She has pinned all her hopes on him and waits patiently for him to finally admit that she’s the one for him. Now, fourteen years later, Emmie is hiding the fact that she’s desperately in love with Lucas. Weeks later, on a beach in France, Lucas Moreau discovered the balloon and immediately emailed the attached addressed, sparking an intense friendship between the two teens. Attached was her name, her email address…and a secret she desperately wanted to be free of. Her authentic musings, self-doubts, quirky, fiery and romantic demeanor makes her the perfect best friend or surprisingly gutsy girl next door.In this charming and poignant novel, teenager Emmie Blue releases a balloon with her email address and a big secret into the sky, only to fall head-over-heels for the boy who finds it now, fourteen years later, the one thing Emmie has been counting on is gone for good, and everything she planned is up in the air.Īt sixteen, Emmie Blue stood in the fields of her school and released a red balloon into the sky.

This will not end as you might expect.Įmmie Blue is a charming heroine of women’s contemporary fiction that leaps feet first in an emotional story of love and loss. And I know what you’re thinking, as you’ve read that last line, but buckle up. Dear reader, bring your tissues along, but know that it’s not a tale of sadness but rather a sweet love story that opens your mind to the possibility that two souls are destined to be together despite the odds. That’s why you’ll stayed glued to each chapter rooting for this young heroine who’s had so many hardships but still finds a way to put the pieces back together. Let me be clear, it’s not a short read, it’s a riveting one. Ready for a book that you’ll finish in one day? Then read Dear Emmie Blue. Struggling to come to terms with his announcement and find a way to move forward, Emmie embarks on a personal journey that opens deep wounds from her past and brings loss to her present, all in the name of love. Much to her dismay, Lucas is engaged and to his ex-girlfriend to boot. Now, Emmie, who’s fallen in love with Lucas, leaves her home in England ready to start life anew in France and declare her love for Lucas. Thus begins an exchange of minds, matters and even visits that lasts for fourteen years. When a young Emmie Blue releases a balloon that held her email and secret into the sky, she wasn’t prepared for where the journey would take her.Ī young man, Lucas Moreau, summering on a French beach finds the balloon and reaches back.

This sweet women’s fictional title by British author, Lia Louis is both heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. By Kimberly Monaghan on Augin Books 4 Fun, Books 4 Love

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