Heart of Light by T.K. LeighMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
ARC provided by authors in exchange of honest review
☆☆☆☆☆ 5 “Tomorrow” Stars ☆☆☆☆☆
The Beautiful Mess Series by T.K. Leigh will always hold a special place in my heart. This was the first time I was introduced to this talented author and of course I cannot forget Mr. B and his Olivia. But I must say T.K. Leigh has truly outdone herself once again in her newest novel, Heart of Light. Heart of Light absolutely 100% stole my heart. In this touching, breathtaking, and heartfelt story, Ms. Leigh spellbinded me with her ability to bring awareness in the matter of human trafficking. Intense, dark, raw and gritty, Ms. Leigh does not sweep under the rug of how important this awareness must be raised to the public. Not only does she weave layers of this subject matter but she brought life to her characters in Cam and Jolene. The journey of their love has no words. It’s one of those rare love you can only hope to find. A love that has no bounds. A love that is light. A love that brings hope. A love that heals. And most importantly a love that cannot be extinguished. They say the eyes are useless when the mind is blind and so Ms. Leigh will open our eyes to an emotional, raw and vulnerable story of Jolene Bergio. Human trafficking and monsters exists. The truth hurts. Nothing is black and white. Hope is a beautiful thing. Love is not perfect. And without darkness one cannot know light. They say the truth will set you free. And so begins the journey of Jolene as she claws her way out of the dark with the help of Cameron Bowen. And behind their eyes is a story to be told on how they discovered the HEART OF LIGHT.
Fear. Pain. Alone. Gritty. Sick. Raw. Dark. Monsters. These are a few words that come into my mind when I think of what Jolene Bergio had to endure for 10 years of her life being held captive as prisoner. As a victim of human trafficking, her life and innocence was stolen from her. Happiness, love and freedom ripped out from her. For 10 years, she endured what no one wants to experience where monsters still lurk in the dark. The lost of hope was inevitable but luckily for Jolene, an angel came to her rescue. With her help, Jolene was finally able to escape and run away from the monsters she feared. For the first time in 10 years, Jolene saw hope shining through.
Fearful and alone, Jolene found herself in Florida in a small coastal beach town of Amelia Island. With the little money she had, she rents out a beach cottage.In that one moment, Jolene found solace and peace with her newfound freedom. Not wanting to be found, she is hesitant to give out her name to people. Little did Jolene know, another angel was sent her way in the form of Cameron Bowen, who happens to be the owner of the house Jolene is renting.
Two years has passed since Olivia walked out on Cam’s life. The once cheerful and happy Cam was replaced with a man just going through the motions. But that all changes, when Cameron meets Jolene. For so long, Cam thought Olivia was the one but as it turns out, the one who truly owned his heart was the blue eyed brunette renting his beach house. Cam knows there is something that is burdening Jolene since she is fearful of letting people know her name and being touched. As a therapist that works with victims of sex and human trafficking, Cam has his suspicions of why Jolene is fearful.
Being the ultimate sweetheart, Cam aka Dr. Surfer Man tries to befriend Jolene since there is something in her that ignites him. He is drawn to the beauty of Jolene inside and out. Cam knows that he must take baby steps with Jolene since he doesn’t want to scare her. Slowly, Jolene begins to let her guard down and let Cam and his friends enter her life. For the first time, Jolene begins to FEEL. Feel the hope and love shine through her darkness.
Let there be light…. And so, begins the journey of Cam and Jolene. What a beautiful, emotional, and touching journey it was. Trust was one major step that Jolene had to overcome and luckily for her, Cam made it easy. He brought back life to Jolene. Sparks of happiness and love soon began to radiate off both them. Pieces of brokenness, darkness, and emptiness were slowly beginning to crumble and fade. Jolene finally saw the light. And Cameron Bowen was her light. His love burned so bright that it was fire to her heart and soul. So what happens when the monsters Jolene feared comes back haunting her and threatens to erase the traces of the light Jolene tried so hard to find. Will the darkness takeover? Or will Jolene find the strength in Cam’s love to guide her way out of the darkness?
What can I say but I absolutely LOVE CAMERON!! He was the shining knight. He was prince charming. He was Dr. Surfer Man. And most importantly he was Jolene’s light. They say love heals and he did just that with Jolene. He slowly mended and erased all the shattered pieces of Jolene’s heart. He was her sun. He was her protector. Simply, he was hers and he did everything in his power to make her see that their love will save them. He was just simply perfection. <3
One word to describe Heart of Light: Beautiful!!! This book blew my mind and I loved it. Ms. Leigh is such an amazing talented author. She literally took her readers on a roller-coaster ride of emotions. Not only did she take her readers on emotional ride, Ms. Leigh raised awareness on human trafficking. She did not sugacoat it but expose the raw and gritty side of where darkness and monsters exist. Intertwining layers of public awareness, she was able to incorporate a beautiful love story. Cam and Jolene love was breathtakingly beautiful It was so honest, raw and vulnerable. It was a love that stole my heart. A story that made you believe that heroes are real. For Jolene, she found her hero in Cameron Bowen. The pain, emptiness, and fear that Jolene felt literally gutted my heart. Jolene was a woman exposed. Her sadness and brokenness was written all over her face. I truly felt every ounce of her heartbreak, loss, fear, pain, love and happiness. What I truly love about this book was that Ms. Leigh made Heart of Light, a book to EXPERIENCE. A journey of finding love and letting it heal you. A journey of letting light in. And most importantly a journey of hope. A hope for tomorrow. And a reminder to us all that there’s light even in the darkest places.
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