Blog Tour Review & Giveaway: When Fates Collide – Isabelle Richards

Life can change in the blink of an eye. One moment, Lily is trapped in a loveless marriage. In a split second she is free, but at what cost?  Her mundane life is set into a freefall of tragedy and terror. Her husband may be out of her life, but he left a storm of collateral damage behind and the burden is on Lily to sort it out.

Fate connects Lily with Gavin, a charmingly handsome British gentleman that has been drawn into her tangled circumstance. Gavin is everything Lily’s husband wasn’t and gives her hope that love really does exist. Gavin wants nothing more than to sweep Lily up and carry her off into the sunset, far away from the devastation left behind by her husband. Gavin has been the first breath of fresh air in her life, but she isn’t looking to be saved. She needs to clean up her husband’s mess and find a way to save herself in the process.

Does she throw caution to the wind and open her heart? Or listen to her head that tells her and go it alone until she’s found herself again?

Series: Fates #1
Release Date: January 28th 2015
Publisher: Self Published
Source: InkSlinger PR
Reviewer: Shannon
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Reviewer’s Thoughts

This book had me at “British” and man did I ever fall in love with Gavin.

Lily and Gavin meet under different circumstances, which have them embroiled in a mob / drug cartel investigation.  While in protective custody, the two of them develop a friendship.  Despite what they’ve been through, the two of them can’t deny their attraction and need find a way to make it work.

I enjoyed this story, a lot.  There was the intrigue, the romance, and Gavin’s British accent.  But more importantly, there was the development of Lily. All of that combined to make a book that I dreaded to put down because I just had to know what happened next.

Lily was hard not to like.  Even without the horrible crap happening to her, I still would have liked her.  Why?  When she had nothing and could have very easily let someone else take care of her, she stood her ground and was determined to pull herself up and start over.  On her own terms.  It didn’t matter who pushed her, Gavin, Max, Em….she was going to prove to herself she could get her life back on track.

Gavin was adorable, in his sly alpha male kind of way.  I loved the chemistry he had with Lily.  The little competitions of the US vs. England were very funny and endeared me to him even more.  He would get frustrated with Lily and her independence streak, but he understood why she was doing what he was doing.  He was the best kind of man for Lily, proving to her not all men were like her ex.

There is a second book coming out in the series (although this book does not end with a cliffhanger).  I look forward to seeing what adventure Lily and Gavin have next.

Isabelle Richards spent years as a speech writer before tackling fiction. An avid reader of all genres, Isabelle is drawn to romance novels as they provide an escape from daily life.  Through her complex cast of characters, Isabelle creates a sanctuary for readers to dive into for a break from reality.

When she is not writing, Isabelle works as an advocate for persons with disabilities in Washington, DC. Her two yellow labs are her writing partners, although they frequently sleep on the job. 

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