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    Searching for Tomorrow: Tomorrows, #1
    Searching for Tomorrow: Tomorrows, #1
    Searching for Tomorrow: Tomorrows, #1
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    Searching for Tomorrow: Tomorrows, #1

    By Kathryn Crane and Katie Mac

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    Some people are blessed to find that one certain person who completes them.

    Wrynn’s yesterdays were what others only dream of having. She and Tripp were the best of friends before they even thought about love. They had the fairy tale life where ‘like’ turns into ‘love’, and ‘love’ becomes ‘happily ever after’.

    What happens when life conspires against you, and snatches your soul mate from your arms?

    …only her forever love ended much too soon.

    Broken beyond her own ability to repair, Wrynn boxes up her grief and attempts to raise her three girls the best she can on her own. As time slowly passes, Wrynn relives her life with Tripp while struggling most days to get out of bed. She is reminded of him at every turn.

    How do you set your grief and anguish aside? How do you pick up the shattered pieces, put those pieces back together again, and try to move on?

    Wrynn tries to find the joy in life every single day through her daughters, family, and friends. Her twin brother Liam has dedicated himself to helping Wrynn put her life back together after losing his own love. On the other hand, her mother-in-law lives to torment her at every turn. Wrynn can't even find a chance to breathe, much less a desire to somehow search for her tomorrow.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKathryn Crane
    Release dateApr 20, 2014
    ISBN9781493542673
    Searching for Tomorrow: Tomorrows, #1
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    Kathryn Crane

    Kathryn is a simple country girl who likes to spend time with her family. Born and raised in North Carolina, she loves to travel, but can't imagine ever leaving the mountains she's come to call home. She holds Jeremiah 29:11 very close to her heart and believes it with every fiber of her being. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

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    • 5/5
      I can't even put into words how absolutely Beautiful this story is. I will say this it is emotional, it is heartbreaking, and it breathtaking !!!!! Buy It. Read it. Enjoy it as much as I did.


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      "You're my everything. You're the reason I breathe, the reason I live. I can't imagine my life without you. I've loved you forever, and that love will never die."

      Honestly this deserves more than 5 stars and I hope that one day we get the option to rate more than 5 stars for authors.

      How can I explain this story without giving away a whole lot, because honestly the reader needs to feel the full effect of this story without and spoiler’s in my opinion. So with that said let’s see what I can do without spoiling this for anyone.

      Some people are blessed to find that one certain person who completes them.

      Wrynn’s yesterdays were what others only dream of having. She and Tripp were the best of friends before they even thought about love. They had the fairy tale life where ‘like’ turns into ‘love’, and ‘love’ becomes ‘happily ever after’.

      What happens when life conspires against you, and snatches your soul mate from your arms?

      …only her forever love ended much too soon.

      Broken beyond her own ability to repair, Wrynn boxes up her grief and attempts to raise her three girls the best she can on her own. As time slowly passes, Wrynn relives her life with Tripp while struggling most days to get out of bed. She is reminded of him at every turn.
      How do you set your grief and anguish aside? How do you pick up the shattered pieces, put those pieces back together again, and try to move on?

      Wrynn tries to find the joy in life every single day through her daughters, family, and friends. Her twin brother Liam has dedicated himself to helping Wrynn put her life back together after losing his own love. On the other hand, her mother-in-law lives to torment her at every turn. Wrynn can't even find a chance to breathe, much less a desire to somehow search for her tomorrow.

      This story is going to pull you in from the first few pages. You will experience some true emotions with this story. Those emotions being, loss, heartache, love. You will experience the true meaning of family and of friendship. Definitely make sure that you have some tissues handy because you surely are going to need them.

      Kathryn’s debut novel is breathtaking. I can tell you that it left a mark in my heart that will be there for the rest of my life.

      Wrynn and Liam are twins who become friends with Tripp in grade school. The three of them become best friends, always spending time together whenever they can. Tripp’s mother is definitely not the best mother in the world. She is a snot nose upper class B****, and anytime Tripp can he is at Wrynn and Liam’s house with them. Their parents are the greatest and bring Tripp in and except them into their family like one of their own.

      As they all grow up friendship between Wrynn and Tripp turns into love. One amazing true love story develops. The love between Tripp and Wrynn is truly a one of a kind. I love how Kathryn showed us just how much they meant to each other with the past playing out in the story.
      Wrynn having to deal with the outcome of a tragedy, and keep herself together for their children was truly amazing. Honestly I don’t know how she did it.

      "Tripp was my best friend, my lover, my confidant, my soul mate. He was the salt to my pepper. He was the peanut butter to my chocolate, and he alone brought me love and hope and joy. Together we created our three beautiful girls and together we looked at the world as ours to conquer. In short, he was my other half, the part that completed me."

      That’s all your going to get from me. I truly don’t want to ruin it for anyone, I can not even go so far as to tell you if there is an HEA or not. You truly need to experience this book from beginning to end without the spoilers in between to get the full effect of what you are reading. I will say that there is a Big twist that comes into play towards the end of the book.

      Kathryn thank you for sharing your story with us. Thank you for showing us what military people go through everyday. I know from experience that being a military wife is not an easy task, that it is not all butterflies and rainbows. Hopefully other’s will have a better understanding of what our military men sacrifice for us everyday after reading this story.
    • 5/5
      I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.

      A few months ago, in one of my many perusings through Goodreads, I stumbled upon this book. I will full admit that I am a judge a book by its cover kind of gal. If the cover doesn’t attract me, I won’t go any further to read the synopsis, much less the book. Needless to say, this cover immediately grabbed my attention. Having lived in North Carolina my entire life, a quality I have in common with the author, I recognized the beautiful backdrop of the mountains. I’ve seen that view, felt and experienced it, and could sense in my soul that this book would be something magnificent. Something soul shattering, life affirming, and heart wrenchingly beautiful. I had high expectations.

      Not only was I NOT disappointed, but it far exceeded every preconceived notion I may have formed.

      A fleeting thought in my scattered mind reminds me that this weakness is only temporary. I live each day just trying to cope, wanting to heal. I know this feeling of despair won’t last forever.

      What I am about to reveal is NOT a spoiler. You find this information out in the first few pages. It will shape the rest of the book and would be impossible to go any further without discussing it. Searching for Tomorrow is about a widowed wife of a soldier, a single mother, a sister, and a friend. Barely functioning for the past three years, Wrynn isn’t living; she is merely surviving. This is a romance novel in its finest form, but not in the conventional way you may be used to.

      Wrynn and Tripp have been together, be it friends or eventually husband and wife, since they were young kids. We alternate POV’s not between different characters, but different time frames. One part of the story is pre-Tripp’s death and the other is post-Tripp’s death. They are told simultaneously, and if you live books and characters as I do, be prepared for an emotional rollercoaster. When both parts collide, one story ends and another begins. Butterflies, rage, shock, love, devastation, disgust, sympathy, hope. I experienced all of these and more; many at the same time!

      “You’ll see babe. This isn’t the beginning of the end. It’s just the beginning. I plan to shed tears with you, but only for the good things.”

      There are basically four things allowing Wrynn to exist and trudge on; her three daughters, and her twin brother Liam. Wrynn’s daughters are the only bright spots in her otherwise dimly lit days. She is living in a haze, swallowed up and consumed by her overwhelming grief. Katie Mac writes with a fluidity that forces you to encompass these emotions right along with Wrynn. This isn’t just a story about Wrynn, it is a story about you. Searching for Tomorrow will make you take a long hard look in the mirror and question everything. Am I doing enough good in this world? What if I lost my spouse? How would I go on each day living? What would I do if my kids had to grow up without a father? Could I be doing more? Do I tell close friends and family how much I appreciate them and love them enough?

      I looked into the eyes of my future, and knew that tomorrow would only get better from here.

      Searching for Tomorrow contains some HEAVY material. Parts won’t be easy to read, especially knowing from the beginning what will happen eventually. I came to the realization when it was all over that even knowing the final outcome doesn’t lessen the journey. If anything, knowing ahead of time what was coming only heightened every experience for me. I zoned in more to little details, treasured each heartwarming moment, for which this book was chock FULL of! The hard truths of this story, however, are very real for many, many families. Having never been through anything remotely close to what these characters go through makes no difference in understanding the depths and range of emotions that they feel. I was able to sympathize and rejoice along with them on a purely human level. When Wrynn cried, I cried. When she felt joy, I felt it too. And when all hope was lost, I felt despair the likes of which I’ve never experienced before.

      As they wrapped tightly around me, one distinct thought passed through my mind. Home. No matter where we were, or where life took us, when I was in his arms, I was home.

      The love that Tripp and Wrynn share is so pure. If I had to think of one word to describe it, that would be it. From decisions they make before they are married, to having the girls, to be separated during deployments. Their proposal? Oh, just you wait. Katie describes every detail of that day so well you can literally smell every flower, feel every drop of mist from the falls, and taste each kiss. There is realism in her imagery that comes from someone who has had these experiences, or in the least been to these locations. She allows you to visit the beautiful mountains of North Carolina without ever having to leave your house. These two LIVE for each other, heart and soul. It is hard to tell where one begins and one ends. This is glaringly evident in every scene they are in, whether it be together or apart.

      There is one other important man in Wrynn’s life that I haven’t mentioned yet; her twin brother Liam. While Tripp is the main man in her life in one part of the story, Liam is the man in the other. The relationship between these two will make your heart melt! The protectiveness, the fight, the undying love, the friendship, these two have it all. When Wrynn falls, Liam is there to catch her. He brings a sense of normality to her otherwise chaotic and lifeless existence. There is a delicious side story going on with Liam. While we only see bits and pieces of it, have no fear. There will be a second book for him soon.

      When you kiss them goodnight, my lips will touch yours. When you hold them close, my arms will embrace you. The wind in your hair will be my fingers running through it. The warmth of the sun will be my love shining down.

      Searching for Tomorrow is a story that everyone should read. No, not should read, NEEDS to read! It would be impossible to pigeonhole this novel into one genre for it spans across many, combining truths known to many. Katie has woven a tale that will touch so many hearts, young and old alike, no matter their road in life. It brings validity to the belief that there is hope to find your everlasting love; no matter how old you are, no matter what life throws at you. Things may happen in your life that at the time bear no rhyme or reason, but hold out hope, because even in your darkest moments, it is still possible to find your happily ever after. I don’t cry too often while reading books, but this one brought me to tears multiple times, both happy and sad. Adjectives haven’t yet been invented that can adequately describe how I feel about it! To give this book 5 stars would be doing it a disservice, for it deserves so much more. I am going to give it 10 stars. My first ever ‘so nice I rated it twice’ book. A truly phenomenal read by debut author Katie Mac, I lovingly anticipate her future releases. Well done ma’am, well done.

      It’s hard to search for tomorrow when you are still living for yesterday. Sometimes you have to accept that today is all that is guaranteed.

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