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Defining Destiny (2000)

by Deanna Chase(Favorite Author)

3.91 of 5 Votes: 1

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English

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Romance

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Bayou Moon Publishing, LLC

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Defining Destiny

review 1: Thank you for the opportunity to read your book. I must say that it's the first time when I felt the need to make notes and will cite a few paragraphs that I found absolutely wonderful and thoroughly touching.Young, I read about a myth saying people were spheres and the gods, jealous on their perfection, split the spheres and threw them on the earth, ever since we look for the soul mate, the half of the splintered sphere... That is what the introduction to the book made me think about and the book, really, doesn't disappoint."In an alternate reality everyone really does only have one true soul mate. And that connection has a magical element that affects not only the couple, but the people around them" is the word to the reader in the beginning of the book. Lucy is a talent... moreed singer, she has found her soul mate, but is questioning it "Dad said life was like the vast ocean. Turbulent, beautiful, calming, devastating. And he said to truly live, one needed all those things". The recent death of her father and the deep connection with him, the only person that unconditionally loved her, along with her soul mate's- Cadan -interest in her related to only their music and financial success, his manipulation and cheating, her strained relation with her mother, who abandoned her father and Lucy when she found her own soul mate (a guy who seems lacking any notable quality) make Lucy wonder if she should keep her relationship with Cadan in the name of the mystic connection which has a magical impact on the music they create and play, with the high price of losing herself or she should take the harder, painful, lonely way of severing the connection, knowing that a part of her will always be with her soul mate and the chances to find another love are minimal. Seth, on the other hand, lost his soul mate, E/Elsa, and, with her, his creativity- Elsa had a terrible car accident while bringing an inebriated Seth back home from an evening out with his friends. Astoundingly for both Lucy and Seth, after a mind blowing, first sight, wild attraction, they grow attached to each other, become friends and end by falling in love. It is funny the reverse way their relationship evolves, from wow sex to growing emotion,scary involvement and deep love. I won't spoil the reading of the book with more about the story, will just say that Deanna Chase is a great story teller, she creates visual scenes that unfold under reader's eyes, the characters gain in depth all through the book and the dialogues are witty.I will give below some of the most beautiful (for me) paragraphs."when we offer our art without that soul-mate connection, we consciously give something of ourselves without it being pulled from us. I'm not saying our soul-mate gifts aren't pure or less worthy, Just different. Like when I sing with Cadan, the effect is what the audience needs or wants. But when I sing by myself, it's an extension of what's going on inside me.""When Cadan and I were together, we had plenty of fire and intensity fueled by our connection. But with Seth there is something else. When we're together, there's a tenderness combined with heat and raw emotion that doesn't have anything to do with mates or magic. We're two people desperate to know one another. By choice, not by fate. And it seems more real.""No matter what happens with Lucy, she''l always be in my heart. Her presence in my life has given me what Elsa's death stole from me. The desire to create just for me.""Sure. I love Cadan. I always will, but what I feel for Seth is more tangible. It;s a different kind of connection. Meaningful on a basic human level, not a mystical one like what I have with Cadan.:So, you, reader, would you chose fate or be in charge of your destiny?I highly recommend this beautiful book and look forward to reading more books by Deanna Chase.
review 2: Satisfyingly Sexy and Romantic! Deanna Chase has done it again! I fell in love with her writing skills in her Jade Calhoun and Crescent City Fae paranormal romance series but honestly didn't know what to expect in her Defining Destiny (New Adult Romance) series! I was not disappointed! I loved Lucy and Seth's story! These characters were so realistic and beautifully flawed that their story resonated with me. I loved how the story was written in first person from both of their point of views! I highly recommend this book if you love to get lost in a beautiful and deeply sensual romance!! less

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