Tag: jay McLean

Jun 14

#Liam

I feel like I say this with each one of the Prestons but y’all…I just love this family. Their struggles and wins are all heartbreaking and heartwarming. They just make me want to hug them & celebrate their wins with them. They aren’t just stories that Jay creates they are sentiments, emotions, cathartic experiences.

Liam & Addie are no different from the others. I’m not going to lie there was a point in their story where I could’ve just said F off Addie & Wyatt for some of Liam’s past hurts but then Jay freaking ripped my heart out and had me planning how their futures could be better…newsflash Jay takes care of that for us too 🤫

My heart hurt so much for Liam & Addie. Their struggles for forever is sad, beautiful, messy, healing and well fought for🥺❤️‍🩹

I need so many more stories now! Definitely need Roman, maybe a novella with Griffin & Dayna?? lol and I kinda need a Tom story too;) But that cliffy has me needing Linc’s asap!

Jun 21

#chasingharlow

“Chasing Harlow” is a touching and heartfelt story about finding your light, love and healing.

Jace and Harlow, both carrying heavy baggage from their pasts, find a special connection that brings light to their lives.

Harlow’s struggles with loss & self-worth (thanks to her awful mom🤬) and Jace’s own loss & obligation to his grandpa create a unique connection between them.

The book beautifully explores choosing between personal dreams and family responsibilities, with a strong theme of found family support that keeps them going.

If you love stories about finding love in dark times and the power of resilience, you’ll adore this one.

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Mar 29

#notmadetolast

“Not Made to Last” by Jay McLean is a brilliant. It’s packed with unexpected twists and deeply intimate moments that make you feel like you are right there with Rhys & Liv.

Rhys & Liv have had many hardships but they would have never connected without living through them. Their story is driven by a soul deep connection & pure love that, though tested, never breaks.

There’s no doubt that Jay is the master of teenage angst. “Not Made to Last” is the perfect representation of how resilient love can be and how one’s sacrifices, though selfless, can lead to feeling less than…but gosh surround yourself with the right “ohana” and you will be blessed with greatest love.

❤️fave quotes📖
“It’s funny… Miles-not-Morales spent his lonely days searching for a miracle, and here I am—the luckiest guy on earth because my miracle crashed right into me… and I didn’t even know I was looking for it,”

“The family we create means more than the family who created us,”🥰🥰🥰

‘We were right here when I asked you for your name, and you said it was Olivia… but all I heard was Liv… and every day since, that’s all I’ve wanted to do… Live.”—-my heart ❤️‍🩹

I absolutely adored Rhys, Olivia, Maxy, Dom, Izzy and Oscar. Their little ohana definitely left me feeling all the feels….and I have a feeling the two people in the bonus scene will break me with their story!

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Jan 09

#heartacheduet

Book 1🏀
Omg! The title is perfect😪 My heart is so sad for Ava & Connor. They should be living their best lives & they are just so beaten down.

I love that they find solace in each other. Their broken pieces help to make each other a little bit more whole…but that end😭😭😭

Book 2🏀

Bless Connor’s sweet, kind, beautifully magic heart & I mean that in the most sincerest way {not in our Southern snarky way😉}. He is wise beyond his years & absolutely perfect for Ava & her family. He loves with his whole heart & that love shows with his every action. I love how he doesn’t smother Ava & let’s her grow with him. Gah! Cue the tears with Mama Jo because that relationship is just as important❤️

Connor & Ava make me believe in magic🥰

💕fave quotes📖

“Mama!” I shout, and I feel like that little girl again, loose curls flying everywhere, running to her mom when she’d returned from deployment.——-I’m not crying you are!!

“When the world is at its darkest…” I gasp. “…that’s when the magic appears.”💕💕💕

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Jan 15

#piecesofme

ALL❗️THE❗️FEELS❗️ After the end of Pieces of You, I hoped Jay would make my heart happy with Pieces of Me…

Pieces of Me is heartbreaking & beautiful, devastating & inspiring, triumphant with defeat, spiteful & tender…complicatedly sweet. Oh my gosh so many times I wanted to just hug Jamie (maybe smack Holden🤨) but her strength helps her stay and build the life she so very much deserves.

Can I just say I absolutely love Big H! Y’all he is one sweetheart of a man. He & Maggie are so great for each other. It’s so sweet the way he connects with Jamie. The bond they’ve made is definitely a piece (possibly peace as well) that she was missing.

Holden, Holden, Holden…once he gets past his anger & we get the real Holden back. It’s a swoon fest! Y’all he’s a sexy beast who is always building Jamie up. He gives her everything she never knew she needed💕

One of my favorite scenes:
Jamie’s being held in the air by my dad… kind of like a trophy after winning a championship. He does know that I’m the one who won, right? I’m the one who gets to keep Jamie forever.  Forever…  Holy shit! “I get to keep Jamie forever!” I say it out loud, like a fool, because I think it’s just hit me. And now Maggie and I are holding hands and jumping like twelve-year-old girls. Cool.—-y’all this scene🥰 It shows the love that this family has for each other. It’s the best way to celebrate their future💕

Best line ever: “You—Holden Eastwood—have completed me.”

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