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Ebook Details
  • 10/2024
  • 9781931627115
  • 231 pages
  • $4.99
Paperback Details
  • 10/2024
  • 9781931627122
  • 231 pages
  • $9.99
Julia Amante
Author
Christmas Without You
Julia Amante, author
Christmas is a time for miracles… Jaden Lowe has built the perfect life. His years of hard work and long hours have paid off. Business is thriving, and he has everything money and success can buy. Top priority, he’s safely single. Orphaned at Christmas as a young boy, he learned that love equals loss and pain, so he never lets a relationship get too serious––and he always ends them before Christmas. But when Jaden is in a near-fatal car accident, he wakes up in the afterlife where a mysterious figure offers him a chance at redemption: choose one brokenhearted woman from his past and give her an unforgettable Christmas. Keri Anderson was Jaden’s high school sweetheart. She has everything a girl could hope for––loving parents, exciting career, and close friends––everything except someone to love. After Jaden broke her heart, she’s never had another serious relationship. Then, after ten years, Jaden suddenly shows up in their hometown. When he insists on making up for the past, her friends devise a plan: date then publicly dump him at the big New Year’s Eve party as revenge for breaking her heart. But Keri soon realizes she still loves Jaden and revenge is not what she wants. She wants him. When one of Keri’s friends tells Jaden the revenge plan, he does what he does best, leaves. Driving too fast on wintery roads, Jaden is once again in a car crash. Hanging in between life and death, Jaden realizes he failed his test and will die. But Keri isn’t ready to give up on a man she’s loved for years. Is her love and heartfelt Christmas wish strong enough to bring Jaden back?

Quarter Finalist

Plot/Idea: 9 out of 10
Originality: 8 out of 10
Prose: 10 out of 10
Character/Execution: 9 out of 10
Overall: 9.00 out of 10

Assessment:

Plot/Idea: This charming story will remind readers to never give up on true love. Through the shifting perspectives of Jaden and Keri, Amante delves into a sweet, second-chance romance, delivering a satisfying twist in the end that, along with a little foreshadowing, will entertain readers.

Prose: The writing is fluid, with natural conversations between the main couple and smooth transitions between chapters. Readers will immediately feel connected to both Jaden and Keri through Amante's eloquent prose.

Originality: Lost love is a common theme for the genre, but Amante makes this book unique through the circumstances that lead Jaden to rediscover a spark from his past. 

Character/Execution: Both primary characters feel relatable and engaging; Keri is resolute in her feelings toward Jaden, even when he refuses to give up pursuing her, and readers will be cheering for him to succeed. Despite his past, Jaden ends up being a very likable character.

Blurb: A charming story that reminds readers faith and hope can spark new beginnings.

Date Submitted: June 26, 2024

Formats
Ebook Details
  • 10/2024
  • 9781931627115
  • 231 pages
  • $4.99
Paperback Details
  • 10/2024
  • 9781931627122
  • 231 pages
  • $9.99
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