The first time that I read this book was in July of 2011. I had just learned of what an Indy Author was a few months before and completely fell in love with what they did.
I first came across Eternal Eden by chance. I didn't know of Nicole Wiliams or her work. So when I bought the book, I thought "Oh what the hell, why not give her a try if she's brave and willing to put her work out there."
Since then, she has become one of my most favorite authors.
I enjoyed Bryn's character, but not as much as William Hayward. She's had a pretty rough life as of recent, what with loosing her parents the same night that she had been shot. So she decides to move from Stanford University to a no name college in Oregon. There she tries to live a pretty low-level life where she can just blend in and hide and go through with the motions.
She happens to meet William, and she KNOWS that there is more to him. From their very first encounter, she tries to run the opposite way because she's not sure of anything in her life. But William being who or more of what he is, he doesn't know how to give up.
"His eyes found me without searching the room, as if he knew exactly who I was and where I'd be."
"I shivered - no doubt because I was still chilled - and tried to turn my eyes away. They wouldn't be deterred, something was overriding my system and keeping them grounded on him."
I absolutely loved how their relationship developed. They grew a friendship before they could move forward. It was rather sweet.
"I promised I'd tell you when I found something big enough for me to make another change in my life... I've found it."
"As have I."
I loved their love story. It's one of my most favorite ones. It's one that has stuck with me through time. I've gone back and re-read it several times since the first time. But what is great, is that every time that I read it, I fall in love even more with the characters.
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