To Find Polaris
by C. Elyana Brooke
ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL AND HEART-BREAKING LOVE STORIES PUBLISHED IN 2019.
He has sky-high cheekbones and he sounds way better than Sinatra.
British bad boy and singer, Lord Mark Hartley has been spoiled by success -- too many women, too many private jets, too little love. Suffering from his dark past and perhaps an even darker future, he is looking for love without success and he has no idea how to navigate what lies ahead.
Then he meets Julianne McNally, a beautiful, serious, and centered young American trial lawyer, who has sworn off romance,
having experienced the bitterness of a broken heart.
He needs her skills, and she reluctantly takes his legal case. Despite Mark's best efforts, falling in love with a celebrity, whose press precedes him, is simply not part of Julianne's plan.
But Cupid may have the way of shooting the heart of even the most hardened cynic and star-gazing can be a romantic adventure...
Their sexual chemistry is combustible but their relationship almost explodes as their values conflict and emotional stakes rise. Will they find Polaris, the North Star, that stationary point of direction? Will they find their way home to each other?
This novel explores the emotional and psychological truths and challenges in forming a lasting relationship.
Set in Devonshire, England, Los Angeles, and Paris, this smart, sexy, contemporary romance is also an emotionally charged and psychologically moving love story, an atypical, unpredictable, unconventional, and non-generic romance. Be prepared to experience something quite different as only can come from the pen of C. Elyana Brooke. Are you team-Mark or not? Read it and join the discussion!
This is the debut novel in The World of C. Elyana Brooke. Please click on her author name under the book title Follow her on Author Central to track her upcoming releases! Below the Brilliant Stars has just been launched on Kindle and paperback is soon to follow!
Favorite Quotes:
He is such a dichotomy, a sensitive artist in the clothing of an avowed wolf.
I have been single handedly keeping psychiatrists in Mercedes and yachts for years.
There are millions of people who have never known true happiness and they continue going about the business of leading their lives. I am proof positive that it’s possible and I’m still an incorrigible optimist in spite of it.
“It’s not easy, Mark, fulfilling dreams and quelling fears.” “No, darling, no one will ever tell you that. Dreams never come easily.”
My Review:
I fell into this oddly and undeniable compelling tale and couldn’t seem to let it go, although it was not an easy read as it hit all the feels high and low and plummeted the depths quite thoroughly. The writing was slightly hypnotic, easy to follow, lavishly descriptive, and sucked me into a vortex that was hard to pull away from, even when I wanted to throw my beloved Kindle down and walk away in furious indignation.
Mark Hartley was an English lord as well as a multi-talented and well-known actor, popular singer, beloved songwriter, successful businessman, cocky Casanova, total bastard, unrepentant cad, and possibly the most selfish and screwed up jackass on the planet. His behavior was loathsome, yet his family's had been even worse. I empathized with and despised him in equal measure. He was deeply damaged and his attitude and infidelities were deplorable and devastating for his wife, yet he was also beguiling, compelling, multi-layered, self-indulged, intelligent, wracked with anxieties and obsessions, and twisting himself in knots.
This was a heart-wrenching tale that often had me gnashing my teeth and bristling with annoyance, yet I couldn’t put it down. I was hopelessly bewitched and lethally invested in these intriguing and complex characters as well as the twisted saga of their warped relationships. They nearly ruined me. I was stamping my little foot and wanting to give them both a good whack or ten with my Kindle, although I have to admit, they kept me deeply engrossed and out of trouble for quite some time as this book was 458 pages long with multiple storylines and a large cast of irregular and uniquely irresistible and fascinating characters. Elyana Brooke has mad skills and strong word voodoo.
C. Elyanna Brooke lives with her family outside of Boston and has been writing books since "forever." Besides writing, her interests include gardening, music, and skiing. She has a great deal of familiarity with the law and music and likes to set her books in legal and musical environments. Elyanna prides herself on her versatility as an author so be prepared to see several titles in different genres in the future, including an espionage/romance.
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