Sometimes, the journey is the love story.
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Love Is Never Lost by Katy Regnery is available now!
From New York Times bestseller Katy Regnery comes a new twist on the beloved American legend, "Rip Van Winkle."
Sometimes, the journey is the love story.
On the night of his high school graduation, Ripley Van Winkle—local quarterback, prom king and all-around big man on campus—swan dives off the top of the Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse. . . and lands on jagged pile of rocks. Suffering massive brain trauma, Rip isn’t expected to live, but he somehow manages to beat the odds: most of his physical injuries heal, though he remains in a deep coma for the next twenty years.
When Rip awakens two decades later, he will need to relearn his body’s most basic functions, in addition to catching up on twenty years’ worth of history, progress and change.
Something called the “internet” has the answer to every question you could ever dream of asking, and people are reliant on mobile telephones smaller than a Walkman. His high school girlfriend is married with children, and he has an eighteen-year-old sister who was born while he was “sleeping.”
As Rip struggles to find his place in this strange, new world, one presence in his life will become both a beacon and guide: his childhood friend, Katrina Van Tassel. But Trina has a challenging adult life of her own, and there’s no guarantee she has space in her life (or her heart) for her one-time high school crush . . . Rip Van Winkle.
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Love is Never Lost is part of the ~a modern fairytale~ collection: contemporary, standalone romances inspired by beloved fairy tales.
The Vixen and the Vet (Beauty & the Beast)
Never Let You Go (Hansel & Gretel)
Ginger's Heart (Little Red Riding Hood)
Dark Sexy Knight (Camelot)
Don't Speak (The Little Mermaid)
Shear Heaven (Rapunzel)
At First Sight (Aladdin)
Love is Never Lost (Rip Van Winkle)
My Review
About the Author
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Katy Regnery has a heart for smart romance featuring strong women and decent men. Almost exclusively self-published, Katy claims authorship of almost 50 titles, including three RITA® finalists. Translated into French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Turkish, Katy has sold over two million books worldwide.
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I have loved Katy Regnery's writing since the first time I picked up one of her books. But her Modern Fairytale series is a thing of such beauty, it's hard to put it into words. They are filled with so much emotion and the depth of the story takes my breath away.
So, I knew going into this that I was going to experience all the feels. I was apprehensive about the whole coma angle of things. I really couldn't understand how Katy could make that romantic, but she nailed it. The initial part of the story was a little hard to read. Trina was having such a terrible time of her high school experience and I felt for her.
Rip was a typical teenage boy, caught between being the king of the popular people and being who he was inside. And there were moments that I hated him and other moments where I loved him. But when he came out of his coma he was amazing.
The whole after part of the story was beautiful. I couldn't put it down. And the "update" at the end was the perfect cherry on the cake.
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Blurb
From New York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery comes a new twist on a beloved fairytale.
Laire, who wants so much more from life than her little island can offer, is swept away by wealthy, sophisticated Erik, who is, in turn, entranced by her naiveté and charm. The two spend a whirlwind summer together that ends on the knife-point of heartbreak and forces them to go their separate ways.
Years later, when fate leads them back to one another, they will discover the terrifying depth of the secrets they kept from each other, and learn that shattered hearts can only be healed by a love that willfully refuses to die.
All novels Katy Regnery’s ~a modern fairytale~ collection are written as fundraisers. 10% of the e-book sales for in March and April 2017 will be donated to P.E.O. International, a non-profit organization that celebrates the advancement of women, awards scholarships and grants, and provides motivation for women to make their dreams come true.
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Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/G-dQC9j_Zas
Don't Speak is part of the ~a modern fairytale~ collection, which includes six standalone, completely unrelated novels inspired by beloved fairy tales
The Vixen and the Vet (Beauty & the Beast) - available now - my review
Never Let You Go (Hansel & Gretel) - available now - my review
Ginger's Heart (Little Red Riding Hood) - available now
Dark Sexy Knight (Camelot) - available now - my review
Don't Speak (The Little Mermaid) - new release! - my review
Swan Song (The Ugly Duckling) - available late-2017
About the Author
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Katy Regnery started her writing career by enrolling in a short story class in January 2012. One year later, she signed her first contract and Katy’s first novel was published in September 2013.Twenty-five books later, Katy claims authorship of the multi-titled, New York Times and USA Today Blueberry Lane Series, which follows the English, Winslow, Rousseau, Story, and Ambler families of Philadelphia; the six-book, bestselling ~a modern fairytale~ series; and several other standalone novels and novellas.
Katy’s first modern fairytale romance, The Vixen and the Vet, was nominated for a RITA® in 2015 and won the 2015 Kindle Book Award for romance. Katy’s boxed set, The English Brothers Boxed Set, Books #1–4, hit the USA Today bestseller list in 2015, and her Christmas story, Marrying Mr. English, appeared on the list a week later. In May 2016, Katy’s Blueberry Lane collection, The Winslow Brothers Boxed Set, Books #1-4, became a New York Times E-book bestseller.
In 2016, Katy signed a print-only agreement with Spencerhill Press. As a result, her Blueberry Lane paperback books will now be distributed to brick and mortar bookstores all over the United States.
Katy lives in the relative wilds of northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, where her writing room looks out at the woods, and her husband, two young children, two dogs, and one Blue Tonkinese kitten create just enough cheerful chaos to remind her that the very best love stories begin at home.
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He’d never known anyone remotely like her, like this fisherman’s daughter from a world that was somehow frozen in time.
Read my reviews for the other A Modern Fairytale Series Here
A percentage of sales made in June and July in 2015 goes to an amazing charity so if you are in the mood for an amazing angsty story about love, trust, hope and survival grab this book now and know you’re not only getting a great read but also helping an amazing cause.
The Elizabeth Smart Foundation, which aims, among other things, to support the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and to educate children about violent and sexual crime. For more information, go here: elizabethsmartfoundation.org
