{"id":65316,"date":"2022-06-27T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=65316"},"modified":"2022-10-03T08:04:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T12:04:25","slug":"release-tour-arc-review-flickering-heart-sara-browne-1-by-tricia-larochelle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=65316","title":{"rendered":"Release Tour & ARC Review: Flickering Heart (Sara Browne, #1) by Tricia T. LaRochelle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Flickering Heart by Tricia T. LaRochelle is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Timid college girl, Sara, isn\u2019t looking for any complications, but that doesn\u2019t stop her from falling for playboy, Scott. When a stalker shatters their happiness, Sara must fight to save herself and the man she loves. <\/strong><\/p>\n

A dramatic, emotional and angsty NA romance, this book sucked me in and had both my heart and my mind racing. I felt so much, and I loved it!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Eighteen-year-old Sara Browne is about to step off a cliff. She is taking a giant leap into the world of college\u2014a normal transition for most\u2014but not for Sara. A car accident that scarred her body and soul\u2014and left her orphaned\u2014has dictated six years of isolation, but that was all in her past. She is ready to leave those dark days behind. Her new goals: make a friend, behave irresponsibly (if she\u2019ll allow herself), and go on an actual date.<\/p>\n

The last thing Sara is looking for is a complication, but that is exactly what she finds in the hot, six-foot-three blond named Scott Williams, who she meets at the beginning of the school year. Sara is drawn to Scott in a way that she cannot explain, and he seems just as into her. She wants to trust her heart, but Scott\u2019s promiscuous past keeps creeping into their lives. Jealous ex-girlfriends are one thing, but the stranger who defaces her car, sabotages her laptop, and who sends Sara threatening letters is far worse. Someone is determined to destroy her relationship with Scott and the life Sara is trying so hard to rebuild.<\/p>\n

By the time Sara finds out who is behind all the trouble, her life is in shambles and she must fight with every ounce of strength and courage to save herself and the man she loves<\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

4 stars<\/b><\/p>\n

A dramatic, emotional and angsty NA romance from debut author, Tricia LaRochelle, this book sucked me in and had both my heart and my mind racing. I felt so much, and I loved it!<\/p>\n

Sara is 18 years old and is branching out for the first time in her life. Since the death of her beloved parents six years previously, she has isolated herself from the world, enrolling in a private school and gaining the nickname \u2018cave girl\u2019 because of her reclusive nature. Now, she\u2019s starting college, and she\u2019s determined to step out, make friends, and experience everything that life has to offer.<\/p>\n

What she wasn\u2019t expecting was Scott Williams. Campus golden boy and a bit of a player, Scott is immediately smitten with Sara, and they easily fall together into her first relationship. But there are clearly those who do not want them together, and soon Sara is dealing with jealous ex-hookups, somebody vandalising her property and threatening notes in the mail. Combined with everything else she\u2019s dealing with personally, it\u2019s a lot, and the pressures on her will test her in ways she never new possible.<\/p>\n

When your world crumbles into nothingness, the only family you\u2019ve ever known gone forever, how do you rebuild? When you construct walls so high around your heart that no one can get in, how do you relate to people again?
\n<\/em>I had no idea, but I was about to find out. In fact, I felt as though I were about to step off a cliff.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The book is written entirely from Sara\u2019s perspective, which creates a strong sense of emotion in the story.\u00a0 She\u2019s young and inexperienced with the world, and there\u2019s this sense of wonder and excitement at the adventure she\u2019s starting.\u00a0 At the same time, she\u2019s scared and trying to figure out who is threatening her, all while she is falling in love for the first time. Scott understandably sweeps her off his feet, and though he may be way more experienced than she is, it\u2019s his first real relationship too, so they\u2019re navigating it together.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think a part of me has loved you since the moment I met you.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But it\u2019s real life – mistakes are made, and there are lies and betrayal, and in at times I didn\u2019t even know how<\/i> I was supposed to feel! This book has me questioning everything, and I\u2019m sure that\u2019s intentional as we experience everything through Sara\u2019s eyes, feeling what she feels, confused about so much and not knowing what is happening in her life. All the while she is desperately trying to find some stability in the middle of the chaos.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s so much going on in Sara\u2019s life, and we\u2019re right there with her as she tries to figure it all out, and I felt it all! I was confused and torn like she was, my heart broke with her, I celebrated her happy moments, and those twist and turns in the final chapters are quite the intense ride and actually had me in tears.<\/p>\n

I went into this book pretty much blind, and certainly wasn\u2019t expecting this story, or to feel it so deeply. The author brings so<\/i> much emotion to the book, and she wrote it beautifully, with a lot of heart, and I felt so much for Sara. Enduring it all, she finds a strength within herself that she never knew existed, and I so admired that about her.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a great bunch of side characters that \u2013 love them or hate them \u2013 bring so much to the story, and all of those relationships and dynamics were really well developed. The book ends in a good place, but the story definitely isn\u2019t over, and I\u2019m looking forward to continuing Sara\u2019s journey in Revive<\/em>, releasing soon.<\/p>\n

This was a really unexpected read \u2013 sweet, angsty and emotionally intense \u2013 and I loved it.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Sara Browne Series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Flickering Heart (#1)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy: \u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Revive (#2)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Buy: \u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Handfast (#3)<\/strong>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Bleeding Heart: A Holiday Romance (#4)<\/strong>
\nBuy;\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Excerpt<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Copyright 2022 Tricia T. LaRochelle<\/p>\n

The following day, I headed to the library to work on a paper I had to write for my Western
\nCivilization class. I needed to use their printer. I passed by Derek and Rick on my way in. They
\nwere really chumming it up lately. Rick acted especially happy to see me, but I wasn\u2019t sure why.
\n\u201cWhere are you off to?\u201d Rick asked.
\n\u201cOh, hi, Rick. Hey, Derek. Library. I\u2019ve gotta print some stuff off.\u201d
\nRick reached into the back pocket of his pastel shorts. \u201cI\u2019ve got a huge credit on my
\nstudent card if you want to use it.\u201d He opened his wallet.
\nI put my hand up. \u201cNo. That\u2019s okay. I just funded mine … but thanks anyway.\u201d
\nHe put his wallet back. \u201cI also have a decent printer in my room if you ever need to use it.\u201d
\nI took a step closer to the library door. \u201cOkay, thanks.\u201d
\n\u201cI\u2019ll text you and Amy later,\u201d Derek said as the two of them wandered off.
\nThe library housed a small caf\u00e9 where you could get Starbucks if you wanted. Rachael was
\nstanding in line when I passed by. I wasn\u2019t in the mood for one of her snide comments, so I
\nwalked fast so she wouldn\u2019t see me.
\nI found a study area, sat, and opened my laptop. There was another note waiting for me
\nfrom Scott: \u201cThinking about you.\u201d
\nI sent him a quick text. \u201cI got your note. Thinking about you, too, handsome.\u201d If Amy
\ncould have a nickname for everyone, so could I. My mother had often referred to my father as
\nhandsome, so it seemed fitting.
\nAn hour of writing, and I hadn\u2019t made much progress, although I had at least put together
\nan outline for my paper, which was due on Monday. I chose the topic: Influence of Classical
\nGreece on the Foundation of Western Civilization. Mind blown. History had never been my
\nsubject, but it was part of my core curriculum. Scott had bragged about Jason being a history
\ngenius, and I wondered if he had any tips that could help me remember this stuff. I took a bottle
\nof water out of my backpack to quench my thirst while thinking about it. I screwed the top back
\non my water bottle and sent my file to the printer. As I crossed the library, I thought about Rick\u2019s
\noffer. Did he honestly think I would go to his room to print a document? I swiped my student
\ncard and then went through the process of printing my stuff.
\nWhen I returned to my study area, my laptop was off, the screen blank. It wouldn\u2019t power
\nup, either. Battery? No, I had just charged it right before I left my dorm. My water bottle was
\nthree-quarters full when I had left it a few minutes ago. Now it was empty. A few droplets
\nbeaded on the keyboard. I picked up the now empty bottle, which was still upright, not tipped
\nover, its cap secured in place. Had someone opened my bottle, tipped it over, and put the cap
\nback on? What the? I looked around. Nothing about this situation made sense.
\nThat night, I walked to my car to do a grocery run. When I got there, my windows were
\nmarred with pink marker, the words \u201cWatch your back,\u201d in all caps. The windshield, the side
\nwindows, and the back. They were all covered.
\nConsidering my hypersensitivity to dangerous situations, it was like throwing gasoline on
\nthe tinderbox that was my PTSD.<\/p>\n

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About Tricia T. LaRochelle<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Since she was a little girl, Tricia T. LaRochelle has been obsessed with tragic love stories. No beach reads for her. Bring on the grit with a double side of turmoil. She likes to feel the character\u2019s anguish as they fight to overcome obstacles to be together. Growing up in central Vermont, she has seen her share of tragedy but remains a hopeful romantic. She now lives in central Virginia where she continues to foster the possibilities of how love can conquer all.<\/p>\n

Flickering Heart is the first book in the Sara Browne Series. Stay tuned for updates and announcements on Instagram, Twitter, or sign up for her email list at TriciaLaRochelle.com.<\/p>\n

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