Sometimes you meet people who are out of this world, so you make them a part of yours.
From USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a new, contemporary romance with heart-wrenching twists and laugh-out-loud moments.
This standalone is like no other by this author.
In The Unlikely Event is available now!
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Blurb
A one-night stand born from vengeance in a foreign land.
An explosive chemistry neither of us could deny.
We signed a contract on the back of a Boar’s Head Pub napkin that said if we ever met again, we would drop everything and be together.
Eight years and thousands of miles later, he’s here.
In New York.
And he’s America’s music obsession.
The intangible Irish poet who brings record executives to their knees.
The blizzard in my perfect, unshaken snow globe.
Last time we spoke, he was a beggar with no intention of becoming a king.
But a king he became, and now I’m his servant.
I’m not the same broken princess Malachy Doherty put back together with his callused hands.
I have a career I love.
A boyfriend I adore.
An apartment, a roommate, a life.
I changed. He changed, too.
But Mal kept the napkin.
Question is, will I keep my word?
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Review
4.5 stars!
Rory and Malachy first meet when Rory travels to Ireland to learn more about her deceased father. Mal shows her around town and the two share a passionate connection. It’s so strong that when Rory heads back home they vow that if in the unlikely event they meet again, they will drop everything and be together. Eight years later they run into each other in New York City and everything has changed except for the words – their vow – that they wrote on a bar napkin.
In The Unlikely Event is a second-chance romance with all the feels. With breathtaking highs and heartbreaking lows, the emotion will tear you apart before it makes you soar. This story is far from easy and when you learn about everything Mal and Rory go through, you question if it’s even possible for them to find their way back to each other where love reigns and hate fades.
I loved Mal and Rory from the start. They fall in love fast and I felt how good they could be together. When Rory leaves I was so unhappy. I couldn’t wait for them to be together again, I just didn’t know how difficult it would be and the heartache I’d experience for them to find a happily ever after.
Mal and Rory are flawed and complicated. They do things that are awful and they break each other’s hearts. I wanted to scream at the choices that are made and the hurt is greater because of who they were then and who they are now. These two are so different and it is hard to grasp who they’ve become. All the pain they go through, the situations, the heartache, the decisions, the secrets. It’s all too overwhelming. I was giddy, elated, and full of love in the beginning but then the frustration, anger, and hurt comes and I was wrecked. But their love is undeniable and they can’t help themselves around each other even if it hurts, and there was no stopping them from being together.
I can deny myself of a lot of things, but he’s never been one of them.
Mal makes me burn. Crackle. Melt. My love for him is thick and sturdy. Metallic and alive. A beating organ, co-existing with my heart.
Their chemistry is charged and the sexual tension is thick. The mix of love and hate heightens everything and they are combustible. These two are passionate and the emotion is intense, I felt everything. And even when they broke my heart, I was still rooting for them.
The story alternates between past to present and is written in dual POV so we get both side of the story. The way everything unfolds is mind-blowing and I loved experiencing the slow buildup to the truths. I couldn’t put the book down because each chapter left me desperate for more.
Through my carefully crafted exterior, it hits me like a ton of bricks.
I’ve been missing a big part of the truth of it all. The one unspoken. Her truth.
The secrets and lies grow with every moment they remain hidden until it’s almost impossible to come back from them. The twists are shocking and some of the truths are gut-wrenching. I cried for these characters and couldn’t fathom having to experience what they do. There is so much drama and angst and it was difficult to get through some scenes. There are certain details that were a little too much for me and I had to take a breather. Then there were times that I cooled down and remembered that life isn’t perfect. It’s messy and hard, and you have to fight for love. And Mal and Rory do. In the end it is all worth it for a love like theirs.
Overall, In The Unlikely Event is a highly emotional second-chance romance that will stick with you long after the last page it’s turned, and I loved it!
*ARC generously provided by the author and Social Butterly PR*
About the Author
L.J. Shen is a USA Today, Washington Post and Amazon #1 Best-selling author of contemporary, New Adult and YA romance. Her books have been sold to nineteen different countries.
She lives in California with her husband, son, cat and eccentric fashion choices, and enjoys good wine, bad reality TV shows and catching sun rays with her lazy cat.
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