KELLY
MORAN'S - WHEN THE LEAVES STOP FALLING
Serena Edwards wanted nothing more than to return home, little white pills and all. However, while on the daunting roadtrip home she meets a stranger with saddened eyes and scars of her own. A woman who was becoming an unexpected and welcomed friend. Courtney Morgan had escaped unspeakable abuse ten years earlier. She's safe and content at present, that is until a wanderer with a rooted secret gives her a sudden urge to hop in the car and flee again. Austin Edwards had dreaded his entire life for the call. So his sister was returning home, but who was this woman with her? Who was like an innocent and a fantasy all at once. Jake Warner knew nothing except Serena was coming home. He had a sinking suspicion it wasn't good, but why did he care? He didn't still love her. Who was he kidding.
BOOK REVIEW FOR WHEN THE LEAVES STOP FALLING BY KELLY MORAN
BY LEIGH O'DONOVAN
Driving home to the family, the love and the security she left behind, Serena made the fateful decision to pick up the lonely girl with the blue eyes to accompany her on the journey.
Courtney was trying to escape her past, but was afraid to face her future. However, she mysteriously knew that the girl with the scar on her chest would lead her on a great adventure.
The girls offered each other what the other one so desperately needed. Serena, an opportunity for Courtney to foster her special gift and find the love she never received. Courtney, the comfort and support that Serena would need to face the time when the leaves stopped falling.
One word can describe this work by award-winning author Kelly Moran: intense.
From the moment the readers are introduced to the two primary characters, Serena and Courtney, a feeling of extreme love and admiration prevails throughout the story. When secondary characters are brought into the storyline, the intensity grows.
Excellent character development and back story bring the characters to life and allows the reader to experience the overwhelming feelings that Serena, Courtney and the other major players have for one another. “When the Leaves Stop Falling” is a novel that will bring its readers to tears with love, sadness and pity. It is a story for all your emotions, good and bad. - 4 STARS
