by A.C. Chenier
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GENRE: Romance
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BLURB:
A rich and compelling novel
exploring romances past and present, Loves of Our Lives centers on Katie
Benjamin, a happily married woman whose interest in the theory of past lives
changes her understanding of herself and the world around her forever.
Along with her best friend, Maria, whose terminal cancer has given her an entirely new perspective on life, she embarks on past-life regression therapy. Here, Katie learns of the lives of Elinor Davenport and Catherine Buchanan and the people they both loved. In the process of finding these two women who once shared her soul she discovers a sense of completeness she never thought possible.
“The same souls come back to us many times and interact with us. This is the way we can understand our souls go on for eternity. These bodies may fail, but our souls do continue on to reunite with our loved ones many times.”
Along with her best friend, Maria, whose terminal cancer has given her an entirely new perspective on life, she embarks on past-life regression therapy. Here, Katie learns of the lives of Elinor Davenport and Catherine Buchanan and the people they both loved. In the process of finding these two women who once shared her soul she discovers a sense of completeness she never thought possible.
“The same souls come back to us many times and interact with us. This is the way we can understand our souls go on for eternity. These bodies may fail, but our souls do continue on to reunite with our loved ones many times.”
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EXCERPT
“I
want you to think about some things over the next few days and weeks. I want
you to clearly look inside yourself and ask what it is you want, not what
anyone else wants or expects from you. Meditate on it. Pray on it, if that
works for you. But make sure that any action you do or do not take is based on
what is right and good for you. Not Katie. But the real and true you. You’re
starting to see her in your life on a daily basis. Talk to her. Find out what
she wants you to do. Then follow through on your heart and soul decision. Only
then can you know that what you are doing is right for you, the true you. Not
Catherine, not Elinor, not Katie, or any other human body you have inhabited. Do
what is right for the authentic and real you.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
AC Chenier is the author of the Past Lives series of books. The novels
explore the fascinating spiritual world and the concept that we are all souls
who have lived before, and that we reunite with our loved ones through time.
The novels allow her to couple her long standing interest in the romance and
fantasy genres with a passion for writing.
When she’s not busy typing away at her computer, you can find her with
her horses or golf clubs.
Her books are available in paperback and ebook.
LINKS
Website
GIVEAWAY
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The tour dates can be found here
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My review:
3.5 stars
Loves of Our Lives by A.C. Chenier is the first story in the 'Past Lives' series and is a book that combines
historical and contemporary romance. Centering around Katie Benjamin’s
exploration in the field of past life regression as influenced by the writings
of Dr. Brian Weiss, the story explores the lives of several people in the past
on two different continents and their connection to and influence upon Katie in
her modern existence in Calgary, Alberta.
Katie’s relationships with her husband, a stranger met on the train, and
a dying friend are all influenced by her growing familiarity with Elinor, an
English woman living during the mid 1700s and Catherine, a woman living in
Philadelphia during the late 1800s.
This intriguing story has a slow and somewhat somber onset
that gradually shifts to a descriptive experience of two very different
lifestyles that are nonetheless connected.
There is a richness of subject matter that touches upon women’s rights,
prejudice, class distinctions, and societal upheavals even as the heroine
gradually has her own epiphany about the life she lives. I liked the growth that she experiences even
though I found the awkwardness of skipping from life to life and the
multiplicity of points of view a little frustrating. I think that the struggle to integrate so
many secondary characters resulted in most of them being fairly superficially
described but the overall concept of the story is thought-provoking and
imaginative. This story will probably
appeal to those who are curious about the idea of reincarnation and fate as
well as those who enjoy the concept of time travel.
A copy of this title was provided to me for review
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DeleteThanks to everyone for stopping by. Good luck in the giveaway. Special thanks to the Reading Addict for reading and reviewing Loves of our Lives. And look for the upcoming Love by Knight, the 2nd book in the Past Lives series.
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ReplyDeleteFor some reason reply is not working for me today, so I will respond to Mai and Becky here. For Becky, I do get writers block. I'm suffering right now actually. I would like to get my 3rd novel in the series written, but not finding the inspiration to get it done.
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