Clarity
by Loretta Lost
Publication date: February 23rd 2014
Genres: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Fiercely independent Helen Winters was born completely blind, but she vowed never to let her disability keep her down. She did not expect a traumatic event to devastate her life and force her to drop out of college. Disillusioned by the cruelty of people, Helen retreated from society to live by herself as a reclusive writer in the woods—where no one could ever hurt her again.
When a brilliant young doctor shows up on her doorstep, promising her that his new research can give her the ability to see for the first time, Helen stubbornly refuses. She has learned not to trust anyone, and to rely only on herself. But Dr. Liam Larson will not take no for an answer. He makes it his personal mission to rescue Helen from her loneliness, and bring joy into her world once more—the joy she has denied herself for so long.
When Helen’s demons come racing back into her life, threatening to rip her apart and destroy the strength she has carefully rebuilt, Liam is the only one who might be able to save her.
Can he reach the broken girl in time, helping her to heal and see the world in a different light? Or will Helen’s grief send her spiraling out of control, lost to him forever?
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Excerpt:
“I wish Owen would stop babbling so that I could actually
talk to you for five minutes,” Liam muttered. “You’re such an interesting
person.”
“Me?” I ask in confusion. “I’m just
your average hermit writer.”
“Exactly,” he says. I hear a smile
in his voice. “I don’t know too many of those. You’re part of a very rare
species.”
I look down to hide my
embarrassment. I can feel him staring at me; the tension is beginning to grow
thick in our small quarters. He is sitting very close to me, even if we are
separated by the back of his seat. When Owen was in the car with us, the
atmosphere was light and funny. But now, it’s dark and intense; it’s laced with
something I don’t understand and don’t want to discover. I try to think of something
to say to take his focus away from me and my life. “It’s just a job,” I say
dumbly.
He scoffs. “Just a job? Helen, I
work with other doctors every day. We heal people, and it should be glamorous;
we should feel like heroes. But in truth, it gets... mechanical. At some point,
you start to question how important your work really is. I mean, you can heal a
person’s body... but that doesn’t really heal the person. We aren’t just bodies, you know? That’s where
your books come into play.” He pauses, and I can feel him giving me an earnest
look. “Books are medicine for the soul. They heal the eternal parts of a
person.”
“Liam,” I say in surprise.
“You are a doctor of sorts, too,” he tells me, “except for
the fact that your work persists. If a person reads a good book—they become
permanently changed. They can’t even help it. They can’t unlearn what they’ve
learned. It will always be with them. Our bodies all crumble and fade, and
we’ll all eventually lose our eyesight near the end, along with many other basic
bodily functions. But I like to think that even when we’re gone, the soul
retains some of that wisdom—some of that feeling. What I do is simple science,
but what you do is... magic.”
“Stop talking,” I whisper.
“Seriously, stop talking right now.”
“Why?” he says, somewhat hurt at the interruption.
“Because I’m pretty sure that if you
keep talking like this... I’ll have to marry you, or something,” I explain
nervously. “So just zip it.”
About the Author:
Loretta Lost knows how dark the world can be, but chooses to believe in happily-ever-afters despite all evidence to the contrary.
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I really love kitties lol! I wish they could stay small!
ReplyDeleteMissie @ A Flurry of Ponderings
Me, too! There's nothing better! :)
DeleteThis book looks goooooood! I've entered the contest, fingers crossed that I'll win ha ha
ReplyDeleteGood luck, Arrianna! :)
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