Kendall Brooks has an impossible decision: Tell the truth or protect the lie?

She has buried herself in years of undergrad, medical school, and now her residency–hoping to leave behind what she is unable to face.

Her world is rocked to the core when she returns to her small hometown and runs smack dab into her first love, Adam McCoy.

Adam is the key. He stirs up old emotions that send Kendall spiraling back in time, remembering all the moments that led them to her ultimate deception.

Will revealing the truth of what transpired all those years ago provide her the self-forgiveness that she desperately craves or will her devastating secret destroy the only man she has ever truly loved, shattering her heart in its wake?

WOW!!!  Ripple by L.D. Cedergreen is a hidden gem of a book.  I just found out it was released in August but have not heard anything about it.  When the opportunity to review this book for a blog tour came I thought “what the heck, it sounds good”; plus the tour was coming from a trusted source.  I was so utterly surprised at the beauty of this book.  L.D.’s writing style is “picturesque” for lack of a better word.  She paints a picture for you with her words. I was sucked in from the very first chapter and found myself never wanting it to end.  I savored every word of it.  This was a beautiful love story spanning over the course of a decade.  The story flowed beautifully and there was never any confusion as to if you were reading the past or the present.  That can be difficult in a storyline.  I have found that sometimes the back and forth doesnt always flow right.  In Ripple it was PERFECT.  Kendall and Adam were beautiful characters and their storyline was one that anyone can relate to.  Decisions you make as a teenager dont always seem like the best idea once your an adult.  And with every decision you make there is a ripple effect.  I think that everyone who reads this book will connect on some level.  They may not of done what was done in this story but everyone makes a decision in their life that when you look back on it you wonder if you made the right one.  I still cant put into words how much I LOVED this book.  It deserves so much more recognition.  I would recommend it to everyone!!

5 *****

♥ Sophie

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I stood at the cold dark water’s edge, my reflection staring back at me from the glasslike surface. The reflection of a girl that I no longer knew. I breathed in the overwhelming scent of pine and recognized the tranquility that surrounded me. The soft hum of the city in the distance, the echo of an eagle’s cry overhead, the steady drum of my heart—the only sounds that could be heard in the quiet serenity that was present all around me.

Inside an entirely different scene existed. Whirling thoughts, like hurricane-force winds, blew through my mind while a dark, thunderous storm was raging inside my soul, cutting the power to the central organ of my existence—my heart. I was destined to weather this storm on my own. After all, like Mother Nature, I was the controlling force behind these conditions.

I threw a stone into the mirrored surface of the water before me and watched the small circular wave expand from the point where it broke through the stillness.

It was hard not to think of the stone as the choice I had made, the choice that inevitably created waves in the smooth waters of my life. The first lie, like the first ripple in the water, seemed so small but quickly became more significant. Each wave growing in size and depth, impossible to stop. The effect from that one choice spread through my life like the ripple moving across the surface of the water.

I longed for the stillness.

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L.D. Cedergreen has always enjoyed writing. It started as short stories, and later developed into poetry–some of which has been published–and now her first full-length novel. She’s a vivid day dreamer, a passionate reader, and a fan of all music.

She is a small town girl at heart. Originally from Washington State, she now resides in Southern California with her husband and two little ones. As much as she would like to call herself a beach girl, she is–without a doubt– grounded by her small town roots.

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