The Beautiful Now will make you cry and sigh and fall in love

Wow. Sometimes reading is a risky sport... Yeah.

The Beautiful Now, the new contemporary romance from New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, M. Leighton, is LIVE!  Get it for the release price of $3.99 while it lasts, or read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited!  Grab your copy here.

Dane James worked my stepfather’s fields. He was the boy next door. 

Strong. 

Hardworking. 

Forbidden.

From the moment we met, we were star-crossed lovers—always wanting, never having. We loved each other for most of our lives, but right from the beginning destiny had other plans.  She knew we would fall in love.  She knew we would fall apart.  Over and over again, like the curse of a recurring nightmare.  Or the hope of a familiar dream.  

Our past was tumultuous.  Our future was bleak.  But the one thing we always had was the beautiful now.

Until that was taken from us, too.

MY OPINION

This author's stories are a guarantee of deep love and soulful sorrow. TBN deals with a couple whose feelings start to develop at the age of twelve when a painful moments gives birth to a bond that stands the ravage of time and turmoil. The gorgeous writing reflects the youthful longings, the forbidden escapades under the moonlight, and the passion that cannot be denied even against the whole world's pressure.

They live in a town that's biased against lack of money and social status. They both have to dodge and maneuver around the social laws, until they realize their love knows no boundaries. It broke my heart when the real threat to their staying together came to pass. The novel is divided in two timelines between their younger years and the aftermath of their broken relationship. That made everything that much more meaningful and poignant. Heartbreaking, too. Sometimes I fear reading one of M's stories because she is capable of such dramatic feeling that it tears my heart apart. 

This particular story is all about love. Love from daughter to mother, mother to daughter, man to woman and vice versa. Hate, bigotry and dark secrets combine with the injustice and frailty of life to create a story that brings as much laughter and heat as it stirs grief, tears and despair. I loved it, I cried, I fell in love with Dane. I cannot regret reading such an homage to love and loyalty, though I run out of tissues to wipe away all my outpouring feelings! :-D 

Get it for the release price of $3.99 while it lasts, 

or read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited!  

Grab your copy here.

This is what early readers are saying:

✩ "This is the best book that I have read in 2017 yet!!"  -- Heidi

✩ "I truly wish I could give this one more five stars, I would definitely give 10 if I could. This is one of those books, you just know from the beginning is going to pull at your heartstrings and it really does. I've read of ton of books this year and this one just moved to the top of my favorites list."   --  Catherine

✩ "The Beautiful Now is exactly that - Beautiful. It's love story of epic proportions."  --  Courtney

✩ "What I loved was that their story transcends the span of 22 years and shows that love can last forever even when all the odds are stacked against you. That there is always a way even when we think all hope is lost. That even when we do what we think is best and hurt the ones we love that their is forgiveness to be found and second chances are a blessing not to be taken lightly. And when faced with the harsh realities of life, love can still prevail over all."  --  Jennifer

✩ "I started reading - and I kept on reading. I couldn't stop. It was all so heartbreakingly sad and beautiful and sweet and frustrating and I just could not stop."  --  Bianca

Don't miss it for anything in the world! Enjoy your week, book buddies :-)