Twenty-Seven
Blurb:
"If there is one thing I know, it's that after all the right and wrong I have done. I will be eternally grateful for the one thing I did right, giving my heart to you."
Lexa has only ever loved one man. Grayden Fitzgerald. He has been there for her, her entire life. Through every trial, all the pain and loved her for better or worse. He saved her more times than she could count. Now it was her turn to save him. She must face her greatest challenge, with and without him. Lexa doesn't know if she is up to the task but with the love of one man backing her. Lexa will give it her all.
"If there is one thing I know, it's that after all the right and wrong I have done. I will be eternally grateful for the one thing I did right, giving my heart to you."
Lexa has only ever loved one man. Grayden Fitzgerald. He has been there for her, her entire life. Through every trial, all the pain and loved her for better or worse. He saved her more times than she could count. Now it was her turn to save him. She must face her greatest challenge, with and without him. Lexa doesn't know if she is up to the task but with the love of one man backing her. Lexa will give it her all.
FROM AUTHOR ABOUT BOOK:
I know that not many people will understand my book when they first start it. But please, it makes sense when you get deeper into the story. My book practically wrote itself. Lexa and Den wrote their story. I didn’t know who they were when I began. I was just glad that they picked me to put their story to paper. I know that will seem like a crazy concept to some but it is true. I started writing Twenty-Seven on the 1st of November 2015. I completed it within that month. I was competing in the National November Writing Month, I didn’t officially enter it but I was doing the challenge. The goal was 50,000 words and I flew past it with over 60,000 words. It is the fourth novel length book I have written and it has stuck with me the most hence why it is the first one published. There have been a few comments from my few readers how they wanted a second book. Lexa and Den’s story was told in Twenty-Seven. They don’t want a continuing story on them as it would be their everyday lives. There isn’t a possibility of continuing their story. I have tossed up the idea of writing a short story on one of the other characters and her point of view on the events that happened but that is still on the maybe pile. It is a mixed bag of genres, and they way I wrote it may be confusing to some as the story line does jump from present to past. It is written how the story panned out over the course of November. If I tried to direct the story and try to guess what was going to happen, the course of the story changed. I had no control over what was written. I didn’t even have control over what happened with the rewrites. I had started one rewrite and got half way through and my laptop blew up and I didn’t have it backed up. I don’t even know what was different about that version as it is lost forever. They obviously had other plans and wanted to give me a little more detail into their lives. I know these characters now as if I have known them their whole life.
I know that not many people will understand my book when they first start it. But please, it makes sense when you get deeper into the story. My book practically wrote itself. Lexa and Den wrote their story. I didn’t know who they were when I began. I was just glad that they picked me to put their story to paper. I know that will seem like a crazy concept to some but it is true. I started writing Twenty-Seven on the 1st of November 2015. I completed it within that month. I was competing in the National November Writing Month, I didn’t officially enter it but I was doing the challenge. The goal was 50,000 words and I flew past it with over 60,000 words. It is the fourth novel length book I have written and it has stuck with me the most hence why it is the first one published. There have been a few comments from my few readers how they wanted a second book. Lexa and Den’s story was told in Twenty-Seven. They don’t want a continuing story on them as it would be their everyday lives. There isn’t a possibility of continuing their story. I have tossed up the idea of writing a short story on one of the other characters and her point of view on the events that happened but that is still on the maybe pile. It is a mixed bag of genres, and they way I wrote it may be confusing to some as the story line does jump from present to past. It is written how the story panned out over the course of November. If I tried to direct the story and try to guess what was going to happen, the course of the story changed. I had no control over what was written. I didn’t even have control over what happened with the rewrites. I had started one rewrite and got half way through and my laptop blew up and I didn’t have it backed up. I don’t even know what was different about that version as it is lost forever. They obviously had other plans and wanted to give me a little more detail into their lives. I know these characters now as if I have known them their whole life.
REVIEWS:
Teagan - Twenty Seven begins with a position that many readers can relate to, an emotional roller-coaster that is working through your true feelings for someone you care about. Before long you realise that the book isn’t about any experience that you can genuinely relate to after all. The deeper you get into the storyline and the more involved you are in the characters of Lexa and Den you discover that there are many layers required to truly capture the situation and each of those layers have their own unpredictable plot twist adding more and more value to the already rich story.
I particularly liked Den’s character. As a female reader, getting to know him through Lexa’s perspective was like falling in love with one of those fundamentally romantic guys that every single girl hopes to meet each time they leave the house. The characters were written about in a way that felt real. It was like you could have easily been reading about someone you knew.
In the beginning I found the reference to “terms from another context” difficult to wrap my head around while I was painting the picture in my head from the words which I didn’t fully understand at the time. Those terms became much clearer the further the story develops.
The author did a really good job creating mystery within her writing. I was constantly kept guessing and the story hooked me leaving me wanting to keep turning the pages. I would recommend Twenty Seven to readers that are fans of romance, mystery stories and like a little sci/fi influence.
Lexie - Throughout the time spent reading Twenty-Seven, I was continuously kept in suspense as to where the storyline was going and the outcome of the relationships between the characters. The continuous twists in the storyline made me not want to put the book down. Twenty-Seven demonstrates the extreme commitment that humans go for the ones they love. It was an enjoyable book to read and would recommend it to anyone.
Karen - Not at all what I was expecting but utterly enjoyable. A great story of love, loyalty and family unfettered by the boundaries of place and time. Would love to follow these characters further and I look forward to reading more from this talented young author.
Teagan - Twenty Seven begins with a position that many readers can relate to, an emotional roller-coaster that is working through your true feelings for someone you care about. Before long you realise that the book isn’t about any experience that you can genuinely relate to after all. The deeper you get into the storyline and the more involved you are in the characters of Lexa and Den you discover that there are many layers required to truly capture the situation and each of those layers have their own unpredictable plot twist adding more and more value to the already rich story.
I particularly liked Den’s character. As a female reader, getting to know him through Lexa’s perspective was like falling in love with one of those fundamentally romantic guys that every single girl hopes to meet each time they leave the house. The characters were written about in a way that felt real. It was like you could have easily been reading about someone you knew.
In the beginning I found the reference to “terms from another context” difficult to wrap my head around while I was painting the picture in my head from the words which I didn’t fully understand at the time. Those terms became much clearer the further the story develops.
The author did a really good job creating mystery within her writing. I was constantly kept guessing and the story hooked me leaving me wanting to keep turning the pages. I would recommend Twenty Seven to readers that are fans of romance, mystery stories and like a little sci/fi influence.
Lexie - Throughout the time spent reading Twenty-Seven, I was continuously kept in suspense as to where the storyline was going and the outcome of the relationships between the characters. The continuous twists in the storyline made me not want to put the book down. Twenty-Seven demonstrates the extreme commitment that humans go for the ones they love. It was an enjoyable book to read and would recommend it to anyone.
Karen - Not at all what I was expecting but utterly enjoyable. A great story of love, loyalty and family unfettered by the boundaries of place and time. Would love to follow these characters further and I look forward to reading more from this talented young author.