Review: Long Live the Beautiful Hearts

Never again would I allow my heart to become the plaything of someone else.
Never again would I let a man (or men) come between me and my goals.
Never again would I love without feeling the fullness of that love in return.
Not until I knew it was real. And if that took me a lifetime to find, so be it.

Those were my vows, and after all that had happened with Connor and Weston, I was determined to keep them. To protect my heart.
And then he came home, and my vows became his promises.

He held my heart in his hands with reverence and care.
He helped me find my soul’s greatest purpose in life.
He loved me with a love so pure and vibrant, I knew I’d never feel anything like it in a hundred lifetimes.
It was real.

Until it wasn’t.
Until it all came crashing down when I discovered the deep love I thought I’d found was nestled in a web of lies—so soft and silken I hadn’t noticed it was there.
Until it was too late.

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Long Live the Beautiful Hearts is the emotional, heart-wrenching conclusion to the Beautiful Hearts Duet by bestselling author, Emma Scott, and is inspired by the classic tale, Cyrano de Bergerac. (Roxanne) THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL LOVE TRIANGLE #confusedhearts #notamenage
THIS BOOK IS NOT A STANDALONE. It should not be read without first reading Bring Down the Stars

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Review

Wow. I don’t even know how to describe what this book did to me, how it made me feel or just how much I loved it, but I’ll try my best. 

With how book 1 ended, I thought all would be way worse than what it was, I had thought something really bad was going to happen and the truth is, it did, but in no way was it what I had been thinking and I’m so beyond grateful for that. I’m glad Emma spared me and everyone else that loss. It was such a relief to get to that moment in the beginning of the book and realize what you feared the most didn’t happen. 

From that point onwards I had no clue what would happen, all I had speculated about before was a bust so it was like I was going in completely blind and let me tell you... I was surprised at every chapter I turned. Things were unpredictable, I never knew what these characters were going to do , how they were going to react to things. It was a complete surprise and a really good one at that.

All the characters had many hurtles to get through, each of their own and in different capacities. Everything was so emotional, so deep. This story was just so darn special and touching. It completely bended, broke and wrecked me and then put me all back together. This book and this duet was everything my little angst addict heart never knew he wanted. 

I won’t get into plot or talk characters specifics otherwise I’ll start rambling about things and my love for these amazing characters( all of them). Just know this is the kind of story worth of all the damn stars - in the sky. It exceeded any and all expectations, it touched me even more than the first book... it obliterated my heart at times and left me breathless at the good and the bad moments. 

Long Live the Beautiful Hearts was beautifully touching and way beyond a simple love story. It was a tale filled with hardships, broken dreams, love and friendship, brokenness and strength, second chances and new beginnings. It was irrevocably everything a masterpiece is. My love for this duet, these characters is unquestionable. This is a story I won’t soon forget, if ever; just like the Full Tilt duet. So if you loved that one and are wondering if this is more of the same, it is.. the same kind of magnificent angst goodness but also a lot different, good different. Just pick it up and give it a chance. I promise it’s totally worth it. These characters will stay with you, your heart will suffer for them but it’s all good. You’re strong and the end will be worth the beyond emotional ride.

P.S: To Emma,

Thank you for giving me books like these. They are the reason why I love to read so much. 

I fell for Connor Drake. I didn’t want to; I fought against it, but I fell in love with him anyway. With his words. With his poetry. With him. The gentleness and beauty of his soul that speaks directly to mine. He writes as if he can feel my heart, hear its cadence and compose the exact right lyrics to accompany every beat and flow.

I’m in love with Connor…so why do I feel an inexplicable pull to his best friend, Weston? Grouchy, sullen, brooding Weston Turner, who could cut you down with a look. Fiercely intelligent with a razor sharp wit and acid tongue, he’s the exact opposite of Connor in every way, and yet there’s electricity in the air between us. The thorny barbs Weston wraps around himself can’t keep me away.

But the more time I spend with these men, the more tangled and confused my emotions become. When they both sign up for the Army Reserves during a time of increasing strife in the Middle East, I fear I’ll never unravel my own heart that sometimes feels as if it will tear straight down the middle…for both of them.

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Bring Down the Stars is an emotional, angst-filled novel of unrequited love by bestselling author, Emma Scott, and is inspired by the classic tale, Cyrano de Bergerac. (Roxanne) It is Book I in the Beautiful Hearts Duet, coming this summer. Book II, Long Live the Beautiful Hearts, to be released a few weeks later. #lovetriangle #confusedhearts #notamenage

Emma Scott is a bestselling author of emotional, character-driven romances in which art and love intertwine to heal, and in which love always wins. If you enjoy thoughtful, realistic stories with diverse characters and kind-hearted heroes, you will enjoy my novels.

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