Lotus, Jennifer Hartmann
Lotus, Jennifer Hartmann
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Lotus
A Love Story

Author: Jennifer Hartmann

Narrator: Marie Hawkins, TJ Clark

Unabridged: 12 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/05/2023


Synopsis

"All these years, I've never given my heart to anyone . . . The truth is, I didn't have a heart to give. My heart was with a ghost."

To the rest of the world, he was the little boy who went missing on the Fourth of July. But to Sydney Neville, he was everything. Her heart hasn't been the same since her best friend disappeared, but she's learned to build her life around that missing piece.

Twenty-two years later, the last thing Sydney expects is for Oliver Lynch to return. Having been captive underground for decades, he's unfamiliar with the strange new world that awaits him—but he's alive. He's here. And no matter how he's changed, he and Sydney both still feel the connection that runs between them.

But as their reborn friendship begins to feel like something more, Sydney and Oliver realize there are still jagged, painful truths creating space between them. The walls Sydney's built don't want to come down, and as Oliver hunts for his missing memories and lost time, he realizes his nightmare is not yet over.

With nothing as it seems, is there space for love to bloom in this dark place?

Contains mature themes.

About Jennifer Hartmann

Jennifer Hartmann resides in northern Illinois with her own personal romance hero and three children. When she is not writing angsty love stories, she is likely pondering all the ways she can break your heart and piece it back together again. She enjoys sunsets (because mornings are hard), bike riding, traveling, bingeing Buffy the Vampire Slayer reruns, and that time of day when coffee gets replaced by wine. She loves tacos. She also really, really wants to pet your dog.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Larissa on September 16, 2024

ARE YOU KIDDING??? i’m in love. this story was beautiful, and SO UNIQUE! I’m not gonna lie, after ‘still beating’ I had high expectations.. and this did NOT LET ME DOWNNNN!! Childhood friends to lovers remains superior!!!!! Oliver had me so emotional this entire book, he was the perfect mix of sweet......more

Goodreads review by Drey on June 19, 2021

5 "Wishing" Stars! ... The lotus chronicles. I started this book while on the road from Trondheim to Bodø. I was supposed to spend those hours taking a nap because I had to drive the next hours. But fuck all of it because I needed Oliver's story after I finished the other epic one by the same auth......more

3 - 3.5 Stars ***PLEASE READ:Not to be snarky, but kinda irritated...Before starting this book, I inadvertently scrolled past a review that had the meaning behind "lotus" spelled out in the first line of the review. I didn't think much of it at the time, but when it became clear while reading that t......more

After reading 'Still Beating' by this author, Lotus became one I was highly anticipating, I am so glad I discovered this author, no matter what she writes it ends up ticking one or more of my boxes. This one wasn't as dark as I was hoping it would be, but boy did I swoon, giggle, and fall in love wi......more

Goodreads review by Aviva’s Library on February 13, 2023

I really enjoyed Oliver and his storyline. I thought that the whole idea behind his kidnapping was really unique and different and I was definitely surprised when everything finally came together at the end. What I didn’t like was that the majority of this book ended up heavily focusing on his and S......more