’s amazing. I have only read two books by this author so far.. But they are amazing. I’ll definitely would start with this one 😉
“It was a bit crazy, addicting, romantic, heartbreaking, beautiful, brutal, sexy and just earthshattering good!”
I think those words sum up every one of Jewel E. Ann’s books. Each one is a recipe for a great time. Another sweet review, Maureen! xo
Thank you Natalie. This one was just amazing! Definitely one of my favorite reads this year.