The People We Meet Along The Way
Beth Rinyu
Publication date: September 17th 2020
Genres: Romance, Women’s Fiction
Would you be able to grant the same forgiveness to someone else that you’re so desperately seeking yourself?
Jillian O’Rourke’s marriage died long before her husband’s tragic accident. Years of battling with infertility and demanding careers melted their once solid relationship. Bearing the burden of guilt over his death, Jillian gets lost in despair and a series of what ifs. But one chance encounter with a stranger, changes everything. Now being faced with newfound knowledge and a painful decision, Jillian must push past her anger, learn to forgive and open her heart in ways she never could’ve imagined. As she comes to grips with the devastation of her past, she learns to embrace the possibility of a future she never thought possible. A bittersweet story of love, forgiveness, and the unexpected destiny that is sometimes handed to us in life from the people we meet along the way.
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EXCERPT:
“I just wish you didn’t hate me so much.” I concentrated on the coffee in my cup as I swirled the wooden stirrer round and round.
“I don’t hate you,” I said, focusing my attention back to him. “I hate what we did. I hate that I let it define who I was for so long, and I hate that I hurt someone I cared about so much because of it. But I don’t hate you—you were just one of the many cracks in my life.”
He creased his forehead. “I don’t understand.”
I gazed at him long and hard, finally fearless of the shame the man staring back at me conjured up inside of me. He held no control over me, and he never had. I stood up and pushed my chair in as he sat there waiting for an explanation. “And I wouldn’t have expected you to. Goodbye, Jonathan.”
Author Bio:
Ever since I can remember, I have always enjoyed Creative Writing. There was always something about being able to travel to a different place or become a different person with just the stroke of a pen - or in today's world a touch of the keyboard. I love creating deep characters who you will love or love to hate.
My life is not as interesting as my books or the characters in them, but then again whose life is? My happy place is a seat by the ocean with my feet in the sand or on the busy streets of New York City. You will more than likely find one of these places as the setting for most of my books.
The People We Meet Along The Way
By
Beth Rinyu
Review by
Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews
First, I want to thank Beth Rinyu, Xpresso Tours and NetGalley for providing me this book so I may bring you this review.
People We Meet Along The Way is the perfect title for Beth Rinyu’s latest book. When we first meet Jillian we had no idea where her journey in life was headed. A few special people came into her life and changed her outlook on life.
I absolutely adore the front cover! This cover gave off a homey time vibe that I loved.
You don’t meet people by accident. There’s always a reason. A lesson or a blessing. ~Unknown
From the very first paragraph Beth had me hooked. My heart ached and was torn for the loss and the memories that haunted Jillian. Not only for her baby but her husband as well. However, as the story unfolds you learn more about their marriage and how it wasn’t so perfect.
One of the parts I enjoyed so much that Beth took us on a mini vacation via Jillian to see the Christmas Market and Germany. She showed us places and gave us the history behind the sites she saw. It was very interesting. She even took us to see where The Sound of Music was filmed.
While Beth was healing from her loss she met some great people. Each character so different yet made the story so interesting.
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