August’s Book of the Month: Tethered Love by Kimberly Brown
Below is Episode 63 and our reviews. It’s full of spoilers!
Eliana Barlow has spent years longing to be a mother. With six miscarriages, she is finally blessed with a beautiful baby girl through the loss of her best friend Porchea. The loss of her husband in the line of duty only two years later proves to Eliana that life can be cruel. Dealing with heartbreak amid raising her daughter is no easy task, but Eliana manages to do it all with grace.
Malachi Devereaux has spent the bulk of his adult life longing for the one thing he’s never had, a child. Set to be married to the beautiful Ziva Shaw, he has hopes of finally fulfilling that dream. When a young girl shows up in his classroom claiming to be his daughter, Malachi’s entire world is changed in the blink of an eye.
The secrets of his former lover come to light the same time as revelations about his current fiancée. The realization that she will never accept his child forces Malachi to choose between two different kinds of love. The problem with Ziva is she isn’t willing to give him up so easily. The budding relationship with not only Malachi and his daughter but her mother pushes Ziva over an already fragile edge.
Find out what happens when getting everything you want collides with ugly truths and vengeful secrets.
Telicia’s Review
This book is really a movie, and Violet is the star. That little girl lost her mother at birth. Which is super sad, but her mother bestfriend Eliana stepped up and really loved her as her own. Eliana soon after adopting Violet, lost her husband. So Violet was raised by a single mom. No one around her shared her DNA, which is probably why she went searching for her dad. Even though she went looking for her dad, it didn’t take away all the love she was surrounded by, including Eliana in laws. I loved how everyone adored her. Then the fact that Violet is a genius. A MOVIE!!! That girl hacked a university and found her dad Malachi. Malachi loved his daughter basically at first sight, and I love that for her. His finance at the time was the only person that didn’t love Violet which wasn’t even about Violet, that woman was fighting demons of her own. Although I personally wouldn’t be with any man that’s been with my family or friends, I enjoyed Eliana & Malachi relationship. The story was really good. 😆
Renée’s Review
The first thing I will say is that Viloet needed to get popped. 😂That little girl!
I enjoyed this story. The connections were unexpected but so good. Eliana was a great mom under unique circumstances and so much heartbreak. Her prayer to have a child was answered, but not the way she expected. Her village was one of my favorite parts of this story. She and Violet had so much support from her family and her in-laws.
Malachi mostly made all the right choices, no matter the consequences. I loved how quickly he jumped into his long-awaited role as a father. No one could tell him otherwise (even before DNA results). The love story behind all the secrets and mess was hopeful. Things just fall into place sometimes.
Now, I didn’t see that ending coming AT ALL. We all underestimated Ziva. Whew, chile! I hated how things ended up for her and her son, but in life these are realities. I’m glad Kimberly Brown shed light on this specific mental health issue. When a “villain” story makes you wish they had a better chance in life, the author did their thing. She could’ve made better decisions, but her mental didn’t allow her to see things any other way.
5⭐
